TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Victor Majtenyi, Deputy Utilities Director
FROM: Suzanne Fisher, Assistant City Manager
THROUGH: George Gretsas, City Manager
DATE: March 3, 2020
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APPROVE A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT FOR PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTARY FUNDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF RECLAIMED WATER MAINS WITHIN THE SW NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, ALONG SW 4TH ST, INCLUDING SW 6TH ST, SW 7TH AVE, AND SW 3RD COURT AND NE 2ND STREET FROM NE 4TH AVE TO NW 2ND AVE, IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $450,000, AS PART OF THEIR COOPERATIVE FUNDING PROGRAM FOR ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY.
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Recommended Action:
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Staff is requesting City Commission to approve and execute grant agreement No. 4600004144 with the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) for providing supplementary funding for construction of reclaimed water mains within the SW neighborhood improvements project, along SW 4th Street, including SW 6th Street, SW 7th Avenue and SW 3rd Court (considered Reclaimed Area 14), as well as NE 2nd Street from NE 4th Avenue to NW 2nd Avenue (considered Phase 1 of Reclaimed Area 10), by means of cost reimbursement in the amount not to exceed $450,000, as part of their Cooperative Funding Program for Alternative Water Supply (AWS).
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Background:
Since 2004, the City has maintained an annual program for expansion of its reclaimed water transmission system for the purpose of providing an alternative irrigation source to City utility customers. Under the AWS Program, SFWMD was able to provide supplemental funding for each of our expansion projects in previous years.
In July 2019, the City was notified by SFWMD that their AWS program was accepting applications for projects proposed for construction in fiscal year 2019/2020. On August 16, 2019, the City submitted its application to request funding assistance for the reclaimed water mains within the SW neighborhood improvements project, along SW 4th Street...
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