Item L1BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: April 17, 2013 Division: Public Works/Engineering____
Bulk Item: Yes No X Department: Engineering Services________
Staff Contact Person/Phone #: Judy Clarke X4329
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Discussion and approval to provide $87,500 for the one year period
beginning July 1, 2013 to assist with funding the Temporary Ferry Service between Marathon and
Pigeon Key. This amount represents 37.8% of the total annual cost of the ferry service.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) provided $1,250,000
funding for the temporary ferry service from December 2007 through June 30, 2012. In December
2011 The Pigeon Key Foundation requested that multiple agencies partner to fund the ferry service.
For the July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 term FDOT provided $125,000, Monroe County contributed
$87,500, the City of Marathon contributed $17,344, and Pigeon Key Foundation contributed $1,406 of
the total annual cost of $231,250 for the ferry service.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
The BOCC approved the JPA with FDOT to provide
$750,000 funding for the Temporary Ferry Service to Pigeon Key in June 2007. The BOCC approved
an amendment to the JPA to increase FDOT funding to $1,000,000 in March 2010; the BOCC
approved an amendment to the JPA to extend the term until June 30, 2012 and to increase FDOT
funding to $1,250,000 in March 2011. The BOCC approved contributing $87,500 funding for the ferry
service in December 2011; BOCC approved an amendment to the FDOT JPA for $125,000 funding in
May 2011; BOCC approved an ILA with City of Marathon for $18,750 or 7.5% of the cost of the ferry
service in May 2011; BOCC approved amendment 3 to the ferry service contract to renew service
through June 30, 2013 at the June 2012 meeting.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
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STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Approval of funding to continue ferry service.
TOTAL COST:INDIRECT COST: ____________BUDGETED:
$87,500 Yes No _X__
DIFFERENTIAL OF LOCAL PREFERENCE: __
N/A
COST TO COUNTY:SOURCE OF FUNDS:
$87,500 General Fund__
REVENUE PRODUCING:AMOUNT PER MONTHYear ____
Yes No X
APPROVED BY:
County Atty OMB/Purchasing Risk Management ___
DOCUMENTATION:
Included Not Required____
DISPOSITION:AGENDA ITEM #