Okaloosa County BOCC — June 17, 2014 — 140605 - Update to BOCC (June 2014) — reading text

Okaloosa RESTORE Advisory Committee (ORAC) Update June 17, 2014 Sam Seevers, ORAC Chair Sal Nodjomian, ORAC Consultant  Okaloosa RESTORE Advisory Committee (ORAC) ∗ Established by Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners Resolution Number 13-47 in March 2013 ∗ Eleven member committee representing ∗ 2 – Chamber of Commerce (Niceville-Valparasio and FWB) ∗ 2 – League of Cities (Destin and Crestview) ∗ 2 – At large ∗ 1 – Okaloosa School Board ∗ 1 – Charter Boat / Fisherman’s Cooperative ∗ 1 – Tourism and Lodging ∗ 1 – Economic Development Council ∗ 1 – Environmental Community ∗ Meet 1st Wed (odd months, Emerald Coast Conv Ctr, 2:30 PM) or Thur (even months, Northwest FL State College, 6:00 PM)  Setting the Stage Funding Sources /Rigorous Evaluation qForm the ORAC qEstablish administrative ground rules Public Input / Full Transparency qEducate the ORAC on the RESTORE process qEstablish ORAC mission statement and goals qEvaluate Treasury Rules qDevelop model to help evaluate projects qTest the model with several projects qRefine model as necessary qDevelop project information collection tool qCollect project requests qUse model to score and rank projects qDevelop Multi-Year Implementation Plan  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.  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  Model Development – Proposed Evaluation Tool Quantitative Qualitative Score Score ORAC ORAC Final Weighted as Weighted as Score X% Y%  Quantitative Score Proposed Quantitative Factors Significance Score Economic 1. Gross Product per RESTORE $ Invested (%) ______ 2. Return on Investment and LC Cost (%) ______ 3. Economic Diversification (%) ______ General 4. Implementation Readiness (%) ______ 5. Project Feasibility (%) ______ 6. Create/Restore/Protect Habitats (%) ______ Environmental 7. Replenish/Protect Coastal & Marine Res (%) ______ ORAC to select 8. Restore Water Quality (%)and place ______ 9. Enhanced Environmental Resilience (%) ______ significance on factors Quantitative Score: ______ Note: Once established, this portion of the model will be used by the consultants  Qualitative Score Proposed Qualitative Factors 1. Community acceptance 2. Quality of life enhancement 3. Expert judgment ORAC to 4. Equity of distribution select 5. factors Qualitative Score: _______ Note: Once established, this portion of the model will be used by the ORAC Proposed Evaluation Tool Quantitative Qualitative Score Score ORAC ORAC Final Weighted as Weighted as Score X% Y%  Summary ∗ Educated and engaged ORAC ∗ Deliberate Model Development ∗ Thorough analysis ∗ Increased understanding ∗ Complete buy-in ∗ Transparent and replicable ∗ Poised for program execution when rules and funding finalized