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2015 Visit Florida Cultural, Heritage Rural and Nature Grant (NB)
This item requests City Commission approval for Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs (PRCA) Department to accept, if awarded, a grant from Visit Florida Cultural, Heritage, Rural and Nature Grant program, to update the "Step Back to Historic Gainesville cell phone tour brochure to include additional historic sites owned by the City of Gainesville as well as its agency partners.
Explanation
The City of Gainesville Parks Recreation and Cultural Affairs (PRCA) Department has submitted a grant application to the Visit Florida Cultural, Heritage, Rural and Nature (CHRN) Grant program to support the revision of the cultural heritage brochure, "Step Back in Time to Historic Gainesville." If awarded, the funds will enable PRCA to update the brochure to include City-owned historical properties as well as sites from our agency partners throughout Alachua County. The brochure will be distributed at every rest area north and south of Gainesville as well as the use of new multimedia platforms. It is estimated that the new brochure will have an impact on the local economy whereby visitors will spend money in local restaurants, shops and parks.
Fiscal Note
The required cash match will be provided from the Tourism Product Development Grant in the PRCA budget. No additional funds will be necessary to facilitate this request.
Recommendation
The City Commission: 1) approve the request to accept the grant if awarded from the Visit Florida CHRN Grant program; and 2) 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.