Submitted By: Austin Cash
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Presentation By: Sean Lanier
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Department: Engineering
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Budget Resolution 2027-105 to amend the Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget to accept and appropriate additional funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Florida Division of Emergency Management in the amount of $164,179
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OCALA’S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Fiscally Sustainable, 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 (FDEM). This Agreement awards funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’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 the construction of a new detention pond located 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. Since the construction cost was higher than what was initially budgeted, a budget increase was requested by the City and recommended to FEMA by the Florida Department of Emergency Management. A period of performance (POP) extension was also requested.
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 following amendments to Agreement H0572...
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