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Staff proposes $8M stormwater project for G2/G11 canal using CRA and state matches
Summary
Staff told the committee the mayor has preliminary approval for a $1 million ARPA award and proposed using $4 million in CRA funds to leverage an $8 million stormwater project across roughly 30 acres of G2/G11 canal storage to reduce flood risk for Parktown.
Staff member told the committee the city is pursuing layered funding for a stormwater project in the CRA area adjacent to the G2/G11 canal. "We could do about an $8,000,000 project in the CRA for stormwater," the Staff member said, describing a plan to use $4,000,000 of CRA funds together with a 50% match program (Transform 386) and other grant sources.
During the discussion staff also referenced a separate $3.5 million DOT grant being managed through a transportation project (Airpark to Silver Palm) and said the mayor has a preliminary $1,000,000 in ARPA funding that was not vetoed by the governor; staff characterized the $1,000,000 as "still preliminary." Committee members asked clarifying questions about the type of stormwater work (overflow/bermed storage) and where the canal improvements would locate; staff said the proposed design is bermed storage that allows canal overflow into a pond for short-term storage rather than structural hardening.
Staff said the CRA has limited remaining years of revenue and that CRA extension or county coordination may be necessary to support multi-year projects. Next steps described at the meeting include staff preparing a council proposal and pursuing regional and state matches; staff said some funding and approvals would require county and state coordination.
