DEPARTMENT MAKING REQUEST
Public Works
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Amendment 1 for Florida Department of Environmental (FDEP) Beach Management Funding Assistance Program (BMFAP) Grant 20CH1
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REQUESTED MOTION/ACTION
recommendation
Recommended Action:
Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign Amendment #1 to Agreement #20CH1 for State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), Beach Management Funding Assistance (BMFA) Program Grant for the Charlotte County Erosion Control project. Project is located between FDEP reference monuments R172.9 to R183.7 in Sarasota County; in addition to R1 to R21.2 and R28 to R40.5 along the Gulf of Mexico, in Charlotte County, Florida. Amendment 1 will increase FDEP share of Construction and Monitoring by $4,913,221.00 to a new total of $12,715,395.00 in FDEP funding.
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budget
Budgeted Action:
No action needed. Budgeted in the FY20 and FY21 CIP projects "Manasota Key Beach Nourishment" and "Don Pedro Knight Palm Bch Renourishment." Grant funding for this expenditure comes from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in the amount of $22,843,107.40 for construction services, and $60,278.00 for monitoring services. Additional funding in the amount of $261,824.66 comes from Federal Emergency Management Administration for construction services. There is a 64.35% match requirement for non-FEMA portions of the project. Other local cost share sources and match funding supplied by Tourist Development Council, Growth Increment Fund, and Boater Improvement Fund-Local.
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BACKGROUND (Why is this Action Necessary, and What Action will be accomplished)
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Background:
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 do...
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