Item I5
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: 9-21-05
Division: Growth Management
Bulk Item: Yes -K- No
Department:
Staff Contact Person: Matt Van Ess
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval of grant funding from Florida Department of Environmental Protection for removal of
Invasive Exotic Plants on Monroe County conservation lands using invasive exotic plant technicians.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
Grant funding from Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Bureau of Invasive Plant
Management) to remove invasive exotic plant species from County owned lands. Project will use
qualified invasive exotic plant technicians to work on property owned by the Board of County
Commissioners and the Monroe County Land Authority and managed for conservation. Oversight and
coordination of all work will be done by the Land Steward. County in kind match will be provided
through time from the Land Steward and purchase and use of materials to support the project.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
NA
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
NA
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Approval
TOTAL COST: $57.600
BUDGETED: Yes --X. No
COST TO COUNTY:
$0
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
FDEP
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
No X AMOUNT PER MONTH_ Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty -.L OMB/Purchasing-K-
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
Risk Management X
DOCUMENTATION:
Included
x
Not Required ~
DISPOSITION:
Revised 2/05
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MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CONTRACT SUMMARY
Contract with: FDEP Contract #PL 029
Effective Date:
Expiration Date:
Contract PurposelDescription:
Removal of Invasive Exotic Plants on Monroe County Conservation Lands
Contract Manager: Matt Van Ess 2511 Growth Management/ #11
(Name) (Ext.) (Department/Stop #)
for BOCC meetin}!; on Sept. 21, 2005 A}!;enda Deadline: September 6, 2005
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CONTRACT COSTS
Total Dollar Value of Contract: $ 57,600
Budgeted? Yes[8l No 0 Account Codes:
Grant: $ 57,600
County Match: $ 31,577 I InKind
Current Year Portion: $ 0
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(Not included in dollar value above) (eg. maintenance, utilities, janitorial, salaries, etc.)
CONTRACT REVIEW
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Exhibit 1
Project Title:
Exotic Plant Control Technicians,
Unincorporated Monroe County Conservation Lands
Working Group:
Florida Keys Invasive Exotic Plant Working Group
Site Manager:
Matt Van Ess
Monroe County Land Steward
Growth Management Division
2798 Overseas Highway
Marathon, Florida 33050-2227
phone: (305) 852-2511
cell; (305) 304-4442
email: vaness~matt@monroecounty-f1.gov
Method of Control: Cost reimbursement
Project Goals: The project goal is the eradication of non-native invasive plants from 346 acres
of publicly-owned conservation lands in unincorporated Monroe County. This will be
accomplished by employing two exotic plant control technicians to treat non-native invasive
plants on County conservation lands.
The most common invasive exotic plant species encountered on these lands and their FLEPPC
Category ranking are Brazilian pepper (I - Schinus terebithifolius), beach naupaka (I - Scaevola
sericea), bischofia (I - Bischofiajavanica), seaside mahoe (1 - Thespesia popufnea), mahoe (II-
Hibiscus tiliaceous), latherleaf (1 - Colubrina asiatica), lantana (I - Lantana camara), oyster
plant (1 - Tradescantia spathacea), woman's tongue (I - Albizia febbek), Australian pine
(1, II - Casuarina spp.), castor bean (II - Ricinus communis), lead tree (II - Leucaena
leucocephala), bowstring hemp (II - Sanseviera hyacinthoides), wedelia (II - Wedelia trilobata),
pothos (II - Epipremnum pinnatum), Guinea grass (II - Panicum maximum), and life plant (II _
Kalanchoe pinnata). In addition, any other FLEPPC listed species found on the conservation
lands will be removed.
One other species, Night-blooming cactus (Hylocereus undatus), will also be removed although
it is not listed with FLEPPC. This plant has become a problem in some conservation lands
where it was likely introduced from discarded landscape debris or persists from an abandoned
homestead.
Project Location: Monroe County, as either the Board of County Commissioners or the Land
Authority, owns scattered conservation lands throughout the Florida Keys. A total of 707
separate parcels on eight keys have been selected for eradication of non-native plants by
developed effective control methods. Most individual parcels are only 0.1 acre in size, but many
are contiguous and combine to form much larger management units indicated on the
accompanying zoning maps, All properties are public lands that Monroe County intends to
manage in perpetuity for conservation and natural resource protection. The properties selected
for management under this proposal are a subset of all the conservation lands owned by Monroe
DEP Contract No. PL029, Task Assignment No. FK-056, Exhibit I, Page 1 of 4
Exhibit I
County.
The 346 acres proposed for invasive plant eradication for this project encompass the range of
major upland habitats within the Florida Keys. Represented in these conservation lands are
coastal beaches, buttonwood associations, rockland and maritime hammocks, and pine rockland
ranging in condition from severely disturbed to pristine. These areas provide habitat and
resources for a myriad of wildlife, resident and migratory birds, and endemic plant species. The
non-native plants that invade these areas decrease habitat value and lower biodiversity. Just a
,few of the state and federally listed endangered and threatened species of animals and plants that
utilize these habitats include: green turtles (Chelonia mydas), eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon
corais couperi), key mud turtle (Kinosternon baurii), piping plover (Charadrius melodus), white-
crowned pigeon (Columba leucocephala), Key Largo cotton mouse (Peromyscus gos!>ypinus
allapaticoLa), Lower Keys rabbit (Sylvilagus paLustris hefneri), Key deer (Odocoileus virginianus
clavium), Blodgett's wild mercury (Argythamnia blodgettii), locustbcrry (Byrsonima Lucida),
silver palm (Coccothrinax argentata), and Garber's spurge (Chamaesyce garberi),
Project Description: This project will employ two Monroe County exotic plant control
technicians to treat non-native invasive plants on Monroe County conservation lands. The
duration of the project is scheduled for from 1 July 2005 to 1 June 2006. However, it is
envisioned that most of the work will occur for eight months from October to June bascd on
weather. The exotic plant control technicians will be temporary grant employees of Monroe
County for this period, and will be provided all necessary training, personal protective
equipment, first aid supplies, small equipment, a vehicle, and administrative support. The
teclmicians will eradicate woody and herbaceous non-native plants from designated conservation
lands under the direction of the Monroe County Land Steward. The Land Steward will arrange
for and/or conduct training, as well as supervise and schedule the work of the technicians on the
various sites. Training will consist of instruction in plant identification, herbicide handling and
application techniques, safe chainsaw use and maintenance, and the proper use of PPE.
Management plans have been prepared for 31 acres (151 parcels) of this proposal's 707 parcels
as part of the FCT grant covenant requirements that apply to them, The acreage represents 11 %
of the 346 acres presently proposed for exotic plant eradication. Much of the remaining 315
acres is contiguous to the lands for which plans have been written, and because the habitat type
as well as the non~native species are similar, these plans will serve as guides for management of
the conservation lands proposed in this application.
DEP Contract No. PL029, Task Assignment No. FK~056, Exhibit 1, Page 2 of 4
Exhibit I
Proposed Budget: The proposed budget for the eight-month project duration is as follows:
Salaries
$57,600 90 technician hours per week for 32 weeks @ $16-$20.00 hourly rate
($16 to start, $20 if obtains license)
In Kind Matches
PROJECT ADMINISTRATION
. $13,239 (10 hours per week for 32 weeks @ $28.73 hourly rate plus
approximately 44% in benefits)
HERBICIDES
. $4,262 (192 mixed gallons of Garlon 4 at 20% concentration in Impel
@ $22.20/mixed gallon)
. $668 (288 mixed gallons of Roundup Pro at 5% concentration in
water @ $2.32/mixed gallon)
SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT
. $400 (sprayers, gloves, eye protection, chainsaws, chaps)
VEHICLE
. $13,008 (one pickup truck for 960 hours @ $13.55/hour)
Total In Kind Match: $ 31,577 (35% In Kind Match)
PROJECT TOTAL: $ 89,177
Work Specifications: Work performance will consist of furnishing all labor, herbicides,
diluents, small equipment, transportation, spray equipment, and performing all operations
necessary to control the exotic plants listed under "Project Goals" using proven techniques on the
individual species. If heavy equipment (bucket truck, dump truck, etc.) or a chipper is required
for some tasks, the equipment will be provided as an in-kind match by Monroe County Division
of Public Works, or in partnership with other land managers.
The exotic plant control technicians shall be responsible for maintaining a daily work log that
will record date, name of site, and hours of work along with other data that will be submitted to
the Land Steward at the end of each week. Monroe County will submit monthly invoices to the
Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), Bureau of Invasive Plants, for
reimbursement for exotic plant control activities based on the work logs.
Only exotic plant species listed under "Project Goals" will be treated according to developed
effective control techniques. Depending upon the non-native species treated and the type of
habitat, plants can be hand-pulled, treated in place and left standing, cut down and removed from
site, or cut and piled or chipped on site. Decisions regarding specific plant treatment methods on
each site will be made by the Land Steward. Treating vegetation in place and allowing it to
DEP Contract No. PL029, Task Assignment No. FK-056, Exhibit 1, Page 3 of 4
Exhibit 1
decompose in situ is cost effective and biologically sound except in habitats where fuel loading
may be a concern, where excessive mulching would preclude native seedling recruitment or
negatively atTect wildlife, or where falling trees could pose a hazard to roads or structures. Areas
from which exotic plants are removed are expected to mostly revegetate naturally. No artificial
seeding or revegetation with natives is anticipated to be required. If severely degraded sites with
distant native seed sources, however, recover very slowly, planting of natives will be considered
with funds from Monroe County's Environmental Land Management and Restoration Fund, or
with donations and volunteer assistance.
Every effort shall be made by the exotic plant control technicians to avoid damaging native
vegetation or disturbing wildlife. The technicians will abide by all herbicide label application,
precautionary, safety, cleaning, and disposal information. Specimen labels and MSDS
information for all chemicals used will be kept with the chemicals, and technicians shall be
provided with first aid kits and emergency contact numbers for their work in the field.
Data Collection: The exotic plant control technicians will be responsible for conducting field
work and keeping daily work logs. Work logs will record date, morning and afternoon weather
conditions, name of site, specific location on site, hours of work, species treated, estimates of
species abundance in each work location, treatment method, herbicide, concentration, and
amount applied. Logs will be submitted weekly to the Monroe County Land Steward for entry as
spatial information with attributes into a GIS database to track management activities on all
county-owned conservation lands.
Public Education/Outreach: Exotic pest plants have been treated by volunteers of The Nature
Conservancy's (TNC) Green Sweep program on 12 of the sites listed for management in this
proposaL The Green Sweep program has been very effective in fostering awareness of the
invasive exotic plant problem in the Florida Keys, and recruiting volunteers to help in eradication
efforts. The Monroe County Land Steward will work with the Green Sweep program's
coordinator for continued public education and volunteer exotic plant eradication efforts
throughout the Florida Keys. In addition, collaborative efforts will continue with TNe and the
state land managers in the development ofTNC's new Natural Area Neighbors program to target
specific neighborhoods with natural areas.
Project Time Frame: The project will entail initial treatment of exotic plants on the
conservation lands, beginning as soon as funding is available. Subsequent follow up treatments
of exotics will be done if necessary as determined by site monitoring. The project will conclude
on approximately 1 June 2006, with the Monroe County Land Steward providing a
comprehensive final report to accompany the final invoice for cost reimbursement to the FDEP
Bureau of Invasive Plants by 15 June 2006.
DEP Contract No. PL029, Task Assignment No. FK-056, Exhibit 1, Page 4 of 4