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A Resolution Of The Hollywood, Florida Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA"), Ratifying The Submission Of An Application To The Florida Department Of Environmental Protection For A Land And Water Conservation Fund Grant For The Keating Park Project; Authorizing The Appropriate CRA Officials To Accept The Grant In An Amount Up To $750,000.00; Authorizing 50% Matching Funds; And Further Authorizing The Appropriate CRA Officials To Execute All Applicable Program Documents And Agreements.
Strategic Plan Focus
Infrastructure & Facilities
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
In 1964 Congress established The Land and Water Conservation Fund program ("LWCF"); which, is managed at the state level by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection ("FDEP") and at the federal level by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Parks Service (NPS). The LWCF program was adopted to fulfill a bipartisan commitment to safeguard our natural areas, water resources and cultural heritage, and to provide recreation opportunities to all Americans.
Keating Park was identified within the 1997 Hollywood Beach Community Redevelopment Plan as it promotes redevelopment, expands recreational opportunities and eliminates the causes of physical and economic blight, while improving and enhancing the quality of life for the neighborhood and the overall Beach CRA District.
In September 2023, the CRA Board identified Keating Park improvements as a Capital Improvement Project and approved the Capital Improvement Plan which included the Project's funding of $1,500,000.00, supported by Resolution R-CRA-2023-39.
During the 2023 - 2024 application cycle, the CRA submitted an application to the FDEP for the Fiscal Year 2023 - 2024 for an LWCF grant for the Keating Park improvement project from the National Park Service (NPS). The project's scope included, but was not limited to, all appropriate scopes of work as it pertains to the LWCF grant guid...
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