M E M O R A N D U M
To: Honorable Mayor and Town Council
From: Rafael G. Casals, Town Manager
Date: October 15, 2014
Re: A Resolution approving the State of Florida Financial Assistance Agreement for Stormwater Improvements - Cutler Bay Academy of Advanced Studies, Centennial Campus - Drainage Improvement Project
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CUTLER BAY, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (CONTRACT# SO744) AND THE TOWN OF CUTLER BAY FOR STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS; AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE SAME AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
During the 2013 State Legislative Session, both Town staff and Lobbyist, worked closely to prepare a Community Budget Issue Request (Attachment "A"), for Stormwater Improvements along SW 212 Street, directly in front of Cutler Bay Academy of Advanced Studies - Centennial Campus.
The project will consist of drainage improvements, exfiltration trench for water quality treatment, new outfall pipe connection, roadway resurfacing, pavement markings, and site restoration. The sub-basin is completely developed with single family residential land use and is located directly across from a public high school. Drainage runoff from this project flows into the South Florida Water Management Districts L-31 Canal and ultimately to Biscayne Bay.
The proposed Best Management Practices (BMP) will reduce non-point source pollutant load to the L-31 and Biscayne Canal (C-1); a verified impaired body of water. This project will implement a stormwater treatment train that will include:
> Installation of manatee grates
> Installation of outfall pipes with headwall
> Construction and/or Repair Manholes
> Installation exfiltration trench
> Installation pollution retardant baffles
The purpose of these proposed Stormwater improvements is to res...
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