Subject:
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Amendment No. 1 to the Community Development Block Grant Mitigation Program Subrecipient Agreement with the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.
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Recommended Action:
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Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Program Subrecipient Agreement with the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO).
• Amendment No. 1 amends the CDBG-MIT Subrecipient Agreement by deleting in its entirety Section 15 Citizen Complaints and replacing in its entirety with updated language for complaints and appeal of program decisions.
• The language of Section 15 Citizen Complaints is only modified to identify how citizen complaints are handled and which program decisions may be appealed.
• Amendment No. 1 does not change the term or amount of the agreement.
• The agreement provides CDBG-MIT funding in the amount of $992,000.00 to be used for a Countywide Flood Mitigation Action Plan.
DEO Agreement No. MT028; Amendment does not change the agreement amount or term; Authorize the Chairman to sign and the Clerk of the Circuit Court to attest.
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Strategic Plan:
Ensure Public Health, Safety, and Welfare
2.1 Provide planning, coordination, prevention and protective services to create and enhance a safe, secure, and healthy community
Practice Superior Environmental Stewardship
3.3 Protect and improve the quality of our water, air, and other natural resources
3.5 Foster a sustainable and resilient community that is prepared for sea level rise and a changing climate
Deliver First Class Services to the Public and Our Customers
5.2 Be responsible stewards of the public’s resources
Summary:
Amendment No. 1 amends the CDBG-MIT Subrecipient by deleting in its entirety Section 15 Citizen Complaints and replacing with their revised agreement language. The Amendment does not change the amount or term of the Agreement. The Grant provides funding for disaster mitigation planning to help reduce risk from future flood hazards.
Background/Explanation:
The grant funded Agreement provides substantial benefit to the County by addressing current-day flooding situations and future conditions, including extreme weather events and impacts from sea-level rise. This effort will result in a robust dataset that will be used to educate the public and identify flood resilient strategies to benefit the County and its municipalities.
The planning effort will leverage the state-approved Local Mitigation Strategy and the recently completed Sea-Level Rise and Storm Surge Vulnerability Assessment. Outcomes from the project include flood hazard data acquisition, community asset inventory collection, flood hazard modeling and map development, asset exposure analysis, adaptation measures and policies.
Fiscal Impact:
N/A
Staff Member Responsible:
Hank Hodde, Sustainability & Resiliency Coordinator, County Administrator’s Office
Kelli Hammer Levy, Director, Public Works
Partners:
Cities of Belleair Beach, Belleair Bluffs, Clearwater, Largo, Madeira Beach, Oldsmar, Pinellas Park, Seminole, St Pete Beach, St Petersburg, Tarpon Springs, and Treasure Island; Towns of Belleair, Indian Shores, Redington Beach, and Redington Shores
Attachments:
Amendment No. 1
Agreement