This resolution allows the Recreation and Park Department to use $400,000 in grant funding from the Habitat Conservation Fund for the Greenager and Youth Stewardship Programs, aimed at protecting threatened wildlife habitat. The funding is retroactively authorized for the period from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2028.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend a grant funding in the amount of $200,000 each for the Greenager and Youth Stewardship Programs for a total amount of $400,000 from the Habitat Conservation Fund to protect threatened wildlife habitat, for the performance period of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028.
How it got here
The legislation originated from the need to secure funding for the Greenager and Youth Stewardship Programs through the Habitat Conservation Fund, following the approval of grant applications by the Recreation and Park Commission.
The Commission adopted Resolution No. 2307-006 and Resolution No. 2307-007, approving the Recreation and Park Department's applications for Habitat Conservation Fund grants totaling $400,000.
The Mayor's Office submitted the proposed resolution to the Board of Supervisors to retroactively authorize the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend the grant funding.
The Budget and Appropriations Committee recommended the resolution for adoption by the Board of Supervisors.
The Board of Supervisors continued the item for further discussion.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the resolution, allowing the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend the grant funding.
The Mayor approved the resolution, finalizing the authorization for the grant funding.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
