HomeMy WebLinkAboutsubstitute itemAGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORK
FILE ID:
Date: 2/25/2005
Requesting Department: Public Facilities
Commission Meeting Date: 3/24/2005 District Impacted: 2
Type: ® Resolution ❑ Ordinance ❑ Emergency Ordinance ❑ Discussion Item
❑ Other
Subject: Find Grant Application - Dinner Key Dredging
Purpose of Item:
The Department of Conferences, Conventions & Public Facilities is seeking funds from the Fl
Inland Navigation District Waterways Assistance Program (FIND) for 73% of the project amo
to $730,000 of grant funding, with the required 27% matching funds of $270,000 to fund the
project. The completion of this project will enhance waterway access, eliminate safety hazar
vessel owners and the maritime community, as well as minimize damage to the bay bottom an
maritime life.
Background Information:
The waterways of Dinner Key provide access to the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Biscayne B
Florida Straits, and the Atlantic Ocean and over 1000 other boaters annually along the Atlantic U.; P' '
Intracoastal Waterway in Miami -Dade County. At certain points near the Seminole Dinghy Doi: meatier
is un-navigable for even the smallest boats, while larger vessel owners pose the risk of running "nd. 0
The proposed dredging area extends outward from the Seminole Public Dinghy Dock & Boat R .
area just east of SW 27th Avenue and Bayshore Drive in Coconut Grove, FL toward the Atlantic)
Intercoastal Waterway will remove the sediment encroaching into the AICW and the surroundin ,areas
off Dinner Key Marina.
Budget Impact Analysis
YES Is this item related to revenue?
YES Is this item an expenditure? If so, please identify funding source below.
General Account No:
Special Revenue Account No:
CIP Project No: 326015
NO Is this Item funded by Homeland Defense/Neighborhood Improvement Bonds?
Start Up Capital Cost: $0.00
Maintenance Cost: $0.00
Total Fiscal Impact: $270.000.00
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