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16-92 Kevin M. Flaesgarten Firefighter Grade One · Water Rescue Specialist Lakewood Fire Department 1418 Warren Road Lakewood, OH 44107. "EXHIBIT A" OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Fountain Square Columbus, Ohio 43224 February 27, 1992 Dear Mr. Flaesgarten, On behalf of Governor Voinovich and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Watercu-aft, I am happy to annOUnce the approval of a boating safety education grant to the City of Lakewood Fire Department in the amount of $10,000,00. This grant is to help finmuce your 1992 boating safety education program entitled: "Safety and Rescue In and About Lake Erie and Its Tributaries." The approved expenses are indicated in the enclosed copy of your revised estimated budget.' Please note, we have added training and travel money to allow a representative(s)from your agency to attend the required training sessions as described below. Please call us should you need any clarification on any of the changes. ~ copies of the grant agreement can be found in your education grant gttidelines packet. Please have both copies signed by officials from your agency and return both copies to the Division of Watercraft. Along with the two copies of the agreement, please also send an ordinance/resolution frc~ the City of Lakewood authorizing your agency to enter into agreement with the Division of Watercraft. We also must have your federal tax identification number before a check can be issued. These are due back to the Division of Watercraft as quickly as possible as no money will be made available prior to the execution of the agreement. Do not make any expenditures towards your program at this time. Once the agreement form is cc~pletety executed by officials from your agency and the (bio Department of Natural Resources, purchases can officially be made. we will forward the check to you after the agreement is fully executed. Normally, it takes approximately 2-6 weeks for the check to be processed and sent to the grant' recipient once the agreement is signed. Therefore, the quicker we receive the signed agreements, the quicker we can get your check processed. Please read the agreement over carefully. Remember, any changes i~ expenditures exceeding 10% of the estimated budget amount in any major category - Persom]e!; Boating Equipment and Associated Costs; Non-Expendable Education Equipment; Supplies/Expendable Materials; Other, require the written approval of the Chief of the Division of Watercraft. We have assigned # 16-92 to your grant application. Should you ever have any questions on your grant, please refer to your grant number when inquiring. It is very important that you always use your grant number. We get a very large quantity of applications, and it will be very helpful in processing your grant if the grant number is consistently used. The Division of Watercraft will be holding an adr~strator's information meeting for all 1992 boating safety education grant recipients on Thursday, April 30, 1992. A registration form and related information is enclosed. Due to space restrictions, please limit the number of persons attending to no more tha]u two. Return the registration form to: ODNR - Division of Watercraft, 1952 Belcher Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43224, Attention: Sharon Luczaj. Please set this day aside so that you or your representative can attend. This administrator's meeting is one of the mandatory training sessions for grant recipients. During this information session, we will discuss all aspects of the grant requirements includin~ paperwork, audit track requirements and recc~nendations, suggestions on boating safety education course implementation and content, etc. We are sure you will have many questions, regal-ding the above, and we will try to answer any and all as thoroughly as possible. Should you have any questions that need more ir~odiate answers, please feel free to call. (If you do need to call, don't forget to mention your grant number. ) George V. Voinovich, Governor · Frances S. Buchholzer, I)irector