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<br />--' <br /> <br />Preview <br /> <br />Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />18070 Collins Avenue <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br /> <br />(305) 947-0606 City Hall <br />(305) 949-3113 Fax <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />The Honorable Mayor and City Commission <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Doug Haag, Assistant City Manager - Finance <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />10/15/2009 <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />Approval to Apply For, Receive, and Expend Funds from the Florida <br />Coastal Management Program Grant for Development of Bella Vista Bay <br />Park, Located at 500 Sunny Isles Boulevard, in the Amount of $60,000. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br /> <br />Approve the attached resolution authorizing the city manager to take the necessary steps <br />to obtain Florida Coastal Management Program grant funds in the amount of $60,000 for <br />development of Bella Vista Bay Park. <br /> <br />REASONS: <br /> <br />This is the first in a trio of grants we are going after this year and next to develop Bella <br />Vista Bay Park. The other two are the Waterways Assistance Program ($200,000) and <br />Land & Water Conservation Fund ($200,000). These funds, along with another $400,000 <br />we are seeking thru Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP) and <br />Safe Neighborhood Parks (SNP) will put us in a position to complete the initial <br />infrastructure improvements to the seawall, docks and site work. <br /> <br />The grant application deadline is October 28, 2009 with notice of award expected in <br />April, 2010 and funds available in August, 2010. Grant funds must be expended within <br />one year after the funds are allocated. Grants require a dollar- for-dollar cash match. The <br />maximum grant is $60,000. <br /> <br />FUNDING SOURCE: <br /> <br />The other grants can be used as the source of matching funds. <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />. Resolution <br /> <br />http://sibagenda.sibfl.net/agenda/Preview.aspx?ItemID= I 06&MeetingID=0&MeetingDate... 10/7/2009 <br />