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Bradenton to submit infrastructure, housing resiliency projects for CDBG‑DR; launches My Bradenton 311 app
Summary
Council approved submitting a pipeline of resiliency projects to Manatee County for HUD CDBG‑DR funding — the city was allocated $16M for infrastructure and staff will submit roughly $73M in candidate projects and a $6M housing lateral repair proposal — and the city introduced the My Bradenton 311 mobile app for non‑emergency service requests.
The Bradenton City Council on May 27 authorized staff to forward preliminary project lists to Manatee County for HUD disaster‑recovery (CDBG‑DR) funding and heard a city launch of a new My Bradenton 311 reporting app.
CDBG‑DR submittal: City staff reported the county has opened a CDBG‑DR program for disaster resiliency. The city’s infrastructure allocation was described as $16 million; staff said they will submit a pipeline of roughly $73 million of prioritized projects so the city has ready‑to‑fund options if additional rounds or reallocations become available. Staff also proposed a $6 million housing request to fund private sanitary‑lateral repairs intended to reduce storm‑water inflow into the sewer system and thereby improve treatment plant resiliency.
“Although the city was allocated $16 million, we will submit all $73 million of projects so we are ready if more funding becomes available,” staff said. Project candidates emphasize stormwater and drainage improvements in vulnerable neighborhoods, road and drainage intersection fixes, and other resiliency investments; staff said the county will rank projects and coordinate with municipalities on final awards.
My Bradenton 311 mobile app: Information Technology staff unveiled a new mobile app and public portal for non‑emergency requests. The app allows residents to submit service requests, upload photos, automatically capture location when enabled, receive status updates and access city news and events. IT Project Manager Teresa Armstrong said reports through the app are integrated with the city’s Enterprise Asset Management system so requests generate work orders and build maintenance history for assets such as hydrants, signs and sidewalks.
Council approved the staff resolutions to submit the CDBG‑DR preliminary project lists and the housing application; staff asked council members to promote the 311 app to residents as a way to streamline reporting, track response status and consolidate duplicate requests.
Next steps: staff will submit the CDBG‑DR applications to Manatee County when the infrastructure window opens and proceed with project design and permitting if awards are made; IT will continue to refine the 311 app and encourage public uptake.
