Title
Resolution to Amend the Fiscal Year 2025 Council Approved Budget to Appropriate $5,000.00 from the Wetlands Encroachment Restricted Fund Balance Account to the Community Development Department Operating Account for the Purpose of Dispersing to the Colonial Soil and Water Conservation District to Fund the City's Participation in the Virginia Conservation Assistance Program (VCAP)
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
In March of 2025, the City of Hampton (the “City”) confirmed its desire to extend the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City and the Colonial Soil and Water Conservation District (CSWCD) for a second additional one-year extension (the “Second Renewal Term”). The Second Renewal Term commenced July 1, 2024 and continues until the close of the Fiscal Year June 30, 2025. The Parties agreed that total payment from the City to CSWCD for the Second Renewal Term was $5,000 and the Parties acknowledged that two additional one-year extensions are available under the MOU.
Discussion:
This action enables uninterrupted support for living shoreline projects by Hampton property owners, allowing continued collaboration with the CSWCD under the terms of the existing MOU.
Impact:
$5,000
Recommendation:
Rec
Approve the Resolution
Body
WHEREAS, the Virginia Conservation Assistance Program (VCAP) is a statewide, urban cost-share program administered by regional Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) that provides financial incentives, as well as technical and educational assistance to property owners installing eligible best management practices, including living shorelines;
WHEREAS, the City of Hampton (the "City") is not located within a SWCD service area and previously entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Colonial SWCD for Hampton property owners to be eligible to participate in VCAP;
WHEREAS, under the terms and conditions of the MOU Renewal, the City agreed to provide up to $5,000 to the Colonial SWCD for Fiscal...
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