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APRIL 11, 2011
A
Workshop Meeting
of the
sitting as the Board Management
and Planning Committee was held on this date with the following Commissioners present:
The Chairman called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 6, CARRIED OVER FROM THE MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING MEETING OF APRIL
4, 2011, WAS HEARD AT THIS TIME.
CARRY-OVER ITEM 6. BUDGET STATUS UPDATE
Discussion of six month results and preliminary recommendations from the Finance & Taxation
Committee.
copy on file in the Minutes office)
with
an initial set of six (6) budget recommendations from the Finance & Taxation Committee, comprised of county staff,
constitutional offices and community representatives. Mr. Winton advised that two of the citizen Committee
members, Jim Mitchell and Bill Williams, were present as well. Commissioner Judah briefly left the Chambers prior
to Mr. Winton’s review of the initial six recommendations covered in the Memorandum. Discussion ensued on each
recommendation, and Mr. Winton and Deputy County Attorney Andrea Fraser responded to questions throughout the
presentation. There was Board consensus to support five of the six recommendations, with the exception being the
use of Conservation 20/20 funds. Attorney Fraser agreed to provide a draft amended Ordinance to comply with the
recommendation to transfer certain regional park systems into the county land stewardship program.
1. HEALTH PLAN STRATEGY
Present status of three year health plan strategy.
Human Resources Manager Christine Brady addressed a reduced shortfall of health care costs for this fiscal year, and
introduced Senior Vice President James Powell, of Willis of Florida, Inc, the County’s consultant for its health care
PowerPoint presentation
on the strategy being pursued, advised that an RFP would be
going out in the next 4-6 weeks, and noted an aggregate option would be available at the direction of the Board. Mr.
Powell indicated a decision would be requested in August for the next plan year, and he and Ms. Brady responded to
Board questions throughout the dialogue and at the conclusion of the presentation, with Commissioner Hall briefly
leaving the Chambers during the presentation.
2. NUMERIC NUTRIENT CRITERIA UPDATE
Inform Board of recent efforts in establishing Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC) and Site Specific
and on-going Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)/Basin Management Action Plan (BMAPs) for
is a major stakeholder and will be required to meet water quality standards for their water
bodies by adopting programs and projects to achieve necessary pollutant removal. Costs are
significant and long-term and therefore it’s imperative that the best science is applied so problem
areas are properly identified for Plan of Action.
OPTIONS:
To be discussed.
RECOMMENDATION:
Continue participation as a stakeholder and provide technical analysis based on local
conditions. Provide Board update as milestones and specifics become available including any
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Natural Resources Director Roland Ottolini provided a
PowerPoint update
on the EPA and National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System
(
NPDES) permitting in the DEP and TMDL water quality initiatives along with a
priority action plan. Mr. Ottolini advised of a meeting at the South Florida Water Management District tomorrow on
the tidal Caloosahatchee tributaries, and he, Attorney John Fumero and Deputy County Attorney Andrea Fraser
responded to Board questions and comments. Brief discussion ensued on the innumerable economic impacts of not
imposing numeric nutrient criteria while looking at this from a site specific and purely scientific standpoint.
Commissioner Manning left the meeting briefly during the discussion. Mr. Ottolini concluded by affirming that there
will be budget implications proposed for this coming fiscal year that would escalate in future years, and addressed the
question of a storm water utility assessment.
3. CURRENT STATUS OF THE CONSERVATION 20/20 PROGRAM (LAND ACQUISITION)
County staff has completed negotiations on 16 properties authorized by the Board on March 17,
2009 to be pursued for purchase. Of the 16 properties, seven have been purchased, with one
remaining purchase to be considered on April 19
th
. During the past two years, the Board has
directed staff and its Conservation Lands Acquisition and Stewardship Advisory Committee
(CLASAC) to continue to review any new nominations received and to provide the Board with
recommendations on whether or not to pursue further acquisitions.
OPTIONS:
Presentation of B-list properties.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff and CLASAC recommend pursuing the acquisition of all 24 properties concurrently in
order to take advantage of the competitive edge of a healthy supply with limited funding. Staff
is of the opinion that all properties, with the exception of two, can be acquired in a single
closing each. The larger parcels (Nominations #457 and #474) would require an over several
years purchase buy-down plan, subject to available funding. Staff will seek additional
contributors to participate in some of the purchases as well.
PowerPoint presentation
and recapped a
Potential Conservation 20/20 Properties
affirmed that funds were available to pursue the recommendation to purchase all of the parcels, except the first two
larger tracts that would require more complex financing arrangements. Following lengthy discussion of the various
purchase options, and input by Assistant County Manager Pete Winton on anticipated fund additions, there was Board
consensus to proceed with appraisals of all 24 properties for concurrent negotiations.
The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 4:06 p.m.
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