Okaloosa County BOCC — May 3, 2016 — Memorandum of Understanding with Yellow River Soil & Water — agenda request

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: May 3, 2016 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Frank Hart SUBJECT: Memorandum of Understanding with Yellow River Soil & Water Conservation District DEPARTMENT: County Administrator BCC DISTRICT: All STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Request approval to coordinate with the Yellow River Soil & Water Conservation District (Yellow River) to develop a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalize the long standing partnership. BACKGROUND: Yellow River was organized on October 11, 1941 in accordance with the provisions of the Florida Soil Conservation District Act of 1937, Chapter 18144 as amended by the Act of 1935, Chapter 38094. Yellow River Soil and Water Conservation District encompasses all the lands of Okaloosa County. The County provides funding ($45,215 in Fiscal Year 2016) to Yellow River and they provide technical assistance to local, state, and federal agencies, as well as, individual landowners, operators, planners, zoning groups, decision makers, other groups, and the general public on conservation, development, erosion control, soil surveys, water/floodplain delineation, and watershed protection. Upon approval of the Board, the proposed MOU would be reviewed by Yellow River and approved by their board if approved. OPTIONS: Approve/Disapprove RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval to develop a MOU with the Yellow River Soil & Water Conservation District. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: John Hofstad, County Administrator