AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Meeting
Date: April
24, 2006
From: Raymond
S. Sharp, Environmental Services Director
Subject: RA resolution
of the
City Commission of the City of Leesburg, Florida Supporting the
Draft Upper Ocklawaha Basin Management Action Plan and Authorizing the Mayor and
City Clerk to Review and Sign Off on the Final Upper Ocklawaha
Basin Management Action Plan Preliminary to Adoption by FDEP
Staff Recommendation:
Staff
recommends approval supporting the draft Upper Ocklawaha
Basin Management Action Plan and authorizing review
and sign-off of the final Upper Ocklawaha Basin Management Action Plan..
Analysis:
Under
the provisions of the Federal Clean Water Act, the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection (FDEP) has been developing Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL’s)
for impaired waters throughout the State.
For approximately the past 18 months, FDEP
and local government representatives and other stakeholders have been
developing a Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) to address pollutant loading
and pollutant reduction in the
The
draft documents provided as backup to this agenda item detail the overall basin
conditions and activities and projects related to the BMAP in this basin. The City of on-going which are related to TMDL’s TMDL’s and
are annotated in the BMAP. These include our activities
related to compliance with NPDES Phase II, our stormwater
master planning, programmed activities relating to maintenance and
rehabilitation of stormwater facilities, and most recently, the Whispering
Pines stormwater basin upgrades.
Approximately $1.2 million in grant funding has been obtained for the
latter project from the Lake County Water Authority and from FDEP’s grant
funding sources for TMDL-related projects.
This
resolution is requested by FDEP as a demonstration of support for the BMAP and
our continuing programmed efforts relating to BMAP activities.
Options:
1. Approve the resolution as presented, or,
2. Such alternative action as the Commission may
deem appropriate
Fiscal Impact:
Current
projects and activities are funded through the budget process. Future projects and activities will be
similarly funded through the budget process from stormwater management fees and
taking full advantage of grant funding opportunities as projects arise.
Submission
Date and Time: 4/24/2006 12:01 PM4/18/2006
10:34 AM4/13/2006 3:46 PM4/13/2006 12:49 PM4/12/2006 5:14 PM
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Department: Environmental Services Prepared by:
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Reviewed by: Dept. Head s/RSS Finance Dept. __________________ Deputy C.M. ___________________ Submitted by: City Manager ________RS___________
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Account No. _________________ Project No.
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RESOLUTION
NO._______________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
LEESBURG, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING THE DRAFT
UPPER OCKLAWAHA BASIN MANAGEMENT ACTION PLAN AND
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO REVIEW
AND SIGN OFF ON THE FINAL UPPER OCKLAWAHA BASIN MANAGEMENT ACTION PLAN
PRELIMINARY TO ADOPTION BY FDEP; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
THAT the City Commission of the City of Leesburg
understands that the Upper
Ocklawaha River Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) is being developed through
a collaborative effort between the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP), local governments in the Upper Ocklawaha River Basin, other
local, state, and regional agencies, and private and public interests to
identify cost-effective actions that will be undertaken to achieve the Total
Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) adopted by DEP for the Upper Ocklawaha River
Basin. The City Commission acknowledges
that representatives from the City of
On April 24, 2006, the City Commission received a
briefing on the contents of the BMAP to date, and understands that, although
there will be some revisions to the plan before it is adopted by order of the
DEP Secretary, the revisions are not expected to significantly change any
fiscal or policy impacts to the City of Leesburg.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED ON THIS, THE 24TH
DAY OF APRIL, 2006, THAT THE CITY COMMISSION:
o Supports
the continued development and finalization of the Upper Ocklawaha Basin Management Action Plan, with the
participation of representatives of the City of
o Supports
the implementation of the BMAP, and will seek the necessary approvals and
funding to carry out the management actions for which the City of
o Will
give careful consideration to recommendations for further action contained in
the BMAP;
o Supports
staff participation in: the coordinated
tracking of BMAP implementation; in follow-up with DEP and other stakeholders;
and revising the plan as necessary ensure the management actions are effective
in meeting the TMDLs;
o Endorses
the continuation of a coordinated and comprehensive watershed management
approach to address and achieve DEP-adopted Total Maximum Daily Loads for the
o Authorizes
the Mayor to represent the City Commission in reviewing and signing off on the
final BMAP, preliminary to its adoption by DEP.
However, if staff determines that revisions to the BMAP after the date
of this resolution significantly change any fiscal or policy impacts to the
City of Leesburg, staff will brief the City Commission and request further
direction before signing off on the plan.
THAT this resolution shall become effective
immediately.
PASSED
AND ADOPTED by the City
Commission of the City of ___
2006
__________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk