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03/11/1993 frt~:1t~:.~\{1:~~77?~~; :;~;,.:'.~:., '. '~.;~, . I .' ., . . , , , " " .' " , I .. '. " " , ,. i :i ~... ~ I, ... \ :t:~~.;~. /. (~'~LI ~ . .~: t !~i' . .~~.~. '~: '\ .. I:. J~v . . ,. ~ I .' I :~:r,.:<<'/ ' "';c . ~: .~..' ~ .:::1:<;,;; ~' l." "\'.'. . I ~. '. ' ~. '.'::;. ~ " ":)." >{r'j 1/'" > .... ( I ~ \'. . ' <I~' . ojl'>';:'~iI1_q~~:: :.;.. . T ~ . .... ~ . t. :.,:~' ( .'. ~:~,~ ~..t~i ~.~.~~\::: >!<; :i:..~ .. ". . .'. " DATE . . , , .,. , ~ c. ( ., :~ I ':J::.I~~:.;: '~, i > " ., ., ;, .. , , EAB ..' , ,. "~ ': \~ II. ... , ' " ., .' ENVIRONMENT ADVISORY BOARD 1~~ " , " . .{)~70 , . ., ., i-:. i;:';.f~;':,.;::',~\.?'/":.' ~.::l:f(>~."; . .; , ~~~:.'~ ~.:=. T ;~. ~. ., ., , ..1 '. . ! " , . ,< . /. , - ,; " ~:1;~':;:~~. ; :':':i'.;:;~:,.~..f:;:,~ /'::':)~'::" ;:.;. .:',(.~;;L..:. :".~,:,:~'.'.: ','>.;,; .:' ,. . . ".. ...\ < 1 . ... . .~ . .~ "!,fl ......~:--,~T~~~.~~~:~~.~'r:\.U'P' ~ , AGENDA . CITY OF CLEARWATER .. . ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Thursday, March 11, 1993 @ 4:00PU Ci.ty Hall }\nnex ORe Conference Room B ,n""..':""-. ~.... +... .. ~ . "'.. c: It:'~.!.r'~~~f " .... . 'I e,) ,f. , c, . , t, .: .f. 'I .t' ., . l, I; Routine Agenda'. . H. Hunt (10 Hin) T ':l ~.. : tI., A. Minutes Approval B. Confirm Agenda Old Bus'iness II ,. ... . . T. Miller (.:u:e Min) :'.. ): !.i ~. .. \f C;;. ":: ~' A. County,Coordination Meetings/Issues Status · NPDES update (March 2 meeting/I<lng ef:fort) (Stormwater Hodel Ordinance). . '. . .EAC comments on material received Feb. 11. - Mid-Pinellas Plan (Interlocal Agreement update) , - AlIens Creek' Plan update (Feb. 19 meeting, Cruid Road) .. stormwater funding utilization update . ..(Stntus of Fla Coast Mgmt Program Grant funds) · Commission/Staff feedback on Feb. 16 recommendations. · Other/Clearwater Tree Protection Ordinance. .' 'I ~ ~. ~ I ,- r'. . I . , r .. . , . . . t . III..New B4siness. . . ~ . . . . . . H. Hun t ,., "I' A. Establish EAC.Long Term .Agenda Topics. . .(20 Min) -. Updates/Addit.ions to August Brainstorming Issues · Prioritizqtion of, Issues address/Heeting dates .. .See attached candidate planning schedule . Schedule future R~ute~ topic discussion etc. B.' Review/Update Recommendations for . City Comprehensive Plan Environmental Objectives . ill , .. . . , .. . ~ . .. " , . ., . .. . . . : I- ( 6 0 Mi... n ) · (Recommended specifi.c updates of' Comprehensive Plan extracts distributed as attachments to this agend~) Other ADJOURN (by 6 pm) " :> f. 'J JI : ~ ~..... ' ~. I ", ~ / "I j i ,"J ,~ .,~, '. \ I t ~ ~t,.~,~.~~.;.l~:'."c': ,\:,~ .,.... ....,,;to ,~ . " ': ,\ ., I! ., ~ ~, ~,. ' ~, '. . . \, . I;' ~) ," " , d ;. .,' ~"~',~', .~ J. ~..:~:;.:":.~I>.:..'...::."... . ,.... ~t "'.',I/.~.:,,:. ,r ,.... ""j': ~. , . ,,\'" , r. ,.. '- 'J' ,. .',;:~.~,..:~:.;~;:~<; ',::(. .'.; ,. , ,. . . , '.J Minutes ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITrEE February 11; 1993 Members Present: . Chairmall Mr. Hunt, Ms. Donovan, Garris, Lan:r.n and Sharpe and Messrs. Davis, and Foley Memller Exctlsed~ Ms. Mclkoniul\ ,. Member Abscntf Mr. Harris Also Present: T. H. Mi11cr, Assistant Director, Public WorkslEnvironmcntal, Mike Jackson, St. Petersburg Times and Viola Wasilewski, Recording Secretary. The meeting was eal1ed to order at 4:05 P.M. by the Chairman, Mr. Hunt, in Confere'nee Room B or lhe City Hun Annex on February 11, 1993, Due to malfunction of recorder, these minutes arc from notes only. I. ROUTINE AGENDA A. REVIEW MINUTES (e'on AI)PROVAL Ms. Lanza disagreed with the votc connt on her motion that EAC recommend to suspend activities on Phase a. After reviewing tape, the vote count was determined to be 2 in favor, five opposed and 1 abstaining. 1 Pending n:;vicw of voting, a motion was made by M~ ~Ikonffin to approve minutes, which was seconded by Mr. Duvis, The motion carried unanimously. , n. CONFIRM AGENDA No changes to the agendu were proposed by the Environmental Advisory Committec. Mr. Hunt rcquested that EAC emphasis be p\accd 01\ reviewing the information that was mailed to the members with the minutes. The . resulting recommendations Mr. Hunt's presentation at the Cily Commission work' session. Mr. Hunt also presented.to the committce his prepared draft response to Clearwater Times on their editorial in reference to the EAC. C. Introduce new memller llnd Guest Mr. Hunt welcomed Ms. Sharpe to the EACt and members of the committee were introduced. Introduced Mr. Jackson, from the St. Petersburg Times i. . . ,. , ~. .1., ',' ,., '.' :,' ~ I.' :",:: .1'); . ';.'; : " " ". :". " II. OLD BUSINESS A. MEETINGS/ISSUES STATUS NPDES PUrl I Mr. Miller informed the EAC members that aleHer of completeness has. been received from EPA on January 19, 1993. The NPDES storm sewer system has been deemed complete except in two ureas: legal authority; and interagency tlgrccmenll\. Mr. Miller distributed a copy of the NPDES, Part I response to the City's application, noting thutthc City must provide additional information to EPA by April 19, 1932., . Part II Mr. Miller stated that stoff met with King Engineering un February 10, 1993 to authorize completion of Part II of the submittal to.,NPDES, and gave a brief description of issues to work on. King Engineering is presently preparing a response. Next meeting with Pinel"ls County will be on March 2,1993, and the anticipated submittal dale is May 17, 1993. . Mid Plncllus Stulns Mr. Miller distritluted to EAC members a copy of a rough draft of an Interloenl Agreement between the Southwest Florida Water Management and Mid Pinellas for Procurement of Professional Services to update the Stormwaler Management Master Plan. This draft was distributed to participants for review and amendments. Mr, Miller explained how the cost will be shared by SWFWMD, County and Clearwater. Mr. Hunt inquired whether Mr. Miller would like input on the Interlocal Agreen~ent from the EAC. Mr. Miller suggested the eommiltee delay comments until after the next meeting wilh the other municipalities, and after consideration of their input. Adiseussion followed on the funding issues. Th.c anticipatcd goal will be to completc the plan for the least amount of funds, ami use remaining funds for implementations. The members werc infonned of thc municipalities that ,will participatc in this program. . Allen's Creek. Mr. Miller displayed an iUustrnlion of the proposed plan for AJJcn's Creek for EAC review. The EAC members were informed thut a meeting has been scheduled with Pinellns County. City Manager of Largo, and Clearwater to review the proposed project on February 19, 1993.' Illustrative. typical cross section sketches of proposed . improvements for Allen's Crcek were provided to the members, as well as a draft of funding estimates for the Allen's Creek Proposed Plan. Mr. Miller stated tlH\t project cost cannot be better defined witbout knowing the actual cost of land acquisition. . Stormwntcr Funding uUUzntloll Mr. M~ller discllssed environmental improvement considerations for redevelopment of the downtown area, and ~l ne\\;' retention pond design, which would includc the purchase of 'property, Mr, MiIl,er described whal could be done with the downtown ~lrea should environmental purchases become a consideration for development. 2 i- ~~ I: J. ", ~ ", :. .~..: \ ,. , . '~\ ; ...;.. '. r',' . . ~ . .. .."L . EAC recOllunendntlons 1'01' City Cummlsslou An extensive discussion evolved on the various goals whieh had been previously distributed to the members, This list summarized prior and currcnt recommendations by EAC, Mr. Hunt statcd that the presentation for the work session should reflect whalthc EAC has accomplished in the past, and requesled commiUec members to review the 8 outlined issues and discuss where the emphnsis should be on future recommendutiom;, , , Goals were discussed in detail, und concurrencc was obtained from members regarding the goals. The following items were discussed as noted: (a) A requesl wus made to revisit Stevenson Creck Phase I issue. After discussion, the majority of committee members concurred that these issues had been endorsed by the EAC previously, and no further discussion should continue on Phase 1. (b) Recommendation was made lo review Stevenson Creek Phase [J efforts to minimize concrete usage through stormwatcr runoff attenuation and retention techniques. (c) Ms. Lanza suggested revisiting Dunedin Pass. Committee concurred thutthere were no compelling environmental reasons to n:open Dunedin Pass, and recommended that funds be made available to address 'more effective environmenlal improvement efforts. (d) Mr. Foley commented that more authority should be given to City employees to enforce environmental requirements. (c) Recommendations were made to approve Comprehen~ive Watershed Mnnngement Master Plan and the Slormwater Maser Plan and to endorse the NPDES Permit application. (I) Ms. Lan;r..a raised the subject of Mr. Mazur's past membership to the EAC as connicl of interest. Mr. Hunt staled that this issue had been discussed by the EAC committee, and that the committee decided Mr. Mazur's presence was an asset to the EAC. (g) Mr. Miller explained the misunderstanding of duplicated efforts belween Mid Pincllas Plan and lhe City. (h) The implementation of recycled water was approved by the members. I Mr. Hunt informed the members that he and Mr, Miller spoke to Mr. Brumback regarding the Curb-side Recycling Pilot Program, who reported that there was a 75% participation in the pilot program. Mr. Brumback reported there is an adequate market for recycled materials to justify u plan to expand the program, Ms. Lanza disagreed with the effectiveness of this program. Ms. Garris made u motion to accept program and to expand to addiLional areas. Mr. Foley suggested modification, Ms. Garris did not accept modification. Motion passed as presented by Ms. Garris, Ms. Garris expressed that the aim of lhe City Commission should be towards making Clearwnter an Environmental Mecca, wilh emphasis on environmental concerns and benefits in all City Commission IInd Staff decisions, Ms. Lallz~1 commented that she believes lhe Environmcntal Group should be a separate entity and nut part of Public Works, and as such would havc morc contJ'olllver enviJ'omncnLal issues. Ms Lanza indicated that the County had their own Environmental Department. Some discussion followed. Ms Lanza stated her disapproval of the sign ordinance. Mr. Hunt stuted lhatthe EAC had supporled the Sign Ordinance, and continues to do so. Ill. New Business A copy of the resulting final recommendations as presenlCd at the 'Work-session arc aLlached. A discussion was held on the Clearwater Times editorial on the Environmental Advisory Committee. A discussion ensued on the drun rcply prcpared by Mr. Hunt. A copy of the response lettcr presented is aUached. Mr. Hunt presentcd an EAC Attribution Policy. Ms. Lanza's had recently wriLlen to SWFWMD (copy attached), expressing that funds be withheld from the City of Clearwater until a Sleveilson Creck Watershed Plan was adopted. This letter necessitutcd the City to correspond wiLh SWFWMD, to clarify the difference in opinion. Mr. Hunt stated that the manner in which the memo was wrilten misrepresented EAC views on this subject. Ms Lanza denied doing anylhing wrong, strongly stnting her viewpoints, which she believed she had the right to 3 '"tJ f..~~~l' Tr~.\ '. t~.l,: ;tt....::j i" <<..!t.... : ;. ';". .' .. :r.,,'f:l~':/'>',lo"lrl~.t ~" ~"":.' :,~... it,o-. ':1' ,,<' , ". ," ., i ~ t:~'::!;'Y:':<:' , . ',' j. 1- -.:"j " " h f ": , i :.:-' , ' ,. ., . ~'::~:' .' '. ....\..~ ~ r..:ld, 1 ,.' \ ..' 1\~? .~!." ~ I .' \ <' , I . , <' ~. , ., ~~ 4' . ~;:/.; ,'. ~~F '\' . :.. ,.' '>. I., ' '.'~ ". " t, ~ ~ t; . l~UL~~.. ',:: ,::,x ::}ti;g)X,.i,:~ ?i';!;..: ":F.'." .." ;.' " ,. " . I I. IJ:' ".'-', '" ',f' " ...,......11 ....T , , . lv{olion was made for adjourptnent at 6:10 by Mr. Foley, and scco~dcd by. Mr. Davis. . Respectfully submitted by Viola Wasilewski, Staff Assistant II. " .. '. 1 do. Mr. Hunt stated thut it was innpIlfopriatc to state affiliation with the EAC when providing personal opinions, cspccially}vhen the opinion differs from the adopted position of the EAC.. Mr. Hunt stated that the EAC presently endorses the current City Staff.revicw of possible alternatives for Stevenson Crcck Phasc II, A copy of Ms, Lanza's letter .to SWFWMD and of her comments os rcpresentat~ve of the League of Women Voters was prescnted to all me~bers present. Ms, Donovan stated that it should be duly notcd to refrain from referencing' affiliation with EAC in making fulure personal comments. The suggested policy lo be observed by EAC. members is attached. .~ " ~.~, Committee Lo revisit City of Clearwater Comprehensive Plan on Murch 11; 1993, A copy (If the Drainage und Con,servation Element is attached for EAC me~bcrs revicw, prior to next meeling. . Mr, Miller distributed a letter from Mr. Reuter with several environmental suggestionsl inc1udinga copy of a lettcr to Commissioner DeegHn for EAC's membcrs consideration. These issues arc'to be revisited at next .' . I . meeting. 'i: ..J, :;.., '; . ' . ~ . I ~ . ., . ..' , . . The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Murch 11, 1993 at 4:00 P.M. , , ,." " '. '. , . " :..{" : : " . Attachments: . . : I /.j 'T t,,'J. "J,) :'.,::;: . · Ms. Lanza's letters '. t . · EAC recommendations for presentation at February 16 City Commission worksession. · Response lener sent to Sl. Petersburg Times. e ':S,uggested Attribution Policy for EAC members, i. 4 . , " .t .,. '. 'jf; '. : .;~f"~_~ , ~ I . . ., . 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CC'MtinLte Cc'mprehen5ivr~ Plan Llpdato and pursue initiation of ~nforcement re~ulations within Clwtr. i~,:lu!;ive cof R'eview I:.f NPDES-Lega!' <3uthc,rity impleinentat ion. +- 13 l'1ay~. .J.Revie~J updated City Plan fell" Stevenson Creek 'including water quality status update. + :1.0 .June.. ..'Review/commen't ev,::olving'MicJ-Pinellas Plan .', 00 .. , +, '8 JLll y. . . . Pr i Clr it i'ze env ir ,:,nmental pr'c'gr~m emphasi s , in~l~sive of AlIens Creek and Dowritowndevelopment area efforts ' , ,+ 12 Aug..... .Review city plans tq pr,:,vide ce'nvenient, €Ie ,:ess i b 1 e,' h~;.:aY d'c:.us .m'at er i al disposal sites. Address Reuter issues identified 11 Feb ???~ + 9 Sept...:Wa~er reuse status (including reinjection?) J, B.Braihstorming Issues... (as Identified Aug-Nov 1992) Water Related Issues + Utilization of stoymwater assessment funds (status/plans) + Water reuse (Conservation) *75X water us~=crop irrigation + Evaluatio~ tests for alternative stoym water trap designs of- Redu,:ti'~n of ,fertilizers entering stc.rm l"Lln''':,:off 'system ,',+ Tl"as~ and weed l~eduction along Alligator Creek of-'Imprbved Clearwater Beach drainage + Downtown drainage pond aesthetic improvements , ~ Responsibility for Stormwater erosion of private property ,(Insuffficient Ret~ntion pond ~ttenuati0n of ru~-off) Ecological Activities " . + Expa~ded gre~n space and tree, replacement + Coopers Point ~reservation and reduced Sand Key mowing " Administrative Activities, , + Regulation Enfbrcem~ht. Implementation (licensing/Code) -I, Promotii::one.f Clearwatel'. a=, environmental Mecca" + Celst effective cl::'l:q"dinatieon. e,f City-C,::oun't:y al:tivi.~il;?S + Oppose 'reduction of public access to Gulf beaches. + Expanded zoning regylations along roadways + Inclusion of environmental issue publicit~ 'in city bills of- Expanded PLlblicity 'favoring sellar peower',and natural gas' + Ident. of ProgramsY8quiring State Legislature Action + Implernen'~ation of Gassificaticln Plant e,:c,l':'gi,:af clei.\n--Llp .;<'~..\i,.~: .~.I :1...t-,\~:T ~~...::r~ '. ,~~"" t ,", ' . IJ ~. ';<':,... . ... l, I: .' . . . ~ '" " . .... t:{:-'. + ~, . J . :( .~." f ". .~ < 'I " ' , .'1" . J' ", I "I. . " ., , ~}iii,':,~ :"'.:..;.r. ',,' ,>:'~': : '..<;: ;\;'. .":~' ,;:",'~,,',>,:,,': ,;,' ,;. i ~ ' ~\.. I I I ..'. ,I I I I". I 'i:. ).". . . (< ' I . j w' .~ 1 11 I. -, 'ill '. ~' ". ,I I f! Goals,' Objecti...c.~ aud T'Qlicic:s 6 lJJ4 t'1! C 1../C''tV,SI V t! Attachment ]I Drainag~ Drainace Needs SUtumary The follo\ving paragraphs sllmmarize the fmdillSS DC tlle inventory and uualysis section of the Drainage Sub. Element: . The City of Clear'Nater needs to consider establishing u rationaUy based tirainagc utility fee or other 3ciequutc f}1nding mechanism [0, pro"ide reycnue Cor nood conLrol, mamtenatlce, relro!iuing. and lrelltment of. SlormWilk,1'. In addition 10 thc hydraulic improvcmcrlts. this would improve tbe quality (If stormwater discharging mio surface waters, and will coincidc with efforts proposcd in tbe Surface Water lmprove~ent and Managcmenl (SWlM) program 10 lmprovc ~urfi.lct: wa!!:r quaUty slllmlaru~. Thc City of Clearwater cccUs to take auvaJltllgc or any altcrnative funding opportunities lhul mllY become available from any Stale agency \\'ith rcgarulo starIIlwatcr manageolcnt and/or general drainage improvements. . . , , The City of Clearwater needs to conunue to reduce nooding problems and striv.e for abatement of naod damage to houses and streets through the efforts of lhe Department of Public Works. The Cleanvater'Department of Public Works needs to continue to. coordinate drainage improvement efforls with Pinellas County and o,ther incorporated areas adjacent to Clearwater eity limits. . . The City needs to maintain, correct deficiencies and improve, where necessary, current levels of service, Maintenance 'and improvement of the City drainage system mllst be recogni:u:.d as a service' provided by the Cj~ on a continuous basis, : The City of Clearwater. needs to prepare a master cU'awag'e. plan which will identify and prioritize impl~mentati,an of programs [0 improve ~nd en~~ce stormwalcr quality' and quantity. Natural wetlands need to be ut.iliz.cd for storm\vuter storage. Wetlands also providenalural \lrildlife habitat and grotUldwater recharge functions which are important, characteristics of the natural environment which in turn are directly associnted with CICllr\\I<ltcr's quality of life values. Tbe City of Clearwater must continue to obtain appropriate permits from the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWF\VlvID); the Department of Environmental Regulation (D.E.R.); the U.S. Army Corps of Eoginec'rs (COE); the Deparlment of Natural Resources (DNR); tmcJ lh[: U.S. Enviroument~ Protection AgeDC') (E.P _A..) to impl.ement drainage improvements. ' . . . . The City of Clearwater needs 10 explore aod study new 01clhods and techniques of lrenling slormwaler runoff before final dischurge to ~prove and enhance local surface walers. 85 , '. ~. . . ',. , ) > ," . .. " . t ., > ' '" , . , " ,<.,' Goalsl Objectives and PoHci~s Drainngc Goals, Objcctiw-s anu Pulicies 16. GOAL - PROVIDE THE MOs}' COST EFFECflVE AND EFFICIENT PROVISION OF STORMWATER 1\-IANAGEMENT INCLUJ)JNG 11m IMPROVEMENT AND ENHANCEMENT OF STORMWATER QUALrI'Y DISCHARGING INTO LOCAL RECE1VING WATERS, AND PROVIDE MA.,"{lMUM PRACflCAL PROTECnON TO PERSONS. f'ROPERTY, AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. 16.1~ Objective - To mlliutain adequate levels of service for existing and future popuJations thn:,ugh the year 2000. Policies 16.1.1. The following Level of Scrvice standards bave been established for tbe City of Clearwater and shall be used in, determining the nvailability of fadlity capacity and the demand crcntcd by new devclopment and shall be applied to all new developmenl. redevelopment. aod for all City facililies to be. allaincd by 2000: Service Level of Service Standards Drainage facilities Design, storm 10. year storm frequency for all new street development using tbe rational design method. 25 - year storm frequency with positive oulfaU for major storm ~)'Stems with basin time of intensities controlliDg the dUration.. 50 - year storm frequency whctlllo outfall and discharge is to street right-of.way.. 100 - year stornl frequency when no outfall and dlschargc is across private property.. · Design standards for stormwatcr quality treatment/storage quantity shall conform Lo the current SWFWl\.lD requirement [Presently being the SCS Unit Hydrcgrnpb design method, using the de.'iign stonn frequency 6nd Il. twcoly.(our (24) hour duration for sites tco (10) acres or morc, and the rational design method for sites \ulder ten (10) acres]. 16.2. Objective - The City of Clearyrnler s!lall bave a storhlwatcc management plan prepared which will identify and prioritize implementation oC the most cost effective and cost efficient programs for storolW'Jwr UUlnagcmc;nl., including stormwatcr quantity an~ quality and addrc.'iSing those projects iududcd in the Pinella:: Count)' plan wbicb arc; confinncd and found appruprialc by this study, which,is to begin by 1990 and to begul implementation by 1992. ,',. '."" < , ,. . . .. . Policies 16.2.1. Coordinate 'lIld cooperate with appropriate local, State, regional, and Federal agencies implementing the Pincllas Couoty aod City of Clcanvatcr slonuwater management ~~ . 16.2.2 Provide a drainage system throughout the CilY that will afford the most economically feasible protection to resideuts aud property. 16.2.3, All stoffilwatcr managemeat improvements should seek to meet applicable goals, guidelines, amI regulations established to provide flood protection and pollution , abatement. 87 .. .,.. ~>, ~:),;'L,~' ' . : j < Gonls, Objectives ilnd Policies Drainage ' 16,2.4. Parlicipatc in inlCrloctll tlgrcCllIcl115 to study and evaluate stormwatcr quality and ~ storm water runoff manugcmcUl is!\ucs. c ~ , " 16.2.5. Coordinate and cooperate with Southwest Aorida Water Managenlent District policies nnd regulations. 16.2.6. , Continue to <lctivdy ptu'ticipatc in ilnu encourage the 208 Areawide Water Quality , ManngClnent Plan. 16,2.7. Continue 10 require new developmcnt to detain water on site and control quantity, quality, and r:ltc of flow being TC leased into the rccei\1ng drainage systems. 16.2,8, By 1990, the City of Clearwater shall begin thd phased implemcntntion of a water quality and quantity improvement program for Stevcnson Creek and other mnjor drainnge basin.s. Stcvenson Creek Oood control improvements shall be completed by 1993, All other basin improvemeDts will be completed based upon the schedule set forlh in the stormwater management plan. ' ' 16,:'. Objective - Lower high."mler profiles duringslOnll even1s. a<; necessary, to reducc hOll.'iC Oooding occurrences and to lessen the rcsuJling adverse effects on public hc.a I Ul, the natural environment, public and private property and inconvenit:ncc; mainlcn;lncc and improvements of ,existing drninage facilities shall continue during Ute Lime of !.he stormwalcr management plan preparation. Policies o 16.3.1. Continue to provide a program of regular maintenance. to the drainage system to enSUre maximum . efficiency and performance. Enstlre that stormwater management plans include meaSllres to remove trash, scuimentatiou and other debris which impede flow and incorpor ale structurnl aud, non-structural measures to reduce or cJjrninatc the discharge of nil, grease; heavy metals, and ather suspended partic1esinto U\C drainage systems, . 16.3,2. Natural drainage systems shaJl be considered as a means to provide stormwatcr. drainage wherever possible. The efficiency of natural systems to convey stormwater runoff shall be protected through the provision of routine water quality maintenance schedules ovcrseen hy city inspcctioos by 1991. By 1993, Ule City shall idcnlify outflows t1l:\t contain the highest pollution concentrations allCVor tbe largest volume nows as ' input for storm water management plaus. ~, Continue' to provide multiple use facilities, such as recreational open space uses, with open'channel drainage systelns, when appropriate. ' 16.4. Objcdivc - Identify and begin implementation' of thc most cost clTcctivc and efficienl program to reduce the OCCllrrence of house flo<xling as priorili:r.cd and scllcduJc:d in the stonnwater ~nagcmcDt plmi by 19<13. Policies 16.4.1. Development and redevelopmcllt netivitlcs shall comply with all drainage design stnndards and ented.:!. . 16.4.2. Development shaH be prohibited where it is determined that such development will have an adverse impact on natural storage areas, increase neod prone arcus, significantly increase rates of runoff, or enllse other unfavorable drainage conditions. 16.4.3, Prohibit new development activities Ulilt will inappropriately disturb or alter existing drainage basin boundaries and drainage palterns, , ' '88 \....~..;~~/.: :1, '.', " " i\;:'I. ; A . .' .'.) ~ Gonts, Gbie~tivcs aud Policies Drai~lIgc 16.4.4. Continue activc participation and coopcrntion with the Federal Flood In!iurance i\dtninistrl\liol1 and the Flm\da Emergc!!!:)' Management Agency for the purpose of rccogni:.'lng /lood prone areas. ' 16.4.5. Require appropriate setbacks and finished Ooor clevation..'l in areas ndjacent to lakes, , bays, crceks, the Gulf of Mexico, Tampa l3ay and Old Tampa Bay, and other flood prone areas. c . ) ,.. . ~ " . 16.5. Objective - Idcnlify and begin implementation of Lbe most cost effective and efficient piau to reduce the occurrence of street flooding wherc sHfety and traffic probtl:OlS crist as prioritized and scheduled in the stormwaler nuuw,gcmcut phUl, by 1995. Policies 16.5.1. Identify arens where inadequate drainage easemcnts cxist, and obtain proper access to drainage channels, structures and appurtenances for maintenance purposes. 16.5,2. Improve all street drainage systcms where drainnge deficiencies exist. 16.6. Objective ~ Protect and enhance the quality of receiving waters by the establishment and. maintenance of stonnwalcr pollutioll conlrol metbods in accordance with the Slormwatcr JD.aIUtgC1I1Cnt plan, by 199O. ' Policies 16.6.1. Pollution control method'iand techniques ~hall be required before, during, and after construction activities to prevent water polllltion resulting from erOSion and siltation. 16,6.2. Vegetatcd swales, sodding, and appropri;1te Ian d.'i ca ping will be required as componenL'i of the drainage system for natural filtration before final discharge into receiving waters. 16.63. Monitor major drainage outfalls and receiving water bodies to identify the quality of stormwater runoff and the impact on receiving bodies. 16.6.4. ' M:ixioti7.C water recharge potential in designing drainage improvements by utilizing . natural wetland areas for stormwater storage, 16.6.5. Coordinate drainage improvemcuts with other local governments to assist in solving drainage proble~ oC an extraterritorial nature. 16,6.6. Identify impaired bouies of water and prioritize. them for improvement and enhancement by 1990. 16.6.7, Flood control projects shall be consistent with the watershed or watcrbody specific management plans prepared aut.! adopted pursuant to policies of the Conser.'ation Element. ' 16.6.8. All stormwater managemcnt plan projects within watersheds or watcrbodics of the City of Clearwater shall comply with the Florida Surface Water Improvement nnd Management (SWIM) program for that watershed or waterbody. 16.6,9. The City of Clearwater shall upgrade and retrofit City.owUcd drainage system facilities and include stormwater treatment for watcr quality in accordance with tbe proposed stormwater managem~nt plan. ' 16.7. Objective - Provide sound fiScal management of the stormwatcr draiimgc systems to include management, maiul,cnancc, opcrnlion,' and COJ\:itruction in accordance willi the sto~watcr management piau and concurrent with ils implementation, by 1992. . ,','. 89 ), '- .<' " , , , , (, .,',' . ,t ' Gonhl, Objt;Cliyes and Policies Drn.l.llngc Policies . , 16.7.1. Operation t\~td mninlenancc of the. drainage. systems may be financed thrbugh rc\'cnucs supporting the City's general fund or as otherwisc funded as a tHilit)' operation, 16.7.2. Methods of financing drainage system improvements and new construction should be evahHltcd to determine tbe Ul(lSl Ce:15ible and cqu-itablc arrangemenl, bOlh City-wide. and in local problem areas. ' 16.7.3. The City of Clearwater shall contlnUC to seek and be on notic~ of linancial support for system improvements through' grant programs administered by appropriate Slate and Fedcral agcncies. 16.7>1, . The City of Clearwater shall pursue a system of regional stormwater management which - is both economically and environmentally sound. 17, GOAL - DJSC1L\RGES OF SrORMWATER SHALL DE 1YlANAGED TO IJROVIDE FLOOD PRorEcrloN FOR THE CITIZENS OFTIJE CITY OF CLEARWATER AND TO PRESERVE., ~ROTECr. AND ENlIANCE 'n-ill WATER QUALiTY OF RECEIVING, WATERDODIES. , , 17,1. Objective - The protection, restoration, and cnh.mccme'nt of water quality associated with 'stormwatcr runo{f will be considered a functiun of Ute City':.; overall stonnwntcr marulgement ~~~ .. Policies ill:1.. The City shaH incorporate w.lter quality protection and enhancement criteria into the City stonnwatcr management plan. 17.1.2. The use of nMural alternatives, the conservation of nntural dr!linag<.: systems, amI the prolection and improvement of the quality of receiving waters shall be a goal of the Cily stormwater management plan. , 17.1.3, Within onc (1) year of plan adoption, il stonnwalcr mility fee or other adequate funding mechanism shall be established to provide the necessary funding to achieve this goal. 17.1.4. Within one (1) year of plan ll.9option, the City shall adqpt a stormwater ordinance requiring redeveloped sites other than single famity residential areas, to incorporate water quantity and quality controls consistent with new development regulati~ns, recognizing tbat case by case limitatious may call for partial controls, off dte improvements or payments in lieu of improvements to achieve this goat. 17.1.5. Management plans shall be devc:loped for wiltcrbodic5 with kno\'{1l or suspected wnter - quality problems in the City to include Tampa Bay, Clcary...ater Harbor, Stcvel1S011 Creek, Allen's Creek, a.nd Alligalor Creek, ~. The, City shall systcmaticnUy and timely prepare wntcrshed or waterbody specific management plans for watcrbodics within the City. Such plans shaH include both waler quality and Dood control consitlennions and recommended funding sources. 17.1,7. ~he City shall implclUent all City-approved watershed man~gcllIent plans, 17.1,8. All City slormwatcf management plan projects within watersheds of The City shan comply with applic.1ble SWIM Plnns for that watcrbody or watershed, 17,1.9. The City !)hnll coordinate witb and supplcmcnlthe County's surface water monitoring program. 90 Ii It 11 . 11 ,. .' . .', II" ~ .'>.' .1 '~..' ".- ': :~ " I I - :1. J-' /: .. , '. " . I I ,.. ~: ~. ,I, ':.~ ~ I j I I .... , .\. , \.. ~~"L! 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" , ' I ";" .~ ' : ;.. , ! , ' ,\ Goalsl Objectives and Policies Conservation Conservation Nccu.'i Summary The following paragraphs summarize the findings of the inventory and anal)'sis section of the ConscrvDtian Element: .. Conservation MCns need to be shown on tbe future land use map as required by tbe'.' Florida Administrative Code. . .. Existing and planned watcrweils and cones of influence need'to be shown on the future land use map as required by the Florida AdminUitrativc Code, The Southwest Florida Watcr Management District (SWFWMD) has not identified cones of influence for the Clenrwater area. Planning staff bas delineated a two thousand (2,000) foot concentric circle consisting of au area of seventy-two and eight one- , hundredths (72.08) acres for each active waterwcll to provide a weUficld protection area. When SWFWl\1D provides scientifically detailed informationt these weUfield protection"areas may be revised. I Historic district boundaries and designated hi'itorically significant properties meriting protection need' to be shown on the future land use map as required by the Florida Administrative Code. Iocluded 10 this category is the Harbor Oaks Historic District, the Downtown Post Office, the Rpcbling Estatet the Louis Ducros House, and South Ward Elementary School. .. . , , The protection, maintcnancc,and continued management of Cleanyater's surface waler resources, including both interior and coastal waters, are inherently important for their natural functions and to the desired iniage and quality of life in Clearwater. . Clearwater's groundwater supplies are importiUll and must be protected to ensure the continuance of the Citys ability to provide potable water to its accounts. .. . 1:he protection, maintenancet and continued management of Clearwater's shorelinest especially its barrier island beach shorelines, is criticaJ. These areas provide a most important social and economic function as these natural resources are the beart of Clennvatcr's tourism industry. The number of warm sunny days, Clearwater Beach. Sand Key, and the geographic proximity to Caladesi Island State Park arc some of the most important !lOd unique resources the City possesses, The protection, maintenance, and continued management of tlle City's six hundred twenty-three (623) acres of natural wetlands including tidal swamps alld marshest both interior and coastal, are critical to the continued existence of both plant nod animal wildlife and wildlife habitat. These areas contribute to Clearwater's high quality of life. Wetlands shall not be destroyed, disturbed, or altered to prevent them from performing their natural functions, except through mitigation stanciards as developed by the City. . . Public awareness and education programs which enlighten cit.izens to the importance of protecting Florida's sensitive environment is a critical Lssue which will help to reduce the number of environmental accidents, mistakes and the general mlsmanagement of natural resources which may occur in the future. Black, red, and white mangrove trees are important to the continuan~ of many species of marine lie. Protection of these resources is crucial to the food chain necessary to sustain, marine fife and shoreline stabilization. ' ' . . Protection of the edges or "ecotooes. associated with the different ecosystems arc important to natural function and,Clearwater's quality of life. .. Designation of scenic vistas shall remain undcvelopcd and retain their character and integrity as tbey were intended to be when they were designated in previous years as "scenic non-commercial corridors: They are specifically: Memorial' Causeway; Edgewnter Drive; Courtney Campbell Parkway; Gulf Boulevard; Bayshorc Boulevard; and Dellealr Road between V,S. Highway 19 and Belcher Road. , Tampa Bay has been ranked top priority for the Surface Water Improvement and Management Program (S.W.1,M.). Clearwater and other municipalities contiguous [0 Tampa Bay need to cooperate and participate in the effort 'of deaning-up the bay and !estoring marine life and shellfIsh fisheries. , . 113 f;L~t~~~V'::':::; ,(:r~,:~.:::~~:, , . , :,:'..: , I : "f" ~':' ,~.' ' ;>"". l' . j 1; . J' 1: . , ~ . . >' 'I , , . ' ~ ,', :,"" " , , : ~. . I ; 1, .'l ' I, . . . ~. I. J".,'/, I ..'~'.I.~'l. ~;>f,,',:.""'l.,:.'l~...,.,J.~.~ ~.~. 't "," , ' : ' Goitls) Objectives and Policies . . " .. . . Conservntion .. , , Soil erosion is an issue tha.t must continue to be managed through the site plnn review process. particularly before, during, and after construction of new development. Erosion should l1at be thought of as impacting sandy beaches exclusively. AU soils arc important to the welfare of Clearwater arid its cnvirons. Areas expericncing erosion arc certain areas of Sand Key, Clearwater Beach anu sUme spoil islands, especlnlly spoil island #25. These areas arc discussed in greater detail in the. c.:oullwl Zone Management Element. Shade. 'trees provide a number of valuable funclions \vWch include noise reduction, heat reduction, buffering. aesthetic beauty, ,and replenishment of ambient oxygen, The City of C::learwater would beaefit from, the development of an ordinance which would require the developer of aU new development to provide a specified number of native'shade trees based on an established ratio of pervious to impervious 'ureas. ' ' ' Air quality in the Tampa Bay area is of paramount importan~ to the general health and well~being of its residents., The City 'should continue to cooperate and participate in all efforts re'commended by the " Pmellas County Environmental Management Department, Division of Air Quality, toward the attainment ' of cleaner and healthier ambient 'air quality. Land uses which are associated with hazardous wastes andior hn:z.itrdous materials should be restricted from locatiDg within designated wellfield protection areas which have been delineated an the future land use map. Cooperation train all other adjacent local governments is crudal to the success of this proposal. The implementation of this basic restriction will be coordinated through the Inter,governmental Coordination Element. ., " , The City of Clearwater need." to coordin.n'te and participate with PinelJas County, in an effort to provide a temporary storage and transfer facility to serve residential households in disposing of hazard(:)Uslt~xic wastes and unused bazardous/toxic materials. ' ' 114 " " Goals, Objectives and Policies Conservation Goal... Objectives and Policies 2.2. GOAL- TO PROTECf AND CONSER VB ALLASPECfS OF THE. NATURAL ENVmONMENT AND TO ENHANCE NATURAL FEATURES MUCH CON11UllUTE TO THE E.XISTENCE OF THE NATURAL QUAliTIES AND CHARAcrE.1USTICS OF CLEARWATER'S SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENT. , ' 22.1. Objective - To protect and improve ambient air qualiLy by 1995. Policies 22.1.1. Require aH neW residential and non-residentinl development to provide a :;pecificd . amount of Florida native shade trees based on an establisbed desired ralio nf pCrvlOUS to 'i~pervious surface areas. Shade trees will serve 10 pro~dc hl.:al rcduc,liun, noise abatement, buffering, replenishment of oxygen, and acsthellc beauty, 22.1.2. The City of Cleanvater shall cooperate with the Tampa Bny Regional Planning CO,uncil and Pincllas County in their efforts to develop plans for improving air quality and monitoring of nir quality. 22.2. Objective - To protect floodplains, drainage ways, and all other natural areas having functional hydrological characteristics by May 199O. Policies 222.1. Any construction in one 11llndrcd (100) year f100dplaiDs shall comply with all requirements and standards of the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the Federal Flood Insurance Administration, and the City's building codes. '. 22.2.2. Construction and development activities in natural drainage ways or drainage systems shall be prohibited. 22.2.3. The City of Cleanvatcr shall prioritize rc:cdving waters for the development of specific stonnwaler management pla.ns in coordination with Pincllas County by 1992. 22.2.4. Utilize design methods which will trap stormwater sediments before entering surface waters, 22.2.5. Cooperate and coordinate activities with the Southwest Florida Water Management District and the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation in the implemen- tation of the Surface Water Improvement and Management Program. 22.26, Provide natural fIltration techniques and methods such as grassy swBles and natural ~ wetland water storage to provide purification of stormwatcr runoff before entering any surlace waters. 12.2.7. Utilize transfcr of development rights and density rights to provide alternatives to development and.degradation of wetlands and other natural resources. 22.2.8. Protect all natural drainage channels from destruction or any restriction of their functional use and regulate prot~ction through the Clearwater Land Development Code, 115, Co ~EI?) . i ~ ,,7 , ,. . ~ ".:' I"".! . c,>'} , , Goalst Objectivcs and Policies ConserVation .22,2.9, Protect, through amendmcnts to the Land Development Code, ClcU,."Ylltcr's hayfront area from undesirable land uses and/or, further construction, encroachment and clcslructioll of the "bluff" and the bayfront shoreline, 22.3.0bjcctivC - To maintain and enhance the City's wildlife and natural native vcgeLatiol1 resources by May 199O. Policics 22.3.1, Prohibit destruction and disturbance of all conservation land uses to protect wildlife and plants especially those that arc threatened or endangered species. This policy sbaU not prec1ud~ known, professional. wildlife management and babitat restoration te~ques. 22.3,2. Limit alteration of all urban forests utilizing the Clearwater Tree Protection Ordinancej protect natural and'mitigated wetlandst marine life, shoreline vcgetntion, and wildlife habitat in the City from disturbance and destruction, 22.3.3. Contfuue to monitor surface waters within the City, and support and coordinate these efforts with P~eUas County's surface water monitoring program by 1991, 22,3.4. Prohibit development ,which v.i.ll needlessly disturb or destroy na.tivc vegclMion. This sball be achieved through the site plan review process and environmental management s.ite inspections. 22.3,5. Adopt regulations providing far the. protcctiol\ of threatened and endangered species aDo species of special concern. 22.3,6. The City of Clearwater shall not dredge or intentionally disturb or disrupt tbe sea floor oC any sea waterbody without neC'.essary required permits issued by the Department of Natural Resources. Mitigation shall be recognized as intrinsically vrorthwhile, and not as primary justification for spoil disposal. . 22.4, Objective - Manage all conservation areas located in the City to prevent any unnatural disturbance or mistrC<ltmcnt from the developed urban environment by May 1990, Policies 22.4,1. To protect, maintain, and enhance Memorial Causeway and continue beautification efforts to ensure its major contribution as an aesthetic gateway and landntark to City benches. 22.4.2. To protectt maintain, and enhance Edgewatcr Drive as a scenic corridor to ensure its major contribution as an aesthetic gateway and landmark visual image of Clearwater, 22.4.3. To protect, maintain, and ,enhance the Courtney Campbell Parkway Us an aesthetic gateway and landmark visual image of Clearwater. 22.4.4. To protect, maintain, and enhance Bayshore Boulevard as a scenic corridor to ensure its major contribution as an aesthetic gateway and landmark visual image of Clearwater. 22.4.5, The "bluff' geographic area located along the bnyfront from the southernmost City liinits to the northernmost City limits is a unique topographic feature which should be preserved. By 1990, Clearwater shall review the development regulations which govern this area to determine whether adequate protection is provided. 116 " Il:1 IF , . , . . . I. 'I: .' . . ,. . . . " .' ., . . . .' . Goals, Objectives nnd Policies Conservntion ,',,'<" .. , ~, 'of , ' 22.4.6. The City shall actively oppose the exploitation of off.shore oil exploration and extraction in instances when there is reason to conclude that such activities could significantly degrade Cleanvater's beaches, shorelines, marine life nnd general wa1c:r quality. 22.4.7. To protect the urban forest from destruction or disturbance due to inappropriate proximity to incompatible land uses through the site plan review process. 22.5. Objective - Maintain U\c currenl weUands inventory of six hundred twenty-three (623) acres located within the City through the year 2000. Policies 22.5,1. Wetlands shall not be dredged and filled or disturbed in an)' manner other than by natural phenomenon and their natural functions shaH be protected, except through mitigation standards as developed by the City. 22.5.2. To protect and preserve riverine noodway~ from aU new land uses other than rccrcationnl and/or open space through site plan review and enforccment of the Land Devclopment Code. 22.53. Protect and prevcnt disturbance of any natural wetland, areas whether publicly or privately owned, by utilizing assessments and authority provided by the Deparlment of Environmcntal Regulation, the Southwest Florida Water Management District, and the City Environmental Management Group of the Public Works Department. . 22.5.4. To protect all mangrove species from disturbance and/or destrucdon and to provide public awareness of mangrove resources and their importance and vallie to the' food chain of marine life through the strict enforcement of the City tree protection ordinance. 22.6. Objective - To protect beaches, sand dunes, and dune vegetation for their natural function and for their ~tional open space uses by May 19W. Policies 22,6.1. Motor vehicles shalJ be prohibited from parking On aU City beaches. 22,6.2. Unauthorized motor vehicles shall be prohibited from operating on the City's beacbes and dunes. , 22.63. Development and/or construction of any structures shall not be buill seaward of the Constal Construction Control Line, unless approved by the Florida Department of Natural Resources and the City of Clearwater, . 22,6.4. Beach and beach dunes shall not be disturbed or destroyed by any form of construction or devclopment with the explicit exception of wooden boardwalk structures which provide access to and from beach areas. . 22.6.5. All beaches, dunes, and associated vegetation shall be protected by local ordinance and valued as a natural feature of the earth which protect man and nature from excessive destruction due to high velocity wave nction aod natural abatement of sand displacement due to wind, 22,6.6. Shoreline development shall be prohibited from obstructing views of the Gulf of Mexico, Clearwater Harbor and Old Tampa Day where public access is designated. 117 CEvsl)) ~ ' : , " Goals, Objectives and Policies 'Collscrvation establish the most cosl effcctivc program to implement irrigation systems utilizing' reclaimed wilter for other private land uses by 1995, 22,S,7. The City shall continue to develop' its rellSC of treated wastewater for the purpose of irrigation of City'parks, both public and privatc, golf courscs and other appropriate City owned properties in an effort to conserve potuble water and replenish groundwater and aquifer supplies. 22.8,8. The City shall consider adoption of an ordinance which will prohibit the irrigation and/or the sprinkling of all yards, lawns, and plant material with potable wate~ during designated bours. 22.8.9. Pesticide dealers, auto paint and repair shops, salvagr. yards; and other small-quantity generators of hazardous waste identified as per Florida State Law shall provide storngc of hazardous products and by-products outside of the elevation of the 25.year floodplain, shall not cause the direct discharge of runoff from said storage areas into water of the Stllt'r, and shall have containmcnt/separation traps of adequate size to prevent any discharge in case of a spill or accident. 23, GOAL - DISCHARGES OF STORMWATER SHALL BE MANAGED TO PROVIDE FLOOD PROTECTION FOR THE ClTlZENS OF THE CITY Oll CLEARWATER AND TO PRESERVE, PROTEcr, AND ENHANCE THE WATER QUAUTY OF RECEIVING WATERBODlES. 23.1. Objective- To protect, improve and enhance surfaccwatcrs!'rom stormwater runoff discharging into both interior and coastal surface waters by 1990. Policies 23.1.1. The City shall incorporatc watcr quality protection and enhancement criteria into all - City stormwater management plans. 23.1.2. The use of natural alternatives, the conservation of natural drainage systeDlS, and the protection and improvement of the quality of receiving waters shall be a goal of the City stormwater management planS. 23,1.3. Within one year of plan adoption, a storm water utility fee or other adequate funding mechanism shall be established to provide the D.e~ssary funding mechanism to achieve' this goal. 23.1.4. Within one year of plan adoption, the City shall adopt a stormwater ordinance requiring redeveloped sites other than single family residential areas, to incorporate water quantity and quality controls consistent with new development regulations, recognizing that case by case limitations may call for partial controls, off site improvements or payments iu lieu of improvements Lo achieve this goal. 23.1.5, 'Manngement plans shall be developed for watcrbodics with known or suspected waLer quality problems in the City to include Tampa Bay, Clearwater Harbor, Stevenson Creek, Allen's Creek, IUld AlHgator Creek. , 23.1.6. The City shall systematically and timely prepare watershed or waterbody specific management plans in accordancc with the Surface Watcr Improvement and Management (SWIM) program. Slormwater management plans will begin fis~l year 1990. Such plans shall include both water quality and flood control considerations and recommended funuing sour~. 119 1 I \ [l ;1 '\ I ~ I 23,1.7. TbeCil)' shall implement aU City approveu slormwater management plans. , (Ev IJ R.) ; '.tt~:'f ~I<:-)~,'i l'i/~' ,. iu"; /\~' ,i \".-t,l".,,.~,,. '>.' ,,;:: ,,:t, '- ." .',' ~~r. I,. ,,;.;-. "l.~L: )..". ~;., ~;.:~;~. ,', ' , "rr-~~~: fj'~ .\\ .. J, 4a' r I . j' , ';;1 :'~;,:" I,' ,I I.' ' h . ~>, r, , , , , <". , " I I ;>~~::;,: ,.:' fi>~~.\~;, .. '. .1 ~'\.;~ '" ' ~,,' : f, ' , ~< ...., r( (.~ J< ~ }~:. ',~.. k , .. "\ ''.1 " I "~ , , " , '~ . '. , " I , ')! .-1: f, " .~ ,,' I, , , .' " ~ f' : ~~ :~ ' ~h' " , , .;, ..,- .",; ~'~J ~+' .. . '" J ~.... I, . .,. ,"".~ ~ .._-~+-, Goms, Objectives and,PoUci~s Conservation 23.1.B. - All City stormwnter management plan projects within watcrshcc.Js of the Cily JihaJl comply witb applicable SWIM Plans for that waterbody or watershed" " . 23,1.9. The City shall coordinate y.-ilh and supplement the County's surface Water moniloring program, I, " ,( : p; " ," '. , ' " .' ,I " , " , . .. " \ , ~, " '.r " ," " '. " ,I . , . 120 ..; ,1.;" t?;'~,~t~':':~:?:": ':',:~ .::'~':': .' , , ,Ii ::,. > J.' " I \ ~ , . .', ~',~ ~ .. ."'~ !< t. , , i." t. .l!:f' ,l . . ~ . ". 4,: " .r . :', '. , . , " ~ : oj ..,. ~ ,~ A'rJj\CIl?-uml' C Peter Reuter 1950 Sandra Dr. Clearyater FL 34624 (013) 447-6305 , Febl::uary 6, 1993 Hr. Tom Hiller, Manager, City of Clearwater, Environmental Dept', P.O. Box .4748 'Clearwater, FL 34618-4740 Dear.Tom: , Please ask, the EAC at its February meeting to re~iewthe enclos- "ed ,letter to Commissioner Degan and' consider'lt 'for' a recommendation' ,that the city determine the economic and environmental benefits of :the suggestion, revision in the processing of shrub and tree trim-' "m i'ng5 . Thank s . Since the stevenson C~eek Ph II is in limbo why not investigate ,some of my previous 5uggestioJ:ls to' inject storm water into .the ,shal- low aquifer to increase the local ground water that the city can 'pump from its wells. I sugg~st some Stevenson Creek funds to subsidize a pilot pro~ ject that would collect storm water runoff from the. roof of Sunshine Mall, skim oil and settle solids ,in a tank with two or three stage water cleaning sections, Then inject it about 30 feet into the shal- low aquifer below t,he clay that maintains shallow ground water for shallow wells. Another method was the storm ~ewer pipe-method we discussed some time ago. When adequate amounts of storm yater is diverted'to the shallow aquifer it will: 1. Push back salt water intrusion and 'some the plugged wells can be unplugged as the sal~ water is push out from under Clearwater. 2. Reduce the chance of a flood. , , These are twp ate~s that you can do. to accomplish a lot of good forJthe citizens of Clearwater. Sincerely, Peter Reut~r, Concerned Consumei, Environmentalist, taxpayer, and voter l'...'~~..f/, "'D,,'i:.}~:j'~'~., I,... f ~r:",!"i:~~: "':.', '~ \ :!J J ~ ''''~' . ", ' ~., . , ." " > ; ~ c I, ' I" ,.' ~ <.' . " \ " . ! .: .} , > , > ,', ," , t f!.r..:'::'~:':i: ~ ~,~ I .~. . f I. I ~ .. .. J' J. ~ , . fetor Nt Router 1950 Sandra Dr. Clearwater FL 34624 ( e 13) 4 4 7 .- 6 3 0 5 February 6, 1993 ,The Hono~able A~t Deegan, Commissioner, City of Clearwater P.O. Box 4748 Clearwater, FL 34618-4748 462-6100 'FAX 462-6720' Dear Com~i5sioner Deegan: I h~ve trimmed a number' of trees and have a large amount of tree and. shrub tr immings tha't I \IIould 1 ike' to u'se' as mulch" on my propel::ty.' I' have calle'd tree services '\IIi th chippers to find out the cost to' use a 'chipper fOl: 1/2 houl:. The quotes a~e '$125. and $100. This is not reasonable just to be willing to keep my tree trimmings on my prop- erty as mulch when the city is expending tax dollars \IIastefully in the following manner: I believe the city sanitation Dept. is wasting tax dollars when it collects trimmings from trees and bushes and hauls them to the County Mulch Recycling Center. The County then chips up ,the trimmings and mulches the chips with grass clippings. The City Clearvater for a property. Most their homes. My then hauls the m6lch back to several locations in few concerned citizens to pick up for use on their homeowners do not have vehicles to haul the mulch to suggested solution follow: 1. city to modify a chipper to direct the chips into a city trash barrel modified by adding bicycle size wheels for easy movement to the area of property the homeowner wants to use the chips ~s a mulch. The bottom could have a latch and 'hinge so it cari open to allow chips to be spread on the homeowners property. 2. Chipping on 'site will reduce 5 to 7 loads of brush into one load! This will save hauling and c?unty dumping fees. 3. County s~ends tax dollars to chip, turn mulch and requires a lot of land to mulch the chips and grass. 4 ."Ci tY' or County expends ta:< dollars to haul the mulch back to the city.' 5. 1 ~lst of homeowners that will accept extra chips could be maintained and the chips of homeowners who do not want to mulch can be dumped on their properly. r1df':J~::-:::<,;,r::-: ~::~' '. ~} f,~.~!"'" '.; " I~' .j). L, > . 'f t-.. . " ~ , ' . ' . ..~' . " , . " ~~. :- :;~/:; "',:,:' . ~ ~, '~. ( I" . ..' ..Jo ",.. J . " " .~ ,: " < J, / , 1', "'i. " , , " I ~" ,I ", !,I : ,~ ",,' '" " . " . J " , . >.' .J;~ ~! 1, ."... , ' . . ,.......' ': Page 2 Degan 2-5-93 6.' Homeowners have, to purchase rn i nera 1 f ert 111 zers to replace the minerals removed in the trimmings ~hen it is not mulched back into the soil. Please have the . present process v~. on homeovners property. benefits are there to 500n as staff presents owners would be wIlling more expensive than the Environment Dept. evaluate the' cost of the site chipping and disposal of'chips on the I believe' the economics a,nd environmental make it feasible to initiate the service as its report to the Commissioners. Most home- to pay a small fee for this service if it is present'processes. , When the city only offers removal of' tiee trimmings fro~ my property it is violating'my Natur'al Religion Tenet, "P;-om dust it came, to dust in the soil from' 'Which it came. II . . Rernova), of gras~, shrub' or tr ee tr i mmi ngs 1's .. rapi rig the h~m~- owners property of' its miner~ls that our creator put there to sustain life on our planet earth. ,It is wasteful of energy, environm~nt and tax, dollars to remove minerals in th~ trimmings and homeowners doll- :,ars to purchase minerals that corne from costly and environmentally destr~ctive ~ining o~erations! Thanks for your ass istance to save 'tax dollars, r,educe the ,tonnage of trimmings in the county recy61ing system and make it move convenient for homeowners to r,ecycle their ~rimmings I,. Heal~hful1y, f~, f6-tv(;;: Peter Reuter, Concerned Consumer, E~vironmentalist, taxpayer', and 'voter t, ., , , , ,i':~;)/'~:;-~:""::"'~,', '~" ' " " . ' , , , ' ,', , ' " '0' " i, < ,~O:':::' ;-: /; J , I , " ., , 0210'4/03 09::J2 ''B'{I0,1 i54 6885 ~I 8134466994 AT1'ACHt-mNT ) RESOtlHGE DATA (}1,/27/93 19126 , l?l 0 0 2 . , . P02 -- -', ------,---_...-- \ L-~-~ Lbil A, Un~'l 21~t'\ ~Cl ~nno Way Suulh Clc.>.,.....l". Fl",\.cU ;..1613 -'- ----------- ---.-----. JallUiH';( 2<\, 1993 .11m Mart-in Guvernin9 BQ=yd , Southwest Flotida Hotnr H~nagemenL Pi;triet P.O. '5~X' 123'75 St. ?e~Qr~hurQt rloridu ']3733 tleat Jim, Pl ease review c.ha anclosl":d articles fro11'1 th~ .Tampa 'I'x:ihune S~illt ~etlilt'$b1J.rg Times ,"hich c1ctai 1 the c:u,rre:L\t:.. ~tatUG of C19Qrw~lgr Stevensou Cr~u~ rloQd'cantrol p~oJect. ~5 a curront m~mber of the Cl~arwatcr g~vironm~nt committ~e, it h~~ c';!pm~ t.o m~ attention thaI:. thl: 7mclot~ laver Basin Board will' grant. cle~rw~tc~ ~lo3 million dollars to p~epa~e tho Hid PineLlas R~9ion~1 wal~r~h~d 'Ian. nnd the ., The 5teVcn~Qn creok WatprGh~d Hasin i~ on~ of the l~tg~st basins in mid Pi nel! as countj. c1 Cil:twa,cur h,,~ not prepat:ed 0. comprehensive ~a~ershcd pl~n for this basin. still, Bill Bakor, 1)1 re:r:l:.or I Cl ear!,,':!. ter l?ubl ic works Departmen I;. I inz i.5l;.z th~t. eOl'l.Qrit e lining thi5 natur.al tributary is the only viable ~lt@.rn~tive for this flood control p~oj~ct, On April l~. 1991 other c1tizen~ and 1 epok~ before the Anclote River aasiu Board. HI.: t'eq,ueetod dE'ni~l of. al't>l:'opriat1ons to Cle~~uatnr for the St~vcn~on Cre~k Flood Conttul ~roj~eto At that tneetln\1 you and othe" lllti'/TIbel::5 of the Bon rd vot<ld to yoU hho t d. money from clearwater bcc~uge you uer~ not convinc~d that the clL1 had ,\.1orleQd ~it:h 1 nC:ii 1 citizens and hi;t.u 3el,..io1J~1:r c::onsidered alternatives to hardliniog Stev~n~on creek. Aga.in. thos~ Sllrn~ d ti 'l.~n~ and I are tnquestinq thaI:. monies be withheld from Clear-water uuUl a Slevcn;son Creek Wnt~~!\hcd P!<:m is ado~ted, Only Qfterco~pletion of this plan, ~hcUld a StevQnson Cr~~k Flood Contr.ol ~roJ~~~ he initiated. ' Th~nk yoi for your public o~rvic~, , '~~~'lr, .:") C~' ~0'-. L..1sa Lanza /..1 --'" ....::~ ;. +:.~~ :..n .j " ~, . . ~ ',' 1" '.j...~ ~'I, . I,' . " , ~' . ' ~ I , , . , , .. . . ~ ~'. , r'<::i; : : "<.' i. :' " ~. . . . " : ~ ", . .. ~ ~. I ..' '.. ':. " , , , . ' " , " , , RESOURCE DATA 01/27/93 19:27 . 02/(/4/93 09: 33 '5'004 75,1 138115 , 'B 813~466994 pe1 LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS NORTH PINELLAS COUNTY, , . CITY OF CLEARWAT~R PUEL!C :ORUM STEVENSON' 5 C~:eEK' S'TORMHATER ?P.OJEC'l' ?'eor\J.ary 20', 1991 ! a.m Lisa Lanza. Grc'.Jt.h ~.{anagemc!'H Cha.:.:- "oi ~he i:.cagu~ 0: ~cme.:l Voters of Nor~h ?ine~la~. LEAGUE POSITION:' !~ ~=m~l~a~ce ~i~~ the Clea~~at~~ cornpr~hensive b . , .. . '. L.. ',' . , 6 . 0 S 9 .... . , ' _~an ~n~cn was aaop~ec on .,ovem~e~ _ ,~~ ~~a~e ea~ De no maJor plan~ or bids accepted fer wor~ en the S~~vanson C~eek Watersh~d 3aSJ.n unt::..:.a mazte:: c.talnag~ ?lan has be-:::~ prepared and adopteci.:~ .' "" :'he C~ear'lolater compt'~nens:,ve ?lar. claarl, states and 23.1.6 that.: :;.n ?olic:'.~z ...,. "" .. . ..:,..J...,J....: (1) Managem~~t pla~s ~hall ~e cieveioged for ~ate= ~Ocil~S wit~ known or sU5pec~ed ~ater ~uality Problems in ~he Ci:y to ~nciucie claar~n~~r ~a~hor a~~ Stev~nson C~eeK (2) Th.e C.:.ty shall SJ'stamat.icaiiy and t:..m~i:! p=~~a're wc.:.e!:'sneo qnd ~Qter~ody $?eci:~c management plans ;O~ waterboci~e3 i~ accordance with the Sc=face Water Improvement and Managemen: (SWIM) ?t'og.ram. Sl:.cr:7\water ;:'\ana9~:nent plans will begin in fiscal ~~ar 1990. such pla~s snail include both ~ater suality and flood cont:-o! considerations and t'~commendecl :~ncinc; sou.roes. On ~cvembe~ 141 :990 ~~e ~~ty of Clearwat~~ ?ubl~c Works ~~=~c~o: b:st:.:.~~!:ci '=-0 our t\.t~o::~ey :'om ?.eese th~t !:.he' C::U~~l;!n.t. Ste"03r:.5o~ e~eek p!an :~ not ~~~ ~a:~=3he~ pian ~equ~~ec ~y =ol~c:e~ ~!.:.: tine. 23.1.6. *LEAGUE POSI'I'10tl SUl'~ORTS ~~"iliEDii\TS RELIES FOR :?LOOD VICTIMS Remove ~estrictions and ob~:ructionz at uet:ord street. Dru~c stree:1 and Cou:~ st=eet. o~~ Clen oaks ~cr ~~QC~ u~~e= ciete~tion. iohot1'n :.::.~ st.::-aa!:'l ~J."",-::-,:! ?os::i:,j,I~ a~c:. v~g~i:.::d:e i:c ?~-~'re:1t or'osion. !~ concl....tsiO:'1 thn C:::::S1;:"'':C':l.Cr. .~\.'.s:. :-lot b,~g:..n O~ Cre2~ stormwatet: Project '..l:1til !. rr:aste:: wate:-shec. comoletee and ~ciooted b~ ~~e ci~~ of ClearYate~ tor and. s'outh basi:ls ~t St.e.\1~!\:;on C::'a~k ano. Clearl,1ater- the s t e'n~n:3 0:;-: .i;ll an has ;"e en ;,o-cn the ;1ort:, u ' ..a:;,:;>or. !~ the i~ter~m ~e, ~m~r.~3:~e :~~t :hu c=eQX must ~e ~ai~t~l~sci anri obst~uctions removed. ~~c~~~ica~~? f=om :h~ C9urt stree: hr~ci~e ~o Cefforciz St:~e:. to ~l~o~ ~~e c=~ek to flow $moc~~:~ and ~o ~r~q~de ~lood protcc~~on ~o ~cs~cie~ts ~hQ il~e a~:~csnt :0 Steven3o~'=:e~k. . , IllJ 0 0 'L , I :.~ ,. : I " ~ I :' ." ~, '. .o2lo'Un:} 09 :'32 'B'(lO,! 754 0855 RESOURCE DATA e1.<~7"'93 19:26 " P03 - . . , '8" 8134<106991 LEAGUE OF WOME'N ,VOTERS NORTH PINELLA$ COUNTY April 16, 1991 Resolution to the member~ of the Anclote River Basin Board from the Lea;ue of Women Voter~/North Pinollas: Whereas, The pinellas Anclote River Basin Board Fiscal Year 1991 Basin PI an. has bud-gated ll10ni es for th~ stevenson Creek rlood ,control Project called Ph~ae 1, and '., Whereas, This Phase 1 project is inconsistent. with"both the Basin Eoard policies and the policies of t.he state, regional and local comprehensive Plans, and WhercD,s, The 'Stevensc:m Ct"'Qek St:.cn:rnwater Project was designed. before adoption of the Clearwater 3torm water utility fee ~nd completion of th~ stevenson Creek Watershed Basin Plan, and Whereas, the city of clearwater cannot propose reasonable natural alternativ~ flood control m~asures until a ~atorshed Basin Plan is completed, the~efore, be it RESOLVED, That the League of Women Voters/North Pinellas respectfully ~etitions the AnclotQ River Basin Board to ~ithhold funding fo~ the stevenson Creek stormu~tet Project until: 1. The ci ty of Cl ean,fa t C't' has campI eted its !l t.udy of the stevenson cr~ek Watershed Basin. 2. The ci ty 0 f c1 aa ~\oIa ter' has compI eted its study of a, Natural Al ternative St'ormwater Drainage Plan' \.lhich would include the purchas~ of va~ahl ~nd flood pron~ properties utili~in9 revenue ft~m the' storm water utility fee. 3. The- ' Ancl ote River Basin Board. is confident thnt. no reu50nable alternative flood control measures are available which would protect this natural draina9c ~h~nnel from destruction: Lisa J)anza Chair Growth Hanagement 1lI003 'J ~,?t,~;):~:,'~:~'?r',:?'~f~:~!{:::'::,::; , ' ,?~,. . 1 ,~" _.! . ~,. . l ., .'. : '. ~. , , .. .':. :',.: . ! . .' ,. r' ~~ ~ " ~ . I " l , "'~., ' , ,~ .' >' . ", ',.1. ....';. I>'! . " , ,'. , ' I', ~ t " , <t-r." " ' 1, \< ': . ~ ! ' Y',' I,.. I '.' . '. .~I .: ~ ~ , , " 'f,! ' ; '.' ~ " 1. :, .1 ~ 1 ~~~ ;:J;~' '", " " ',;','" ::,:: 1'; :;.::;,;~,<;{;i<J~':;;'" ::'.:r 'r>::;:, ' '" . . , ATTACHHENT 2 . ' " 12 Februar y 19'38 .; TO: Clearwater ,City Commission P.o. Box 4748, Clearw~ter; F1. 34618 FROM: Envirq~mental Advisory Committee (EAC) SUBJECT: EAC"8ctions at, 11 February 1993 meeting. f",' ,. " ", ;~. . EAC recommendations for presentation at the 16 February' City Commis'sion work-session were updated. The i\'l;tal:hed, 8 charts summarize ,prior/current emphasis. Presenta~ion of 6 of ,> , these charts (excluding # 2 and 6) is planned in the no~inal 10 minutes allclI:atsd. TheaJ:lditi.:.nal I:harts dl:II:Llment pr:il~Y endorsements and supporting rationa~es., ~. ;1. . " " , l." . , , " ". " ~:. ~: :> , !,I:.;,: . , ' " }~):" , , "'.,c ~.~,i; '... ~ ' I. ,I,) nf~ '. ~; .~. . '" ..I: : .~ .. . ..:.! ., HakMl~. EAC Chairman -:'. : ~ c i. . Cj, . . . ..' , , ,':C: T. H. Millel", 'Ass't Dil'"~ PW/Envil"Conmental , " , J , , ,.i. ;::T:(,:..~;'~~.~~.4,)J;;.:~'/.~~:. . ";---, < . .. ",( y' , .., l' I ..~, 'j'" . , . ' ]>~F~'~:'r :,,'~;~,:>:~"'},'. ',: · , , ' ,:' :,. Ii ,;. ~' , , ' ~ ;' ~.; 0 I .: I <.t, .' f~(,.';~.'~ 1 n, 'I:: '.. ! ',,' ,. ' ; l' , ' ,'1" . " . p~,;,,::'::'. ,':", I, , '",t, . I,' .. , '. , . ~ '.' , . , /'L' " I ~t e ~., '{., ~ ,!'":,, ' ...~:... I. I ,+,'., :. ; ,.;, ;", " " . " '. ~.; ~ ., >.. ...., .,~ e , . , ..' :~: .~ l' I IU' A' " i . " } '. . , EAC'RESPONSIBILITIES , ' + Provide citizens insi~ht to City Commission and Staff on .environment~l activitie~ within and affecting the City. ',I + Identify ~nd assess significant environmental obJe2tives. + Review and provide recommendations on selected projects. .; .: , PRESENTATION OVERVIEW (10 minLI'~es) .'ie' ., , ,,'.., . + Prior, Activities.....(Routine endorsements...handout only) ';," r ~ , , ~,., ;: i. :- t ... Prior F~ecc'mmendat'i':'ns...... (Significant eff.:,rt activities) ~ . T~ + Implementation Approaches:.. (For Commission Consideration) " " +,Emphasized Recommendations...... (Watershed focus ~ budge~) , , /', I' , ' t.; .1 .. ~ I , . "\' -.' "..T " ' ,<I> . VG' 4t 1, (0 f. 8) 18 J an '33 I, ; , \ ' \!,~N:':i.';::\',": " ..' , J '+. !.j . '1 .~:, '." ~ . " ~ ~, ~ I ,~ >~ ., I ' I , " I ,1-, }{. ). J , ,j , , , .' \ . . -.; l ~. . ~ ... ;' to' I' _' ., '. ,I \. " "' PRIOR RECOMMENDATIONS , ' Reviewed/Enr.i.:,rsed ':'n'-gl:dng/e~l,pc:\l1ding City Staff pro=,grams: Seletted topics:..enumerated below.. (see also VG#2 handout) I " + Reviewed Stormwater Master Plan and endorsed NPDES Permit" Ap~lication plan/contract.... (Provided ~onst~uctive comments ,on ccost savi ngs and admi n i s b I" ,';It; i ve cc'n t r ,-,I s. . . .,suggest ed . cost be considered as a competitive fac~~r in evaluating future contractor proposals to the city). +, Recommended Commission approval of Comprehensive Watershed Management Master Plan (extending NPDES requirements effort) + Encouraged publicity 'and ey'panded regulatory authority to enforc~ prevention of poilutant, discharges into s~ormwater system. (Specifi,:ally seeldng simpli'fledle:l,panded disposal Iodations to achieve forecast vol~ntary 50% reduction of' ha~ardous'pollutant5...Consider institution of environmehtal compliance as requirement for occupational licensing...h~ve recommended legal text for NPDES compliance inclusion) + Establishment ,of Re-development retention pond design criteria (opposed exemption of d6wntown development area) VG # 3 Cof 8) 11 Feb '93 t I , 1 f;~:-N,~~';;:<~J~ ,\\,:'/,: {':. I" . ' .,:1:, ..'" ~ ,i .' , : ~ " . .,. , , .1 ", ' .:: ~ :'~~ 'i: ' 'i~.~,,/ : :\. '> :i~ !.'.:.";:_ ,\ ;., ,..~ " . ,., PRIOR ACTIVITIES.. ..(EAC initiated Nov.'90) Reviewed/Endorsed on-going/expanding City Staff programs: + Encour~g~d closer County-City environmental co-operation (including blwtr contribution to funding AlIens C~eek plan) + Continue participation~ Tampa Bay National Estuary Program + Maintain, e~pand and improve existing p~rks and retention ar~as ,in an environm~ntally sensitive manner (Specifically inclusive of Aquatic Weed 'Contrt:11 at Cliff stevens Par,k and city-~ide Stream/Ditch maintenance actions. .1 <, + Urban forestry/mangrove trimming cbntrol prog~ams , + Implementati6n of water-use restrictio~swithin Clearwater + Harbor pol1u~ion spili containmen~ plans + Lake Chataqua (Boy Scout Camp) pollution--Count~ Problem. + Beautification.....Billboard elim/adopt-a-road/Xeriscapes. (specific~lly including enforc~ment of 1985 sign ordin~nce) + Encouraged request for DOT landscaping restoration funds + Initiation of curb-side recycling pilot program + Offered support to C~ty e~vir'information/publicity effort + Clarified admin,istrative o:lpel~a'l;i,:,nal 'dp-tails inclusive 1:lf Sunshine Law adherence, minimiz'ati.;)n clf staff support effort :. VG it :2 (0::0 f 8) 25 Jan r '33 .;:.;.l~~~" J, ';,~.' ',~'~l " L!I d .. ... . ~, ~! t '\' ~, . ,,:', ~ . '.. . ...., '1'" I ~ \'. ,i " :I.i, ,,' .,1., j: , I, :\ . III . j (~T'. . . " ,r. :'~J.' . .','. " ~,;.,J., ." II , , ,. , , PLAuSIBLE IMPLEMENTATION APPROACHES + Increased publicity addressing 'pollution of stormwater 'system'by citizens ill-advised contaminant discharges...The EAC reitterates its willingness to support city sponsored public' updates Clf environmental issues... .C,:tnvenient' City procedures for dis~o5al of hazardous mat~rials are essential , , + Utilize occupational license requirements to enforce environmental requirement compliance wi~hiri Clearwater. + Place specific emphasis on environmental e'fforts within Clearwater boundaries and on prioritization of City and Joint, funding obligations.....applypiiorities during the .recently initiated review of the Pinellas County AlIens Creek plan. . .. J I + Pursue Florida Coastal Management Program Grant of funds for land acquisition to improve water quality. r,.', I + Establish a City commendation award program....providing for pUblic recognition and patronage of environmentally awarE (green) businesses. .:.., '1. j.,' + Identify desirable environmental programs meriting specific City Commission endorsement of required state legislative action for implementation. + Expand the successful curb-side recycling pick-up program to encompass additional areas. VGtt5 (c,f 8) 28 Jan 93 , " " ..,1. t . ,'.,. <. .' ,C l I , , ~ . . I i , ~ , " )" ", ;: r : ~ : . " J' ~. ~ I . . , . ' ; , ~ ' . , . "' ,j' , . , '. , , ~~~..~~'~" "...>;'..'rc....':I.. ""., '. .' ',J '. 'j,.. ,'. 'I 1*.,; "' . '~. ,<.." 'J .' '"' . . . I . ': : I ~ ! CurYently Recommended Use of stormwater Utility Funds " +storm Drainage'R&R (Arcturas Pond@Cleveland)...~$ ,+Habitat,Restoration and Improvement (Various)...$ +Clearwater contribution to p~ior County expend- itures in preparation of AlIens Creek Plan....S +stormwatsr Quality Improvmenbs Yequired by EPA/NPDES (addt'l operational staff reqm'ts)..$ +Mid~Pinellas Comprehensive Watershed Mgt. Plan.. CClwtr providing 1/2 est $800,000 plan cost)..$ Any a~ditional SWFWMD'and Clwtr matching funds 'wil'l be ret~ined t~ implement recommend~tions. +Allens Cn~ek Water qua1'i'by improv'physical.effcort at Druid Rd~ /Ar.:turas, Ave., (Br idoe and cuI veYt , - 'repairs accomplished utilizing other funds)....$ +Harborsi~~ Ponds ProJect......Prelim Plan funds.~ ,<PW re':I:lgnizes funds reqrn' t fe,r $1-10,000.,000.. . .might include, mat.:hing $100,000 Ce.astal Grant) +Continuing accrual of funds fo~ future physical eff6rts when plans/permitting available........$ (May include Storm Drainage/Purchases etc') Available Budget Utilizatlon 500,000 25,000 " I, ',' 115,000 , ,i 100,000 TL " 400,000 . .. GO, ClOt) . 100,000 I 'I ,T, . 500~, 000 "to $1,800,000 " . :['~ ~; VG n 6 ('::0 f 8) January 1'~'33 ~.1 ~ " ., 'I " ; , ',; r .. ," , ,~ VG4t7 (of 8) - 28 Jan ,93 \t;,1:~::\::" ":-_,~",-~:'~':' ,> -, :.' ~ .: . I . , ' ,<, { ~ : -0' . - '" I, " '" 'n ~ ., .' " " - , .} " . ~ . -l. ~ .' , , j ~ . " , ~ . " ,,' ~ '.'. .. > ~ _ . ." < , . I . , J l. I, ,. " . ~ r. '. EAC EMPHASIS RECOMMENDATIONS...... (WATERSHED FOCUS) . ' :' ,I' + Emphasize moving forward as rapidly as possible on'the, Mid-Pinellas Regional Watershed Management Plan....this is the avenue rof continuing address of the objectives of the o~iginal City Co~prehensive Watershed Management Plan ", +'Concuryence with.Stoymwater Utility Fund useage plan.... in'clLlsive ,o;:.f allcll:aticm of planninCl fLlnds tCI define feasible Downtown' area egthetic/envirbnment'~l impr,;:.vements., Allocate ~atchinQfunds fbr Florida Coastal Manaoement Pr~aram Grant and -add;ess purchase of N6rman B. prope;ty, 'if ap~ropriate. '. ,J ~'The EAC ~ontinues to recommend initiation 6f enforceable yegulation5 prohibiting contaminant discharges into the , ~td~mwater system (via' streams as well as ~ipes)~ Legal ,,~Uthority EAC recommendations for incorpo~ation into the "~b~nty-wide ordinances have been provided to NPDES via City S~~ff. Prbvision of ,simple non-ambiguous low-cost hazardous waste ~nd contaminant disposal i,nstru~tions/procedure5and convenient accessible stations for citizens are required. ,I- , , , , ;:~:t~f,"~~': <'\ <;'~"')< ':. . ' /4',:.: ~ /. "" '. ~: . ~ f . , .~ . 1jn-, .'! . , , ~ '.. . '. ' , - " ,.... , " (..,' , .'. ~ ,. ' ,... ~ .' . , .: ::< ;~<), ;1:" ,: :.\':';; <~ :-,', )' ; .', ~ , ' .' -l" ..-..-.-....-----,.. . " , '.. " -", " EAC EMPHASIS RECOMMENDATIONS..... (WATERSHED FOCUS..con't) :. '. + ~mphasize initiating physical environmental improvement ~fforts as soon as requisite permitting'cari be achieved. This may entail' selected efforts within Clearwater p~ec~eding completing County-wide obJec~ives such as' support of, Aliens Cr~eek efforts. (Clearwate~ share of Aliens Creek efjort is now being defined and might exceed $20M'depending on. required' l,evel ,0:lf prclp~rty acquisitit:.ns.) " " .' , . , +:Emphasize reduction of water run-off quantity problems through Yeten~ionponds and flow attenuation.. .in preference ,;t6 cbncre~e channels which cannot enhance, water quality. (Capital fund expenditures should be directed at acquisition of prl:.perty fClr 'establishment ':.f additb:,n,,,l retention ponds arid the elimination of lawsuits for structural flooding.) 'the,EAC endorses the on-going City review di~ected at a minimum hardlining implementation of stevenson Creek ~fforts , , , , " ,'. I , ~ , , " + Emphasize environmental concerns and benefits in all City Commission and Staff decisions. , , EAC M~RCH AGENDA EMPHASIS '; VG #8 (of 8) 11 Feb '93 +: Review and provide update "y-'ecommendatb::onsto 1989 City Comprehensive Plan Environmental Objectives ~nd Policies , , ,"'/ ij ~,r;~:.>)~~~,/~,t<~\ ~~>. .:):. .:: ':., ','.", II " ',. ' < ' V'::;:,',', '~.' :, c' , , . .~, J . ~ t. 'l . .."'. I. I'. :Itt ~ ,. ..~ l: J.' >.: . ~\.1~i ., .. I :: , i t' ~ ' ! ,. -, .1' ", ' , , ( .. ":~,r ,. :: I " , " . , , I, ' , , T . ~ . .. .., . '.., , ., ~ .~: ".i.. ':j~, .:. ~~ I <t ~., ~.r ~:,:, 1..,;'>~ ",: ", " , , A'1"rACHMENT 3 I, 'To: EAC Membership SubJ: Attribution Policy 11 Febl,'uar y 1993 In view of th~ significant number of new EAC members, be helpful' ~o fl:orm;alize the ai;t\"ibutie.n pl~oli.:y whi.:Ji previoLlslybeen discLlssed ',within the 'celmmittee. it may has ......All citizens have the right to express thgir opinion to all branches of their government.' POLICY , .It is inapp,rc.priate fCtr meml:)ers 'ce, eite their affiliatit::on 'with .the EAC as a qu'alificati.:411 fe,l' their viewpoint' unless a formally adopted EAC position is being espoused, or'the contact is f9r the express purpose of soliciting and obtaihing citizens comments for subsequent ,EAC discussion. , " Citation of EAC affil iat,io::on in I:conjun.:tic.n with expression of a ~ersonal opinion specific~lly at Nariance with a formally adopted EAC position is misleading andshoyld be avoided. It is discour~eous to other EAC committee members to imply that they'~gree with a.personal minority view. .',\ ", :; ! , ' " , ,) "\ .'c ,; T ~ 1 , I . 'J " > , " , . .~.' . T, _ . ~ ~ , A'l'TACIIHEN'r 4 11 Febl'"uar'y 1993 Letters to the'Edi,tor Cl ear'w'ater Times 710 C,=,Urt St; Clearwatei, Fl. 34616 . :1 " , I Your, Sunday 7 February, editorial stated 't~at a majority of the Clearw~ter Environmental Advisory Committ8e CEAC) voted ,lIin 'faye.r of proceeding with a pl~oject that clearly Wi3S dama<;ting tc,the envi'rclnrnen'\;lI. Th!? EAC did n;=,t v.;:d;r~ Ute. furt~e~-damage the envir6n~ent". , TheEAC has been reco~mending storm-water run-off attenuation, retention pcinds and land pyrchases, in/preference to concrete, since its April l'391reviE~w of the stevens,:on CY"f?el~ p~'I:.,je.:t. ,During a rece~t. Phase II statu~ 'update discussion, the EAC ,was advised' that a City review of alternative approaches 'dir~cted at reducing the previous hardlining,plans, was in prl:oces's. Accordingly, the EAC,di,d l1ot'sLlQp.:.rt a mc.til:ln '\;.:' .indefinitely IIsuspendactivities until the Mid Pinellas 'Cc,mprehenslve Watersh(~d Management Plan is e'::lmpleted". . : C , I , J Despite a favorable EAC reco~mendation t~at the City proceed, as rapidly ~s possible, the Mid:Pinallas Watershed Management plan,is ,neit~er funded nor authQrii~d and is 'unlil(ely t,o be .:ompleted pric.r t,:, 1995--'35. ' A~ your ~ditbrial pointed out, an indefinite delay might 'cause some inconvenience to the citizeris whose homes' flood. 'The com~ittee also believed it appropriate to avoid unnecessary deterioration of rec~ntly completed efforts. The EAC hopes that,CitY'Staff review will r~sult in timely and appropriate ,recommendations and expects to review their acceptability. Harold W. Hunt, Clearwater EAC Chairman Home:' 1956 Rebecca Dr. Clearwater, Fl. 34624 , . 8 February 1,:,.33 ", ..t , ' ,0 " .L~.. . '., ~ ~' vI/I., . 11 ) I L...... T-:. : EAC /1ember- sh ip Attribution Policy Sub.; : R8f: City Staff has recently been forced to correspond with SWFWMD to clarify the'differing positions of the EAC and thclse e~;pressed by Ms. Lanza in a l.et'~er- in which she cited her EAC membership as one of her qualifications. In view co" the signifi.:ant nLlmber ':If new EAC members, it may be helpful to formalize the attributi6n policy which has ~reviously be~n discussed within the committee. ......All citizens have the right to express their opinion to all branches of their government. POLICY It is inappropriate for members to cite their affiliation with the EAC as a qualification for their viewpoint unless a formally ad6pted EAC position, is being espoused, or the contact is for the expiess pUrpose of soliciting and obtaining citizens comments for subsequent EAC discussion. 'Citatiqn of EAC affiliation in conjunction with expression of a personal opinion specifically at variance with a formally adopted EAr:: position is misleading and should be avoided. It is discourteous to other EAC committee members to imply that t~ey agree with a personal minority view. F-IACI<E'iROUND Since April of 1991 the EAC has recommended ,storm-water run-off attenuation, retention ponds and landpurchas8s to minimize hardlining Stevensons Creek. The EAC endorses the currently on-going City Staff review'of potential alternatives which may enhance the quality of the run-off watp.r entering the harbor. The EAC has also recommended that th~ City move forward as rapidly as possible on the Mid~Pinellas Regional Plan. This motion passed unanimously at a recent meeting. It is e~pected that funding and authorization of this effort will benefit from anticipated SWFWMO support. The current EAC ,sndorsed plan for use of Clearwater Stormwater Utility funds is predicated on receipt of major SWFWMD sUPP9rtive ,funding f,=q- the I'Ii d-P i nell aG CO:lmpn::ll~ns i ve Wiat Br sh(;?d Managenlent Plan. Ms. Lanza did not express the adopted majority view of the EAC in her correspondence recommending that SWFWMD funds be withheld. The EAC distinguishes betweon recommending utilizing SWFWMD funds to proceed with the planning function and recommending additional physical hardlining. The Mid~Pinellas Plan is nr~ither fLlndcd n,.:or aLd;h':,ri~:cd and ':':'l1sequently a date f':'r completion, of ,improved alternative plans appears indefinite. ;:> ~ t{ , ~'l!i :W Z o i ,C I' l <'W:' I, :00 ~ .~ , W'~ ;: .~ <( \ . :t: i ! .':::=- i'l > :1 9 :1 ! J I l~ i i , I , i I l i , 1 ~ ~ J 1 " '" 1 i ., ;l ldoiIU J fiG.. "Citl1 ca .ot. UJ 0-0... !Z a:~o: 11.I :2(!c :IE ::3coi: ~ c~~ ~ C@CD~ a.. 1!l.1. 1.1.;:: c :Eo Ctl)~ ~Q)i~ii -0- z:. Q).c: E J:- ~ >0 ! 1ii w. CD Q. Uj4a!ae! :)W~EoF OC>-Qt'D a:D..~~I~ wZII_.:l ~ioo1i'ii ~I.. ,.Ec .- OJ cD D.. 0 ::Ice.-- a: i o!!! .!!:5! :l oa::CCC:Eo: ti I a a I I . a: all a: w .... ~'OCD zcl ~if Q 1"2 ""q :Ii.. ~~,! ~ I m . \ II ! ~ -I t1 '\ ;'1 'I ~ W ~ W ~ D. :E = - G) ,0 .a Z 0. ot( i Z 0 o ~ >- -- "" G.l i I~e olQ!l:J ~"C~o8 wiG "C a:Ci-c C ~--o w !<=e:.pj L:!:lI3t ~ . . .1 " i! .~ o ~ , ' 't i I -! oi , I \ J I ) 1 ,I , , ] . ) r , 't I, 1 l . \ I ; ~ , i ! , t ; .' ; " , . ~ . ~ I i , ( i I I . / ..... -.--" ~ f' ~ ~\ .', '. (' ". . , .' ,'t , , '/ I: ENVIRONMENTAL ADVJSORY COMMITTEE OVERVIEW OF COMMITTEE 'ACTIONS AND RECOMMENDA'I'IONS 'I'D 'l'IlE CI'J~Y COMMISSION FY 1991-PRESEN'r COMMITTEE ADMINISTRATION 1. Encouraged City Commi.'ssion to id~.=mti.fy specific areas of. concern in which EAe review may be beneficial (2,3/15/92; 4/9/92). 2. RAC improved commun.Lcations to Commission (4/9/92). 3. EAC plans efforts to inc'rease environmental awareness' (2/15/92). SOLID WASTE RECOMMENDATIONS 1. Endorsed on-going Staff activity directed at conducting a curb-side recycling pick-up pilo~'program (3/15/92). . 1 ' necommended additional emphases on I simplifying citizens options for disposal of hazardous mat:erials, particularly through community education emphas.i\.s (4/9/92). ' \ Initiate actions at the State level to encourage greater recycling (4/9/92). 2. 3 . ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION 1. Recommends Commission -request the State to provide owners of businesses impacted by DOT construction with replacement landscaping elements as required by Ci.ty Code (4/9/92; 11/27/92). 2. Believes it would not be unreasonable to hold cont.ractors liable for their environmental viola.tions just as they are now responsible for performing to code; institute mandatory competence demonstrations as pre-requisite for 'renewal of occupational licens,es and. certificates , (4/9/92). 3. Strongly endorses Commission determination to enforce the 1985 sign ordinance (10113/92). 4. Existing Ci,ty ordinances do not provi.de adequate enforcement authori,ty to insure prevention of stormwater system pollution; should be a NPDES consideration; emphasize voluntary compliance through education; incorporate County ordinances where possible (12/2/92). ,I ,~ I < ~ ,,r ., '" r. . {" , <, ~ ' .', 5. Endorses initiation of the Environmen-tal Ro-Inspection Program and adoption of watering restr.ict.ions (2/15/92). WATERSHED MAN1\GEMEN01' AND STORMWA'l'EH. ISSUES 1'. Recommends Commission approve the Comprehensive Watershed Management Master plan beyond NPDES (2/15/92). 2. Maintain Cliff Stevens Park in an environmentally sensitive manner (2/15/92). 3. EAC recommends that NPDES activities be minimized through additional staff or. County, efforts to comply in lieu of contracted efforts to reduce contract costs (3/15/92). 4. Define and prioritize principal watershed management project expenses to facilitate long range planning; seek parallel funding; promptly initiate physical . environrnen-tal efforts with,in direct Ci'ty control and consider allocating planning funds of approximately $100,000 for downtown improvements (4/9/92; 11/27/92; 12/10/92). 5. EAC concerned abou,t water. quality problems in the vaeini ty of the Marine Sci.ence Center and the gradual closure of Hurricane Pass that reduces flushing. Sand by-pass should be considered (9/10/92). 6. ' Endorsed prompt City initiation of physical environmontal imipI:ovemen ts wi th required permitting; AlIens Creek @ Druid Road and Arcturas Avenue (11/27/92; 12/.1.0/92). 7. Support Pinellas County AlIens Creek Plan nt an approximate level of $100,000 (11/27/92). 8. EMG Staff encouraged to continue 'to pursuo cost-effoct:.lvc joint efforts with others, emphasizi.ng smaller scale projects totally within City jurisdiction in ti.mely fashion (10/13/92). 9. Clearwater should prioritize and rilnk i.ts envi,ronmontal efforts, even to the extent that they Bhould be ,prioritized before others actions (12/10/92). \'. I ! I 10. Recommend modified County-wide 'st:or.mwnter. or.dinance (12/10/92). WASTEWATER REUSE 1.' Proceed with plans for wantowator ,reuse (2/15/92). 2. Continue' efforts to identify future cost-affective opportunities to utilize recycled wasto water for non- potable purposes (11/27/92). , ) . f ~ " ," t . ~, . ~ .' .' t. , ~. c : " ,1' '. ,I. c 'c 'I I I i,: '~. ,~'/, "> I, .,;~ '<": "': I:' . ~ , ~.:', ~ '. II " " ' r. t. ' i . , , . , .,.:./ ) r: ' '.. ~ L ,. } . ~, .'.. , j .. , . 71t~,t.tt. '- --- , , . C J."J.' Y o F CLEAIl.WAtrER rOST OFFICE BOX 47-18 C L E ^ n W ^ TEn, r- LOR I D ^ 3 4 G I 8 ' <t 7 <1 11 1993' Mr. James E. Martin Stepping st:one/Oas.1.s School P.O. Box 12375 St.' Petersburg, FL 33733 Re: Mid-Pinellas Regional Watershed Management Plan Dear Mr. Martin: . ..... ,'. , " . I have recently become a,.....mre of. correspondence 'to' you, as a member 'of the Southwest Florida ,Nater Hanagement District' (SWFWMD) Governing Board, from Ms. Li'sa Lanza, requesting that funds be withheld fpr the subject Plan until such time as a "Stevenson Creek Watershed Plan" is adopted. while the City of Clearwater certainly defends the rights of its citizens to express opinions about projects that may affect them, I am compelled to write, to you 'in this matter due to Ms. Lanza's reference to her membership on the Clearwater Environmental Advisory Committee. The letter infers a broader position not supported by the Environmental Advisory Committee. ' 'rhe Environmental Advisory Committee has neither supported nor demonstrated a lack of support for a UStevenson Creek Watershed Management Plan II since that subjec't has never been at issue. Rather I the Environmental Advisory Committee has consistently demonstrated strong support for the development of comprehensive wa tershed management plans for' all basin s in Clearwater through formal 'recommendat:ion to the City Commission (see highlight/attached EAC Hinutes of February 12, 1992). Since watershed management plarining in Clearwater would be funded through a city-wide stormwater"utility, it is appropriate that planning efforts sponsored by the utility fee be more broadly focused than to limit 'the efforts to only one basin. In addition, the Committee has also considered a recommenda tion to the City Commission to postpone the Stey-enson Creek 'Project until such time as the Mid- Pinellas Regional, Wa tershed Management Plan could be completed. However, the Commi t,tee re jected tha t, electing rather to separate the two iasues in favor of developing comprehensive watershed plans (see highlight/nttached EAC "Draftil Minutes of January 14, 1993). I, Presently, the Southwest Florida Water Management District, 1'1ne1108 County, t:he City of Clearwater and adjoining municipal '~overnments, are all working closely together to bring before the 'Pinellas-Anclote River Basin Board, a program based in interlocal cooperative agreements to develop a regional watershed management " , , ;::~ ..t I.'i ' ~~ .~, ", .." . . ........, + ,;' , , . ,. , ' , .'. ;,-;. '..' " :' . " " , , ;I't *- ,..... . ',) , . , , ,r<. Letter to Mr. James E. Martin Mid~Pinellas Regional watershed Mrinagement Plan February 5, 1993 Page 2 J I program for mid-Piri~llas County. Stevenson Creek basin is among several basins that will be evaluated by the Mid-Pinellas Plan. Endorsement of the concept: by participa ting municipali ties and Pinellas County, through the early review steps of thePinellas- Anclote River Basin Board Cooperative Funding review process, has been received. Water Management District Staff are now considering the appl,ication for FY 1993/94 joint funding recommendation to the Plnelllas-Anclote Board. Formal revi.ew and approval by participating jurisdictions in the fOl~m of a joint interlacal agreement is anticipated prior to Board approval. I, , I { . The City of Clearwater h~s worked hard duringth'e"past year, and 'will continue to work hard, to develop a watershed planning concept' consistent wj,th State Water Policy and regional/local comprehensive plans. In, addition and for your infor.ma tion, the Public Works Director has recently authorized a temporary delay of the Stevenson Creek project to reconsider project alternatives aimed at reducing certai,n 'project features fJ:om the project that earlier were considered to be in the public interest. The goal of this new developmen~ remains consistency with Regi.onal Comprehensive Plans. Clearwater will continue to balnnce the beneficial use of its natural-resources with available fi~cnl resources to achieve the goal of protection and enhancemen t of its na turnl resources for all of Clearwater's ci ti zens and Vi5i tors. I look fOr1'lard to the co6peration. ~nd assistance of the Southwest Florida Water Management District to help us achieve that goal. Sincer ly yours, . /ltiJL. Attachments THM/vw 1I:\D^T^\\lPFILES\TOM\I.ET ,EIN co: M~. Charles A. Black, SWFWMD Governing Board Chairman' Mr. Roy G'. IInrrell, Jr., P.Lnellns-1\nclote River Basin Board Honorable Mayor Rita Gnrvoy , Ci ty of CleClI:wfl to L', c.l. t:y Commiofl.l.on Mr. Harold W. lIunt, J~:1\C Chnlr.mnn Mr.. Michnol Nl:.i.Uht, t:lty Nnnnge,r. Ms. Fay l,nw, P,1:0flldon t, l.,ongue Or WOn\ons Votel.'S Thomas H. Miller Aisistant Director of Public Works ,Director of Environmen tn 1 HnnngcmCll t Land Acquisition Design and Administration Construction $ 8,400,000 2,700,000 7.300,000 $18,400,000 !N~~~'(!.' >.. t , , , " .' . .' ....1,. " ;" ;, i.. . " ,,' , . ' " I " '~ ~ ;: >.: ,~ . .' . .; ,. , ; , . : ~'~ ~ , 'c ~ ..>,.,,1:.: .1,' . .' 3'/1\ ALLEN I S CREEK PROPOSED PIIAN Based on S~~M model, 25 year storm event contained within channel (~onservative design) Total Cost of Project City of Clearwater Share $58,300,000 18,409,000 i' S'J1REAM SECTION STRUCTURE IMPROVEMEN1' CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT I, ." ,North of Arc,turas Pond 13159"IOOO~ West ~f Arcturas Pond \. East of Arcturas Pond ~ ;-- Arcturas Pond 'South to ~~o Gulf to Bay Boulevard ~~ to Druid Road V Druid Road to Hercules AV,enue 97,000 150,000 360,000 '434,000 518,000 2,642,000, Hercules Avenue to Nursery Road 1,295,000 Total for Structure an9 Channel Improvements $ 6,603,000 Ret~ofit Ponds $11,789,000 Total for Project $18,392,000 , . fO(l1)\,.~\O"\ I , ~q. Pa~t::) o~Lo" . . . ~~~I' ",'i, , ,< p' ;' " i" , ' (', ,'. t :' " , , ;.: , ,<,:;'.', .. >, , J-"j_' ~ ' ; . . " '.><.. , "'. ;,;,'::,:':~'".;> , . ~ ,,' , < ..., .. - ~ '. " ,'. ..:T.. . >,' ,,' " I". . , .. t' '. , " '. ~. . . ,. . 'I . < I- . ~ .' , . >,. < c' : > \. ~. ., ".; 15 , " 16 I ' "c 17 , .. .. 18 ,..>' 'c' J' , . ,." , , MEETING PLANNER ..,J . ' Date Scheduled t=L.~tt.(..l.~ II J J ~ l::j3 Meeling T~e. e-AC. PurposeXil(lo,,r, ~2.J~mJsJl.dn._l)lt.. ktt) Desired Results~!:.L01.L.utne Location _D1t.C-.Co~ (\ ~_&al1n':\- Meeling Costs " . ,:',' ',,' Meellng Mel~od- Facililalor~ \.\..L^-..lr Group Loader Meellng Type Recorder \J\~ 10. W~~ Tlmo Keeper. , " , .' Group Members To Attend' 1 2 :) 4 5 6 7 a 9 10 Vatu!) . Per Hr ': ') Alln. , , TOlal '..',''-' cO' '. , :.,. lIems To Be Discussed (Soquence) # A 1L c. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ". 9 '; 10 11 ., 12 ." , 13 14 .r~~ r lL G {570 Pf.lvl h'-l'P'- L' ~ \) \" ? jJl,.t W Lc. ~-<"""l'~:'~'" ,~.~} t o .:::. · ,.t..(;.l-r)'1J(i,.~ ' C' \ : .L .1.u}...( l. VV'I'-/Vr-'- . 0 , 'I,j { 'J ~.r \-:?' .J....,/') I ..... Q I. C . , 'U(fVY- , ' , pVliR,) ". Cl40?, . ' . , , Clltl!1' . . I "; '.' c ~ " ~;; :c,~ ') , > .' ~ "~ " 'I, i',,"~~J':.LI(~,~.)> :tl:-.:+" >i~.:\'.~, ,. {~~'.llltljl ,{~:~~ ,.> . j,. . . rC;l;'~>',,;;:, ':,;i::>, '<" . :( " ":);"/:,}; , ') : ' . ~ . I' , I :",", . , " ," ',. c. " I' i:',. ~ .1 ,'.'1.1' ',' , I .' :' ~ " )',' " , '" j " .' f:C. .-( :1 ' :~C::'>',;,.:':, ;:':'.( ,:', ':~',':".<:',,>,/; :"', ~ '." . , " , , .;, , ' PRIOR RECOMMENDATIONS..... (can't) I. + Recommended fu~ther review of st~vQnson Creek Phase II 'effort to 'minimize concrete usage through stormwater yunoff atten~ation'~nd retention techniques. (Specifically suggested Glen Oaks G. C.'and Marshall st. property'as overflow ponds 'as ~ell 8s:c~n5idera~ion of flood-pron~ ,pri:operty 'al:quisitit'ns.... .April '91) , ~ Endorsed Landscape/Retention, Pond Env. Reinspection effort :t: + Re-opening of Dunedin Pass assessed as environmentally neLl"bral'. '(Recommended LIse of avai.lable funds to, address reduction of pollution discharge into Clearwater Harbor a. more effective environmental improvement effo~t.) ... .. ., . ill \ ' I', . ,:....r. ';/ " :.. I, ~, " . L , " .+,Continue efforts t6 id~nfify futur~ cost-effective opportunities to utilize recycled waste water for non-p6table p0rposes. VG # 4 (of 8) 18 Jan'33 " , . " " ~(~:f,~\;~'~~::'::-;\'.:':. .~" ....j ", '. ,. , " , ~/, ' ,',' J. , ~, . . I, , , , " ~ { . " , ~". . ..... (;'" '," ., .,.,. 8 February 1993 UDr-aft for EAt:: Discussir::.n" Letters to the Editor St. Peter-sburg Times P.O. Boy. 1121 St. Petersbur-g, Fl. 33731 Your, Sunday 7 February, editorial statgd that a majority of th~ Clearwater Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC) voted "in favor of proceeding with a prcoJect that clealply was damaging tl::O the envirclnment"l. The EAC did not vcd;e "tl:' further damaqe the env i r onffient II. The EAC has been ~ , recommending sto~m-water run-off att~nuation, retention p":,nds and land purchases, iM' plpeferenc'e to concrete,' since its April 1991 review of the Stevenson Creek project. During a recent Phase II status update discussion the EAC wa~ advised, by City Env~ronmental Management Staff, that a vol~ntary City review directed at reducing the 'previous h~rdlining plans, was in process. Accordi~gly, the, EAC did [lot sLlPpc'rt a motic,n to indefinitel'y "sLlspend activities until the Mid Pinellas Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan is ,=e'mple1;ed". , . Despi~e a favorable EAC recommendation that the city proceed as rapidly as possible, the Mid-Pinellas Watershed . J'1anagementpl an is neither fLlnded nc'\~ Ci\uth.::or iz ed 'and is unlikely to be completed prior to 1995-96. As your editcorial' pc,inted oLlt,an indefinite delay might cal.lse some inconvenience tO,the citizens wh6se homes flood. The ,:omm i tt'ee . al SCo bel i eved it apprl:.pr i at e to aveJ id Llnnecessar y deterioration of recently co~pleted efforts. 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'SO Agenda Cover Memorandum ~ SUBJECT: Implementation of Reclaimed Water System RECOMMENDATION/MOTION: Consider data relative to the feasibility of constructing a phased" city-wide reclaiJned water infrastructure system and direct staff as to choice of alternate' implementation strategies. DU And that the appropriate official be authorized to execute same. BACKGROUND: In April 1990, Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc. (COM), the City's water and sewer consultant, completed a report entitled "Reclaimed Water Master Plan". The report concluded that the city of Clearwater could install a city-wide reclaimed water infrastructure system consisting of storage, pumping, transmission nlains, and neighborhood service lines, in three phases, on a timetable of five years per phase, at a total cost of $60 million. The report further concluded that the system would be a viable financial venture and would involve a single-family monthly user fee varying with the choice of the several alternates for structuring the system's cost recovery. since the publication of that report and the initial enthusiasm it engendered, certain circumstances influencing the financial considerations of the system have taken place. It seems unlikely now that the city could depend upon State Revolving Fund financing for this project. When examining the expected monthly bill for the use of reclaimed water at mUlti-family complexes and at open space users, such as golf courses, it appeared necessary to reconsider how three categories of users (single-family homes, multi-family units, open space) could be charged in a manner Which would be acceptable to all of the three and generate the necessary revenues. The attached information from CDM represents alternate considerations for strategizing the geography of the phased implementation, as well as the financial choices for cost recovery. It can be seen that the expected monthly charge for a single-family reclaimed water user varies from $17.99 for a residence in the Countryside area; if done separately; with a Swiftmud grant in the amount of 50% of the cost of transmiss5 ,I, storage, and pumping facilities; with a connection fee of $250; and involving a Resource Development Surcharge against water and sewer accounts within the Countryside area: to $40.84 per month for a single- family residence in the Clearwater Beach service area; if done separately and without grants, connection fee, or Resource Development Surcharge. The expected rate structure involving mUlti-family units and open space areas varies also as different parameters are applied and is equally complex. , I r Reviewed by: Originating Dept. Costs: NA I Commission Action !legal Public \larks I NA 0vN (Current FY) I Approved I I I I Budget NA User Dept. Fundi ng Source: 0 Approved I I Purchasing I II/conditions NA Capt. l~. I Denied I Rfsk M!)mt. NA Advertised: operating I [ CIS I Cont1d to NA Oate: Other NA Paper: I I ACM Appropriation Code(s) I I I Attachments: lather NA Not required X I I I S ul:m by: Affected parties CDH letter report te I notified I I city Man g. Not required X reclnfm.agn ........' ,.;.,~. /; ~;:t ;,:;, ':.' '., "~;,~ : ':,~' ,:': :~,:. :~,:.,,; ::~,.,.,....:~ '.:" .>,'::~ :;:~::;: :~:~..:: ..' ;;'," :" ;;.,;'~ i": ;;.: :. ,:,'" C!!V6r{) . / ., ~ .' ", ' ',.<~'.: "',' '; \ , ' 1, , " ,. CDM . CAMP DRESSER & McKEE INC. 7 en'llronmenllll .ngln..fl, Ifclctn/llfls, planners, & mllnllQlfmenr consultllnls 19345 U,S. 19 North. Suite 300 Clo Dfwnlo r, Florida 34624 813 530.9984 October I, 1992 , ' Mr. William C. Baker, P.E. Public Works Director City of Clearwater P.O. Box' 4748 Clearwater, Florida 34618-4748 RE: Reclaimed Wa~er System CDM PN: 6349-19-EX Dear Mr. Baker: . Camp Dresser ,& McKee Inc. (CDM) evaluated several alternatives for expansion of the city's reclaimed ....;ater system. The evaluations analyzed alternative service areas, , estimates of construclion and operations costs, and user charge alternatives. This letter summarizes the results of these evaluations and provides information for potential, reclai met! water system expansion. SERVICE AREAS AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS The northeast area, Clearwater Beach, and the northwest area were considered for initial reclaimed water system expansion. Utility records and land use maps were reviewed to evaluate potential customer bases and potential reclaimed water demands within each service area. The citis land use maps were used to determine the total areas, in acres, of single family, multifamily, golf course and open space land within each of .the reclaimed water system service areas. Potential reclaimed water system . demands were then estimated based on expectelJ irrigation rat~s for these types 'of land use. Reclaimed water could be made available for other land uses (Le. commercial, office, etc.) but they are expected to have a relatively small effect on total reclaimed water system demands, costs and revenues. ' . Northeast (Countryside) Area The Northeast Advanced Wastewater Treatment (A WT) Plant provides complete wastewater treatment service for the entire northeast area of the city and the city of Safety Harbor. The plant currently delivers reclaimed water to several existing sites in the northeast area. Excess reclaimed water is discharged to Tampa Bay. The City of Clearwater developed the Reclaimed Water Master Plan (CDM, 1990) to identify the basis for, expanded reuse of reclaimed water for irrigation. The Master Plan anticipated that the city would expand the existing system to provide reclaimed water for residential irrigation throughout the northeast area of the city. .', . . cI>... , .. .. '.', . . ~ ' ~. ' .c. ~ ~ ; . . . , , , .' " Mr. William C, Baker. P.E. October '1, 1992 Page 2 The area considered for initial reclaimed water system expansion includes the following potential customer base:, 0 Single Family 2,924 units 0 Multifamily 2,818 units 0 Golf Course/Open Space Existing Customers 385 acres New Customers 40 acres Extension of service to these new customers would require construction of a new reclaimed water pump station and storage reservoir, additional transmission system piping, and a distribution system. Grants provided by the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) may be available to the city and cou~d reduce the local cost for project construction. It is reasonable to expect that the city could receive grams in the amount of one tUllf of the cost of the construction of the system excluding the distribution network. ! 'I " Depending on the availability of grants, the cost of constructing a reclaimed water system which would extend service throughout the northeast area is estimated to be as , follows: o o o Construction Cost (wI a SWFWMD Grant) Potentjal S\VF\VMD Grant Construction Cost (w/SWF\VMD Grant) $ 11,607,500 $ -3,393,362 $ 8,214,137 Clearwater Beach Area Private irrigation wells are not generally suitable for irrigation in the Clearwater Beach and Island ~states area. As a result, a reclaimed wate/ system could provide a reasonable alternative to potable water use through lawn meters. CDM completed a preliminary evaluation of a reClaimed water system which would serve the northern portion of Clearwater Be.:1Ch and all of Island Estates. The potential customer base in the Clearwater Beach and Island Estates area includes: o o o Single Family Multifamily Gulf Course/Open Space 1,379 units 1,276 ' units 37 acres The Marshall Street Sewer Replacement project includes construction of a reclaimed water transmission main from the Marshall Street A WT plant to Drew Street. A separate leg of the reclaimed water transmission system will extend approximately 1,200 feet east through the Cleanvater Country Club. Extension of reclaimed water service to Clearwater Beach/Island Estates would require construction of reclaimed , ' - '_': .: ,'. ...., '" .',":. .:; .",'(:::.:,' ;(:"~"\:"':;:::':::"d.."::.;:.J<:':.,,' ..'.,...... ~/: "":" ..:.:. :~,::,...,:.::; . ' , " . , .. , . '.... I. It,," 4 j i .. "", I +' . , ~ .. l' I I . t . , '. ,...".,. ,'" ,_ "~J, . 1 ':._..~.. ..... 'j' ,,'.' ,'. @>vER) .: ",.sJ ., " '~~, . ' \. . . ". ~.. . " Mr. William C. Baker. P.E. October 1, 1992 Page 3 water transmission mains from Clearwater Country Club to Island Estates with an additional subaqueous crossing to northern Clearwater Beach. The estimated costs to extend reclaimed water service to customers within the CleanvaterBeach area both with and without SWFWMD grants arc as follows: o o o Construction Cost (w/o SWFWMD Grant) Potential SWFWMD Grant Construction Cost (w/SWFWMD Grant) $ 5,955,750 $ ~1,883,750 $ 4,072,000 Northwest A rea . - ' Additional extensions of the new reclaimed water'transmission main, , from the Marshall Street A WT plant to the Clearwater Country club;' could provide reclaimed water service to residential customers and several large users located in the northwest area of Clearwater. The potential customer base in this area includr:s: 0 Single Family 1,000 unit 0 Multifamily 0 Golf Course/Open Space, Existing Customers 100 acres New Customers 140 acres The estimated costs to construct transmission and pumping facilities required to provide reclaimed water service to customers within the northwest area are as follows: '0 o o. Construction Cost (w/o SWFWMD Grant) Potential SWFWMD Grant Construction Cost (w/SWFWMD Grant) $ 4, 239,570 $ 1,053,000 $ 3,186,750 ESTIMATED USER'CHARGES '. Expansion of the reclaimed water system would require substantial construction ,costs. Customer charges for reclaimed water use would be high compared with existing costs for private wells. Depending on the method of recovering project costs, customer charges could be higher or lower than existing costs for potable water. ,Regulatory restrictions on the frequency and periods of irrigation will eventually increase the attractiveness of reclaimed water relative to the use of either potable water or private irrigation wells. However, as long as the continued use of private irrigation wells is allowed under SWFWMD regulations and city ordinances, and, as long as potable water is available for irrigation at relatively low costs, using lawn meters, it is likely that residents who now use private irrigation wells or potable water supplies would continue to use them in lieu of connecting to a reclaimed system. As the use of wells and potable waler for irrigation becomes more restricted, the costs p ~ ~ '~. '. ,', , ' , , Mr. William C, Baker. P,E. OctoDer 1, ] 992 Page 4 and related user charges becomes higher and the 'costs and related user charges for reclaimed system expansion become more economic, Estimated user charges considered herein anticipate that reclaimed water system . expansion would be financed through revenue bonds. Costs for financing, operation liIld administration would be distribuled among system customers through monthly billings based on either a schedule of fixed charges or on metered consumption. , Fixed Monthly Charges A flxed monthly charge including restrictions on the use of private irrigation wells would probably be the only effective method to assure repayment of projcct costs. A fixed charge billing basis would assure project cost recovery through a schedule of monthly fees which could be assessed, to landowners within the reclaimed watcr service area. This fixed charge basis anticipates that all properties in a service area would be charged for reclaimed water service. Similar schedules of charges for reclaimed water systems developed in other areas arc based on equivalent residential units (ERUs), Costs for facility construction and operation could be shared by all customers according to their expected irrigation use which would be based on permeable land area expressed as a number of ERUs: A reduced cost would be available to large volume irrigation customers served directly from the major reclaimed water transmission mains. Water system revenues lost due to the elimination of lawn meter accounts within a service area would be recovered through the reclaimed water user fees. . Customers who do not apply for service would al~o be assessed a share of the cost but would be assured that service could be made available at a future date. Alternative funding methods were considered to estimate ranges of fixed monthly user charges for the three potential service areas. The user chargeS developed in these analyses consider that existing reclaimed waler system customers would be subject to . the same user charges schedule as new customers. The range in charges results from . the various combinations of revenue sources considered including utility surcharges, connection fees, and grants. Within a service area, the lowest estimated monthly user fees would be achieved by imposing a surcharge on sewer and water accounts within the proposed reclaimed water service area, by requiring connection fees, and by obtaining grants available through the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD). Elimination of these revenue sources would result in monthly user fees which approach the higher ends of the ranges presented in this letter. Preliminary estimates of the range of fixed monthly user charges are presented in Tables I, 2 and 3. The ranges presented are based on the various combinations of utility surcharges, connection fees and SWFWMD grants considered. I , " , , \ . . . Mr. William C, Baker. P,E. October I, 1992 Page 5 As previously discussed, in the absence of restrictions on the use of private irrigation wells or of an assessment which requires all landowners within reclaimed water service areas to, participate in project 'costs, the real demand for reclaimed water is likely to result in significantly less than 100 percent participation in the northeast, Clearwater Beach and northwest service areas. Because the utility records indicate that the number of residents in the northeast and northwest areas' having a separate ,lawn and domestic meters is relatively low I providing reclaimed water on a voluntary or subscription basis would probably result in user charges considerably higher than presented in Tables 1 and 3. Metered Consumption The city's lawn meter program offers water customers separate Udomestic" and "lawn',', meters and allows the city to separately meter water which is supplied solely for outdoor uses. Because water use recorded by lawn meters is not assessed a sewer charge, lawn meters are popular among customers who use the municipal water system for lawn irrigation. As an alterative to a schedule of fixed monthly charges, it appears reasonable to consider using reclaimed water as an allernative supply to lawn meter customers and recovering the costs for reclaimed, water system development from lawn meter charges. \Vith a metered consumption billing basis for use through lawn meters reclaimed water could substitute for potable water in specific areas. If reclaimed water was supplied througlllawn meters, connection to the reclaimed water system would be on a voluntary basis as now practiced for .Ie lawn meter program. A single rate structure designed to provide revenue sufficient to offset the costs of reclai'med water system construction and operation and all costs associated with supplying municipal potable water for lawn irrigation would be applied to all lawn meter customers. A reduced rate would be 'available for large~ volume irrigation customers supplied \vith reclaimed water if they could only be serviced from the major transmission mains. ' [' I There are approximately 940 lawn meter accounts within the proposed Clearwater Beach service area. The ratio of lawn meter accounts to domestic accounts is approximately 60 percent. [Citywide, the ratio of lawn water accounts to domestic accounts is approximately 14 percent.] Utility records from May and June 1992 show that metered lawn irrigation by customers within the proposed service area exceeded 0.46 mgd. The city billed customers within the proposed service area a total of $43,972 and $63,603 for metered lawn irrigation during May and June, respectively. Based on total billings and on the number of lawn meter accounts, the average bill for lawn meter accounts within the proposed Clearwater Beach service area during May and June 1992 was $57.71 per month. This average includes large users (I-II2-inch, 2~inch and 3-inch meters) such as condominiums and city accounts (parks). Excluding these large users, and recognizing that consumption during May and June " -1":, , " -.t:_ I, , " "' ,. :' ". t'_... ' Mr. William C. Baker. P. E. October 1, 1992 Page 6 exceeded the annual average, it appears that over the past year lawn metered customers within this service area paid an averagc monthly bill of approximately $40.67 pcr month. CDM evaluated the feasibility of providing reclaimed water to' customers within the Clearwater BcachlIsland Estates area on a vcluntary basis, Based on lawn meter records of the past year, it appears that a 7.5 percent increase in lawn metcr rates citywidc would be required in order to offset project costs. A slightly higher increase in lawn. meter rates would provide surplus funds for additional extensions of the reclaimed water system. If lawn meter rates were increased by 7.5 percent, the average customer bill in the Clearwater Deach area would increase to about $43.11. Large volume irrigation customers served directly from reclaimed water transmission main~ major ' transmission mains would be assessed a reduced rate of approximately $0.52 per 100 cubic feet of reclaimed water consumption. , . , , Summary The estimated project costs for any of the alternatives considered are substantial. , However, use of reclaimed ~ater for irrigation could offer several advantages over the continued use of city-supplied potable water: (1) the estimated cost can be lower; (2) the amount of water which purchased from Pincllas County can be reduced; (3) irrigation using reclaimed water would not be subject to the potable water use restrictions; and (4) groundw.' '..:r withdrawals by private irrigation wells would be reduced. It is likely that these groundwater withdrawals impact the city's ability to produce water from its wellfieldl however, no attempt has been made to determine the extent of this impact. Based on the further evaluations summarized herein, ,it appears reasonable to further consider the construction of a reclaimed water system to serve the Cleanvater Beach area. The recovery of costs for such a system should be considered by adjustments to ' the lawn irrigation rates. Unless residents of the northeast and northwest areas respond favorably to consideration of an assessment) it appears that expansion of the reclaimed water system in the northeast 'and northwest areas is not now economic. If restrictions on the use of private irrigation wells or potable water supplies for lawn irrigation become more stringent, additional consideration of expansion of reclaimed water service, with project cosl recovery through an assessment or metered consumption, may be appropriate. , .' I J I ~~~~{,~';~r~<::: ~tl:~,\::' /\ ;';':"~",. rr '. "1' 'j .'"" ," " , . 1>'t. 0; ~'~ "I", " , ':r~.> I . > . ..,.... . \, "; ; .~.. .~~:.:.: , ' '~ . ,. , " :"'l"'t ~ ~, " . 'f \. . < . " " .. 1 ~ } " , " I , , 1. < I'}' . .: I . ~ of j':~':'r..J.. . ..,,.:. , . :".; .~ T~' . :. . ~ 1 . ; t., ", &" .... :,. . " ~ ..:.....: ~:...; I I .' J I" J . c. " . Mr. William C. Baker. P.E. October 1, 1992, Page 7 Please l~t us know if you have any q~estions or comments ab~ut this summary. Sincerely, CAMP DRESSER & McKEE INC. ~'" ~'~ U~;-y- ?~~ . . Thomas W. Burke, P .E. " ViCe President I~. ~ dmc. LT2C3.50/1il ,'. c:. Michael Wright Cecil Henderson ':ferry Jennings' Carole L. Greiner Elizabeth M. Dept\ila Daniel J. Deignan Craig Montgomery " , " , . " . <. ~ ' ., ., , , " c, I j , ~ " ," " .' . ~ ~ . . , ~ Ji.JJ. ",*\.,....1. J...... 10/1192 TABLE 1 CITY OF CLEARWATER RECLAIMED WATER SYSTEM , NORTH,EAST (COUNTRYSIDE) AREA Monthly User Fees 'Funding Methodology Single Family Multifamily Golf/Open Space ($/Dwelling ($/Dwelling ($1 Ac.) Unit) Unit) User Fees w/SWFWMD Grant. 23,09 5.77 42.49 w/o SWFWMD Grant 27.57 6.90 64.86 . User Fees - Utility Surchargeb w/SWFWMD Grane 19.46 4.86 24.32 wlo SWFWMD Grant 23.93' 5.98 46.69 User Fees - Connection Feese w/SWFWMD Grant. 21. 63 5.40 42.49 wlo SWFWMD Grant 26.10 6.52 64.86 User Fees - Connection Fee~ ~ Utility Surcharge w/SV"FWMD Grant- 17.99 4.50 24.32 wlo SWFWMD Grant 22.47 5.62 . 46.69 ,. A grant in the amount of 50 percent of the cost of construction of r.....nsmission, storage) and pumping facilities may be obtained from the Southwest Florida \\tUer Management Dis'trict (SWFWMD). b A surcharge on sewer' and "domestic" water accounts within the reclaimed water service area could be used to subsidize construction of the transmission) storage aild pumping facil~ties. . c: Connection fees ($250 per connection) could be used to subsidize the cost of construction of the distribut~on system. , . :< J.' ....'",' ': ~:. ~.:..:.. ;):.' :-"..,' \ T, ,'I": " " , .1, ' J....l~'-.J.ll'" 10/1/92 ' . , ,0 TABLE 2 CITY OF CLEARWATER RECLAIMED WATER SYSTEM . CLEARWATER BEACH Monthly User Fees Funding Methodology Single Family Multifamily Golf/Open Space, ($IDwelling ($IDwelling ($1 Ac.) Unit) Unit) U~er Fees wlSWFWMD Grant. 37.23 9.3J 41.67 w/o SWFWMD Grant .40.84 10.21 59.70 , , User Fee ~ Utility Surchargeb w/SWFWMD Grant' 34.57 8.64 28.33 w/o SWFWMD Grant 38.17 . 9.55 46.36 User Fees - Connection Feest w/SVVFWMD Grant' 35.76 8.94 41. 67. wlo SWFWMD Grant 39.37 '9.84 59.70, User Fees - Connection Fees - Utility Surcharge w/SWFWMD Grant. 33.09 8.27 28.33 w/o SWFWMD Grant 36.70 9.17 46.36 I A grant in the amount of 50 percent of the cost of construction of transmission~ storage, and pumping facilities may be obtained from the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD). b A surcharge on sewer and "domestic" water accounts within the reelaimed water service area could be used to subsidize construction of the transmission, storage and pumping facilities. e Connection fees ($250 per connection) could be used to subsidize the cost of construction of the distribution system. f(~~{"'~ ~,.':':: ,>'~>,.v;;,,'<:, ,,', ~ ' ~ .. +. " " I, , , ' , '(~, >'c . ", ~ ~, '.: ,.,"-'J . c l.. r. ; " I ' ~ " t,:" , I. . " '." ,.. : 'T t.',. ." ~. ~ ','. \: ' ~ .,r,. ; ':'f .~,' ~ I.:, . . , LEGEND ~oc{J ;l ~': .' '. I . GULF 0" ' Coastline,. Lnkcs City of Clcnrwatcr City limits "" " ...................,.. Railroad _ ___ _ Water Service Arc.. Boundary o Major Slrccls ST JOSEPH. ': SOUND' ~ . . '. 01't1 L_J Ou t Porcel P' '" ',Y, , , " " I'"~ . . <.\ .:>~ o jt~~ .' . .. , OF \) () o. CLEARWATER BEAC~; RECLAIMED WATER<: SERVICE AREA . .';' ~ _,' t .;. ~ ... I " ) , , ':. ~ MEXICO ';1./' . \, .' ~.., CLEARWATER IV HARBOR cod. ( , ;;:,' Q :.c1c ,! CLEARWATEB HARBOR ",-- I I , I ,/ / _ -------//'6) BELLEAIR C!>VPIV , , .' nOAlJ 0 N 0 Q ~ 0:%: 0 a: 0 c:: UJ :r: u 0'1 -' - UJ r.ri m ::i p MAIN STnEET DUNEDIN ~ ~ a: ~ n. r-r- I ~ L_ .. _oBJ I -, , r- l..-- r'r~1 :QI'J __-'I -., I ------- I Lake _ ~_:: ChftulauqulI ----1 I r- --.. SAFETY' I HARBOR UNION STnEET ~lLJ Zl w > ct 1 I ,.....__J I ~t'.I' 1 " ~f' _J r-- I 1'- ---,..~ r.1i \) .. III J L r;r:-- _r_ :J OP -..- , I CLEVELAND . NO~THW~ST, ; - flECLAIMED WATER . SERVICE AREA, ocreSI Lllke GULF. TO.BAY S.R. &0 --........- ----- jl ,I EAST AWT PLANT OLD DnUllJ nOAD I' 1 - , , opl 0 ~ '1 2: 0- r r)1 I,-OP ct ~--,:'l J- ,..-, I \ lOP ... ...J I I_r '-.J -' ('-, l__ :z: -' o e___j \.- Cl r-- 0:%: I --I ,:r 0 I, I r' 0: 1"-'" -., , t I L-_ -\1 I L W I t ~ -:.....- -"" Z l_-. ,,----"'3UJ ,J L,...r_r .r' I--~ w , J If''-- ~ TAMPA BAY o 0.5 1.0 2.0 FAir - 17 _~ APPROXIMATE SCALE IN MILES o tL_-_-.: LARGO PROPOSED RECLAIMED WATER SERVICE AREAS '1 :~;) ~.J .:~ , " Y, no^[) ! , ;' I, 'I' 0 o N I en - o o <t o a: a: US :J: U .J W m ~ :J , , JOSEPH " .pUND p MAIN STnEET .: f I Co DUNEDIN ; 0 j., ,- I '--- r'F~1 :grJ . _-'I ' --, I ------- r Lake ~-!..-__.: ChllUllluqurl ----...,. I , r- --.. 'I ,I ::; ~ CC ~ r-r- s ~ L. '- -QB'J I -, r-- r.1'l~) 1'- ---,..~... 1'i}II,L I') ,...~ I , J _ _, -_ I :) I o ER, BEACH o WATER ,'AREA Ul'l10N smeEr ~,LJ z, LLl ;> <C r-f ) r' .- OP ,-- _J I._l."_, L, r ,- - - .... " ^TER OR z '0 en a: c: <t , . :r; ~ -u. CLEVElAl'lD NO~THW~ST, FlECLAIMED WAfER SERVICE AREA I OCtest Lake GULF. TO-BAY I::' ...^ , , , ) "'9- Ltl ~~ _ _J --I II _, I II ~\, :11 rr n ~~' fj."n I' II r:--- J IIJL.IJI II, -. I .1 1- ... _J ~-- , :... 0 "p -"l .... r ~}I _--I,.n J-"''' II t lOP I .. I '---' \'I_ I 1_f _-' L_I L__ - 0 ~---l d:: I o I ex: I -L_-.__.. ~ J r:..,-',__ -'-:..-:'w L___ --1 .r'1--~ US l J \1"- - 'f IlULEAlIl nOAO'" - L^RGO DnUID ROAD o ;;: q: -J :t: '-" r-- ,J: (' I > !J.,r... ,. l+.op ... \0 I"'~ L-_ / , I I I /) 1 J\ NORnfEAST AWT PLANT" / . . El'lTERPRlSE: ROAD L . , . . . , . . . , . . . . . , , , , , , . , . . . . SAFETY I HARBOR ~ --- S,R. &0 _ --- ---- EAST AWl PLANT OLD TAMPA BAY fR ~ " I ,J , o 0.5 1.0 2.0 r-~ l ~ 4 ^PPAOXIMATE SCALE IN MILES \- o If ....--.. pnopos~o RECLAIMED WATER SERVICE AREAS ".: :,~ ':'.':'",~,~,,:;"~"~j::'_'" ..: .....:. .' . ....'::,./'.:..:::. ;,' :>,':':..:. .... :':,">'i':)" .::":;',.. ,:,:",,:,>,'. ',j;.' ,,',':"';: .~ '. '. I 0" "',' ,,', ." '. ",~, I'. I". f'. ..,' 4' .,," ''f ,I~.~ ~ , , . '~'. ,..~ iI' ,/ ~~ " : ,'.'.~'. .J"'. ~1 . ."'. , .... ',~ .., '. :' '~ r",.' , .... ',\,:' ".1 ''':;<,' .' :14 ' . j'.' ":~, . I..q.;'.,... ; I" P;l,.... ,.., ',I- ~; ~.r:, .'. ~,~ ."," ;,,;:.,\,','~> ,.'~ , , . i. : .~: '.,. ....'i. ' . " .'. : ~ , . ., ,I ~;- , .J. ,." I:.... 4, LT2C3.114 '10/1/92 TABLE 3 CITY OF CLEARWATER RECLA IMED WATER SYSTEM NORTH\VEST AREA , , -I Monthly User Fees Multifamily Golf/Open Space ($/Dwelling ($/ Ac.) Unit) Funding Methodology Single Family ($/Dwelling Unit) , , " User Fees w/SWF,WMD Grant- w/o SWFWMD Grant User Fees - Utility Surchargeb w/SWFWMD Grant- ' w/o SWFW1v1D Grant 29.36, 39.88 31.36 33.48 7.84 8.37 34.07 44.59 30.42 32.53 7.61 8.13 >' User Fees - Connection FeesC w/SWFWMD Grnne w/o SwFWMD Grant User Fees - ,Coimection Fees - Utility Surcharge' w/SWFWMD Grant- w/o SWFWMD Grant 29.36 39.88 , 29 .5~ 31.65 7,39 7.92 34.07 44.59 ~' , 28.60 30.71 7.16 7:68 - A grant in the amount of 50 percent of the cost of construction of transmission, storage, and 'pumping facilities may be obtained from the Southwest Florida Water Management Djstrict (SWFwMD). b, A surcharge on sewer and Itdomesticlt water accounts within the r~laimed water serVice area could be used to subsidize construction of the transmission, storage and pumping facilities. ',I C Connection fees ($250 per connection) CQuld be used to subsidize the cost of construction of the distribution system. 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I,' , · (J · I!~~ . :I o sss : I: ~J= :II ",..... tit' . . = - ~ o · 0 0 · 0 . Z8ZZ:=Zi, ~ c: . ~ · (J · · 0 · ~:::;;~~Z~ . ::I o c . ::I .0__...0 I!-~~~z . ::I a ~ ~ .. ~ . t; i~~ ~ >- i~~ . '. o D. Iw ::I a. . - .... - :I :II s:: =I~~~.II i 1f!.I'18.1o IA II. ..!. -c - ., :c Ii i! E :s i I 'Ii c: =- - ::t WII! i! F ~ .!! ... - .. ~::J U II. :I - :11 " I : J I tf< o t() H it ic ?f< en c:) I II ! ~ ,) , ' :':'::l<.' l, ~ ; ~.l J. ......j -t j ~,: ~ .', , . ' , ; ,<~ !: " , " . J~~;;,~', ',< . ~ . , . ~,' . +' .'. , ..' , , .T. .. .. INTERLOCALAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT AND THE CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG FOR PROCUREMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO UPDATE THE CITY'S STOffi1WATER MANAGEMENT MASTER PLAN THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this 27 day _February of 1991, by and between the Southwest Florida Water Management District, a public corporation cre~ted by Chapter 61-691, Laws of Florida, as amended for itself and on behalf. of the Pinellas-Anclote Basin Board, hex;eina'fter ' collectively referred to ~s the ~DISTRICT', and the City of St. Petersburg, Florida, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, hereinafter referred to as the "CITY". WIT N E SSE T H : WHEREAS, the CITY'S Stormwater l-1anagement Master Plan study area, hereinafter referred to as the "Storm\'1ater Management Master Plan", encompasses approximately 62 square miles in' southern'Pinellas County as outlined on attached Exhibit "A"; and ,WHEREAS, the CITY has requested the DISTRICT'S assistance in the development of a Stormwater Management Master Plan to the extent of jointly funding an engineering consultant study of the watersheds; and ' WHEREAS, the parties hereto have reached an understanding that the CITY will solicit and engage the professi.onal services of an 7ngineering consultant firm to conduct said stu~y. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions containGd herein, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. An engineering consultant firm shall be engaged to formulate a comprehensive Stormwater Management Master Plan for the watershed including a detailed plan for implementation. The Stormwater Management Master Plan will address existing flood situations and stormwater pollution. The following items shall be included in the plan, but not limited to: a. Water surface profiles for existing watershed and, drainage system configuration(s) in the prioriti~ed project areas using 25-year and lOO-year, 24.-hour storm events of a SCS-Type II Modified rainfall distribution; . Page 1 of 5 ~<.' ~ . . .<, ' . 1" ... ,el: .' ,b. Water surface profiles for, existing watershed(s) and drainage configuration(s) in the prioritized project areas using the design storm event; c. Water surface profiles for the proposed Stormwater' Management Maste; Planes) prioritized project areas using the storm events identified in ,items lIa" and lib" above. " 2. The CITY shall, in coordination with DISTRICT staff, prepare the Request for Proposal '(RFP) and Scope of Work. , 3. The CITY shall have the lead responsibility for solicitation/selection of the consultant. The DISTRICT shall maintain two voting seats on the selection committee. 4. The CITY shall administer, manage and supervise-all contracts resulting from the RFP. Proper performance of all work undertaken pursuant to this contract is ultimately the responsibility of the CITY. 5. The consultant(s) 'chosen shall provide to the CITY and the DISTRICT a Proposed Project Budget. The Proposed Project Budget shall consist of a detailed cost itemization by task based upon the Scope of Work. The Proposed Project Budget shall be reviewed and approved in writing by DISTRICT staff prior to ratification of the consultant contract by the CITY. I 6. The DISTRICT'S performance under this Agreement is conditional upon, the occurrence and completion of the detailed Scope of' Work, development of the Request for Proposal, and engagement of a consultant. If for any reason a consultant is not engaged within one hundred eighty days subsequent to the completion and execution of this document, this Agreement shall be null and void and the DISTRICT shall have no,further obligation thereunder. 7. The DISTRICT shall fund fifty percent (50%) of the study costs up to a total amount not to exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000). DISTRICT payments to the CPllY shall be for a total of fifty percent (50%) of the amount of the invoices that have been submitted to the' CITY by the engineering consultant firm performing the study. Disbursements by the DISTRICT will be made within thirty (30) days after receipt of quarterly invoices from the CI~Y provided ~hat the amount invoiced is commensurate with the work performed. The DISTRICT shall be provided with duplicate consultant invoices and progress reports on the same time schedule they are submitted ~o the CITY. Page 2 of 5 o v;.=fi) : .!:' :,~. " " 8. All consultants, subcontractors and suppliers are under contract to the CITY and not to 'the DISTRICT~ all compensation and payments to them shall be the responsibility of the CITY and not the responsibility of the DISTRICT. 9. The DISTRICT shall be provided one (1) month to review' and comment on all draf.ts and final reports; and the CITY shall provide to the DISTRICT, upon completion of all studies, five (5) copies of all reports, maps, and other documents prepared and paid for with any and all funds contributed by the DISTRICT in connection with the Stormwater Management Master Plan. 10. The DISTRICT shall designate one (1) of its employees as DISTRICT Representative for the purpose of maintaining coordination and review of the PROJECT. The DISTRICT Representative and, as appropriate, other DISTRICT employees shall meet with the CITY as necessary to review the administration of this Agreement for the duration of the studies, to review and comment on interim reports, drafts, maps and other documents, and to make site visits. 11. The DISTRICT shall, upon request, assist the CITY in the acquisition of all availab~e information,'data and reports conside~ed pertinent to the studies. " 12. This Agreement shall be effective on the last date of signing by the parties involved. Project costs incurred by the CITY prior to the effective date of this Agreement are not funded by the DISTRICT. 13. This Agreement embodies the entire Agreement and understanding between the parties and is subject to change, al.teration and modification only upon the written Agreement of both parties. 14. It is understood by the parties that the CITY is responsible for the appropriate expenditure of the funds provided to it by the DISTRICT and shall only expend such funds pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and shall not utilize such funds for any other purpose. 15~ It is understood by the parties hereto'that the DISTRICT may terminate this Agreement, after giving ten (10) working days prior 'written notice to the CITY, if at any time the DISTRICT determines, at its sole discretion, the CITY and/or its consultant, contractors, suppliers are not performing in accordance with the terms and/or conditions of this Agreement. 16. If such a termination of the Agreement occurs, the DISTRICT shall pay to the CITY all properly documented fees and costs far services performed in accordance with this Agreement prior to the date of termination. Page 3 of 5 , , , '. ~ . , ,. ' ." . . , . , ,j",: ' " ...., . . 17. All studies shall be completed and all final reports submitted by 'June 1, 1993 unless both parties specifically agree 'to extend'the date of -Completion in writing. 18. It is acknowledged by the parties hereto that the CITY shall be solely responsible for the implementation of the Stormwater Management Master Plan. Upon completion of the study, the CITY shall submit an implementation schedule to the DISTRICT for review a~d approval, showing scheduled completion dates of a prioritized group of projects' that can be completed within a five (5) year period based on the CITY'S stormwater revenue projections and construction cost estimates from the study. The CITY also agrees based on actions within the contr.ol of the CITY, to reimburse,the DISTRICT the total amount of money the DISTRICT contributed to the said study, if the prioritized projects are not completed within the agreed schedule. " f". 19. The CITY agrees that upon completion of the consultant study, the CITY will consider, and if the CITY determines that such action is in the best interest of the CITY, will adopt, modify or amend any ordinances, resolutions, rules, regulations or policies, which will tend to implement the consultant's recqrnmendations as related to development 'within the STUDY AREA. 21. To the extent allowed by law, the CITY shall defend, indemnify and save harmless the DISTRICT, its Governing Board, officers, employees and agents, from and against a1'1 actions, causes, claims, demands, judgments, payments, recoveries and suits of any kind, arising out of or occurring as a result of any act or omission of the CITY, its employees, agents or subcontractors ~n connection with this Agreement. 22. The DISTRICT and the CITY agree this, Agreen~nt shall terminate on __August 1, 1993___, unless it is terminated or specifically extended in writing. , . 20. The parties hereto recognize that under their ,respective legal powers they are unable to obligate themselves legally to spend funds in excess of one (1) budget year; however, the parties do hereby bind themselves to complete the terms of this Agreement as they may be able to under the laws and decisions of the State of Florida,' and agree to appropriate funds subject to budgetary constrain'ts and other financial considerations, for the implenlentation of the consultant's recommendations and the recommended Stormwater Management Master Plan. 23. All written notices to the DISTRICT under this Agreement shall be addressed to 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, Florida 34609-6899. All writ'ten notices to the CITY under this Agreement shall be addressed to the Engineering Department, P.O. Box 2842, St. Petersburg, Florida 33731. SWFMD2.WPS Page 4 of 5 ! t' ~~ ~,,:,ti~~~::~'{}: e:-:' ':;::~' :::';"-::, . , < , ',' '1> t , ", ,', '. , ' . 1,<: >' " , ., ~'1 ' ~, -,:, '. '.. ~. /' .~ , ' " '~ . 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" , TO: "ka+J:'t [2, ~ -" '" LOCATION:' c: -I-d h1~ " 'FAX NUMBER: 'Co '7 J... 0 . , . , "" I , t. \.~t , ,'..' , , i ~ , ' ,'r. -:- , , j , T, FROM: ' '/~ m; llfr c1!IQ / Cj3 .. DATE: MESSAGE: A;.s 'r', r'1 ~e~ +.,' , " . 0' j, . , ' 5 NUMBER OF PAGES'THIS MESSAGE (INCLUDING THIS COVER PAGE) , , ~~l';;l':t~?; ';':" ~': :.:~. . :'.. ~> ~, ~ i.' ; ""," ","" '( . ~, .', ; ~ . ; , .. , , ' ~ . (" , ,'I , " j, , , , . , ~ ," 1 . Ie;,:;.:' , ,+., . " , I, ,. . .', ,. " ~ .. .... ' t.~. ,),' ... ~. , . \ t. , " 8 FebrLlary !':-J93 To: 8L1bj: EAt: Nembership Attribution Policy Ref: City Staff has recently been forced to correspond with'SWFWMD to clarify the differing positio~~ of the EAC and those expressed by Ms. Lanza in a letter in which she cited' her EAC membership as one of her qualifications. In view cof the signifi,:ant number ':1' new EAC members, i'~ may be helpful to formali~e the attributi6n policy which has previously b~en discussed within the committee. ......AIl citizens have the right to express their opinion to all branches'of'their government. POLICY It is inap~~op~iate foy members to cite their affiliation with the EAC as a qualificat'ion for their viewpoint unless a formally adopted EAC position is being espoused, or the, contact is for the express purpose 'of soliciting and 6btaining citizens comments for subsequent EAC discussion. Citation of EAC affiliation in conjunction with e~pression of a p~rsonal opinion specifically'at variance with a formally adopted EAC position is misleading and should be avoided. It is discourtec'Lls tb other EAC committee membe\~s to i~plY that they agree with a personal minority view~ BACKGROUND Sirice April of 1991 the EAC has recommended storm-water run-off attenuation, retention ponds and land purchases to minimize hardlining Stevensons Creek. Ths EAC endorses the currently on-going City Staff review of potential alternatives which may enhance the quality of the run-off water entering the harbor. The EAC dis~ingui5hes betwean recommending utilizing SWFWMD funds to proceed with the planning function and recommending additional physical hardlining. The Mid-Pinellas Plan is neither fundad nor authori~ed and consequently a d~te for cc.mpleticm, of .impl~c,ved altel~native plans 'appears indefinite. The EAC has' also recommended that the City move forward as rapidly as possible on the Mid-Pinellas Regional Plan. This motIon passed unanimously at a recent meeting. It is expected that funding,and' authorization of this effort will benefit from anticipated SWFWMO support. The current EAC endorsed plan for use of Clearwater Stormwater Utility funds is piedicated on, receipt of major SWFWMD supportive funding fo~ the Mid-Pinellas Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan. Ms. Lanza did not express the adopted maJoYity view of the EAC in her correspondence recommending that SWFWMD funds be'withheld. ('f.'f;: .'/: :.'::.' :>'~:::',:.. ' . ' , " r " ' , , ~ .' . , , ' r, '" r},;.:'.: c , . " : ,.'." , ~.. . , ~ . ~ , \ > -: '/ : , :.,.0 r.< ~ .. ; I...., .: To: EAC Membership Subj: Attribution Policy /tebr LIar y 1'3'33 I ~ vIe, ";5 :::- ~ 5 ~\..V-4 ~~l'Olf: Ci,ty Staff has rel:en' y been f~lrt:ed b:l e,:.rresp,:.nd with SWFWMD to clarify th differi~g positions of the EAC and those expressed by s. Lanza in a letter in which she cited heY EAC membe?tlip as one cd h~ q~~ti_.;..a_t-iQr1S. ----------",,--- , In view of the significant number of new EAC members, it may be helpful to formalize the attributi6n policy which has previously been discussed within the committee. .~....AII citizens have the right to express their opinion to all branches of their government. POLICY It is inappropriate for members to cite their affiliation with'the EAC as a qualificatio::on f.::or their viewpcoint unless a formally adopted EAC position is being espoused, or the contact is for the express purpose of soliciting and , obtaining citizens comments for subsequent EAC discussion. Citation of EAC affiliation in conjunction with expression of a personal opinion specifically a~ variance with a formally adopted EAC position is misleading and should be avclided. It is discl:.urteCll,ls to other EAC committee members y '0:' imply that ,they agree with a personal mino:ori'l;~ view. BACKGROUND Since April of 1991 the EAC has recommen ed storm-water run-off attenuation, retention ponds an land purchases to minimize hardlining Stevensons Creek. he EAC endorses the currently on-going City Staff review c potential alternatives which may enhance the qL lity of the run-off water entering the harbor. The EAC has al so I~ee q.mmended that' he Ci t Y mc.ve fcor war d as rapidly as possible on the Mid-P. sIlas Regional Plan. This me,tion passed unanimously at a I'je.:ent meeting. It is expected that funding and auth rization of this effort will benefit from anticipated SWFW 0 support. The current EAC endorsed plan for use of CIs rwater stormwater Utility funds is predicated on receipt of major SWFWMD aupportive funding for the Mid-Pinellas CI:lln2r ,'llensive l-latershc:!d Management Plan. Ms. Lanz~ did not xpress the adopted majority view elf the EAC in her I:~:'rre'" ondlElnce re':commending th.';\'~ SWFWMD funds be withheld. , The E(~C distinguishe, betwee:>n re,:,:,oHllending utilizing SWFWlvlO funds t,~ prcu::eed wi' h the pl.,:mning fLlno:ti,:.n and rSI:t:,mmending additie,nal PhYSit:-a hardlining. The Mid-Pinellas Plan is ,neither fun~ed no authoriz~d ~nd consequently a d8te for comPI.~ti~n. 07 roved alt~rnative plans appears indefinae. I ~. . " " '., l~'::'~~5::-'\!'!:\~~:?':) :,;, ' '~ t,.-': " " ~... ., :,:/,,{. . I: ~'~.. :, +~ " f~'; I~ . " ., i~.; \. ,. . r'.. n.., + " i ,. , :1" ~ ' '~ .: " ,.r.! , H ~::.:~ . ;,<.: ~~I ?t~':. ~":;>t: : ~: ., ...1,. '1' ':. : ~ ". ' :.;' , I.. .j. COMPUTER 'MODELING FOR PROPOSED CULVERT REPLACEMENT, , ' . ON ALLEN'S CREEK 'AT ,DRUID ROAD I,' ~' " .' ., :\./. , ' . ..~ .: ~ .1 ~" '. -.. ~ .~ '. r , " Prepared for; . .. ~ './l' " ~. -j' :t, .~~ ~ CITY OF CLEARWATER ... I,' ", '..,. I I"" ....,1. . ~ I' " ~ . .:, .' , . ~ ~'.>...'~. , .. r.~ ' \' J ~ '" ,1.' '. , .. , .. j. '., '. .,. , ';" :~::~: :.f? ,. f. ,..r.. , \ I > ~ '., . '...,'~\ " ~. ..~ ....: " .. r. Prepared by: " ~ I " .... . , . ',I' REYNOLDS, SMITH ANp HILLS;'lNC. ',' ,. , " " , " , " ,1 .. : ; , " , " , " " , ~ , ;", " ' " " ' ! ~ . ;.f" , , , , i, .' . .\ .. " , '. ',I. ,... ....: , " , ' , , i-UEP # 4930029000 , , , ,'. ..... .' ',',' ..,., ~ ' .' " ',' " 'i'.' . . .' ." , , ',' .' FEBRUARY, 1993 " I :, ,....;, " , .,', , , ".' >.'.1 '.' " , " , ' " " . ; .', ,I ;:';" ,'.', I . " ,". I _'. :' . <';,,::, ':: "~':'j t .. . - \, ,.:r.lc " , :t. \ " , . " .,! ,:. , ~ . . c ~ ". (' , ,~., . t . "'~'.",:'~';'L,~' :,:".:,"1.. ,{,. ", :-:;~...: :':T: -t I', 1 I : ~ ~, r r \ .1. ' 1~:li :(,., , .' :: ' f:;(';;:'\" .',::: .' . .. '. ' trt,i,"::(,.: . .,::' ~ . 't... ' j 1 ~'. : '" ' ~ .",J,:." '!~' _~, '., ',-:'.,".',: ,.',.:',~ :"''''., ;,,' ::>ll...'~1-~,':J..~,. .;,I~,',.,:,.':, ,', ',', ,I,',;,', t,' ~,. '.i~.;i' "';":':~'.~ ;~,,;;,~:', ',' '.' , . 1, , . "" I, " , I' '1 .". '.i'~ ~C ~.~e7: ~:,~~";~ " ~; 1 r '<, < ~!:,,:.::' CFeb3IDruld ROoId }..':;' ", LIST OF TABLES TABLE NO. DESCR rPTJ ON PAGE 1 ~imulated Hydraulic Results 12 2 Engin,eer's Opinion of Construction Cost 13 '" .. Maximum Allowable, Velocities 15 .1 f. 4 'lU~ernativ.e Comparison 16 'I '" II " Hi '. " ,. JL ~--~ -....- I ~',J~;J",.' ,\:,;~.~ ',t ;.};. ;:;,:' ,:~,t',;,,:,~ ..... '.' ,. t " , ~'. , .'J . j . ' , ' ' '., I '. ,/ , " 'l' t '.' ~.I;jj'lt - , .- -' -, - {, 1 1 ~ ,~ , , r i i 1 to '.r. " " ,I , ' , , . ~. I . . " ',,' , . . ,..-, .' "t .. . J'; '. :- .', 1.0 CFeb. '. "- " " INTRODUCTION 1.1 ,BACKGROUND AND AUTI-lORIZATION , , The City of Clearwater has proposed improvements for an existing 16' x 7' concrete box culvert located under Druid Road at Allen's Creek. On Janual)' 15, 1993, RS&H was authorized by the City of Cleanyater to perform computer modeling on three alternatives to determine the most cost~effective alternative for replacing the existing culvert. The project location is shown on Figure ]. 1.2 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The p'urpose of this report is to provide the City of Clearwater a comprehensive hydraulic analysis for the proposed culvert replacement under Druid Road at Allen's Creek. The three alternatives proposed for culvert replacement are described as follows:, . Alternative lA: 450 skewed culvert using 24' x 9' Con Span Bridge Systems with natural bottom. Alternative lB: 450 skewed culvert using 24' x 9' Con Span Bridge Systems with concrete lined bollom. Alternative 2: Double 90~ bend culvert using 24' x 9' Con Span, Bridge System with CC'1crcte lined bottom. The City of CleaI\\'ater's proposed stormwater facilities is incorporated into the Allen's Creek Model in order to perform computer modeling and culvert analysis for the 25-year and lOO-year storm even~s for existing conditions. A detailed written report to discuss the three alternatives in terms of hydraulics, stage~discharge relationships, headloss, scouring and constructability is also provided. Computation results suitable for submittal to Southwest' Florida Water Management (SWF\VMD) and/or other regulatory agencies is 'included in the report. An Engineer's Opinion of Construction Cost for the three alternatives is included in this report. Any changes resulting from these analyses were reflected with a IImark-upll on the owner-provided plan. 1 < ~~~""\""""'"!&,1~~"'"" .__,~ _...,.., r : ,\ Jgg 8v~WJ:U~U~U:U:U:U:U:U:U1J~UdlliHLj H411 V..CJ ... ... 'lII ~""" ..., ;, - w ~' ~ [ ] . :3- ... . .:J .... . ::J ='" .:l'" 11II w~; :;.... ~ w w 0 ~a:.,. u L .. .. .. ~..~ - ~ 0 ~ .. ~ . .. 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A two-stage weir under Magnolia Street creates Lake Julia down~tream of the culvert with elevations of 43.03 and 43.99. Conditions upstream include a small creek with brush, trees, or large rocks that help prevent bank erosion, Figure 2 shows the existing topography for this area. The watershed is located just ,south of the Clearwater Executive Airport to Druid Road with the western boundary at Keystone Drive and the Eastern Boundary at Belcher Road,'" ' , ~. ,.: . I . 2.2 . SOIL CONDITIONS Soils within' th'e project site consist of Urban land - Astatula complex (Ue), Made land (Ma), w~ich are found primarily in urban developments. 1\1ade land (Ma) is a non,-hydric soil that consists qf mixed sand, clay, hard rock, shells, and shell fragments that have been transported, reworked, and leveled by earthmoving equipment. Made land can be underlaid by a variety, of soils, including bay bottom or tidal swamp. Made land occurs in developed areas and is usually poor soil for plant growth. Drainage and other soil properties are variable and dependent on the characteristics of the parent material. Hydrologic soil type of Made Land is n~r : ~entified by the ~oil Conservation Service (SCS). Urban land - Astatula complex (Uc) consists of 30 - 70% Astatula fine sand, of which 10 - 20% has been modified by cutting, grading, and shaping. About 25 - 40% of this complex is Urban land associated \\~th houses, industrial buildings, other struct~res, and pavement. The parent material, Astatula fine sand, is considered . excessively drained. Urban land (Uc) is no~ ,identified with a hydrologic soil type. These soils are shown by location on the soils map on Figure 3. . 2.3 FLOODING CONDITIONS The northern portion of Allen's Creek is located within zone C or minimal flooding areas, Flood zone information was obtained from the Flood Insurance Rate.1\1ap 3 b~~..~............~~~I."""''''' ~";:JI.",,_........_ ~~~~~ 4-.1 J~l~. I-noc I .... ~'I- ~T"\ ,... ". _. ., r ., , " - . -. 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Figure 4 identifies the Oood zones for this area. 3.0 METHOD OF ANALYSIS 3.1 COMPUTER MODELING The City of Clearwater's proposed stormwater facilities is incorporated into the SWMM (RUNOFF/EXTRAN BLOCK) of Allen's, Crcek model to perform hydrologic/hydraulic computation and provide culvert analysis, for the 25-year and IOO-year storm events. The 25-year and lOO-year rainfall depths are 9 inch u'nd 12, inch, respectively as identified by SWFWMD rainfall. map, \vhich are used for modeling input., A portion of the model from Allen's Creek Watershed Management Plan was extracted in order to model three alternatives for a 24' x 9' Con Span Bridge; System. The Drainage Basin Map, Figure 5, identifies the total watershed used for the , modeling and Figure, 6 presents the Hydraulic Connectivity Diagram. 4.0 PROPOSED CONDITIONS 4.1 PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS The proposed improvements include a culvert replacemeut under Druid Road at Allen's Creek, a s~ormwater detention pond south of Druid Road on the \vest side of Allen's Creek, and additional roadway pavement (2880 square feet) on the north side or Druid Roael. Alternatives lA and IB will provide a smaller pond or' approximately 0.4 acres compared to alternative 2, which can accomodate a larger pond of approximately '0.6 acres. An existing 18" eMP wilt discharge stormwater runoff into the pond from approximately 2 acres of 30% impervious land. A control structure and outfall pipe ,will discharge stormwatcr from the pond intO. the proposed sediment sump located at the con'span outlet. , Pavement widening for Druid Road will require 240 cubic feet of treatment storage based, on 1" of runofr from 2880 square feet of pavement. Treatment storage 6 ).:t,~':;~<'..:'..~\ :'1. : ).... .:' I '1. ,4"\.. ., <, :' , , 'l. '"' ....!II~ 'II.................~,.....~.'"...~ , '. , 0 . . r-:~l~lr~--n- XCLE VELA NIJ.l )CI=:nSrnEETlr"-"-"~-'1 L<~r '~' ltl ltJ ;::, ;::) -.. <. ..- llJ lJJ :>. ::::. ~ oq: ex: . . 0 . . C/) ~ '<{ llJ Cl:: ~ D 2 u a:: ~ 1-- BAY BLVD (\ I l~ EN'S I \... --/ U::::: FIGURE NO. 4 " .DRUID ROAD BOX CULVERT ANALYSIS FEMA FLOOD ZONE :MAP BS. , , FlOOO lNSU{U.HC( lUTE w.r PAHEl No.l25139 0109C JUtfE 1.198' I , ' " I, .bIi"',~dJ~JjI" ~11}14"...jj Ii.... .,. .. ...,...., +1-)j~~~I'--'I:-I~'I-I'--'.I-"-I"" j-j ~~I- ;=--- - ,.n ' u.., ..',.....,.t:=__..---;;;;;o---':J D.I . · r l--~-----I . -+ _ t I ~ ~ --'..1" 1"1..... 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I'p'n_r" ~ ;, I ...... ~~_... ....-1 I Cr'cb3f1)ruid Ro~d available in the smallest detention pond is approximately 7,400 cubic feet Ouctmlted within 1811 above the seasonal high water elcvation, assumed to be at Al1clfs Creck water surface elevation of 40.5'. ' The littoral zone' is suggcsted to bo located at the outfall of the pond for a wet detention system. Figure 7 i11t1strntes proper littoral zone location [rom SWFWMD Management and Storage of Surface \Vaters Permit Information Manual, Volume I, March 1988. 4.2 COMPUTER OUTPUT , ' Si,mulated llydrautic results, including maximum flowrates, velocity and headwater elevations for the alternatives have been ,compared to the conditions created by the existing culvert as shown by Table 1. Appendix Band C contain the input data and output results, respectively. 4.3, ENGINEER'S OPINION OF CONSTRUCTION COST Construction"cost estimates include 24' x 9' Con Span Bridge systems with hcadwalls, strip footings and the optional concrete lined bottom, Excav~tion of roadway and ponds, removal and addition of pipes, and rcplacemellt of the roadway are also include'd. Roadway pavement grades were assumed to remain the same as existing grades, therefore, earth fill and the relocation of drainage systems due to any roadway elevation changes are' not' included. Protection of existing' utilities (water and sewer) were not included but are a common cost. Cost estimates for Alternatives IA, lil, and 2 are shown in Table 2 with breakdown costs in Appendi.\': A. 5.0' . EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 5.1 HYDRAULICS ' , ' During a 25-ycar and IOO-year storm event the existing 16' x 7' box culvert would have maximum headwater elevations of 48.21' and 51.95' respectively. 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B t'd <E~ o Mci5~ t- O' cO -.::r '0 '0 cO o 00 -.::r .-4 b ~ 0\ >< ::t ~ L.o C';l ~ o o - ,\ . , I ~ ::r: .0 C""l ~~~ ~r-C(l ,G:; v "<;T > ~C(l0\ ~-.::::t'"": ,G:; '0 00 , , .'i'~~ "<:::'0'11"'I ,.::::; ...... .-4 N ...... ('f") ...... 0' d-5 II &:: -.~ 8 'Vi 0 0 Sct"lt"l oro~~ ..oCl:)O\O\ B c: >< >< ~8~~ c: '8 ~ ......, N (.) .~ 5 e > L.o UJ 1-0 t\1 ~ t";) ~ <E~~ o 0 ~ci5~~ ~~:::';~~,'~,((:f~ '~:~~D~:~C~.,~,~'~.~:'. t._'::~ ,> j 1 ~ ~, \" ,\,\" ".,' IJ"J"" '''.' , ' ~r c:): ':>:,::-:\:"~' <:' ':,' .:'.c . f.,... .. . .' " . ~t(":,, ' '. ! ,'I .'.. ,~... ~,' ~. ~ t~ : c ) , ~" , ,!: , " , ' .' , . " ,j. , c , , ,. ~. . ~ , ' 'I., . , , " f: "'::'" 'I'," " , i: i:\,. . ,; ,', :,< t: ,To' Ie,..,., . . .... r , .... ~ 1'\'" ,> ' " ~ 7' , " "4' ;,:: l,;::'iY,:~:'t~"Z;,;~;',,_, .:: ,~,,~~',:, ~ ,"",;. ' " " , ~.~:. : . r'J'....... ~.~,' . ~ ~ .. .__........1 .. ........ CFcb3/Dndd R~d TABLE 2 ENGINEER'S OPINION OF CONSTRUCTION C'OST " .::'l" ALTERNATIVE COST !' ':' C \L~: j. , ,~ , \' o. I,. ,. , . 1A (450 ~KEW W/NATURAL BOTTOM) . 1B (450 SKEW W/CONCRETE BOTTOM) , , $311,024' $290,684 ,~~..~ :. " ' , , ':~ ~ ~ ~ <, :. . ~:,,' . " ,.': ~'". .. . .. 2 (DOl!BLE 900 W ICON CRETE BOTTOM) $432,603 . ~f'.,' j~ ',~" : ~;'. I c ',Note: The costs shown above include the Con Span Bridge system, strip footings, c'oncrete , lined bottom (where applicable), getention pond, removal and/or addition of storm , pipes and roadway replacement and widening. Howeyer, earthfiIJ~ protection of existing utiIities~ and 'relocation of drainage systems due to unlmown future roadway, el,evations, are not included. ' i< , " r ,: " :,.~ .; , ~. ,. ~, I I' , ". ,^ I.,' ;.. , , , , ) " 13 'l , ' , , ' ," " , I :'1 I '} ,'. .1 J\' , , " . - CFr:b3lDndd Road bottom and strip footing according to Table 7-1 of the Drainage Manual, State of ~lorida Department of Transportation. Maximum allowable velocities can be found on Table 3. Headwater elevations were the highest of the three uI'ternatives for both design events. I Alternative IB provides the lowest headwater elevations during the 25-year and 100- year storm events. In fact, the headwater elevations were reduced almost 4 feet during the lOa-year event. Stage-discharge relationships were the most efficient forthis culvert compared to the other alternatives, however, the highest velocities were- also produced her~ during the 25-year storm event. ; I. I> I I ',' The double 900 bend culvert, Alternative 2, produced average velocities, headwater elevations and stage-discharge relationships for the proposed alte,rnatives. Provided 'with this, culvert is a concrete bottom which will pro,tect the footing from the high velocities found during the design storm events. '. 5.2 , CONSTRUCT ABILITY " The existing utilities, water and sewer pipes create potential problems for all three alternatives. Common conflicts include 1211 cast iron water main under the wing walls on the north side of Druid Road and a 8" sanitary sewer crossing inside the structure on the south side. Alternative 2 provides additional conflicts which include an 8" sanitary, sewer crossing perpendicular under Druid Road and three storm pipes which require removal and connection into the culvert. 'r ' The Con Span Bridge System will encounter a maximum top elevation of 50.83 which will elevate the existing pavement elevations approximately 2 feet and change existing )aw points along the roadway. A 24' x 8' Con Span may be more de~irable if higher pavement elevations are not desired. 5.3 , CONSTRUCfION COSTS Alternatives lA & IB clearly provide the minimum costs far culvert replacement. Alternative 2 encountered additional construction costs mainly due to three factors. The major factor being the additional con span bridge sections needed to accomadatc the double 9!Y' bends. Other major costs in'eluded the excavation and replacement of Druid Road and the pond enlargement. 14 ~ ~".~ ;,./. ~~.,; \. l f ';f/"i"R.#A'~ :> ~.. ~. I. ~1~C.~~~~C.~ \:...:." >.:: ,.':.... ::.~.<:.. ~ :.. f . > " , ' ... " " ., ~ ;~'.~.. >1 '. ,oJ' '." .' .';~ ',' '.' .1, ,<,'. .' . " ' II '.. '. . \ 1 ' . 'I' " \ I: .' , t ;.':~:1 . , ' ~~ ~. '1 '. , . , , j, . ~ , " , , . ' 0,1 I , 't'\ ''-,'. : t, :'c . '. ,~'. ~ c , , . t ::1.,' I ' 1 TABLE 3 605-040-207-a Page 31 of 50 I Table 7,-1 MAXIMUM SHEAR STRESS VALUES AND ALLOWABLE VELOCITIES FOR OIFFER~NT SOILS " Shear Stress (lb/ft:Z) 0.027 0.037 0.048 0.075 0.260 0.670 Allowable Veloei ty" for a Flow Depth of About 3 ft (ft/see) Soil Type Sllt or Fine Sand Sandy Loam , Silt Loam .' Firm Loam stiff Clay Hardpans 1. 50 1.75 2.00 ,2.50 3.75 '6.00 ~eferenee: University of Florida (1972)' ." I', Table 7-2 RECOMMENDED MAXIMUM VELOCITIES FOR VARIOUS LINING TYPES , ' Maximum Velocity Lining Type (ft/sec) Grass with Mulch Bare Soil (see Table 7-1) Sod 4 Lapped Sod 5.5 Geotextile Grid 4-8* Flexible Design in Accordance with HEC-15 Rigid 10** *Varies with grid. **Higher velocities are acceptable if energy dissipation is , accomplished., 15 , , gnR~,99b/04a ,/r/. ;~~-':/.":....-<1"h~ ',-"1"1.;. ~. r'" ::.'. ~ i\ ","~}i~:1~,"~' .i".,~,.... .. dll~';r ~ -,:' ',. ~ , .\ ... " , 'j ." .' ! ' ~( . , /"d', , '( t,'.,. . ',~:.. , " ,\ i'c ' \,''--:,i: ) .. , , ; ,i : ~. c " ..' . 'j, " .)'" I.. Y c. :~ .. 1:~j~ ,~', . c , _ c. , .. 'I,... oJ",,' " , . " . , . ~. . ,. '.~ .,,'.. : 'J , ' "-LTERNATlVE lA . : '"U,TERNATIVE lB j,:< ,',' ,LTERNATIVE 2 . . . , ; J , {, ' "" , " .' . . CFeb3/Dnlld Road , TABLE 4 ALTERNATIVE C01v1P ARISONS . ADVANTAGES SWf'\YMD' permitting more acceptable due to natural bottom Lowe~t Construction Cost Produces lowest velocity · Produces maximum headwater elevations ,during the 25~ye'ar and lOO~year events · Smaller pond DISADVANTAGES · Velocities too high for natural bottom . . . Lowest headwater elevations during the 25-year and 100-. year, storm events 0, Concrete bottom prevents scour of strip footings Moderately low construction cost . Best stage discharge relationship '., Highest velocity for '! ' the 25-year storm event ' · Smaller pond . . . Concrete bottom prevents scour of strip footings · Larger pond provides additional treatment storage of approximately 3,680 cubic feet above smaller pond ' . Highest construction cost · Exposes one additional 8" sanitary sewer located inside the culvert · Req.uires the Jr...removal and drainage connection of three (3) existing stonn pipes. · High velocity for 100.year storm event ft:f~?r:;;;~'~}}:I"::;:::'t':;.:,',. '.'.:,~. ' .,' ,,' ~ '. '..... . '. I , t. ,., ~ l. L ~. ~ :':~'li' ..' , , ,.' , , ' " ' i :.~ I; " . , , , " , , " '.'. ,!) , . '" I, , c, ~. .~, , ";' " .~l::. " ': >~ ' f ,.. I ,1, '. j.+~' I CFeb3/Drold Rond ,5.4 ! CONCLUSION &,RECOMMENDATION Southwest Florida Water Management District would prefer a natural bottom for bridge systems, however, due to high velocity and scour, Alternative lA would not be recommended. ' Alternative IB does provide a concrete lined, bottom to help prevent scour. In addition, Alternative IB produces the lowest headwater elevations during the 25- year and 100~year, storm events and the best stage-discharge, relationship. Construction costs are considered moderately low. Alteniative 2 prevents scour with a concrete l~ned bottom and provides a larger detention pond but at a high cost, and consequently, not recommended. Therefore, with all aspects taken into consideration Altemative,lB appears to be the most reasonable culvert for the replacement of the existing 16' x 7' box culv~rt under Druid Road. ,," Alternative IB will decrease the maximum head water elevation almost 4.0. feet . during a' IOO-year storm event and substantially improves, the existing conditions. The stage-discharge values will be improved significantly during the lOO-year storm event and velocity will decrease in half. Overall, the proposed improvements will benefit the existing conditions and provide adequate upstream and downstream conditions. ' > . I I 'I 17 :{ :~r'<}:\":<:":},,',:' <.' ','. '" . .~ ~. . . t T.'. ~. I . J' ~.. ~ . r ;, , ' Ii ,< ,,. " . : ,. . , : . ,'~, .. .. ~. .' I .p .. I) Peter Reuter 1950 Sandra Dr. Clearwater FL 34624' (013). 447-6305 Febraary 6, 1993 Mr. Tom Miller, Manager, City of Clearwater Environmental Dept. .p~O. Box 4748 ' Clearwater, FL 34618~4748 Dear' Tom: Please ask the EAC at its February ,meeting to review the enclos- ed letter to Commissioner Degan and consider it for ,a recommendation that thedity determine the economic and environmental benefits of the suggestion revision in the processing of shrub and tree ,trlm- . m'lngs .' 'Thanks. , . Since th~ Stevenson Creek Ph II is in ~imbo why not investigate some of my previous suggestions to inject ,storm water into the shal- low aquifer to increase the local ground water that the City can pump from its wells. I suggest some stevenson Creek 'funds to subsidize a pilot pio- ject that, would collect storm water' runoff from .the roof of Sunshine Mall, skim oil and settle solids in a tank with two or ,three'stage water cleaning sections. Then inject it about 30 feet into the'shal- low aquifer below the clay ,that maintains shallow ground water for .zhallow wells. Another method was the storm sewer pipe me~h6d we discussed some time ago. ~hen adequate amounts' of storm water is ,diverted to the sh~llow aquife~ it will: , Push back salt w~ter intrusion and some the plugged wells can be' unplugged as the salt ~ater is push out from under Clearwater. 2. Reduce the chance of a flood. 1.' These are two areas that you can do to accomplish a lot of good for the, citizens of Clearwater. Sincerely, Peter Reuter, Concerned Consumer', Environmentalist, t~xpayer, and voter . , , " , , . ,'. J.: i .; " .<1 ~ . . -'.. ' ~ , < ' , ,',. ~ "10 ' ~ ~ . . ~ I. " ~I': ~ . M I ~., , J , ' . .'..., " .' . , . . , , . , , ,I t. ,'.. < .), ~., . , peter N. Reuter 1950 sandra Dr. Clearwater FL 34624 (613) 447-6305 February 6, 1993 The Honorable Art Deegan, Commissiorier, City of Clearwater ,P.O. Box 4748 "Clearwater, FL 34618-4748, 462-6700 FAX 462-6720 , ' Dear Commissioner Deegan: I have trimmed a number of trees ahd have ~. large amount of tree and shrub trimmings that I would like to 'use as mulch on my property. 'I llave called tree services with chippers to find out the cost to use ~ chip~er for 1/2 hour. The quotes are' $125. and $100. This is not reasonable just to be willing to keep my tree trimmings on my prop- erty as mulch when' the city is expending tax dollars wastefully in the following manner: I believe the city Sanitation Dept. is wasting tax dollars when it collects trimmings from trees and bushes and hauls them to the County Mulch Recycling Center. The County then chips up the, trimmings and mulches the chips with grass clippings. then hauls the mulch back to several locations in few concerned citizens to pick up for use on their homeowners do not have vehicles to haul the mulch to suggested solution follow: The City Clearwater for a property. Most their homes. My 1. City to modify a chipper to direct the chips into a city trash bar~el modified by adding bicycle size wheels for easy movement to the area of property the homeowner wants to use the chips as a mulch. The bottom could have a latch and hinge so it can open to allow chips to be spread on the homeowners property. 2. Chipping on site will reduce 5' to 7 loads of brush into one load! This will save hauling' and County dumping fees. '3. County spends tax dollars to chip, turn mulch and requires a lot of land to m~lch the Chips and grass. 4. City or County expends tax dollars to haul the mulch back to the city. 5., I list of homeowners that will accept extra chips could, be ,~aintained and the chips of homeowners who do not want to mulch can be dumped on their properly. :"- f;:.:'t ., ~ ~+I: ~~ ~1 - r~!:~ ;. t : , , '.j ,~~ ~ ' ' . ~ '!(.<<;'; ":,,,','::"., ',' \', T , '> , ,.., \:>. I' ~; J . , ,.,- l ,< :- ~. ~ "f, .... .. '\ .. . J' , ' , /'. , ' .! ," , , ' . ~. t '.r I . ,'. I ' ~ ' I \ .{,' , r ' or ~ /- .," ;+ ~ : ( ., .. :') 'I. '" , . . ~..'.. , ' ~ . Page 2 Degan 2-5~'9 3 " 6. Homeowners have to purchase mineral fertilizers to replace the minerals removed in the tr immings when ,1 t is not mulched back into the soil. " Please 'have the present process VS. on homeowners property. "benefits are there to soon as staff presents owners would be willing more expensive than the Environment Dept. evaluate the cost of the site chipping and disposal of chips on the I believe the economics and' environmental make it feasible to initiate the service as its report to the Commissioners., Most home- to pay a small fee for this service if it is present processes. When the city, only offers removal' of tree trimmings from my property itl.s violating my Naturat 'RelIgion Tenet, "From dust' it camej to dust in the soil from ,which it came." Removal, of grass, shrub or tree trimmings is raping the, home- owners prop~rt~ of, its minerals that oui Creator put there to: sustain life on ou; planet earth. It i's waste ful of energy," environment and tax 'dollars to remove minerals in the trimn\ings, and homeowners doll- ars to purchase minerals that come from costly and environmentally destructive mining operations! Thanks for your' assistance to save tax dollars, reduce, the tonnage of trimmings in the county recycling'system and make it move convenient for 'horn~ownersto recycle their trimmings!. Healthfully, f ~'kuv(;;: , Peter, Reuter, ,Concerned Consumer, Environmentalist, taxpayer, and voter , , , , , ,