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Preview Page 1 of2 City of Sunny Isles Beach 18070 Collins Avenue Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 (305) 947-0606 City Hall (305) 949-3113 Fax MEMORANDUM TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Commission FROM: MinaI Shah, Assistant City Manager-Finance DATE: 4/21/2011 RE: Resolution to Approve an Agreement with RMPK Funding for Professional Grant Writing Services. RECOMMENDA TION: Staff recommends approval of the resolution authorizing RMPK Funding in the amount not to exceed $20,000 for grant writing services. REASONS: The City utilized RMPK funding for grant writing services in the prior fiscal year. RMPK Funding assisted the City in securing the following grants: FY 2009/10 Land Water Conservation Program Bella Vista Park $200,000 FY 2010/11 Florida Coastal Management Program Bella Vista Park 60,000 In addition, RMPK has submitted grant applications to the following agencies for City projects which are currently in the granting agency review process: FY 2011-12 Florida Recreation Development Assistance Grant Town Center SkatePark $200,000 FY 2011-12 Florida Recreation Development Assistance Grant Intracoastal Park $200,000 FY 2010-11 Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant Intracoastal Park $200,000 FY 2011-12 Florida Communities Trust Intracoastal Park $3,200,000 In the current fiscal year to date, the City paid $9,500 for grant writing services; $6,000 for the Florida Communities Trust grant of $3.2 million and $3,500 for 2011 Land and Water Conservation Fund grant of $200,000. Staff plans to submit a few more grant applications through the end of the year with an average cost of $3,500. Besides grant writing services, RMPK Funding provides follow up support in ensuring Agenda I tern http://sibagenda.sibfl.net/agenda/Preview .aspx?l temlD=4 74&MeetingID: Date IOL L( - ?_I- t \