Belle Isle Vulnerability Assessment Virtual Public Meeting #1
The City of Belle Isle is preparing a citywide vulnerability assessment and is conducting the first of two online public meetings on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 6:00 pm.
Purpose of Citywide Vulnerability Assessment and Associated Public Meetings
The City received a Resilient Florida grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to complete a citywide vulnerability assessment (VA) to identify critical assets at risk of flooding, prioritize flood protection and/or mitigation activities, and prepare a proposed adaptation plan. Drummond Carpenter, a local engineering and planning consultant, is assisting the City through this process which commenced in January 2026 and will conclude in July 2026. On behalf of the City, Drummond Carpenter will host two online public meetings, the first on March 19, 2026, to explain the FDEP-prescribed VA process and seek input from the public on critical assets and flooding issues. The second online public meeting will likely occur in June 2026, at which time the results of the flooding analyses will be presented, as well as prioritization and adaptation concepts. Information on the FDEP Resilient Florida Program can be accessed here: Resilient Florida Program | Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Access to the Public Meetings
For the convenience of interested attendees, the public meetings will be conducted on a Thursday evening (6:00 pm) and online, accessible from personal computers, tablets, phones, etc., via the Teams link provided in the meeting notice. You may join this meeting via Teams link https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b49a52d5-71ea-42b8-95dd-3181dec10987@35dc61ea-c662-48a6-ae52-c13118bcdd38, also available from the City Clerk upon request, or by attending the meeting in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The meeting will take place virtually, but in-person attendees will have the opportunity to watch the presentation and to be heard via podium microphone."
The meeting contact person:
- Cathy Foerster, AICP, Senior Planner, DRUMMOND CARPENTER, PLLC
- Cfoerster@drummondcarpenter.com - 904.315.4676 (cell) - www.DrummondCarpenter.com
