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Backup Documents 07/26/2011 Item #16B47/2612011 Item 16.6.4. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 16 B 4 Recommendation to the Collier County Board of County Commissioners (BCC), acting as the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), to approve the submission of the attached letter to the Collier County Housing, Human and Veteran Services Department (HHVS) in application for the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Disaster Recovery Initiative (DRI)/ Disaster Recovery Enhancement Funds (DREF) grant opportunity seeking grant funding in the amount of $2,100,000 to support further implementation of the Immokalee Stormwater Master Plan. OBJECTIVE: To receive after - the -fact approval from the BCC, acting as the CRA Board, to submit the attached letter to the Collier County .Housing, Human and Veteran Services Department (HHVS) in application for the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Disaster Recovery Initiative (DRI)/ Disaster Recovery Enhancement Funds (DREF) grant opportunity seeking grant funding in the amount of $2,100,000 to support further implementation of the Immokalee Stormwater Master Plan. This grant opportunity was announced by HHVS on June 17, 2011, which was after the SIRE deadline of June 16"'. The attached grant proposal letter was completed on June 22, 2011 and it was due to be submitted to HHVS by June 24, 2011. This timeline did not provide adequate time for the execution of the BCC pre - approval process. CONSIDERATIONS: On June 9, 2009, BCC agenda item #16(B)(7), the BCC voted to accept the Immokalee Storm Water Master Plan (the Plan) as cormnissioned by the Big Cypress Basin of the South Florida Water Management District. This Plan consists of six distinct geographic regions, or projects, throughout the Immokalee Urban Designates Area. These areas are identified as: i . Downtown Immokalee 2. Madison Creek Ditch 3. Immokalee Drive 4. Fish Creek Re- Shaping 5. Slough Cross Drain Additions 6. Lake Trafford Ditch Culvert upgrades On December 16, 2009 the Immokalee CRA Advisory Board approved the submittal of a Community Development Block Grant/Disaster Recovery Initiative (CDBG/DRI) grant application for the design and construction of the Downto-m-1 Immokalee project within the Plan. The application was accepted by the Collier County Housing, Human and Veteran Services Department and the project was subsequently awarded $3,533024 for the construction of the Downtown Immokalee project. At the June 15, 2011 meeting of the Immokalee CRA Local Advisory Board Committee, the Committee made a motion to recommend approval to the BCC to make application for this grant opportunity. CRA staff is hereby requesting after -the -fact Board approval of the submission of the attached letter to the Collier County Housing, Human and Veteran Services Department (HHVS) in application for the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Disaster Recovery Initiative (DRI)/ Disaster Packet Page -1475- •w 7/26/2011 Item 16.6.4. Recovery Enhancement Funds (DREF) grant opportunity seeking grant funding in the amount of $2,100,000 to support further .implementation of the Immokalee Stormwater Master Plan. This grant, if awarded, will be used to fund further stormwater modeling of proposed stormwater infrastructure improvements, generate construction documents (design & specifications), compile probable cost of construction for additional phases, and ultimately to construct additional projects within the Plan. FISCAL IMPACT: If awarded, up to $2,100,000 in DRI /DREF grant funds will be held in Immokalee CRA Grant Fund 715 for further implementation of the Plan. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed by the County Attorney's Off-ice and is legally sufficient for Board action.. This item requires a majority vote. STW GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: This grant opportunity furthers the programs and projects within budgetary and policy guidance for the CRA and BCC of Policy 4.2 of the Future Land Use Element of the Growth Management Plan which reads as follows: "The Immokalee Area Master Plan addresses conservation, future land use, population, recreation, transportation, housing, and the local economy. Major purposes of the Master Plan are coordination of land uses and transportation planning, redevelopment or renewal of blighted areas and the promotion of economic development." RECOMMENDATION: Recommendation to the BCC acting as the CRA to approve the submission of the attached letter to the Collier County Housing, .Human and Veteran Services Department (HHVS) in application for the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Disaster Recovery Initiative (DR[)/ Disaster Recovery Enhancement Funds (DREF) grant opportunity seeking grant funding in the amount of $2,100,000 to support further implementation of the Immokalee Stormwater Master Plan. PREPARED BY: Bradley Muckel, Project Manager, Collier County CRA - Immokalee Attachments: 1) DRI /DREF application letter. 1) Packet Page -1476- COLLIER COUNTY Board of County Commissioners Item Number: 16.13.4. 7/26/2091 Item 16.B.4. 1684 Item Summary: Recommendation to the Collier County Board of County Commissioners (BCC), acting as the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), to approve the submission of the attached letter to the Collier County Housing, Human and Veteran Services Department (HHVS) in application for the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Disaster Recovery Initiative (DRI)/ Disaster Recovery Enhancement f=unds (DREF) grant opportunity seeking grant funding in the amount of $2,100,000 to support further implementation of the Immokalee Stormwater Master Plan. Meeting Date: 7/26/2011 Prepared By Name: MuckelBradley Title: Project Manager, 7/11/2011 3:50:32 PM Submitted by Title: Project Manager, Name: MuckelBradley 7/11/20113:50:33 PM Approved By Name: PhillippiPenny Title: Executive Director, Trnmokalee CRA, Date: 7 /11/2011 5:14:38 PM Name: Joshua Thomas Title: Grants Support Specialist, Date: 7/12/20114:02:52 PM Name: WilliamsSteven Title: Assistant County Attorney,County Attorney Date: 7/14/2011 10:20:32 AM Packet Page -1477- Name: KlatzkowJeff Title: County Attorney, Date: 7/14/2011 10:48:40 AM Name: FinnEd Date: 7/18/2011 2:04 :49 PM 7/26/2011 Item 16.B.4. Name: PriceLen Title: Administrator - Administrative Services, Date: 7/18/2011 5:04:59 .PM Packet Page -1478- 7/26/2011 Item 16.13.4. Packet Page -1479- ClA r Coun!y Communily Reedew1opmem Asgenty IMMO "LEE CRA avernhisHoerd i The Face to Cats Horne 1 Commissioner Donna Fiala June 22, 2011 (Revised July 19, 2011 Commissioner Tom Henning Frank "Buddy„ Ramsey Commissioner Housing Manager James N. Colette. Housing, Human & Veteran Services Chairman 3301 E. Tamiami Trail Commissioner Naples, Florida 34112 Fred W. Coyle Phone (239).252-4663 Fax (239) 252 -6542 Commissioner Georgia Hiller Re: DRUDREF Project Grant Proposal, Immokalee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) CRA Advisary Board Dear Mr. Ramsey: vtichael "Mike" " Facunda Chairman As requested in your memo dated Friday, June 17, 2011, the purpose of this letter is to request that your Edward "Ski" olesky department consider the Immokalee CRA for the Florida Department of Community Affairs Disaster Recovery Initiative (DRI), Disaster Recovery Enhancement Funds (DREF) grant opportunity. Jeffrey Randall Robert Halman As you know, your department approved a grant in the amount of $3,533,124 in September, 2010 (CDBG EX-officio Contract #i10- DB- D4- 09- 21- 01 -K09) under the initial round of DRI grant funds to begin construction of the largest of the six projects within the Immokalee Stormwater Master Plan (ISWMP). This grant request, and Julio Eslremera subsequent award, came about as a result of historical flooding and detrimental water quality issues throughout rrie a �Iliams the Immokalee Urban Designated Area. .hell Snow Although this source of funding has proven to be a pivotal tool in bringing the ISWMP. to fruition, the Immokalee CRA is seeking additional funding to continue the implementation of the 1S WMP. Please let the Floyd Crews following brief narrative and anticipated budget serve as our proposal for the next "phase" of the ISWMP Ana Salazar implementation. Melissa Martin= Narrative James Wall The Immokalee Urban area has seen a high level of development over the Iast decade, with the existing and Eva Deyo recently permitted drainage not having adequate conveyance capacity and storage to meet the increase in runoff. CRA stOff The slough south of Immokalee that connects Lake Trafford to the urban area has seen lower flows overtime. This reduction of flow and water levels in the slough has been impacted by the diversion of development runoff Penny Phillippi to the Barron River Canal (SR 29). Historically, water levels and flow throughout the slough were higher while Executive Director concentration levels in the slough and lake were lower. Collier County is now the second largest growing 239.252.2310 county in the State of Florida with the Immokalee Urban area likely to experience substantial growth as the Bradley Muckel available land closer to coast (Naples and Bonita Springs) is now built out and has reached a construction Project Manager saturation point. 239252.5549 Christie curt The Immokalee Urban Area functions as a Ivey segment of the Lake Trafford Watershed, and currently there is dministrati��e Assistant tine A no water quality treatment for sormwater runoff before it enters streams and ditches flowing to the lake. In q � 239.252.2313 addition, there are several areas within the Urban Area where flooding and conveyance capacity both present safety and health risks due to the abundance of open ditches with poor water quality' a result, flood waters in Rosemary Dillon irrtinis the .Immokalee Urban Area that regularly impede roadways and yards during the rainy season, and that BDCAssistant ultimately reach the Lake Trafford slough at the south end of town, contain unacceptably high levels of harmful 239.269 -962$ contaminants including E -coli, phosphorus, nitrogen, ammonia and suspended solids. Mare Capita In 2004 the South Florida Water Management District commissioned H.W. Lochner; inc. of Clearwater, Florida _ TBDC r to undertake the Immokalee Stormwater Master Plan (ISWMP) Design Project. The Lochner contract consisted 269 -9629 of separating the Immokalee Urban Designated Area into six geographical "project areas" in order to analyze the existing hydraulic conditions within each area that were collectively affecting the water quality issues Packet Page -1479- 1684 7/26/2011 Item 16.13.4. identified in the Lake Trafford Slough and receiving Lake Trafford body of water. Deliverables identified in the contract included a comprehensive detailed water quality report along with a conceptual design for each of the six project areas with the ultimate ;oal of measuring the existing levels of contaminants and creating a conceptual design that would alleviate all water flow and contaminant issues. The six geographical areas were subsequently identified in the Lochner study as follows: I. Downtown Immokalee 2. Madison Creek Ditch 3. Im.mokalce Drive 4. Fish Creek Re- Shaping 5. Slough Cross Drain Additions 6. Lake Trafford Ditch Culvert upgrades As previously stated, the initial grant from your department is currently being used to fund the construction of the "Downtown Immokalee" project, which is the largest of the six projects within the ISWMP. We anticipate that DRI /DREF funds will be used to complete the construction of the "Downtown" project and to fund the design and construction of subsequent phases of this massive implementation effort. Budget Project Fundim, Activit%- Gmnt Ainuunt matching CulLtribulion - -Match source Land Acquisition $500,000.00 $2.1701000.00 DRI/DREF Staff $86,400.00 $1;440,000.00 570,000.00 Immokalee CRA ' DRI/DREF j Design/Engineers Estimate of Probable Construction Costs Construction Construction Inspection (C EI. ) $60,000.00 _ DRLDRL-F Public Education/Informatioual Workshops $13,600.00 DRIIDREF Totals: Total Project Cost.: ?939;A98iE? $70,000.00 $2.1 00.000.00 $2xI00 -080 08 $2.1701000.00 $2.170,000.00 Thant: you very much for your time and consideration in this matter. As always, please do not hesitate to contact me directly should you have any questions or concerns with this letter. Penny S, Ijbgilippi Immokalec CRA Executive Director 239- 285 -7635 Celt PermyPhillippird Colliervoy.net 2 Packet Page -1480-