Resolution 2014-208 RESOLUTION NO. 2014- 2 0 8
A RESOLUTION BY THE COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MANAGER, OR HIS
DESIGNEE, TO DESIGNATE AN AUTHORIZING OFFICIAL TO PROVIDE
SIGNATURE AUTHORIZATION FOR SUBMISSION OF BOARD APPROVED
RESOURCES AND ECOSYSTEM SUSTAINABLITY, TOURIST OPPORTUNITIES,
AND REVIVED ECONOMIES OF THE GULF COAST STATES ACT OF 2012
("RESTORE ACT") GRANT APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE FEDERAL
GRANTSOLUTIONS ONLINE COMPREHENSIVE GRANTS MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County is the governing body
in and for Collier County, Florida, a political subdivision of the State of Florida; and
WHEREAS, under the RESTORE Act (title I, subtitle F of Public Law 112-141), eighty
percent of the administrative and civil penalties related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
will be deposited into the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund ("Trust Fund"), and will be
available through grants for programs, projects and activities that restore and protect the
environment and economy of the Gulf Coast region;
WHEREAS, Collier County ("County") will be allocated a portion of the Trust Fund's
"Direct Component," which sets aside thirty-five percent of the penalties for eligible activities
proposed by Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana, and twenty-three Florida counties;
WHEREAS, the U.S. Treasury Department ("Treasury") is responsible for issuing
compliance and auditing procedures for the entire RESTORE Act, and is responsible for
administering the Direct Component grant program;
WHEREAS, on August 15, 2014, the Treasury published a new Interim Final Rule in the
Federal Register for Gulf Coast states and municipalities to receive funding for environmental
restoration and economic development projects under the RESTORE Act grant programs, and a
Final Rule is expected to be published following a public comment period;
WHEREAS, while the RESTORE Act rules are being finalized, the Treasury has
recommended that Collier County enroll individuals, or "points of contact," who will be
responsible for preparing, submitting and authorizing the County's grant applications in the
federal GrantSolutions online grant application and management system;
WHEREAS, the Treasury requires at least one individual to be enrolled as the "Authorizing
Official" who will be responsible for providing signature authority on behalf of the County for
all RESTORE Act grant applications submitted through the GrantSolutions online system.
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WHEREAS, Collier County desires to authorize the County Manager, or his designee, to
designate an "Authorizing Official" to submit Board of County Commissioner approved
RESTORE Act grant applications through the GrantSolutions online system.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners,
Collier County, Florida, that:
1. Authorization to Execute and File Applications. The County Manager, or his designee, is
hereby authorized to designate an "Authorizing Official" to submit Board of County
Commissioner approved grant applications on behalf of Collier County for grant funds
authorized by the U.S. Treasury Department's RESTORE Act Direct Component grant
program, through the federal GrantSolutions online grant application and management
system.
2. Authorization to Make Minor Required Updates or Modifications to Grant Applications:
The designated '`Authorizing Official" is hereby authorized to make minor required
updates or modifications ("minor changes") to RESTORE Act grant applications
submitted through the federal GrantSolutions online grant application and management
system. Minor changes shall include those changes that are necessary to correct clerical
or scrivener's errors, and which would not alter the intent or scope of the item addressed.
3. Effective Date of Resolution. This Resolution adopted after motion, second and majority
vote favoring same, this 14 day of Oe+obL!' , 2014.
ATTEST: • BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
DWIGHTE. BROCK, Clerk COLLIER .'UNT , FLORIDA.
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Deputy Clerk W Tom e ing, C' • an
Attest as to Chairman'e
signature only..
Approved s to form nd legality:
By: %I/IS/ay
Scot A. tone
Assistant County Attorney
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