Subject:
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Completing an Expanded Brevard County Vulnerability Assessment along Tropical Trail from Highways 520 to 528
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Fiscal Impact:
$364,500 (90% of costs) to be reimbursed by Resilience Grant 22PLN01 and
$36,450 (10% local match) from Stormwater Utility Funds
Dept/Office:
Natural Resources Management Department (NRM)
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners authorize 1) Execution of the Task Order by the Chair; 2) Execution of future task orders, amendments, and modifications by the County Manager or designee; and 3) any necessary Budget Change Requests.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
Brevard County is required to complete a vulnerability assessment in accordance with Florida Statutes 380.093 in order to competitively compete for future resiliency grant funding from the state. The expanded vulnerability assessment attached will identify and map anticipated storm impacts on Brevard County’s critical infrastructure following analytical processes prescribed by the state. A grant previously approved by the Board on August 22, 2023 will reimburse 90% of the vulnerability assessment costs.
A previous analysis completed by the East Coast Regional Planning Council for Brevard County does not meet the full scope of vulnerability assessment currently required by the state. Therefore, the proposed scope includes expanded analysis to meet current FDEP and statutory requirements regarding vulnerability studies. The updated scope includes data acquisition, analysis of storm surge, rainfall flooding compounded with various required sea level rise scenarios, and production of required maps, reports, and tables. Once all the required risk assessment updates are performed, vulnerable structures will be identified along the Tropical Trail corridor.
Clerk to the Board Instructions:
Execute two (2) copies of the Task Order and return one to NRM.