DEPARTMENT MAKING REQUEST
Public Works
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Approval of Change Order No. 1 to the FDEP Beach Management Funding Assistance Program (BMFAP) 22CH1 Grant
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REQUESTED MOTION/ACTION
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Recommended Action:
a) Approval and acceptance of Change Order No. 1 to our agreement with The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Beach Management Funding Assistance Program (BMFAP) grant award 22CH; and b) Authorize the Chairman, or his designee, to sign the attached Amendment 1 and all necessary grant related documents.
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Budgeted Action:
No budget action required. Funding for this expense will come from the FDEP, and the local cost share will be provided using funds from the Boater Improvement Fund, Tourist Development Council, Stump Pass/Beach nourishment MSTU, Manasota Key MSBU, and Don Pedro-Knight Island MSBU.
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BACKGROUND (Why is this Action Necessary, and What Action will be accomplished)
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Background:
This is a reallocation of $267,957.43 of FDEP funding & $483,676.31 of Local funds from construction tasks to monitoring tasks. The total revised DEP share will be $1,343,145.00, the local share is $2,424,442.66. For a grand total of $3,767,587.66. Funds will be used for reimbursement of work associated with Charlotte County Erosion Control Project and Manasota Key Beach Restoration Project for reimbursement of design, construction and monitoring work. Manasota Key is critically eroded extending from Sarasota County to the limit of Charlotte County's prior beach nourishment. Beach nourishment has been ongoing since 2003 along Stump Pass Beach State Park. Several Hurricanes and tropical storms have caused additional damage. A Manasota Key Beach Erosion Study was performed in 2016 which further documented the urgent need to implement a plan to restore this area. This grant award will assist in providing the funding necessary to perform the actions required to r...
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