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County Administrator's Report 12. 30.
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| BCC Regular Meeting |
Budget & Finance Consent |
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| RECOMMENDATION: |
Recommendation Concerning the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service Emergency Watershed Program Project Agreement - Joy D. Blackmon, P.E., Public Works Department Director
That the Board take the following action concerning the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Emergency Watershed Project (EWP) Program Project Agreement:
A. Authorize the County Administrator, the Chairman, or Vice-Chairman to execute the appropriate documents to award Design and Construction Contracts for the NRCS projects listed below:
| Project Name |
Description |
Estimated Cost |
| Swamphouse Road |
Gully west of Davis Highway, which crosses under Smith’s Fish Camp Road has washed out, along with Smith’s Fish Camp Road, and is substantially damaged. The tributary to Escambia Bay and Escambia River is threatened. |
$86,000 |
| Gatewood Ditch |
Gatewood Ditch is the overflow outfall from Ellyson Industrial Park Pond, located north of Johnson Avenue. The ditch, which runs adjacent to private property parallel to East Johnson Avenue and crosses under East Johnson Avenue near the Olive Road intersection, is substantially damaged. The flow in this ditch washed out the box culvert and roadway at East Johnson Avenue, which is currently under repair. The tributary to Escambia Bay is threatened. |
$350,790 |
| Glynn Broc Gully and Cypress Point |
Located just downstream of the Gatewood Ditch and Johnson Avenue. There is a large concrete flood control structure in the gully, which was originally a 1979 NRCS Project, which is threatened with a large amount of sediment and erosion. Loss of the structure threatens Scenic Highway and Olive Road. The tributary to Escambia Bay is threatened. |
$208,000 |
| Olive Road at Gully |
Parallel to Olive Road, just west of Scenic Highway, this gully threatens Olive Road. The tributary to Escambia Bay is also threatened. |
$198,671 |
| Ten Mile Creek |
Flows have caused the erosion of up to 30 feet of creek banks in some areas between Pine Forest Road and west of Stefani Road. A private pond and large amounts of private property have been eroded and are further threatened. Ten Mile Creek flows into Eleven Mile Creek, which flows into Perdido Bay. Several wetlands and private properties are threatened. The threat to Pine Forest Road Bridge and to local private property is immediate. |
$1,400,000 |
| Addison Drive |
Flow from the area north of Addison Drive has caused severe erosion adjacent to and into private properties. Scenic Highway and the outfall into Escambia Bay are threatened. |
$94,000 |
| Crescent Lake |
Dam breach has drained Crescent Lake and allows uncontrolled flows downstream through a large watershed that makes its way to Perdido Bay. Several major roadways and private properties downstream are threatened by water flows. |
$675,000 |
B. Ratify the County Administrator's, the Chairman's, or the Vice Chairman's signature on the executed contracts at Board Meetings immediately following the Bid opening for these Projects.
[Funding for the 25% match is available in Fund 352, LOST III, Project #15EN3252] |
| BACKGROUND: |
The April 2014 storms produced floodwaters throughout Escambia County. Swollen streams caused excessive flooding and erosion that damaged many roadways, dams, culverts, and bridges.
Meeting in regular session on June 26, 2014, the Board voted to authorize submittal of these projects for consideration for the USDA-NRCS Emergency Watershed Program (EWP). This previous Board action authorized the Chairman to execute, subject to legal review and sign-off, easements, hold-harmless agreements, and other documents of conveyance that may be required from property owners of Escambia County whose properties are adjacent to designated NRCS project sites.
Escambia County has received funding for seven projects. The work will consist of rebuilding damaged waterway structures, associated roadways, and other items as specified in each Damage Survey Report.
The projects are:
| Swamphouse Road |
Ten Mile Creek |
| Gatewood Ditch |
Addison Drive |
| Glynn Broc Gully |
Crescent Lake |
| Olive Road at gully |
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This program reimburses 75% of the actual eligible constructon costs, and reimburses eligible in-kind technical services not to exceed 7.5% of the actual eligible construction cost.
There is a very aggressive timeline (220 days from approval through construction), and the Board’s authorization for the Chairman to execute necessary documents for the individual projects is critical. |
| BUDGETARY IMPACT: |
| Funding for the 25% match is available in Fund 352 "LOST III, Project #15EN3252" |
| LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF: |
| N/A |
| PERSONNEL: |
N/A |
| POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION: |
| N/A |
| IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION: |
| The Public Works Department will coordinate with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). |
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