Placement: Consent Agenda
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Accept the St. Lucie County Regional Resilience Vulnerability Assessment Final Report
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Submitted By: : Kate Parmelee, Deputy City Manager for Strategic Initiatives & Innovation
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of high-quality infrastructure and facilities.
Executive Summary (General Business): The final St. Lucie County Regional Resilience Vulnerability Assessment has been prepared for the City Council's final review and acceptance.
Presentation Information: Representatives from St. Lucie County and Port St. Lucie members of the steering committee will be available for questions.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council accept the final St. Lucie County Regional Resilience Vulnerability Assessment (RVA).
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and accept the final St. Lucie County Regional Resilience Vulnerability Assessment (RVA).
2. Move that the Council provide staff direction.
Background: In 2023, St. Lucie County entered a grant agreement with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) for two Resilient Florida Program grant awards. These awards fund the development of a St. Lucie County Regional Resilience Vulnerability Assessment (RVA) to analyze current and future flood impacts on critical assets throughout the County. The Resilient Florida Program was created by State Statute 380.093, F.S. The Program includes the requirement for the Florida Flood Hub (USF) to develop a statewide vulnerability assessment every five years, and FDEP to develop an annual Sea Level Rise and Flooding Resilience Plan. In addition, the Statute created planning and infrastructure grant funding and developed specific criteria for conducting all vulnerability assessments, with the goal of having all counties conduct local/regional vulnerability assessments that align with the statewide effort. This Final St. Lucie County Regional Resilience...
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