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2014 National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Grant (NB)
This item is to request City Commission approval for the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs (PRCA) to submit a grant application in the amount of $3,000 to support the historic Evergreen Cemetery conservation of cemetery monuments and gravesites.
Explanation
The City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs (PRCA) Department will submit an application to the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution on December 31, 2014 for funding to support the conservation of cemetery monuments. PRCA recommends the conservation treatment to the historic monuments to preserve them for future generations as well as permit the Department to be good stewards of the public trust. In the "Old Yard" some of the earliest interments have headstones that are leaning or have fallen over, and the cleaning of headstones and monuments have accrued dirt and mold. This grant would provide funds to clean and reposition some of these headstones.
Fiscal Note
There is a required one-to-one match for the grant funds requested. The matching funds requirement of $3,000 will be met with funds from the department's cemetery budget.
Recommendation
The City Commission: 1) approve the submission of a grant application to the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution for funding to support the conservation of cemetery monuments; 2) authorize the City Manager to execute the application; and 3) if awarded, authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the grant award agreement and other grant related documents, subject to approval by the City Attorney as to form and legality.