Placement: Consent Agenda
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Second Amendment to Grant Agreement No. 23PLN31 with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the Vulnerability Assessment for an Extension of Term.
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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.
Summary Brief (Agreements/Contracts only)
1. Prepared by: Florida Department of Environmental Protection
2. Parties: City of Port St. Lucie and Florida Department of Environmental Protection
3. Purpose: Amend the agreement for an extension of the term.
4. New/Renewal/Modified: Modification of the agreement term end date.
5. Duration: Extend the agreement through June 30, 2027.
6. Benefits to Port St. Lucie: The amendment will extend the contract so that it will allow for the Vulnerability Assessment to be finalized and up to $500,000 of the design cost will be reimbursed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
7. Cost to Port St. Lucie (Annual and Potential): There is no cost to the City.
Presentation Information: N/A.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve the Amended Grant Agreement
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve the Amended Grant Agreement.
2. Move that the Council reject the Amended Grant Agreement and provide direction.
Background: The City of Port St. Lucie and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) entered into the original Grant Agreement on November 23, 2023, which allows the FDEP to reimburse the City up to $500,000 for the Vulnerability Assessment. The grant agreement was amended on May 7, 2025, to extend the Grant Agreement until June 30, 2026. The Vulnerability Assessment is nearing completion, but it is anticipated that presentation of the report to City Council at one-on-one meetings and presentation of the final report at a City Council meeting will require the agreement to be extended beyond June 30, 2026. It should be noted that while the Vulnerability Assessment will be done this summer, and after coordination with FDEP and at their request, to accommodate grant close out requirements the proposed amendment will extend the grant another year with an end date of June 30, 2027.
Issues/Analysis: N/A.
Financial Information: The grant agreement allows the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to reimburse the City up to $500,000 for the Vulnerability Assessment.
Special Consideration: N/A.
Location of Project: The project is a Vulnerability Assessment that includes the entire City of Port St. Lucie.
Attachments:
1. Second Amendment to November 23, 2023, Grant Agreement by and between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and the City of Port St. Lucie.
2. First Amendment to November 23, 2023, Grant Agreement by and between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and the City of Port St. Lucie.
3. November 23, 2023, Grant Agreement by and between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and the City of Port St. Lucie.
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.
Internal Reference Number: 26103-10
Legal Sufficiency Review:
Reviewed by Russell Ward, Deputy City Attorney. Approved as to Legal form and sufficiency by Richard Berrios, City Attorney.