To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to accept funds in the amount of $6,000,000.00 from the United States Department of Agriculture, to amend the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Special Fund Budget by (i) creating a new special fund for the Office of Sustainability called the Grant - USDA Coalition Based Urban Greening, (ii) appropriating the increase to the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Office of Sustainability’s Grant - USDA Coalition Based Urban Greening by $6,000,000.00, and (iii) appropriating $3,417,354.00 of such funds to certain community-based organizations, all for the purpose of providing funding for the Urban Forest Master Plan, invasive species removal, workforce development, community engagement, and agroforestry.

Committee

City Council

Introduced

May 24, 2024

On agenda

June 10, 2024

Passed

June 10, 2024

Where it was heard

City Council Jun 10, 2024 adopted Pass Organizational Development Standing Committee Jun 3, 2024 recommended for approval City Council May 28, 2024 introduced and referred

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