TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Authorize City Manager to Submit the Price Boulevard Waterway and Myakkahatchee Bridge Hardening Improvements Project and the Fixed Weir 123 Project for Consideration in the Fiscal Year 2024 State of Florida Appropriations Request
Recommended Action
Approve City Manager authority to submit projects under consideration for Fiscal Year 2024 State of Florida Appropriations Request.
Background Information
Annually, staff evaluates projects to submit to House and Senate members for funding consideration in the annual State Budget. These projects generally have matching funds; a lower chance of obtaining grant funds and align with the State’s current initiatives, such as:
Ø Water quality improvements
Ø Economic development
Ø Community resiliency
This year, management staff selected the following two projects for consideration:
Ø Price Boulevard Waterway and Myakkahatchee Bridge Hardening Improvements: $15 million
Ø Reconstruction of Fixed Weir 123 (Location: MacCaughey Waterway just south of Snover Waterway): $350,000
Requests are reviewed and submitted by members of the House and Senate for their consideration. If the request is supported, the request is then heard and recommended by different Legislative Committees during the legislative session. If the appropriations request is approved, it will be included in the Governor’s Budget on July 1, 2023.
Strategic Plan
Infrastructure & Facilities Integrity
Environmental Resiliency & Sustainability
Financial Impact
Not applicable.
Procurement
Not applicable.
Attachments: None.
Prepared by: Valerie Malingowski, Grant Division Manager
Department Director: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager