Neighborhood Grant update
Neighborhood Partnership Grant Update
Broadwater is making great progress toward retiring the 
City of St. Petersburg, Neighborhood Partnership Grant that was authorized by the City Council in the fall of 2010. GREAT NEWS!! We have accumulated over 800 volunteer hours--almost 85% complete. We've less than 160 hours to go.
Twenty-four volunteers have submitted hours, up from 22 at last report. We would love to see more participants to help us finish strong so we are able to apply for another grant yet in 2012. As a reminder, the following items are excellent ways to generate volunteer hours and improve the appearance and the safety of our neighborhood:
Other projects qualifying for the volunteer hours include: a) coastal clean-up, b) landscape maintenance. If you wish to participate in retiring the grant and have any questions please contact Mike Milvain at 727-866-9803 or mmilvain@gmail.com
Submitted by Mike Milvain, Grant Coordinator
volunteer forms
Broadwater Entry Sign and Landscaping Project
The $25,000 grant provided to the Broadwater Civic Association by the City of St. Petersburg for the Broadwater Entry Sign and Landscaping Project requires that residents benefitting from the grant earn some of the grant through contributing volunteer work equivalent to 940 hours. City representatives carefully monitor association activities to ensure the taxpayer’s funds are used appropriately.
Part of the City oversight includes collecting data verifying the volunteer hours have been delivered and appropriately accounted for. Reports to this effect are submitted to various City oversight groups, including the City Council and all data is open to public scrutiny.
There are two forms that the City requires in order that our volunteer work will qualify as hours that can be applied to the grant.
- Hold Harmless for Grants Waiver Form (Click Here)—This form is a legal document prepared by the City to be signed by every person planning to provide volunteer hours of work under a grant BEFORE doing any of the work. The Agreement releases the City of St. Petersburg from any claim that might arise by way of your participation in the volunteer work effort. The Hold Harmless Agreements will be collected by your Block Captain and delivered to Mike Milvain for submission to the Neighborhood Partnership Department.
- Volunteer Hours Tracking Form (Click Here)—We have produced the attached Volunteer Hours Tracking Form to enable you to easily record and submit your hours. Just click on the aqua colored areas to enter your data. Note: If you save this form to your internal drive on your computer you will be able to add to the form without submitting. When your form is filled or even if the form is not filled completely but it is the end of a quarter please email the form to Mike Milvain at: mmilvain@gmail.com
This data will be posted on the Broadwater website.
From time-to-time Mike Milvain will use the data you submit to prepare a summary report for each volunteer. Mike Milvain will deliver the summary reports for each volunteer having submitted hours to your Block Captain or other BCA representative for delivery to you for your signature. These reports, signed by you, confirm that you did, in fact, do the hours of work as described. Signed reports will be delivered to Mike Milvain and he will submit the signed report(s) to the City Neighborhood Partnership Department on the Department’s required schedule.
The City is quite flexible as to activities that qualify. For our purposes we have identified the following activities as qualified for volunteer hours for our residents:
We have 2 years to accomplish the accumulation of 940 hours OR we will have to refund the equivalent balance at the rate of $20.00 per hour.
Here are some examples of how you might accumulate hours:
Street Cleanup—
- While on your regular exercise walk or dog outing you are also looking for trash that you pick up and deposit it in a neighbor’s trash can along the way. Record the elapsed time of your walk on the Volunteer Hours Tracking Form.
Canal Cleanup—
- You identify trash floating by your property and use a long handled tool to remove the object(s) from the canal and place them in your trash can. Record the elapsed time of your acivity on the Volunteer Hours Tracking Form.
- You are enjoying a boat trip in our canals and looking to identify trash in the canal and remove the objects for disposal in your trash can. Record the elapsed time of your trip on the Volunteer Hours Tracking Form.
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Landscape Maintenance—
- You sign up for monthly landscape maintenance of the three Broadwater sign locations, removing trash, weeds and trimming. Record the elapsed time of your activity on the Volunteer Hours Tracking Form.
- As you are riding your bicycle you notice someone has thrown trash into the landscaped area around the signs or along 46th Ave stopping to remove the object and disposing of it in your trash container. Record the elapsed time of your trip on the Volunteer Hours Tracking Form.
Sign Maintenance—
- We determine the signs must be cleaned with soap and water. Record the elapsed time of the acdtivity on the Volunteer Hours Tracking Form.
Custom—
- The BCA designates a particular activity as qualifying for “Volunteer Hours” and you participate. Record the elapsed time of your activity on the Volunteer Hours Tracking Form.
Hazardous Waste Pickup—
- In preparation for the annual Hazardous Waste pick up day you go through your garage and collect obsolete paint, lawn chemicals, electronics, etc. and deliver them to the central pick up site. Record the elapsed time of your trip on the Volunteer Hours Tracking Form.
- Over the course of the year you make a trip to the Pinellas County Solid Waste facility to deliver waste. Record the elapsed time of your trip on the Volunteer Hours Tracking Form.
CareFest—
- You participate in the City of St. Petersburg’s annual CareFest project. The forms may be collected on the day of Carefest OR you may record the elapsed time of your activity online on the Volunteer Hours Tracking Form.
If you have additional questions please contact your Block Captain or Mike Milvain at 727-866-9803 or mmilvain@gmail.com.