Resolution 409-2018 •
• RESOLUTION NO. 409 -2018
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA AMENDING RESOLUTION NO.
195-2018 BY PROVIDING THAT UP TO $600,000 OF MONROE
COUNTY'S PORTION OF THE FLORIDA KEYS STEWARDSHIP
FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017-2018 AND 2018-2019 FOR
MONITORING COSTS BY WOOD ENVIRONMENT &
INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS, INC. IN EXCESS OF THE 7.5%
CAP ON UNINCORPORATED MONROE COUNTY'S
MONITORING COSTS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION
SERVICE GRANT NR184209XX0(CO27 FOR MARINE DEBRIS
CLEARING IN UNINCORPORATED MONROE COUNTY;
FURTHER AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 195-2018 BY
PROVIDING THAT UP TO $100,000 IN STEWARSHIP FUNDS MAY
BE USED FOR DEBRIS REMOVAL ON PLUGGED CANALS; AND
APPROVING THE EXECUTION OF AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
STEWARDSHIP GRANT AGREEMENT NO. LP44074 WITH THE
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
WHEREAS, as part of the Florida Keys Stewardship Act, unincorporated Monroe
County received a direct appropriation of$3.99 million for fiscal year 2017-2018 and a further
$1.5 million for fiscal year 2018-2019, totaling $5.5 million in appropriations for unincorporated
Monroe County for the two years; and
WHEREAS, on July 18, 2018, Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
(BOCC) accepted a $49.3 Million Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural
Resources Conservation Service, Grant # NR184209XXXXCO27 ("NRCS Grant"), for clearing
canals in the unincorporated County, Village of Islamorada and City of Marathon from hurricane
debris; and
WHEREAS, NRCS Grant Agreement NR184209XXXXCO27 ("NRCS Grant
Agreement") provides that 75% of costs for debris removal (referred to in the Grant Agreement
as "Construction Costs") are reimbursable by NRCS, leaving a 25% local match, whereas 100%
of other costs including monitoring (referred to in the NRCS Grant Agreement as "Technical
Costs") are reimbursable by NRCS; and
WHEREAS, on July 18, 2018, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
(BOCC) adopted Resolution No. 195-2018, approving the allocation of unincorporated Monroe
County's portion of the Florida Keys Stewardship funds for FY 2017-18 and 2018-19 in the
amount of$5.49 million as a partial payment of the County's 25% local share of debris removal
costs for work performed under the NRCS grant; and
WHEREAS, Wood's monitoring costs have been averaging approximately 10.5% of
Construction Costs; and
WHEREAS, the NRCS Grant Agreement provides that NRCS will reimburse the County
for Technical Costs,but only up to 7.5% of Construction Costs; and
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WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) has agreed to
allow $5,490,000 in Stewardship funds for unincorporated Monroe County to be applied towards
the County's local cost share for marine debris clearing as a result of Hurricane Irma; and
WHEREAS, FDEP has further agreed that up to $600,000 of the Stewardship funds for
FY 2017-18 and FY 2018-19 may be used for Wood invoices in excess of the 7.5% cap in the
NRCS Grant Agreement; and
WHEREAS, NRCS will not authorize the use of NRCS grant funds to cover debris
removal work within plugged canals beyond the 2 plugged canals approved in the original list of
103 approved canals;
WHEREAS, the County will issue an RFP for the clearing of the plugged canals as these
will not be under the same terms as conditions as canals cleared under the NRCS grant.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA that:
1. Paragraph 1 of Resolution No. 195-2018 is revised to read as follows:
The Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida hereby approves
the allocation of unincorporated Monroe County's portion of the Florida Keys
Stewardship FY 2017-2018 appropriation in the amount of$3.99 million and FY
2018-2019 appropriation of$1.5 million, for a combined total of$5.5 million, to
be used as follows:
Task Task Title Budget Budget Task Start Task End
No. Category Amount Date Date
la Marine Debris Removal within Contractual $4,800,000 07/01/2017 12/31/2020
connected canals Services
(Construction Costs)
lb Marine Debris Removal within Contractual $100,000 07/01/2017 12/31/2020
plugged canals Services
(Construction Costs)
2 Project Management (Technical Contractual $600,000 07/01/2017 12/31/2020
Costs, including monitoring) Services
Total $5,500,000
2. Monroe County is authorized to enter into Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No.
LP44074, consistent with this resolution.
3. This resolution shall take effect upon adoption.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 20th day of November 2018.
Mayor Sylvia J. Murphy Yes
Mayor Pro Tern Danny L. Kolhage No
�� Commissioner Michelle Coldiron Yes
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