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Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council (TBRPC) to complete the Federal EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) application requirement and submit an MOA from all Coalition Members by July 1, 2024, and authorize the County Manager or designee to execute the supporting documents as required for the grant. If the CPRG grant is awarded to TBRPC, Seminole County will receive funding for a solar array in the Seminole County Landfill. Countywide (Lorie Bailey Brown, CFO/Resource Management Director) Requesting Department - Innovation and Strategic Initiatives
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Resource Management - Grants Administration
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Authorized By:
Lorie Bailey Brown, CFO/Resource Management Director
Contact/Phone Number:
George Woodring/407-665-7168
Background:
In March 2024, the Board authorized the County to submit a letter of Intent to participate as a coalition member with the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council (TBRPC) with their grant application submission for the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG). TBRPC application included $12,055,000 for Seminole County to install a solar array at Seminole County Landfill. Other coalition members with the TBRPC include City of Jacksonville, City of Orlando, Orange County, Osceola County, and Sarasota County.
The CPRG grant application requires that a Memorandum of Agreement with coalition partners be executed and submitted to EPA by July 1, 2024 to be eligible for grant awarding.
Requested Action:
Staff requests the Board approve and authorize the Chairman to sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council (TBRPC) to complete the Federal EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) application requirement and submit an MOA from all Coalition Members by July 1, 2024. If the CPRG grant is awarded to TBRPC, Seminole County will receive funding for a solar array in the Seminole County Landfill.