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Lowe's Keep America Beautiful Community Improvement Grant Application (NB)
This agenda item requests approval for the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs (PRCA) to accept, if awarded, a grant from the Lowe's Keep America Beautiful Community Improvement Grants program to support the installation of waste receptacles in three City parks.
Explanation
The City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs (PRCA) Department has submitted an application to the Lowe's Keep America Beautiful Community Improvement Grant on June 25, 2014 for funding to support the installation of new receptacle bins at three City parks. One of the goals of the PRCA Master Plan is to integrate sustainable measures into the active and passive parks in the City to improve the community. The containers' combination of trash and recycling in the design allows access from the side versus the top, eliminating the intrusion of rain into the collection receptacle. The grant is a public-private partnership with Keep America Beautiful local affiliate, Keep Alachua County Beautiful.
Fiscal Note
PRCA has submitted a grant application to the Lowe's Keep America Beautiful Community Improvement Grant for $10,000. There are no administrative or matching funds associated with this grant.
Recommendation
The City Commission: 1) approve the request to accept the grant, if awarded, from the Lowe's Keep America Beautiful Community Improvement Grant; and 2) if the grant is 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.