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FILE ID: ate 6'041N
Date: 2/10/2005 Requesting Department: Capital Improvements &
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Commission Meeting Date: 3/10/2005 District Impacted: 2
Type: ® Resolution ❑ Ordinance ❑ Emergency Ordinance ❑ Discussion Item
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Subject: Resolution to authorize submission of a grant application to Florida Division of Library and
Information Services, for the Virrick Park Library Addition Project
Purpose of Item:
To authorize the City Manager to submit an application for grant funding to the Florida Department of'
State, Division of Library and Information Services, in an amount not to exceed $500,000, for the
Virrick Park Library Addition Project. The funding will contribute to the construction of a 5,000 s.l
branch public library to be located at Elizabeth Virrick Park in West Coconut Grove.
Background Information:
The Coconut Grove Homeowners and Tenants Association, the Elizabeth Virrick Park Citizens
Committee, the One Grove Alliance and the Cocoanut Grove Village Council, other local
organizations and individual Coconut Grove residents have requested a public library in their
community. However, the project, Virrick Park Library Addition, requires additional funding. A
grant award would secure necessary funds to cover budget shortfalls for the construction of the
additional structure to the park facility. The structure will consist of 3,000 s.f. of library space, 1,000
s.f of entrance lobby, circulation space and public restrooms, and 1,000 s.f. for a music room.
The project's location, adjacent to the Park's multipurpose building, will complement after school and
tutoring programs conducted by the Mayor's Mentoring Initiative, the Parks Department and local not -
for -profit organizations. The City will be responsible for designing and building the structure which
will then be turned over to the County, via agreement, to furnish, equip and operate the library. The
estimated cost of the Project is $1,500,000 and the City will apply for funding in the amount of
$500,000. The proposed grant amount will be matched by the required $500,000, available from the
$1,000,000 in City funds from Homeland Defense Neighborhood Improvement Bonds for Capital
Improvements Project No. B-30292 entitled "Virrick Park Library Addition".
Budget Impact Analysis
YES Is this item related to revenue?
NO Is this item an expenditure? If so, please identify funding source below.
General Account No:
Special Revenue Account No:
CIP Project No: B-30292
YES Is this item funded by Homeland Defense/Neighborhood Improvement Bonds?
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Is this item funded by Homeland Defense/Neighborhood Improvement Bonds?
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