Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 62-816.007 - Review and Selection of Proposals by the Trust
(1) Evaluation Report. After a period for
technical review, not to exceed 60 days from the closing date of the proposal
period, the Trust staff shall prepare a written evaluation report for
consideration by the governing body that includes a summary of each proposal
and the staff evaluation of the proposal.
(2) Proposal Selection by the Trust. The
governing body shall meet to select proposals for approval for funding.
(a) The Trust may schedule a sufficient
number of meetings to conduct the activities described in this part.
(b) The governing body shall consider each
proposal submitted to the Trust for funding and approve or modify the
evaluation of each proposal in the staff evaluation report. Decisions to modify
the evaluation shall be based on review of proposals by the governing body,
oral presentations presented to the governing body by staff, and public
presentations to the governing body by applicants and other members of the
general public.
(c) The governing
body shall evaluate each proposal on the basis of criteria relating to the
project site or land acquisition program involved, the applicant, and the
anticipated public benefit, as follows:
1.
Criteria related to the applicant.
a. Are the
estimated project cost information, the amount of grant requested and the
source and amount of local match consistent with the requirements of this rule
chapter?
b. Does the proposal
evidence the applicant's administrative capability, including personnel,
facilities and organization, to complete the acquisition of the project site or
implement the land acquisition program and meet the administrative requirements
of the grant?
c. Are the land
acquisition procedures to be employed to acquire the project site or to be used
in the land acquisition program consistent with the requirements for
acquisition of land using Preservation 2000 Funds specified in Rule Chapter
62-817, F.A.C., or where applicable, Section
380.507(11),
F.S.?
2. Criteria related
to public benefit.
a. Are the statement of
purposes and objectives for which the proposal is submitted and the explanation
of proposal for acquisition of a specific site or funding for a land
acquisition program consistent with the provisions of this rule
chapter?
b. Does the proposal
demonstrate that there will be public use and public good resulting from the
acquisition of the project site or lands acquired through the land acquisition
program?
3. Criteria
related to the land use benefits deriving from the project site acquisition or
land acquisition program.
a. Does the
acquisition of the project site or the land acquired through the land
acquisition program assist the county in furthering the local comprehensive
plan directives set forth in the objectives and policy statements contained in
the conservation, coastal management, recreation and open space elements of the
comprehensive plan, or any other goals, objectives and policies of the
comprehensive plan that apply to the Area of Critical State Concern?
b. Is the project site acquisition or the
land acquisition program consistent with the county's adopted land development
regulations?
c. Does the
acquisition of the project site or land acquired through the land acquisition
program further the principles for guiding development for that Area of
Critical State Concern?
d. Does the
conceptual management plan for the project site or land acquired through a land
acquisition program adequately address management needs for the project site or
lands acquired through the land acquisition program, as outlined in
subparagraph 62-816.005(2)(c)
8., F.A.C.?
(3) The governing body shall consider the
number of criteria that were achieved, as well as any other relevant factors
not considered directly in the evaluation of the proposals. Giving
consideration to the criteria achieved and other relevant factors, the
governing body will select proposal(s) for funding whose total project costs do
not exceed the amount of funds available and advertised in the Request for
Grant Proposals.
(4) In accordance
with the provisions of Section
380.510, F.S., the Trust
governing body, in the grant agreement, shall have the right to impose grant
conditions deemed necessary to protect the interests of the State of Florida.
Any such conditions must be met by the grantee prior to the release of any
funds.
(5) Approval for funding
shall be for a period not to exceed two years from the date of the meeting at
which the approval was given. Funds not expended during the approved time
frame, not to exceed two years, shall be subject to the termination provision
outlined in Rule 62-816.014, F.A.C.
(6) At the conclusion of the selection
meeting the Trust shall publish a Notice of Grant Approval in the Florida
Administrative Register that shall list all proposals considered, whether or
not the proposals received approval, and the matching grant amount approved for
each applicant.
(7) Any person with
substantial interests that are or may be determined by the approval of funds
for projects by the Trust may request an administrative proceeding pursuant to
Section 120.57, F.S., and Rule 9K-1.008,
F.A.C., within 21 days of publication of the Notice of Grant
Approval.
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