TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve the Application to the American Camp Association Character at Camp Planning Grant Program in the Amount of $10,000 to Support the Creation of a Character-Development Curriculum for Parks and Recreation Camp Programs, and Authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as Applicable Under the City Charter, to Execute all Funding Documents After Legal Review, Should the Grant be Awarded to the City.
Recommended Action
Option 1: Approve the application to the American Camp Association Character at Camp Planning Grant Program in the amount of $10,000 to support the creation of a character-development curriculum for Parks and Recreation camp programs, and authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as applicable under the City Charter, to execute all funding documents after legal review, should the grant be awarded to the City.
City Commission Options
Option 1: Approve the application to the American Camp Association Character at Camp Planning Grant Program in the amount of $10,000.
Pros: Provides the City $10,000 in grant funding with no required City match to support planning, training, and capacity-building activities for character development programs in Parks & Recreation camp programs.
Cons: Staff has not identified any foreseeable consequences to approving this application.
Option 2: Deny the application to the American Camp Association Character at Camp Planning Grant Program in the amount of $10,000.
Pros: Staff has not identified any foreseeable benefits to denying this application.
Cons: The City would forego the opportunity to receive $10,000 in grant funding for the proposed character-development planning initiative.
Background Information
The City of North Port has applied to the American Camp Association Character at Camp Planning Grant Program for the creation of a character-development curriculum for Parks and Recreati...
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