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 Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) Urban and Community Forestry - Hurricane Ian Recovery (U&CF-HIR) Grant Program for the Funding of Sumter Boulevard Tree Recovery and Maintenance, in the Amount of $48,000, 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
Approve the application to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) Urban and Community Forestry - Hurricane Ian Recovery (U&CF-HIR) Grant Program for the funding of Sumter Boulevard Tree Recovery and Maintenance, in the amount of $48,000, 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.
Background Information
In September 2022, Hurricane Ian struck peninsular Florida with extensive wind, flood, and storm surge impacts, causing significant damage to the urban forest. While making landfall as a category four hurricane with sustained winds of 150 MPH, this storm had significant and clear direct impacts on the urban tree canopy due to wind damage on the southwest coast of Florida. However, the impacts of this storm spread much further with flooding caused by excessive rain (between five and 20 inches, depending on specific location) and severe erosion in many locations.
The purpose of this program is to improve and reestablish urban forests in 29 counties of the peninsular region of the state that were negatively impacted by Hurricane Ian. The primary goal is to ensure that the urban forest is more resilient to future storms.
The City of North Port submitted an application for $48,000 to fund Sumter Boulevard Tree Recovery and Ma...
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