Public Notices

To: All interested Agencies, Groups, and Individuals

This is to give notice that the City of Oldsmar under 24 CFR Part 58 has determined that the following proposed action under the Community Project Funding (CPF) Grant# B-22-CP-FL-0244 is located in the 100-year floodplain, and the City of Oldsmar will be identifying and evaluating practicable alternatives to locating the action in the floodplain and the potential impacts on the floodplain from the proposed action, as required by Executive Order 11988, in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR 55.20 Subpart C Procedures for Making Determinations on Floodplain Management.

The proposed project involves in-kind replacement of an existing culvert to improve stormwater flow in an existing residential area by installing, in sections, a 7ft by 4ft concrete box culvert along a portion of State Street in the City of Oldsmar, FL. The proposed project will include excavating and moving utilities as needed within an existing earthen drainage ditch, from the edge of the existing paved road to the near edge of the paved residential sidewalk, for a distance of approximately 1,241 Linear Feet. The project site begins at the headwalls of an existing culvert, located south of the intersection of State St/Clarendon St (28.020262 N/82.392346 W) to just south of the intersection of State St/Arlington Ave (28.015904 N/82.391835 W). The culvert sections will be covered over with earthen material created during excavation to create a green space. Culvert installation is anticipated to take several months to complete and would impact four existing residential properties that are adjacent to the north side of the Project Site. The benefits of this solution include reduced flooding, reduced erosion, reduced stormwater restrictions, and reduced pollutants.

Total funding for the project is estimated at $2,600,000, with $1,600,000 to be funded by the Community Project Funding (CPF) Grant# B-22-CP-FL-0244 and $1,000,000 to be funded by a State funded FDEP Grant. Agreement No. LPA0351.

Review of the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (Community/Panel Nos. 12103C0091H and 12103C0092H), published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and effective 08/24/2021, show that all 0.46 acres of the Project Site are in Zone AE, which is considered a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHAs) Subject to inundation by the 1% Annual Chance Flood (100-year flood zone).

There are three purposes for this notice: First, people who may be affected by activities in floodplains and those who have an interest in the protection of the natural environment should be given an opportunity to express their concerns and provide information about these areas. Commenters are encouraged to offer alternative sites outside of the floodplain, alternative methods to serve the same project purpose, and methods to minimize and mitigate impacts. Second, an adequate public notice program can be an important public educational tool. The dissemination of information and request for public comment about floodplains can facilitate and enhance Federal efforts to reduce the risks and impacts associated with the occupancy and modification of these special areas. Third, as a matter of fairness, when the Federal government determines it will participate in actions taking place in floodplains, it must inform those who may be put at greater or continued risk.

A full description of the proposed action, including maps of floodplains and wetlands, is on file at City of Oldsmar, City Hall, 100 State Street West, Oldsmar, FL 34677 and may be reviewed on the weekdays from 8AM to 5PM until June 8, 2023.

Written comments must be received by City of Oldsmar before or on June 15, 2023 at the following address: Attention: Jesus Sanchez, City Engineer, 100 State St W, Oldsmar, FL 34677, during the hours of 8AM to 5PM, from Monday to Friday. Comments may also be submitted before or on June 8, 2023 via email at Laine Crump at TechServices@myoldsmar.com.

Dated May 31, 2023

Kristin Garcia, CMC, City Clerk, City of Oldsmar, Florida