Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-816 - AREA OF CRITICAL STATE CONCERN PROGRAM › Section 62-816.007 - Review and Selection of Proposals by the Trust

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(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.?