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Pembroke Park hears vulnerability assessment and 10-year stormwater master plan from consultants
Summary
Kimley Horn presented a Resilient Florida-funded vulnerability assessment and a separate stormwater master plan that identify flood-prone focus areas, adaptation strategies and a 10-year capital improvement program with annual budgets of about $1–1.2 million.
Consultants from Kimley Horn presented the Town of Pembroke Park with a vulnerability assessment and a separate stormwater master plan during a recent meeting of the Town Commission.
The vulnerability assessment, prepared to meet Resilient Florida program requirements, maps flood exposure from rainfall, storm surge and sea-level rise and compares those hazards to town “critical assets” to identify where implementation funds would be most effective, Matt Brosman, an engineer with Kimley Horn, told the commission. "These are not final projects," Brosman said, describing the study as a planning-level product intended to unlock state implementation funding.
The town’s stormwater master plan, presented by Tiffany Stanton of Kimley Horn, uses a hydraulic model of the whole town to target projects and set performance goals. Stanton said the report recommends keeping roads passable for a 10-year storm and protecting finished floor elevations in a 100-year event, and it accounts for evolving state water-quality rules on nitrogen and phosphorus.
Kimley Horn identified three focus areas for priority work based on concentrations of vulnerable assets and coordination with the town’s stormwater master plan. The firm proposed 10 capital projects, including phased work along Park Road, two phases on 31st Avenue, exfiltration trenches in west-side neighborhoods (including along 55th and 50th streets), and work near 36th Court. Stanton described the Park Road recommendations as adding inlets and tying isolated systems into a single trunk pipeline to improve conveyance back to pump stations.
The consultants also described adaptation options grouped into three types: in-ground measures (for example, elevating infrastructure), operational measures (deployable flood barriers for critical facilities), and planning or policy measures (for example, stronger finished-floor criteria). Giselle (Kimley Horn) said the vulnerability assessment included iterative mapping for multiple scenarios and future conditions, including king tides and projected rainfall increases provided by the South Florida Water Management District.
Town staff and the consultants said the vulnerability assessment has been submitted to the state for review; staff expects the state to either comment or approve the report in the near term. The commission requested a follow-up, longer-format meeting focused on the vulnerability assessment and its overlap with the stormwater master plan so members can review detailed analyses and cost estimates.
The consultants also provided a recommended 10-year capital improvement program with annual budgets in the $1 million to $1.2 million range; Stanton said that amount reflects both project carry-in and escalating operation-and-maintenance costs as projects come online.
Town staff said the master plans are intended to inform which projects will be pursued for funding in the next three to five years and to position the town to apply for Resilient Florida and other implementation grants.
