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Moore Haven staff pursue emergency generator purchase and meter/seawall grants
Summary
City Manager Larry Tibbs told council the city repurposed a feasibility grant to buy an emergency generator after engineers found City Hall could not be hardened; grant applications for seawall extension and automated meters are due July 13.
City Manager Larry Tibbs told the Moore Haven City Council on July 7 that an earlier grant intended for a feasibility study to harden City Hall could not be used to retrofit the building after engineers concluded the structure could not be hardened. Tibbs said the city worked with the awarding state agency to change the grant description so the funds could be used to purchase an emergency generator; the city posted a request for proposals publicly for that equipment.
Tibbs also said the city is preparing separate grant applications for a seawall extension and automated water and electric meters, with a July 13 deadline for submissions. He told council the meter projects are being submitted separately (water and electric) and that the city obtained estimated costs for the automated meters to support the grant applications; he said if the grants are not awarded the city may consider phased installation. The minutes do not say whether the generator purchase has been funded or awarded; the action described is a change in the grant description and a solicitation for proposals.
