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Agenda Item: 12(b) |
Prepared By: Laura Litzan, City Clerk |
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Business: Discussion |
Department: Executive |
Subject:
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Prioritization of Funding Requests for the Collier County State Legislative Delegation
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BACKGROUND:
At the September 3, 2019 meeting, City Council agreed to invite Lobbyist Ron Book to this meeting to participate via telephone to discuss the City’s funding requests.
Attached is the letter dated August 12, 2019 announcing the date of the 2019 Collier County State Legislative Delegation’s Public Hearing on October 30, 2019 and the requirements for proposing local bills and local budget requests. This year the City is not proposing any local bills.
Suggested priorities proposed by staff include:
• Water and Sewer Department - Isle of Capri Sanitary Sewer Collection System Design. The Isle of Capri community is located within the City’s wastewater service area. Isle of Capri is a low-lying coastal area connected to the Gulf of Mexico. Most the area’s single-family homes are on septic systems with limited filtering capabilities between the drainfield and receiving waters. Nutrients in the effluent of septic systems help promote algae blooms, which have a negative impact on receiving waters. This funding would be used to help fund the design of a centralized sewer collection system for the area. The design cost is estimated at $700,000.
• Public Works Department - San Marco Road Tide Leveling / Flushing Improvement Project. Tide leveling and canal flushing is an integral part of the City of Marco Island’s Master Plan for water pollution control. During the original development of the island, the tide leveling/flushing structures and piping were omitted from the development due to funding restrictions. This project will improve the water quality in two large basins separated by a major arterial roadway, San Marco Road. The project will install dual 48-inch pipe culverts as well as inlet structures between the two basins under the roadway and through existing easements. The cost of this project is estimated at $750,000; the request for this project is $425,000.
• Fire Rescue Department - Marco Island Multi Agency Regional Maritime Emergency Response and Special Event Emergency Operations / Training Center. This project consists of building a hardened regional response center that can be utilized for emergencies and special events. The rooms will be built utilizing state of the art technology for the planning and monitoring of major events. The events are inclusive of dignitary visits and events associated with the one million visitors to our island each year, primarily through corporate utilization our major hotel resorts. The rooms will include also include the City’s radio station and television broadcast facility. The request for this project is $650,000.
• Parks and Recreation Department - Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP) for Land and Park Improvement Grants. With the development of Veterans’ Community Park, this grant could provide funding for a maximum cap of $200,000. Eligible elements, which are planned for this park, include trails, shade structures, restrooms, and parking areas. Planning and site preparation are also eligible elements for funding. The request for this project is $200,000.
FUNDING SOURCE / FISCAL IMPACT: N / A
RECOMMENDATION: Discussion
POTENTIAL MOTION: N / A