Item C08BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: 5/20/2015
Division: Public Works
Bulk Item: Yes X No Department: Solid Waste Management
Staff Contact Person:Will Thombson/292-4432
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval for Solid Waste Management staff to reduce tipping fees
for disposal of illegal fishing gear that remains in the water illegally during closed season.
ITEM BACKGROUND: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC) operates
an annual Spiny Lobster and Stone Crab Trap Retrieval Program and contracts with organizations
(Organized Fishermen of Florida aka OFF) and local fishermen to remove spiny lobster and store
crab traps that remain in the water illegally during the closed season. Monroe County is supporting
this program by partnering with Waste Management of the Florida Keys and reducing the tipping to
$89.00 per ton for this project only.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: Similar requests were approved In 2010,2011,2012,2013 and
2014.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval
TOTAL COST: $5500.00 (Approx) BUDGETED: Yes No X
COST TO COUNTY: (Est) $5500.00 SOURCE OF FUNDS: Solid Waste Fund 414
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes No X AMOUNT PER MONTH Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty OMB/Purchasing Risk Management
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
DOCUMENTATION: Included
DISPOSITION:
Revised 2/05
(TYPE NAME HERE)
Not Required
AGENDA ITEM #
ORGANIZED
FISHERMEN
FLORIDA
a
ORGANIZEDFSHERMENOFFLORIDA
P.O. BOX 700, COCOA, FL 32923
(321) 773-0212
To: Mr. Will Thomason. Senior Administrator
Monroe County Solid Waste Management
Public Works Division
Historic Gato Building
1100 Simonton St., Rm 2-231
Key West, FI 33040
From: Jerry 5ansom, Executive Director OFF li
Date: May 7, 2015
Subiect: FWC Stone Crab and Scinv Lobster Derelict Trap Retrieval Program
The Organized Fishermen of Florida would like to request the Monroe Board of County Commissioners
to again this year grant a reduction in tipping fees to those Keys fishermen who participate in the FWC
Trap Retrieval Program.
For a number of vears we worked closely with Ms.. Washington to coordinate the disposal of this trap
debris in the most expeditious and beneficial manner for the County, environment and the fishing
community.
OFF greatly appreciated the BOCC's approval last year of the reduced rate as it allowed us to pay the
fishermen who participated in the program more than we would have been able to if we had to pay the
full amount for the tipping fees out of the programmatic funds.
This year the FWC will again be conducting the trap retrieval program in June and July and we would
greatly appreciate the reduced rate of $89 per ton for lobster and stone crab trap debris disposal.
Approval of this reduced rate will allow us to pay the fishermen who participate in this year's Program
$2.50 more per trap if they take their trap debris directly to the appropriate transfer stations.
We hope you will support this request as this is a vital and important program for the fishermen of
Monroe County.
If you have any ouestions: please contact me at 321-773-0212_
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Quality Seafood for America