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County Administrator's Report 12. 17.

BCC Regular Meeting

Budget & Finance Consent

Meeting Date:	09/05/2019
Issue: Supplemental Budget Amendment #259 - Pensacola Pass Inlet Management Infrastructure Improvement Study
From:	STEPHAN HALL
Department:	Asst County Administrator
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation Concerning Supplemental Budget Amendment #259 - Stephan Hall, Budget Manager, Management and Budget Services

That the Board adopt the Resolution approving Supplemental Budget Amendment #259, Local Option Sales Tax IV (353), in the amount of $311,250, to recognize the Pensacola Pass Inlet Management Infrastructure Improvement Study Grant Agreement (#19ES2) from the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), and to appropriate these funds for the project. A minimum match of 25% ($103,750) is required and matching funds will be provided through LOST IV Project# 19DS0732.

BACKGROUND:

On January 24, 2019, the Board of County Commissioners approved the Pensacola Pass Inlet Management Study Grant Agreement (#19ES2). It explains that Pensacola Pass hosts a Federally-authorized deepwater navigation channel that provides connectivity between the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Pensacola Harbor, and the Gulf of Mexico. The maintained deepwater navigation channel disrupts the natural transport of sand around the inlet between Santa Rosa Island and Perdido Key. Periodic maintenance dredging by the US Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) has placed some portion of the sands back into the littoral system, however the channel impacts the adjacent shorelines for miles in both directions including enhanced erosion due to sand starvation. This project will project the timing and scale of future dredging projects by the ACOE. These enhanced projections will facilitate the budget process by ACOE, environmental permtting requirements by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), and coordination with the US Department of the Navy and National Park Service. The ACOE is required to utilize a "least-cost" option for disposal of dredged sediments. Historically, that has been an off-shore disposal area in the Gulf of Mexico, removing these sands from our beach system. Under this program, the State of Florida and the County will assist the ACOE with the cost delta to place these sands along Johnson's Beach and provide long term benefit to public and private lands on Perdido Key.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

This Amendment will increase Fund 353 by $311,250. A minimum match of 25% ($103,750) is required and matching funds will be be provided through LOST IV Project# 19DS0732.

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

N/A

PERSONNEL:

N/A

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

Board policy requires increases and decreases in revenues to be approved by the Board.

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

N/A

Attachments
SBA#259