SUBJECT:
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Request Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Standard Grant Agreement No. L0070 Between Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Marion County (Budget Impact - Neutral; $1,000,000 in additional funding)
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INITIATOR: |
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Tony Cunningham, P.E., Director |
Utilities |
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
The area surrounding the Florida State Fire College has been identified as having soil contamination above the provisional cleanup target levels. The area does not have municipal water service, but instead residents and institutions rely on wells to provide drinking water. Marion County developed a concept plan to extend a centralized potable water system into the Lowell area, aiming to provide clean drinking water within the proposed service area including the State Fire College, other state-run facilities, and surrounding users.
The Standard Grant Agreement L0070 between Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Marion County was originally approved at the Board meeting on March 18, 2025, for the Lowell Area Municipal Drinking Water Project in the amount of $3,500,000. The original funding only covers a portion of the water main expansion and this additional grant allows for further expansion. The County will continue to seek funding in order to complete the project.
Amendment no. 1 to the Standard Grant Agreement no. L0070 increases the project’s revenue and expenditure budget by $1,000,000 and extends the completion deadline from October 31, 2028, to April 20, 2029.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Neutral; $1,000,000 in additional funding.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Standard Grant Agreement No. L0070.
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