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K. Wastewater IssuesBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: September 19, 2007 Division: Engineering Bulk Item: Yes _ No x Department: Engineering -Wastewater Staff Contact Person/Phone #:Elizabeth Wood. 292-4525 AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval to execute the First Amendment to Interlocal Agreement of Cooperation in Wastewater System Development to the September 6, 2005 ILA between Monroe County and FKAA. ITEM BACKGROUND: Monroe County staff is pursuing borrowed funding through FDEP state revolving loan fund to take advantage of reduced interest and loan coverage requirements. PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: Approval of September 6, 2005 ILA agreement. CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: TOTAL COST: n/a BUDGETED: Yes No COST TO COUNTY: SOURCE OF FUNDS: REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes No AMOUNT PER MONTH Year APPROVED BY: County Atty x OMB/Purchasing Risk Management DOCUMENTATION: Included Not Required DISPOSITION: Revised 11/06 AGENDA ITEM # Engineering Division MEMORANDUM To: Dave Koppel, County Engineer From: Elizabeth Wood, Sr. Administrator — Sewer Projects Date: 9/13/2007 Re: "Cooperation Agreement" September 6, 2005 Base ILA Following a County coordination meeting with OMB, Attorney, Administrator, and Engineering it was determined that both the FKAA and KLWTD ILAs require amendment to remove the requirement to pay the $20M commitment from a specific revenue source. The amendment for approval allows County to pay from any available revenue source. FIRST AMENDMENT TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT OF COOPERATION IN WASTEWATER SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT This First Amendment ("Amendment") to an Interlocal Agreement dated as of September 6, 2005 (the "Interlocal Agreement"), is entered this 19th day of September, 2007, between Monroe County, Florida ("County"), a political subdivision of the State of Florida, and Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority ("FKAA"), an independent special district. WHEREAS, on September 6, 2005, the County and FKAA executed an Interlocal Agreement agreeing to partner in the development of wastewater systems; and WHEREAS, the County and the Authority desire to amend Section 2.02 of the Interlocal Agreement to clarify and broaden the sources of funds which the County may apply to satisfy its monetary commitment in the Interlocal Agreement toward the completion of wastewater projects in the Lower Keys; now therefore IN CONSIDERATION of the premises and the covenants and conditions hereinafter contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto amend the Interlocal Agreement as follows: Section 1. Section 2.02 of the Interlocal Agreement is amended by adding the following sentence at the end of such section: "The County and FKAA understand and agree that the County may secure state revolving loan funds from the Department of Environmental Protection or funds from any other source to meet the County's obligation to provide funding toward the cost of acquisition, procurement, design and construction of wastewater projects in the Lower Keys pursuant to this Interlocal Agreement." As amended, Section 2.02 shall read in its entirety as follows: "The County, in addition to funds obtained from state and federal sources, shall use its best efforts to obtain the funds necessary to complete all wastewater projects so that citizens do not have to pay in excess of $4,500 per EDU in non -ad valorem special assessments. The County shall provide up to $31,800,000 for the costs of acquisition, procurement, design, and construction of wastewater projects in the Lower Keys. County commits to full faith and diligence in working with the FKAA to provide funding to make costs of system development and connections for the Big Coppitt and all future projects reasonable to users. County shall have the responsibility of levying special assessments for wastewater projects. Lower Keys projects included under this Agreement are Big Coppitt area, Cudjoe-Sugarloaf area, and Big Pine area. Other unincorporated County projects are Duck Key and Long Key. The 9/19/07 Amend ILA WW System Devpt County and FKAA understand and agree that the County may secure state revolving loan funds from the Department of Environmental Protection or funds from any other source lawfully available to meet the County's obligation to provide funding toward the cost of acquisition, procurement, design and construction of wastewater projects in the Lower Keys pursuant to this Interlocal Agreement." Section 2. All of the terms of the September 6, 2005 Interlocal Agreement not inconsistent herewith shall remain in full force and effect. Section 3. This Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the County and FKAA have caused this First Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement to be duly executed as of the 19'h day of September, 2007. FLORIDA KEYS AQUEDUCT AUTHORITY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS KEY WEST, FLORIDA OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA M. James C. Reynolds, Executive Director DATE ATTEST: BY: DATE APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY Kirk C. Zuelch FKAA General Counsel ATTEST: ma 9/19/07 Amend ILA 2 WW System Devpt Mayor Mario DiGennaro DATE ATTEST: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK LOW APPROVED AS TO FORM BY: e A. Hutto County A to ey Date: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: 9/19/07 BuJk Item: Yes No x Division: BOCC Department: DISTRICT FIVE Staff Contact Person/Pbone #: Donna Hanson — 305-852-7175 AGENDA. ITEM WORDING: Approval of a resolution to encourage the Florida Keys Wastewater Assistance Foundation in its mission. ITEM BACKGROUND: None PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: None CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: None STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: TOTAL COST: 0 BUDGETED: Yes _ No — COST TO COUNTY: 0 SOURCE OF FUNDS: -- REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes _ No . X_-- AMOUNT PER MONTH Year APPROVED BY: County Atly OMB/Purchasing Risk Management DOCUMENTATION: Included Not Required—0 DISPOSITION: Revised 11/06 AGENDA ITEM 0- Commissioner Murphy RESOLUTION - 2007 A RESOLUTION OF THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN SUPPORT OF ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA KEYS WASTEWATER ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION, INC. IN ITS KEYSWIDE MISSION. WHEREAS, the Florida Keys are a 130-mile island chain, south of mainland Florida and the nation's largest water quality restoration project, The Everglades, at the center of a federally protected National Marine Sanctuary and the nation's largest barrier coral reef; and WHEREAS, the Florida Keys are home to 74,000 citizens and 4 million annual visitors who deposit sewage that is state mandated to be collected in centralized sewer systems to standards four times stricter than the United States Clean Water Act by June 30, 2010 or suffer severe financial penalties from the State Departments of Health and Environmental Protection; and WHEREAS, the Florida Wastewater Assistance Foundation was formed April 16, 2007 as a Florida non-profit corporation to fill a critical need for federally designated Rural Monroe County Florida community, its homes, businesses and policy makers; and WHEREAS, the Foundation purpose is two -fold: (1) to educate Keys and Florida. publics as to why by State mandate and law we must eliminate cesspits and leaking septic tanks and treat sewage to Advanced Wastewater Standards and what will happen if we don't; and (2) to alleviate the sewer hook up needs of our low income, elderly and disabled who make up a higher -than -average percentage of our population; and WHEREAS, the Foundation's mission is to.be a forum for Keyswide communication on critical water quality issues and a seeker of integrated and cooperative solutions; and WHEREAS, the Foundation is a voice for unity but in no way a competing or conflicting group which interferes with the sovereignty or values of any civic, social, educational, governmental or non-profit Keys entity; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners, Monroe County, Florida, that the Florida Keys Wastewater Assistance Foundation be encouraged to be: 1. A clearinghouse for information and research. 2. A forum to bring diverse groups together and encourage innovative solutions. 3. A facilitator of financial resources to the financially challenged and disabled. 4. An ally in the effort to promote open communication between and among all private and public entities related to wastewater and its impact on water quality restoration. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, at a meeting of said Board held on the 19th day of September, A.D.., 2007. Mayor Mario DiGennaro Mayor Pro Tern Dixie M. Spehar Commissioner Charles "Sonny" McCoy Commissioner Sylvia Murphy Commissioner George Neugent (SEAL) Attest: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, Clerk By Deputy Clerk BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By 010INROE COUNTY ATTOS Y ROVED AS T TTON as QRtaEY Date 5�ro Mayor/Chairman BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: September 19, 2007 Division Engineering Bulk Item: Yes _ No X Department: Wastewater Staff Contact Person: Elizabeth Wood 292-4525 AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval to execute first amendment to the amended and restated interlocal agreement between Monroe County and the Key Largo Water Treatment District. ITEM BACKGROUND: The July 20, 2005 Interlocal Agreement identified certain sources of revenue to be used by the County to fund its $20M commitment to the Key Largo Water Treatment District. PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: Execution of July 20, 2005 ILA. CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: The amendment states that, "County shall be entitled to fund its commitments to provide the Reimbursement Agreement to the District by using infrastructure sales surtax revenue, bonds secured by such revenue, funds received from state and federal sources (either loans or grants) or any other legally authorized source of funds." STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval as stated. TOTAL COST: $20M BUDGETED: Yes NA No COST TO COUNTY: $20M SOURCE OF FUNDS: REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes No X AMOUNT PER MONTH APPROVED BY: County Atty OMB/Purchasing DOCUMENTATION: Included X Not Required F304 Year Risk Management DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM # Engineering Division MEMORANDUM To: Dave Koppel, County Engineer From: Elizabeth Wood, Sr. Administrator — Sewer Projects Date: 9/13/2007 Re: Amendment to KLWTD ILA Following a County coordination meeting with OMB, Attorney, Administrator, and Engineering it was determined that both the FKAA and KLWTD ILAs require amendment to remove the requirement to pay the $20M commitment from a specific revenue source. The amendment for approval allows County to pay from any available revenue source and is necessary to fund capital projects through a bond secured by sales tax revenue. MAT n"Ell ,2007 FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED INT'ERLGCAL AGREEMENT THIS FIRST AMENDMENT ("AMENDMENT") TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERL®CAL AGREEMENT, dated July 20, 2005 (the "Interlocal Agreement") is entered into pursuant to section 163.01, Florida Statutes, by and between Monroe County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida (the "County"), and the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District, an independent special district existing as a public agency under the laws of the State of Florida (the "District"), to amend the Interlocal Agreement to provide for scheduled payments by the County to the District of the Reimbursement Amount and to clarify the parties intent that the County may use infrastructure sales surtax revenue, bonds secured by such revenue, funds received from state or federal sources, either loans or grants, or any other legally authorized source of funds to pay the District the Reimbursement Amount. ITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the District and the County entered into the Interlocal Agreement to advance the provision of central wastewater services to be provided in Monroe County and for the other purposes and reasons stated in the findings set forth in the Interlocal Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Interlocal Agreement identified certain sources of revenue to be used by the County to fund its commitment to the District hereunder; and WHEREAS, the County and the District have determined to amend the Interlocal Agreement to provide for scheduled payments by the County to the District of the 0 Reimbursement Amount and to expand the sources of funds which the County is authorized to use to fund the County's commitments to the District. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein, the Interlocal Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION 1. WORDS AND TERMS. The words and terms used herein shall have the same meanings as set forth in the Interlocal Agreement. SECTION 2. Section 4.08, entitled "Reimbursements," is hereby amended to add a subsection (5) which shall read as follows: (5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the County and the District agree that the County shall make available for payment to the District each fiscal year, beginning with Fiscal Year 2007, the amounts identified in Appendix A to this AMENDMENT. The funds indicated in Appendix A shall be provided each fiscal year to the District at such time as the District has either (1) provided the County with documents and certifications related to the District's expenditure of all of the funds provided by the County in prior years so as to satisfy the provisions of this Section 4.08 or (2) the District has presented to the County documents and certifications sufficient to establish to the satisfaction of the County Clerk that (a) the District has entered binding agreements with third parties related to the construction of Projects contemplated in the Interlocal Agreement, (b) the District has accrued monetary obligations to pay such third parties or shall accrue such obligations in the near future and (c) the District does not possess sufficient funds to pay such obligations unless the County provides the funds contemplated hereunder. The District shall be obligated to continue to provide the County with the documents and certifications required in Section 4.08 as the District expends funds provided by the 4 County each year. At the sole discretion of the County Clerk, the County may refuse to provide funds to the District if the District fails to comply with Section 4.08, as amended herein. SECTION 3. SOURCE OF FUNDS TO PROVIDE THE REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT. Notwithstanding anything in the Interlocal Agreement to the contrary, the County and District agree that the County shall be entitled to fund its commitments to provide the Reimbursement Amount to the District by using infrastructure sales surtax revenue bonds, funds received from state and federal sources (either loans or grants) or any other legally available source of funds. The District acknowledges and agrees that the County may only use public funds such as those provided to pay the Reimbursement Amount for the public interest and all terms and conditions of the Interlocal Agreement relating to the public interest shall remain in full force and effect and be binding on the District. SECTION 4. FILING AND EFFECTIVE DATE. A copy of this AMENDMENT shall be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County and this Agreement will take effect on the date such copy executed by both parties is so filed. K IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this AMENDMENT to be executed on their behalf by the County Chairman and the District Chairman. (SEAL) A MIN 091PIL9_41,11 11, k wA-2jK61-'j Is la Mayor/Chairperson Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk MONROE COUNTY ATTORNEY APPROVED AS �§UZANNE A. HUTTON By: Date cokl� Deputy Clerk . / 0 Clerk rd Schedule of Payments Fiscal Year 2007 $2,250,000 Fiscal Year 2008 $3,250,000 Fiscal Year 2009 $3,250,000 Fiscal Year 2010 $3,250,000 Fiscal Year 2011 $4,228,572 Total $16,291,131 F:\Tally Data\General Data\WPDATA\PROJECTS\Monroe County\First Amdendment to the Amended and Restated Interlocal Agreement —Key Largo WWTD7_1.docF IM BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: September 19, 2007 Bulk Item: Yes No X Division Engineering Department: Wastewater Staff Contact Person: Elizabeth Wood 292-4525 AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval to execute resolution to appropriate $3.5M to pay FKAA reimbursement requests for Big Coppitt Regional Wastewater Treatment System. ITEM BACKGROUND: The FKAA has submitted reimbursement requests for design and construction costs incurred in FY08. Appropriation of $3.5M is required for Clerk to pay approved reimbursement requests. Approximately $0.7M will be reimbursed through the State Financial Assistance Grant. PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: Execution of September 6, 2005 ILA and MLA, the June 21, 2006 Big Coppitt Regional Wastewater System ILA, and Resolution 199-2006. CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: None. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval as stated. TOTAL COST: $3.5M BUDGETED: Yes NA No COST TO COUNTY: $2.8 SOURCE OF FUNDS: F304 REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes _ No X AMOUNT PER MONTH Year APPROVED BY: County Atty _ OMB/Purchasing Risk Management DOCUMENTATION: Included X Not Required DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM # Engineering Division MEMORANDUM To: Dave Koppel, County Engineer From: Elizabeth Wood, Sr. Administrator — Sewer Projects Date: 9/12/2007 Re: Necessity for Resolution to Appropriate $3.5M FKAA has submitted approximately $3.5M in Reimbursement Requests for FY07. Approximately $1.8M is for design and the remaining is for construction. As it is written, the State Financial Assistance Grant provides for 40% reimbursement of construction costs. Approximately $0.7M will be reimbursed. The Big Coppitt Regional Wastewater Treatment System ILA requires that the funding be appropriated by resolution. This resolution is necessary to pay FY07 outstanding invoices. Please note that the Clerk has already paid $0.8M in reimbursement requests. It is intended that this resolution include the reimbursement request already paid. In other words, after the resolution is executed, $8.5M will have been appropriated for the Big Coppitt Regional Wastewater System (resolution 199-2006: advance $5M and $3.5M for reimbursement requests) and $5.8M will have been paid to data as of 9/14/07. RESOLUTION NO. - 2007 A RESOLUTION OF THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF $3900%000 TO THE FLORIDA KEYS AQUEDUCT AUTHORITY FOR DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF A WASTEWATER SYSTEM TO SERVE THE BIG COPPI'ITF KEY SERVICE AREA. WHEREAS, Monroe County and the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (FKAA) entered into an interlocal agreement (ILA) on June 21, 2006, for the Big Coppitt Regional Wastewater System; and WHEREAS, FKAA has submitted reimbursement requests for design and construction of the Big Coppitt Regional Wastewater System; and WHEREAS, the June 21, 2005 ILA specifies that, "The County by resolution of its Board of County Commissioners shall appropriate from any lawfully available source those funds which have been duly approved for the estimated costs of administration, planning, and construction of the Project which shall not exceed Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00). These funds are in addition to the Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) previously authorized under Resolution No 199-2006"; and WHEREAS, 40% of construction costs are eligible for reimbursement under DEP Agreement No. LP6803; and WHEREAS, Nine Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($9,300,000.00) of the Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000.00) agreed to by the BOCC in the September 6, 2005 interlocal agreement has been paid to FKAA in the form of advances and reimbursement requests; and WHEREAS, appropriation of $3,500,000 of sales tax revenue is necessary to pay the FY07 FKAA reimbursement requests for the Big Coppitt Regional Wastewater System; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA: Section 1: The Board hereby authorizes the appropriation of $3,500,000 to be paid to FKAA for the design and construction of the Big Coppitt Regional Wastewater Treatment System in FY07 in furtherance of the commitment made in the 9-06-05 ILA, the 9-06-05 MLA and the 6-21-06 Big Coppitt ILA. Section 2: Reimbursement requests will be approved only after submission of documentation meeting the County's accounting requirements for reimbursement. Such documentation shall establish that FKAA exercises fiscal control and fund accounting procedures that comply with generally accepted government accounting principles in order to assure that the $3,500,000 appropriated by this resolution has been spent for the design and construction of the Big Coppitt Regional Wastewater System, including project- specific administrative costs and other project -related costs. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 19th day of September, 2007. Mavor Di Gennaro Mayor Pro Tern Spehar Commissioner George Neugent Commissioner Charles McCoy Commissioner Sylvia J. Murphy ATTEST DANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK EA Deputy Clerk BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Mayor Mario Di Gennaro MONROE COUNTY ATTOR EY A OVED AS TO ZAN EA. H TON Date _ COUNTY�pT�RN O