Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Hurricane Recovery Funding topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
St. Pete Beach accepts emergency expenditures for hurricanes Helene and Milton totaling roughly $10 million in contracts
Summary
Finance staff reported emergency contracts and expenditures related to hurricanes Helene and Milton; the commission accepted the after‑the‑fact emergency procurements as required by the city charter. Staff noted FEMA reimbursement could take years.
Devin Schmidt, the city’s finance director, presented an after‑the‑fact report on emergency contracts the city manager authorized following hurricanes Helene and Milton and asked the commission to accept the related expenditures, as required by the city charter.
Schmidt told commissioners the Helene contract total is $7.3 million (approximately $6.2 million spent to date) and the Milton contract total is $2.7 million (about $761,000 spent so far). He listed major categories of emergency work: debris collection and monitoring; pump‑station support and pumps; temporary repairs and street patching; emergency electrical and generator work; contracted building officials and plan examiners; and specialized over‑water demolition or cleanup tasks.
“We are reporting the contracts related to the emergency of Helene and Milton, as required for purchases exceeding $25,000,” Schmidt said. He reminded the commission that FEMA reimbursement for eligible work is possible but that reimbursement timelines can lag three to five years. Schmidt said the city had received about $3.9 million so far for Helene category A debris removal and that staff is evaluating an emergency bridge loan to manage cash flow.
Commissioners asked whether there were public comments; none were offered. Vice Mayor Marriott moved to accept the emergency expenditures under the charter’s emergency-procurement provisions; the motion passed on roll call (yes: Marriott, Robinson, Moholland, Petrillo).
