Item O2
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: November 18, 2009
Division:
Countv Administrator
Bulk Item: Yes
No~
Department:
Countv Administrator
Staff Contact PersonlPhone #: Connie Cvr 292-4441
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Request to speak to the Board of County Commissioners in regards to
- Impact Fee Uses - Gary Bauman
ITEM BACKGROUND:
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOTAL COST:
INDIRECT COST:
BUDGETED: Yes _No
DIFFERENTIAL OF LOCAL PREFERENCE:
COST TO COUNTY:
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
AMOUNTPERMONTH_ Year
No
APPROVED BY: County Arty _ OMBIPurchasing _ Risk Management _
DOCUMENTA TION:
Included
Not Required_
DISPOSITION:
AGENDA ITEM #
Revised 7/09
October 20, 2009
Roman Gastesi
Administrator, Monroe County, Florida
1100 Simonton Road
Key West, FL 33040
Subject: Impact Fee Uses
Dear Mr. Gastesi:
The Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District understands that there is $1.8 million
available in Impact Fees from New Development for a project(s) in Key Largo. It is also
our understanding that no project has yet been identified, but a new bike path on the
Bayside is a likely candidate.
This is to request that this money be used for full overlays rather then patching of roads
in Key Largo, when required, during sewer construction. We understand that there might
be some restrictions in County Code that do not permit the use of Impact Fees to repave
roads after laying sewer pipe. We would like to work with you to find a way to allow the
use of Impact Fees on "new" Sewer Construction throughout the County. The purpose of
sewering the Keys is the protection of our near shore waters that are being
threatened (impacted) by the past 20 years of "new" development.
Some of the roads we have dug and patched need full overlays, not from sewer
construction but from poor design, inadequate construction, and years of traffic and
erosion. These roads would have been repaved had the county had sufficient gas tax
money on hand. It is now our understanding that there are no plans to repave any roads in
the county until sufficient funds are available and until bridge work is complete.
Releasing the funds to the sewer construction and letting our contractors perform the
repaving, based on the Monroe County 7-year Road Repair Plan, seems a perfect win-win
situation.
If we can find a way to move some of these Impact Fees to sewer construction costs, the
County will have secured another source of funds to complete our sewer mandate without
asking the homeowners for a larger assessment to perform road work. We would like the
opportunity of meeting with you and your staff to discuss and resolve where the Impact
Fee money gets spent.
Sincerely,
Susan Hammaker
Chairman, KL WTD
CC: The Honorable Sylvia Murphy, The Honorable Mario Di Gennero, The Honorable
George Neugent, The Honorable Kim Wigington, The Honorable Heather Carruthers