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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of September 23, 2024 — Regular Meeting Page 12 of 21 MOTION: Commissioner Busch moved to approve Resolution 24-3464 establishing a final operating budget for the City of Casselberry totaling $75,448,514 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, as presented. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Divita. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote 4-0. Mayor Henson announced that the City of Casselberry has adopted a final budget for Fiscal Year 2024- 2025. 10. RESOLUTIONS A. Resolution 24-3460 — Sunnytown Park Improvements Project— Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program Grant The City Clerk read Resolution 24-3460 by title, as follows: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RELATING TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE FLORIDA RECREATION DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR THE SUNNYTOWN PARK IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE." Staff Presentation: Recreation Manager Linda Moore gave an overview of Resolution 24-3460 which authorizes staff to apply for a Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP) grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in the amount of $200,000 for improvements to Sunnytown Park, which was prioritized as the sixth park project slated for improvements in the 2020 Parks Bond Referendum. Due to numerous site and funding constraints the project had been placed on pause by the City Commission in 2023. However, staff recently developed an updated conceptual plan that addresses several of the site constraints and further identifies primary components for the project that would qualify for a FRDAP grant submission. Ms. Moore briefly described some of the proposed components and noted that the grant would require a match by the City in the amount of $200,000 for a total project cost of $400,000, but the actual cost to complete all the elements proposed would likely exceed $400,000, in which case the City would need to fund the overage on its own through other means. Applications for the current FRDAP grant cycle are due September 30, 2024 and if awarded grant funding, the City will have three (3) years to complete the project. Mr. Newlon and the City Commission commended staff for moving quickly to develop the new conceptual design, present the proposed design to the community, the Friends of the Park, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and the City Commission in order to make the deadline for submission of the grant application and get this project moving forward again. Budget Impact: There is no budget impact at this time. However, if the FRDAP grant is awarded, the City will have to provide a $200,000 match for state funding in the amount of $200,000 for a total cost of $400,000 for the Sunnytown Park Improvements project. Recommendation: The City Manager and the Public Works & Utilities Director recommended approval of Resolution 24-3460 authorizing submittal of the Sunnytown Park Improvements Project — Florida