TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Missie Barletto, Public Works Director
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: December 8, 2025
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APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 230-25 APPROVING A GRANT AGREEMENT (L0179) WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (FDEP) TO PROVIDE PARTIAL FUNDING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE DELRAY BEACH GULFSTREAM BOULEVARD AND SE 36TH AVENUE STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000,000.00
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Motion to Approve Resolution No. 230-25 approving a grant agreement (L0179) with the FDEP to provide partial funding for Delray Beach Gulfstream Boulevard and SE 36th Avenue Streetscape Improvements Project (Public Works Project No. 17-010) in the amount of $1,000,000.00; authorizing the City Manager to execute any amendments and/or renewals thereto and take any and all actions necessary to effectuate the intent of this resolution; providing an effective date; and for other purposes.
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Background:
SE 36th Avenue/Gulfstream Boulevard is jointly owned by both the City (eastbound lane/southern portion) and Boynton Beach (westbound lane/northern portion). Both the City and Boynton previously entered into an ILA, dated May 19, 2020, as amended by that First Amendment dated February 25, 2021, to provide for the shared expenses of the engineering design for improvements from Seacrest Boulevard eastward to the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) right-of-way (ROW). The scope of work consists of roadway widening for an existing two-lane road with milling and resurfacing; a new 10-foot-wide concrete shared-use path on Boynton Beach’s side, and an 8-foot-wide concrete shared-use path on Delray Beach’s side; landscape removals and new plantings; irrigation; reconstruction of medians; 24-inch drainage pipe inclusive of drainage structures and 6-foot-wide exfiltration trenches; water service replacement; swale re-grading; lighting; and incidental construction of curbs, sidewalks, driveways, sod, pavement markings, signage, and utility reconstruction (the “Streetscape Portion”) and construction of a new watermain (“Watermain Portion Phase I”).
The City is only responsible for construction costs associated with the Streetscape Portion of the project, estimated to be $2,657,411.20. The City and Boynton Beach, via an Interlocal Agreement (ILA), will agree to the following estimated pro rata expense allocation:
Boynton Beach Portion $1,343,135.60
Delray Beach Portion $1,314,275.60
The actual cost of the Streetscape Portion of the shall not exceed $1,500,000.00 base estimated construction cost plus a 10% allowance for estimation accuracy, and a 10% contingency for unforeseen conditions) for either party without further approvals.
In February 2025, a state appropriation request was submitted for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 on behalf of the City for the Gulfstream Boulevard/SE 36th Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project in the amount of $1,000,000.00. In July 2025, the City was advised that the appropriation was approved.
Staff is requesting review and approval of FDEP Agreement L0179 in the amount of $1,000,000.00 to offset the City’s portion of costs associated with the Gulfstream Boulevard/SE 36th Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project.
This request is in accordance with Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual, Policy BF-24, Grant Administration Policy and Procedures.
Attachments:
1. Resolution No. 230-25
2. FDEP Grant Agreement L0179
3. Legal Review
City Attorney Review:
Approved as to form and legal sufficiency.
Funding Source/Financial Impact:
Funding in the amount of $1,650,000.00 is available in Account No. 334-41-340-541-63-90 (Capital Outlay Other Improvements) as approved in the Fiscal Years 2026 through 2030 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) Budget for this project (Finance Project Code 41043). Review and approval of the CIP budget included the $1,000,000.00 appropriation the City was granted via FDEP Agreement L0179.
Timing of Request:
Timely approval of the grant is requested.