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

unavailable. Attempts to combine efl orts through a re # oral stormwater utility have garnered We support and the City must now address its stortnWater infrastruccure needs internally without outside support. Complicating this effort is the recent passage ofAmendment 1 in the State of Florida. With the anbcgndzd reduction = General Fund revenues, the City must find creative ways to reduce annual expenditures while mainbring the same high ' level of service in the community. ff the Stormwater Cttity is successful, staff intends to offer 'a substantial reduction in the General Fund budget (2pproaima* S365,0M.,without increasing manpower or decreasing the current level of service. 1etmTech is approaching the end of the process for the development of a Stonnwater Utility Plan For the City of Fort Walton Beach- The purpose of this summary is to update Council on the progress to date, the regulatory requirements for manapng a stormwater utdi% and the need to 3  implement a stocnroaw utility in order t+o adequately fund the future year requirements of the program. aver the course of the next few weeks, staff and the C.ety' s consultant will bring forward for Councd Consideration various elements necessary for implementation of a stomnwater utility. Initially, staff will -seek to , gain Councit concurrence for a Stormwater Utility Ordinance to ,be followed by a rage resohidon, with the goal of full implementation of the program on October 1, 2008. ReoomMenrd i: No Gounci! .Action is required on this item at this dine. This,report, the accompanying presentation, and 'the Draft Steer Ud ity InVJernetitat on Phil Report are being provided to Council for informational purposes as an update to the Sweater Utility Study. During the nest step in this process., the City's oorisultant wM provide a Stormwater Utility ardinance for Council consideration and'approvat on first reading during the June ld 2808 regular Council meeting. it#ed Bw Samuel 0. Wilson WJ. Environm'etitaf Speclist Date 719" C' 0' UtflWes Director Datc r 1 r. BraMy Wumker, kt+ , erxm- Finance Director E.'' 11. E K dam""_ zy .off st.`- joyce Shanahan, ('.qty Man s Daw Attachments: 1. Interim Draft Stormwater Utility Implement 3 lion Plan 2 Pam' ivi Presentation 4  TI MV MDR 7777  R 1 An a t J. wr+ rssg •, y S`,. y _: , Wd ,. . vss, L 1C e 1. rw t tom 7y j: M1, _. y y- 4..' J i Y'= i wa S kr: mod K fi f f v f aa  11 I 1 Y r y x^ 11- 00 p yf 41 ` riw W in ff y eta ri ' 1. t7 03 Sf s i t t 11,.,).)  aim: . ii J C r try y 4: J t• •- r+ r,' - W ••:,- rc ce••,rw:: nw.. yW,,.. x•... - ^- • m- "_'-.•. u.,..,,.Y. u{. a3 .. t, ,. Ar' 1 isis trtr ww • • rr <<::.::. LL`•"`•" ss • • vv 7.7. M41MM41M .. .. rr r• r••• PjPj. . 44 P. 00 w;w; 11- - fj•' fj•'tt ++ ii •• titi