CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
Memo Date: April 2, 2020
Agenda Date: April 22, 2020
Prepared By: Frank Mirabito, Project Manager
Through: Bryant Smith III, P.E., CFM, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Requested Action:
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Approve a Resolution Amending the FY2020 Budget, accepting a Multi-Year Grant award from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services through the Florida Forest Service, and also provide the funding for the City's Revenue Match, Budget Amendment Form # 20-060-A .
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BACKGROUND:
The Managing Community Forests Grant Program is a new initiative that began in 2019. The purpose of this new program is to provide financial assistance to local governments or Native American tribal governments to initiate or enhance local urban and community forestry programs over a three-year period within the state of Florida.
The Managing Community Forests Grant is intended to help local governments start or develop urban forestry programs by establishing a clear path to an effective urban forest management strategy. As funding allows, selected communities will receive a total of three contracts over a three-year period to conduct a tree inventory, establish an urban forest master plan, and undertake a planting project to meet goals identified in the master plan.
The contract for the first year will be to develop a local tree inventory or a hazardous tree inventory on non-federal public properties (includes parks, rights-of-way, and preserves). This can include the purchase of hardware, software, and related equipment, as well as fees paid to vendors to conduct the inventory. The first-year award is up to $25,000 with $25,000 City matching funds for a tree inventory.
The second-year contract will fund the development of a plan to guide the management of urban trees on non-federal public properties. Management planning must include a tree care ordinance review or suggested language for a new ordinance. Pla...
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