AGENDA REPORT
DATE: October 12, 2026
TO: City Commission
FROM: Bill McDaniel, City Manager
SUBJECT: State Grant Agreement L0390 for Plant City McIntosh Park
Integrated Water Master Plan
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City of Plant City has received several legislative appropriations (LPA0038) for the McIntosh Preserve Suite of Integrated Projects. The City signed the first awarded appropriation in FY 2019-20 in the amount of $350,000. Subsequent amendments for FY 2021-22 and FY 2022-23 provided an additional $6,000,000 in funding.
In FY 2023-24, the City was awarded an additional $5,000,000, bringing the total legislative grant appropriation award to $11,350,000. The third amendment also extended the project's funding expiration date to March 31, 2026.
In addition to the legislative approriations, the City has received Agreement L0390, an additional award of $2,707,162.60 towards the McIntosh Park construction project. With this agreement, the total amount of funding is $14,057,162.60.
The City has completed the design for the McIntosh Park Project and the project is currently in the bid phase. Construction is anticipated to be 18 months. Agreement L0390 includes a project expiration date of March 31, 2030, which provides time to complete construction and close out documents.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Commission authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement No. L0390 with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to add $2,707,162.60 for the McIntosh Preserve Suite of Integrated Projects.
FISCAL IMPACT:
A budget adjustment and a CIP adjustment are included on the agenda and will allocate the grant funds to CIP # UO033 - Wetland Expansion.
Prepared by: Hye (Jay) Kwag, PE, PMP / Utilities Engineering Manager