Council authorized Grant Funding to cover all but $10 for the first 300 annual passes purchased by City of Bonita Springs local residents beginning June 1, 2026 for a sub-recipient agreement (between the City of Bonita Springs and Lee County Board of County Commissioners for FY2023-2024, FY2024-2025 and FY2025-2026).
BACKGROUND: HUD recognizes Lee County as an Urban County in the CDBG entitlement program. The
County is designated as the Lead Agency for the City’s yearly entitlement funds. Since 2004,
Bonita Springs has partnered with Lee County through an Urban County Cooperation Agreement to manage the yearly entitlement allocation.
Staff received the attached sub-recipient agreement from Lee County Human and Veterans Services. The agreement covers the following CDBG fiscal years: FY2023-2024, FY2024-2025 and FY2025-2026 for a total contract allocation of $907,415.58. Previous entitlement funds from FY2020 to FY 2023 were used to design the Rosemary Drive Stormwater and Multi-Use Pathway Project. The current funding will fund the construction of the project.
Funding from the agreement, in conjunction with state legislative funding ($1.4million) and recently approved funding from congressional appropriation ($2.0million) and general funds will be used to construct the proposed Rosemary Drive improvements. The project