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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Approving And Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Accept The State Of Florida Department Of Environmental Protection Resilient Florida Program Grant In The Amount Of $1,825,000.00 For The A1A Stormwater Pump Stations Project; Authorizing The 50% Required Matching Funds To Be Allocated; Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute All Grant Documents And Agreements For The Project.
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
State Road A1A ("A1A") is situated on a barrier island that separates the Atlantic Ocean from the Intracoastal Waterway and is owned and operated by Florida Department of Transportation ("FDOT"). Designated segments of A1A (Ocean Drive) serve as a hurricane evacuation route, which makes surface water ponding a risk to motorists during emergency evacuations.
Due to higher tide elevation, daylight flooding is a common occurrence that poses risk to vehicles and pedestrians alike. The City approached FDOT to explore solutions to this on-going challenge. As a result, a working group consisting of Broward County, FDOT, the Hollywood Community Redevelopment Agency Beach District ("CRA"), and the Department of Public Utilities ("Department") was formed and tasked to explore options to address this issue. It was agreed that each participating entity share the cost of design and construction based on the stormwater contributing area.
Subsequently, FDOT recommended the installation of four new stormwater pump stations along A1A located approximately at the intersections of Bouganvilla Terrace, and Franklin, Sherman, and Van Buren Streets to address common occurrence of flooding challenges.
On June 2, 2021, the City Commission passed and adopted Resolution No. R-2021-140 authorizing the issuance of a letter of commitment to fund the design and construction of a pump s...
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