Resolution No. 2023-014RS
CITY OF CLERMONT
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA PROVIDING
FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CITY TO MAKE AND SUBMIT A
GRANT APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER THE FLORIDA
BOATING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR
LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT; PROVIDING FOR
IMPLEMENTING ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS; PROVIDING FOR A
SAVINGS PROVISION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY
AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Clermont,
Lake County, Florida, as follows:
SECTION 1: LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT
(a). The City of Clermont has complied with all requirements and procedures of Florida
law in processing and advertising this Resolution.
(b). The City of Clermont, Florida, is interested in applying for project and grant approval,
receiving and accepting grant funds, and carrying out a project for the enjoyment of the citizens
of the City of Clermont and the State of Florida which project will have a multiplicity of benefits
to the City and the State which project is commonly known as and referred to as the "Meet Us In
The Middle Plaza and 8th Street Docks" project.
(c). Financial assistance from the Florida Boating Improvement Program (FBIP) is
essential to the implementation of the development of the Meet Us In The Middle Plaza and 8th
Street Docks project.
(d). The City of Clermont has developed and maintained a very good relationship
with the State of Florida and its agencies over the years and the City and State have worked
well together in grant and funding relationships for the benefit of the State of Florida and its public
welfare.
SECTION 2: APPROVAL OF FBIP GRANT
(a). The City Council of the City of Clermont hereby approves the FBIP grants for the
design and permitting of the Meet Us In The Middle Plaza and 8th Street Docks project.
(b). The City Manager is authorized to make application and re -application, as needed, to
the State of Florida under the FBIP grant program in the amount of $100,000.00 on behalf of the
City in order to obtain partial funding from the State of Florida for the Project. The City will
provide a 100% match in the amount of $100,000.00 towards completion of the project.
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(c). The City Manager is authorized to encumber matching funds in the amount of
$100,000.00 on behalf of the City in order to obtain funding, as referenced herein, from the State
of Florida for the Meet Us In The Middle Plaza and 8th Street Docks project.
SECTION 3: COVENANTS OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT
(a).The City of Clermont certifies to the State of Florida and agrees that:
(1). The City will accept the terms and conditions set forth in FBIP grant
Agreement.
(2). The City has the ability and intention to finance the cost of the Meet Us In
The Middle Plaza and 8th Street Docks project and that the Project will be operated and
maintained at the expense of the City for public use.
(3). The City will not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color,
religion, disability, or national origin in the use of any property or facility acquired or
developed pursuant to the FBIP grant for the Project and shall comply with the terms
and intent of the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Public Law 88-352 (1964)
and all other controlling law. The City shall design and construct all facilities relating
to the Meet Us In The Middle Plaza and 8th Street Docks project in order to fully comply
fully with all laws, statutes, rules, regulations, codes, and ordinances relating to
accessibility by disabled persons including, but not limited to, the Americans With
Disabilities Act. The City of Clermont shall also comply with all other applicable Federal,
State and local laws, codes, ordinances, rules, regulations, and requirements.
(4). The City will maintain adequate financial records on the Meet Us In The Middle
Plaza and 8th Street Docks project to substantiate claims for reimbursement and in order
to appropriately accomplish any and all pre -audits and post -audits of the expenditure of
public funds as well as a performance review of the Project and the achievement of the
goals and objectives of the FBIP grant program.
SECTION 4: IMPLEMENTING ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS
(a). The City Manager of the City of Clermont is hereby authorized to execute the grant
application and grant agreements relating to the FBIP grant program.
(b). The City Manager, or designee, is hereby authorized and directed to implement the
provisions of this Resolution by means of such administrative actions as may be deemed
appropriate.
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(c). The City Manager is hereby authorized to expend such City funds as may be necessary
to accept and implement the grant under the FBIP grant program for the Meet Us In The Middle
Plaza and 8th Street Docks project.
SECTION 5: SAVINGS
The prior actions of the City of Clermont relating to the development of boating facilities and
related activities are hereby ratified and affirmed.
SECTION 6: CONFLICT
All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict with any of the provisions of this Resolution are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 7: SEVERABILITY
If any portion of this Resolution is declared invalid, the invalidated portion shall be severed from
the remainder of the Resolution, and the remainder of the Resolution shall continue in full force
and effect as if enacted without the invalidated portion, except in cases where such continued
validity of the remainder would clearly and without doubt contradict or frustrate the intent of the
Resolution as a whole.
SECTION 8: EFFECTIVE DATE
This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
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DONE AND RESOLVED by the Mayor of the City Council of the City of Clermont, Lake
County, Florida, this 1 Ith day of April 2023.
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Tracy Ackroyd Ifowe, MMC
City Clerk
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Daniel F. Mantzaris, City Attorney
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Tim Murry, yor-'-