R22-093 1 RESOLUTION NO. R22-093
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3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA,
4 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN A RESILIENT FLORIDA PLANNING
5 GRANT APPLICATION, ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE
6 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (FDEP),
7 AND APPROVE ANY TIME EXTENSIONS REQUIRED TO CONDUCT A
8 CRITICAL SHORELINE INFRASTRUCTURE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
9 AND ADAPTATION ACTION PLAN FOR A REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNT
10 OF UP TO $325,000.00; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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12 WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection has a grant program
13 pursuant to Section 380.093, Florida Statutes known as the "Resilient Florida" program; and
14 WHEREAS, the Resilient Florida grant program provides planning funds to local
15 governments to create vulnerability assessments addressing flood risk without any match
16 requirement; and
17 WHEREAS, Section 380.093(5), Florida Statutes also creates a process for local
18 governments to submit capital projects for potential inclusion in the Statewide Flooding and
19 Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan which would receive a portion of project funding; and
20 WHEREAS, by 2024, for local governments to submit capital projects for consideration
21 in the Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan those, projects will have to be
22 identified in a vulnerability assessment that complies with the requirements of Section
23 380.093(3), Florida Statutes; and
24 WHEREAS, the City of Boynton Beach has completed a community-wide vulnerability
25 assessment with the Coastal Resilience Partnership of Southeast Palm Beach County that
26 complies with the requirements of Section 380.093(3), Florida Statutes; and
27 WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach desires to advance its
28 resilience planning through the development of a Shoreline Infrastructure Vulnerability
29 Assessment and a Critical Asset Adaptation Action Plan that identifies capital projects for
30 subsequent grant applications; and
31 WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach authorizes the Mayor to
32 sign a Resilient Florida Planning Grant application, enter into an agreement with the Florida
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33 Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), and approve any time extensions required to
34 conduct a Critical Shoreline Infrastructure Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Action Plan
35 for a reimbursement amount of up to $325,000.00.
36 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
37 BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
38 Section 1: The foregoing whereas clauses are true and correct and are ratified and
39 confirmed by the City Commission.
40 Section 2: The City Commission hereby authorizes the Mayor to sign a Resilient Florida
41 Planning Grant application, enter into an agreement with the Florida Department of
42 Environmental Protection (FDEP), and approve any time extensions required to conduct a
43 Critical Shoreline Infrastructure Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Action Plan for a
44 reimbursement amount of up to $325,000.00.
45 Section 3: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
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47 PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of ,')ti 2022.
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49 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
50 YES NO
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52 Mayor-Ty Penserga
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54 Vice Mayor-Angela Cruz
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56 Commissioner-Woodrow L. Hay /
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58 Commissioner-Thomas Turkin
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60 Commissioner-Aimee Kelley
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Resilient Florida Planning Grant Application
Project Narrative
June 22, 2022
1.Applicant and Project Information
Applicant Account: City of Boynton Beach
Applicant Grant Manager: Rebecca Harvey
Applicant Authorized Signee:Ty Penserga
Applicant Fiscal Agent: Corinne Elliot
2. Project Information
Choose the project type you are submitting:
Adaptation Planning (Statutory VA is a pre-req)
Partial Vulnerability Assessment(part of community)
Project Title: Critical Shoreline Infrastructure Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Action Plan
Total Grant Funding Amount Requested: $325,000
Total Grant Match Amount: $0
List any municipalities directly served by the project and included in the scope of work. In the next step
you will select the counties, if all municipalities are included that will be in the counties selected
below, enter"all-inclusive."
List the City(ies)/Town(s)/Village(s): City of Boynton Beach
Area Served
Select your county.
Palm Beach
Will the vulnerability assessment include any state managed lands such as National Estuarine
Research Reserves(NERRs)or Aquatic Preserves(APs)?
No
Total Population: 80,869
Percent of Population: 28
3. Project Work Plan
Project Summary(75 words)
The City of Boynton Beach completed a statutory VA and is requesting funding for further adaptation
planning to evaluate specific vulnerabilities of shoreline infrastructure and develop a plan to empower
implementation. The project includes a Shoreline Infrastructure Vulnerability Assessment (SIVA)to
provide robust data on a statutorily required critical asset; and a Critical Asset Adaptation Action Plan
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(CAAAP)to prioritize capital projects and support grant applications to mitigate flooding in the City's
Adaptation Action Areas.
Project Description (300 words)
Boynton Beach completed a comprehensive vulnerability assessment (CVA)with the Coastal Resilience
Partnership of Southeast Palm Beach County, which is currently being updated to meet requirements of
s. 380.093 F.S. The CVA identified Adaptation Action Areas(AAAs) representing the City's most
vulnerable coastal areas,which are located east of Seacrest Blvd. encompassing the City's central
business district. Sea level rise threatens the AAAs through extreme high tides and storm surge
overtopping seawalls, and through loss of drainage capacity to Intracoastal outfalls.The City has
determined that detailed data on these critical coastal assets (seawalls,outfalls, and other shoreline
infrastructure) is essential to plan and implement projects and policies to mitigate flooding in the AAAs.
This project includes a Shoreline Infrastructure Vulnerability Assessment(SIVA) and a Critical Asset
Adaptation Action Plan (CAAAP).The SIVA is a field study of all public and private tidally influenced
seawalls and public drainage pipes along the City's Intracoastal Waterway. Goals are to evaluate the
ability of the existing shoreline infrastructure to protect the City's other critical assets and vulnerable
properties from coastal flooding and sea level rise; and to support development of an ordinance to
implement conformance of privately owned seawalls to a required minimum height.The SIVA will
produce GIS data to augment the City's CVA dataset and expand coverage of critical assets.
The CAAAP will provide an action plan to implement critical asset adaptation in the AAAs.The plan will
draw on the existing CVA and the new SIVA data to develop an inventory of critical and regionally
significant assets impacted by flooding, and a list of prioritized, partially designed capital projects to
address flood risks for City-owned critical assets.The CAAAP will be used to guide the City's capital
planning and prepare future grant applications.
4. Project Need and Benefit
Explain the demonstrated need,which the project addresses.
The City of Boynton Beach has advanced its adaptation planning since 2018 as leader of the Coastal
Resilience Partnership(CRP) of Southeast Palm Beach County.With support of three prior Resilience
Planning Grants on behalf of the CRP (Agreement Nos. R1817, R1906, and 22RRE09),the City is now
finalizing updates to a comprehensive vulnerability assessment (CVA)to meet the required statutory
elements of Section 380.093, F.S., by September 1, 2022. In addition,the City has advanced flood
resilience through a 2021 update to its Flood Mitigation Plan and recent improvement to Class 5 in the
Community Rating System (CRS) program.
This project is the City's next step toward climate resilience through the development of a Shoreline
Infrastructure Vulnerability Assessment(SIVA) and a Critical Asset Adaptation Action Plan (CAAAP).The
SIVA will provide detailed field data on tidally influenced seawalls and drainage pipes, one of the
remaining critical asset categories not yet assessed by the existing CVA and required to be included
within a vulnerability assessment pursuant to Section 380.093(2), F.S. defining critical assets and Section
380.093(3)(c) requiring vulnerability assessments to include all critical assets. Understanding the
functionality of these coastal structures is essential to future planning, as sea level rise reduces the
capacity of the stormwater drainage system and seawalls to protect public property including other City
critical assets and neighborhoods from tidal flooding inclusive of sea level rise, storm surge, and extreme
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rainfall events. Addressing this data gap with robust information about shoreline infrastructure
(elevation, size, materials,condition, etc.)will enable the City to accurately quantify vulnerabilities and
prioritize mitigation projects.
The development of a Critical Asset Adaptation Action Plan (CAAAP) is needed to meet statutory
requirements requiring all critical assets be identified in a vulnerability assessment pursuant to Section
380.093(3)(c)1., F.S.; support applications for future grant applications for projects to be included in the
Comprehensive Statewide Flood Vulnerability and Sea Level Rise Assessment and/or Statewide Flooding
and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan; and add adaptation projects to the City's Capital Improvement Plan
(CIP).The CAAAP will focus within the City's Adaptation Action Areas,which were defined by the CVA
and are in process of designation.These represent the most near-term, high vulnerability areas of the
City.
Explain how the proposed project fits into one or more of the Project Types.
Boynton Beach already complies with the 2015 "Peril of Flood" statute and has already completed a
citywide CVA that meets the required statutory elements for vulnerability assessments. Having
completed these pre-requisites,the City is applying for continued assistance to further its adaptation
planning.This project includes a Partial Vulnerability Assessment(the SIVA)to provide detailed, physical
data on the City's critical shoreline infrastructure, a required critical asset to be included in a
vulnerability assessment,collected through field investigations.This data on a required class of critical
assets and specifically defined as such in statute will be added to the CVA, enhancing the City's ability to
plan and implement mitigation strategies for both public and private shoreline infrastructure.
The project further includes the development of a Critical Asset Adaptation Action Plan (CAMP) building
upon the results of the CVA and the new SIVA data on coastal structures.This CAAAP builds on the prior
CVA project, which provided general recommended adaptation strategies but not a final prioritized list
of critical and regionally significant assets that are impacted by flooding.The CAAAP will provide this
statutorily required inventory of impacted critical assets, and will identify and partially design priority
capital improvement projects, resulting in an actionable plan that the City can integrate into its CIP and
use to support forthcoming project implementation grant applications.
To clearly define this planning effort and optimize the robust new data on shoreline infrastructure
vulnerability,the CAAAP will focus on identifying projects and policies with a 2040 planning horizon in
the areas directly affected by the critical assets that are being studied (seawalls and the coastal drainage
system).The CAAAP will build on the CVA by applying the draft Adaptation Action Area (AAA) maps (a
CVA deliverable) as the focus area.The AAAs encompass infrastructure, neighborhoods,and natural
areas that experience coastal flooding due to extreme high tides and storm surge, and are vulnerable to
the related impacts of rising sea levels.The City is currently preparing the AAA maps and associated
policies for addition to the Comprehensive Plan Coastal Management Element. Draft AAA maps are
included as an attachment to this application.
This Partial Vulnerability Assessment(SIVA) and CAAAP both focus on the coastal area of the City(the
AAAs), located east of Seacrest Blvd. as shown in the attached draft maps.The population of this area is
22,970, 28.4%of the City's total population. However,this area also encompasses the City's central
business/tourism district, so addressing flooding in the AAAs will have benefits for the economy of the
entire City and surrounding region.
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If the project is a Vulnerability Assessment for Peril of Flood compliance or other, please describe how
the project will meet the outlined requirements for a Vulnerability Assessment under s. 380.093, F.S.
The CVA is currently being updated via Agreement 22RRE09 for the Coastal Resilience Partnership of SE
Palm Beach County, covering the entire jurisdiction of the City of Boynton Beach and its Utilities Service
Area.When the update is finalized (September 2022),the CVA will meet the outlined requirements of s.
380.093, F.S.to include the 2017 NOAA intermediate-low and intermediate-high sea level rise
projections for 2040 and 2070 for analyses of tidal flooding and storm surge.
The current project includes a specific Shoreline Infrastructure Vulnerability Assessment (SIVA)to
augment the CVA with information about seawalls and coastal drainage pipes,a category of critical
assets not yet assessed by the CVA. The SIVA will provide GIS data on the elevation and condition of
shoreline infrastructure, which can be overlaid onto the CVA dataset to provide a more detailed
understanding of the vulnerabilities of coastal assets.
If applicable, explain how the proposed project adapts critical assets to the effects of flooding and sea
level rise as defined in s. 380.093, F.S.
The proposed project includes the development of a Critical Asset Adaptation Action Plan (CAAAP), an
actionable roadmap to implement critical asset adaptation in the AAAs.The CAMP will provide a final
list of critical and regionally significant assets that are impacted by flooding, and a list of prioritized,
partially designed capital projects to address flood risks for City-owned critical assets.The CAAAP will be
used to guide the City's capital planning and prepare future grant applications.
Discuss how the project is feasible and can be completed by the grant period deadline.
The City will prepare a scope of work for an RFP/RFQ to be issued as soon as possible upon notification
of award. Procurement is estimated to take 3 months, followed by an estimated 24 months for project
completion,totaling 27 months which is well within the period of performance of 3 years.
Has the applicant entity(ies) performed a prior vulnerability assessment,separate from what is being
proposed in this application?
Yes
Please list which entity(ies) have a prior vulnerability assessment.
The City of Boynton Beach completed a multi-jurisdictional climate change vulnerability assessment in
2021 as a member of the Coastal Resilience Partnership of Southeast Palm Beach County.The VA is
currently being updated to meet requirements of s.380.093 F.S.via DEP Agreement No. 22RRE09
(completion date September 1, 2022).
Would you be willing to share this previous work/data with DEP?
Yes
Uploads
Boynton Beach_Draft Reso_Resillient Florida Planning Grant.pdf
Boynton Beach_Draft AMs_Critical Assets.pdf
Boynton Beach_Draft AAAs_Neighborhood.pdf
Boynton Beach_Draft AAAs_Natural Areas.pdf
Boynton Beach_Executive Summary_CRP CCVA_ADA.pdf
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Task Work Time to
Number Task Title Performed By Task Description Goal Completion List of Deliverables Budget Amount
Data request to City;Review City of Boynton Beach's existing statutory Comprehensive Align and integrate this project into existing CVA; Meeting agenda and sign-in sheets;
Acquire Vulnerability Assessment(CVA);Review draft AAA designations;Review existing shoreline Address data gap by assessing critical shoreline Presentation(s);Summary report
Background Data infrastructure(SI)ordinances and seawall height requirements in local/regional jurisdictions;infrastructure;Establish local/regional seawall including attendee input...;Report
and Perform Gap Contractor Align data collection and goals with concurrent Watershed Planning Initiave(WPI)project; height standards and best practices to guide outlining the data compiled and
1 Analysis only Identify gaps in data and analyses. Adaptation Action Plan recommendations 1-6 months findings of the gap analysis $ 10,000.00
Topographic and elevation data collection on all Intracoastal seawall private and public
parcels,revetment parcels,and stormwater outfalls within the City of Boynton Beach;Data
collection to document financial damages to seawalls from past events;Rapid conditions
assessment of all private tidally influenced seawalls(approximately 6.4 linear miles)by boat Collect data to evaluate the ability of the existing
using standardized condition assessment ratings;Detailed structural inspections of City- shoreline infrastructure to protect the City's other GIS files with appropriate metadata
owned seawalls(approximately 1,095 linear feet);Field investigations of approximately 45 critical assets and vulnerable properties from of the data compiled...Other:GPS
Data Collection public drainage pipes that connect to the Intracoastal Waterway,including data on outfall coastal flooding and sea level rise;Incorporate coordinated video of full length of
or Study/Critical sizes,elevations,materials,storage,and conditions;Inventory and assessment of existing shoreline infrastructure data into GIS dataset of tidally influenced seawalls within the
Asset Inventory Contractor and recommended tidal backflow prevention devices;Incorporation of data into GIS City's existing CVA to expand coverage of critical City,incorporated into GIS
2 for Shorelines only framework to augment existing City CVA data. assets as defined ins.380.093 F.S. 6-9 months framework. $ 100,000.00
Shoreline Infrastructure Vulnerability Assessment(SIVA)Final Report summarizing existing
conditions of seawalls and coastal stormwater system;Analysis of findings in relation to
recommended minimum seawall heights;Recommendations for future public seawall Evaluate vulnerabilities and risks associated with
Final improvements(repair,raise,or replace),including cost estimates;Prioritized list of drainage the City's critical shoreline infrastructure; Support
Vulnerability pipes needing tidal backflow prevention devices,including cost estimates; capital improvement planning and the
Assessment Contractor Recommendations for implementing conformance of privately owned seawalls to development of a Shoreline Infrastructure Final Shoreline Infrastructure
3 Report only recommended height requirements,including draft Ordinance language. Ordinance 1-6 months Vulnerability Assessment Report $ 25,000.00
Develop a Critical Asset Adaptation Action Plan within the geographic scope of the City's
Adaptation Action Areas(AAAs)for the 2040 planning horizon;Use results of both the Develop a list of critical and regionally significant
existing statutory CVA and the new SIVA to identify critical and regionally significant assets assets and a prioritized project list to meet
impacted by flooding in the AAAs;Identify capital projects to address flood risks for City- statutory requirements and support applications
owned critical assets;Prioritize projects within each critical asset class as defined by Section for future Resilient Florida Implementation Grants; Meeting agenda and sign-in sheets;
Critical Asset 380.093,F.S.;Provide conceptual cost estimates of top priority projects in each asset class; Integrate adaptation projects into the City's CIP; Presentation(s);A final list of critical
Adaptation Contractor Provide recommendations for design criteria for future infrastructure or retrofit projects; Develop an actionable roadmap to enhance and regionally significant assets...;
4 Action Plan only Provide GIS enabled mapping for recommended projects;Present plan to City Commission. resilience of shoreline infrastructure. 6-9 months Adaptation Action Plan; $ 100,000.00
Prepare grant applications for projects to be Other:Partial design for 3 capital
Partial Project Contractor Collect data and provide 30%design of up to three priority capital projects to address flood included to the Statewide Flooding and Sea Level projects to address flood risks to City
5 Design only risks for City-owned critical assets in the City's Adaptation Action Areas. Rise Resilience Plan. 1-6 months owned critical assets. $ 90,000.00
TOTAL $ 325,000.00