Agenda Item Name:
Title
Request for an interfund loan of $250,000 for the Gainesville Clean Water Partnership National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program.
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Presenter:
Stacie Greco
Description:
This is a request for an interfund loan needed to provide environmental services under contract to the Gainesville Clean Water Partnership (a cooperative partnership between the City of Gainesville, Alachua County, and the Florida Department of Transportation).
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approve the interfund loan in the amount of $250,000.
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Prior Board Motions:
October 10, 2017 - Approved the 5 year interlocal agreement with City of Gainesville (replacement agreement for the agreement that expired September 30, 2017.
September 25, 2012 - Approved interlocal agreement for Allocation and Implementation of NPDES Program Requirements and Basin Management Action Plan Projects, and the agreement for Establishment of an Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Program and Stormwater Public Outreach Program.
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
This is a reimbursement agreement where Alachua County will be reimbursed for all expenses (incurred in the provision of environmental services) by the City of Gainesville in accordance with the provisions in the agreement. The $250,000 loan is needed to fund the services as performed and then apply for reimbursement after the services are complete.
Fund: 087.55.5511.337.1010
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Background:
2001 Alachua County, the City of Gainesville, and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) signed an interlocal agreement for the joint implementation of the Gainesville Clean Water Partnership National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II Municipal Separate Stormwater Systems (MS4) program in the Gainesville Urbanized Area. The agreement presented a financial plan for the implementation of the minimum control measures, including mapping requirements, public outreach, operations best management practices and illicit discharge detection and elimination program, required by the NPDES Phase II MS4 program. The agreement established the Gainesville Clean Water Partnership and designated the City of Gainesville as the lead agency for the joint implementation of the program.
The loan request is for a larger amount because the total contract amount has increased. The loan allows EPD to incur expenses required to meet contract deliverables that are then later reimbursed.
This five year agreement (approved on October 10, 2017) will provide funding to the County to perform environmental services in support of the public outreach and participation and the illicit discharge detection and elimination programs and stream and rain gage network services for the Clean Water Partnership through Fiscal Year 2022. Total funding for the 5-year cycle (FY18-FY22) is not to exceed $1,537,802 estimated annual payments are itemized in the Agreement.