B. Commissioners' Item
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: 8/812007
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Department: District 3
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AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval of a Resolution for the Monroe County Board of County Commissioner to serve as the
Sewer Coordinator for the Florida Keys.
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Revised 11/06
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO SERVE AS THE
SEWER COORDINATOR FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS;
PROVIDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO IMPLEMENTING
ADVANCED WASTEWATER SYSTEM
INSTALLATIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECfIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Monroe County (County) is authorized by Florida Statute Sec 125.01(1)
to provide, assist in providing, and fund centralized wastewater treatment systems; and
WHEREAS, State legislative authorizations of entities in the Florida Keys may be
reconciled through legislation at such time as the State issues bonds or otherwise provides
funding for wastewater projects; and
WHEREAS, Section 6, Subsection (4), Chapter 99-395, Laws of Florida, and the
County's Comprehensive Plan requires that certain wastewater treatment levels be achieved by
the year 2010, which levels can best be achieved by central wastewater treatment; and
WHEREAS, The Sanitary Wastewater Master Plan (the "Master Plan") for the
Florida Keys was adopted by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners on
May 18, 2000; and
WHEREAS, the Master Plan identified and acknowledged the benefits to Monroe
County, its residents, visitors and environs from the installation of regionalized central sewer
systems and identified areas and projects which should be given priority attention, referred to
as "Hot Spots;" and
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WHEREAS, the creation of a few regionalized central sewer systems are typically
more cost effective than numerous smaller systems; and
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WHEREAS, the creation of regionalized central wastewater treatment facilities allows
for the production of economically feasible reclaimed water for reuse and wastewater
recycling; and
WHEREAS, it is understood that sustaining accessible and adequate water supplies are
essential to the people and economies throughout the County; and
WHEREAS, the governments of the United States, the State of Florida, and Monroe
County have recognized the need to initiate and fund projects for the design, construction, and
operation of wastewater treatment systems within Monroe County; and
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WHEREAS, Monroe County and the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority have entered
into an Inter Local Agreement and subsequent lease relationship to provide for the installation,
operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment systems in unincorporated Monroe County,
and
WHEREAS, Monroe County and the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District have
entered into an Inter Local Agreement to provide property for a treatment plant, environmental
mitigation monies, operating and construction start-up funds to complete advanced wastewater
projects within the service limits of the district, and
WHEREAS, grants and other funding sources from local, state and federal entities to
advance the provision of wastewater treatment facilities are limited in amount and availability;
and
WHEREAS, recent evidence shows that the impact to Monroe County's natural reef
system is far more detrimental than first speculated and the extra time necessary to complete
these systems with local funding alone will cause irreparable harm to the State's environment
and soon thereafter the State's economy, and
WHEREAS, the State of Florida is considering bonding of at least $200 million for the
construction of wastewater treatment systems within Monroe County; and
WHEREAS, the State of Florida is seeking a single entity to serve as a coordinating
local government entity to work with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to
develop a plan to ensure that a comprehensive cost-effective process of project implementation
maximizes environmental benefits and minimizes costs, and
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WHEREAS. the county has a fully functional wastewater treatment department and
other staff as well as County Commissioners that have specialized skills and competencies to
meet this challenge, and
WHEREAS. Commissioner Charles McCoy has formal education and training in the
field and local construction knowledge having designed projects throughout Monroe County
and the Caribbean, and has multi-state registry, and
WHEREAS, Commissioner McCoy, as Mayor of Key West enacted operation of
advanced wastewater treatment systems prior to DEP and State of Florida mandates; now
therefore
BE IT RESOL YED by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
that:
Section 1: The County hereby expresses its support to provide wastewater treatment for
the Florida Keys that is both cost effective and environmentally correct based upon
current, competent engineering evaluation and recommendation.
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Section 2: The County hereby commits to serve as the single government entity to
coordinate and work with DEP to accomplish the Interim Project provided by the State of
Florida to advance the provision of wastewater treatment facilities for the Florida Keys.
Section 3: Monroe County shall function as the Florida Keys Wastewater Coordinator;
and Commissioner McCoy, due to his professional background, shall chair discussions
and actions of the Board of County Commissioners concerning wastewater projects and
serve as the County's liaison to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and
such other governmental entities as necessary to accomplish the Interim Project.
Section 4: The Board hereby commits to support in a professional manner wastewater
treatment alternatives that maximize environmental benefits and minimize project and
operating costs.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida at a special meeting of said Board held on the 8th day of August 2007.
Mayor Di Gennaro
Mayor Pro Tern Spehar
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner Charles McCoy
Commissioner Sylvia J. Murphy
ATTEST
DANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK
By:
Deputy Clerk
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY FLORIDA
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By:
Mayor Mario Di Gennaro
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