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Subject: (Direct Referral) Communication from Mayor Mason on behalf of 1,000 Friends of Wisconsin seeking permission to apply for grant funds on behalf of the City of Racine along with other eligible Legacy Communities for a portion of federal funding that the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Forest Service anticipate will be available for tree plantings in the Great Lakes Basin (Grant Control 00248).
Office of the Mayor Recommendation on 06-04-2019: That permission be granted to accept a donation from 1,000 Friends of Wisconsin and that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized and directed to execute any documents required to effect the acceptance of the donation.
Fiscal Note: It is anticipated that the City could receive an estimated $20,000 to $25,000. A small amount of grant match may be required and would be available in existing budgets should the funding be granted.
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