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Cutler Bay reports CRS Class‑3 rating and multiple grants to bolster flood mitigation and stormwater projects
Summary
Public Works Director reported a CRS credit total of 3,556 points and a Class‑3 rating that yields an estimated average flood‑insurance savings of $523 per policy and nearly $3 million annual townwide savings; staff listed several recent FDOT, FDEP and EPA grants supporting local stormwater work.
Public Works Director Alfredo Gintaro presented the town’s 2024 Local Mitigation Strategy and Flood Mitigation Plan update, reporting that Cutler Bay now has 3,556 Community Rating System (CRS) credit points and holds a Class‑3 rating under the National Flood Insurance Program, which provides a reported average per‑policy discount of about $523 and an estimated townwide savings of $2,963,244 annually.
Gintaro summarized the town’s recent grant awards and ongoing projects: an $800,000 FDOT LAP grant for the SW 82nd Avenue roadway improvement project (Motorola Road to SW 184th Street), a $1,000,000 FDOT LAP grant for Caribbean Boulevard improvements, two FDEP grants totaling $4,000,000 for the Bel Air sub‑basin water‑quality project, a $750,000 FDEP grant for the C‑100 canal stabilization project, a $700,000 FDEP grant for a Cutler Bay wetlands restoration project (both under design), and a $1,000,000 EPA grant routed through a congressional office for additional stormwater improvements.
Gintaro told the council the flood mitigation plan functions as a programmatic vehicle to prioritize projects in the town’s grant application ‘project bank,’ and that the town’s participation in the mitigation strategy and quarterly coordination with Miami‑Dade County emergency management helped earn CRS points. Staff said the CRS Class‑3 status is relatively rare—only 23 of 1,762 participating U.S. communities have Class‑3 or better—and yields meaningful premium savings for policyholders.
Council praised staff for the long‑term work that led to the rating and the grant portfolio. The town manager and lobbying team also noted the importance of early engagement in the state budget/grant cycle to protect resiliency funding in Tallahassee.
Copies of the LMS and the Flood Mitigation Plan are available on the town website and will be posted in the town enews, staff said.
