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| Special BCC Meeting |
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| RECOMMENDATION: |
Recommendation Concerning Former Escambia County Mosquito Control Site - Tonya Gant, Neighborhood & Human Services Department Director
That the Board discuss the following items related to the Former Escambia County Mosquito Control Site:
A. Review the presentation concerning the history of the Former Escambia County Mosquito Control Site;
B. Consider the request from the City of Pensacola (City) for Project Participation in the Government Street/Corrine Jones Stormwater Park Dewatering Treatment; and
C. Authorize the County Administrator to execute Change Order on Contract PD 13-14.020, if the Board approves the request from the City.
THE PRESENTATION NOTED IN “A” WILL BE DISTRIBUTED UNDER SEPARATE COVER.
[Funding: Fund 129/Voluntary Cleanup Tax Credit (VCTC), Cost Center 370213, if approved] |
| BACKGROUND: |
The former Escambia County Mosquito Control facility conducted operations at the 603 W. Romana Street site from 1985. Petroleum and pesticide groundwater contamination occurred due to operations at the site. In 2005, the site was designated a Brownfield and in 2007 the County entered into a Brownfield Site Rehabilitation Agreement (BSRA, Exhibit I) with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). A Remedial Action Plan (RAP) was prepared in 2010. An excerpt from the RAP is included as Exhibit II, which details the scope of soil contamination on site, the contaminated groundwater plume, and the plan for remediation. The County completed the contaminated soil removal at the former Mosquito Control Facility and is currently implementing the required groundwater and soil remediation system as outlined in the RAP Site Remediation and Closure Scope of Work approved by the BCC on June 3, 2014 (Exhibit IV). As a result of the County’s ongoing voluntary cleanup of the site, the County has been able to secure Voluntary Cleanup Tax Credit (VCTC) funds, as a rebate for the expended funds from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.
A presentation displaying the timeline for activities and funding at the former Mosquito Control Site will be distributed under separate cover.
The City has begun construction of a stormwater pond on the Corrine Jones Park property, but work has been suspended due to the presence of the contaminated groundwater plume from the former Mosquito Control facility. Groundwater monitoring data shows that the contaminated groundwater plume has migrated approximately 500 feet south of the Former Mosquito Control property impacting the City Corrine Jones Park property located at 600 West Government Street (Site Map included as Exhibit III). Dewatering of the site (removal of groundwater) must be done to facilitate construction of the pond, and FDEP requires that the contaminated water be treated as it is removed. The City of Pensacola has requested funding assistance from the County (Exhibit VII) to assist with the remediation.
If the request from the City is approved by the Board, a Change Order to Contract PD 13-14.020, in the amount of $316,646.78, will authorize the funding to design, construct, and operate the contaminated groundwater treatment system. The scope of work for the Change Order is attached as Exhibit V. The budget for services is as follows:
| Dewatering Treatment System Design |
$9,988.00 |
| Dewatering Treatment System Rental and Operations Oversight |
$198,634.48 |
| Project Management and Reporting |
$19,014.00 |
| Contingent Costs: Additional Monthly Treatment System Rental and Operations |
$59,135.30 |
| Contingent Costs: Hazardous Disposal of Carbon Media and Filters |
$29,875.00 |
| TOTAL: |
$316,646.78 |
A Gantt chart depicting the schedule for the dewatering activities at the Park has been included as Exhibit VI, with completion projected in January 2017. |
| BUDGETARY IMPACT: |
| If the request from the City of Pensacola is approved by the Board, funding is available in Fund 129, VCTC, Cost Center 370213. |
| LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF: |
| Not applicable to this recommendation. |
| PERSONNEL: |
| Neighborhood and Human Services Department staff will continue to coordinate the former Mosquito Control facility project and the scope of work in the proposed change order, if approved by the Board. |
| POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION: |
| Board approval is required for funding requests from outside agencies as well as for any expenditures/change orders over $50,000. |
| IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION: |
| Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and Neighborhood Enterprise Division (NED) staff will implement the work associated with this project. |
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