TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Authorize the City Manager to Submit Improvements to Sumter Boulevard/I-75 Interchange and New Police Headquarters Projects for Consideration Under the Fiscal Year 2024 Federal Community Projects Funding Request.
Recommended Action
Authorize the City Manager to Submit Improvements to Sumter Boulevard/I-75 Interchange and New Police Headquarters Projects for Consideration Under the Fiscal Year 2024 Federal Community Projects Funding Request.
Background Information
Congressman Greg Steube’s Office began accepting Federal Community Project Funding requests for federal earmarks (appropriations) for the Fiscal Year 2024 budget on March 1, 2023.
City Management staff met and selected the following two projects for submission:
Ø Sumter/I-75 Interchange Improvements: $2 million
Ø New Police Headquarters land/design/construction: $5 million
If the requests are supported by Congressman Steube, they will be heard and recommended by different Legislative Committees during the budget session. If the appropriations request is approved, it will be included in the President’s Budget on October 1, 2023.
If funding is awarded, contracts will come back to the Commission for consideration and approval.
Strategic Plan
Infrastructure & Facilities Integrity
Safe Community
Environmental Resiliency & Sustainability
Financial Impact
Not applicable.
Procurement
If funding is awarded and accepted by the Commission, the City’s Procurement Code, policies and procedures will be followed when the purchase is made.
Attachments: None.
Prepared by: Valerie Malingowski, Grant Division Manager
Department Director: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager