SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve grant funds awarded to the City from Clearwater for Youth, in the amount of $18,000 for a flag football league and track program to serve local youth and establish a special program, G1907 - Clearwater for Youth Grants, for these funds at mid-year. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
The City has been awarded funds in the amount of $18,000 from Clearwater for Youth to offer recreational programs to local youth through a flag football league and track program.
An allocation of $10,000 of the funds will provide uniforms, footballs, and equipment needed to establish a flag football league at the Ross Norton Recreation Center, serving children from ages 8-17 in the Lake Belleview Community.
The remaining $8,000 of funds will be used for a track program to purchase uniforms and shoes. This program will be operated through the North Greenwood Recreation Center and partner with Ross Norton Recreation Center and Clearwater Neighborhood Family Center. The athletes, ranging from ages 8-15, will compete against other track teams throughout the County.
No matching funds are required; no additional operating impacts are needed to support this program.
These grants were approved by the Resource Management Committee at their March 13, 2019 meeting.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
A mid-year budget amendment will establish program G1907 "Clearwater for Youth Grants", with a budget of $18,000 to account for this grant funding.
USE OF RESERVE FUNDS: N/A