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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: April 16, 2013
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Daniel O'Byrne
SUBJECT: Interlocal Agreement - City of Destin, Dredging Destin Harbor
DEPARTMENT: Tourist Development
BCC DISTRICT: All
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Staff requests approval of and authorization for the Chairman to
execute an Inter Local Agreement with the City of Destin, to provide an amount not to exceed
$180,000 for the emergency dredging of the entrance to Destin Harbor.
BACKGROUND: Continued erosion of Norriego Point has produced large sand shoals
immediately offshore of the northwest tip of the Point. Wave and tidal forces have transported a
portion of these shoals further to the north into the Destin Harbor (Old Pass Lagoon) entrance
channel. Furthermore, the entrance channel appears to experience additional shoaling due to
(southerly) sand transport directed underneath the Destin Bridge. This shoaling has greatly
reduced the navigable water depths and channel width, causing ship groundings and impassable
conditions during low tide, as reported by numerous Destin fishing fleet captains. These
hazardous navigation conditions have prompted the City of Destin (City) and Okaloosa County
(County) to pursue emergency maintenance dredging to provide safe navigation and reduce the
impact to the local fishing and recreational boating economy. (Matt Trammell, Coastal Engineer,
Taylor Engineering, February, 2013)
On March 19, 2013, the Board of County Commissioners approved the use of up to $180,000 for
the emergency dredging of the entrance to Destin Harbor and directed Special Counsel to draft
an Interlocal Agreement regarding project financing. That Agreement is attached.
OPTIONS: Approve/Disapprove
RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommend the Board approve, and authorize the Chairman to sign
the Interlocal Agreement with City of Destin to provide funding for the emergency dredging of
Destin Harbor in an amount not to exceed $180,000.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
James D. Curry, County Administrator