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ATTACHMENT F
EXAMPLE
FLORIDA URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY GRANT PROPOSAL FORM 2004
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete all items pertaining to the Category Grant for which you are
applying. The proposal packet must not exceed thirty (30) one sided pages, including attachments. All
attachments must be 8 1/2" X 11", except any attached sketches, plans and maps which must be no larger
than 2' X 3' and folded into 8 1/2" X 11". Six (6) copies (one copy with original signatures and five copies) of
the proposal packet including the proposal form, the project description and all attachments must be received
no later than 2:30 p.m., September 21, 2004 at:
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Purchasing Office - U&CF - 2004 PROPOSAL
Mayo Building - Room SB-8
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0800
Telephone (850) 488-7552
if you have any questions, please see ATTACHMENT K, "Division of Forestry District/Center Contacts"
PROPOSER INFORMATION (Please Print or Type)
Project Title: Windermere Urban Forestry Program
Proposer Name: Town of Windermere, FL, Inc.
Name and Title of Contact Person: Cecilia Bernier, Town Manager
Address: 614 Main Street, P.O. Drawer 669, Windermere, Florida
Zip: 34786 Phone: (_407J 875-2563
Is your organization a Nonprofit corporation pursuant to Chapter 617, Florida Statutes?
Yes No X
FEID Number US Congressional District: 16
If the applicant is a city or county government, does your urban forestry program have the following:
Professional Staff, in-house or contracted. List qualifications such as ISA certification, forestry degree, etc
Janet Maland, tree board chairman, has an 1SA certification and coordinates most activities.
Citizen Tree Advisory Board or Tree Advocacy Group. Describe: Active tree board chaired by Janet Maland
Urban Tree Inventory or Management Plan, how current?: One will be prepared using this grant
Tree Ordinance covering either public or private lands, describe: Enacted in 2002, currently under revision.
As the duly authorized representative of the Proposer named above, I hereby certify that all parts of the
proposal and required grant information have been read and understood and that all information submitted
herein is true and correct.
Authorized Executive Officer: Cecilia Bernier
Title: Town Manager
Signature:
Date: 09/15104
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ATTACHMENT (CONTINUED)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
{two page limit)
Urban and Community Forestry Grant Proposal
Describe the local community and current urban forestry program, and role of applicant in that program if a
non-profit group: Windermere is a heavily wooded community with a population of 2,329. .An urban forestry
program has existed in Windermere for ten years, under the Leadership of a volunteer Tree Board.
Previous U&CF Grants received by the applicant. When were they implemented and what did they
accomplish? The Town of Windermere is a first time applicant.
Describe the goals and objectives of this project:
1. Conduct a Tree Inventory, including data maintenance, personnel and training (Contract). Establish
baseline data, including tree health and recommended maintenance actions.
2. •Establish and initiate an Urban Forest Management Plan (Contract).
a. Develop and document a Tong -term strategy and process for managing our urban forest.
b. Provide a comprehensive Planting Plan, based on gaps identified during the inventory.
Describe how this project will help to develop and improve this program in the long-term: The U&CF Grant
provides a strategic opportunity to significantly move Windermere's urban forestry program forward. The Tree
Board, for over ten years, has recommended a comprehensive urban forest management program, with
emphasis on a public -land tree inventory. A public -land tree inventory is the cornerstone of this multi -faceted
project. The Town has solicited bids to perform an initial tree inventory to provide baseline data (location,
health, maintenance required) and an assessment of hurricane damaged canopy. An ISA certified arborist will
supervise the inventory and will provide continuing support and consultation. (Contract). The management plan
will: (a) detail recommended management practices, (b) provide guidance for the town manager and
maintenance supervisor in allocating tree maintenance resources, (c) provide a recommended Planting Plan
(location, species, size), and (d) document the inventory and required maintenance. (Contract)
Describe why these funds are needed to complete this project: To date sufficient funding has not been
available for this project. A small town with a small tax base needs to seek external sources of funding for
projects, sometimes.
For a tree planting: Describe what species are being planted and why. How will they be installed and
maintained (be brief and concise, but complete): N/A
What environmental or educational value will the community derive from this project? Environmental benefits
include (a) removal of hazard trees, (b) corrective pruning/crown thinning of Town trees, (c) planting to replace
losses and increase canopy and species diversity. An intensive public education program will raise community
awareness of ecoforestry integrity. A highlight will be Art in the Park, which will feature activities,
demonstrations, and dissemination of information to provide: (a) an overview of this Grant program and the
resulting urban forestry management plan, (b) education on a recent Town ordinance requiring use of low
phosphorous fertilizers, and (c) training on tree planting,.pruning, and preservation. Other -educational
activities include several Nature Education Series presentation, updates on trees and Tree • Board to the public
and Council at Town Council meetings, and the Windermere Rotary Spring festival Tree Adoption Program.
What steps have been taken to carry out this project in a cost effectiveness manner? Funding will take
Windermere's Urban Forest Program to a new level. Budget limitations have restricted tree replacements, and
tree losses have outstripped new planting. With limited dollars available in these areas, a comprehensive
urban forestry management program is critical in allocating resources most efficiently. Baseline inventory data
will be used for strategic deployment of resources in the areas of (a) health maintenance of Existing forest and
(b) appropriate planting locations {right tree right place). The grantwill increase funding to a level that will
allow for proactive rather than reactive maintenance expenditures.
How will this project increase citizen involvement and support for the community's urban forestry program in
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the long term? What evidence of community support for this project can be produced?
Documentation of community support is seen in the Town resolution of grant support (Atch. F) and in letters of
support from Windermere residents (Atch. J.a6-J.14). The volunteer Windermere Tree Board has received
support for urban forest management from the Town Council, Windermere Rotary, Windermere Garden Club,
Progress Energy, Watershed Action Volunteers, Windermere Land and Tree, Inc., Boy Scout Varsity Troop
#225, Biosphere Consulting, Henry Nehrling Society and Butler Chain Conservation Association to develop
this program. Support from the Town Council is seen in the local dollars (matching funds) allocated to this
effort.
How will this project be publicized in the local community? Windermere is already recognized as one of
the most beautiful locales in Central Florida. The Tree Board will publicize the positive effects of funding from
the U&CF Grant Program. Information will be disseminated at Tree Board Events, to local newspaper ("Mere
News, West Orange Times), television (Channel 13 Upcoming Events), and in local schools and churches.
Tree City USA certification and growth award, last year current Growth award for 9 years;
Will a Certified Arborist(s) or a graduate forester from an accredited four -year Bachelor of Science in Forestry
program oversee this project? If not, who will provide oversight and what are their credentials? The tree
inventory, Urban Forestry Management Plan, and remedial/restorative maintenance plan will be supervised by
Certified Arborists (contract requirement).
What new partnerships will the project create or encourage? With the funding of this project, the Town of
Windermere will enter into new partnerships with (a) Progress Energy, who has agreed to cooperate in an
easement reforestation effort (Demonstration), and (b) local artists, who will participate in Art in the Park
(Culture)
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