Resolution 1997-007
RESOLUTION NO. 97- 7
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS APPROVING A GRANT REQUEST TO
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION COUNCIL FOR THE
BEAUTIFICATION OF A PORTION OF STATE ROAD 29
(ALSO KNOWN AS "MAIN STREEr IN IMMOKALEE FROM
1rT STREET TO 9Tlt STREET) AND AUTHORIZING THE
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO APPLY FOR A HIGHWAY
BEAUTlFICATION GRANT FROM THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAY
BEAUTIFICATION COUNCIL FOR A PORTION OF STATE
ROAD 29 (ALSO KNOWN AS "MAIN STREIT IN IMMOKALEE
FROM 1rT STREET TO 9TH STREET).
JAN - 7 1997
WHEREAS, pu~uant to SectIons 339.24 and 339.2405, Florida Statutes, the Florida
Department of Transportation established the Florida Highway Beautification Council to Implement
and oversee a statewide beautifICation program for state transportation facilities. Including state
roads and highways; and
WHEREAS. pu~uant to SectIon 339.24, Fiorida Statutes, such beautification activities are
recognized by the Legislature as COntributing to the prevention of Iitter,W1d
WHEREAS. the Florida Highway Beautification Council Is empowered, by Section
339.2405(7)(a} (1900), Florida Statutes, inter alia, to provide local governments and local highway
beautiflcation councils with Information regarding the State Highway Beautification Grants
Program; to accept and to review grant requests from local government; to maintain a prioritized
list of approved grant requests, and to recommend to the Florida Department of Transportation the
award of certain grant requests; and
WHEREAS, pu~uant to SectIon 339.2405, Florida Statutes, local highway beautification
councils may be created by local governmental entities; and
WHEREAS, a grant request must be approved by the local government prior to submission
of such grant request to the Florida Highway Beautification Council; and
WHEREAS. the Immokalee Beautification Municipal Services, Taxing Unit Advisory
Committee requests approv~1 by the Board of County CommlSlione~ of a grant request for the
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second phase of Collier County's/lmmokalee Community's Downtown revitalizationlbeautlfication
project, the scope of which is for an approximate .502 mile segment of State Road 29 (also known
81 "Main Streer, from 1" Street to 9~ Street [Mile Post 37.326 to 37.828]), and contemplates
beautification by planting and maintaining attractive landscaping along the above-desctibed
portion of State Road 29; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance thereof, the Board of County Commisslone~ desiras to approve
the grant request and to authorize the County Administrator to apply for a Highway Beautification
Grant.
WHEREAS, such project shall constitute the second phase of the three-phase Streetscape
Beautification Master Plan planned and Implemented by Collier County Government, the "Main
Streer Program Organization, the Collier County Airport Authority, the Immokalee Beautification
MSTU Advisory Committee and area residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that
SECTION 1. The Board of County Commissioners approves the grant nequest to the
FIor1da Highway BeautiflC8tion Council for the beautification of that portion of State Road 29 (also
known 81 "Main Street"), from 1" Street to 9"' Street In Immokalee, Colllef' County, F1oflda.
SECTION 2. The Board of County Commissioners authorizes the County Administrator to
sign the Grant Application documents to the Florida Highway BeautifICation CouncIl for the
Highway Beautification Grant for that portion of State Road 29 (also known as "Main Street"). from
1" Street to 9"' Street In Immokalee, ColHer County, Florida.
SECTION 3. The CIel1< to the Board Is hereby directed to IUbmlt twelve (12) copies of ItU
Resoluti:>n t:J the Florida Highway BeautifICation Council, Environmental Management Offlca, llO5
Suwannee Straet, MaR St.a1Ion 37, Tlllahauee, F1OOda, 32399-0450 and Florida Department of
Transportation, Olstr1d One Maintenance Engineer, P. O. Box 1249, 801 North Broadway, Bertow,
Flol'.da, 33831.
This Resolution adopted this ~ day of
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER C NTY,; ~>>A
BY: ~
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motion, second,and majority vote.
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