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Resolution 232-2000 Board of County Commissioners cc tV w rs CJ Cp :i� V.! > RESOLUTION NO. 232 -2000 c.) LUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS F RORE COUNTY, FLORIDA CONCERNING THE FUNDING 9Fa THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE KEY LARGO WASTEWATER CENTRAL COLLECTION AND TREATMENT FACILITIES BY OGDEN WATER SYSTEM OF KEY LARGO, INC WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 76-411, Laws of Florida, as amended, the Board of Directors of the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (the "Authority") has been assigned exclusive jurisdiction over the development, provision, administration, and maintenance of wastewater system services in Monroe County, Florida, and WHEREAS, in consultation with the Authority, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida ("BOCC") authorized the issuance and publication of a Request for Proposals dated September 8, 1999 for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of a wastewater central collection system and treatment facilities (the "Facilities"), serving Key Largo, and WHEREAS, a technical evaluation panel established by Monroe County, composed of representatives from the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection and other agencies, evaluated the proposals received in response to the RFP, and ranked highest the Ogden proposal for a wastewater system to serve substantially all of Key Largo except North Key Largo, and WHEREAS, on January 19, 2000, the BOCC adopted Resolution 035-2000, determining that there is a pressing need for central sewage infrastructure in the area proposed to be served in the Ogden proposal, and WHEREAS, on February 17, 2000, the BOCC adopted Resolution 093- 2000, requesting the Authority to enter into contract negotiations with Ogden Water System of Key Largo, Inc. ("Ogden") for the design, construction operation and maintenance of the Facilities, and WHEREAS, the Authority has negotiated with Ogden a design/build contract and Operation and Maintenance Agreement for the Facilities, and has submitted those documents to the BOCC as contemplated in Resolution 093- 2000, and WHEREAS, the Authority has developed and continues to refine rate structure formulae within the hookup fee and monthly rate charge parameters previously established by the BOCC, and WHEREAS, the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Authority have executed a Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loan Agreement for an estimated loan amount of $76,388,000 to finance construction- related costs of the Facilities, and WHEREAS, there is a realistic expectation that further financial assistance will be forthcoming from government sources which will reduce the Facilities' project debt service, with a corresponding reduction of the Authority's customer charges, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA: Section 1. The BOCC acknowledges that the Authority has met the intent of Resolution 093-2000. Section 2. Monroe County will vigorously pursue all funding sources which have been identified as potential grants, aid and other financial benefits to diminish the cost of sewer service to Key Largo residents and businesses, and the BOCC requests the Authority's continued participation in that pursuit. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, at a special meeting of said Board held on the 28th day of June, 2000. Mayor Shirley Freeman yes Commissioner Wilhelmina Harvey yes -- Commissioner George Neugent no C°t/4r•. 0mmissioner Mary Kay Reich no /4'' -',�' +�. missioner Nora Williams yes ,,,\ ,, 0 , o1 ,„, BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS =.; � NY L.KOLHAGE, Clerk OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA / .y By d D -puty C erk Mayor/Chairperson jdresfkaaogden APPROVED AS TO FORM AN - L S FICI Mt--' R ERT DATE — Z