City Manager Clinch told the Venice City Council on Oct. 14 that the City of Venice had submitted three applications for the Resilient SRQ grant program ahead of the Friday deadline.

Clinch said two applications were for the fire department's needs: a high-water response vehicle and an emergency response drone. The third application covers the Flamingo Ditch flood mitigation project; the manager said the flood project is not yet fully developed but is sufficiently advanced to merit an application.

Clinch delivered the update as an informational item; council took no formal vote on the grant applications during the meeting. Staff asked councilmembers to direct questions to the city manager if they had them after the meeting.

No financial or award decisions were discussed; the item was presented to alert the council to the filings and to note the city's participation in the Resilient SRQ program.