TO: Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Cale Curtis, City Manager
DATE: November 6, 2024
Title
RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MARGATE AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR A GRANT SUBMISSION OF $200,000 FOR ROYAL PALM PARK AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING AN AMOUNT OF $200,000 AS THE CITY’S MATCHING FUNDS
BACKGROUND: Royal Palm Park located at 6200 Royal Palm Blvd (The playground adjacent to Calypso Cove Aquatics Facility), Margate, Fl, 33063 is eligible for grant funding from the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Grant dollars would go towards installing an entirely new playground with shade canopy, and safety surfacing, picnic improvements, and landscaping improvements.
RECOMMENDATION: To approve
FISCAL IMPACT: $200,000 maximum reimbursement
CONTACT PERSON: Michael A. Jones, Director of Parks and Recreation