Tampa Bay Region - Southwest Florida Water Management District

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Stormwater Improvement - Flood Protection - St. Petersburg - Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. Street North Area
Project Type
AORs
Flood Protection
Cooperative Funding
Strategic Initiatives
Floodplain Management
City of St. Petersburg
Cooperator(s)
Project Manager Robin Bailey
Task Manager(s)
Status
Proposed Coop. Funding Application
Recommendation
Fund as a 1A priority. This request is for continued funding of a multi-year funded project for the Stormwater Improvement Project
for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street North Improvement Area.
Description
This is a multi-year funded project to perform the Implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs) element of the District's
Watershed Management Program (WMP) in the City's 1994 Stormwater Management Master Plan (SMMP). The watershed covers
0.14 square miles and is located in the City of St. Petersburg. This BMP will be implemented in the Barclay Estates, Gateway, and
the Winston Park Neighborhoods. The issues in these improvement areas are street flooding due to aged and undersized
stormwater collection system elements, and lack of water quality treatment of stormwater. The proposed stormwater conveyance
system improvements include a relief drain for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (9th) Street and adjacent side streets between 83rd
Avenue North and 90th Avenue North that will connect to the first phase of the Project O-6-1 which extended from just south of 83rd
Avenue North to the 77th Avenue Canal. In addition, the City will install a CDS-type unit to remove pollutants and improve the water
quality discharging from the new relief drain. Implementation of BMPs includes the following tasks: design, development of
construction documents, construction permitting, land acquisition, bidding and contractor selection, construction of the BMPs and
construction engineering and inspection. For FY2011 the City requested funding for preliminary design including computer
modeling and preliminary survey, geotechnical report, easement acquisition, subsurface utility excavation; plans and
specifications, permitting, structural design and baffle box design for water quality benefits. For FY2012 the City requested funding
for final design of the project. For FY2013 construction funds are requested to complete the project. The proposed BMP's will
address level of service deficiencies.
Benefits
The project will address level of service deficiencies by improving conveyance within the service area. The Suntree-type unit will
improve water quality in the area by removing pollutants and sediment from the surface runoff.
Costs
The projected cost for this project is $6,900,000 of which the Board's share is $3,450,000 and the City's share is $3,450,000. For
FY2011 the Basin Board budgeted $100,000 and the City provided $100,000 in matching funds for preliminary design. For FY2012,
the City and District each budgeted $250,000 for final design. For FY2013 the City has requested $3,100,000 from the District for
construction. The City would provide $3,100,000 in matching funds. The probable construction costs are based on a BMP analysis
developed by the cooperator. This completes the funding requirements for this project. The District funding amount shown in the
table includes staff salaries.
Additional Information
The WMP includes five major elements: 1) Topographic Information, 2) Watershed Evaluation, 3) Watershed Management Plan, 4)
Implementation of BMPs, and 5) Maintenance of Watershed Parameters and Models. Implementing elements of the WMP with
local governments is one of the District's Strategic Priorities. The WMP provides a method to evaluate the capacity of a watershed
to protect, enhance, and restore water quality and natural systems while achieving flood protection. As part of a previously funded
cooperative agreement with the District, the City, in 1994, developed a stormwater management master plan (SWMMP) and this
project was identified as a needed conveyance system improvement. The existing conveyance system within the neighborhood is
undersized causing street flooding upstream within the adjacent residential neighborhoods. A cooperative funding expenditure
agreement with the City will be developed as a multi-year funded project contingent on the approval of future funding to complete
the Implementation of BMPs. This project requires a cooperative funding request and ranking each fiscal year until completed. The
City is managing the project, where the District project manager must approve any agreements to accomplish project tasks.
Prior
Funding
Cumulative
Transfer or
Lapsed Funding
FY2012
Funding
FY2013
Funding
Future
Funding
Total
Funding
District Budgeted - Ad Valorem
Based Revenue
010 General Fund (Districtwide) 0 0 0 59
0
59
016 Pinellas-Anclote River Basin 102,367 0 252,187 3,100,000
0 3,454,554
Project Funds Not Budgeted by the
District
City of St. Petersburg 100,000 0 250,000 3,100,000
0 3,450,000
Total
$6,904,613
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