Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 06-17-08 special agenda — reading text

Through: john Hofbd, Utilities Director Date: May 28, 2001 Subject: Stormwater Utility Implesnentation plan Bncl rronntk Since 1937, .where Fort Walton Beach was c3rar ed as a municipality, the area. has seen great changes to its nabiral .landscape. With these changes the need for sbQrtrrovat+cr znort-ngement has evolved. Over the past several years, the City has developed an extensive inventory of storm - ----- r infrastructure, which includes: 34 miles of underground stonnwater pipe,. 61 out&% to a receiving body ofwares, 11 stormwater retention ponds, d= e M Wailes of dit chts and streams, and over 4300 curb and surface inlets. 111is cture is in place to collect and convey stormwat3ec runoff and to protect the property of the 20,OW plus residents of Fort Walton Beach. The stozmwater inEr strucnere, some of which was originally ibstalled , in the 1930s, networks t:hmugh 29 local clrainsge basins drat, cover more than 4,789 acres ( 7.5 square miles). The -need fbr maintenance, rehabilitation, and new construction is a costly endeavor, especially for an aging s' torrnwa cc system. Along with n-Wntenance and infiastrucuue needs, rcoations pored on water quality by. State and Federal entities have increased the need.for funding Accondi g to the National Poliurant DiadmV Elinainztion System ( NPDES} enforced by the Florida Department of Envirour rental Protection FDBP), the City has five (5) years to implement a multitude ofBest Management Pmctices (BWs): Ihe re of the NPDFS program put pressure on a budgpt: tfiat is already smined by tither pros. ne City of Fort Walton Beach has reached a point, thmugh agmg infcwttuctu re and regulations, where additional means to Smerate revenue, specifuWly for storxnwater needs, are ired- In June of 2003, staff prepared a prelirxiinary report showing the need for a ftmwzw Implenwntation Plan. The Report concluded that serious consideration should be given to establishing z stormwater utility based on water quality, flooding and regulatory issues. Key elements of the Report included stormwater progwn reguirerr>mm control mom, best results, sto r utility implementation management practices, sOr )JLIWW utifity awycy methodology, and organizational responsibilities. f'he milestone schedule that follows highlights the various actions taken to develop a stormwater utility for the City of Fort Walton Beach:  FY 2004/ 05 ClP ( # 5220 Stonnwatecr Management Study) -- $ 65,000 budgeted and approved by Council October 2005 Okaloosa County, -who suggested a collaborative store ater Management approach between the County and the municipalities, shifted may fcom the storrnW2trr ut0lity approach and pursued a sales tax increase to fund s1 IM414W2 and road i nprovemerns October 2005 Through coordination with the County, a one -cent sales tax idea was developed October 2005. City of CP. ( 5PO) # phced on hold, w itmg on outcome for one- cent saes tax f6crendum Septetnbar 2006 Voter Heferendwn /one: cent sales tae defeated.. Octube r 2006 Staff directed to.reactiimte .CIP 45220 Januscry-2007 . Stafissued Request for Proposal (RM for Stouter Uti ity Study Febnwry 2007 Staff r' ceived six seilcd. proposals for RFP February.2007 Five (5) membeec :§election 00M-Mittiee scored and imked fxms ; ililay 2007 Staff.po pared and preseniaed stornrwater,presentation at City Council rat cshop May 2007 City C " ouncil approved contract award for Engineering/ Consulting services to develop, ;k StoMvaater Utility Study to top 6 nked firm Aug it 2007 Notice to pioeeed for Engineering%Consvlting services for a Stormwateet Utility Study arcs issued to Terra Tech Inc. 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InIn lanelane February,February, thethe CityCity hostedhosted twotwo publicpublic meetingsmeetings toto discussdiscuss thethe meritsmerits ofof aa storrawaterstorrawater utility,utility, thethe environmentsenvironments benefitsbenefits ofof aa defineddefined sbommatmsbommatm management management program,program, andand thethe potentialpotential ' ' TheseThese meetingsmeetings tt irgcteedirgcteed commercialcommercial 6060 iTpactsiTpacts toto custornmcustornm ofof thethe newnew enterpriseenterprise activity.activity. propertiesproperties andand thethe ClWsClWs consultantconsultant sentsent outout aa totaltotal ofof 8080 imitationsimitations toto thethe krgecstkrgecst parcelsparcels withwith impem,impem,ousous areasareas inin thethe businessbusiness community.community. WbaeWbae fewfew businessbusiness leadersleaders turnedturned gutgut forfor thethe twotwo 22  presentations, the concept tm generally supported with little opposition voiced by those in attendance. Based on comments received, this support largely stems from the perceived environmental benefits related to managing stormwater runoff in a coastal community and the pact that mitigation credits would be owned to potentWly reduce the customers monthly cost Public oummch and awareness will continue to play an important race in securing the necessary public support to make this progmin successful. As referenced in the lntcr n Daft Implementation . Plan prepared by 'retry Ted-4 ,the City is. facing many hunlk!:-as it looks for creative and fnanciafly feasible ways to manage ita critical stormwater infiw ucture.. The NPDES prog regulated by the ITDEP is yet another unfunded mandate that will t+t;quiri an eaoanous capital commitment from the City over,the neat severll y' ca m ,As the Carr enters its. next 5 -ywr permitting cyrcle, new requirements for Total Maximum Daily IDads -gMDL) will Imut. the level of poflutxnts u nsporwd with. strirnmater that outer into area x= i iv ing voters. Updated Pxbt Mangg Went Practices qWs) such ag stor. w ter. separators,. fir_ and better desig stnecnwa+.er reteptioitfdetmitioin facilities;, improved: cosu yance spsttiecns,. and 'streamb k restoration wM be d too ensure t* se. Mutants am :. tuned prior to 4 intem air area - waters. : As outlined in the jauuary woirleshop, the trend natianally :has moved- towards developsnetit of a s #andalone StoMMater Utility in an of 'Ott to tnanW sumnwater infrastructure - as ' a separate enterprise activity. Storrnwatm managemmt is widely being viewed .as another governnmctital sereice . not unlike potable w$tw and sewage .treatment. Ia comparison to drinking witec systems and sewage treatment cyst m%stoai vxt r ss now tx tly regulated and a servue il>at` a> rnembets o the community beneft from. , However,'.the infrastructure was generally ignored until the development of the NPDES program i xp segments of our stournavatier conveyance nationally.. 'Ibe City's. infrasttuc Lure is no differeniL system date back'.to the.195Ws, and 1964' s. Itil6s nW de zequ is during this time period and substandard construction anatMiAs' suds. as Corrugated Metal P*' ( CMp) have raxkred portions of the stormwater infrastructure obsolete and inadequate.. Coupled nth i# Le consta-uchiotiaxvity over the past few decades and the resulting increase in impervious, surface, much of the City's storniwater infrastructure is insufficient for handling even moderate storm cvrnts. Cmxently, seveM..'Mdfidn. dol6ty in iinmediaw needs have been identified_with very. lithe Federd and State dollars aw able through grant pmgrMs. , in summary; Federal. and State regulations Will require a substantial expenditure by the City over the next sevexai years. Cunvnt revenue sources are si0ficandy insufficient and grant funding is minimal or