PUBLIC NOTICE OF PROPOSED CDBG DISASTER RECOVERY MITIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS FOR THE CITY OF COTTONDALE
The City of Cottondale anticipates applying for Round Three of the Rebuild Florida General Infrastructure Program (GIP) funding provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support long-term mitigation efforts by assisting the State of Florida and its local governments in minimizing or eliminating the risks and reducing losses from future disasters. This program is being administered by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) thru the Community Development Block Grant – Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Program. A total of six hundred eighty million four hundred eleven thousand dollars ($680,411,000.00) in funding has been allocated by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) for the Rebuild Florida General Infrastructure Program. The funding will be allocated through three separate funding cycles which will be held over a three-year period with the third funding cycle, to have applications due in to DEO on or before June 10, 2022. The amount of funding available in the third GIP application cycle is forty-two million two hundred twenty-three thousand, four hundred forty dollars ($42,223,440.00). The minimum allowable grant request is five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00). Eligible types of projects are those that demonstrate increased community resiliency. Examples of some of the types of projects encouraged by DEO are as follows:
• Restoration of critical infrastructure (such as water and sewer facilities, streets, removal of debris, drainage, bridges, etc.)
• Re-nourishment of protective coastal dune systems and state beaches
• Building or fortifying buildings that are essential to the health, safety and welfare of a community (this can include shelters, police stations, fire stations, parks and recreational centers, community and senior centers, hospitals, clinics, schools and educational facilities and other public properties)
• Rehabilitation or construction of stormwater management systems
• Improvements to drainage facilities
• Reconstruction of lift stations and sewage treatment plants
• Road repair and improvement and bridge strengthening
• Upgrading of communications, energy, transportation and health and medical resources and systems
• Development of mitigation standards, regulations, policies and programs • Dam safety programs, seawalls and levee systems
• Acquisition of flood prone and environmentally-sensitive lands;
• Retrofitting/hardening/elevating structures and critical facilities
• Relocation of structures, infrastructure and facilities out of vulnerable areas;
• Permanent relocation of residential housing and businesses located in high-risk areas through voluntary buyback programs and rebuilding in low-risk areas
• Public awareness/education campaigns
• Improvement of warning and evacuation systems
The City of Cottondale anticipates submitting two applications. This Potable Water Backup Well Installation totals one million eight hundred ninety-four thousand, seven hundred sixty-six dollars ($1,894,766.00) in funding through Round Three of the CDBG-GIP General Infrastructure Program.
Activities that are typically eligible for funding under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program as well as specific additional activities as outlined in the State of Florida CDBG-MIT Action Plan for the program are eligible projects if no other funding is available to meet the need. Applications are due in DEO no later than 5:00 PM ET on June 10, 2022.
The City of Cottondale anticipates submitting two (2) applications for funding. This project synopsis and budget for the application being submitted is as follows:
Application – Critical Facilities Hardening and Safe Room for Cottondale Police and Fire Departments
(Estimated Grant Request: $1,800,000) Click here for public notice.
Application – Potable Water Backup Well Installation Mitigation: Proposed project will construct a new potable water well and accompanying emergency electrical generator and tie the new water well into the City of Cottondale’s Potable Water System. The new well will ensure continuity of sufficient fire flow pressures and safe viable drinking water during future hurricanes, significant rain events, and power outages. The proposed new well will additionally ensure continuity of fire protection and drinking water in the event the City’s other well(s) suffer damage. The City of Cottondale anticipates submitting an application for the following improvements:
| Structure Name | Project Address or Description | CDBG-MIT Funding | Total Project Costs | |
| Project Administration | N/A | $94,735.00 | $94,735.00 | |
| Project Engineering | N/A | $303,324.00 | $303,324.00 | |
| Potable Water Facility Resiliency & Hardening Improvements (includes Project Delivery Costs and costs for the Environmental Review) | Installation of new potable water well to ensure ongoing fire protection and safe drinking water. The location of the new proposed well is the City’s Recreation Park. | $1,496,707.00 | $1,496,707.00 | |
| Totals | $1,894,766.00 | $1,894,766.00 |
Any resident wishing to know more about the proposed project should contact
Ms. Sherri McBride, City Clerk, City of Cottondale at (850) 352-4361 or at email (cityclerk@cityofcottondale.net). Information relating to the proposed project and application can be accessed on the City of Cottondale website located at https://www.cityofcottondale.net/ . Comments from the public must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 9, 2022. All comments will be considered, and proposed changes will be submitted to DEO. Information relating to the proposed project and application is available for review between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. CT at the City of Cottondale, City Hall located at 2659 Front Street, Cottondale, Florida, 32431.
Any non-English speaking person wishing to provide a response to this public notice should contact Ms. Sherri McBride, City Clerk, City of Cottondale at (850) 352-4361 or at email (cityclerk@cityofcottondale.net) at least five calendar days prior to Thursday, June 9, 2022 and a language interpreter will be provided.
