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County f � .�� ",�, 1 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Mayor Craig Cates,District 1
Mayor Pro Tem Holly Merrill Raschein,District 5
The Florida Keys
Michelle Lincoln,District 2
James K.Scholl,District 3
David Rice,District 4
County Commission Meeting
May 17, 2023
Agenda Item Number: J.2
Agenda Item Summary #12089
BULK ITEM: Yes DEPARTMENT: Planning/Environmental Resources
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Brittany Burtner(305) 289-2805
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AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of the Selection of Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. d.b.a.
Applied Technology & Management ("Geosyntec" or "Applied Technology") to Perform Mooring
Field Permitting Services and Mooring Field Design in Monroe County and Direction to Staff to
Negotiate a Contract with Geosyntec d.b.a. Applied Technology.
ITEM BACKGROUND: The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners ("Monroe
County", "Board", "BOCC", or the "County") has long recognized that unmanaged anchorages with
historically high numbers of vessels in the waters surrounding Key West and Stock Island are
significant sources of abandoned and derelict vessels. Monroe County has the greatest number of
derelict vessels in the state of Florida, a problem which causes environmental damage, creates
navigational hazards, and costs taxpayers well over $500,000 a year.
Monroe County has pursued installing a mooring field in the Boca Chica Basin for many years. In
2014, Coastal Systems International, Inc. ("CSI"), conducted a Feasibility Study ("Study") to
evaluate siting and development of a new mooring field (or fields) in the Florida Keys. The Study
examined the existing unmanaged anchorages at Jewfish Creek, Buttonwood Sound, and Boca Chica
Basin. Following the Study, the BOCC directed the Marine Resources Office's professional staff to
pursue permitting a mooring field at Buttonwood Sound, the highest-ranked location. However,
permitting a mooring field at this site was abandoned in 2014 after many residents who would have
lived near that proposed mooring field voiced their opposition to this, and difficulty acquiring a
shoreside access site arose. The BOCC subsequently directed the Marine Resources Office's
professional staff to alternatively pursue permitting a mooring field in Boca Chica Basin. The
County hired CSI to conduct a Detailed Feasibility Study in 2016 and again in 2020 to pursue
Conceptual Permitting for the Boca Chica mooring field. Ultimately, the County was unable to
continue permitting a mooring field at that time due to the lack of a suitable location for shoreside
access and facilities. However, significant work was completed for this project, including: Mooring
system design, mooring field and navigational channel design, environmental permit sketches, draft
mooring field management plan and draft sovereign submerged land lease drawings. In early 2022,
Monroe County acquired a 22,500 square foot property with approximately 150 feet of seawall on
the west side of Boca Chica Basin along Maloney Avenue, Stock Island. Now that Monroe County
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owns a site to provide upland access and shoreside services, the County will be able to hire a
consultant to pursue permits from Florida Department of Environmental Protection ("DEP"), United
States Army Corps of Engineers ("USACE"), and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
("FKNMS") for a mooring field in Boca Chica Basin.
In July 2021, Senate Bill 1086/F.S. 327.4108(3)(a) designated Monroe County an "anchoring
limitation area" as a means of addressing long-term anchoring issues in waters throughout the
Florida Keys. This legislation included a requirement that 250 new public mooring balls be placed
within one (1) mile of the Key West Bight City Dock and fifty (50) additional moorings be placed
within the existing Key West Garrison Bight Mooring Field to ensure that an alternative for the
existing liveaboard community in this area was available prior to implementing a 90-day time limit
for vessels anchored in waters throughout the Florida Keys.
In November 2021, data collected by the staff of Monroe County, the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission, and the City of Key West found that only 137 occupied liveaboard
vessels were anchored in the vicinity of the Key West Bight City Dock. The remaining vessels were
either being stored and/or already in derelict condition. Therefore, it was determined that 300 new
moorings would exceed the needs of the existing liveaboard community in this area. In addition, it
was determined that installing 300 new moorings was not feasible due to insufficient suitable space.
This would create significant state and federal regulatory hurdles, likely resulting in the inability to
implement the 90-day anchoring time limit. As a result, two bills (House Bill 1065/Senate Bill
1432/F.S. 327.4108(3)(a)) were approved during the 2022 session of the Florida Legislature which
amended the number of required new moorings from 300 to "at least 100" to ensure the successful
implementation of the subject 90-day anchoring time limit.
The BOCC approved Resolution No. 038-2022 at the Board's January 21st meeting and directed the
Marine Resources Office's professional staff to begin the necessary steps toward achieving and
expediting the implementation of at least 100 new moorings, and to partner with the City of Key
West to accomplish this goal and associated management of this location. Monroe County hired
Metric Engineering ("Metric") in early 2022 to complete a Feasibility Study to acquire preliminary
site-specific data to assist in evaluating and determining the best location for the required 100
moorings. Metric also conducted a shoreside facility analysis at the Key West Bight Marina, the
intended shoreside access and service location. Metric presented the results of their study at the
Board's September 2022 BOCC meeting. The BOCC directed the Marine Resources Office's
professional staff to pursue permitting a mooring field in the highest-ranked location surrounding
Wisteria Island in Man of War Harbor.
At the Board's January 2023 meeting the BOCC directed the Marine Resources Office's
professional staff to advertise a Request for Proposals ("RFP") to hire a consultant to permit and
plan the mooring fields in both Boca Chica Basin and Man of War Harbor.
Four (4) responses to the RFP were received (Tabulation Sheet attached) and a Selection Committee
convened and reviewed, scored, and ranked the responses (Score Sheet attached) on April 26, 2023.
Based upon the average scores of all members and qualifications referencing the respective subject
responses the Selection Committee recommends Board approval of the selection of the top-ranked
respondent Geosyntec Consultants, Inc., d.b.a. Applied Technology & Management("Geosyntec" or
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"Applied Technology") and to issue approval for staff to negotiate a contract with Geosyntec. Based
on Board direction the staff anticipates bringing a contract before the Board at the June 2023 BOCC
meeting for approval and execution.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
March 2014 - Direction for staff to pursue a mooring field at Buttonwood Sound.
August 2014 —Direction for staff to no longer pursue a mooring field at Buttonwood Sound, and
continue to look into the potential for a mooring field at Boca Chica Basin.
November 2016 - Direction to hire Coastal Systems International to conduct a Detailed Feasibility
Study for a mooring field at Boca Chica Basin.
February 2020 - Direction to hire Coastal Systems International to pursue Conceptual Permit for
Boca Chica Basin mooring field.
January 2022 - Direction for staff to pursue installing at least 100 new moorings within one mile of
the City of Key West's Key West Bight City Dock and to partner with the City of Key West to
accomplish this goal.
September 2022 - Direction for staff to pursue permitting and planning a mooring field in the
highest-ranked location surrounding Wisteria Island in Man of War Harbor.
January 2023 - Approval to advertise a Request for Proposals for a consultant to provide permitting
services and mooring field design for the mooring fields in Boca Chica Basin and Man of War
Harbor.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval of the Selection Committee's selection of the top-
ranked respondent Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. d.b.a. Applied Technology & Management and
direction to staff to negotiate a contract with Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. d.b.a. Applied Technology
& Management.
DOCUMENTATION:
Bid Tabulation Sheet pdf
Mooring Field Consultant Selection Committee Results
Selection Committee Minutes for Apr. 26, 2023 Selection Committee Meeting_signed 2
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Effective Date: N/A
Expiration Date:
Total Dollar Value of Contract:
Total Cost to County:
Current Year Portion:
Budgeted:
Source of Funds:
CPI:
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Indirect Costs:
Estimated Ongoing Costs Not Included in above dollar amounts:
Revenue Producing: If yes, amount:
Grant:
County Match:
Insurance Required:
Additional Details:
REVIEWED BY:
Michael Roberts Completed 04/28/2023 1:54 PM
Emily Schemper Completed 05/01/2023 7:26 PM
Peter Morris Completed 05/02/2023 1:28 PM
Purchasing Completed 05/02/2023 2:04 PM
Budget and Finance Completed 05/02/2023 2:06 PM
Brian Bradley Completed 05/02/2023 2:40 PM
Lindsey Ballard Completed 05/02/2023 3:04 PM
Board of County Commissioners Pending 05/17/2023 9:00 AM
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April 26, 2023, Meeting Minutes 0
The Selection Committee ("Committee") meeting conducted a duly noticed public
meeting on April 261h which commenced at 8:30 A.M. by communications media U)
technology utilizing a Zoom webinar platform. All Committee members were present, c
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including Brittany Burtner, Senior Administrator of the Monroe County Planning &
Environmental Resources Department's Marine Resources Office, Michael D. Roberts,
Assistant Director of the Monroe County Planning & Environmental Resources
Department's Environmental Resources Office, Rhonda Haag, Chief Resilience Officer
of the Monroe County Sustainability Office, and Lisa Tennyson, Monroe County
Legislative Affairs Director. Three members of the public, Sandy Walters, Jennifer N
Savaro, and Kelly Dougherty, were present via Zoom (i.e., in the Zoom room) during the
meeting. Four responses were discussed and scored, including: '
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Cummins/Cederberg Coastal & Marine Engineering
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc d.b.a. Applied Technology & Management
Metric Engineering, Inc
RES Environmental Operating Company, LLC
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At the inception of the meeting, Senior Administrator Brittany Burtner asked if any 0
interested members of the public wished to speak or offer public comment. No one a
requested to speak or offer public comment. Each Committee member was asked to
discuss his or her scores for each of the criteria for each response. Subsequent to
discussion and scoring each member signed their score sheets, and the scores were
averaged and ranked. The average scores ranged from 72.5 points to 104.75 points (out of N
a possible 110 points). The average scores and final ranking were as follows:
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Geosyntec Consultants, Inc d/b/a Applied 104.75 1
Technology & Management ATM 4-
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Metric Engineering, Inc 86.75 2 2
RES Environmental Operating Company, LLC 86.5 3
Cummins/ Cederberg Coastal & Marine 72.5 4
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Based upon the average scores of all members and qualifications described in the 0
responses, the Selection Committee recommends for the Monroe County Board of a
County Commissioners ("BOCC") to approve the selection of the top-ranked respondent 2
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. d.b.a. Applied Technology & Management ("Geosyntec" or u
"Applied Technology") and to issue approval to negotiate a contract with Geosyntec.
Dig!ally signed by Brittany
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Minutes prepared by: Date:2°z3.°5.°z,3:�:,z-�'°
Brittany Burtner, Senior Administrator
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