Title
Request to Amend 306A Public Access Improvement Grant through ADCNR
Summary
DESCRIPTION OF TOPIC: (who, what, when, where, why, and how much)
Request to amend 306A Public Access Improvement Grant through ADCNR for land acquisition and construction of outdoor classroom. The orginal grant application was for $50,000 with a $50,000 required match. The amended grant would be to solely construct the outdoor classroom and learning stations at Graham Creek Preserve. The grant would be $50,000 with a $50,000 match of which $25,000 would be in kind services.
SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Please provide the amount requested: $100,000____________
Is this a budgeted item? No
Please provide the budgeted amount: $_________ Account No. __________________________
If budgeted, is this a capital purchase, capital project, or special fund? _________________________
Was this item included in the Fiscal Year Capital Projects Plan? No
If yes, please provide the amount included in Capital Projects Plan: $___________
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WHEREAS, the ADCNR, State Lands Division, Coastal Section, accepted applications
for 306A Coastal Access Grants in the Alabama Coastal Area for Fiscal Year 2014,
WHEREAS, the grant funds will be made available by the Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management (OCRM) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) and administered by the ADCNR on a competitive basis, and
WHEREAS, the maximum award will be $50,000 and will require a 50/50 match funds,
which may consist of cash, materials, in-kind services or donations that support the project, and
WHEREAS, the deadline for applications was March 1, 2013, and amendments must be submitted
by October 1, 2013, and
WHEREAS, if granted the funds, the funds will be used for construction of an
outdoor classroom, play area, and six learning stations at Graham Creek Nature Preserve at a
cost of $100,000.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Foley,
Alabama, as follows:
SECTION 1: Approves the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources, State Lands Division, Coastal Section grant application in the amount of $50,000,
with the understanding that if awarded there is a 50/50 matching funds required, for Graham Creek Preserve
outdoor classroom construction.
SECTION 2: This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption as
required by law.