Placement: New Business
Action Requested: Review Draft and Presentation and Provide Comments
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Review Draft Phase 2 Vulnerability Assessment and Presentation and Provide Consultant Feedback for Consideration to Include in Final Document.
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Submitted By: Peter May, Executive Project Manager, Stormwater
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of high-quality infrastructure and facilities.
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Presentation Information: See attached presentation.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council provide input into the Draft Regional Resilience Plan report and companion Draft Resilience Vulnerability Assessment (RVA-Other Hazards).
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Background: In 2022, St. Lucie County was awarded a CDBG-Mitigation grant in the amount of $600,000 and entered into an agreement with the Florida Department of Commerce (Commerce) to develop a community-wide St. Lucie County Regional Resilience Plan (RRP). The initiative included conducting in-depth Resilience Vulnerability Assessments (RVA) to identify risks and inform potential mitigation and adaptation strategy recommendations as part of the RRP.
Two Vulnerability Assessments were conducted:
1. RVA-Flood
o Funded through a Florida Department of Environmental Protection Resilient Florida grant.
o Analyzed present and future impacts of flooding and sea level rise on critical assets.
o Presented to and accepted by the PSL Council in June 2025.
o Included as an attachment to the RRP.
2. RVA-Other Hazards (RVA-OH)
o Funded through the CDBG-Mit grant.
o Evaluated vulnerabilities related to inland and storm-surge flooding, high winds, extreme heat, drought, wildfire, and coastal erosion.
o A draft version is included as an attachment to the RRP and is currently open for Council feedback.
The RVAs were developed using criteria outlined in State Statute 380.093, F.S., and Federal guidelines. This approach leads to vulnerability assessments that provide the necessary data and corresponding analyses for the County and cities to be eligible and better positioned for future grant funding.
The planning process included extensive community engagement and regular meetings of the St. Lucie Resilience Steering Committee, which played a vital role in shaping the RRP and RVAs. The Steering Committee represented various St. Lucie County, Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce and St. Lucie Village departments, as well as local and regional agency staff.
The Regional Resilience Plan represents the first step in developing a comprehensive and collaborative approach to adapt to and mitigate the effects of extreme and disruptive natural events and is another tool that can be used in planning for a resilient community now and in the future.
Per this request, staff is seeking Council input into the Draft Regional Resilience Plan report and companion Draft Resilience Vulnerability Assessment (RVA-Other Hazards).
Council input will be incorporated into the final versions, which will return to the Council at a future public meeting for formal acceptance.
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Attachments:
• Draft RRP
• Phase II: RVA-Other Hazards
• Phase I: RVA-Flood-previously accepted by Council
• Powerpoint Presentation
NOTE: All of the listed items in the “Attachment” section above are in the custody of the City Clerk. Any item(s) not provided in City Council packets are available upon request from the City Clerk.
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Legal Sufficiency Review:
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Legal sufficiency review of the underlying grant agreement designated 23PLN31 and amendments thereto was performed by Russell Ward, Richard Berrios, and Ella Gilbert in Internal Reference Numbers 25091-10, 23249-05, and 23177-09. However, the report being presented has not been submitted for any legal sufficiency review.