Item P05
Board of County Commissioners
Agenda Item Summary
Meeting Date:
September 20, 2000
Division: B.O.C.C.
Bulk Item: Yes
No V
Department: George R. Neugent
Agenda Item Wording:
Expand the scope of the Marine Resource Department to include a land management
element as part of its responsibilities.
Item Background:
It should be recognized, by all commissioners, there is a complete lack of any land
management element within county departments. Although we maintain hundreds of,
if not thousands, acres in public trust we negligently allow them to sit unattended.
Lands acquired with State and Federal funds have gone unmanaged in many ways
since acquisition.
Previous Relevant BOCC Action:
V oted to eliminate the Marine Resource Department enabling ordinance. An
agreement to move Marine Resource Department into Planning Department.
Commissioner Recommendation:
To revisit, for discussion purposes, and recommend that the Marine Resource Ordinance NOT be
rescinded. .
Move this department under the Community Service Division.
Add as a component, land management to its responsibilities.
Total Cost:
N/A
Budgeted: Yes
No
Cost to County
Revenue Producing: Yes_ No_
Amt per month
Year
Approved By: County Atty
Risk Mgmt
Documentation: Included
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To Follow Not Required _x_
Agenda Item # ~
Disposition:
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JOAN MANGES
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3051430115 Fax
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CORRECTED LElTER PLEASE note changes In BOLD. It was pointed out. by
some friends. my first letter may be to subtle. Some people might feel I am in favor of the
disbanding of the Manne Resource department and miss the irony of the propoaal.
September 7, 2000
Ref; Proposed di$banding of OeparirTwnt 0( Marine Resoun;es
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Mr. George Neugent
~ ihip8 Way
Big Pine Key Florida, 33043
Dear Commissioner Neugent.
Well here W'e go again. .. I have been told Monroe County is planning to disband the otric:e of
Merine Reeouroea. I think thi8 ranks up fit the top of -THE MOST BRILLIANT IDEAS- the
BOCC has hlld to date. a true award winner.
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Lower Monroe is a county of over 800 islands. I think the definition of island is land
TOTALLY ~ by water. With thlll2nd grade fact ttrmty in mind do we think it proper
for the Board of County Commillionera to disband Monroe County Department of Marine
Reeources. by merging it into another existing Department? I betIfNe we .. ~on.1deNd 8
"'rlne orIent8d ......
Why merge it? What will this accomplish?
I served the COunty on BOTH Boot Key Harbor groups and am very fanifiar with the many
facetS this de... tl, lent ~ for the County.
I am 001 ~'Ied If Marine Resources is merged into another department the Marine apect
will $$OWly fall by the wayside. 8S the emphases of the new division win take pre<;edent of an
staff time.
I have not been actIVe WIth Mar1ne Resources for over a year. bUt when actIVe, I knoW the
department was not a burden on the budget If not mistaken they covered all of the
d8pamnem ~nuI
Tall< abOut south of Reality: Why not merge the -Otnet'" department Into Marine Resources?
Makes (as much) sense to me.
Sincerely
Joan Manges
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The Honorable George R, Neugent
25 Ships Way
Big Pine Key, Florida 33043
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(305) 294-4641
BOARDOFCXXJNrirnM~ONERS
MAYOR Shirley Freeman, District 3
Mayor Pro T em George Neugent, District 2
Wilhelmina Harvey, District 1
Nora Williams, District 4
Mary Kay Reich, District 5
Email: gneugent@mail.state.f1.us
305-872-1678
305-872-9195 (FAX)
August 18, 2000
Mr. James Roberts
County Administrator
5100 College Road
Key West, FL 33040
Dear Jim,
In researching the Marine Resource Department and it's accomplishments over
the years, I am convinced even more now than before it should retain the
autonomy it deserves and would best function under the Community Service
Department.
After personally visiting with George Garrett, Kim McGee and Rich Jones, I am
convinced this "TEAM" deserves the leadership that Mr. Malloch can provide.
Thereby, this "TEAM" can continue to provide the excellent service for all the
residents of Monroe County.
I strongly request your support.
Sincerely,
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/ George R. Neugent
County Commissioner
Marine Resources Department
Talking points:
There is a Keys-wide need for managing marine resource issues from a broader
perspective.
. Liaison to State and Federal Programs
. Manage Channel Marking Program
. Initiate local marine regulatory efforts, including current and upcommg
harbor management projects
. Manage Derelict Vessel Program
. Provide Emergency Response - Hurricane Events
. Marine Resources has a proven ability to get money.
1. There is a need for a Keys-wide marine policy perspective - Florida Keys
National Marine Sanctuary.
2. Boaters should be able to see the same rules and resource protection strategies
applied broadly across the Keys.
3. Increasingly the County is becoming involved in local management areas. The
principle example is the Boot Key Harbor Management Area.
a) Though the State and the federal government are poised to create a Keys-
wide No Discharge Zone, it will be left to local government to effectively
manage the principle areas of concern, such as those mentioned above.
Marine Resources can assist in this process.
4. Marine Projects
a) Marine Projects such as Derelict Vessel removal has been a prime function
of the County for over 15 years.
b) Other projects involving marine navigation.
c) Marine Resources has a responsibility after storm events.
5. The following pages outline project grant funding and management efforts.
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Department of Marine Resources
~ects and Grants Received
Year 1985 - 2000
Total Grants Obtained and/or Managed
$4,909,813
Year 2000
Boaters Guide for the Florida Keys
Grant Amount
$57,000
FFWCC
Pump-out Grant for Florida Keys Marina Marathon - held over from 1999
Grant Amount
$50,000
FDEP
Year 1999
Stormwater Master Plan
Grant Anlount
$400,000
FDEP
Channel Marking Support Grant
Grant Amount
$57,000
NFWF
Year 1998
Little Venice Wastewater Facility Start-up funding
Grant Amount
$150,000
FDEP
Cesspool Elimination Program
Grant Amount
$600,750
$850,000
$100,000
$100,000
FDCA
FDEP
FDCA
FDEP
Year 1997
Sanitary Wastewater Master Plan
Grant Amount
$575,000
$999,790
FDCA
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$125,000 FDEP
Year 1996
Channel Marking Master Plan
Grant Amount $35,000 FDCA
Year 1995
Marathon Wastewater Facilities Plan
Grant Amount $314,000 FDEP
Year 1994
None
Year 1993
Boating Impacts Master Plan
Grant Amount $60,000 FDEP
Year 1992
Grant Funded Projects
Florida Keys Advanced Identification of Wetlands (ADID) Wetland and Seasonal
High Water Delineation
$85,773
EPA
Lapointe - A Solar Aquatic System for Nutrient Removal From Septic Tank
Effluent
Grant Amount
$37,500
EPA
Year 1991
Lapointe - Eutrophication and Trophic Structuring of Marine Plant Communities
in the Florida Keys
Grant Amount
$48,000
FDER - Coastal Zone Program
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Lapointe - Watershed Nutrient Inputs and Coastal Eutrophication in the Florida
Keys, USA (a.k.a Spatial and Temporal Variability in Trophic State of Surface
Waters in Monroe County During 1989-1990)
Grant Amount
$75,000
FDEP
Lapointe - The impacts of Stormwater Discharges on Eutrophication in the Florida
Keys
Grant Amount
$75,000
FDNR - Mavro Trust Fund
Year 1985 -1990
Lapointe - Baseline Characterization of Chemical and Hydrographic Processes in
the Water Column of Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary
Grant Amount
$75,000
Monroe County
Lapointe - Report on the effects of On-site Sewage Disposal Systems on Nutrient
Relations of Ground waters and Nearshore Waters of the Florida Keys
Grant Amount
$40,000
FDER - Coastal Zone Program
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Marine Pro~
Grants
1995-2000
The Marine Projects section has just recently become a part of the Marine
Resources Department (Spring 1999). However, the Marine Projects has overseen
both Boating Improvement Fund (BIF) dollars and grants for derelict vessel
removal for some time.
On average the County has received approximately $350,000 in BIF funds and
Derelict Vesse1 Grants.
The following table outlines expenditures under this program:
Five Years - 1995 through 2000
. Total BIF and Derelict Vessel Grant Expenditures
$1,940,000
. Derelict Vessel Removal
$1,034,000
. Channel Marker Installation
$91,000
. Channel Marker Repair
$304,000 Including Hurricane Damage
. Regulatory Zones
$141,000
. Regulatory Zone Repair
$ 72,000
. Other Projects
$287,000
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