LTC 348-2023 FDEP's Office of Resilience & Coastal Protection, Resilient Florida Grant ProgramDocuSign Envelope ID: 94F3AE5D-D06E-416A4-A97C-42E87C6AE986
MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
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348-2023 LETTER TO COMMISSION
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FROM:
DATE:
Mayor Dan Gelber and MembeG!~t~"Ci!y Commission
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August 2, 2023
SUBJECT: FDEP's Office of Resilience & Coastal Protection, Resilient Florida Grant Program
I am pleased to report that the City has been included in the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Statewide
Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan for three projects for a total of $19,302,955.
• The City of Miami Beach Seawalls and Living Shorelines has been awarded $1,802,955. The
Middle Beach Seawalls and Living Shorelines project will raise public seawall infrastructure
and implement living shorelines at three locations (Beach View Park Seawall, Indian Beach
Park Seawall and West 40 Street and Chase Avenue Seawall) with the purpose of mitigating
threats from flooding and sea level rise while protecting coastal lands from flooding and upland
damage. The grant will supplement existing funding for the city's seawall projects.
• First Street Flood Mitigation and Sea Level Rise Adaptation has been awarded additional
funding in the amount of $15,000,000. The First Street project is the City's next resilience
neighborhood improvement project with the primary objective of mitigating current and future
flooding caused by intense rain, high tides, and sea level rise. The project involves elevating
First Street between Alton Road and Washington Avenue, a new stormwater treatment system
and pump station, a new stormwater gravity collection system and outfall, and the replacement
water and sewer mains along First Street, Alton Rd., and Washington Avenue. These funds
will reduce the budget gap for the remaining funds still needed for this project.
• Fire Station #1 has been awarded additional funding in the amount of $2,500,000. The project
scope involves the construction of a new Category 5 hurricane resilient fire station that is built
over eight feet above FEMA required base flood elevation standards at 16.25' feet, to
accommodate future sea level rise and to allow for future harmonization with elevated roads.
These funds are proposed to be appropriated in the fiscal year 2024 budget.
The funding will support our ongoing efforts to protect areas along the coast, enhance resilience
against tides, waves, and sea level rise and ensure safety as cost overruns continue to escalate.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Krystal Dobbins, Grants
Management Division Director-Finance.
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