Title
A Resolution Of The Hollywood, Florida, Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA"), Approving And Authorizing The Appropriate CRA Officials To Execute An Interlocal Agreement With The City Of Hollywood For Reimbursement To The CRA In An Amount Up To $500,000.00 For Work Associated With The CRA's Coastal Resiliency Phase IV East-West Streets (Resiliency And Hardening) Project From Harrison Street To Magnolia Terrace Between State Road A1A And The Broadwalk.
Strategic Plan Focus
Infrastructure & Facilities
Body
Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The CRA finds the need to improve the flooding conditions on the barrier island to improve the existing drainage system and adjust the profile of the E/W streets to mitigate flooding, harmonize the public right-of-way and private property to reduce flooding, ensure safety and safe conditions through infrastructure improvements, create a safe and resilient environment which stimulates commercial redevelopment and revitalization among other improvements that promotes redevelopment and eliminates the causes of physical and economic blight.
The City, on behalf of the CRA, applied for a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") Community Project Funding Program Grant in the total aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000.00 and on March 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded the city a Community Project Funding Grant to implement resiliency and hardening improvements in the amount of $ 500,000.
On March 13, 2025, a FY 2024 Community Project Funding Grant Agreement was executed by HUD and the City for the Community Project Funding Grant towards coastal resiliency on the City's Barrier Island from Harrison Street to Magnolia Terrace.
On June 18, 2025, the City Commission passed and adopted Resolution No. R-2025-194 ratifying the submission of an application to the HUD Community Project Funding Grant Program Coastal Resiliency Phase IV ...
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