Item R2 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: October 17, 2014 Division: Growth Management
Bulk Item: Yes No X Staff Contact Person/Phone ft: Christine Hurley 289-2517
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: A public hearing to consider a resolution repealing Resolution 2 1 Oa-2014,
transmitting to the State Land Planning Agency an ordinance by the Monroe County Board of County
Commissioners amending the Monroe County 2010 Comprehensive Plan by creating Policy 202.8.6 to allow the
implementation of canal restoration pilot projects by public entities (County, State or Federal)which include the
removal of organic material by vacuum dredge from artificial canals characterized as having poor or fair water
quality within the 2013 Monroe County Canal Management Master Plan to depths greater than minus six (-6)
feet mean low water.(Legislative Proceeding)
ITEM BACKGROUND: Monroe County in association with State and Federal Agencies has been working
together to develop a management process for addressing the restoration of the canals in the Florida Keys,
including:
• Implementation of the Monroe County Sanitary Wastewater Master Plan (CH2MHILL 2000) and Monroe
County Stormwater Master Plan(CDM 200 1); and
• Completing, the Monroe County Residential Canal Inventory and Assessment project, providing an
inventory of existing canals and a broad overview of potential technologies(MACTEC 2003); and
• Development and implementation of a comprehensive Canal Management Master Plan.
In March, 2012, the Canal Subcommittee of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) Water
Quality Steering Committee initiated work on Phase I of the Canal Management Master Plan (CMMP):
• Develop a basic conceptual framework for canal restoration and management that is comparable to the
frameworks used in the County's existing wastewater and stormwater master plans; and
• Identify a short-list of high-priority canal restoration projects which can be implemented by the County
and other Water Quality Protection Program(WQPP)participants over the next several years.
In 2013,AMEC Environmental& Infrastructure, Inc, completed the Monroe County Canal Management Master
Plan (CMMP) for Monroe County, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the FKNMS WQPP Steering
Committee and the WQPP Canal Restoration Advisory Committee. One of the recommended management
strategies included in the CMMP is the removal of accumulated organic material from some of the canals that
exhibit fair to poor water quality. Organic removal consists of removing(dredging)the decomposed weed wrack
material present at the bottom of a canal.
Currently, the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan prohibits new dredging and does not allow maintenance
dredging within areas vegetated with seagrass beds or characterized by hardbottom communities (e.g. benthic
communities) except for maintenance in public navigation channels. The Monroe County Comprehensive Plan
also limits maintenance dredging to a depth of minus six (-6) feet mean low water. This amendment is being
proposed to evaluate: the technologies recommended in the CCMP, including the removal of organic material
from deep canals, as the organic material on the canal bottom consumes large amounts of dissolved oxygen and
depletes the viability of a canal's ecosystem as well as the adjacent near shore waters.
If the BOCC votes to transmit the proposed comprehensive plan amendment to the State Land Planning Agency,
the State Land Planning Agency will then review the proposed amendment and issue an Objections,
Recommendations and Comments (ORC) Report, addressing any issues with internal consistency, data and
analysis, or consistency with the statutes or the Principles for Guiding Development, Upon receipt of the ORC
report,the BOCC will have up to 180 days to adopt the amendments, adopt the amendments with changes or not
adopt the amendments.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
On September 17, 2014, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing to
review and discuss the proposed amendment and recommended revisions to the amendment to include:
a requirement for a public hearing before the BOCC for development approval for organic material
removal by vacuum dredge to depths greater than minus six (-6) feet mean low water; water quality
monitoring for a 2 year period to determine organic removal project effectiveness and water quality
reports from the Water Quality Committee before expanding the Comprehensive Plan to other canal
projects or private applicants.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval
TOTAL COST: INDIRECT COST: BUDGETED: Yes X No
DIFFERENTIAL OF LOCAL PREFERENCE: NA
COST TO COUNTY: SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes— No X AMOUNT PER MONTH Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty>—j!�! OMB/Purchasing Risk Management
DOCUMENTATION: Included X Not Required
DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM#
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MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION NO. -2014
A RESOLUTION BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 210a-2014,
TRANSMITTING TO THE STATE LAND PLANNING AGENCY AN
ORDINANCE BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AMENDING THE MONROE COUNTY YEAR 2010
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CREATING POLICY 202.8.6 TO ALLOW
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CANAL RESTORATION PROJECTS BY
PUBLIC ENTITIES (COUNTY, STATE OR FEDERAL) WHICH
INCLUDE THE REMOVAL OF ORGANIC MATERIAL BY VACUUM
DREDGE FROM ARTIFICIAL CANALS CHARACTERIZED AS
HAVING POOR OR FAIR WATER QUALITY WITHIN THE 2013
MONROE COUNTY CANAL MANAGEMENT MASTER PLAN TO
DEPTHS GREATER THAN MINUS SIX (-6) FEET MEAN LOW WATER.
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WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners conducted a public
hearing for the purpose of considering the transmittal pursuant to the State Coordinated Review
Process in Sec. 163.3184(4), F.S., to the State Land Planning Agency for objections,
recommendations and comments, and to the other Reviewing Agencies as defined in Sec.
163.3184(1)(c), F.S., for review and comment on a proposed amendment to the Monroe County
Year 2010 Comprehensive Plan as described above; and
WHEREAS, the Monroe County Planning Commission and the Monroe County Board
of County Commissioners supported the transmittal of the requested text amendment;
NOW THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1: The Board of County Commissioners does hereby repeal Resolution No. 210a-
2014, identified within Exhibit 1, which is attached hereto and incorporated
herein.
Section 2. Resolution No. 210a-2014 is hereby repealed, effective upon adoption.
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Section 3. The Clerk of the Board is hereby directed to forward a certified copy of this
resolution to the Director of Planning.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, at a regular meeting held on the 17th day of October, 2014.
Mayor Sylvia Murphy
Mayor Pro Tem Danny Kolhage
Commissioner Heather Carruthers
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner David Rice
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,FLORIDA
BY
Mayor Sylvia Murphy
MONROE COUNTY A NEY
APR ED AS TO M:
S' 'EVEN T. WILLIAMS
ASSISTANT OUNrTYTORNEY
Date
(SEAL)
ATTEST: Amy Heavilin, Clerk
Deputy Clerk
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MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION NO. 210a-2014
A RESOLUTION BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS TRANSMITTING TO THE STATE LAND
PLANNING AGENCY AN ORDINANCE BY THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AMENDING THE MONROE
COUNTY YEAR 2010 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CREATING POLICY
202.8.6 TO ALLOW THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CANAL
RESTORATION PROJECTS BY PUBLIC ENTITIES (COUNTY, STATE
OR FEDERAL) WHICH INCLUDE THE REMOVAL OF ORGANIC
MATERIAL BY VACUUM DREDGE FROM ARTIFICIAL CANALS
CHARACTERIZED AS HAVING POOR OR FAIR WATER QUALITY
WITHIN THE 2013 MONROE COUNTY CANAL MANAGEMENT
MASTER PLAN TO DEPTHS GREATER THAN MINUS SIX (-6) FEET
MEAN LOW WATER.
WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners conducted a public
hearing for the purpose of considering the transmittal pursuant to the State Coordinated Review
Process in Sec. 163.3184(4), F.S., to the State Land Planning Agency for objections,
recommendations and comments, and to the other Reviewing Agencies as defined in Sec.
163.3184(1)(c), F.S., for review and comment on a proposed amendment to the Monroe County
Year 2010 Comprehensive Plan as described above; and
WHEREAS, the Monroe County Planning Commission and the Monroe County Board
of County Commissioners support the transmittal of the requested text amendment„
NOW THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,FLORIDA:
Section 1: The Board of County Commissioners does hereby adopt the recommendation o
the Planning Commission to transmit the draft ordinance for review of the
proposed text amendment.
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Section 2. The Monroe County staff is given authority to prepare and submit the required
transmittal letter and supporting documents for the proposed amendment i
accordance with the requirements of Section 163.3184(4)„ Florida Statutes.
Section 3. The Clerk of the Board is hereby directed to forward a certified copy of this
resolution to the Director of Planning.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida,at a regular meeting held on the 17th day of September,2014.
Mayor Sylvia Murphy Yes
Mayor Pro Tern Danny Kolhage Yes
Commissioner Heather Carruthers Yes
Commissioner George Neugent Absent
Commissioner David Rice Yes
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,FLORIDA
BY
Mayor Sylvia Murphy
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Amy P �To. REY
Heavilin,Clerk
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Deputy Clerk
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