Review new business requests and meeting procedures

UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE WEST AVENUE PHASE II NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. Capital Improvement Projects Notices 1. NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSION HYBRID MEETING - MAY 18, 2022. 2. GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR THE MAY 18, 2022 HYBRID SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING. 3. USE OF AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT FOR PRESENTATIONS DURING PUBLIC MEETINGS. 4. ADVERTISEMENTS. New Business and Commission Requests - R9 A COMMISSION MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission FROM: Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk DATE: May 18, 2022 3:30 p.m. SUBJECT: DR. STANLEY SUTNICK CITIZEN'S FORUM. SUPPORTING SURVEY DATA N/A Applicable Area Not Applicable Is this a "Residents Right Does this item utilize G.O. to Know" item, pursuant to Bond Funds? City Code Section 2-14? No No Legislative Tracking Office of the City Clerk New Business and Commission Requests - R9 B COMMISSION MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission FROM: Alina T. Hudak, City Manager DATE: May 18, 2022 SUBJECT: UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE WEST AVENUE PHASE II NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. BACKGROUND/HISTORY On January 20, 2022, the City Commission referred the West Avenue Phase II project to the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to conduct a review. Although the OIG’s written report has not been finalized, the OIG will provide an update at a Special Meeting of the City Commission on May 18, 2022. To help inform the discussion at the Special Meeting, the Administration hereby provides this project update. The West Avenue project is designed to enhance quality of life with aesthetics and infrastructure, and to reduce flood risk to this vulnerable neighborhood both now and in the future. This neighborhood is one of the lowest lying areas in the City with elevations as low as 1.7’ NAVD. Since 2017, low-lying areas of West Avenue have experienced flooding from high tides 58 times (NOAA Virginia Key tidal gauges). Flooding is expected to worsen, as the City