Item C28BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: June 20, 2012 Division: Public Works & Engineering
Bulk Item: Yes x No _ Department: Solid Waste Management
Staff Contact Person/Phone #: Rosa Washington/292-4432
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 the closed season.
ITEM BACKGROUND: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCQ
operates an annual Spiny Lobster and Stone Crab Trap Retrieval Program and contracts with
organizations and local fishermen (Organized Fishermen of Florida) to remove spiny lobster and stone
crab traps that remain in the water illegally during the closed season. Monroe County is supporting
this program by partnering with Waste Management to reduce the tipping fee from $123.50/ton to
$89.00/ton for this project only. Actual loss of revenue to the County will depend on amount of tons
brought in; last year's total weight was approximately three (3) tons.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: Similar requests were approved in 2010 and 2011.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: n/a
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval.
TOTAL COST: unknown INDIRECT COSTS: n/a BUDGETED: Yes No x
DIFFERENTIAL OF LOCAL PREFERENCE: n/a
COST TO COUNTY: same
SOURCE OF FUNDS: Solid Waste Fund 414
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes _ No X AMOUNT PER MONTH PER YEAR
APPROVED BY: County Atty _
DOCUMENTATION: Included
DISPOSITION:
Revised 7/09
OMB/Purchasing Risk Management
Not Required
AGENDA ITEM #
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ORGANIZED
!l FISHERMEN
FLORIDA
O ORGANIZEDRSHERMENCIFFLORIDA
F!O, BOX 700, COCOA, FL 32923
(321) 773-0212
To: Ms. Rosa Washington, Senior Administrator
Monroe County Solid Waste Management
Public Works Division
Historic Gato Building
1100 Simonton St., Rm 2-231
Key West, Fl 33040
From: Jerry Sansom, Executive Director OFF /
Date: June 4, 2011
Subject: FWC 11/12-02 Stone Crab, Spiny Lobster and Blue Crab 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 BOCC's approval last year of the reduced rate as it allowed us to pay the
fishermen who participated in the program rri&6 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 if 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 Ame►'ica