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County Administrator's Report 14. 15.
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| BCC Regular Meeting |
Technical/Public Service Consent |
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| RECOMMENDATION: |
Recommendation Concerning the Interlocal Agreement between Escambia County, Florida, and Emerald Coast Utilities Authority Relating to a Sanitary Sewer System Improvement Project on Innerarity Island - Joy Jones, P.E., Public Works Director
That the Board approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the Interlocal Agreement between Escambia County, Florida, and Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) relating to a Sanitary Sewer System Improvement Project on Innerarity Island.
[Funding: Funds for design and construction and engineering inspection (CEI) are available in Fund 352, LOST III – IIDC Water and Sewer Project, Cost Center 110211, Object Code 56301, Project #16PF3502. Funds for construction are available via the MSBU Ordinance, and initial project costs will be provided through an inter-fund loan from LOST to the MSBU fund and reimbursed from assessments] |
| BACKGROUND: |
The Innerarity Island Development Corporation (IIDC) abandoned its sewer utilities early in 2014. On March 21, 2014, a court order required the County to become the Receiver of the IIDC utilities. The existing sanitary sewer system on Innerarity Island is in need of significant repairs and upgrades.
Prior to abandoning the utilities, IIDC had retained the professional engineering firm of Kenneth Horne & Associates, Inc. to evaluate and assess the needed upgrades to Innerarity Island's sewer system. Upon assuming Receivership, Escambia County retained Kenneth Horne & Associates, Inc. to further evaluate, assess, and partially design the needed upgrades to Innerarity Island's sewer system. The upgrades to Innerarity Island's sewer system have been conceptually designed by Kenneth Horne & Associates, Inc.
ECUA has agreed to manage and oversee the design and upgrades to the sanitary system on Innerarity Island at no cost to ECUA or its ratepayers, and thereafter accept Innerarity Island within its sewer service area, and accept ownership of the sanitary sewer system on Innerarity Island.
On February 18, 2016, the BCC signed the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Agreement Number S0878, which provided $1,000,000 from the 2015-2016 General Appropriations Act for Escambia County Innerarity Water & Sewer Upgrade.
On March 2, 2017, then amended on February 1, 2018, the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) enacted an Ordinance establishing the IIDC Sewage System Improvements Municipal Service Benefit Unit (MSBU). The MSBU assessment will defray the cost of sewage system improvements within the district, based upon a fair and reasonable apportionment of the cost to all specially-benefitting properties.
On September 21, 2017, the BCC signed Amendment Number 2 to the DEP Agreement which provided an additional $500,000 from the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act for Escambia County Innerarity Water & Sewer Upgrade. |
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| BUDGETARY IMPACT: |
Funds for design and construction and engineering inspection (CEI) are available in Fund 352, LOST III – IIDC Water and Sewer Project, Cost Center 110211, Object Code 56301, Project #16PF3502
Funds for construction are available via the MSBU Ordinance and initial project costs will be provided through an inter-fund loan from LOST to the MSBU fund and reimbursed from assessments. |
| LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF: |
| Stephen West, Assistant County Attorney, has reviewed and signed off on the Interlocal Agreement. |
| PERSONNEL: |
| No additional personnel will be required. |
| POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION: |
| N/A |
| IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION: |
| Public Works staff will continue to collaborate and coordinate with ECUA staff. |
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