Item C16BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: January 19, 2012 Division: Public Works/Engineering____
Bulk Item: Yes X No Department: Engineering Services________
Staff Contact Person/Phone #: Judy Clarke X4329
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval to provide $87,500 per year for a two year period beginning
July 1, 2012 to assist with funding the Temporary Ferry Service between Marathon and Pigeon Key.
This amount represents 35% of the total annual cost of the ferry service.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has provided $1,250,000
funding for the temporary ferry service from December 2007 through June 30, 2012 but cannot
continue to fully fund the service. The Pigeon Key Foundation has requested that multiple agencies
partner to fund the ferry service for an additional two years. FDOT would provide $125,000 or 50% of
the total cost, Monroe County would contribute $87,500 or 35%, and the City of Marathon and the
Pigeon Key Foundation would each contribute $18,750 or 7.5% of the total annual cost of $250,000.
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.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
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STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Approval of Funding to continue ferry service.
TOTAL COST:INDIRECT COST: ____________BUDGETED:
$175,000 Yes No _X__
DIFFERENTIAL OF LOCAL PREFERENCE: __
N/A
COST TO COUNTY:SOURCE OF FUNDS:
$175,000 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 #
Revised 7/09