Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Leonard Vialpando
Department: Resilient Environment Division: Natural Resources Division
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Requested Action
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A. MOTION TO APPROVE grant agreement in the amount of $50,000, effective April 1, 2024, and to authorize the County Administrator to execute any amendments to the grant agreement that do not impose any additional financial obligation on County, subject to review and approval as to legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney; and authorize the County Administrator to take all necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the grant and allocate and implement subsequent partial awards.
(Vice-Mayor Fur pulled this item from the Consent Agenda.)
ACTION: (T-11:51 AM) Approved. (See Regular Meeting Additional Material, dated June 4, 2024, submitted at the request of Resilient Environment Department.)
VOTE: 9-0.
B. MOTION TO ADOPT budget Resolution within the Natural Resources Division’s Youth Climate Action Fund in the amount of $50,000, for the purpose of supporting youth climate action projects.
(Vice-Mayor Fur pulled this item from the Consent Agenda.)
ACTION: (T-11:51 AM) Approved Resolution No. 2024-293. (See Regular Meeting Additional Material, dated June 4, 2024, submitted at the request of Resilient Environment Department.)
VOTE: 9-0.
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Why Action is Necessary
Board action is required for Agreement approval to accept the grant award, and to recognize the award within the Resilient Environment Department.
What Action Accomplishes
This action provides grant funds to administer a microgrant program that engages youth aged 15 to 24 in designing, producing, and overseeing urgent climate solutions.
Goal Related Icon(s)
☒County Commission
☒Go Green
☐MAP Broward
Previous Action Taken
None taken.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE RESILIENT ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTIONS.
This item supports the County’s value of “Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives” and “Goal: Ensuring accessible, seamlessly integrated investments in renewable energy, sustainable practices, manufacturing, resilient infrastructure, and environmental protection”.
The Bloomberg Philanthropies Youth Climate Action Fund provides technical assistance and grant funding to support youth aged 15 to 24 in designing, producing, and overseeing urgent climate solutions through local climate focused projects.
Initial grant funding of $50,000 will support youth-led climate projects through the local distribution of $1,000 - $5,000 microgrants. Broward County will be eligible for an additional $100,000 to distribute to additional local youth-led climate projects over 12 more months.
Motion A. approves grant agreement from April 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024. Retroactive approval is being requested because the grant award was not received from Bloomberg Philanthropies until April 24, 2024. (Exhibit 1)
Motion B. adopts a budget Resolution for the award under this agreement in the amount of $50,000. (Exhibit 2)
This agreement has been provided legal review and approval as to form by the Office of the County Attorney.
The agreement (grant) was approved as to form by the Office of Management and Budget Grant Section.
Source of Additional Information
Monica Pognon, Director, Natural Resources Division, (954) 519-1476.
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
This action approves funding of $50,000 for distribution of microgrants for local youth-led climate projects for the performance period of April 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.