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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.3
Agenda Item Summary #2356
BULK ITEM: DEPARTMENT:
No Sustainability
TIME APPROXIMATE:STAFF CONTACT:
Rhonda Haag (305) 453-8774
Not applicable
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval of resolution to allocate Monroe County RESTORE
funds for canal restoration projects.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
The RESTORE Act distributes civil fines collected from the responsible
parties under the Clean Water Act to impacted States and counties along the Gulf Coast in three
on Council Pot
ocal Pot) in the
amount of approximately $7.7M.
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
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
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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 the RESTORE funds be applied to canal
restoration projects.
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PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
Not applicable
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approval
DOCUMENTATION:
Stamped Resolution Allocating RESTORE Local and Consortium Pot funding for Canal Restoration
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Attachment - RESTORE Act Local Pot Funding
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Effective Date: Not applicable
Expiration Date: Not applicable
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
Additional Details:
REVIEWED BY:
Rhonda Haag Completed 11/04/2016 10:05 AM
Cynthia Hall Completed 11/04/2016 10:16 AM
Budget and Finance Completed 11/04/2016 11:24 AM
Maria Slavik Completed 11/04/2016 11:59 AM
Kathy Peters Completed 11/04/2016 2:25 PM
Board of County Commissioners Pending 11/14/2016 10:00 AM
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