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Riverview Park master plan, boat ramp work and urban-forestry grants remain tied to pending awards
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Staff told the advisory committee the Riverview Park master plan and Main Street Boat Ramp improvements are moving forward in design but depend on executed grant contracts and permits; the city also secured urban forestry and exotic-removal grants.
City parks staff told the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee that Riverview Park master planning is at the conceptual stage and that the city has an award from the Land and Water Conservation Fund but is still awaiting the executed agreement. "We were awarded this a year ago," staff said, adding that the National Park Service (which administers LWCF) has recently asked for documents and an agreement is expected soon.
Staff also said the Main Street Boat Ramp has been awarded Florida Boater Improvement Grant funds (about $240,000) and that a separate Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) grant of about $200,000 is pending contingent on obtaining permits. The consultant handling permitting told staff the city expects permits by Sept. 1, and staff said work would aim to keep at least one launch lane open if construction is required.
In separate grant news, staff said the city received two Urban Forestry grants — one for a tree-canopy survey on public lands and a second to remove exotic plants — and that those documents and programs will guide future reforestation and invasive-species work. Committee members asked whether canopy work covered public right-of-way and medians; staff confirmed the grants apply to public areas.
Staff provided financial context for Riverview planning as well: the committee was told it has $1.6 million in grants awarded with a matching $1.6 million match identified, and a pending cultural facilities grant of $500,000 that is still under review. Staff cautioned that awards are not final until contracts are executed.
