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February 2012 Governing Board Meeting
February 14, 2012
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Committee Meetings
- Monday, February 13, 2012, 5 p.m. — Projects and Land Committee business meeting
(District Headquarters, Executive Building, Room 162)
Agenda items listed under Projects and Land Committee heading will be discussed at this meeting. - Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 9 a.m. — Finance, Administration and Audit Committee
(District Headquarters, Executive Building, Room 162) - Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 10 a.m. — Regulatory Committee followed by Governing Board meeting (District Headquarters, Executive Building, Board Room)
Agenda
Governing Board meeting
(Upon conclusion of the Regulatory Committee)
1. For Information: Employee Service Awards and Special Recognition Awards.
2. For Information: Hydrologic Conditions Report.
3. Consideration: Governing Board Committee Reports and action on agenda items recommended by the committees for approval on the consent agenda.
4. Consideration: Revisions to Section IV of Policy 2007-01 — The Governing Board; Providing Further Delegation of Matters by the Governing Board.
5. Consideration: Approval of the District’s 2012 Consolidated Annual Report, which includes the Florida Forever Work Plan Annual Update for the acquisition and management of lands funded by the Florida Forever Trust Fund pursuant to Sections 373.139(3) and 373.199(7), Florida Statutes (F.S.), and other statutorily mandated reports.
(Time Certain: To be presented to full board during session which begins at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 14, 2012)
[ View draft 2012 Consolidated Annual Report ]
6. For Information: Update on the St. Johns River Water Supply Impact Study.
(Time Certain: To be presented to full board immediately following agenda item five after 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 14, 2012)
7. For Information: Public Comment.
Projects and Land Committee
8. Consideration: Approval of minutes for January 5, 2012, business meeting of Projects and Land Committee.
9. Consideration: Approval of a Joint Funding Agreement (JFA), Contract #27299, between the St. Johns River Water Management District and the U.S. Geological Survey to acquire lidar elevation data for portions of Clay and Putnam counties; and authorization for the Executive Director, or designee, to execute the JFA.
- Project Name: Groundwater Supply Planning
- Contract Name: Acquisition of Lidar Elevation Data for Portions of Clay and Putnam Counties
- Contracting Entity: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
- Amount: $161,850
- Completion: December 31, 2012; Renewable: No
- Budget Info: Amount: $161,850; Funding Available: Original Budget
- Budget Book: Page 86
10. Consideration: Approval of the Bid and Award of Contract #27227 to the lowest responsible and responsive respondent, Huss Drilling, Inc., as the primary contractor, and Contract #27297 to the second lowest responsible and responsive respondent, Partridge Well Drilling Company, Inc., as the alternate source for Monitor Well Construction Services; and authorization for the Executive Director, or designee, to execute the subsequent renewals in accordance with District policy.
- Project Name: Groundwater Resource Assessment
- Contract Name: Monitor Well Construction Services
- Contractors:
- Huss Drilling, Inc. (Huss)
- Partridge Well Drilling Company, Inc. (Partridge)
- Amount: $400,000 (cumulative not to exceed amount for two contracts)
- Completion: September 30, 2012; Renewable: Year 1 of 3
- Budget Info: Amount: $400,000; Funding Available: Original Budget
- Budget Book: Page 92
11.
Consideration: Approval of the First Amendment to Agreement for Exchange of Interests in Real Property with Wilson Green LLC for exchange of lands in the Pellicer Creek Conservation Area and immediate vicinity, in Flagler and St. Johns Counties, Florida.
12. Consideration: Approval of land management plan for the Wekiva River Buffer Conservation Area (WRBCA) located in Seminole County.
13.
Consideration: Reconsideration of the District agreement with UCF for engineering consulting services ($100,000 per year for 3 years).
14. For Information: Update of monthly real estate activities.
Finance, Administration and Audit Committee
15. Consideration: Approval of minutes for January 10, 2012, meetings of Finance, Administration and Audit Committee and Governing Board.
16. Consideration: Approval of Treasurer’s Financial Report dated December 31, 2011.
For Information Only: Contract Information Report dated December 1–31, 2011.
17.
Consideration: Approval to declare the attached list of tangible personal property as surplus and to authorize the disposal of such surplus items in compliance with District Policy 2000-06 and Florida Statutes 274. Staff also requests approval for Axle Flow Pump asset #13482 and Cement Mixer asset #13431 to remain active. These assets were approved for surplus at the December 13, 2011, Governing Board Meeting; however upon further review by staff, these assets remain useful to the District.
18. Consideration: Approval of Resolution 2012-04, amending the Adopted Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Budget.
19. Consideration: Approval of the Proposal and Award of Contract #27163 to Shenandoah Construction, Inc., for Structure S-251 Culvert Rehabilitation.
- Project Name: Works Structures
- Contract Name: Structure S-251 Culvert Rehabilitation
- Contractor: Shenandoah Construction, Inc.
- Amount: $267,700
- Completion: May 31, 2012; Renewable: No
- Budget Info: Amount: $267,700; Funding Available: Original Budget
- Budget Book: Page 189
20.
For Information: Performance metrics reported to the Department of Environmental Protection.
21. For Information: Update on the status of the E-Permitting application.
22. For Information: Annual report on amendments to the District’s Statement of Agency Organization and Operation.
23. For Information: Status report of pending litigation being handled by the Office of General Counsel.
Regulatory Committee
24. Consideration: Approval of minutes for January 10, 2012, Regulatory Committee meeting.
25. Consideration: Approval of Consumptive Use Permit Number 2-009-3426-4, East Central Florida Services, Inc., Osceola, Brevard, Orange Counties, Florida. The District proposes to allocate the use of 352.0 million gallons per year (mgy) (0.964 million gallons per day (mgd) annual average) of groundwater from the surficial aquifer for dewatering to excavate fill material and 352.0 mgy (0.964 mgd annual average) of surface water from the settling basin to transfer to the recharge trench at the Dallas Boulevard Borrow Pit through February 14, 2017, and the continued use of 279.19 mgy (0.765 mgd annual average) of groundwater from the surficial aquifer for dewatering to excavate fill material at the State Road (SR) 520 Borrow Pit through August 9, 2015, and the continued use of 3,650.0 mgy (10.0 mgd average) on a five-year rolling average basis (maximum of 5,913.0 mgy (16.2 mgd average) for any given year) of groundwater from the Upper Floridan aquifer for irrigation of 4,456 acres of improved pasture using seepage irrigation and watering of approximately 60,000 head of cattle and 100 horses; 16.41 mgy (0.04 mgd average) of groundwater from the Upper Floridan and surficial aquifers for household use for 235 year-round residents, 30 employees at the ranch headquarters, as a seasonal use to serve patrons of a new church camp, and to supply 278,250 resident days at campgrounds and hunting camps; and 125.0 mgy (0.34 mgd average) of surface water from the L-73 Canal for micro-spray irrigation of 230 acres of citrus; and 21.8 mgy (0.06 mgd average) of surface water from the L-73 Canal for freeze protection of 230 acres of citrus through August 9, 2015.
26.
Consideration: Approval of Consumptive Use Permit Number 20-009-1764-5, Brevard County Board of County Commissioners, Brevard County, Florida. The District proposes to allocate 94.0 mgy (0.2575 mgd average) of surface water from the on-site stormwater management system and 60.0 mgy (0.1644 mgd average) of groundwater from the surficial and Floridan aquifers as a backup source when surface water is not available for irrigation of 92.0 acres of golf course turf and urban landscape; and 2.7 mgy (0.0074 mgd average) of groundwater from the surficial aquifer for domestic use. This is a renewal of an existing permit.
27. Consideration: Approval of Consumptive Use Permit Number 2-009-129185-1, Lennar Homes, LLC, Brevard County, Florida. The District proposes to allocate the use of up to 2.67 mgd of water for dewatering to facilitate dry excavation mining.
28. Consideration: Approval of Consumptive Use Permit Number 2-069-2392-8, Southlake Utilities, Inc., Lake County, Florida. The District proposed to authorize the use of 1.66 mgd, annual average, of groundwater for household, commercial/industrial, landscape irrigation, water utility, and essential (fire protection) types of use to supply a projected population of 9,726 in 2017 through 2032 and 0.0058 mgd of surface water for wetland augmentation.
29. Consideration: Approval of SECI Seminole Generating Station (PA 78-10), Amendment Request (AM12-015) for Potable Water System Addition from Seminole Electric, F.O.R. No. 2006-38, Putnam County.
30. Consideration: Approval of Consumptive Use Permit Number 2-069-2482-5, City of Fruitland Park, Lake County, Florida. The District proposes to allocate the use of 444.94 mgy of groundwater from the Floridan aquifer per year for household, utility, commercial/industrial, and urban landscape use to meet the requirements of a projected population of 7,119 in 2020.
(Related to item 31)
31. Consideration: Settlement Agreement, City of Fruitland Park, CUP No. 2-069-2482-5, F.O.R. No. 2010-51.
(Related to item 30)
32. Consideration: Environmental Resource Permit Administrative Denials Pursuant to 40C-1.1008 F.A.C.
Item |
Application |
County |
Applicant |
Project Name |
a. |
4-009-122096-1 |
Brevard |
Ray El Aouar |
Car Cabana |
b. |
40-069-106827-1 |
Lake |
Nish Hospitality, Inc. |
Inn on the Green Convention Center |
c. |
40-095-70924-3 |
Orange |
Clayton Investments, Ltd. |
Kennedy Classic |
33. For Information: General Consent Orders for Calendar Year 2011.
Other items and reports
34. For Information: Calendar.
35. For Information: Governing Board Comment.
36. For Information: Executive Director Report.
Adjournment
Governing Board Decisions
- Items 3 and 5 — Approved
- Item 4 — Withdrawn and deferred to March 13, 2012
- Item 6 — For information only
- Projects and Land Committee
- Items 8, 9, 10 and 12 — Recommended for approval on Consent Agenda
- Item 11 — Recommended for approval on Consent Agenda as amended
- Item 13 — Board members expressed various views regarding the contract structure. No action was taken.
- Item 14 — For information only
- Finance, Administration and Audit Committee
- Items 15 through 19 — Recommended for approval on Consent Agenda
- Items 20, 22 and 23 — For information only
- Item 21 — Deferred to full Board, for information only
- Regulatory Committee
- Items 24, 25 and 27 through 33 — Recommended for approval of staff recommendation on Consent Agenda
- Item 26 — Withdrawn
For additional information, please email Missy McDermont at mmcdermont@sjrwmd.com.


