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October 2011 Governing Board Meeting
October 11, 2011
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Committee meetings
- Monday, October 10, 2011, 5 p.m. — Projects and Land Committee business meeting
(Executive Building, Room 162)
Agenda items listed under Projects and Land Committee heading will be discussed at this meeting. - Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 9 a.m. — Finance, Administration and Audit Committee
(Executive Building, Room 162) - Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 10 a.m. — Regulatory Committee followed by Governing Board meeting (Executive Building, Board Room)
Agenda
Governing Board meeting
(Upon conclusion of the Regulatory Committee)
1. For Information: Employee Service Awards and Special Recognition Awards.
2. For Information: Hydrologic Conditions Report.
3. Consideration: Governing Board Committee Reports and action on agenda items recommended by the committee for approval on the Consent Agenda.
4. For Information: Public Comment.
5. Consideration: Recommendation of Executive Director.
6. For Information: The Office of Communications and Intergovernmental Programs includes the budgetary categories of Outreach and Technical Assistance, which are programs that support all other District departments. This overview presentation focuses on public and media outreach.
Projects and Land Committee
7. Consideration: Approval of minutes for September 13, 2011, business meeting of Projects and Land Committee.
8. Consideration: Approval and execution of a Cattle Grazing Agreement with Christmas Creek Farm Service on a portion of the Lake Monroe Conservation Area.
9. Consideration: Acceptance of the Orange Creek Basin SWIM Plan 2011.
10. Consideration: Approval of the FY 2011-2012 Water Conservation Cost-Share Program recommended projects and authorization for the Executive Director to execute the agreements, renewals, and amendments, as necessary, during the terms of the agreements.
11. Consideration: Authorization for Executive Director to enter into one or more agreements with the University of Central Florida for applied research projects and services to support District programs, including river restoration, flood control, and water quality improvement projects.
12. For Information: Briefing on Cooperative Cost-Share Programs.
13. For Information: Status update of Water Resources projects.
Finance, Administration and Audit Committee
14. Consideration: Approval of minutes for September 13, 2011, meetings of Finance, Administration and Audit Committee and Governing Board.
15. Consideration: Approval of Treasurer’s Financial Report dated August 31, 2011.
For Information Only: Contract Information Report dated August 1–31, 2011.
16. Consideration: Approval of the James Moore & Co., P.L. audit plan for the audit of the District’s financial statements for the fiscal year 2010–2011.
17. Consideration: Approval of Office of Inspector General’s 2012 Audit Plan.
18. Consideration: Approval of Governing Board Policy No. 2007-01 to provide automatic transfer of delegated authority to the Assistant Executive Director, if the Executive Director becomes incapacitated or the position is vacated.
19. Consideration: Approval of the consultant ranking for the Request for Qualifications #26908 for Geotechnical Engineering Evaluation Services and authorization to negotiate with the top three ranked firms, CSI Geo, Inc., Ardaman & Associates, Inc., and Nodarse & Associates, Inc. In addition, it is requested that the Governing Board authorize the Executive Director, or designee, to execute the subsequent renewals in accordance with District policy.
- Project Name: Surface Water Projects — Geotechnical Engineering Services
- Contract Name: Geotechnical Engineering Evaluation Services
- Consultants:
- CSI Geo, Inc.
- Ardaman & Associates, Inc.
- Nodarse & Associates, Inc.
- Amount: $195,000.00 (Not to exceed amount for both contracts combined)
- Completion: September 30, 2012; Renewable: Year 1 of 3
- Budget Info: Amount: $195,000; Funding Available: Original Budget
- Budget Book: Contingent upon approval of the FY 2011–2012 budget
20. For Information: Update on management efficiency projects and items of financial interest. Presentation by PFM Asset Management, LLC of the District’s investment portfolio for the quarter ending September 30, 2011.
21. For Information: Status report of pending litigation being handled by the Office of General Counsel.
Regulatory Committee
22. Consideration: Approval of minutes of September 13, 2011, Regulatory Committee meeting.
23. Consideration: Approval of Consumptive Use Permit 2-009-128298-1, I-95 Widening (SR 528 to SR 50), Brevard County, Florida. The District proposes the use of 325.70 million gallons per year (mgy) (0.892 million gallons per day (mgd) annual average) of groundwater from the surficial aquifer system for dewatering necessary for construction activities associated with an approximately 15 mile stretch of Interstate 95 road widening and improvement project.
24. Consideration: Approval of Consumptive Use 2-009-50919-4, Micco Road and Babcock Street Borrow Pit, Brevard County, Florida. The District proposes the use of 390 mgy (1.07 mgd annual average) of re-circulated surface water from the mine pit for hydraulic dredge mining.
25. Consideration: Approval of Consumptive Use Permit 2-083-3020-7, Festival Fun Parks, LLC, Marion County, Florida. The District proposes the continued use of 39.81 mgy (0.109 mgd average) of groundwater for landscape irrigation, water-based recreation, household, and livestock watering through 2019.
26. Consideration: Approval of Consumptive Use 2-107-92165-3, Putnam County Board of County Commissioners, Putnam County, Florida. The District proposes to authorize the use of 0.543 mgd of groundwater from the Floridan aquifer for public supply use and 5.18 mgd of groundwater from the Floridan aquifer for essential use (fire protection).
27. Consideration: Approval of Consumptive Use Permit 20-117-93982-2, Alaqua Lakes Community Association, Seminole County, Florida. The District proposes the use of 29.95 mgy (0.08 mgd average) of groundwater and surface water in 2010 through 2011, 41.70 mgy (0.114 mgd average) in 2012, 37.78 mgy (0.104 mgd in 2013 through 2015) and 35.13 mgy (0.096 mgd average) in 2016 through 2030 for irrigating 34.64 acres of common areas.
28. Consideration: Approval of Consumptive Use Permit Number 2-095-7624-6, City of Winter Park, Orange County, Florida. A 5-year compliance report was submitted on September 14, 2010, for the continued use of 12.7 mgd of water for household, commercial/industrial, water utility, urban landscape and essential uses to serve a population of 69,979 in 2025.
29. Consideration: Approval of Consumptive Use Permit Number 2-093-3155-7, Bright Tiger LLC, Okeechobee County, Florida. The District proposes to allocate 0.74 mgd of groundwater and 0.61 mgd of surface water to irrigate 987 acres of citrus, and 0.26 mgd for freeze protection.
30. Consideration: Approval of Consumptive Use Permit 2-069-2478-9, City of Clermont, Lake County, Florida. The District proposes to allocate 7.91 mgd of groundwater and 2.57 mgd of reclaimed and alternative supply source water for household, commercial/industrial, landscape irrigation, water utility, and essential (fire protection) types of use in 2031.
31. Consideration: Approval of Consumptive Use Permit 2-061-10524-6, Indian River County, Florida. The District proposes to allocate the use of 12.84 mgd of groundwater from the Floridan aquifer to serve an estimated population of 110,071 with potable water for household, commercial/industrial, utility, and essential (fire protection) uses through 2021. This is a modification of an existing permit to increase the groundwater withdrawal allocation and to add six additional Floridan aquifer groundwater wells to the Hobart Park (North) Water Treatment Plant.
32. Consideration: Approval of Consumptive Use Permit 2-069-105467-3, City of Groveland, Lake County, Florida. The District proposes the use of 139.4 mgy (0.382 mgd annual average), of groundwater and public access reclaimed water for household (residential irrigation) and urban landscape irrigation types of use to supply a projected population of 1,617 in 2013.
33. Consideration: Environmental Resource Permit Administrative Denials Pursuant to 40C-1.1008, Florida Administrative Code.
Item |
Application |
County |
Applicant |
Project Name |
a. |
4-009-123592-1 |
Brevard |
Strongpoint Development, LLC |
Steamboat Landing — South Site |
b. |
4-009-123592-2 |
Brevard |
Strongpoint Development, LLC |
Steamboat Landing — North Site |
c. |
4-117-116143-2 |
Seminole |
Bristol Group One Sanford Partners, LLC |
Solara |
d. |
4-127-84659-2 |
Volusia |
City of Edgewater |
Airpark Road Business Park (Letter Modification) |
34. Consideration: Final Rule Adoption Hearing to Amend Chapter 40C-2, Florida Administrative Code for consumptive use permitting streamlining.
Other items and reports
35. For Information: Governing Board Comment.
36. For Information: Calendar.
37. For Information: Executive Director Report.
Adjournment
Governing Board Decisions
- Items 3, 5 and 34 — Approved
- Projects and Land Committee
- Items 7 through 11 — Recommended for approval on Consent Agenda
- Items 12 and 13 — For information only
- Finance, Administration and Audit Committee
- Items 14 through 19 — Recommended for approval on Consent Agenda
- Items 20 and 21 — For information only
- Regulatory Committee
- Items 22 through 33 — Recommended for approval of staff recommendation on Consent Agenda
- Items 33c — Withdrawn from consideration
- Item 34 — Recommended for full board consideration
- Board member Chuck Drake declared a voting conflict of interest on item 30
For additional information, please email Missy McDermont at mmcdermont@sjrwmd.com.
