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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: September 3, 2013
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Daniel O'Byrne
SUBJECT: Final Payment to City of Destin for Emergency Dredging of Destin
Harbor/East Pass
DEPARTMENT: Tourist Development Department
BCC DISTRICT: ALL
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Pursuant to interlocal agreement C13-2032-TDC this is a request
for final payment to the City of Destin for the emergency dredging of the entrance to Destin
Harbor in the amount of $157,838.00. The project has been successfully completed.
BACKGROUND:
Continued erosion of Norriego Point has produced large sand shoals immediately offshore of the
northwest tip of the Point. Wave and tidal forces have transported a portion of these shoals
further to the north into the Destin Harbor (Old Pass Lagoon) entrance channel. Furthermore,
the entrance channel appears to experience additional shoaling due to (southerly) sand transport
directed underneath the Destin Bridge. This shoaling has greatly reduced the navigable water
depths and channel width, causing ship groundings and impassable conditions during low tide, as
reported by numerous Destin fishing fleet captains. These hazardous navigation conditions have
prompted the City of Destin (City) and Okaloosa County (County) to pursue emergency
maintenance dredging to provide safe navigation and reduce the impact to the local fishing and
recreational boating economy. (Matt Trammell, Coastal Engineer, Taylor Engineering,
February, 2013)
On March 19, 2013 the Board of County Commissioners approved the use of up to $180,000.00
in Tourist Development Tax funds for the emergency dredging of the entrance to Destin Harbor.
The County provided pre-construction services through Taylor Engineering for this project in the
amount of $22,162.00 which was considered a contribution towards the County's share. The City
of Destin contributed $20,000 to this project leaving a County financial obligation of
$157,838.00.
OPTIONS: Approve/Disapprove
RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve the final payment to the City of Destin in the amount of
$157,838.00 for the emergency dredging of the entrance to Destin Harbor.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
Ernie Padgett, County Administrator