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ounty of onroe
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Mayor Heather Carruthers, District 3
Mayor Pro Tem George Neugent, District 2
TheFloridaKeys
Danny L. Kolhage, District 1
David Rice, District 4
Sylvia J. Murphy, District 5
County Commission Meeting
November 14, 2016
Agenda Item Number: C.1
Agenda Item Summary #2366
BULK ITEM: DEPARTMENT:
No Sustainability
TIME APPROXIMATE:STAFF CONTACT:
Rhonda Haag (305) 453-8774
Not applicable
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval of a resolution directing staff to evaluate the creation of a
municipal service taxing unit in order to fund program management costs estimated at $1 million
annually for master program planning, effectiveness monitoring, data collection, outreach, and
program administration of canal water quality restoration projects, as well as testing of alternative
technologies and design and construction of potential canal restoration projects.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
The County is authorized under Section 125.01(1)(q) to establish
municipal service taxing units within all or any part of the unincorporated county, within which may
properties located within the municipal service taxing unit (MSTU). The ad valorem taxes generated
by the MSTU are additional to other property taxes, and may be used to pay for the other essential
facilities and municipal services in the unincorporated county, or in an area that includes
Canal restoration projects serve a public purpose by addressing and seeking a solution to these key
issues. The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners has previously approved restoration
work totaling approximately $7 million on seven (7) canal demonstration projects, ranging from
Geiger Key to Key Largo. Further research and planning activities are needed, in order to determine
the efficacy of the current and projected canal demonstration projects.
The canal restoration program requires approximately $1 million to pay for research and planning
activities applicable to potential future canal restoration projects throughout unincorporated Monroe
County, including but not limited to, master program planning, effectiveness monitoring, data
collection, outreach and program administration, testing of alternative technologies as well as
design and construction of potential new restoration projects, so that the Florida Keys Reasonable
Assurance Document (FKRAD) requirements may be met and the imposition of total maximum
daily limits (TMDL) may be avoided.
The Board of County Commissioners recognizes canal restoration as a component of overall water
quality and environmental protection in the Florida Keys and surrounding National Marine
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Sanctuary waters, complementing the $1B investment in centralized wastewater treatment by local
taxpayers, the State, and the Federal government to protect and restore water quality. Over 300
canals have been identified in the Monroe County Canal Management Master Plan (CMMP) as
having sub-
DEP Chapter 62-302 Surface Water Standards for nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus and
dissolved oxygen, anddischarge directly into near shore Outstanding Florida Waters in the Florida
Keys National Marine Sa-
Canal water restoration projects are anticipated to remedy the high nutrient loading and low
dissolved oxygen impairing the water in canals by implementing technologies that address the most
significant causes of those conditions: accumulated organics, seaweed loading, and poor flushing
and tidal flow. Reduced nutrient loading, increased dissolved oxygen and increased water clarity to
the nearshore Outstanding Florida Waters and the waters of FKNMS will improve water quality
conditions that are essential for sustaining a marine ecosystem that is one of the most unique and
prolific in the world.
Therefore it is requested that staff be directed to evaluate the creation of a municipal service taxing
unit in order to fund program management costs estimated at $1 million annually.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: N/A
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
Not applicable
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approval
DOCUMENTATION:
Stamped Resolution 11 7 16 PJM
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
November 14, 2016
Effective Date:
Expiration Date:
Total Dollar Value of Contract: N/A
Total Cost to County: None
Current Year Portion: N/A
Budgeted: N/A
Source of Funds: N/A
CPI: N/A
Indirect Costs: N/A
Estimated Ongoing Costs Not Included in above dollar amounts:
Revenue Producing: N/A If yes, amount:
Grant: N/A
County Match: N/A
Insurance Required: N/A
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Additional Details:
REVIEWED BY:
Rhonda Haag Completed 11/05/2016 1:18 PM
Cynthia Hall Completed 11/05/2016 1:27 PM
Budget and Finance Completed 11/07/2016 10:18 AM
Maria Slavik Completed 11/07/2016 11:02 AM
Kathy Peters Completed 11/07/2016 11:06 AM
Board of County Commissioners Pending 11/22/2016 9:00 AM
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