Resolution 028-2017RESOLUTION NO. 028 -2017
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA SETTING AN INTERIM STANDARD FOR
DETERMINING THE ELEVATION OF FUTURE ROAD IMPROVEMENT
PROJECTS IN MONROE COUNTY AND DIRECTING INITIATION OF A
COUNTYWIDE ROADS ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY NEAR -TERM ROADS
SUBJECT TO RISK; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Monroe County roads have been impacted by tidal flooding in 2015 and 2016 from King Tides;
and
WHEREAS, knowing that Monroe County would be addressing increased flooding from King Tides, storm
events and /or sea level rise countywide, the County decided to move forward with a "Pilot Roads Project" to test
methods for determining future flood risk scenarios and set a policy framework for making road elevation
decisions relative to future road improvement projects; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners accepted the GreenKeys Sustainability Action Plan in 2016
which included Recommendation 1 -19 for a "Pilot project to conduct a Comprehensive Feasibility Study for
Enhanced Stormwater and Tidewater Criteria (prioritizing areas) for near -term areas subject to inundation risk,
including nuisance flooding (in two locations) "; and
WHEREAS, specific roadway areas were chosen within two communities for the study where impacts from
King Tides were the highest including the Twin Lakes Community in Key Largo (Shaw Drive, Crane Street and
Adams Drive) and the Sands Community in Big Pine Key (Father Tony Way and the Avenues); and
WHEREAS, the Final Report for the Monroe County Pilot Roads Project: The Sands and Twin Lakes
Communities, includes a Methodology and Technical Background (Part 1), Recommendations and Legal and
Policy Analysis (Part 2), Appendix 1: "Methodology for development of flood level estimates for the two
communities" and Appendix 2: Draft Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the methodology for development of flood level estimates for the two communities identifies
water elevations that represents values for an allowable annual flooding return period (not to exceed 7 days) and
also includes sea level rise projections (IPCC AR5 Median from the Southeast Regional Climate Compact's
Unified Sea Level Rise Projection, 2015) in determining desired final roadway elevations for road improvement
projects; and
WHEREAS, the GreenKeys Sustainability Action Plan also included Recommendation 2 -14 to "Conduct a
Countywide Roads Analysis to identify near -term roads subject to inundation risk, including nuisance flooding"
and Recommendation 2 -36 to "Ensure that all new nuisance flooding data informs future road decisions. These
data will also need to be considered for future road decisions "; and
WHEREAS, the Countywide Roads Analysis (Recommendation 2 -14) will help develop an understanding of the
economic and policy impacts of adopting an annual allowable flooding return period with a sea level rise
assumption for future road improvement projects; and
WHEREAS, because the Countywide Roads analysis will take some time to complete, in the interim, the
Recommendations and Appendix 1 Methodology from the Final Report for the Monroe County Pilot Roads
Project: The Sands and Twin Lakes Communities serves as an appropriate Interim Standard for determining the
elevation of road improvement projects; and
WHEREAS, the County realizes the Countywide Roads Analysis may result in different future standards for
determining the elevation of road improvement projects based upon projected levels of sea level rise in the
future and will therefore use the Interim Standard until a Revised Standard is accepted and approved.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County that:
1. The above recitals are hereby incorporated into this resolution as restated herein constitute the
legislative findings and intent of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida.
2. The Recommendations and Appendix 1 Methodology from the Final Report for the Monroe County
Pilot Roads Project: The Sands and Twin Lakes Communities will serve as an appropriate Interim
Standard for determining the elevation of road improvement project until a Revised Standard is
developed in the future.
3. In order to determine the countywide impacts of establishing a uniform methodology for incorporating
sea level rise projections into future road improvement projects, the Board of County Commissioners
hereby directs staff to move forward with a Countywide Roads Analysis project to identify near -term
roads subject to inundation risk, including nuisance flooding.
4. The Board of County Commissioners hereby directs staff to budget funds in the FYI 7/18 budget for the
Countywide Roads Analysis project.
5. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County Florida, at a
regular meeting of said Board held on the 18` day of January, 2017.
Mayor George Neugent Yes
Mayor Pro Tern David Rice Yes
Commissioner Heather Carruthers Yes
Commissioner Danny L. Kolhage No
Commissioner Sylvia Murphy Yes
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