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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: October 21, 2014
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Jason Autrey
SUBJECT: Beach Cleaning on Federal Property
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
BCC DISTRICT: 5
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: As part of an initiative by Eglin Air Force Base, Okaloosa County
and Eglin staff have come to an agreement whereby the County Parks staff will collect and
dispose of trash at certain points along federal property; all located on Okaloosa Island.
Approval of the agreement is required by the Board of County Commissioners.
BACKGROUND: A series of meetings as part of the Eglin Community Partnership Initiative
conducted over the summer determined that a need on the part of Eglin matched well with a
service provided by Okaloosa County staff. At four locations along Okaloosa Island, trash cans
are located for use by the general public along federal property. Eglin has historically had
contracts that were difficult for them to manage for $36,000 annually to collect that trash.
Occasionally County staff was cleaning up debris from heavy weekends and the idea came up to
form a new partnership.
At Eglin's request, County staff considered the possibility of performing collection and disposal
services as part of our current beach cleaning operations. Staff has determined that additional
trash cans could be secured at the specified access points with regular collections for an annual
fee of $20,000. Eglin accepted the proposal that would reduce their cost by 40% with an
anticipated increase in the level of service.
At a meeting on September 30th, General Harris and Commissioner Boyles ceremoniously
accepted the partnership between the federal and county government. Final acceptance of the
agreement is required by the Board of County Commissioners; staff will begin services
immediately.
OPTIONS: Accept/reject the agreement for County staff to perform solid waste collection and
disposal services on Eglin beaches for an annual fee of $20,000.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Accept the agreement for County staff to perform solid waste
collection and disposal services on Eglin beaches for an annual fee of $20,000.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
John Hofstad, Interim County Administrator