Okaloosa County BOCC — February 18, 2014 — reading text

three year alternatives for comparison and selection of the most cost effective solution. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Packet Pg. 1042 Ernie Padgett, County Administrator Packet Pg. 1043 Packet Pg. 1044  BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: February 18, 2014 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Rick Owen SUBJECT: Lionfish Resolution DEPARTMENT: County Administrator BCC DISTRICT: All STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Staff requests Board approval of resolution supporting legislation to control population of lionfish in the Gulf of Mexico. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of resolution. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator Packet Pg. 1045  RESOLUTION NO. 14-_______ A RESOLUTION OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATIVE ACTION THAT WILL LEAD TO CONTROL OF LIONFISH POPULATION IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WHEREAS the invasive lionfish have no natural predators in the waters off Florida, begin reproducing at under one year of age, release 2 million eggs per year and consume native fish at unsustainable rates; and WHEREAS in October 2013, 1,540 native fish were brought in by 1,192 fishermen during the 2013 Destin Rodeo and during that same time frame, 1,737 invasive lionfish were brought in during the Emerald Coast Reef Association Lionfish Tournament by 16 divers, Okaloosa County acknowledges that the lionfish is reproducing at an alarming rate, threatening the fishing industry; and WHEREAS critical stock rebuilding efforts for commercially and recreationally important species may soon be negatively impacted by the uncontrolled populations of lionfish eating future years fish stocks; and WHEREAS without immediate and aggressive lionfish population control measures, Okaloosa County will suffer economic losses to multiple industries including but not limited to: Tourism, Charter and Private Recreational Fishing, Commercial fishing, Boating Industry, Marina industry, Dive Industry, Bait and Tackle and Bank Loans and Insurance; and WHEREAS lionfish rarely bite fish hooks and the only effective method of population control, at this time, is spearing by scuba divers; and WHEREAS it has been scientifically proven that regular lionfish removal efforts are effective in improving native fish recruitment to insure the future health and sustainability of our native fish species and removing 1,000 lionfish removes up to 1 billion lionfish eggs thereby removing future breeding lionfish from the Gulf of Mexico; WHEREAS Okaloosa County’s Coastal economy depends on maintaining a healthy and sustainable fishery with access to fishermen , and beaches free of the threat of an invasive venomous fish harming our residents and tourists; NOW, THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners supports legislative action that will lead to implementation of a viable, aggressive, lionfish population control program that will successfully motivate scuba divers to remove lionfish aggressively year round, until a scientific solution can be found . Packet Pg. 1046  DULY PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of February, 2014. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA CHARLES K. WINDES, JR., CHAIRMAN ATTEST: DON W. HOWARD CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Packet Pg. 1047  BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: February 18, 2014 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Rick Owen SUBJECT: Reimbursement Resolution DEPARTMENT: County Administrator BCC DISTRICT: All To ensure reimbursement for costs incurred as part of the planned construction projects; including the Shalimar and Sheriff's facility, as well as improvements to the Crestview County Courthouse; the Board must approve a reimbursement resolution. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator Packet Pg. 1048  Resolution No. 14-__ A RESOLUTION OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA WITH RESPECT TO REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COSTS AND EXPENDITURES RELATING TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA. WHEREAS, Okaloosa County, Florida (the "County") will incur various costs and expenditures relating to certain capital costs associated with improvements to County properties, including the Former Shalimar Courthouse Annex, the new Sheriff’s Administrative Building, and Crestview Courthouse; and WHEREAS, the County has determined it is in its best interest to reimburse such costs from proceeds of tax-exempt debt; and WHEREAS, the United States Department of Treasury has issued various regulations in regard to reimbursement of governmental costs through the issuance of tax-exempt debt; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the County to reimburse various costs and expenditures relating to the acquisition of certain capital costs associated with improvements to County properties, including the Former Shalimar Courthouse Annex, the new Sheriff’s Administrative Building, and Crestview Courthouse. The County reasonably anticipates that it will pay for such costs and expenditures from general revenues of the County. It is reasonably expected that reimbursement of such costs and expenditures shall come from the issuance of tax-exempt debt which is not expected to exceed $8,000,000 aggregate principal amount. It is currently the intention of the County to principally secure such tax-exempt debt by half-cent sales tax revenues of the County. The expenditures to be reimbursed shall be consistent with the County's budgetary and financial policy as being the type of expenditures which shall be paid on a long- term basis. SECTION 2. The County shall comply with all applicable law in regard to the public availability of records of official acts (i.e., adoption of this resolution) by public entities such as the County including making this resolution available to public inspection. SECTION 3. It is the intent of this resolution to meet the requirements of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150-2 and to be a declaration of official intent under such Section. SECTION 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. Packet Pg. 1049  ADOPTED this 21st day of February, 2014. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA ________________________________ CHARLES K. WINDES, JR., CHAIRMAN ATTEST: _______________________________ DON W. HOWARD CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT Packet Pg. 1050 From: Mustian, Mark To: Stewart, Greg; Rick Owen Cc: Mark Galvin Subject: RE: Reimbursement Resolution Date: Monday, January 27, 2014 1:50:05 PM Attachments: image001.png Reimbursement Resolution.1.doc Attached please find a draft reimbursement resolution. Please let me know if I have the proposed use of the dollars and the maximum amount correct. Thanks, Mark From: Stewart, Greg Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 3:53 PM To: 'Rick Owen' Cc: Mustian, Mark Subject: RE: Reimbursement Resolution Yes we can do that. It is somewhat of a routine resolution in the municipal finance circles. I will get it going. From: Rick Owen [mailto:rowen@co.okaloosa.fl.us] Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 3:52 PM To: Stewart, Greg Subject: FW: Reimbursement Resolution Greg, Can your office assist with getting a reimbursement resolution drawn up for the next BCC meeting (Feb 3)? Please let me know if you need further details. Thanks. Rick From: Donald Turner Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 10:07 AM To: Ernie Padgett Cc: Rick Owen; John Hofstad Subject: Reimbursement Resolution Ernie, I spoke with Mark Galvin again and he recommends that the BCC pass a reimbursement resolution right away (next couple of meetings). That will allow the county to reimburse itself out of the bond or loan proceeds for any out-of-pocket expenses related to any of the projects for which the loan Packet Pg. 1051 or bond were gotten. He said Greg Stewart’s team could provide assistance with preparing the resolution to put before the Board. Sincerely, Don Donald L. Turner, Director Facilities Maintenance Office: (850) 689-5790 Fax: (850) 689-5630 “GO GREEN … WHEN GOING GREEN MAKES CENTS!” Please note: Due to Florida's very broad public records laws most written communications to or from County employees regarding County business are public records available to the public and media upon request. Therefore, this e-mail communication, including your email address, may be subject to public disclosure and public record retention requirements. Packet Pg. 1052  BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: February 18, 2014 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: John Hofstad SUBJECT: Baker Landfill - 2014 Semiannual Sampling and Reporting DEPARTMENT: Public Works BCC DISTRICT: All STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Professional services are required for compliance with Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Permit/Certification #0075982-006-SF which addresses long term care of the Baker Landfill. Professional services are also required to comply with the FDEP Remedial Action Approval Order dated September 2, 2008. BACKGROUND: Baker Landfill has two FDEP regulated environmental interests - Long Term Care (LTC) and Corrective/Remedial Action. LTC is an FDEP permitted activity that requires monitoring of groundwater from a designated network of sampling locations. The County has been performing this compliance monitoring since the landfill was closed to land filling activities in 1998 and was permitted for LTC status in 2003. Since that time, the County has complied with the permit through sampling of the monitoring network. SCS Engineers has been contracted to perform these activities since 2007. The FDEP directed the County to initiate Corrective Actions in 1989 due to the detection of chemical constituents in the groundwater exceeding FDEP water quality standards. The FDEP approved the County’s Contamination Assessment Report in 1993 and the County began the design of a Remedial Action Plan in 1994. Several iterations of the Remedial Action Plan (RAP) were produced over the next few years and the FDEP approved the County’s remediation plans in 2002. The