TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, City Manager
TITLE: Approve the Application to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Community Development Block Grant Rebuild Florida Mitigation General Infrastructure Program for Myakkahatchee Creek Water Treatability Improvements in the Amount of $4,500,000, and Authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as Applicable Under the City Charter, to Execute all Funding Documents After Legal Review, Should the Grant be Awarded to the City.
Recommended Action
Approve the application to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Community Development Block Grant Rebuild Florida Mitigation General Infrastructure Program for Myakkahatchee Creek Water Treatability Improvements in the amount of $4,500,000, and authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as applicable under the City Charter, to execute all funding documents after legal review, should the grant be awarded to the City.
Background Information
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity opened the Rebuild Florida Mitigation General Infrastructure Program grant which is designed to provide funding opportunities for local governments to develop large-scale mitigation activities that allow Florida communities to better withstand future disasters. The program was formed as a result of the 2017 hurricanes and is only available to communities impacted by those storms. The grant opportunity is also commonly known as the Community Development Block Grant Mitigation program (CDBG-MIT).
Staff applied to the funding opportunity to help pay for Myakkahatchee Creek water treatability improvements. The project is to add equipment and chemical treatment components ahead of the reverse osmosis membrane plant to mitigate higher TDS conditions, typically common in the dry season. This process will allow the City to use the Myakkahatchee Creek surface water source longer into the dry season. The total cost of the project is $6,000,000. The City submitted the grant request for $4,500,000. If awarded, the City’s matching fund responsibility would be $1,500,000.
The application was submitted on September 16, 2021. The City is expecting notification of the selection or denial of the award in the summer of 2022. If awarded, grant funds will be available after the contract is executed. The City Attorney will review the contract for legal form.
Strategic Plan
Health and Public Safety
Infrastructure
Financial Impact
Potential award of $4,500,000 from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. If awarded, matching funds of $1,500,000 will be budgeted in Fiscal Year 2022-2023.
Procurement
Not applicable.
Attachments:
1. Grant Application
2. Memo to Commission
3. Email to Commission Regarding Scope Revision
Prepared by: Valerie Malingowski, Grant Writer
Department Director: A. Jerome Fletcher II, City Manager