TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: Grant application to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity in an amount of $41,000 for a Community Planning and Technical Assistance Grant, and to authorize the City Manager to approve the funding agreement should the grant be awarded.
Recommended Action
Grant application to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity in an amount of $41,000 for a Community Planning and Technical Assistance Grant, and to authorize the City Manager to approve the funding agreement should the grant be awarded.
Background Information
City staff submitted a grant application on May 9, 2019 to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity office for the 2019-2020 Community Planning Technical Assistance Grant. This grant will aid in the research, evaluation, and development of a range of effective planning strategies (e.g. legal, economic environmental and structural) by which the City may require or encourage modifying, de-platting, and/or aggregating and re-platting approximately 650 acres of Activity Area Six.
If awarded, the City Attorney will review the contract for legal form.
Strategic Plan
Neighborhood Enhancement
Financial Impact
Matching funds are not required.
Procurement
Not applicable.
Attachments:
1. City of North Port Community Planning Technical Assistance Grant Application
Prepared by: Valerie Malingowski, Grant Writer
Department Director: Cari Branco