Okaloosa County BOCC — August 12, 2014 — reading text

permitting of artificial reefs.  Began design work for development of Beach Freeways 4, 5, & 6.  Began permitting process for six, near shore snorkel reef sites.  Secured $1 million in the United States Army Corps of Engineers work plan for maintenance dredging of East Pass.  Awarded a DEP grant for the construction of six public dune walkovers on Okaloosa Island.  Pending award of Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation grants for the construction of artificial reefs.  Submitted a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant for Baywalk living shorelines project. PROGRAM GOAL: Protect Okaloosa County and City of Destin beaches through regular cleaning and raking, periodic beach restoration, and sea turtle monitoring. Enhance these assets through improvements in the form of waterfront parks, public access, artificial, reefs and other tourist related projects. Seek long-term beach restoration and Federal funding through the Federal Shore Protection Program. KEY OBJECTIVES: 1. Provide clean, well-maintained, and quality beaches and waterfront parks that offer facilities, amenities, landscaping, and improvements that enhance the environmental experience for visitors. 2. Protect nesting sea turtles. 3. Secure Congressional/US Army Corp of Engineers funding for Feasibility Study phase of the Federal Shore Protection Project. 4. Expand and enhance artificial reef and ecotourism programs. The following projects are planned for FY 2015:  Construct improvements at beach access points 4, 5, and 6.  Construct six dune walkovers between R-2 and R-10 on Okaloosa Island.  Construct multiple artificial reefs to support the fishing and diving industry.  Construct 2 near shore snorkeling reefs.  Begin construction of Baywalk living shorelines project and upland improvements to Veterans Park.  Deploy boat Tenneco as diving reef.  Assist City of Destin in securing long term funding for maintenance dredging of East Pass Federal Navigation Project.  Work with Eglin AFB and neighboring Counties to establish a program to use “materials of opportunity” to construct artificial reefs. Packet Pg. 65 PERFORMANCE MEASURES: Actual Estimated Adopted Performance Measures FY12/13 FY13/14 FY14/15 Capital Improvements – Beaches N/A $750K $1.06M Effectiveness Capital Improvements – Parks N/A $750K $777K Capital Improvements – Reefs N/A $150K $225K Grant Funding Obtained for Improvements N/A $246K $4.1M Operations N/A N/A 35% Reserves Beach Restoration N/A N/A $2.4M East Pass Dredging N/A N/A $2.0M Packet Pg. 66  Date: 7/31/2014 FY15 Approved Expenditure Budget by Department 2nd Prior 1st Prior Current Budget BCC Account Account Title Actuals Actuals Original Approved +/- 104 TOURIST DEVELOPMENT FUND 1175 1ST TDT-BEACHES & PARKS 512010 SALARIES/WAGES-FULL-TIME $59,865 $0 $112,453 $107,792 ($4,661) 521000 FICA TAXES $4,523 $0 $8,603 $8,246 ($357) 522000 RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS $2,923 $0 $7,815 $7,869 $54 523000 LIFE & HEALTH INSURANCE $9,903 $0 $17,244 $17,750 $506 523012 CONTRA L&H INS (REBATE) $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 524000 WORKERS' COMPENSATION $149 $0 $304 $280 ($24) PERSONNEL SERVICES $77,363 $0 $146,419 $141,937 ($4,482) 531002 PS-OTHER ATTORNEY SVCS $49,364 $9,013 $10,000 $1,000 ($9,000) 531013 PS-PERMITTING $0 $500 $2,000 $3,000 $1,000 531100 PS-CONSULTANT $25,179 $60,981 $10,000 $205,004 $195,004 531500 PS-ENGINEERING $0 $0 $20,000 $0 ($20,000) 534003 CS-CONSULTING $0 $0 $195,000 $0 ($195,000) 534010 CS-PARKS CLEANING $0 $0 $100,000 $138,549 $38,549 534109 CS-BEACH CLEANING-DESTIN $0 $0 $250,000 $0 ($250,000) 534110 CS-BEACH CLEAN-OK ISLAND $0 $0 $180,000 $0 ($180,000) 534111 CS-TURTLE WATCH PROGRAM $0 $0 $47,000 $47,000 $0 534716 CS-BEACH RENOURISH $78,097 $27,621 $10,000 $0 ($10,000) 540002 TRAVEL OUT-OF-COUNTY $0 $0 $0 $4,660 $4,660 540005 TRAVEL LODGING EXPENSES $0 $0 $0 $4,550 $4,550 541011 CELLULAR PHONES/PAGERS $0 $0 $0 $1,200 $1,200 545990 INSURANCE-OTHER $0 $0 $866 $969 $103 548011 AGENCY SVCS-OTHER $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 548090 PROMOTIONAL RESERVES $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 549520 ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES $78,095 $86,394 $72,000 $80,400 $8,400 549900 MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES $0 $78 $0 $250 $250 549901 LEGAL ADVERTISING $0 $5,739 $5,000 $2,000 ($3,000) 549906 BACKGROUND CHECKS $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Packet Pg. 67 552010 FLEET FUEL $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 552100 CLOTHING/WEARING APPAREL $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 552800 COMPUTER SUPPLIES $0 $0 $0 $100 $100  Date: 7/31/2014 FY15 Approved Expenditure Budget by Department 2nd Prior 1st Prior Current Budget BCC Account Account Title Actuals Actuals Original Approved +/- 552801 COMPUTER SOFTWARE $0 $0 $0 $1,000 $1,000 552990 OTHER SUPPLIES $0 $0 $0 $9,000 $9,000 554001 BOOK/PUB/SUB/MEMBERSHIPS $0 $0 $0 $6,600 $6,600 555001 TRAINING/EDUCATION EXPENS $0 $0 $0 $1,700 $1,700 OPERATING EXPENSES $230,735 $190,326 $901,866 $506,982 ($394,884) 563490 OTHER IMPROVEMENTS $0 $0 $1,000,000 $875,000 ($125,000) 563735 BEACH ACCESSWAY $0 $0 $500,000 $900,000 $400,000 563753 ARTIFICIAL REEF $25,790 $0 $150,000 $225,000 $75,000 CAPITAL OUTLAY $25,790 $0 $1,650,000 $2,000,000 $350,000 581702 CITY OF DESTIN $0 $988,335 $0 $438,530 $438,530 582301 ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL $7,500 $0 $15,000 $0 ($15,000) GRANTS & AIDS $7,500 $988,335 $15,000 $438,530 $423,530 591001 BT-GENERAL FUND $0 $0 $478,982 $829,309 $350,327 591201 BT-DEBT SERVICE FUND $0 $0 $325,211 $331,978 $6,767 599010 RESERVE/CASH CARRYFORWARD $0 $0 $4,502,522 $0 ($4,502,522) 599090 RESERVE FOR CONTINGENCIES $0 $0 $2,000,000 $0 ($2,000,000) 599140 RESERVE-TDD O&M $0 $0 $0 $872,574 $872,574 599141 RESERVE-TDD BEACH RESTORE $0 $0 $0 $2,638,690 $2,638,690 599142 RESERVE-TDD PASS DREDGING $0 $0 $0 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 NON-OPERATING EXPENSES $0 $0 $7,306,715 $6,672,551 ($634,164) TOTAL DEPARTMENT $341,387 $1,178,661 $10,020,000 $9,760,000 ($260,000) Packet Pg. 68 Packet Pg. 69 Establish Okaloosa County as the top travel destination on the Gulf Coast. “Top Beach in the U.S.” USA TODAY “Top Place to Visit” National Geographic “Top 25 Destinations in the U.S.” TripAdvisor Packet Pg. 70 BEACHES & PARKS: •Awarded DEP grant for six public dune walkovers •Permitting for Veterans Park/Livings Shorelines •Reef