Okaloosa County BOCC — October 13, 2015 — Agenda Packet — reading text

RESTORE Workshop Agenda Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners Tuesday, October 13, 2015– 1:00 PM Okaloosa County Administration Building I. Okaloosa RESTORE Advisory Committee (ORAC) Historical Timeline and Process 1. Mr. Sal Nodjomian and the Honorable Sam Seevers to present ORAC Timeline and Process. II. Public Comment III. Consideration of Multi-Year Implementation Plan planning reimbursement from RESTORE funds 1. Request Board consideration of reimbursement for RESTORE Planning expenditures from existing direct component funds. IV. Proposed Project List as recommended by the ORAC 1. Mr. Sal Nodjomian to present the proposed project list as recommended by the ORAC. Okaloosa County adheres to the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations for access to this meeting upon request. Please call the County Administrator’s Office at (850) 651-7515 to make a request. For Hearing Impaired, Dial 1-800-955-8771 (TDD), and 1-800-955-8770 (Voice). Requests must be received at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting in order for Okaloosa County to provide the requested service. Revised: 10/9/2015 4:20 PM Page 1 of 1  BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: October 13, 2015 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Rick Owen SUBJECT: ORAC Historical Timeline and Process DEPARTMENT: County Administrator BCC DISTRICT: All Mr. Sal Nodjomian and Honorable Sam Seevers to present ORAC Historical Timeline and Process. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: John Hofstad, County Administrator Packet Pg. 2 BCC Okaloosa RESTORE Advisory Committee (ORAC) Workshop Timeline and Process October 13, 2015 1:00 PM Okaloosa County Administration Building Packet Pg. 3 Packet Pg. 4  Okaloosa RESTORE Advisory Committee (ORAC) ∗ Established by Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners Resolution Number 13-47 in March 2013 ∗ Eleven member committee representing: ∗ 2 – League of Cities (Ms Seevers* and Mr Whitten) ∗ 2 – Chamber of Commerce (Dr Azzaretto and Mr Haugen) ∗ 2 – At large (Mr Breitenfeld and Mr Tallman) ∗ 1 – Okaloosa School Board (Mr Destin) ∗ 1 – Charter Boat / Fisherman’s Cooperative (Capt Gary Jarvis) ∗ 1 – Tourism and Lodging (Mr Owen) ∗ 1 – Economic Development Council (Ms Rasmussen) ∗ 1 – Environmental Community (Dr Shippee) * Board Chair Packet Pg. 5  Setting the Stage Mission Statement The Okaloosa RESTORE Advisory Committee (ORAC), in conjunction with Okaloosa County staff and its consultants, shall develop a Multi-Year Plan and formulate a comprehensive strategy to maximize the benefits of RESTORE Act funding designated for Okaloosa County. The ORAC’s efforts will inform and assist the Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners (BCC) in their task of approving the Multi-Year Plan. The ORAC shall recommend projects selected in a fair and transparent manner to the BCC to help restore and protect our portion of the Gulf Coast region. Packet Pg. 6  Setting the Stage Goals 1. Perform all tasks in a transparent and ethical manner while encouraging maximum public participation 2. Identify priorities and develop rigorous evaluation criteria 3. Design and field an efficient and effective project submittal process 4. Improve County website and other management tools associated with the RESTORE process 5. Develop an executable Multi-Year Implementation Plan Packet Pg. 7  Roadmap Funding Sources /Rigorous Evaluation ü Form the ORAC ü Establish administrative ground rules Public Input / Full Transparency ü Educate the ORAC on the RESTORE process ü Establish ORAC mission statement and goals ü Evaluate Treasury Rules ü Develop model to help evaluate projects ü Test the model with several projects ü Refine model as necessary ü Develop project submission protocol ü Develop project information collection tool ü Collect project requests ü Use model to score and rank projects q Develop Multi-Year Implementation Plan Packet Pg. 8  Evaluation Tool Quantitative Qualitative Score Score ORAC ORAC Final Weighted as Weighted as Score 70% 30% Packet Pg. 9  Quantitative Score Proposed Quantitative Factors Significance Score Economic 1. Gross Product per RESTORE $ Invested (11%) ______ 2. Return on Investment and LC Cost (13%) ______ 3. Economic Diversification (14%) ______ General 4. Implementation Readiness (10%) ______ 5. Project Feasibility (13%) ______ 6. Restore/Enhance/Protect Habitats (11%) ______ Environmental 7. Replenish/Protect Living Coastal & Marine Resources (11%) ______ 8. Restore/Improve/Protect Water Resources (10%) ______ 9. Enhanced Environmental Resilience ( 7%) ______ Quantitative Score: ______ Packet Pg. 10  Qualitative Score Potential Qualitative Factors 1. Community acceptance 2. Quality of life enhancement ORAC to 3. Expert judgment select 4. factors Qualitative Score: _______ Packet Pg. 11  Project Proposals ∗ Pot #1 funds remain designated for Okaloosa County: • Transocean settlement: $6.4M currently available • BP Civil Trial: early reading is $2.3M/yr for 15 years (starting 12 months after settlement is finalized) ∗ “Project Proposer” may submit project ideas/concepts ∗ Online application had three parts: • Part A: Basic project information (req’d for every proposal) • Part B: Quantitative factors (req’d for proposals >$90k) • Part C: U.S. Treasury Application (req’d for projects in MYIP) ∗ Okaloosa BOCC has sole responsibility for execution of Pot #1 projects ∗ Up to 15% small project set-aside (approx. $960k of $6.4M) Packet Pg. 12  Timeline ∗ Mar 4th – RESTORE Application Workshop ∗ Mar 9th – Started accepting applications ∗ Mar – Final Transocean settlement payment ∗ May 8th – Application window closed ∗ Jun 3rd - Presentations for highest ranked Small Projects ∗ June 17th - Presentations for highest ranked Large Projects ∗ Early August - Recommended projects to BOCC ∗ Oct 13th – BOCC ORAC Workshop ∗ Late Fall / Early Winter – Submit MYIP to Treasury Packet Pg. 13  Summary of Process ∗ Educated and engaged ORAC ∗ Deliberate model: ∗ Thorough analysis ∗ Increased understanding ∗ Complete buy-in ∗ Transparent and replicable ∗ Opportunity to make our community better Packet Pg. 14  BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: October 13, 2015 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Rick Owen SUBJECT: Consideration of RESTORE Planning Reimbursement DEPARTMENT: County Administrator BCC DISTRICT: All STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Request Board consideration of reimbursement for RESTORE Planning expenditures from existing direct component funds. BACKGROUND: The Treasury rule related to the distribution of RESTORE funds approved in October, 2014, permits the reimbursement of funds expended for the planning activities related to development of the multi-year implementation plan (MYIP). From the adoption of the Treasury rule to date, Okaloosa County has expended $171,436.00 on the Matrix Design Group contract for MYIP planning. This amount represents approximately 2.7% of the $6.4 million available to Okaloosa County from the TransOcean Clean Water Act settlement. The attached document shows each recommended project along with original requested amount, as well as the amount after the 2.7% reduction for MYIP planning. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Board consider reducing the award amount of each ORAC-recommended project proposal by 2.7% to obtain reimbursement for the funds expended for the planning activities for MYIP. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: John Hofstad, County Administrator Packet Pg. 15  Project Proposal Original Request Less 2.7% Adjusted Amount Economic Revitalization of Niceville's Historic "Old Downtown” $ 400,000.00 $ 10,710.29 $ 389,289.71 Okaloosa County Snorkel/Dive Reef Construction $ 1,229,480.00 $ 32,920.23 $ 1,196,559.77 Captain Royal Melvin Heritage Park and Plaza $ 1,250,000.00 $ 33,469.67 $ 1,216,530.33 Clement Taylor Park Restoration $ 750,000.00 $ 20,081.80 $ 729,918.20 CAST (Coastal Agriculture, Science, and Technology) 5 Year Plan $ 397,423.74 $ 10,641.31 $ 386,782.43 Laffitte Crescent Stormwater Infrastructure Retrofit $ 432,000.00 $ 11,567.12 $ 420,432.88 FWB Landing Waterfront Improvements Phase 1 $ 1,099,463.00 $ 29,438.93 $ 1,070,024.07 Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center RESTORE $ 89,580.00 $ 2,398.57 $ 87,181.43 C.W. Ruckel STEM Class $ 16,500.00 $ 441.80 $ 16,058.20 Student-Led Habitat Restoration in Okaloosa County $ 90,000.00 $ 2,409.82 $ 87,590.18 The NeighborWood at Emerald Coast Science Center