M E M O R A N D U M
To: Honorable Mayor and Town Council
From: Rafael G. Casals, Town Manager
Date: March 21, 2018
Re: 2018 Neat Streets Miami Street Tree Matching Grant Award
REQUEST
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A resolution of the mayor and town council of the town of cutler bay, florida, accepting A 2018 neat streets miami street tree matching grant award; APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND THE TOWN; PROVIDING FOR AUTHORIZATION; AND PROVIDING FOR an effective date.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
Funding Source: 2018 Neat Streets Miami Street Tree Matching Grant Program
Project Title: Cutler Bay Street Tree Reforestation Project
Amount Awarded: $14,500.00
Match Required: $14,500.00 ($13,500 cash/$1,000 in-kind)
Neat Streets Miami is a Miami-Dade County board dedicated to the maintenance and beautification of transportation gateways, corridors and connections. The board’s Million Trees Miami campaign has a goal of 1 million trees planted by 2020 and a 30 percent tree canopy throughout Miami-Dade County. In order to reach this goal, Street Trees Matching Grant program, funded by Miami-Dade County, engages municipalities, non-profits and community organizations in planting native or Florida-friendly trees on Miami-Dade's corridors and gateways. Grants of $5,000 to $25,000 will be awarded to those communities who can demonstrate the greatest benefits for residents, employers and visitors and are able to provide a stewardship plan for our joint investment.
On January 31, 2018, the Town submitted a grant application requesting funding on behalf of the Public Works Department. Neat Streets Miami has awarded the Town a $14,500 matching grant (“Grant”) to plant approximately thirty-seven (37) Live Oak Trees on the swale and public right-of-way of various local and/or county roads throughout the Town. These trees will replace those lost during Hurricane Irma and funds to match the Grant will come from the Public Works Department 2017-2018 budget.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommend that the attached Resolution be adopted, authorizing the Town Manger to execute Fiscal Year 2018 Neat Streets Miami Street Tree Matching Grant contract in the amount of $14,500.00 and take all actions necessary to implement the Grant.