Background:
The City of Sunrise operates a stormwater system consisting of eighteen drainage basins that convey and treat stormwater before discharging into the regional canal system. Recently the City completed a comprehensive Stormwater Master Plan (SWMP) to evaluate the level of service and the capacity of the system, and provided recommendations of Capital Improvement Projects to improve the stormwater management within the City.
One of the recommended projects from SWMP is the Basin 15 Drainage Improvements project. Basin 15 is located between NW 44th Street on the south, Commercial Boulevard on the north, Nob Hill Road on the east, and the South Florida Water Management District C-42 Canal on the west. The basin encompasses an area of approximately 492 acres and overlays the City’s Industrial Park. Due to the size and complexity of Basin 15, the capital improvement project was proposed to be completed in separate phases.
The City of Sunrise applied to the Resilient Broward Grant and was selected to receive a $500,000.00 grant towards the construction of the culverts within the first phase of the Basin 15 Drainage Improvements project (NW 50th Street and NW 52nd Street). The City's application was submitted to Broward County, through its Water Advisory Board, and received favorable consideration among many other projects. Funding will be made available through cost reimbursement, which will require execution of an Interlocal Agreement with Broward County. The Resilient Broward Grant requires matching to be provided by the City for a minimum of 50% of the cost of the project. The required matching amount has already been allocated to the project.
This project has been designed and is in the process of solicitation for bids, with construction planned to start in Spring of 2026.
City staff reviewed the Interlocal Agreement provided by Broward County and requests permission from the City Commission to allow the Mayor to execute the Interlocal Agreement.