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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Mayor George Neugent, District 2
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Mayor Pro Tem David Rice, District 4
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Danny L. Kolhage, District I
Heather Carruthers, District 3
Sylvia J. Murphy, District 5
County Commission Meeting
January 18, 2017
Agenda Item Number: M.7
Agenda Item Summary #2563
BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: Sustainability
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Rhonda Haag (305) 453 -8774
2:00 PM
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: A resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida setting an Interim Standard for determining the elevation of future road
improvement projects in Monroe County and directing initiation of a countywide roads analysis to
identify near -term roads subject to risk; providing for an effective date.
ITEM BACKGROUND: This agenda item provides a resolution setting an Interim Standard for
determining the elevation of future road improvement projects in Monroe County as specified in the
Final Report for the Monroe County Pilot Roads Project: The Sands and Twin Lakes Communities
and directing initiation of a Countywide Roads Analysis to identify near -term roads subject to risk.
The King Tides in 2015 provided a preview of what the County can expect as sea level rise becomes
a reality. The impacts exemplify flooding from events but also from more regular tidal intervals that
would be expected to be more impactful with higher sea levels. Knowing that the County would be
addressing increased flooding from King Tides, storm events and /or general sea level rise
countywide, the County decided to move forward with a "Pilot effort" to test methodologies for
determining future flood risk scenarios and the policy framework for making these decisions relative
to ongoing roadway improvement projects. Two communities were chosen for this study where
impacts from the King Tides in 2015 were highest, one in Key Largo and one in Big Pine Key.
Specific roadway areas within those communities were further defined as the Shaw, Crane, Adams
area in Key Largo area as well as Father Tony Way and the Avenues in Big Pine Key.
Pilot Roads Proiect Linkage to GreenKeys
Earlier this year, Monroe County accepted the GreenKeys Sustainability Action Plan which had
several recommendations related to infrastructure planning in light of future sea level rise
projections. The GreenKeys plan showed that approximately 150 miles of County roadways may be
exposed to intermittent flooding by 2030. Therefore the recommendations design criteria will need
to consider this larger county -wide need to assure that further recommendations for road elevation
projects are developed appropriately.
Recommendations from the GreenKeys Plan relevant to this Pilot Study include:
■ 1 -19, "Pilot project to conduct Comprehensive Feasibility Study for Enhanced Stormwater and
Tidewater Criteria (prioritizing areas) for near -term areas subject to inundation risk, including
nuisance flooding (in two locations).
■ 2 -14, "Conduct a countywide roads analysis to identify near -term roads subject to inundation
risk, including nuisance flooding. This will include researching where related green infrastructure
would be appropriate. Increase the percentage of funding invested in green infrastructure."
■ 2 -36, "Ensure that all new nuisance flooding data informs future road decisions. These data will
also need to be considered for future road decisions. This will require coordination with FDOT for
impacts to State Roads (U.S. Highway 1).
Pilot Roads Report Overview
The Final Report for the Pilot Roads project is being presented to the County Commission in three
(3) parts. The three parts are:
• Part 1 of the Report and BOCC presentation in November 2016 focused on:
• Project Background
• Assumptions and Methodology
• Results of analysis for design alternatives
• Cost Comparisons between alternatives
• Part 2 of the Report and BOCC presentation in December 2016 focused on:
• Brief overview of alternatives and issues presented at November 22 BOCC meeting
• Legal background regarding level of service for roads and drainage
• Key factors to consider under 4 broad categories
• Case studies to address sea level rise in road improvement projects
• Developing a uniform countywide policy to address sea level rise in road improvement projects
• Part 3A Resolution in January 2017 focuses on acceptance of the Final Report for the Monroe
County Pilot Roads Project: The Sands and Twin Lakes Communities including its recommendation
related to the two Communities and directs staff to determine final cost estimates for the design and
construction of the Recomendations in Section 4.5 of the Final Report and direct staff to move
forward with the design phase for the Recommendations.
• Part 3B Resolution in January 2017 focuses on setting an Interim Standard for
determining the elevation of future road improvement projects in Monroe County as described
in the Final Report for the Monroe County Pilot Roads Project: The Sands and Twin Lakes
Communities and directs staff to begin moving forward with a Countywide Roads Analysis to
identify near -term roads subject to inundation risk, including nuisance flooding.
The Resolution recognizes that a Countywide Roads Analysis has been recommended in the
GreenKeys Sustainability Action Plan (Recommendation 2 -14) that will help develop an
understanding of the economic and policy impacts of adopting an annual flooding return period with
a sea level rise assumption for future road improvement projects. The Resolution also recognizes
that the Countywide Roads Analysis will take some time to complete, but in the meantime the
Interim Standard included in the Recommendations and Appendix 2 Methodology from the Final
Report are an appropriate standard for determining the elevation of road improvement projects. It
should be noted that the Resolution acknowledges that the Countywide Roads Analysis may result in
different standards for determining the elevation of road improvement projects based upon projected
levels of sea level rise in the future.
The action directed is to 1) Approval of the Interim Standard and 2) move forward with a
Countywide Roads Analysis.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
01/20/16: Approval of amendment No. 6 to Erin Deady's contract to authorize a pilot project on
integrating design of tidewater, stormwater and road elements in two communities for sea level rise
adaptation and to extend the contract.
11/22/16: Part 1 of review and discussion of the draft Final Report of the tidal flooding roads
demonstration projects.
12/14/16: Part 2 of review and discussion of the draft Final Report of the tidal flooding roads
demonstration projects.
CONTRACT /AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval
DOCUMENTATION:
Resolution to Accept Interim Roads Elevation Standard and Move forward with Roads Analysis
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FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Effective Date: January 18, 2017
Expiration Date: Effective until replaced with an updated standard.
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Rhonda Haag
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01/03/2017 3:02 PM
Pedro Mercado
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01/03/2017 3:32 PM
Budget and Finance
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01/03/2017 4:00 PM
Maria Slavik
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01/03/2017 4:13 PM
Kathy Peters
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01/03/2017 5:01 PM
Board of County Commissioners
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01/18/2017 9:00 AM
RESOLUTION NO. -2017
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA SETTING AN INTERIM STANDARD FOR
DETERMINING THE ELEVATION OF FUTURE ROAD IMPROVEMENT
PROJECTS IN MONROE COUNTY AND DIRECTING INITIATION OF A
COUNTYWIDE ROADS ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY NEAR -TERM ROADS
SUBJECT TO RISK; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Monroe County roads have been impacted by tidal flooding in 2015 and 2016 from King Tides;
and
WHEREAS, knowing that Monroe County would be addressing increased flooding from King Tides, storm
events and /or sea level rise countywide, the County decided to move forward with a "Pilot Roads Project" to test
methods for determining future flood risk scenarios and set a policy framework for making road elevation
decisions relative to future road improvement projects; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners accepted the GreenKeys Sustainability Action Plan in 2016
which included Recommendation 1 -19 for a "Pilot project to conduct a Comprehensive Feasibility Study for
Enhanced Stormwater and Tidewater Criteria (prioritizing areas) for near -term areas subject to inundation risk,
including nuisance flooding (in two locations)"; and
WHEREAS, specific roadway areas were chosen within two communities for the study where impacts from
King Tides were the highest including the Twin Lakes Community in Key Largo (Shaw Drive, Crane Street and
Adams Drive) and the Sands Community in Big Pine Key (Father Tony Way and the Avenues); and
WHEREAS, the Final Report for the Monroe County Pilot Roads Project: The Sands and Twin Lakes
Communities, includes a Methodology and Technical Background (Part 1), Recommendations and Legal and
Policy Analysis (Part 2), Appendix 1: "Methodology for development of flood level estimates for the two
communities" and Appendix 2: Draft Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the methodology for development of flood level estimates for the two communities identifies
water elevations that represents values for an allowable annual flooding return period (not to exceed 7 days) and
also includes sea level rise projections (IPCC AR5 Median from the Southeast Regional Climate Compact's
Unified Sea Level Rise Projection, 2015) in determining desired final roadway elevations for road improvement
projects; and
WHEREAS, the GreenKeys Sustainability Action Plan also included Recommendation 2 -14 to "Conduct a
Countywide Roads Analysis to identify near -term roads subject to inundation risk, including nuisance flooding"
and Recommendation 2 -36 to "Ensure that all new nuisance flooding data informs future road decisions. These
data will also need to be considered for future road decisions "; and
WHEREAS, the Countywide Roads Analysis (Recommendation 2 -14) will help develop an understanding of the
economic and policy impacts of adopting an annual allowable flooding return period with a sea level rise
assumption for future road improvement projects; and
WHEREAS, because the Countywide Roads analysis will take some time to complete, in the interim, the
Recommendations and Appendix 1 Methodology from the Final Report for the Monroe County Pilot Roads
Project: The Sands and Twin Lakes Communities serves as an appropriate Interim Standard for determining the
elevation of road improvement projects; and
WHEREAS, the County realizes the Countywide Roads Analysis may result in different future standards for
determining the elevation of road improvement projects based upon projected levels of sea level rise in the
future and will therefore use the Interim Standard until a Revised Standard is accepted and approved.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County that:
The above recitals are hereby incorporated into this resolution as restated herein constitute the
legislative findings and intent of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida.
The Recommendations and Appendix I Methodology from the Final Report for the Monroe County
Pilot Roads Project: The Sands and Twin Lakes Communities will serve as an appropriate Interim
Standard for determining the elevation of road improvement project until a Revised Standard is
developed in the future.
In order to determine the countywide impacts of establishing a uniform methodology for incorporating
sea level rise projections into future road improvement projects, the Board of County Commissioners
hereby directs staff to move forward with a Countywide Roads Analysis project to identify near -term
roads subject to inundation risk, including nuisance flooding.
The Board of County Commissioners hereby directs staff to budget funds in the FY17 /18 budget for the
Countywide Roads Analysis project.
This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County Florida, at a
regular meeting of said Board held on the 18` day of January, 2017.
Mayor George Neugent
Mayor Pro Tern David Rice
Commissioner Heather Carruthers
Commissioner Danny L. Kolhage
Commissioner Sylvia Murphy
Attest: KEVIN MADOK, CLERK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Deputy Clerk
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