M E M O R A N D U M
To: Honorable Mayor and Town Council
From: Rafael G. Casals, ICMA-CM, CFM, Town Manager
Date: April 17, 2019
Re: 2019 Neat Streets Miami Street 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 2019 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: Office of Neat Streets Miami, Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces
Project Title: Cutler Bay Street Tree Reforestation Project
Amount Awarded: $7,462.50 Match Required: $7,462.50
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 (the "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.
On January 31, 2019, the Town submitted a grant application requesting funding on behalf of the Public Works Department. The Program awarded the Town a $7,462.50 matching grant ("Grant") to plant approximately thirty-three (33) Florida Native shade trees in Town parks and on public right-of-way of various local roads throughout the Town. These trees will replace those lost during Hurricane Irma. The required matching funds will come from the Public Works Department's 2018-2019 budget.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the attached Resolution be adopted, accepting the grant from Miami-Dade County's Office of Neat Streets Miami for $7,462.50, approving the subseque...
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