Item 6A Urban Forestry Grant ResolutionAGENDA ITEM:
SU BMITTED BY:
DATE:
BAC KGH.O tJN D:
Cl'I'Y OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY COMMJ SS~ON MEETING
STAFF R E PORT
U•·ban •nd Co mmun i ty Po>es lry G•·•nl Reso l uli~
Jer emy liubsc h
Auilding and Zoning Direc t or
Aprii iO , 201 5
AGENDA ITEM # 6A
APRIL 27,20 15
Th e Flor id a Department of Ag ri cul ture and Co nsum er Se rvice s prov ides th e Urban and
Co mmunit y fo res tr y Gra 11t to loca l gove rnm en ts and non-pr o fi ts aroun d th e state. Staff wou ld
like to appl y for th e grant in ord er to f und a tree in ve ntory a nd managem e nt plan for cit y owned
land. T he g ra nt requ ires a re so luti on stating th at th e local municip alit y wil l s ign a Memorandum
of Ag reement if awarded th e grant .
BUDGET: N o ne.
REC OMM ENDATION: Approve Resoluti on 15-04 auth o ri z ing c ity staff to app ly for Urban and
Commu n ity Fo restry Grant .
ATTACHME NTS : Reso luti on 15-04
REVIEWE D BY C ITY MANAGER:
RESOLUTION NO. 15-04
AGENDA ITEM# 6A
APRIL 27,2015
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA, TO
ENTER INTO A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER
SERVICES, FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE
WHEREAS, trees are an important pmi of our community; and
WHEREAS, the City of Atlantic Beach desires to apply for an Urban and Community
Forestry Grant which would provide monies to help improve the Atlantic Beach Urban Forest
Management Program, and
WHEREAS, the City of Atlantic Beach wishes to enter into an Urban and Community
Forestry Grant Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida and the
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA THAT:
Section 1. The City Commission supports the development of a program to further
improve the condition and health of the city's urban forest.
Section 2. The City Commission hereby authorizes the City Manager to enter into an
Urban and Community Forestry Grant Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Atlantic
Beach, Florida and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its final passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this ___ day of ____ , 2015.
Approved as to form and correctness:
Rich Komando
City Attorney
ATTEST:
Donna Bmtle, CMC
City Clerk
Carolyn Woods
Mayor