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o RESOLUTION 98- 16
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A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, TO
ENTER INTO AN URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY GRANT MEMORANDUM OF
AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND
CONSUMER SERVICES, DIVISION OF FORESTRY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
to establish Master Tree Plan to identify
WHEREAS, the City wants a
existing trees and proposed additions to the vegetative canopy on public
streetscapes; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Master Tree Plan will enhance the City' s ability
and maintain comprehensive tree management program; and
to develop a
WHEREAS, the City believes the proposed Master Tree Plan will promote
the environmental benefits of preserving urban trees and maintaining open
space and forest cover; and
the quality
WHEREAS, City wishes to develop a strategy to improve
the
visual relationships of the City' s public right- of- ways; and
of Walton Beach wishes to enter into an
WHEREAS, City Council
the Fort
and Grant Memorandum of Agreement between the
Urban community Forestry
of Fort Walton Beach, Florida and the Florida Department of
City
Agriculture and Consumer Services.
NOW, TBBRBFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL 01' THE CITY 01' FORT
WALTON BEACH, PLORIDA;
SECTION I: The City Manager City of Fort Walton Beach
on behalf of the
is hereby authorized to enter into an Forestry Grant Memorandum ofurban
Agreement with the State Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
SECTION II: The City will contribute fifty percent of the total
costs in in- kind and cash contributions in accordance with the
project
Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program guidelines.
SECTION III: The City Manager of Fort Walton Beach is hereby
authorized to send copies of this Resolution to the Department of
and Consumer Services and all other as directed by th~
Agriculture persons
City Council..
SECTION IV: That this Resolution shall take effect immediately upon
the of the City Council and signature by the Mayor.
approval
and legal sufficiency of
oing has been revi~ ed an
by the City Attorney