Item M7
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: Wed. Aori121. 2004
Division: BaCC
Bulk Item: Yes
No XX
Department: Commissioner Rice. District 4
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval to allocate funds for tbe planning, survey, and
conceptual design of the Duck Key wastewater system.
ITEM BACKGROUND: At this time there is no Municipal Services Taxing District Unit for
Duck Key and the earliest point that revenues could be collected from a newly created MSTU
would be January 2006.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOTAL COST:
BUDGETED: Yes
No
COST TO COUNTY:
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
No
AMOUNT PER MONTH_ Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty _ OMB/Purchasing _ Risk Management_
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
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(David P. Rice, Commissioner, District 4)
DOCUMENT A nON:
Included XX
To Follow_
Not Required_
DISPOSITION:
AGENDA ITEM ## 1J17
Revised 1/03
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April 9, 2004
Mayor Murray Nelson
Damaron Building. Suite 2
99198 Overseas Highway
Key Largo. FL 33037
Re: Duck Key wastewater system
Dear Mayor Nelson:
It was a pleasure to meet with you and the Ducl< Key citizens group on Wednesday. It seemed clear that
the Duck Key residents are united in their desire to move forward with a wastewater COllection system for
their area and that they recognize the importance of acting quickly to take advantage of the efficiencies of
connecting to the existing plant at Hawk's Cay. As we stated last night, the Authority needs funding to
move this project ahead at the pace that the citizens seem to want.
We estimate that the cost of planning, survey and conceptual design will be approximately $150.000.
That amount of funding should be sufficient to move the project ahead to the actual design phase. If we
choose a design/build approach, we will then issue a request for proposals. If a traditional design and bid
approach is more feasible. we will then engage engineers to design the collection system and advertise a
construction bid.
The Authority would appreCiate this matter being brought before the Board of County Commissioners at
your April 21 lit meeting and that the SOCC consider funding the Authority's planning efforts for this
project. As you know, there is no Municipal Services Taxing Unit for Duck Key and the soonest that any
revenues would be available from a newly created MSTU would be January 2006. Since this is well
beyond the project time line discussed with the residents on Wednesday. funding from the BOCC may be
the only way to move this project forward in a timely manner.
Thank you for your continued support of this and other wastewater initiatives.
Cc: FKAA Board of Directors
Board of Monroe County Commissioners
James C. ReynOlds, FKAA Executive Director
James L. Roberts, County Administrator
John M. Koenig. Sr.
Olainnan
Kay West
Mary L Rica
V~nnan
MaraIhon
Hany E. Crtrin
5eCIerary/TI886UJer
~ Largo
Elena Z Hefl91a
Roddard Key
Rose Dell
Big Pine Key
James C. Reynolds
Ex9c:u1iv. Director