The Dunedin City Commission on March 20 unanimously adopted a series of land‑use and utility items, voting to accept subdivision plats for the Sumar B‑1 and 265 Causeway projects, to enter FDOT utility work‑by‑highway‑contractor agreements for two Curlew Road / U.S. 19 projects, and to authorize staff to apply for a Florida Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program grant.

City planning staff told commissioners the Sumar B‑1 plat covers roughly 0.8 acre and will be subdivided into four single‑family lots. Staff recommended adoption after a routine technical review; no public testimony was offered and the commission approved the plat by unanimous roll call vote.

Commissioners also approved the 265 Causeway plat, a 1.05‑acre redevelopment that will be divided into 12 fee‑simple townhome lots plus two commercial parcels and common areas. City staff said design review for that project was approved about a year earlier; the plat is the next step before recordation.

On two separate items, the commission authorized the city to participate in FDOT’s utility relocation process by executing a Utility Work by Highway Contractor Agreement (UWHCA) and a corresponding three‑party escrow agreement. The larger agreement covers FDOT project 448486‑1 (Alt. U.S. 19/Broadway) and carries a city escrow amount of $2,543,415.60; staff said FDOT will now do utility relocations under the FDOT contractor which can shorten overlapping construction and reduce disruption. The second FDOT agreement covers project 448041‑1 (SR 586/Curlew Road) with a city escrow of $270,801.84.

Staff noted a scheduling change: the initial escrow deposit due date moved from April 9, 2025, to October 1, 2025, and DOT’s advertisement and award dates now point to a projected construction start in spring 2026 and completion in fall 2027. City utilities and engineering staff told the commission that the required city funds will come from utility (water/wastewater) accounts and that the city will not remit funds until the FDOT schedule requires the deposit.

Finally, the commission authorized staff to apply for a Florida Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program grant (notice of funding released March 3, 2025). City staff said the application would request the program maximum of $250,000 to harden a public facility (the city prioritized the water treatment plant) and that the state grant requires no local match.

All four formal resolutions and the grant authorization passed unanimously.

What the votes mean: the plats move to recordation after signatures; the FDOT agreements put the city into FDOT’s bid package so one contractor performs road and utility relocation work; the grant authorization allows staff to submit the state application by the April 14 deadline.