Item N3
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: May 21,2003
Bulk Item: Yes No X
Division: Growth Management
Department: N/A
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Discussion of Florida Communities Trust (FCT) grant program and possible action to approve submittal
of a grant application(s) to FCT to help underwrite the purchase of conservation lands within Tier I areas.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
The Florida Communities Trust is a branch of the Department of Community Affairs that awards land
acquisition grants to local governments for the purchase of park and conservation land. The grants are
awarded on a competitive basis, cannot be used for land stewardship or improvements, and are
conditioned upon the grant recipient conducting certain stewardship activities.
Under the current FCT grant program, the types of land purchases, which the County must undertake to
implement the Carrying Capacity Study and its Smart Growth/Tier system, do not appear at first blush to
be very competitive with the types of projects to be submitted under other grant applications from more
urban areas; however, the County staff in consultation with DCA staff is evaluating the prospects and
suitability of Monroe County applying for one or more FCT grants to help subsidize the cost of
purchasing Tier I land. The deadline for submittal of applications is June 10, 2003.
The Land Authority and Growth Management Division staffs will brief the Board on issues related to this
grant program and may ask the Board to approve the submittal of a grant application(s) to FCT. The staff
will also most likely request policy direction from the Board on pursuing legislative changes to the
Florida Communities Trust grant program.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOARD ACTION: Approved previous FCT grant applications for recreation
and conservation lands.
CONTRACVAGREEMENTCHANGES: NM
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To be determined.
TOTAL COST: N/ A
BUDGETED: Yes
No
N/A
COST TO COUNTY:
N/A
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
N/A
REVENUE PRODUCING:Yes N/A No AMOUNT PER MONTH N/A YEAR
APPROVED BY: County Attorney N/ A OMB/Purchasing N A
Risk Management
N/A
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
arry, AICP
DOCUMENTATION: Included
To follow _ X_ Not Required _
DISPOSITION:
AGENDA ITEM #:
MY
AGENDA ITEM WITH LATE DOCUMENTATION
DEPARTMENT
DATE ITEM WILL BE A V AILABLE
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