Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: August 25, 2025
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: N/A
FROM: Tanya Wilson, AICP, Director, Planning, Environmental, and Development Services Department
CONTACT: Ren?e H. Parker, LEP, Manager, Environmental Protection Officer
PHONE: (407) 836-1420
DIVISION: Environmental Protection Division
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval and execution of State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection Standard Grant Agreement Wekiva Pond 6794 Retrofit Agreement Number: NS117 between the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Orange County in the amount of $665,000. A match in the amount of $441,111 is required. District 2. (Environmental Protection Division)
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PROJECT: Florida Department of Environmental Protection Grant Agreement Number NS117 Wekiva Pond 6794 Retrofit
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is to request that the Board approve a grant agreement between Orange County and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to provide funding for the construction of a water quality improvement project in the Wekiva and Rock Springs Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) area. The total amount of funding awarded by FDEP Grant Number NS117 is $665,000 with $441,111 match funds pledged by Orange County towards the total project construction costs. The funding will be made available through a cost reimbursement grant, which requires execution of a grant agreement with the FDEP. The grant agreement began July 1, 2023, when the application was initially submitted to FDEP for consideration of state funding. The grant agreement expires July 31, 2028 which allocates five years from the grant begin date to complete project related tasks including the following tasks: grant award recipients to be selected and notified, the project to be bid for construction, contracts to be executed, construction of the project to be completed, and for the post construction report to be prepared...
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