Item O5 05
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY of MONROE i Mayor Holly Merrill Raschein,District 5
The Florida Keys Mayor Pro Tern James K.Scholl,District 3
Craig Cates,District 1
Michelle Lincoln,District 2
David Rice,District 4
Board of County Commissioners Meeting
September 11, 2024
Agenda Item Number: 05
2023-2834
BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: Sustainability
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Rhonda Haag
11:00 am
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: SUSTAINABILITY: Presentation of a Natural Resources Adaptation
Plan by WSP USA Environment&Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (formerly Wood)under the Category
C on-call Resilience and Environmental Engineering Services contract, funded under DEP Grant
22PLN67. TIME APPROXIMATE 10:00 A.M.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
The southeast Florida region, including Monroe County, has long been recognized as an area that is
critically vulnerable to climate-related hazards. Coastal resources that provide an important first line of
defense continue to be lost or reduced in size, thus further exposing people and property to coastal
hazards. Interest is growing in the protective role that coastal nature-based measures or projects (or
green infrastructure), such as reefs and wetlands, can play in adapting to these risk. A lack of
quantitative information on relative costs and benefits is one principal factor limiting their application
on a broader scale.
The County has not previously had the opportunity to complete a Natural Resource Adaptation Plan,
and given the environmental sensitivity of areas throughout Monroe County, this will be a key element
of the County's resiliency strategy. The Natural Resources Adaptation Plan includes a cost-benefit
methodology and analysis that 1) identifies specific actions, and 2)provides an understanding of what
those actions will cost to better inform the county, state, and federal partners of what natural resource
adaptation strategies will look like.
The plan was drafted to inform residents and stakeholders of the state of our environment and habitat
and the challenges it faces. This plan was a collective effort to articulate the challenges facing habitat in
the Keys and recommend a suite of strategies and collective actions that could get us to our goals.
The Plan includes a list of prioritized projects for each asset class as defined in subsection 380.093(2),
F.S., for consideration and future implementation. The projects can be applied for under various grant
programs.
The community is encouraged to provide feedback and comments on the draft plan.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
08-18-21: Approval to advertise on call professional engineering services for the resilience and canal
restoration programs, including Category A - Canal Master Plan Program Planning Services, Category
B -Canal Infrastructure Engineering Services for Projects and Category C - Resilience/Environmental
Engineering Services.
03-16-22: Approval to enter into negotiations in rank order with one or more of the respondents for on-
call professional engineering services for the Category C - Resilience and Environmental Engineering
Services.
05/18/22: Approval to enter into a $0 contract with Wood Environment& Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.
for on-call professional engineering services for the Category C - Resilience and Environmental
Engineering Services.
11/15/22: Approval to enter into a $0 Amendment No. 1 to the contract with Wood Environment &
Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. for on-call professional engineering services for the Category C -
Resilience and Environmental Engineering Services for a name change to WSP USA Environment&
Infrastructure Inc.; retroactive to September 26, 2022.
11/15/22: Approval to enter into a $200,000 Task Order#1 to the contract with WSP USA Environment
&Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (formerly Wood)under the Category C on-call Resilience and
Environmental Engineering Services contract for the Harry Harris park resilient redesign funded 50%
by DEP Grant 22FRP64 and 50%by budgeted funds.
02/15/23: Approval to accept planning grant 22PLN67 for $75,000 from the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection to develop a Natural Resources Adaptation Plan and update the County's
Vulnerability Assessment per Florida Statutes; a $75,000 match is included.
03/22/23: Approval to enter into a $150,000 Task Order#2 to the contract with WSP USA Environment
&Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (formerly Wood)under the Category C on-call Resilience and
Environmental Engineering Services contract to develop a Natural Resources Adaptation Plan, funded
50%by DEP Grant 22PLN67 and 50% by budgeted funds.
03/20/24: Approval to enter into Task Order#2A to the contract with WSP USA Environment &
Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (formerly Wood)under the Category C on-call Resilience and
Environmental Engineering Services contract for a no-cost 90-day extension to develop a Natural
Resources Adaptation Plan, as authorized under DEP Grant 22PLN67-A2.
04/17/24: Approval to rescind and replace Task Order#2A to the contract with WSP USA Environment
&Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (formerly Wood)under the Category C on-call Resilience and
Environmental Engineering Services contract for a no-cost 90-day extension to develop a Natural
Resources Adaptation Plan, as authorized under DEP Grant 22PLN67-A2.
08/21/24: SUSTAINABILITY: Approval to enter into Task Order#213 to the contract with WSP USA
Environment& Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (formerly Wood)under the Category C on-call Resilience
and Environmental Engineering Services contract for a no-cost extension to September 30, 2024, to
develop a Natural Resources Adaptation Plan, as authorized under DEP Grant 22PLN67-A2.
INSURANCE REQUIRED:
Yes
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: N/A
DOCUMENTATION:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Effective Date: N/A Work Expiration Date: September 30, 2024
Value of Task Order : N/A
Budgeted: N/A
Source of Funds: N/A
CPI: N/A Indirect Costs:
Estimated Ongoing Costs Not Included in above dollar amounts: None
Revenue Producing: No If yes, amount:
Grant: No County Match:
Insurance Required: Yes.
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the FDEP Resilient Coastlines Program to address the
adverse impacts of sea level rise to the natural habitat
of Monroe County
• The Natural Resources Adaptation Plan aims to
identify potential projects to protect the natural
resources of the Florida Keys from sea level rise using
natural adaptations including, but not limited to
mangrove forest restoration, native vegetation wind
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• Gather public input on the plan, information to be
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