Agenda Item # 11.c.
City Commission Regular Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 05/05/2025
- Re
- Beach Protection Project Funding
- Submitted For:
- Linda Cox
SUBJECT:
Approval of Letter of Support to Congressman Brian Mast on behalf of St. Lucie County seeking federal funding for shore protection project.
SUMMARY:
St. Lucie County has successfully worked with the USACE for decades to maintain Fort Pierce Beach. The new project will include a new 50-year federal beach project authorization and T-groins to combat the chronic and persistent erosion just south of the federal Fort Pierce Inlet. The inlet disrupts sediment transport along St. Lucie County’s Atlantic shoreline and requires federal beach nourishment every two years to avoid impacts to adjacent infrastructure. The project will extend the period of nourishment, estimating a renourishment schedule of every 4 years (instead of every 2), ultimately saving federal and non-federal funding.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve and send the letter.
ALTERNATIVES:
Do not approve.
RESPONSIBLE STAFF:
City Manager's Office
COORDINATED WITH:
St. Lucie County Port Director
Fiscal Impact
OTHER INFORMATION:
No fiscal impact.
Attachments
Form Review
- Form Started By:
- Linda Cox
- Started On:
- 04/28/2025 09:11 AM
- Final Approval Date:
- 04/28/2025