TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher, II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve the Corrected First Amendment to the Subrecipient Agreement Between Sarasota County, Florida, and the City of North Port, Florida, for Greenwood Avenue Sidewalk Construction, Extending the Timeline to September 30, 2025, and Authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as Applicable Under the City Charter, to Execute all Funding Documents After Legal Review.
Recommended Action
Approve the corrected First Amendment to the Subrecipient Agreement Between Sarasota County, Florida, and the City of North Port, Florida, for Greenwood Avenue Sidewalk Construction, extending the timeline to September 30, 2025, and authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as applicable under the City Charter, to execute all funding documents after legal review.
Background Information
In the fall of 2023, the City of North Port was awarded a Subrecipient Agreement with Sarasota County for the receipt and use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for the Greenwood Avenue Sidewalk Construction Project (CIP R23GSW). The grant is contracted to reimburse the City up to $305,000 for construction costs. The initial Contract was approved by the City Commission on January 10, 2023.
The City of North Port currently has two partially executed Amendments with Sarasota County regarding this Agreement.
Due to several factors, including the impact of Hurricane Ian on the construction area, the City requested and was granted an initial timeline extension until May 1, 2024. This extension was documented in the First Amendment, which was approved by the City Commission on July 25, 2023. However, Sarasota County later identified contractual irregularities in their CDBG projects, necessitating new Contracts. As a result, the First Amendment was only partially executed - approved by the City, but not yet by Sarasota County.
Subsequently, Sarasota County issued a ...
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