Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-818 - FLORIDA FOREVER PROGRAM, GRANT APPLICATION PROCEDURES › Section 62-818.008 - Ranking and Selection of Applications

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Evaluation Report. After a period for review, not to exceed 120 calendar days
				from the Application deadline, the Trust staff shall prepare a written
				evaluation report, based on information provided in the Application, to the
				Governing Board. Staff shall also provide a copy of the evaluation report to
				the Applicant prior to the Governing Board meeting provided for in subsection
				 62-818.008(2),
				F.A.C.
(2) The Governing Board
				shall meet for the purpose of ranking and selecting Applications for funding at
				a publicly noticed meeting for this purpose.
(a) The Governing Board shall consider each
				Application and the scores assigned in the Trust staff evaluation report. The
				Board may modify staff recommended scores in order to settle unresolved issues
				arising from written objections from Applicant(s) to scores received in the
				evaluation report. Applicant objections to staff recommended scores must be
				submitted in writing to the Trust staff no later than five full working days
				prior to the Board ranking and selection meeting, in order to be considered.
				Decisions to modify point totals shall be based on review of Applications by
				the Governing Board, and public presentations to the Governing Board by Trust
				staff, Applicants and other members of the general public.
(b) All proposed amendments to the Local
				Comprehensive Plan that are included with the Application will be considered in
				the staff evaluation. Proposed amendments cited in the Application must be
				adopted by the Local Government and be effective pursuant to section
				 163.3189(2),
				F.S., prior to the date of the Governing Board ranking and selection meeting in
				order for points to be awarded in the final score.
(c) After approval of the score of each
				Application, the Governing Board shall consider the scores, the requirements of
				this rule chapter, and rank the Applications in descending order, with the
				highest ranking Application being given highest funding priority.
(d) In the event of tied scores, the Trust
				shall rank the Applications by:
1. Scores
				received in the Community Planning Section set forth in subsection
				 62-818.007(3),
				F.A.C. The Trust shall consider the point totals in this evaluation category,
				and rank the tied Applications in descending order, with highest ranking score
				in this section being given highest funding priority. In the event of further
				tied scores, the Trust shall rank the Applications by the criteria specified by
				subparagraph 2. of this subsection.
2. Scores received in the Outdoor Recreation
				Section set forth in subsection
				 62-818.007(2),
				F.A.C. The Trust shall consider the point totals in this evaluation category,
				and rank the tied Applications in descending order, with highest ranking score
				in this section being given highest funding priority. In the event of further
				tied scores, the Trust shall rank the Applications by the criteria specified by
				subparagraph 3. of this subsection.
3. Scores received in the General Standards
				Section set forth in subsection
				 62-818.007(1),
				F.A.C. The Trust shall consider the point totals in this evaluation category,
				and rank the tied Applications in descending order, with highest ranking score
				in this section being given highest funding priority order. In the event of
				further tied scores, the Trust shall rank the Applications by the criteria
				specified by subparagraph 4., of this subsection.
4. The order in which Applications were
				received prior to the Application
				deadline.