LEGISLATIVE ACTION ITEM
SPONSOR: City Council Vice President Gerald Wingate
SUBJECT:
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TRIUMPH GULF COAST PROJECT SOLICITATION
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RECOMMENDATION:
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That City Council approve a list of projects/programs submitted by the City Council, the Mayor’s Office and the CRA to be transmitted to the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners under the Triumph Gulf Coast Project Solicitation.
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HEARING REQUIRED: No Hearing Required
SUMMARY:
In June of 2017 Governor Scott approved an Act relating to the Gulf Coast Economic Corridor (Triumph Funds) as a result of the Deepwater Horizon incident in 2010.
As part of the Act, Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., was created. Further, and in relevant part under Section 3 (Section 288.8013(2)(c)) it states:
Each board of county commissioners shall solicit proposed projects and programs from
other elected local governing boards within the county (emphasis added) and shall provide
Triumph Gulf Coast Inc., with a list of proposed projects and programs located within its
county….
The listed projects are:
1. The Unity Project
2. Westside Library
3. Affordable Housing
4. Westside Community Resource Center
5. West Moreno Stormwater and Streetscape Project
6. Airport MRO Expansion
7. Port of Pensacola Warehouse 4 Repurpose
8. Port of Pensacola Berth 6
9. Community Maritime Park Marina
10. Downtown Parking Infrastructure
11. Community Maritime Park (CMP) Excursion Ship Dock
12. Sanders Beach Stormwater Park
13. Baywalk
14. Main Street West Corridor Improvements
15. Disaster Management Training Center
16. Hollice T. Williams Urban Greenway
17. Devilliers, Reus and “A” Streetscape
18. Youth Environmental Empowerment
19. West Cervantes Street Corridor Management
20. West Main Street Corridor Improvements
PRIOR ACTION:
October 5, 2017 - City Council Meeting to review proposed projects / programs
FUNDING:
N/A
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None
STAFF CONTACT:
Don Kraher, Council Executive
ATTACHMENTS:
1) BCC Letter re: Triumph Gulf Coast Project Solicitation
2) Fla Stat 2017-63 - Gulf Coast Economic Corridor
3) Council President response to BCC re: Triumph Fund Projects
4) Unity Project
5) Westside Library
6) Affordable Housing
7) Westside Community Resource Center
8) Project Summaries - Mayor’s Projects
9) Hollice T. Williams
10) DeVilliers Reus A Streetscape
11) Triumph Youth Env Program
12) West Cervantes Street CMP
13) West Main Street Corridor Improvement
14) West Moreno Revitalization Strategy
PRESENTATION: No