Submitted By: Austin Cash
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Presentation By: Sean Lanier
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Department: Engineering
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Modification Number Two to Subaward and Grant Agreement with the Florida Division of Emergency Management to improve the drainage of a residential area located at boundaries northeast of 16th Avenue, extend the agreement terms, and increase the total award to $395,034 by awarding an additional $164,179
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OCALA’S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Quality of Place
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PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
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BACKGROUND:
On December 7, 2021, City Council approved a Federally Funded Subaward and Grant Agreement (“Agreement H0572” or the “Agreement”) between the City of Ocala and the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FEMA). This Agreement awards funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program DR-4337-376-R to improve the drainage of a residential area located at boundaries northeast of 16th Avenue.
On February 6, 2024, City Council approved Modification Number One to the Subaward and Grant Agreement, which reinstated and extended the term through April 30, 2024.
The project included constructing a new detention pond at 1613 Northeast 16th Avenue. The project also included elevating 475 feet of the adjacent road, Northeast 16th Avenue, to divert stormwater runoff to the new pond. The project was completed on April 30, 2025. Because construction costs exceeded the initial budget, the City requested a budget increase, and the Florida Department of Emergency Management recommended it to FEMA. The City also requested a period of performance (POP) extension with the budget increase.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
Agreement H0572 was awarded for an initial term beginning February 1, 2022, and ending April 30, 2023. The Agreement term was then reinstated and extended to end April 30, 2024, with Modification Number One. Modification Number Two reinstates and extends that term through December 31, 2026, and makes the fo...
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