Item C16BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: 6I1 1114 Division: Public Works
Bulk Item: Yes X No Department: Solid Waste Management
Staff Contact: Rosa Washinaton1292-4432
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, 201.2,
and 2013.
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 YEAR: NIA
(approximately)
APPROVED BY: County Atty OMBIPurchasing Risk Management
DOCUMENTATION: Included X Not Required
DISPOSITION:
Revised 1 1 /06
AGENDA ITEM #
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ORGANIZEDRSHERMENOFFLORIDA
P.O. BOX 700, COCOA, FL 32923
(321) 773-0212
To: Ms. Rosa Washington, Senior Administrator
Monroe County Solid Waste Management
Public Works Uvisian
Historic Gato Sanding
1100 Simonton St., Rm 2-231
Key West, FI 33M
From: Jerry Sansom, Executive Director OFF
Elate: May 16, 2014
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Subject: FWC 11112-02 Stone Crab, Spiny Lobster and Blue Crag 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 fishermen who participate in the FWC Trap
Retrieval Program.
OFF greatly appreciated the BOCCs 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 program funds.
'this year OFF will again be conducting the trap retrieval program in June and July and would greatly
appreciate the reduced rate of $89 per ton for lobster and stone crab trap debris.
Approval of this reduced rate will allow us to pay the fishermen who participate in this year's Program
$2.50 more per trap ff 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 questions, please contact me at 321-773-0212.
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Quality Seafood for America