A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Punta Gorda, Florida, as local host agency for the Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Program (CHNEP), accepting funding from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for implementing the fiscal year 2020 CHNEP Work Plan and budget; authorizing the city manager to sign the grant agreement and administer the grant on behalf of the city; appropriating grant award; and providing an effective date.

The Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Partnership (CHNEP), hosted by the City of Punta Gorda, receives annual funding from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to carry out its annual Work Plan.