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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Approving And Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute Amendment No. 1 To Agreement No. 22FRP13 With The State Of Florida Department Of Environmental Protection Resilient Florida Program Grant In The Amount Of $14,112,000.00, For The Design And Construction Of Tidal Flooding Mitigation And Shoreline Protection Phases I, II, & III Projects; Authorizing The Required Matching Funds In The Amount Of $13,888,000.00 To Be Paid From General Obligation Bond Project Funding; Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute All Grant Documents, Agreements And Amendments For The Tidal Flooding Mitigation And Shoreline Protection Project, A General Obligation Bond Project.
Strategic Plan Focus
Resilience & Sustainability
Body
Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
On March 12, 2019, the City held a Special Election wherein a majority of voters approved funding, through a General Obligation Bond (GO Bond), for the Tidal Flooding Mitigation and Shoreline Protection Project. The project's purpose was to provide tidal barriers to the City owned properties most vulnerable to tidal flooding, around the two man-made inlets known as North Lake and South Lake.
The project was divided into 22 smaller projects, matching the parcel map, and classified by phases. Eight locations were classified as Phase 1 projects, and were slated for completion under the GO Bond project scope.
The City secured a design consultant for the project, approved under R-2020-275. The contract stipulated that the design for Phase 1 projects be developed from survey, planning, permitting, final design and construction engineering services. Fourteen projects were classified as either Phase 2 or Phase 3 projects. The scope of services included only the development of conceptual design for Phases 2 and 3. These conceptual drawings were utilized to apply for grant funding.
The De...
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