This resolution allows the Recreation and Park Department to use a $2 million grant from the USDA Forest Service for a Workforce Development Program and reforestation projects in at least 10 parks in southeast San Francisco. It also approves the necessary contract for the grant.
Resolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $2,000,000 from the USDA Forest Service to develop a Workforce Development Program and implement Reforestation Projects in at least 10 parks in the southeast quadrant of San Francisco and approve the associated grant contract.
How it got here
The legislation originated from a grant proposal by the Recreation and Park Department to the USDA Forest Service for reforestation and workforce development in San Francisco's southeast quadrant.
The Recreation and Park Department's grant proposal to develop a Gardener Pre-Apprenticeship Workforce Development Program and implement Reforestation Projects was approved.
The Recreation and Park Commission adopted Resolution No. 2404-004 recommending that the Board of Supervisors authorize the acceptance of the grant and approve the associated contract.
The Mayor's Office submitted the proposed budget including the resolution to accept and expend the USDA Forest Service grant for $2,000,000.
The Budget and Appropriations Committee recommended the resolution for the grant acceptance and expenditure.
The Board of Supervisors continued the item for further discussion.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the resolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend the grant.
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