TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve Applications to the Protecting Florida Together Grant for Fixed Weir No. 123 in the Amount of $471,000 and Myakkahatchee Creek Maintenance and Debris Removal in the Amount of $2,500,000 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 of North Port.
Recommended Action
Approve applications to the Protecting Florida Together (PFT) Grant for Fixed Weir No.123 in the Amount of $471,000 and Myakkahatchee Creek Maintenance and Debris Removal in the Amount of $2,500,000 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 of North Port.
Background Information
The PFT Grant Program is provided to counties, municipalities, and special taxing districts that operate a stormwater or wastewater management system in Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Duval, Flagler, Indian River, Lee, Manatee, Martin, Nassau, Palm Beach, Saint Johns, Saint Lucie, Sarasota, and Volusia counties and were egregiously impacted by Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole.
The City has applied for funding for two projects: Fixed Weir No 123 Erosion Repair in the amount of $471,000 and Myakkahatchee Creek Maintenance and Debris Removal in the amount of $2,500,000. Neither project requires matching funds.
Fixed Weir No 123 Erosion Repair
Hurricane Ian caused severe bank erosion around the eastern side of Fixed Weir No. 123, which is located on the MacCaughey Waterway just south of Snover Waterway. The erosion has lowered the water level upstream of the weir, which is interconnected with Snover Waterway. A large segment of Snover Waterway and other interconnected waterways are experiencing lower-than-normal water levels.
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