Resolution 344-2002 RESOLUTION3 44 -2002
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY FLORIDA,
AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION
TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION FOR GRANT FUNDS TO UNDERWRITE
WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS BY KEY WEST RESORT
UTILITY, INC., AND NORTH KEY LARGO UTILITY
CORPORATION
WHEREAS, under the State of Florida's 2002-2003 General
Appropriations Act, Line Item 1765A, Fixed Capital Outlay, Keys Wastewater
Management Plan Implementation, $4.76 million has been made for unspecified
wastewater and stormwater facilities; and, •
WHEREAS, Monroe County and its five municipal governments with
the concurrence of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection as the
administrator of the grant program have mutually agreed to divide these funds of
which $1,122,408 is Monroe County's fair share; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners approved a motion on
June 20, 2002, supporting $987,586.in state funds to the North Key Largo Utility
Corporation to partially fund its $3.95 million wastewater project in Ocean Reef;
and,
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioner also expressed its
support at a special meeting on July 31, 2002, for providing the remaining
$134,822 of the County's share of state funds to the Key West Resort Utility's
$4.6 million wastewater project to serve south Stock Island; and,
WHEREAS, the Key West Resort Utility and North Key Largo Utility
Corporation are both privately-owned investor utilities regulated by the Florida
Public Service Commission; and,
WHEREAS, the two wastewater projects being implemented by these
utilities, the expansion of central sewer service in the Ocean Reef development
and to serve south Stock Island, are consistent with the County's adopted Sanitary
Wastewater Master Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the FDEP guidelines requires that as part of project
documentation for the grant application, the Board of County Commissioners take
formal action authorizing the County to execute a funding agreement with the
FDEP; now therefore
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA THAT:
Section 1. The County Administrator is authorized to submit an application to
the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for a wastewater grant as
provided under the State of Florida's 2002-2003 General Appropriations Act,
Line Item 1765, Fixed Capital Outlay, Keys Wastewater Management Plan
Implementation to provide $987,586 in state funds to North Key Largo Utility
Corporation for wastewater improvements at Ocean Reef and$134,822 to the Key
West Resort Utilities for wastewater improvements to south Stock Island.
Section 2. The County Administrator is directed to communicate in the County's
application to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection that should
any portion of the $1,122,408 in total grant funds, not be made available to these
projects for whatever reason, the remaining funds are to be assigned to the
Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority's Key Largo Park project.
Section 3. The Mayor is authorized to execute a grant agreement with Florida
Department Environmental Protection subject to administrative, legal and risk
management review.
Section 4. The County Administrator and County Attorney are directed to
prepare necessary contract documents concerning the administration of the grant
funds to be entered into between Monroe County and the two privately-owned
investor utilities for approval by the Board of County Commissioners.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida, at a meeting of said Board held on the 21st day of August AD
2002.
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Mayor Charles "Sonny"McCoy yes F
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Mayor Pro Tem Dixie Spehar yes te , ,3 rn
Commissioner Bert Jimenez yPG -71
Commissioner George Neugent yes _� LA) cp
Commissioner Murray Nelson yes "°r: -L,
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(SEAL) BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DANNY L. KOLHAGE, Clerk OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By 2ci e1(.) By:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM
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