Title
A Resolution Of The Hollywood, Florida Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA"), Authorizing The Appropriate CRA Officials To Approve Additional Fund Participation To The Florida Department Of Transportation, Increasing The Approved Amount From $3,140,000.00 To $4,020,208 For The State Road A1A Beach District Pump Station; Further Authorizing The CRA Executive Director To Execute All Applicable Agreements And/Or Documents To Implement The Project.
Strategic Plan Focus
Infrastructure & Facilities
Body
Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
SR-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 SR-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.
FDOT engaged the services of a consultant to perform a series of hydraulic studies to determine the cause of the chronic flooding conditions along and adjacent to SR-A1A between Hallandale Beach Boulevard to just North of Dania Beach Boulevard. The corresponding hydraulic study engendered a series of reports that examined the existing conditions and provided alternatives to mitigate the chronic flooding conditions along SR-A1A.
One of the main recommendations of the study conducted by FDOT is to install four new stormwater pump stations along SR-A1A. These pump stations are located along SR-A1A at approximately the intersections of Van Buren, Sheridan, Franklin streets, and Bouganvilla Terrace and will serve jurisdictions of multiple entities including FDOT, Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA"), Broward County and the City. FDOT is proposing to share the cost of design and construction with each participating entity ba...
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