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Amendment No. 1 to the Grant Funding Agreement with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for Urban Stream Restoration Utilizing Phosphorus Mitigation and Real-Time Variable Rate Injection and Monitoring Systems.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approval and signature by the County Administrator of Amendment No. 1 to the Grant Funding Agreement with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) for Urban Stream Restoration Utilizing Phosphorus Mitigation and Real-Time Variable Rate Injection and Monitoring Systems.
• Amendment extends the Agreement six (6) months to September 1, 2028.
• Contract language revisions were made to include adding sub awardees, milestone deadlines, and revisions to budget allocations.
• No fiscal impact in this Amendment.
FDEP Agreement No. INV50; Agreement amount is $901,840.00 with no County match required; Agreement term expiration date is amended to September 1, 2028.
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Strategic Priorities:
Resilient Infrastructure and Environment
1.4 Improve environmental quality.
1.5 Strengthen resilience and adaptation.
1.6 Ensure sustainable water management.
Summary:
The Amendment extends the Agreement expiration date to September 1, 2028, and modifies the following items in the Agreement:
Attachment 1, Standard Terms and Conditions, is deleted in its entirety and replaced with Attachment 1-A, Revised Standard Terms and Conditions.
Attachment 2, Special Terms and Conditions, is deleted in its entirety and replaced with Attachment 2-A, Revised Special Terms and Conditions.
Attachment 3, Grant Work Plan, is deleted in its entirety and replaced with Attachment 3-A, Revised Grant Work Plan.
Attachment 5, Special Audit Requirements, is deleted in its entirety and replaced with Attachment 5-A, Revised Special Audit Requirements.
Attachment 6, Program-Specific Requirements, is deleted in its entirety and replaced with Attachment 6-A, Revised Program-Specific Requirements. Exhibit -1 was added.
Exhibit A, Progress Report Form, is deleted in its entirety and replaced with Exhibit A-1, Revised Progress Report Form.
Exhibit C, Payment Request Summary Form, is deleted in its entirety and replaced with Exhibit C-1, Revised Payment Request Summary Form.
All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in effect.
Background/Explanation:
Joe’s Creek is a 9.8-mile urbanized stream that flows through Lealman and Kenneth City. Its watershed spans 9,256 acres. Within Joe’s Creek flow path are four (4) small lakes, which collectively encompass approximately twenty-five (25) acres. The creek begins at Silver Lake and flows from east to west until it discharges into Cross Bayou, which flows into Boca Ciega Bay, and ultimately, the Gulf of America.
The project involves coupling innovative treatment solutions and monitoring approaches to remove phosphorus within the waters of Joe’s Creek, as well as inactivating legacy phosphorus in the sediment of the four small lakes within the Creek’s flow path. This project proposes an inline automated injection technology for continuous application of a phosphorus sequestration agent into Joe’s Creek, as well as the application of treatments to sequester sediment-bound phosphorus within the four lakes.
Fiscal Impact:
N/A
Delegated Authority:
Authority for the County Administrator to sign this Amendment is granted under Code Section 2-62 (a)(2).
Staff Member Responsible:
Kelli Hammer Levy, Director, Public Works
Partners:
FDEP
Attachments:
Amendment No. 1
Agreement
Project Area Map