Resolution 090-2000
RESOLUTION 090-2000
A RESOLUTION APPROVING EXPANSION OF THE GROUP OF:r 0
PROPERTY OWNERS WHO ARE ElIGIBILE FOR ~ )>
PARTICIPATION IN THE COUNTY'S HOMEOWNERS ~f2~
WASTEWATER SYSTEM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; TO ~~;::
INCLUDE OWNERS Of PROPERTIES WITH A PERMITTED ON- gf?'
SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL SYSTEM ~:o~
WHICH ARE LOCATED WITHIN A "COLD SPOT" AND WHO :<~~
WANT TO UPGRADE THEIR SYSTEMS. BY SHARING A;.' ~
SYSTEM WITH ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS WHO HAVEr~ fT1
RECEIVED A LETTER OF NOTIFICATION FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO REPLACE THEIR UNKNOWN
SYSTEMS
WHEREAS. Monroe County and the Florida Department of Health (DOH)
have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to fund and administer a
Homeowners Wastewater System Assistance Program to financially assist
property owners in partially defraying the costs of the required replacement of,
existing cesspools and unknown on-site wastewater treatment and disposal
systems, with permitted On-site Wastewater Nutrient Reduction Systems
(OWNRS) within areas not identified for central sewer service systems by
December 31,2009, known as "Cold Spots;" and,
WHEREAS, only property owners with cesspools and unknown on-site
wastewater treatment and disposal systems, who have received official
notification from the Florida Department of Health, are currently eligible to receive
financial assistance under this State and locally funded program; and.
WHEREAS, owners of properties in "Cold Spots" with permitted on-site
wastewater treatment and disposal systems living adjacent to owners of property
receiving an official notification from the Florida Department of Health have
expressed a willingness to replace their existing systems with a permitted
OWNRS that they will share with their adjacent property owner(s), who are
required to replace their cesspool or unknown system; and,
WHEREAS. the most economical way long-term method of reducing unit
operating costs of OWNRS is through shared or clustered systems. where
feasible; and,
WHEREAS. all existing on-site wastewater treatment systems within
areas not expected to receive central sewer service by December 31. 2009. will
be required by State wastewater treatment standards to upgrade to a permitted
OWNRS; and,
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WHEREAS, water quality benefits will result from the upgrading of existing
permitted systems to the new wastewater treatment standards; and,
WHEREAS, the existing grant policy in funding replacement systems
within "Cold Spots" could be made more cost-effective by expanding grant
eligibility to other property, owners within "Cold Spots" who want to share a
system with an adjacent property owner who has received an official notification
from the Florida Department of Health; and,
WHEREAS, the funding restnctions of the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection and the Florida Department of Community Affairs grant
programs allows for only the replacement of cesspools and unknown systems,
not permitted systems;
WHEREAS, due to the above restrictions, only County funds will be
available to assist property owners wishing to upgrade their permitted systems
through a joint use arrangement with an adjacent property owner who has
received an official notification from the Florida Department of Health; and,
WHEREAS. it is anticipated that few property owners in "Cold Spots" will
be in a position or want to step forward to upgrade their systems at this time,
thereby limiting the potential drain on the County's financial resources: and,
WHEREAS, the staffs of the Monroe County Growth Management
Division and the Florida Department of Health have proposed specific guidelines
for expanding grant eligibility and further agree that such expansion needs to be
formalized in an amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding between
Monroe County and the Department of Health; and,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
Section 1. The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners requests that
Florida Department of Health process grant applications submitted
by property owners in "Cold Spots," who want to replace their
permitted systems through the shared use of a new system with an
adjacent property owner, who has received an official notification
letter.
Section 2. The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners agrees that
the County will provide the entire subsidy for those property
owners, in accordance with subsidy guidelines attached as Exhibit
One, and will provide an amount equal to ten percent of the County
subsidy to the Florida Department of Health for their administrative
costs.
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Section 3. The Growth Management Division staff is directed to prepare for
consideration by the Monroe County Board of County
Commissioners at its next regular commission meeting scheduled
for March 16, 2000, an amendment to the Memorandum of
Understanding No. DOH 01-1999 between Monroe County and the
Florida Depagment of Health that officially implements this revision
to the Homeowners Wastewater System Assistance Program.
PASSED AND ADOPTED. by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida. at a meeting of the Board held on the 17lh day of February. A.D.,
2000.
Mayor Shirley Freeman
Mayor Pro Tern George Neugent
Commissioner Wilhelmina Harvey
Commissioner Mary Kay Reich
Commissioner Nora Williams
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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EXHIBIT ONE
SUBSIDY GUIDELINES FOR SHARED SYSTEMS
1. The total eligible project construction costs are divided by number of
on-site systems to be!eplaced to determine the per unit cost.
2. The owners of systems to be replaced that have received an official
notification letter from the Department of Health will be provided grant
assistance in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding
No. DOH 01-1999 between Monroe County and the Florida
Department of Health based upon the above per unit cost calculation.
3. The owners of property with permitted systems that are to be
replaced, but which have not received an official notification letter
from the Department of Health, will be provided grant assistance in
accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding cited above,
based upon the above per unit cost calculation; however, the entire
grant amount shall be paid entirely from County funds.
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