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~ Minutes Approval
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II. Old Business. '
- Revicw/Updiltc Recommendations for City Comprchensive Plan
Environmenlal Objcclivcs..........~.................{Folc)' 20 1vl~n)
- NPDES Update - Part 2 filitlg schedule........ (!vlillcr 5 lvlin) '. ~ ..-~ ~
: S\VFWNrD guest prcscnlatiom; on Watershed Milnagemcnt
and GIS computer applicntion......:..............(Guest 60,Min)
IJJ. New Business
-:- (See Aplit Agendn Long tcnn schedule)
- Fuel stC?rngc tanks update,
'7 Fish kill in ~tevcnson Creek
- Open discussion,
. Adjou11l by 6,PFvI
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AGENDA
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Thursday, 13 May 1993..".@ 4:00 PM
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1. Rout ihe Agenda. ~ " . . . . ~ . . . .. " . . . . . . . . . " . . . (Hunt. " .. 5 Min)
- M i'nLI'l;'es Appr crv.al
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Coordination ~eetin6s/lssuesStatus.. CMiller..36 Min)
+ NPDES Update (Recent actions/King efforts)
.a. (Updated: Model ordinance draft,included
7 herewith fClr EAC l:o,mments at meeting),'
+ Mid-Pinell~s Plan (Interloc~l agreement update
'and status of SWFWMD leadeiship issue)
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. ~~() .. a < Rec',:,mmended, spe,:ifi.: updat.~s I:,f CQmpyehensive
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, ~ " cc'mmeilt',s geneY'ate~ by ,~1"F':'ley f~r f\pr.meeting)
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Rev{ew of, proposed Stormwater Utility budget
... (Infb copy enclosed herewith)
Other '???
Confirm 10 June agenda (ref: Long Term Agenda below)
. .,(Rel:c,nfirrn future agend,C'I items.. in,:ll.lsive(?) elf
suggestions by L~ Lanza distributed on 8 April)
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June...Review/comment evolving Mid-Pinellas Plan
JLll y. . ~ "Pl~ ie,r it i z e env i re,nm,ent al pr .:;tgram emphasis
inclusive of Aliens Creek and DowntQwn develop-
ment area efforts
Aug....Review City plans to provide convenient,
accessible, hazardous material disposal sitesa
9 Sept....Water reuse status including any City"
, reinjection plans and Reuter issues (dtd 6 Feb).
7 Oct."... EI:ol Qg ieal, Ac t i vi ties inc I ud'ing: E~:panded
, Qreen space and tree, replacem8nt; Coopers Point
~re~eyvation and reduced Sand Key mowin~
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EAC Go/!1pr~~eosiv~ PI~n Review - !Jrainao~ & ConsclValion . April 1993
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22.2 Objective - To protect floodplains drainage ways, and all other natural,a'reas
having functional hydrological characteristics by May 1990..
Is this Objective requirement being met? Does the city have aFlood Damage Ordinance
or a FloodPlain Management Ordinance?
Plnellas County has a Floodplain Management Ordinance that'applles to Incorporated
areas (83-21). Does this ordinance satisfy 22.2? If so, Is this ordinance being enforced
by the City?,
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The EAC may desire to consider these recommendations:
. Prepare a floodplain ordinance which will ,protect the floodplain Including
requIrements that will prevent new construction in the 25 year floodplain and require
a setback for b,ulldlng adjac~nt to streams and water bodies of either 3 times the
width of the st'ream or 50 feet (whichever Is greater) or some greater requirement.
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1II RequIre enforcement of County ordInance 83~2,1, Floodplain Management, which
affeCts entire County.
. . Require the adoption of a flood damage ordinance similar to County ordlhance 77-12
, which serves to minimize public and private loss do to flood conditlons, and protects
natural floodplains and protective barriers.
22.3 Obiectfve- Maintain and enhance wildlife and nalive vegetation by May 1990.
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What 15 being done to satisfy this Objective? The City Is actively removing Brazilian
pepper. When pepper Is removed Is native vegetation being planted?
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The EAC may desire to consider these recommendations:
. Train ditch crews In the propagation and protection of some beneficial native plants
especially In aquatic areas, roadsides and parks where normal weeding activities
occur. This may also help reduce weeding and spraying requirements In the future.
. Prepare public Information about native plants to encourage homeowners to buy and
'plant native species,
. The new Tree Ordinance satisfies th~ requirement of Policy 22.3.5
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tuilli ~ RevIew and provide recommendations to 1989 City.
Comprehensive Plan Environmental Objectives and Policies.
This Is a list of Comprehen~lve Plnn Gonls, ObJectives and Policies that have not been
Implemented by a specified date with questions and comments.
NOTE: Any changes made to the comprehensive plan must undergo a detailed formal
process, advertisement and. Slate review.
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16.2 Objective - Stormwater management plan ... to begin by 1990 and to begin
Implementation by 1992.
Dependent on the stormwater f!lanagement plan are Objectives16A. 16.6 and 17.1
which have also passed their Implementation dates.
How Is the City meeting the requirements of t/1ls obJectIve? Is ther~ a stormwater
management plan? '
Doe~ the City have the autl10rity to prepare and Implement watershed management plans
without contractual agreement by SWFWM D7 What Is the legal authority?
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stormwater management plans for waters of the state?
Each: of the above Objectives contain Policies that have passed their dates. The.
Implementation of a stormwater management plan program may be more difficult than
previously lhough~ by the Comprehensive Plan writers.
The EAC may desire to consider these recommendations:
· Increase Environmental Group staff In watershed management department to achieve
the stated goals as soon as possible.
· ,Hire a consultant firm to begin a watershl~d management plan as soon as possible as
per tile AFP dated May 28, 1991.
· Require Environmental Group to begin a watershed management program ASAP In
whatever form Is possible wHh current staff and under current condllions.
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. It Is tho r.espollslbllity of SWFWMD Clnd Plnellas County to prepare and Implement
, watershed mmwgernent plans. The cIty should request SWFWMD and/or Pinel/as
County to prepam a watershed mnn.qgement plan for the city.
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. If the City CDn show thnt there 13 CI best effort being made to achieve the stated goals
then ox tend the dates by 1990, through 1993 to ltby 1995", This will prevent legal
ncllons from bel no brought, which may further complicate the matter, an~ may cause '.. c . .' .
,additional delnYfl, And plnce the Ob ectlves In A e~, . . ."t.~i\'1~ '41 ,)i:Jk'\',~ ::t<'r,<'''U "N',
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22.4 Objective -' Manage all conservation areas located In the city to prevent any
unnatural, disturbance or mistreatment from developed urban environment by May
1990.
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Are Policies 22.4.1, 22.4,2t 22.4.3, arid 22.4.4 being satisfied by City activities?
Concerning Policy 22.4.5, Is the dty preserving the tlblurttt? Are Policies 22.4.6 and
22.4.7 being sat/sHed?
The EAC may desire to consider these recommendations:
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. Preservation of the bluff requires that the Mass Property be converted to civic uses
and not be developed as private homes, high den.slty housing, or shopping center.
22.6 Objective - To protect beaches, ~and dunes, and dune vegetation for their
natural funct10ns and for their recreational open space lIses by May 1990.
What has the city done to satisfy this obJective? Is there an ordinance oS requIred by
22.6.57
22.7 Objective - To manage all City-owned lands whlch are In thelr natural state by
1990.
Have all of these lands been Identified? Is this objective being met?
, 22.8 Objective - To protect all City owned and maintained potable water wells from
contamination ... by 1990.
Has a well field protection ordinance been adopted? Is the city doing all that It can to
control tank leakage? Is parks and rec using xerlscape when possible?
23.1 Objective - To protect, Improve and enhance surface waters from stormwater
runoff discharging ... by 1990.
. (See Dralnage remarks above.)
NPDES Permit Application
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PART I
'" Response to EPA questions for Purt I returned t? EPA on Apri11S, 1993 frOtn Pincllns CO\lnty~
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No word back from EP A 011 completeness of response to date.
PART II
'" Draft Stormwater Ordinunce in packets. This is current City suggested changes to Pinellas COllnly
~V-~ 'tModel Ordinance" that is being considered. EAC need~ to consider the language and provide
y comments/recommendations for changes. This is 11 component of the NPDES Legal Authority
requirement Issues for further discussion:
1.. Who will enforce; County doesn't want to.
2, How will the City administer regulatory program or enforce if the City must enforce it
This addresses all of EPA required,issues that need addressing.
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NPDES Group Meeting held on May 4, ]993.
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Draft lntcrlocal Agreement provided to communities for review. Agreement is to determine how
discovered pollutants in one jurisdiction from another jurisdiction will be addressed. Required for Part
II submittal for legal authority and EPA is getting draft to show we will complete something like this.
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Former issue discussed by EAC . How to proceed with Pinellas County. Had concerns about
information shortfalls? Issue now bcfore us:
1. Connty will not have available any of the required waler quality monitoring for storm events
by May 17 deadlinc. However. EPA expected to send us FA-X, today, to extend deadline for
this llntil September, 1993. If we do not receive that FAX leller, our joint application will not
be' in compliance with Federal deadline. '
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County only 600/0 complete Cicar'oVl\ter's GIS mapping effort.' This remains a requirement for
submittal on May 17, 1993 and therefore Clearwater will not be in compliance with Federal
mandiltc even thought KEA has completed all requirc'd effon in timely fashion. We do not
anticipate this being a problem for EPA within the time framc for EPA review, however, this
was earlier anticipated and WIIS primarily the reason Staff desired to have KEA do our entire
submittal ami'not to rely on others.
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Management Plans. decision was mude earlier by NPDES Group to proceed to identify essential
'management plan iniliatives limited only to existing programs/projects. No new programS/projects
would be identified liS a negotiated strategy.
This decision to include n management plan along with the Part II submittal was finally agreed to in late
April, 1993 and provided the municipalities with some difficulty, rushing to complete this task in
conjunction \vith the County. It has also recently come to our attention that Pinellas County has been
working on their management plan for months. providing them with II relatively complete plan compared
with the municipalities.
Point ~ Comparatively, tbe efforts contributed by each municipality toward completing their respective
management plans could have been much beLler had the County required the municipalities to complete
managemenl plans earlier as 11 required submittal clement us they did other portions of the Pnrt II
npplicnlion and not have revcrsed un earlier decision. The decision to proceed in this Ilmnner pluces
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Minutes
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITIEE
April 8, 1993
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Members Present:
Chairman Mr. Hunt, Vice Chairman Mr. Foley, Ms. Donovan, Garris, Lanza, Sharpe
and Melkonian.
Member Excused:
Mr. Davis
Member Absent:
Mr. Harris
Also Present:
T. H. Miller, Assistant Director, Public Works/Environmental, Tom Burke, Camp
Dresser & McKee, Inc, Mike Quillcn, Watcr Resource Engineer and Alan Mayberry,
City Urban Forester
The meeting was called to order at 4:10 P.M. by the Chairman, Mr. Hunt, in Conference Room B of the City
Hall Annex on April 8, 1993.
I. ' ROUTINE AGENDA
A. REVIEW MINUTES FOR APPROVAL
Correction to minutes, Ms. Sharpe. to be recorded as being excused from meeting. No further corrections to.
minutes, mati on was mnde by Ms. Sharpe to. approvc minutes and seconded by Mr. Folcy. Motion passed
unanimously,
H. CONFIRM AGENDA
'Change to. agenda was substitution of Stevenson Creek this month, and have Mr. Foley give his presentation at
the next meeting. Mr. Tom Burke of Camp Dresser and McKee was prescnt 10. make the presentation 'of
Stevenson Creek, Phase n.
II. OLD BUSINESS
A. REVIEW OF TREE PROTECTION ORDINANCE
A diseussian was held on the revised Tree Protection Ordinance which was presented to members for their
review with lhe minutes from the March Meeting. Mr. Miller slated that sluff felt the ordinance as presented
was gaod for lhe preservation of trees, however, the City cannot regulate the public's maintenance of trees on
private property. The revised tree ordinance would prevent people from lopping trees and would also give more
control over the preservation of existing lrees. Mr. Quillen informed the members that the tree ordinance
permits 25% removal of trees for commercial siles. und allows lldditionaltrees be removed with the required
replacements. The staff works with developers to preserve trees, and make certain landscaping codes arc
fallowed during site preparation work. Members were informeq thllt the Revised Tree Ordinance docs not
address' any sign ordinance problems. These issues arc resolved through administration process. Mr, Mllybcrry
presented huw he deals with issues of trees interfering with the viewing of signs. Each issue is individually
evaluated. All avenilcs arc explored, arid if no options arc availablet the forester will deny removal af lhe trt:e
and the citizen ~hen will hllve lo appear before II Board of Adjustment. Mr. Mayberry further eXplained the
various factors that substantiates his recommendations, There was a discussion related to penalties for CUlling
down trees illegally. and how a value of Il tree is determined. The Environmental staff feels that udequate
regulatory enforcement is, being imposed on viollltors. The revised ordinance of removing of nmngrovcs wus
discussed, as well as whether penalties were severe enough for illegal removal. Mr. Foley made a motion that
the Environmental Advisory Committee endorse the' Tree Protection Ordinance us defined by city staff. The
Motion was seconded by Inn Sharpe, and passcd unanimously. "The revised Tree Ordinunce to he presented
to the Commission Ma~ 1993.
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n. REVIEW OF STEVENSON CREEK
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Mr, Miller introduced Mr. Tom Burke of Camp, Dresser and McKee, Inc, Ilnd gave n brief background of his
association with the City and Stevenson Creek. Mr. Burke presented the committee members with 50me of the
alternatives available for city's consideration for Stever.son Creek. The presentation commenced with an aerial
of Stevenson Creek, which was taken in 1954, where the main line of Stevenson Creek was outlined in color, both
past and present locations. Mr. Burke introduced charts indicating Phase I and II of Stevenson Creek with the
available alternatives available, and also highlighted lwo areas which have been impacted by major nooding. The
current plan with the alternates were presented and the committee was informed how they could be configured
und how much it would cost In the current plan, culvert capacities will be increased, n controlled weir
constructed and the utilities will be relocated leaving a clear path for storm water. Mitigation areas would
provide nreas for water trealment by creating wetlands, Mr. Burke described how this can be accomplished, and
stated that the intent was for low maintenance. Current plan docs not depend on additional land purchase. Mr.
Hunt indicated on the charl the areas that the EAC was satisfied with. and discusscd the areas where the EAC
would like to see the purchase of the homes and the lake (~xpanded. A discussion followed on the possibility of
purchasing additional homes. Ms. Lanza suggested the City look into obtaining FEMA monies to aid in
purchasing homes thal flood. Several option were presenled and discllssed. Motion I ~as made by Ms. Garris
on that the EAC endorses Phase A of Alternative 2 and recomm9uds proceeding expediently, Motion was
seconded by Ms. Donovan. All in favor, mol ion passed unanimously. Ms. Garris on presented Motion Illhat
lhe EAC recommends that Altern,alive 2, Phase B be reviewed and amended to incorporate the purchase of
additional properties along the cast side of HiIlcresl in order to further minimize hard lining nnd providing
environmental enhancement and flood protection. The .Motion was seconded by Ms. Sharpe, motion passed
unanimollsly. Mr. Huntlhankcd Mr. Burke's comprehensible explanation of proposed project.
· NPDES UPDATE - Comments on model ordinance
The NPDES held a meeting Tuesday at the County to discuss the model ordinance. To date no information has
been received confirming the model ordinance. Mr. Millcr informed the committee that more information was
required by EP A, and a letter is to go forth on April 19, stating that although there presently docs not exist an
adequate ordinance to prohibit pollution of waters, that the ordinance will be improved and pursued under
manngcmel1l plull, Phllse 2, Committee members requested information regarding the model ordinance be
forwarded to them.
. Mid PincHIIS Pllln
Mr. Miller stated that a lot was accomplished at the last meeting at the County, and some misunderstandings
were resolved, . The main complainl was it wus felt that the City of Clearwater was not doing their share in the
plnn. Mr. Millcr discussed the'areas of concern and explained how some of the misunderstanding occurred.
It is agreed thut Clearwater needs to participate in the study and cost share on sludies throughollt the County,
However, City of Clearwater docs not believe it should participate in localized drainage problems and
improvements in other commu,nities, unless the problem can be related to a water quality issuc, or II social
amenity, thal is trying to be achicvcd. Mr. Miller made it clear to those present at the meeting, that Clearwater
wants to solve the Water Quality isslles and problems in Clearwater and the basins that drain Clearwater into
the other ureas. The members were informed that changes have been mude tothc Interlocal Agreement, and
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Pinellas group staling what Clcnnvatcr did parlicipntc in nnd paid for, und whnt Clcnrwntcr plnns to do us their
share in the future.
· ALLENS CREEK PLAN UPDATE
Aliens Creek Project at D~uid Road has been reviewed and approved by the Public Works Director as
recommended. The Chief Engineer wishes to consider Alternative 2. Original submittal stated the City's'
preferred plan was alternate 1 B" Ms. Lanza inquired what effect this has in conjunction with the County's
project. Mr. Miller informed the committee that the same consultants were used by the City on the Aliens Creek
project 85 were used by the County on their project, and designed plans were incorporated. The Druid Road
drainage project was. originally initiated as a bridge replacement projecl, however present focus is to make it a
water quality enhancement project as well. Mr. Foley made the Motion that the EAC endorse the concept that
bridge and culvert project involve stormwatcr quality improvements beyond mitigation requirements, such as
Druid Street crossings. Ms. Melkonian seconded. All in favor. motiOli passed unanimously.'
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· REVIEW Oli' CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
III. NEW BUSINESS
After reviewing the City Comprehensive Plan. Mr, Foley's wriUen recommendations were given to the EAC
committee members. Mr. Foley stated that the City Comprehensive Plan is a state requirement und every city
has adopted one. The Stormwatcr Management Plan is a difficult thing to accomplish due to its multi-
jurisdiction problem. . Mr. Foley went into more detail as to the Environmental Objectives and Policies on the
Drainage and Conservation Needs as set forth in his report. Mr. Foley suggested a few recommendations as
to what could be accomplished. Mr. Hunt encouraged the members to review Mr. Foley's report, and be
prepared lit the May meeting to note items that should be in the Comprehensive Plan.
· OTHER
Ms Lanza presented handouts for discussion, copies aUached. for committee's review. A Jeller she received from
Mr. Wirth, of SWFWMD, was also presented. Discussion held on Item 2 of the handout, suggesting SWIFfMD
sluff to come to the EAC meetings. Along with thesc issllcs. Ms. Lanza also enclosed handouts refcrencing to
"Growth Management" for commillee members review.
, Agenda for May 13. 1993 meeting
· Interlocal Agreement .
· Ordinance
· Misc.
The next meeting is scheduled for Thursduy, Muy 13, 1993 at 4:00 P.M.
Motion was made for adjournment at 6:40 and seconded by Mr. Folcy.
Respectfully submitted by Viola Wasilewski, Slaff Assistant II.
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TO: CleaY'water City Commission
P.O. Box 4748, Clearwater, Fl. 34618
,FROM: En'vir .:)nment;al ArJvi ~,,;O:'Y'y Comm i. t't; 8e ('E(~C)
SUBJECT: ,EAC actions ~t 8 ApY'il 19(:)3 lI!el;?ting.
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1. The EAC' endoY'ses the new city 'tr€?e protect ion' ord inance,
as defined by City Staff during March 1993. (City staff
'believes that"the Civil remedies, incCo\~pc'rated in'the .
ordinanc~, will sufficiently a~gment the defined Criminal'
. penal ties and penni t' adequat,e l~egul atol~y en for cement a') ,
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2. 'The EAC endc'~ses a minimum hardl ining implementat'b:m ,:,f
future stevenson Creek efforts as defined below:
The EACendorses Phase A, of Alternative 2, and recommends
that.,the City pY'oceedexpeditipusly.
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The.EAC recommends that Phase B, of Alternative '2, be ,
reviewed cand ammend~d to incorporate the purchase of addi-
tional prop~rties on the east side of Hillc~est in order to
further minimize hardlinind,while providing environmental
enhancement and flood,p~ot~ction. ~The cost of purchasing
the additional <1Q ?) flood prone properties is roughly
e~t~mated to increase the cost of the revised Alternative 2
to approximately the $ 6M value of the current plan.), The
EAC recognizes that an ~xtended time interval may be requi~-
ed in ordeY 'l:;o'(.:omple'b:2 IIwilling sellel~" neg.:d;iatic,ns.
3. The EAC .endorses the concept of bridge projects.
incorporating 'storm water qualIty improvements beyond the
'mitigation'requirem~nts. (Druid Rd. culvert for AlIens era)
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ORDINANCE NO. -93
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
RELATING TO SEPARATE STORM SEWERS; PROVIDING
A PURPOSE; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; REGULATING
CONNECTION TO THE'CITY OF CLEARWATER SEPARATE
STORM SEWERS; PROHIBITING AND LIMI~ING CERTAIN
,DISCHARGE; PROVIDING FOR INSPECTION AND
MONITORING; PROVIDING PENALTIES; PHOVIDING
CIVIL REMEDIES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVID,ING AN EFFECTIVE DNl'E.
WHEREAS, the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seg.),
as implemented by regulations of the u.s. Environmental Protection
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Agency adopted November 16, 1990 (40 CFR Part 122), m~~e necess~ry
the adoption of local ordinance provisions relating to the
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Stormwater Sys~em; and
WHEREAS, the City is seeking to comply with all provisions of
federal and state law; and
WHER~AS, the City Commission of the City of Clearwater,
Florida, is empowered to manage, operate, and control a separate
storm sewer system; and to regulate connection to such separate
storm sewer system pursuant to its home rule powers and pursuant
to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean
Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seg (lithe Act"); and
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater Code of Ordinances, Chapter
32, Utili ties, provides tha t the- City shall have the power to
construct and maintain major drainage systems.
WHEREAS, the City Commiss~on hereby finds and determines that
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the regulations adopted by this Ordinance are the least restrictive
means necessary to achieve the aforementioned goals and promote and
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protect the public health, safety ,an,d welfare of the citizens of
Clea~water, Florida; and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance pertains to the regulation of water of
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the City and the regulation of any activity tending to pollute the
s?rface waters of the City; and
WHEREAS, compliance with the Ordinance does not ,eliminate the
responsibility of cOIlIplying with ,other applicable EPA, DER, or
Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) regulations.
NOW, THERE~ORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA;
SECTION 1. " INTENT.
This Ordinance is adopted by the City of Clearwater for the
'purpose of ~aintaining ~fficient, economic and safe operation'of
the Separate Storm Sewers, and for the protection of the health,.
safety, and general ~elfare of the public within all of the City of
Clear\'Ta ter.
This Ordinance is in tended to prevent and abate
pollution through the regulation and control of connections and
discharges to the City of Clearwater Separate Storm System and to
linJi t the use of the City of Clearwa ter Separate Storm Sewer System
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to the collection, conveyance, treatment, and disposal of
Stormwater through appropriate regulation and enf'orcement. The
prohibit'ive discharge standards contained herein were 'developed
under the authority of Section 5 of the Act and 40 CFR 122,
applicable DER, SWFWMD regu~ations and applicable home rule power.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.
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'The fo~lowing definitions' shall apply to the provisions of
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(a) Authorized Official - any employee or agent of the City
of Clearwater authorized by the Director to administer or enforce
the provisioni of this Ordfnance.
(b) Director - the Director of the Public Works Departmen~ of
the City of Clearwater, Florida'or an Authorized Official.
.(c) Discharqe - any direct or indirect entry of any solid,
liquid or gaseous matter.
(d) Illicit discharqe - means any discharge to a municipal
separate storm sewer. that is not composed entirely of st'orm water
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except discharges pursuant to a NPDES.permit (other th~n the NPDES
permit. for discharges from the municipal'sepa~ate storm sewer) and
discharges resulting from fire fighting activities.
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(f) Site of Industrial Activity - any area or facility used
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under 40 CFR Section 122.26(a)(14) of regulations of the u.S.
'Environmental Protection Agency, as amended.
(g) Stormwater - any stormwater runoff, and surface runoff
and drainage.
(h) Stormwater System - the system of 'conveyances used for
collecting, storing, and transporting Stormwater owned by the City
of Cl~arwater but not including any facilities intended to be used
in acco~dance with ,applicable law for collecting ~nd transporting"
sanitary or other wastewater.
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.SECTION 3. INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITX.
(a) ~eneralProhibitions - Any Discharge into the Storrnwater
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System cin' violation of any federal, state, water management
dis'trict, county, municipal or other law, rule, reguiation or
permit is prohibited.
(b) .
Specific Prohibitions
By adoption of industrial
activity stormwater regulations or by issuance of industrial
activity: stormwater permits, or both, the Director may impose
reasonable limitations, as to the q~ality of Stormwater (including
wi thout lim! tation the designa tion of maximum levels of pollutants)
discharged into 'the Stormwater Syste~ from Sites of Industrial
Activity.
Any promulgation of such regulations and issuance of
permits by the Director shall be in accordance with applicable law.
(c) Administrative Orders"- The Director may issue an. order
.to any Person to immediately cease any Discharge deternlined by the
Director' to be'in violation of any provisions of this ordinance, or
,in violation of any regulation or permit issued hereunder.
(d) NPDES Permits - Any Person who holds a National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES j permit shall provide a copy of
such permit to the Director no later than the later of: 60
calendar days after the effective date of this ordinance or sixty
60 calendar days after issuance.
SECTION 4. ILLICIT DISCHARGES.
(a) General Prohibitions
Except as set forth under Section
4 (c) of this ordinance or' as in . accordance with a valid NPDES.
permit, any Discharge to the Stormwater System that is not composed
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(b) Specific Prohibitions - Any Discharge .to the, Stormwater
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(c) Authorized 'Exceptions - Unless the Director determines
tha tit i'5 not properly managed or otherwise is not acceptable, the.
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fighting, water line flushing and other contributions from potable
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. water, ,diverted stream flows,' rising groundwaters" direct
'infiltration, to the Storm\<later System, uncontaminated pumped
groundwater, foundation and footing drains, water from crawl space
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(d) Illici t Connections - No Person may maintain, use or
establish any direct' or" indirect connection. to the Stormwater
System that' results in any Discharge in violation of this
ordinance.
This prohibition is retroactive and appli~sto
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permit, or other authorization, or whether permissible' under laws
or practices applicable or ,prevailing at the time the connection
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to any Person to immediately cease any Discharge, or 'any, connection
to the Stormwa ter ' Sys tem 1 de termined by the Director to, be in
violation of any provision of this ordinance, or in violation of
any r~gulation or permit issued hereunder.
cSECTION 5. SPILLS AND DUMPING.
(a) General Prohibitions - Except as set fcirth under Section
4 (c) of this Ordinance or as in accordance with a valid NPDES
permit, any Discharge to the Stormwater System th~t is not composed
entirely of Stormwater is prohibited.
(b) Specific Prohibitions -,Any Discharge to the Stormwater
System containing any s,ewage, industrial' waste or other waste
materials, or containing any materials in violation of federal,
state, county, municipal, or other laws, rules, regulations, orders
or permits, is proh~bited.
(c) Notification of Spills - As soon as any, Person has
knowledge of any Discharge to the Stormwater System in violation of
this Ordinance, such Person shall immediately notify the Director
by telephoning (813-462-6042), and if such Person is directly'or
indirectly responsible for such Discharge, then such Person shall
also take immediate action to ensure the containment and ,clean' up
of .such Discharge and shall confirm such telephone notification in
writing to thec'Director at P;O. Box 4748, Clearwater, Florida
34618-4748, within three calendar days.
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Admini.strative Order - The Director may issue an order to
any Person to ioonediately cease any Discharge, or connection to the
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SECTION'6. INSPECTIONS AND MONITORING.
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inspection ~o enforce any of the provisions of this ordinance, or
regulation or permit issued hereunder, or whenever an Authorized
Official has reasonable cause to believe there exists any condition
constituting a violation of' any of the provisions of this
,ordinance, 'or regulation or pe~i t issued hereunder, any Authorized
Official may enter any property, .building or facility at any
reasonable time to inspect the same or to perform any duty related
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Official shall first present proper credentials and request
permission to enter, and (2) if such propertYI building or facility
is, unoccupied, such Authorized Official shall make a reasonable
effort to locate the owner or other person having charge or control
of the property, building or facility, and
shall ,request p~rmissionto enter. Any request for permission to
enter made hereunder shall state that the owner or person in
control has the right to refuse entry, and that in such event that
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entry is refused,' the Authorized Official may enter to make,
inspection only upon issuance of a sear~h warrant by a duly
authorized magistrate. 'If the owner or person in control refuses
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Authorized Official is hereby authorized to seek assis~ance from
any court of, competent jurisdiction in obtaining entry ~ Routine or
area-wide inspections shall be based upon such reasonable selection
processes as' may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this
ordinance, including but not limited to random sampling and
sampling in areas with evidence of stormwater contamination, non-
storrnwater discharges, or similar factors.
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Stormwater System.
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provisions of. this ordinance t or regulations or pe:tmi ts issued
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building or facility (including but not limited to a Site of
Industrial Activity) to undertake, such reasonable monitoring of any.
Discharge (s ) to the Storrnwater System and to furnish periodic,
reports.
SECTION 7. PENALTIES.
Failur,e to comply with the requirements of this Ordi.nance or
j' cany Permit or 'approval' granted or authorized hereunder shall
consti tute a violation of this Ordinance.
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pr~visions of this Ordinance shall upon conviction be punished by
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a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500) per day to the
provisions of Section ,1,.12, City of Clearwater Code of Ordinances.
If a violation should continue, each day of such a violation shall
constitute a separate' offense.
,SECTION B. CIVIL REMEDIES.
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Commi~s~on' of, th'e City of Clearwater is hereby authorized to
in'stituteany appropriate action or proceeding, including suit for
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injunctive relief, in order to prevent or 'abate violations of this
Ordinance. The City Commission of ' the City of Clearwater is also
authorized to impose and recover a, civil penalty for-each violation
of this Ordinance in an amount not more than Five Thousand Dollars
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($5,OOO) tor each offense.
'SECTION 9. SEVERABILITY,
If any provision of this Ordirance or the application thereof
to any pers~n or circumstance is held invalid, it is the intent of
the City Commission of the City of Clearwater that the invalidity
shall not affect other provisions or applications of the Ordinance
which can be given effect' without the i.nvalid provi[3ion or
application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are
declared 'severable.
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INTERLOCAL 'AGREEMENT
PROVIDING JOINT CONTROL
OF POLLUTANTS WITHIN
PINELLAS COUNTY
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THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, by and between' the' Cities oC
'pinellas ,County. Florida. Town oC Belleair. City Ot Belleair
Beach, City of Belleair Blue[s, Town or Belleair Shore, City of
Clearwater, City of Dunedin, Town of Kenneth City, City or
Gulfport, City o[ Indian Rocks Beach. City o[ Largo. City oC
Madeira Beach, Town or North Redington Beach, City Ot Oldsmar.
City of' Pinellas Park, Town o[ Redington Beach. Town o[ Redington
Shores, 'City of St. Petersburd Beach. City or Sarety Harbor, City
of seminole', City of South Pasadeha. City of Tarpon Springs. City
o I: Treasure Island, Town o[
I nd tan Shores.
all municipal
corporations or the State of Florida, hereinafter referred to as
CITIES, the Flor ida Depar tment of Tr.anspo rta t ion, an agency of
. the State .0C Florida, hereinafter referred to as FOOT and
Pinellas County. a political subdivision of the State or Florida.
hereinafter referred to as COUNTY, is entered into this
day 0(.
. 1993.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS. the CITIES, FOOT and COUNTY des ire to protect and
promote the public health. safety and general welfare through the
management o[ stormwater runoe[: and
WHEREAS. the CITIES. FDOT. and COUNTY desire to maintain and
assist in the improvement of water quality' and to preserve and
enhance the environmental quality o[ streams and receiving
waters: and
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~HEREAS, pursuant to the Federal Clean Water Act (CWA) ,
Section 402(p)(2), certain political entities are required to
implement stormwater management programs within certain time
frames: and
WHEREAS. pursuant to the Clean Water Act requirements. the
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed
regulations under the National Pollutant Discharge' Elimination
55 FR 47990: and
system (NPDES) permit program published as Part 40 oC the Code of
Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) Section 122.26 on November 16. 1990.
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WHEREAS. Section 402(p) (2) of the CWA provides that storm
water permi ts be required ror large and medium municipal' separate
storm sewer systems. determined rrom the 1980 census. and
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Appendix I to Section 122 designates the COUNTY as a medium
municipal separate storm sewer system: and
WHEREAS. the EFA. Region IV. notified the COUNTY on (DATE) oCc
the action they were taking pursuant to the authority at Section
402(p) of the CWA and in an attempt to apply the regulations. had
determined that the CITIES within the COUNTY are designated as
part of the COUNTY municipal separate storm sewer system for the
WHEREAS. 40 CFR l22.26(d)(1)(ii) - Legal Authority, requires
purposes of NPDES permitting: and
the COUNTY. CITIES and FDOT to control through interagency
agreement the contribution or pollutants from one portion of the
municipal system to another portion or the municipal system; and
WHEREAS, the individual CITIES and FDOT are accountable ror
their separate storm sewers which outfall to the COUNTY municipal
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approved
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municipal separate storm sewer system or to,Water o( the United
Sta tes; 'and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY is accountable Cor its municipal separate
storm sewer system where it outfalls to the CITIES or FOOT
separate storm sewer systems or to Waters oC the United States.
and
WHEREAS.
the
individual CITIES.
FDOT.
and COUNTY have
effectively manage and control discharge into separate storm
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sewer systems: and
WHEREAS. it is the mutual desire o( the CITIES. FDOT. and
COUNTY to establish relationships
and responsibilities
for
con'trol of discharge to separate storm sewer systems as outlined
in 40 C.F.R. Section 122.26:
NOW. THEREFORE. in consideration oC the mutual covenants
herein set (orth. the parties hereto mutually agrees as (allows:
SECTION 1. PURPOSE:
The purpose of
this
Agreement
is
to
set
forth
the
relationships oC the CITIES. FDOT and COUNTY with respect to the
general responsibilities of the CITIES, FOOT, and COUNTY to
control the contribution of pollutants Cram one identified CITY,
FOOT or COUNTY separate storm sewer system to another identified
CITY, FDOT or COUNTY separate storm sewer system.
SECTION 2. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
A. The CITIES. FDOT and COUNTY, as co-applicants, recognize
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that unless otherwise established through a separate agreement.
each co-applicant is responsible (or the discharges (rom within
in its own -boundaries.
The CITIES. FDOT and COUNTY shall be
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pollutants as necessary to meet the requirement oC 40 CFR 122.26,
[rom their respective separate storm sewer system to another
CITY, FDOT or COUNTY separate storm sewer system.
SECTION 3. COPIES:
Upon final e'xecution of this Agreement, two (2) copies will
be provided to each CITY., the FOOT, and COUNTY.
SECTION 4. PERMIT IMPLEMENTATION:
Unless otherwise es tabl ished under sepa ra te agr~emen t. each
party ,shall be solely responsible [or implementation or . the NPDES
Permit
cod i t ions wi thin
the
boundaries o[
its respective
jurisdiction. The representative [rom each' CITY, the COUNTY and
the FOOT shall be responsible for assuring the terms o[ the
Permi t are acceptable.
The CITIES, FDOT, and COUNTY recognize
tha t an iInplementa t ion schedule wi 11 be included in the Part, 2
application. It is the intent of this cooperative Agreement that
the CITIES,
FDOT and COUNTY agree,
subject to bUdgetary
constraints and other financial considerations, to complete
implementation according to the application schedule as approved
by the EPA.
SECTION S. LEGAL AUTHORITY:
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The CITIES, FDOT and COUNTY agree that the co-applicants will
consider, and if the CITIES, FOOT. and COUNTY determine that such
action is in the best interest o[ the CITIES, FDOT or COUNTY,
The
co-applicants
hereto
recognize
that
under
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will adopt. modify or amend any ordinances, resolutions, rules.
regulations, or pOlicies which will tend to enforce the content oC
this Agreement all in accordance with 40 CFR 122.26.
SECTION 6. BUDGET:
,respective legal powers they are unable to obligate themselves
legally to spend runds iri excess of 6ne (1) budget year; however.
pinellas county,
Florida
(Address for Notification Purposes)
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the co-applicants do hereby bind themselyes to complete the term
of this Agreement as they may be able to under the laws or the
State of Florida, and agree to appropriate (unds sUbject to
budgetary constraints and 'other financial considerations.
SECTION 7. NOTICES:
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All written notices to the CITIES, COUNTY and the FDOT under
Cthis Agreement shall be directed to the (ollowing addresses:
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Town of Belleair,
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City o[ Belleair Beach,
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city of'Belleair Bluffs,
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'Town of BellealrShore.
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city of Clearwater,
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SECTION 8. ,EFFECTIVE DATE
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executed copy is Ciled with the Pinel1as County Clerk or Circuit'
Court. Unless' otherwi se termina ted by agreement of the par't tes.
this Agreement shall remain in effect (or
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF.
the lawful representatives of the
co-applicants hereto have executed and affixed their ofricial
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Municipal Attorney
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INTERLOCAT~ AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE SOUTHvlESi}.' FLORIDA WATER MANAGENENT DISTRICT
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THE'MID PINELIJAS GROUP
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PROCUREMEN'l' OF PRo'FESSIONAL SERVICES TO PREPARE
A COMPREHENSIVE WATERSHED io1ANAGEMENT PLAN
FOR THE MID, PINELLAS WATERSHED BASINS
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, THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this day of 1993,
by and between the S.outhwest Florida Water Management District', a
public corporation created by Chapter 61-691, Laws of. Florida, as
amended for .itself and on behalf of the Pinellas-Anclote Basin
Board, hereinafter collectively referred to as the ~DISTRICTt, and
the participants of the Mid Pinellas Group, consisting of Pinellas
Coun~yand the Cities of Clearwater, Dunedin, Largo, Safety Harbor
and the Town of Belleair, politi.cal subdivisions of the State of
Florida, hereinafter referred to as the "GROUP". '
WIT N E SSE T H :
WHEREAS, the Mid pinellas Comprehensive Watershed Management
Plan, encompasses a study area of approximately __ square miles in
mid Pinellas County and includes Allens's Creek, Alligator Creek,
Belleair Creek, Stevenson Creek, Mullet Creek, Bishop Creek, Spring
Branch, Curle\'l Creek, Possum Branch, Coastal Zones Numbered 2, 3
and 4, and,Clearwater Beach Island, as outlined on attached Exhibit
"A".; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto have reached an agreement to
solici t and engage the professional services of an engineering
consultant firm; hereinafter referred to as the "CONSULTANT" to
WHEREAS~ the GROUP has request~d the DISTRICT'S asoistance in
the development of. a comprehensive watershed management plan;
hereinafter referred to as the "MANAGEMENT PLAN," to the extent of
jointly funding engineering consultant services for said MANAGEMENT
PLAN; and
WHEREAS, the Cities of. Clearwater and Largo, and Pinellas
County have ent:el:ed into an agreement to develop a Watershed
Management Plan for. the Allen's Creek watershed; and
'\vHEREAS, the Cities of Clearwater and Safety Harbor, and
Pinellas County have entered into an agreement to develop a
Watershed M~nagement plan for the Alligator Creek w~tershedi and
,WHEREAS, the GROUP shall also request the DISTRICT'S
assistance to implement watershed development in accordance with
the precepts of the l1ANAGEMEN'r PLAN; and
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NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants. and
'conditions contained herein, the parties hereto a~ree as follows:
1. An engineering consultant firm shall be engaged to develop a
comprehensive ~mNAGEMENT PLAN. for the watersheds including a
detailed, plan for implementation. The MANAGEMENT, PLAN is
intended to evaluate the watershed in order to identify
problems requiring management of resources affecting water
quantity and natural habitat. At a minimum the MANAGEMENT
PLAN shall address existing flood situations, erosion and
stormwater pollution. The MANAGEMENT PLAN shall include, but
not be limited to those items as further described in Exhibit
"Bu, and shall address the individual GROUP participant's
Comprehensive Plan Goals, attached as Exhibit "CU, whe~ever
possible.
2. The GROUP shall, in coordination with DISTRICT staff( prepare
the Request for Proposal (RFP) and Scope of Work for the
services to pe performed by the CQNSUTLANT. This Scope of
Work will specifically detail the design considerations to be
. followed in the development.of the MANAGMEN~ PLAN.
.3. '1.'he City of Clearwater sha 11 have the lead resp.onsibili ty for
solicit~tion of the consultant. The DISTRICT, and each member
of ,the GROUP shall maintain one voting seat (1) on the
comnlittee to select the CONSULTANT.
4. The City of Clearwater shall administer( manage and supervise
all contracts resulting from the RFP. Proper performance of
all work undertaken pursuant to the consultant contract is
ultimately the responsibility of the City of Clearwater.
5. The consultant(s) chosen shall provide to the GROUP and the
DISTRICT a P,roposed Project Budget. '1'he 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 final ratification .of the consultant contract by the
GROUP. Any revisions or updates to the Project Budget or the
Scope of Work must be approved in writing by the GROUP and the
DISTRICT.
6 . 'rhe DISTRICT I S performance under this Ag~.eemen t is conditioned
upon the occurrenbe 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 ei.ghty 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.
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7. The DISTRICT shall fund fifty percent (50%) of the study costs
up to a total amount not to exceed one million, three hundred
thousand dollars ($1,300,000). DISIJ~RICT payments to the City
of ,Clearwater shall be for a total of fifty percent (50%) of
the amount of the invoices that have been submitted to the
City of Clearwater by the engineering consultant firm
performing the study. Disbursements by the DISTRICT will be
made within sixty (60) days after receipt of quarterly
invoices from the City of Clearwater provided that the amount
invoiced is commensurate with the \'lorlc performed. The
. DISTRICT shall be provided with duplicate consultant invoices
and progress reports on the same time schedule they are
submitted to the City of Clearwater. It is the intent oi this
agreement that the participants share' the cost of the
Hl\NAGEMENT.' pr~AN in direct proportion to their respective
contributory drainage areas as delineated in Appendix "A".
Wi thin thir~y (30) calendar days from the receipt of each
properly documented invoL.;;} from the City of Clearwater I each
of the GROUP participants shall each forward payment to the
City of Clearwater for the agreed portion of the total invoice
amount. The Total Project shall not exceed two million six
hundred thousand dollars.
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8. All consultunts, subcontractors and suppliers are under
contract to the City of Clearwater and not to the DISTRICT;
all compensation and payments to them shall be the
responsibility of the City of Cl~arwater and not the
resp~nsibility of the DISTRICT.
T6e participants of the GROUP and the DISTRICT shall de~ignate
a single Project Manager who" will serve as a liaison for the
purpose of maintaining coordina tion for development and review,
of. the MANAGEMENT PLAN. Each Representative shall be notified
of, and attend all project and status review meetings, which
will be held monthly to review the administration of this
Agreement for the duration of the project, to review and
comment on interim reports, drafts, maps and other documents,
and to make site visits, and attend public information
meetings. The Pro ject Managers will be responsible for
transmitting instructions, receiving information, and
interpreting and comunicating DISTRICT and GROUP policies and
decisions relating to the MANAGEMENT PLAN. All correspondence
or inquiries relating to the MANAGEMEN'l' PLAN shall be directed
to the attention of the Project Managers.
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10. The DISTRIClJ.' and GROUP shall be provided one ,( 1) month to
review and comment on all drafts and final reports; and the
City of Clearwater 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
MANAGEMENT PLAN.
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The DISTRICT and GROUP shall,.upon request, assist the City of
Clearwater in the acquisition of all available information,
data and reports considered pertinent to the studies. Use of
all available information and ongoing studies that may assist
in the development of the,MANAGEMENT PLAN shall be maximized.
This Agreement shall be effective on the last date of signing
by the parties involved. Project costs incurred by the GROUP
prior to. the effective date of this Agr~ement are not funded
by the DISTRICT.
'rhis Agreement embodies the entire Agreement and understanding
between the parties and is subject to chilnge, alteration and
modification only upon the written Agreement of the GROUP and
,the DISTRICT.
It is understood -by the parties that the City of Clearwater ,is
responsible for the. appropriate expenditure of the funds
provided to it by the DISTRICT and shall only expend such
f~nds pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement
and shall not utilize such funds for any other purpose.
It is understood by the ,parties hereto that the DISTRICT may
terminate this Agreement, after _ giving thirty ,( 30) working
days prior written notice to the City of Clearwater, if at any
time the DISTRICT, at i. ts sole discretion, the City of
Clearwater and/or its consultant, contractors, suppliers are
not 'perforrning" in accordance with the terms and/or conditions
of thls Agreement. "
If ,such a termination of the Agreement occurs, the
participants shall pay to the City of Clearwater all properly
documented fees and costs for services performed in accordance
with this Agreement prior to the datlf! of termination.
All studies. shall be completed and all final reports submitted
within three. (3) years of the execution date of this Agreement
unless all parties specifically agree to extend the date of
completion in writing.
It is acknowledged by the parties hereto ~hat each participant
of the GROUP shall be solely responsible for the
implementation of the' MANAGEMENT PLAN within their
jurisdiction. Upon completion of the study, the GROUP shall
submit an implementation schedule to the DISTRICT for review
and approval, showing scheduled completion dates of a
prioritized 'group of projects that can be completed within a
five (5) year period based on each GROUP participant's r
stormwa ter revenue pro jections and con::> truction cost estimates
from the MANAGEMEWr PLAN. .
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cri terin for purposes of, developing the features of the
watershed management plans within their jurisdictions.
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20. It is the in1'.ent of this agreement to develop Comprehensive
Watershed Management Plans which.are mutually acceptable to
all jurisdictions within each basin and the DISTRICT. It is
further intended that each jurisdiction will adopt the
,Waters~ed Management Plans. affecting their jurisdictions and
use the plans to guide watershed improvements. It is further
intended that the DISr'cRICT' ,will adopt the'v1atershed Management
Plan use it for issuing permits and other activities {n the
basins.
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indemnify and save, harmless the DISTRICT, its Governing Board,
officers, employees and agents, from and against all 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 GROUP, its employees,' agents or
subcontractors in connection with this Agreement.
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23. All written notices to the DISTRICT under this Agreement shall
be addressed to 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, Florida 34609-
6899.. All wr'itten notices to ,the City of Clearwater under
this Agre~ment shall be addressed to the Environmental
Management Group, Public W6rks Department, Post Office Box
4748, Clearwater, Florida 34618.
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WITNESS:
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MANAGEMENT DIS'rHICT
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Peter, G. Hubbe 11., Execu t i ve Director
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BACKGROUND
Chapter 40 CFR Part 122 requires the protection of surface
waters in part. through the development of stormwater management
plans. State Water Policy~ Chapter 17-40, F.A.C. has established as
the goal of surface water management programs to protect, preserve
and restore the guali ty, quantity, and environmental values of
water resources through programs that includo effec.tive stormwater
management for existing and new systems \lhieh shall seek to
protect, maintain and restore the functions of natural systems and
the .beneficial uses of waters.
Pinellas County's Comprehensive Growth Management Plan also
includes this ~irective but adds si~nificant detail to the
direction through othercpo1icies and goals making 'these management
plans very comprehensive and holistic i'n nature and extending the
planning 'area to the uplands within the watecshed (Appendix C.!,).
The City of Clearwater Co~preh~nsive G~owth M~nagement Plan
reaffirms these directives (Appendix C.2) as does that 'of the
Cities of Dunedin (Appendix C.3), Largo (Appendix C.4), Safety
Harbor (Appendix C.5), and the Town of Belleair (Appendix C.6).
OBJECTIVES c
The objective of this project is eta apply an integrated
resource'management approach to the water quality/quantity problems
.throughout the mid Pinellas watersheds in a cooperative effort in
.order to determine the most ,appropriate structural and non-
structural solutions to problems, with emphasis placed on non-
structural solutions. .
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Watershed basins to be studied include those of Stevenson,
Curlew, Alligator, Mullet, Bishop I Briar, Allen' 5 and Belleair
Creeks three Coastal basins and Clearwater Beach Is land.. The.
initial work effort recognizes the need to maximize all available
information and' resources. It is with this consideration that
although Allen's Creek and Alligator Creek are indentified as
basins under consideration in this project, only that work not
being addressed by current or ongoing Cstudies already funded for
these basins will be undertaken.
This project will conduct a diagnostic evaluation of the
'watersheds in the mid Pinellas area in order to identify problems
requiring management. This diag~ostic evaluation shall, at a
minimum include, monitoring of water quality and sediment quality
at ~ultiple locations within the creeks of designated watersheds' "
and tributaries, identification of all drainage channels, ditches
and storm sewer systems and their outfall s and inlets in the
watershed; identification,of the individual sub basins providing
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specific land use type within each sub basin; identification of
those areas within the watershed for which treatment of storm water
has be~n provided; identification ~f industries, hazardous waste
sites, or',other potential sources of water pollution within the
watershed, and an evaluation of their performance; and any o~her
specific studies deemed necessary to characterize the environmental
conditions within the \'mtershed. Additional ecosystem
characterization shall. be required where basin conditions indicate
~he need for further study.
The project is to develop a linked watershed and waterbody
model" . in Public Domain, for included watersheds to evaluate'
various proposed activities in terms of potential impacts on water
quality and quantity, and to evaluate potential management
stra tegies ,( struc1:ura I, n,on-structural, BMP' 5, source controls,
etc.) in terms of their potential' for water quality improvement and
stormwater managem8nt~
The project is to develop a comprehensive watershed based
management plan, oncompassing uplands, wetlands, surface waters,
subsurface waters, and management by public agencies, public policy
and publiq law. 'rhe watershed management plan is to be prepared in
such a manner as to aid the GROUP in meeting the Goals and
Objectives of .their respective Comprehensive Growth Management
Plans, and in meeting the'requirements of Chapter 17-40, FAC, and
of 40CFR Part 122. The MANAGEMENT PLAN will provide
recommendations for site specific physical improvements as well as
policy improvements, such 'as the establishment of specific,
management practices and stricter regulations, and implementation
priorities. 'rhe MANAGEMENT PLAN will develop a
beneficial/reasonable use level of service and a method to
determine project benefit costs.
The MANAGEMENT PLAN will also include a review of rnitigation
banking and a long range fundi.ng' plan for :i.mprov'ements for the
watershed.
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The' MANAGEMENT PLAN will mai.n tain and enhance the' current
balance of living resources through the inclusion of upland buffers
adjacent .to wetlands" options to preserve or restore native upland
and ''\I"etland vegetative communities and habitats, and to remove
ecologi~ally undesirable vegetation. '
The PI.JAN will also include recommendations for ongoing
monitoring 'to demonstrate improvements to water quality and
ecological condit tons brought about as a result of recommended
projects, programs, ordinances, and policies.
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COMPREIIE:NSIVE GHOW'l'II' MANAGEMBN'J' PLANS
C.! PINELLAS COUNTY
Goal 3, of the Conservation Elemerit of the Pinellas County
Comprehensive Plan mandat~s that the County prepare arid implement
watershed sp,ecific management plans for the, watersheds in Pine lIas
County. Those 'plans must be' holis tic in' nature, taking into
account all appropriate goals and objectives in the' County's
, I ,Comprehensiv,e Plan, including, but not limitud to the following:
CONSERVATION ELEMENT
GOAL 7.
CONSERVE, PROTECT AND, WHERE POSSIl3LE,' IMPROVE AND
RESTORE THE QUALITY OF WATERS IN PINELLAS COUNTY.
CONSERVE, PROTECT, Al'JD APPROPRIA'l'EI,Y MANAGE THE NATURAL
VEGETATIVE COMMUNITIES, MARINE AND WILDLIFE liABITATS OF
PINELLAS COUNTY TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY POSSIBLE.
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GOAL 9. PRESERVE, PROTEC']}, RESTORE .AND MANAGE THE NATURAL
RESOURCES OF E'LOODPLAINS TO MAINTAIN OR ENHANCE WATER
,QUALITY, PLANT AND ANIMAL DIVERSITY, AND AQUATIC
'PRODUCTIVITY.
GOAL 1.
STORMWATER SHALL BE MANAGED TO PROVIDE 'PLOOD PROTECTION
FOR THE CITIZENS OF PINELLAS COUNTY AND TO PRESERVE,
PROTECT, AND/OR ENHANCE. WATER QUA~ITY OF RECEIVING
WATER BODIES.
DRAINAGE ELEMENT
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CONSERVN11ION ELEMEN'J~
GOAI~ 22. TO PROTECT AND CONSERVE ALL ASPECTS OF THE NATURAL
ENVIRONHENT AND 'ro ENHANCE NATURAL FEATU:RES WHICH
CON'fRIBUTE TO THE EXISTENCE OF THE NA'rURAL
QUAJ.JITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF CLEARWATER'S
SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENT.
GOAL 23. DISCHARGES 'OF STORMWATER .SHALL BE MANAGED TO
PROVIDE FLOOD PROTECTION FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE
CITY OF CLEARWATER AND TO PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND
ENHANCE THE WATER QUALITYc OF RECEIVING
WATERBODIES.
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GOAL 16. PROVIDE THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT
PROVISION OF STORMWATER l~AGEMENT INCLUDING THE
IMPROVEMENT AND ENHANCEHENT'OF STORMWATER QUALITY
DISCHARGING INTO LOCAL RECEIVING WATERS, AND
PROVIDE MAXIMUM PRACTICAL PROTECTION TO PERSONS,
PROPERTY, AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
GOAL. 17. DISCHARGES OF S110RNWATER SHALL BE MANAGED TO
PROVIDE FLOOD PROTECTION FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE
CITY OF CLEARWATER AND TO PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND
ENHANCE THE WATER QUALITY OF RECEIVING
WA'rERBODIES.
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COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ELEMENT
GOAL 20. MANAGEMENT OF CLEARWATER'S COASTAL RESOURCES SHALL
PROHIBIT ACTIVITIES TrffiT WOULD DAMAGE OR DESTROY
THE NATURAL OR BUILT ENVIRONMENT, OR THREATEN
HUMAN LIFE DUE TO HURRICANE HAZARDS, AND SHALL
PROMOTE ACTIVITIES TrmT ENHANCE THE NATURAL AND
BUILT ENVIRONMENT.
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RECREATION ELEMENT
GOArl 24. IT. IS A GOAL OF 'l'HE CITY OF CLEARWATER TO, DEVELOP
A"SYSTEM OF OPEN SPACES, PARKS, AND RECREATION
FACILITIES ~'1HICH ARE DESIGNED FOR THE MAXIMUM
SATISFACTION OF THE RECREATIONAL NEEDS OF
CLEARWATER'S RESIDENTS AND TOUR
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THE GRO'VTH .1VIANAGEMENT ACT OF 1985:
A BITTER PILL,
BUT BE"fTER THAN t1GRO'VTH l\1ANA.GE1VIEN"r ANARCHYIf
by Charles Siemon
As the effective date of the adequate facilities
requirement' of the Growth Management Act gets
closer and closer. cries of economic gloom, doom,
and ruin are, predictably, getting louder aIld louder,
and the call for repeal of the Act or deferral of the
') deadline are becoming' more and more intense. De-
velopers and lobbyists argue that "if only the dead-
line could be put off for a few more years everything,
would be all right" or "the Act is tantamount to a
moratorium, it will destroy our economy" or hthe
Act is a serious problem for the State and should be
repealed. ..
The trouble is that the real threat to Ronda's
economy is not the Growth Management Act or the,
Depanment of Community Affair's laudable 'and re-
sponsible commitment to see the Act implemented.
Ruther, it is the unmanaged growth that the Act seeks
to redress that threatens the well-being of Floridians.
It is nothing shon of sheer folly to believe that relief
from the Growth ,Management Act would avoid the
inevitable day of reckoning for decades of "deficit"
financing and unmanaged growth. Repeal of the Act
would, in effect, accept inadequate public facilities
as a desirable nom1. Florida's problems (mainly the
, need to redress the .'gap" between demand for public
services and the iacilities' capacity that existed be-
fore th~ Act) would remain unresolved if the Growth
) Management Act were modified or repealed.
Et'\\'JROSMESTAL AND URBAN ISSL1ES
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Simply put, the culprit i? not the Growth
Mnna!:!emem Act and its ambitious objective of align-
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pacity. but the failure of Florida and Floridians to
face the obligations that go with growth and pros-
perity during the last thirty years. . \Vhat we have
done, as Dr. John DeGrave, fonner Secretary of the
Department of Community Affairs and the "guru"'of
growth management, putS it: "is mortgage our fu-
ture in the name of present growth and prosperity."
The resulting facilities deficits, environmental deg-
radation and deteriorating quality of life have be-
come, like the Federal ,deficit, the "tail" that wags
the dog. The State is threatened with a precipitous
decline in economic well-being, either because of
loss of character and atrra~ti\'eness or because the
citizens of the State will rise up and say "enough"
and impose a no-growth philosophy on the State as
a matter of majority rule. The seeds of discontent
have already been planted, and it ~il1 take precious
little care to nurture them into fully-developed
"growth management anarchy"-public intolerance
of funher growth manifesting itself through anti-
growth ,initiatives and referenda.
Charles L. Siemon is Q partner in the law firm of
Siemon. L.'2rsen alld PurdYt with nffices i11 Chicago,
Boca Raton, and Newport Beach.
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threat to Florida 1 s econom'y
is not the Gro"th Manage-
ment Act. . . it is the un-
managed gro,vth that the
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Florida's growth management problem is
simple-development approvals, or, in other words,
service demands, have been granted without consid-
eration of or commitment to service capacity-with
) the result that roads designed to carry 15,000 ve-
hic1e~ per day now carry 30,000 vehicles. "Why,1t
one could ask, "would an organized society, with a
. choicc, allow morc demand than can be scrved by
available facilities?" The answer is manifold, but
not complex.
First, self-interest has
~(',n, and is like!y to ccrai!1ue
10 be, a significant factor in the
growth management equation.
Development translates into
profit, and profit transhllcs into
present benefits, hence the y,ill-
ingness of local officials to'
allow upland. and wetland
habitats 10 be convened from
timeless resources into dispos-
able commodities. Florida is a
state where induscies depend-
ent on the sustainable yield of
natural resources (fishing and agriculture, other than
) citrus) are relatively unprofitable, The profits that
can be realized from development, therefore, have
become a potent, if not controlling, force in the State.
The existing land ethic in Florida conf1:cls dramati-
cally with the concept of ownership voiced by
Marjorie Kinnan Rawling in Cross Creek:
Who owns Cross Creek? The red-birds, I
think, more than I, for they will have their nests
even in the face of delinquent mongages. And
after I am dead, who am childless, the human
ownership of the grove and field is hypotheti-
cal. But a long line of red-birds and whippoor-
wills and blue-jays and ground doves will
descend from the present owners of nests in
the orange trees, and their claim will be less
subject to dispute than that of any human heirs.
Houses are individual and 'can be owned, like
nests, and fought for. But what of the land? It
seems to me that the eanh may be borrowed
but not bough:. It may be used, but not owned.
It gives itself in response to love and tending,
) offers its flowerirlg :md fruiting. But we are
tenants ~nd ;:0: pos~essors, lovers and not
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masters. Cross Creek belongs to the wind nnd
the rain, to the sun arid the seasons, to the cos-
mic secrecy of seed and beyond all, to time.,
To be blunt, the conversion of natural resources
into consumer products is big business in Florida
and big busincss is in control, directly and indi-
rectly. Eventually, this ethic will collide with itself
as the attractiveness of the state declines to an un-
acceptable point. The experience of Miami Beach
makes it clear that it can and will happen without
balanced management.
St'cond, the impiications of
mt.:gagrowth have manifested
t.hemselvcs in ways that could
not have been imagined just
:!5 years ago. lnfonncd deci-
sion-making requires under-
standing of the consequences
of a decision; the plain fact is
that 25 years ago, few persons
fully comprehended the sig-
nificance of the State's growth
potential. Indeed, in assess-
ing the State's growth man-
agement "record" it must be kept in mind that as
late as 1958, the year that commercial jet aviation
was inaugurated in this country. the State was in a
frenzy to attract growth of any kind. Legislative
concessions to the "Reedy Creek Drainage Disoict"
demonstrate this attitude. While it is always easier
to have clear vision in hindsight, it is ridiculous to
suggest that a State that slumbered through the post-
war years in a "yellow-fever" fog could have under-
slood that commercial jet travel, even before de-
regulation, with its astounding amplification of public
travel, coupled with the advent of air conditioning,
wOI!ld transform Florida from a weak second sister
of tourism into a Slate under siege by thousands of
immigrants per week. Megagrowth simply out-
stripped the imagination of the State's leaders and
the State's technical ability (indeed anyone's abil-
ity) to anticipate the implications of its growth
management policies.
A third element of the growth management crisis
is the failure of the planning process 10 effectively'
explain the consequences of individual decisions to
lay decision-makers. It should not he surprising that
an uninformed decision-maker has a hard time
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county in the State of Florida where the process of Florida is subsidizing a panicular element of the
determining the adequacy of available public radii- economy, at the expense of the balance of the State
'.'. ties in the development review process ignores units and its taxpayers. The burdcn of meeting the cost of
c ) thm i!Tc approvcd but undeveloped. As a result, a de- public facilities is concentrated on non-residential'
. termination that the existing network has capacity to and high quality residential uses, regardless of the
carry the traffic to be genernted by a lOO-unit pro} facilities' demands of such uses. It makes no sense
ect, ignores the fact that the county has already whatsoever for the State of Florida to encourage
approved hundreds of yet unbuilt units on the basis growth that has a negative tost benefit ratio.
of the same road capacity. h is cennin that this Admittedly, deficit spending has become a govern-
double, triple, and quadruple counting of the same mental "W3Y of life:' but that is no justification for
capacity is going 10 com~ home to "roost" with a the perpetuation of what is a patently absurd idea.
vengeance.' In another jurisdiction, a local govern- Ad valorem value has linle or nothing to do with
ment has prepared a future land use plan without the demand for services. Consider. for example, a
considering the capital facilities requirements of the $200,000. single family. detached dwelling. occupied
proposed plan. When circumstances required an by a married couple in their 50's. . TIle family's
assessment of facility needs to suppon the future land public service demands do not include schools (their
use plan, the road improvements necessary to ,sup- children are grown), public parks (they b::long to a
pon the plan created a grid pattern of eight-lane private country club), elderly services, or many of a
divided, limited-access roads and the condemnation municipality's other "big ticket" hems. Assuming a
of thousand of existing homes in the city. Needless 15 mil tax levy, the home generates $2625 in annual
to say the existing residents of the city had some- tax revenues. Compare that revenue to the $450 in
thing to say in regard to that subject, and the future ad valorem taxes paid by a $55,000 duplex or mobile
land use plan underwent funher revision. home unit. occupied by a married couple with two
Finally, the State's fiscal structure has not been children requiring the full panoply of public serv-
set up to meet the req uirements of growth. In theor)', 'ices. Or, consider the $300 in. ad valorem taxes paid
growth brings new revenues that enhance a by the retiree owners of a $45,000 condominium.
community's ability to provide necessary services. owners who are "hard" on public facility capacity
The difficulty with that theOl)' is that the cost of because they are incfficient drivers; need significant
serving new growth and dcvelopment all too often social services suppon and emergency medical
exceeds the revenues generated. particularly when the capacity; and live on fixed income devoted to the
principal source of funding is an ad v;\lorem propeny purchase of goods (food, medicine, and the like)
tax. In Florida, the fiscal benefit of growth is ob. exempt from sales taxation. Moreover, retirement
scured by one of the greatest anachronisms of mod- populations arc panicularly efficient electors who
ern America-the "Homestead Exemption:' which g.enerally oppose rid valorem bond issues for capital
undercuts propeny taxes as a source of revenue. and investment because the future benefits of such pro-
"mually assures that new residential development will grams have little compensating value to a taxpayer
not pay its own way. Tne. concept oi 'homestead with a life expectancy shaner than the capital facili.
exemption was originally based on a public policy in tics program, yet still consider some city "up nonh"
favor of home ownership as a symbol of "good" as their "home."
citizenship and as an inducement for others to move A second fundamental flaw in Florida's growth
to the state. It was instiruted at a time when Florida's management financing structure is that citizens have,
economic opportunities. environmental integrity, and for too long, been shielded from the truth about the
public facilities capacity were substantially different cost of public facilities. For years, capital, operat-
than they are today. It is simply unbelievable that ing. and maintenance costs of public facilities have
the State maintains the homestead exemption after been funded out of general revenuc with the result
radical changes in all of these conditions make it not that the relationship between demand, capacity, and
only obm1e~e, hut counter to sound fiscal policy, cost has been obscured. In other words, wastewater
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treatment facilities have been financed with EP A
sewer grants-a source that municipal officials and
the citizens they represented consider "free money."
Because the funding was available at the time, the
I long-tenn fiscal implications of increasing sewer
dcmahd by approving a panicular development has
been considered irrelevant.
Worse still, behavioral patterns in the use of public
facilities ignore the cost implication!) of waste. For
example, many jurisdictions fund all
or a significant ponion of solid
wallie disposal facilities through
genera! revenues. As a result. the
'economic advantages of waste
scream management programs, such
as source ~eparation, are nOl appar-
ent to the user because a citizen rc-
ceives no economic benefit if he or
she separates his waste stream and
recycles. If, however, the full cost
of waste collection and disposal,
capital and operating and mainte.
nance were charged directly to the
user on the basis of his or hcr waste stream, it is in-
dubitable that source separation and other waste
stream reduction techniques would suddenly become
far more attractive. During the 1970s, when gaso-
line prices were far higher than they are today, driv-
ers selected more efficient :lutomobiles because of
the rl:irect economic implications of maintaining a
"gas hog," Unfonunately, the State's nominal ap-
proach to capital facilities financing ensures that "gar-
bage" gluttons have no direct incentive to reduce
their waste stream.
Redressing these issues will not be easy, and it
can not be seriously disputed that many "oxen" and
"sacred cows" will be gored by a public decision to
bring public facilities demand into alignment with
public facilities capacity. But it cannot be avoided
unless the development community wants to endure
a populist state where to grow or not to grow is a
majorit)' decision C'f the public. Public opinion polls
consistently indicat~ that 70-80 percent of the popu-
ladon of growth areas like Florida desire 10 see
gTo\\,th limitcrl b:::.use, reading between the lines,
they already have '.theirs" and now want to "pull up
the ladder," In oLher words, if responsible growth
) management jr. ;,~,. :~1 piace, growth management by
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initiative and referenda will inevitably follow, pos.
sibly leading to a taxpayer's revolt-uo more money ~
for facilities and no more growth. California knows
full well the implications of "growth management
anarchy."
\Vhat is needed is reform of how we plan, regu~
late, finance, and use our public facilities and natu-
ral resources. The Growth Management Act, impcr.
feet as. it may be, is a good vehicle for the needed
reform. Undoubtedly, the State
could tinker with the substance and
language of the Act for ~t~;!r~ unci
improve i t~ efr e~ti vClle'ss ~md naybe
even its equity; ncvenhe!ess, it is
doubtful that such refinements would
make any differencc in the major
reforms needing ancntion now-
with or without the compulsions of
the Growth Management Act.
The first step of refoml is to focus
the considerable energies of the real
estate development indusrry on the
number one problem the Stale faces:
the alignment of existing and future public facilities
demand with existing and future public facilities ca-
pacity. To put it in the vernacular, "the develop-
ment industry and local govcrnment have got to bite
the bullet." Landowners and the rcal estate develop-
ment industry must accept the reality that develop-
ment expectations formed on the basis of what are
now obsolete planning assumptions are not practi-
cally, constitutionally, or statutorily immutable. In
other words, development approvals that turn OUt to
be improvident may have to be reconsidered, In-
deed, given the environmental, social, and economic
COStS of servicing development expectations, it is
unlikely that there will be many local jurisdictions
that will be able tel accommodate every develop-
ment that has been approved during the last 30 years,
That does not mean that eve!)' development exp~c-
carion in. the State must be adjusted. bur that major
reformations may be neccssary in order to ensure
that every propeny owncr has a reasonable share of
the Stale's devclopmcnt capacil)'.
In addition, the real estatc development industry
and its clients (the rest of the State's citizens) must
accept the reality that the indirect subsidies that have
supponed real estate development in the past are no
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more, and that development is going to h:1VC to bear
lhe COSt of new facilities required to serve new growth
nnd development. The medium of thal obligation is
subject fO a great deal of choice; however, the "bottom
1ine~: must be recognized as "due and owing.t\
Otherwise the gap between demand and capacity
(cvcn jf new developmenr is not permitted) wjIJ not
be closed; growth management anarchy is inevitable.
Second, local government planning budgets must
be increased dmmatically. The Slale has an ccon.
omy that is basically dependent on real estate devel.
.opmenl. The vahle of the real e:;talc cevelopment
industry to the State and its economy arc beyond de~
bate. yet the life-blood of the industry-new proj~
ects, created and designed by high-priced consult-
ants at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars-an:
then tossed into a financially stressed land develop-
ment review system where staff professionals. who
arc paid a mere fraction of their private sector COUnler-
pans, try to cope with a work load that taxes even
themosl devoted professionals. Florida local gov-
ernments have always been blessed with caring
professionals; however, the staggcring work loads
created by the Statc's sustained prosperity, thc in-
creased complexity of development impact analysis,
the mandates of the Growth Management Act, and
the budget constraints of the infrastructure financing
crisis, threaten the very fabric of our public planning
insrilution. \Vhal the devclopmcnl communit}' nceds
to realize and publicly endorsc in city commissions
and county commissions and legislativc chambers is
that public professional planning is good and bene-
ficial (public. planning is infinitely more beneficial
than growth management anarchy) and that increased
planning budgets will result in increased planning
service. The staff versus devcloper (while hat/black
hat) mentality ~hat has characterized public planning
in Florida for many years, is an extr3Va!!anCe that
the State can no longer afford. The State of Florida,
its political subdivisions, and the real estate develop-
ment industry simply cannot afford to train young
planning professionals and then watch them move to
the privatc sector because local planning budgets can
not "afford" experience and expcnise.
Third, th~ State of Florida must stop uwhistIing in
the dark." The old prcscription for keeping the
"bears" away has no place in the complex, modern
economy, :1:1d the philosophy that something will
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"work OUl" is bunk. The State has an infrastructure
financing crisis on its hands and nothing shan' of
revenue refonn will transfonn the State into nn
efficienr growth management machine. There is no
"free lunch." We need a revenue system that advises
the diner of what the items on the lunch menu cost
and then delivers a bill when the diner receives the
"meal." Public facilities services should be financed
on a user-pay~Aor-ser\'ices-received system. If it
costs $15 per pound to dispose of solid waste, then
the user should pa~' $15 per pound, not only be.
C2.USC the bill reflects the l,;OSl, but because it will be
substantial inducement, to reduce his or her waste
stream to 1/2 pound.
We must also accept the realilY that our ad val-
orcm tax based system is not adept at fairly appor-
tioning the cost of public services (in the broadest
sense) among an beneficiaries on a user basis. That
does not mean that we must, as a State, make it
more difficult for low and moderate income fami-
lies to cope with the demands of modern society,
but that "relief' programs for disadvantaged groups
need to be narrowly and directlY,tailored to provide
that relief.
In the final analvsis, we must, if we are to cope
with the pressures that threaten the quality of life in
Florida, chart a new course. The Growth Manage-
ment Act of 1985 was a response to the reality of
this final analysis, and although the language and
nuances of the Act could be endlessly debated and
re-debated, the fact remains thUlthe State of Florida
has two fairly distinct alternatives-face the music
and pay the piper, or enjoy il while we can with the
inevitable trauma of growth management anarchy.
The choice was, prior to the Growth Management'
Act, and is now, whether the political institutions
that guide the State want t,o preserve and conserve
the natural and built resource values that make
Florida a desirable place to visit and live, or whether
we wanl to avoid the reality of the disparity be-
tween facilities capacity and facilities demands and
risk the anarchy of taxpayer revolts and nogrowth
initiatives. Although expcrience and logic favor the
fanner. it remains to be seen whether the experi~
ence and 10llic can "overcome." n
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TillIilh,'5SNl, Florid..
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Dwellers by the Sea
How Do We Protect This Coast We Love?
by Jim Murley, Excculiw Director
DUIl'lIa.~ blj tile srn en II 'I fni1/o be illJ}ln's:;cd
by I/le sig/ll oj iis ansrlr:s~ CNIl/1II1 flow, n/ld nrc
{lp/.. ,10 Imeea st/1111c rclcl/ioll,{I lil'acl J/ilrl/lcIIIY.
bclwmr ils /ides (lmi /Ill' life of IIIrW.
. -Sir Jamcs George Fri'lzil.!r
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With the longest imd most diverse
COilslline in thc conlinenlal U.S., F1orid,,'s
beaches. sa1twiller fishing ilod other Ililturill
ilUmclions have long been iI miljor drn wing
cnrd {or bolh tourism ilnd economic devel-
opment.
According 10 recent in{ormiltion from
the Niltionill Occilnic nnd Atmospheric Ad-
ministration (NOAA), during lhe 50-yenr
period 1960 to 2010, thcstntc's eOilsl.t! popu-
lalion will have more lhillltdpled-from 2.7
million in 1960 to 8,9 million in2D1 O.
In fm:l, pc:oplcall over the United Slates
ilrc moving 10 the !lillion's COilsts in incrcil5-
ins lIumbcrs. NOAA predicts Ihat about 110
million pcople-nlmost hnlf the I1ntion's
popul<ltion-now live in cOilstnl ilrcas. By lhe
yc,lr 2010, NOAA pr~dicls, c0<1:;t<l1 rnpulil-
linn will hilvc grown {rom 80 million In Illllte
than 127 million people, nn incrcnsl' of nl~
most 60 percent. ,
Whik-grawth illan!; the canst hasbl.!cllil
tremcndous boon to thc stillc's ecollomy. it
hns not come without resulting ellvironmen-
lill and qunlily-of.1ifc costs.
The impacls of development along the
COilSt have nol (!Scared our stale's policy-
milkers: Aciridil's government has tradition-
(lily paid special illlention to the COilSt. In lhe
enrly 1970s the Legislaturccrcated theC~lnslill
C(Jordinnting Council 10 (ocus rcsCilrch on
constill resources. The Floridn COilst,11 Mnn-
"gcment Act of ]978 prodded the llll'nnS for
thc state 10 recc1ve federal funding through
the Fl.:'dcral CO,1Sl.,1 20lll' ManaSl'ment Act,
a vulunlnry nntiollal prn~Ti\1ll th"l works
with COilstnl sli'llcs to devl'!np nntl imple-
ment progrnms that will "pn'~cr\'e, protecl,
develop, ilnd where pos~,ible enhnncl' the
resources of the n"li(Jll'~ ('o,,:;tn\ zone,"
The StiltC'S Consl.,1 Mnnngcmenl Pro-
ISf!' Dwellers IIIlS,. ,I)
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COASTAL l~ocus IN THlS ISSUE
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:::' Your Vote
Could Decide
Growth
Management's
Future
by Nathllnicl P. Reed, President
Wespend il !otoffjmeilllOOO FRIENDS
OF FLORIDA talkinl) nbout mor~ ilnd bet-
ter WilYS for eWzcns to make n difference in
the locill comprehensivc planning process,
illld in the slillcwide plMming process as
well. Bul one of Ihe m.ost cffeclive WilYS
citizens can gct involved in growth mnnasc~
ment is also one of the casiest-cvcry votl.!
YOll cnst in loca\ ilnd statewide elections hns
nn imp.,ct on theslntc'sgrowth lnanngcmenl
pmcess.
As lI)is newsletter goes to press, you
willnlrc!ildy hilve hild ,nil opportunity to vote
in the firsl primilry
election in ('arly
September, In
many elections
there will be a sec-
ond primnr)' in OC~
lober, illld the re"
mninder of the
races will be represented inlhe November
gencrilll'lcction.
I hope you will t.lke tlw:;copportunilics
t(l vole for candidates who show j\ commit-
1l1l..'llt to lIl.1r,,'ging growth in r:loridil.
From your city cOl11mis~iLln to the Guv-
ernor .1nd C.,bind, C'\'ery dl'clt'd offjei,l) hj\~
nil impnct Ull growth it~ your (Umlnunily.
And IIw SllCCl'SS of growth nl.1/lilJ;(ln1l.'1l! i1>
depcndent on e\'cry elected official taking
;)1) nctivc tCllc in J1lilnnglng growth. Growlh
Illilnal)ement dol.!s not begin and cnd with
your locai cmnprehensivc plilll-m the Stille
Plnn. It is all ongoing process r~q\liring
dC'cisions by elected o(ficiills i111 along the
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w~)rk~ in ~;lll"h":l."l'~' Th"l r~vi('w. In lurll. Ih~ is!'U1:S, "IHI Ihe e",hill'l1el' u( pt'rlhwnl
will he revll'wed, by up 10 Ihrec supcrvh.ors, dllcul11ellls, As ;11\ i'lllurlwy whll h,l1" I'l.'r-
The dcparlmenl s I"MHlI.rs.'Im 1.,Jl'uted i'lnd fllnlll'd Ihh t,1lik (rom my ofrkt' in T"Il"h,ui-
kllU\yledg('nblc. HII\\'l'Vcr. II if> om~ Ihh'l~ \., set'. I Ci'ln lell yuu II is jnvnlll"hk'lu hiWt';1 t:l'I ,
Iry \1I kMn "houl a Wlllllnlnity hy u:;inlj pl.1I\ 'Uf locnl eyes ill'ld enrs ill the il(fccled Clilll-
b Y f;tI!l~l~rl Jocllml'/ll~ ~1I pn..Jid how /;0.11:1, Illunil)' 10 m:slsl III Ihl's!! 1,1Sk.o; nnd III Iwlp
IUchnrd Gros:-;o, nbJec~\Ves. nll~i pl1liCll~s will apply ill Ihnt idcntify Pllh:otinl wilnes:;cs 10 support tl\!'
Leg.,] OiTee! or percClved selllllg, II Is nnolher Ihint; .,110" ll/jency'!> I'o!'iliol\,
/.. hetll~'r 10 m:lunlly liv~' in ~nJ know ,1 COIll- This pro('t-:;~ of prcpnring (llr lili~nlll1ll
Onc oflhe~r"l.fr~cll'l,cHlflhcGrowth mUll1tynnd Ihu~ predlcl wllh some cerlllinly docs nol cnnstitulc w"slcd erforl, e"~n if .l
, Mnn<lE;Cmclll Act 15 to lI1crem:c lhe \evd Of, whnln plnl1 nceds tll sny tt' nclu1\lIy Innll:1!;!.' cnsc ISJ;elllcd prior to j1 hc.lrin~, SettlCll\ents
public pilrtldplllit1l\ in Ihe comprehellsive 1;1Owth, . m.,y occur ,1flcr IInc or morc llC/;IlII"lil1ll
plmlllin!; process. Adllplioll ilnd nmcl1d- II. . 1l1l'l.'tinhs, lIsuIIlIy held in Tnllahn:-;sL.'e. Dm-
mcn! of Of pl.m o1lld il:; sUb:;cl}llCnl il1lp)clllen- I" ( ( C ing thcse mcclillMs, DCA often musl ilel'l'pl
lillion lhrough devclopnlenl orders ;'Ire fun" \IC ,wn II t(,ssn tlIr"I~ '"n!>! rrcrl/N!!" .ll (;'Ice v;'llue the loenl gnverlllncnl',.; miSt'SS-
d II d ' , sell'.' II ClIJIl't/ rlll/C' DC'}lnrIJJli"1I1111 (' d' . I' I
ilnwnt;'l y iHercl1lt;l!'ks rI'Il\11nllh vi'lriL.'d .... I 'f AI' f' I I Illentll L.');iSllll,l; Cllll ItlllllS nlld Ike y future
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ildlOl1S by cltlzcns Illlercsled 111 c((l'Clil'c ('lIlo/tlI'JI prill/uri/y, iu nm/ltrco/li"rI5ill(' SCCJ\il:IUS" Huwev:r, If lhl: ilW:ncy hilS the
l)rowlh J~'Iilllilgem\.'l\1. }"llllliliSlI.IiOll, 1111/1 rIIII' cI/(,(I;IISI'$, lie bel1crllllr.I\~(~mn;llllll\ provl~\.'d bY;l kl1mvl.
I-InvlIlfj 1ll0:it recenllY,bccll employed wns 111/ l1ssislo"t Sl'lIrrol cohll!H'~1 III tllc l.',dg,C'lbl~ clll7.Cn, bulh pnrllC:i,ln Ih~ 1l~J;O.
by DCA liS." comprchel1:i1ve plnllllllln, nl- DC!}lffr!tIIcl/f of Cl/llimlllll,.nl,d llnllllll Ciln be UIl "n evcn rOl'tlll~, I-urther,.
IOrlley, ) h.IVe 501'll\.' definite lhnughl~ 11Jl R.l'gu/fltirmlroUl 198(i~S91"1It"1iIlS dllring lhis process, where DCA is review-
I how "nVeril);e" citizens c,'\n p(lsilivdy ilffecl' liliglltiOIl (l1II1111'l'cI115 couccmill.') illh ,1 lid pos~ib)y evcn :;um;eslinh propu:;cd
the pl"nning proCC5:i every step of lhe WilY, wet/mufs lu:rmiWIIS ami iuversc. "m\.'1\dmcnl[; lhill would brill~ lhe pliln inln
. It is import.1ll1 to p..../idp,llc in locnl COIII~el/lllnlioll. I~ 198~ sr/lllllote IJf IIlc cOlllplinlll'e, Ihe I~nl "cY:s illld \.'.'\r:>" enll
review, ildnplion ;'\Ill.:! nlllcndmenl proceed-. Flondll ?tlllc 1IIIUlcrSl ty cuf1I'.\;C of pl'lwide ;'llJ infnnned opinimr 011 c'J.lIlges
. :i.t\ lings beciluse ohj\.'clillllS voiced lhere hclp, ~fTW, he rCI:ln~es 1000 F~17ND5 O,F prol~{)SeJ by the Ilrc~1 hllVer'ln\enl nlld even
,,:J , give you slnndillg 10 chilllelll'c Inter ilclillns FJ)L,?RIDA s first frSfll rim clor, Sic VI'II slIhl;e:;lnlher l'pccirl\: chnnge~,
I d I tl., fC'lffer, We lire ~/tII( to lut1t(' fill ^ II'" II I'k, ('I I (
rc ;lIe 10 llc plil/l, The );I\V l'r.lllls,c;IMllllllf, it '0 1': 1 I' I 4. 1 I )IS sInge, 'Ie I c l\!llll II yel\1r
to chnllengc com)llinncc dcl~nnillO"lti(Hl:; ll~ " o,r~f~J' w'l ,I ~~,c tart 5, 1IIe './r:rl()/J"!I lIpinioll1i being rdlcclcd .iJ~ DCA '5 n'''~llli..,t-'
' all ,c; " J 111I1 II/Vl C YOl/ 0 WIl C I 11I11 , . . . . 'I J I
vlrlunlly ilny c:,rly pilrliclpnnl who owns or 115 lie c.l"JltlIlIls (II" legal Jlrogrtlll/ ill lire JI1~; pll~lllon 1$ C;l1l1re y lkpenl1l~nl un t'lC
opernlc~ a busmes5, owns propcrl)', or lives flllllre, IIp'nc)' s percepll0n uf your knnwkdge ilnti
wi/hin Ihe locnl governmenl jurisdiction, \1ndeTsl,'\nding of the cnsc nnd of I he I'nrcc.
Dulthere is more Ihill\ the It.~['ill clement "'" '1 flllnes... ,111d logic o( }'uur nr,,;ulllclll:-;, or
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involved; endy hl\'nlv~'mellt is .... prnctic.'\! WIlTse, i ypll h","e fnrmillly inlcl'wned as i'l
mlllleras well, To fonn"lIy bring ,1 eompli- The faclual inrllrll\iltitlll ilnl! infllnlll'l! pnrl)'. YOUlllllSI sign off un ilny sc!lk'll1l'1l1
illlec challcnge to il plil!) rClluires a Ihorough opiniOl\S you Cnn provide tn DCA wilt be "!-jreemL.'IH bdllrl.' it call become com plL'l l.'ly
underslnlldinl; or Ihe commul1ity, Ihe plim, Weklll1l\.' ill\d Cilll be crud" I 10 hl.'ll'jng Ihe l'ffl~clive,
and lhe plo1ll'S history, The persoll in the Ije~l Qep;lr\menl vil'w 'il 1~liln inlhe prul'er liGht, . As we.111 knllw by now, lhe ildl1plioll ur
posilion 10 bl'inssuchn ch"lIeJ1l'c is olle who The ml1sl crrecllvl' comml'llls Me sp-:- n plnn th"t i:; "in cl1111plinncc" is jllSt lhl'
hilS becn involvcd rrom the e~rlil'st singes dfk 11S to ~hel1i1r(s Q( Ih.c \~lnl1.,1l1 which lh\.'y lwgin/lill/;. ct'rl.'linl}' nol Ihe l'nd, of 1111'
nnd who knows Ihc f"els .11lt! thc plil)'crs. rdt'r: fln:v Ilnplll'I,lIllllJ\USSI~l~\S rnun Ihe pli1I,I; I plmlllinh process. Lor.., I ~0\'l'rnn\l'1l1 mllsl
cspeci,llly when.., cilizCIl is Ch.llk'nging 4 IlheT,'~lll:ular r:S(lurc~, r.'\clhly ll~iln:illhnlls IIdopl, development regulalions In impk-
pIli 1\ or plilll ill1\cndmentthiltlhc Dep"rlmcnl ilrkclcd~ ;lnd, If p\1~1i,blc. thc~,lillul\1r)' llr mcntlts 1'1011\, Undl'r th\.' :-.l.ltulc, DCA h,11'
or Comlllunity Affilirs (DCA) rinds III be "in rule pro~'billl1S 111.11 ,1,",: ill1plk.lll'd, J!'.., JllIl nnly illimil\.'d impll'n1el1lillhm role, Tlwl'C-
compliilncc,"iI iscrudnltll knnw lhe idelllily ~llough Jllsl to ~l1mJ1I.'\lll Ihilt Ihe pliln. for fore, il is even more crudnl ror luc,'\l dlizl'n:~
nnu opinions of people wilh inrnrmntion ll1:;IIIJlCC, does1\ I ,prl1lc~1 n"lurill reSlHlrccs. tn "w,'\lchdog" the isS\ln\}Ce of dc\'chlrmcl\l
rclevnnl 10 Ihe plnn and the e>:bleilce illld You should expl,11l\ whll:h nnlm.1I rei'lIurceS (!rd~s IIwl may bt' incunsi:>lcn\ WIth nil
Jocallol\ or relevnnl documl'nts. Wllt'crn }'1!U ~Ild explnill why Ihe provisions ,1duplel~plnll, In urder t\ll~1\'c Btilnding III
Yell! do not need 16 become ., form,l) Ih,,1 do e>:llilll1 Ihe plan nre nul .,dell'lille 10 eh"lIcllgc lh~sc deveh~mcnl or41.l'rs. lhl'
pnrly IOiln ildmini:;lrnlivc l"w:;uil ill onl\.'r 10 prnlcellhem" chil.l'n shuuld prub'lbIYlliT\I<..' (ol"ln,ll1)' IIh-
plilY, il mnjor rol\.' in th~ pl.,nning process., In C.1:;e/; ~dll'rl' ,DCA (1Ill!";,1Ioc.1J pIa II, .~r , jl'clL'd ill JIll' puhlic Illl'l'tings nl "'[Iich lh,'
DUring the review "nd ndllplll1ll proees:;- illl1C'l\d menl IS nntlll compli,111Cl'. hll'ill Cll1- ordl'rB were C'(llll1id\'rcd ,ind ruled, IIpnn.
whil:h Includc:: DCA':; reviL.'w of rirst the %ens Clll: pIny ,,\11 l');treml'ly ilnpl1TI"l\l role To drl'l'li\'l'l)' hI ilig il ch''Ilfl'IlHl', I h,'
proposed, thl'n the ndnpled pl.lIl-lhl' il\ll'r~ even, \~llho~ll r(1I'Jn~111y inh.'rvelling in II", dlil.l'lI IImr.1 Ill' pn'p.lrcd 10 d('IIlIlIl:>II',lh'
csled dll:"cn c.1n review lhe 1'10111 nnd submit ?L!'~lmJ~tr.1l1~e !ICo11J!ll~ P,ruCl's,~' A Ul'r DCA whirh pruvisillnsuflhl'pl.11l Ihl'dl'vdnpnll'nl
commenls In bollt Ihe 10c.,1 gnv\.'rnml'nJ ilnd 1I\11Iillm. ild~IIl11ISI r.''IltVl' h,llg"IIl1,n Oil ~ plilll, lIrder Villl,'l~s .lllt! why cnllsisll'nC)' with
DCA. the ~h(,ll~y illlurnt')' bl'/~In:; In Idenllfy pn" (11 hl'r prnVi5il1ns o( lhe pl.'ll dlll'S !lut (lfl'M'[
Hemcmbcr Ihnt DCA's review of thc. !cnh.ll wllncs:;es (or Ihl' loc,11 guvl'rlUHl'nl, Ihl','lll'llt'd incnllsish'nl'ic5. I:llrllll'r, bl'I',lllSI'
pliln will be done by sumeone who lives ,1nd olher peopl\.' wilh infnrnlillillll rl'1evi\nt 10 C' J - -
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the past 20 years, but the legacies or the pitsl
I ,persist. Florida no longer relies so heavily on .
''''-I), . agriculture, construction, tourism and re-
tirement, but their sIgnificance remilins sub-
. 'stunt/a!. While theshilre of srossstate prod-
uct represented by manufncturing hilS in-
creased, its share of employment has actu-
ally dropped since I took office. Overall. the
service economy ismore important than ev('r.
Employment growth' has been fastesl in
sectors such as finance, insurance and reill
estate, services, ilm.l wholesale and rdOlil
ITa d e. Popu lati on grow t h aclu ally has served
, as a ratchet for growth of inlernal markets.
Those milrkels, however. have not gener.
ated high.wage jobs. Floridil continues 10
rely heavily on dividends, interest, rent and,
transfer payments for n substantial portion
of its income growth.
It is difficult 10 disentangle the effectf; of
population growth from other chilnges "f.
fecting OUr state. Perhaps il cannol he done.
But the facls of change cannot be ignored.
The Taxiltion and Budget Reform Commb;-
sio'n provides opportunity to confront these
{ilcts outside of the ongoing pMtis,1n debate.
This alone enhances the roll.! of the commis-
sion. In 1973 almost 69% of al! registered
voters were Democru ts. Teda y 11.!ss than 54 '70
. are. The political arena is in Iransition no less
'significant than the economic und demo-
} gruphic forces sweeping the stilte. Yet is it
".~ dear, at least to me, that the slate cannot wait
for the political debate t,o be resolved. It
must address change now.
Thl! commission established by the vol-
ers Is intended to be hugely free or partisan
inOuenccs. Of its 29 ffil.!mbers, 25 can vote.
No voting member ciln be a leglslalor ntthe
time of appointment. Four Icgislators-cach
house sends one Republican and one
Democrat-serve on the commission.
Politics aside, the commission's task is
fom\idable. It must deOlI with Ihe filctS of
Florida's growth and the fundamental
changes in our economy and society. It mUst
ft'-exilmin!: Ihl.! slate's tax stn.cture in light of
Ihat change, Out it also must go beyond just
tax;\tion. It must i\ssess the need for gOVl.!rJ\-
mental sl.!rviccs and how they arc delivered.
It must be conccmed with how revenues arc
spent, and it must make meaningful recom-
mendations to the people (or meeting lhose
challenges. II h a job thi\l demands much of
the commission mcmben;.
Under the Icadership of Tom Rankin,
'president i1nd chid operating oUicero{Lykcs
Pasco, Inc., the commission has established
four committees to Cilrry out lis charge.
Governmental Services Committee,
which J eh.,ir, will eXilmine revenue needs,
e\'illuilte the demilnd for government Ser-
vices and capital facilities, determine the
level of service provided, identify current
financing. ilnd projl.!ct changes in cost of
services over the next 10 years.
The Committee on Planning and Bud-
gelilry Processes willldenlify and assess fi-
nilncial planning, needs assessment, and
budgeting systems used by state and local
Questions for Candidates
Listed below are a series of growth management-related questions wecol\sider
most importilnt to Olsk candidntes for elected office. There may be other issues that
hiJve come up in your community that could be added to the list.
1. What do you see as the most serious threnl to Floridil's Growlh
Management Act? If c1cctl.!d, how would you work to strengthen
growth milnagement in Floridn? Specifically, how would you
strengthen state agency planning? WhO'll is the proper role of the
Reglonnl Planning Councils?
2. Do you think the slilte has gone fnr enough in its efforts to acquire
lilnd iJS il way to ensure its protection? Do you support annual
funding of the Preservation 2000 inW"tive'passcd by the 1990 Legisla-
ture, especlally the secllon that funds the Florida Communities Trust?
3. How would you propose that all levels of government get more
citizens involved in the growth mnnagcment process? Do you
support giving brander authority to citizens to challenge development
decisions mnde after local plans have been adopted?
4. Do you support the concurrency provision in the growth mnnilgement
lilw? What additional funding oplions should be given to ]ocill
governments to bctter enilble them to provide necessary inff;\struc-
ture? Would YOll support a building moratorium in specific areas if
infrastructure could not be provided to meet development needs?
5. What is your vision for Floridil in the yeM 2000? What would you do
as an elected official to make your vision a reillity?
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governments.
The Proceduresllnd Structure Commit-
tee will examIne governmental efficiency
Ilnd producllvity, idenllfy techniques to Im-
prove cost effective servke delivery, ilssess
the imp",ct of these tl.!chniqucs, determine
how to realize ild d itio nil I revenues from,ex-
is ling tax sources, and eXilmlne existing gov-
ernance ilnd division of responsibility to de-
termine if they promole efficiency ilnd'nd-
equale funding.
The Finance and Taxation Committee
will evaluate current tax structure of stnte
and local governments, invl'stignlc how.
government activities are funded, how ex.
isting tax structure is projected 10 function
over the next 10 years, and assess how to
fund the levels of service identified hy the
Governmenlal Services Commillee.
rhe constitutional charge given the
commission is daunting. It covers virtunlly
every aspect of public affairs, relating to the
raising and spending of re'venues. The com-
mission is explicitly authorized to recom-
mend to the Lcgisl~lure, Ii maydo so in 1991
or 1992 by majol'ity vote. More significantly,
thc commission m"y take constitutional
proposals directly to the people, but such
proposals nre subject to a severe test. Any
constitutional proposal requires affirmation
by two-thirds of the commission nnd con-
currence of a majority of the members ap-
pointed by the Governor, the ScnLlte presi.
dent and the House speaker. At least when
it comes to cons'lilution,,1 change, the public
has indicated it will avoid some of the mis-
chiefs of faclion. A proposed revision might
well fa ilto reach the ba Ilot even if 20 of the 25
voling members agree to its provisions.
The constitutional hurdle is significant.
Clenrly illT,akes the commission's job more
difficult. But in a real sense it also makes it
more meaningful. The many proposals of
the 1978 Constitutional Revision Commis-
sion foundered on Inck of public under-
standing and acceptance. The Tilxalion and,
Budget Reform Commission is designed to
operaledifferenll)'. It must facesquarely the
chal1enge of divergent views in its own de-
liberative process if it is to succeed. It must
assess the mind of the citizcnry through
exlensive public hearings, for the public's
view will bevitnl toforgingconscnsus nmong
the commissioners. And, of courS!!, as it
establishes a proc:ess that cduCiltes and con-
vinces its own divergent membership, the
commission lays groundwork for making
recommendations to the public. The com-
mission must share its findings ilnd insights
brondly. Only then can the c:ommission's
. work be finished; It will have come full
circle. Reform that began with the people is,
in the (inal analysis, most properly left to the
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April B, 1993 Meeting. of the clearwater Environmental Advisory
Committee ' .
, Old Business
1. SWIFTHUD Green Advisory CommitteeC
On April 1st I attended this committee in which staff gave a
brief explanation of .SWIFTMUD's GIS computer program. There was
a discussion about whether, SWIFTMUD should charge private
consultants a higher fee than cities/counties are charged for data
from the GIS program. Taxpayers have al ready borne the ini tial
costs.' SWIFTMUD staff is interested in .instructing 'ci ty/ county
staff as. to how the GIS data can assist in long range planning.
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Suggestion 1: Invite SWIFTMUD staff to educate the EAC. What is
the GIS program and how can we utilize it for long range planning?
2. status of the Mid Pinellas Watershed Project
Letter, dated", March. 19, 1993, from ..Bruce wirth, Resource
Projects Department Director, in responSE! to' my letter to Jim
:., Martin, Anclote River:'!'Basin Boarda Mr. wirth ..',states that a
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. :.r'decJ.s1on :-has not. bee.n:i;.,m~~.~ ~as .c,t,~".~hether". to.:: ~.~d,.;the ,Cl~~.~water
request for a Mld PJ.nellas watershed proJect.' .
Suggestion 2: Invite SWIFTMUD staff to educate the EAC as to its
current position ( pros and cons) on the Mid pinellas Watershed
project. Would it make more sense/would it be possible for
SWIFTMUD to take the lead in the creation of long range watershed
planning for Pinellas?
3. Report from the pinellas Orban Forest Task Force
On April 5th I,attended this meeting. Final version of the
Model Tree Protection Ordinance for pinel I as' Couo ty has been
accepted by the task force. The ordinance will be taken to the
council of city mayors this week 50 that every city will consider
adoption of this basic tree ordinance. It is less 'stringent than
the current Clearwater and pinellas County tree ordinances.
Suggestion 3. Invi te Greg Barton; Chai r of the task force to
explain its mission.
4. Envi ronmental Education: Awareness or Urban Creeks
Suggestion 4. Every creek in Clearwater has a name; Allen's Creek,
stevenson's Creek; Alligator Creek, etc. In order to educate the
public about these tributaries; post ,signs in parks and on heavily
traveled roads (at bridges) which denote the name of the creeks.
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grant from Florida DOT to beautify the Coutney Campbell Causeway
and -landscape the causeway monument on the east side' of the
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SU9gestion 5. Design and implement a beautification/stormwater
treatment project for the south side of the monument (shoreline)
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Governmental Affairs
Southwcst Florida Water Management District
2379 Broad Street (U.S. Hwy 41 Soulli)
Brooksville, FL 34li09.6899
Re: Requcst thnt SWJ<v't'MD Stall' Attend n CIClll'Wnlcl' EnvIronmenlal AdvIsory Committee (gAC) MccUng
yVllCn: 11ll1rsday, May 13, ] 993 @ 4:110 PM
Wherc: 1n~ce Room. B, Clly Hall Anncx, 10 South. Missouri Ave., Clcnrwnter, FL
Dear Mr a*tfl
The City of Clearwater Commission has established ,n Public Citizens Group, known ns the Environmental Ad',isory
Committee (EAC), to advise Slnff and lhr, Commission on environmentnl progrnl1lS for the City of Clearwater. The
Committee was established to proactivcly nss;st in early formlllntioll f:Lrategies nnd alternatives to accomplish water
quality projects and [a advise on the bcst t11eilnS to rcspond '0 new reg\llnl.ory requirements for monitoring nncl
enforcing polhnion .violnlio~s within Clearwalcr. To'date, nile topic that has predominaled CommiUce deliberatio11s
has been comprehensive watershed planning.
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Since the majority of the COlnmillcc nrc reccnt Commission appointees, Mr. Mike Foley, Vice Chairman of the
Cleanvatcr EAC hns requ,estcd thaI the next meeting be sel aside to provide new members with the opportunity to gain
a beller umlerslanding of watershcd managemcnt and geographic information syslcm issues, He has outlined to me
an agenda for the next mecting and questions that he would like addressed before the full committee (See Attached),
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I would appreciale it if ihe Sonthwcst Florida Water Mal111gcmcnl District's would considcr this request nnd provide
nppropriate representalion to nssisllhcm in [heir dj~cur.si()n of Walershed Managemcn~ and Geographic Information
System issucs at lite subject mecting. Please keep in mind lhat of particulnr inleresl to this C9mmillee has been Ollr
continuing erforls to oblain f\1l1ding fl'OfIl the riucllas-Anc1ote I3asin I30ard for, the Mid-Pincllas Comprchc'l1si\'c
Watcrshcd Managemcnl Masler P!;m. '
Thank you [or your 'nssir.tancc in Lhis maller. Please. Ic! IItC know if J may be, of f\lrlhcr i\ss:stance 10 YO\1 and of lhe
dccision lo attend Ihis meeting: 1 Cil n be reached at (Rn) ,162- 6593. '.
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Thomns H. Miller
Assistant Direc:tor of Public Works
Direclor of Environmental ]v[ anagcmcnt
Altnchmcnls
cc:' EAC Members
Mr. Michacl Wright, Clcarwater City Mallngcr
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April 28, 1993
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Mr; Tom Miller
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PO Box 4748
Clearwater, FL 34618 .
RE: Environmcntal Advisory Committee Mil)' 13 meeting ngenda ,
Dear Mr. MiUcr: '
Attached to this letter is an ngendn that 1 propose for the next meeting of the committee. For this
agenda I would like to, invite two or more representatives'from SWFW1v1D to infoim the
committ'ce about watershed management nnd the GIS computer application.
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The people from S VIFW1v1D. thatl would 'like 10 invite nre:
Mr.' Bl1lcc'\Virth, Resource Projects Mnnagcr, SWFWlvlD
Mr. Steven Dicks, GIS Compntcl' Depnrlmcnt, SVlFW1vID
Both work in Brooks\lillc. If they choosc to send a represcntOllive thOlt would be Ok. Would you
please prepare Oln invilation to them on City leltcrheild.
I would like to s'chedule each of them sufficient lime to cover these subjects in addition to
questions by committee members:
What is w.ltcrshed management (overview)'?
\\That authority govcms watershed'management?
What steps mllst be tnkcn to plan nnd implement watershed mOlnagemcnt?
Are there examples of successful watershed management?
What funding is availabfe for watershed managemetlt?
Whi'lt is GIS and what purpose docs it serve in watershed management?,
Review the SWFW1vlD GIS system and PinclhlS County GIS system.
Explain the interf.1cc or dOll.. transfer problems.
Which GIS systems should Clearwater consider for watershed management?
How 111\lch time would be required to cITcctivcly use GIS at the city level?
Tom, please include a copy of this leiteI' with the invitation.
Cordially,
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Mike Foley
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, Edward II. Helvenslon
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Water MaTlagenlent DistTi.ct
2379 Broad Street (U.S. 41 Sou1h) Brooksville, Florida 34609.6899
Phone (90Ll) 796-7211 or 1.8QO.423.1476 SUNCOlvt 625.4150
1.0.0. No, only: 1.800.231.6103
March 19. 1993
Ms. Lisa LanZiI
2043 San Marino Way South
Clean....'ater, Florida 34623
Suhj~ct: City of CiC:lf\\.'alel' . Mjd~Pinclia~ Regional Walersl1t~cl Prn,ic:::l
Dear Ms. Lam.a:
1'01 writing you this letter in regard to the above referenced subject' and to explain
how a copy of your letter to Mr, Jim Manin was made available to the City of
Clearwater. First.. some general information about public record requirements.
Lette~s and correspondence sent to Basin Board and Govcrning Board members
concerning District business are copied to the District and sent to central' files.
Under State law, all documents are available to the public upon request, excluding
some individual personnel information.
Specific to your lctter to Mr. Martin, a copy was sent to my department since we
handle .these types of cooperative funding projects, and had been attending mer,tings
on this project throughout the year. Sinc'e the letter did not specify thaI it should
not be sent to Clearwater or anyone else, we felt it appropriate to inform them of
your concerns. Had we been made aware of you not wanting the letter copied to
anyone outside the District, we would not have sent it out.
The issues raised in your letter are supported by Mr. Martin. The District staff
also supports a more environmentally sensitive approach to flooding problems and
indicated that verbally to the City of Clearwater when we copied them on the letter.
I hope this at least allswers how Clearv.;ater received a copy of your letter and why.
Also, be aware that Clearwater has submitted a cooperative request for a Mid-
Pinellas Watershed project. The details of the project have not been worked out,
nor has a decision been made from the Basin Board on whether to fund the request.
If you have any questions on the project or this letter, call me at either 904-796~
7211 or 1-800~423-1476, extension 4:!26.
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Commdttee '
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1. SWIFTMUD Green Advisory commdttee
On April 1st I attended this committee in which staff gave a
brief explanation of ,SWIFTMUD's GIS computer program. There was
a discussion about whether SHIFTMUD should charge private
consultants a higher fee than cities/counties are charged for data
from the GIS program. Taxpayers have already borne the ini tial
costs. SHIFTHUD staff is interested in instructing city/county
~taff as, to how the GIS data can assist in long range planning.
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Suggestion 1: Invite SWIFTMUD staff to educate the EAC. Hhat is
the GIS program and how can we utilize it for long range planning?
2. ,status of the Mid Pine1las watershed Project
Letter, dated.' March, 19, 1993, from ..Bruce Wirth, Resource
Projects Department Director, in response to' my letter to Jim'
'.cMartin, Anclote River.,'Basin Board. Mr. Wirth states that a
" 'decision.~ has' not' been'1: ma:de"~ as.; to:; whether, to~::fimd "the cl earwate'r
request for a Mid piriellas watershed proJect.';" . .
Suggestion 2: Invite SHIFTMUD staff to educate the EAC as to its
current position ( pros and cons) on the Mid Pinellas watershed
project. Would it make, more sense/would it be possibl e for
SWIFTMUD to take the lead in the creation of long range watershed
planning for Pinellas?
3. Report from the pinellas Urban Forest Task Force
On April 5th I attended this meeting. Final' version of the
Model Tree Protection ordinance' for Pinellas County has been
accepted by the task force. The ordinance will be taken to the
council of city mayors this week so that every city will consider
adoption of this basic tree ordinance. It is less stringent than
the current clearwater and Pinellas County tree ordinances.
Suggestion 3. Invite Greg Barton, Chair of the task force to
explain its mission.
4:. Envi ronrnental Educati on: Awareness of" urban Creeks
Suggestion 4. Every creek in Clearwater has a name; Allen's Creek,
stevenson's Creek, Alligator Creek, etc. In order to educate the
public about these tributaries, post signs in parks and on heavily
traveled. roads (at bridges) which denote the name of the creeks.
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Clearwater Parks and R~creation Department is applying for' 'a
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and landscape the causeway monument on the east side of 'the
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treatment project for the south side of the monument (shoreline).
and 'east side of the wastewater treatment plant. Clearwater
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so. that. this project can be engineered simul taneously with the
Causeway beautification project.
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the IIiSUilncc u( this pnrliculilr dcvclupmcnl
Imler wmild .ldverscly "Uecl hi~/ht'r inter-
clils In ill;mlll.'r d~Wl'~'lIinllll wnuld .1U{'{',
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:;hilreu b)' nil pen;ons," This CM\ be n cJ ifCicull,
bul cerlilinly 1101 lnsutmounl"bll', showing
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bulh n h.'I;,,1 ,'Ild politic,,1 one. The dli/.l'n
c who wi:.he:; 10 becolllC' n pl"yer musl he
prcpnrcd toenler bolh nren.'s, With or wilh-
oullelia1, lechnlc"l or politicnl expertise, Ihe
'ell izcm is 111\ i1 ppropriatc "nd llecc5snry.pI,l yer
with " sl"llIlm)' rit;hl to become invnlveJ.
1'he prucess ('an ,lppeMovcrwhclmil\I;I)'
complex nl\d bc)'uncJ your rCo1l:h .,ml in{fu-
,cnce. II isn't. The 11I,al citi~cll. who ('MI..'S
Cllolll;h to learn "boul Ihe fUIllIi\l'Cnl,,1 is-
Slllf,5 ilUU llell\.~nd Ihillloc~1 uHi;ials ilnlirer
CJlles~olls .,nl1 resp.md 10 CUl\ccrm;. (,i'll\ pl.1Y
" vilnl rmJ. Ill..'CC:;So1r)' rule iI\ TIll' pl,\l\ninJ;
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Citizens hilve t \Vice brOllj;hl su~ce~o;(ul
challcllfies II,] plnlls which DCA h"d ori~i.
n.1l1y uelerminell 10 be in complinllce, In Ihe
City of COCOil',.. ~mup of dll~ens cunvinced
a hcnringo[(icerlh.,llhedly'swcllillHls Illap
w.,.; il\i1dcqUo1lc imd wound up rCl.'dvillr, illl
.,wo1rd (rom DCA (or Ih.:ir conlribution 10
Ihe plill\llillf, pmcc:;s,
Rccel\lIy il cilizen chal1enf,ed Ihe
$.1r,11>01" Coul\ly pl"n (which Wi'lscol\siJereu
by m:,ny In be n very good plan in gcner,11)
.\1ld Wnll a ru1int; Ihallhe plan wns deficienl '
in scvcml a rcas, musl I\olabl y ill how it "d-
dressed nl.ll.u.iplain pmll,ction. seplic lnnk
\ISC, ~nd " pmposed 1,'l\dCilI. BeCilUSC of this
cili~cn's erCorls, ., f,lIUU 1'1,,1\ h.'5 becn mildI..'
l.lellcr (which slmuld resul1 intangible envi-
ronlllenlal benefits), .,nd i11\ insiHJllfllll~ill
ruling ha:; been O\ddJ;J tu the bCldy uf wm.
prc~ensrvc pl;fllning law, The recommendeJ
urder's discussion ul, nmul\l; nlher lhings,
W~i\t ilmeal\s (ur nn ubjeclive lIr rj'ol~'y in i'l
pl,11\ III i\cl~i\lIy explnil\ -huw i\ pnrlicul,lr
..e5~11l willl>c mel, shr,uld guide nil (\Ilure
p~nnin~"cUurls: tCopics MC ,w"ililulc (rum
1000 FIllI1NDS ill cosl,) .
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hill\U ~cveri'll ex"111 pi 1.'5 of lori'll cili~el\s milk-
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llulcomeof.1 cnmplio1nce procccdinll' I bring
lhi.o; l.'xpt'ficncl' 10 100(1 FltJI!J'lDS OF
FLOHID^ and IlHlk (IIrw,\rd with I;rl'.lt .,n-
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Permit No. 282
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Dwellers by the Sea
How Do We Protect This Coast We Love?
by Jim Murley. Exc:culiv~ Dircctor
Dwe/lers by IIll'sCil crrll'/ [IIi[ lu/l.' illll'rrs~('d
by Ihe sighl of iI.~ CCf1.~rlC.~$ e!ll, and flml'. /11/d lIre
npl ... to tmccn su/.Jllr: reln/ieJ//,n sccn~/l/lmllnlry,
he/ml'l'1l Us /ides flnd JlIe Jife n!mfln.
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With the longest ,lIld most diversc
cOilsllinc in the continentill U.S., rJoridil'S
beilches, silltwatcr fishing illld other natural
nllmctions hilve long been il miljor drilwing
card for both tourism ilnd economic devel-
opment.
According to recent inrormiltion (rOln
the Niltionil] Oceanic ilnd Atmospheric Ad-
ministrillion (NOAA), during the 50-ycilr
period 1960 to 2010, the state's coastal popu-
lation will hilve more thilll trip]ed-frnm 2.7
million in 1960 to 6.9 million in 2010.
In filcl, people all over the United Sliltes
ilre moving tn the nil lion's COilsts in increas-
ing numbers. NOAA predicts thilt aboulllO
million peoplc-il]most hillf the nil lion's
populiltion-now live in COilstill ilrCltS. flr tlte
year 2n10, NOAA predicls, ro,lst,11 pnpulil-
I ion will hill''' gm\\'n from flU million III mote
lhiln 127 million people, iln i1\Crc.'~l' or al-
most 60 percell!.
While growlh along the COilst h:\1> bccn il
tremendous boon to the stilte's economy. it
hilS nol come wi thou t result int; environn H.:'n-
till ilnd <]uiltily-of-Iife costs.
The impilcls of developmcnt a]nn): the
COilst hilve nOI escilpcd our slille's policy-
milkers; [,"1 o'ridil's governmenl hilS tradilillll-
illly pilid spedill illlentionlo the coilsl. [nthe
eilrly 19705 the Lesislahlrecreilted theCOilslil]
Coordinilting Coundlto focus reseilrch 011
coastal resources. The F]midil COilst.11 Miln-
agement Ad of 1978 provided till" IllCil1\S (or
the stilte to receive federa] fundll1l; through
the Federal COilstill Zone Manilj;eml.!llt Acl,
il \'OIUlItilry niltiOllill progr.l1n th.lt w(lrks
with COilsti\! slates tll uc\'dop nnd imple-
ment progrilms thilt will "1'1"1':.I.lrVe, prolect,
develop, ilnd where pos~.iblc enhill1cc the
resources o( the nil(jOI1'~ roaslaJ Zlllle."
The stilte's Coaslal Milnagement Pro-
rSn' Dwellers l'ilsr ,I)
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COASTAL Focus IN THIS ISSUE
''''''In,.nm~,'' M. A-t.JljUl
.:~,Your Vote
Could Decide
Growth
Management's
Future
hy Nalhaniel P. Reed, President
Wcspcnd alot o( limenllOOD FRIENDS
OF ROIUDA talking ilbout 1I10rc and bet-
ter WilYS for citizens to lllilke a di Herence in
the ]ocill comprehensive planning process,
ilnd ill the stiltewide planning process as
well. Uul one of the. nlost e{(cctivc ways
citizens Cilll set involved il\ growlh milnnge-
ment is nlf-o one of the ensiest-every vole
YOll cilsl inlocnl.lnd statewide elections hilS
iln impnct on the slatc'sgrowth man.lgel11cnl
pracesf-.
As t1)is news/cller gaes 10 press, you
will il]reildy have hild;'\11 opporlunity to vote
in the (irsl primnry
c1 eclion in early
Sl'pll'll1 ber. In
mnny elections
Ihere will be il sec-
ond primM)' in Oc"
lober, ilnd Ihe rl.'-
lllainder of the
races will be represented in lhe November
gcncml election.
] hope you will tilke lhese opportunities
to vote for candidiltes who show iI commit-
menllo IlMnilging growlh ill Floridil.
From your city commissionlo the Gov-
ernor ilml Cilbincl, evcry elected o([icial has
.111 imp.le1 on growth ill your cumnl\1ll11y,
And the sucre!;s of grm\'lh milnilgemcnt is
dependent 011 every clccled officialtilkins
illl ilclive role in I1\nnnging growth. Growth
milnilgcment docs nol begin ill\d end with
YOllr locnl comprehensive plan-or the Slate
P]an, 11 is nil ungoing proccss requiring
decisions by eleClcd officials all alol\f; Ihi!
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wny. How ti\Ose officials Interpret their'
growth mnnngemcnt responsibilities wHl
decide whether comprehensive plnnllins
works in your community-and ultimately in
the state as a whole. '
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lfyou carcabout F1orida'ssrowth man-
agement process, you must vote. Even more,
you'must insist thllt CllJ\didatcs make cleilr
their positions on.gro~th management.
Take a look at the live growth maMse-
ment feinted questions in the box on pllge 5.
Then lake thee nexl opporlunlty to ask the
men a'nd ,women 'running forcofflcc in your
community where they stand on these Issues
ilnd other growth manllgcment questions
Ihllt have co~e up In your ilre~. You mny see
" ,lhematn candidates' forum, or hear them on
II caU-in radio or television show. You Ciln
cilll tlll:!lr cllmpalgn offices ilnd il~k them to
answer each in aleHer. You could even plant
'il bug in the car of your local newspilper
editor, television or radio reporter, ilno get
the media to ask the qu6lion,
However you ilsk, I urge you to make
lhe dforl. Our elected officials will in alnrge
sense decide whether growth managemcnt
livcs or dies in Aqridn. Ullimillcly. w~o we
trust with tlmt decision is up to you nnd me.
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the past 20 years, bUlthe legacies of the pitst
, '\ persist. Florida no longerrelies so heavily on
,,,,)1 agricullure, conslruction, lourism and re-
tirement, but their significance remains sub.
. stantial. While Ihe share of grosss!ate prod-
uct represented by manufacturing has in-
creased, its share of employment has actll-
. nlly dropped since I took ornce. Ovcrall,the
service economy is marc important than ever.
Employment growth has been faslest in
sectors such as finilnce, insurance and real
estate, services, nnd wholesale illlJ rl'lail
tra d c. Population growt h actll all y ha 5 :;ervcd
as a ralchet {or growth of internal markets,
Those mi\rkets, however, have not gener-
ated high-wnge jobs. Floridil continues to
rely heilvily on dividel1ds, interest, rent nnd
trilns(cr pnyments (or n substnnlii,l portion
of its income growth.
It isdi[[icult to disentangle tlw cHect:; of
population growth from other chan~es n[-
fecting our sl."tc. Pl.'rhil p5 it Cilnnol be dunc.
But the filds o[ change c;'\I\not be ignored.
The Taxation and Dudget Reform Commis-
sio'n provides opportunity to confront thest?
lacts oulside of lhe ongoing parlis,ln debntc.
This alon~ enllilnces the role of the commis-
sion. In 1973 almost 69% of all registered
voters were Democrats, Tod;l y less t ha n 54 %
.are. The political ilrcnn is in lrilnsition no less
'significant than the economic and demo-
) graphic forces sweeping the stilte. Yel is it
deilr,nllcast to me,that the stilte cannot w,lit
(or the political debnte to he resolved. It
must address changt? nO\\'.
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The commission established by the vel-
ers is intended 10 be largely free of partisan
influences. O[ its 29 members, 25 Ciln vote.
No voling member can be a legisli\tor nt the
time of appointment. Four lcgislaton;~ach
house sends one Republican ilnd one
Democrat-serve on the commission.
Politics aside, thc commission's tilsk is
formid.lblc. 11 must deal with Iht' [,lets of
Floridil's growth and the fundamental
changes in ourt?conomy ilnd society. It mmt
n'.exalllinc thestalc's lax structme in light of
that change. But it also must ~o beyond just
tilx;itiol\. H mu.,>t .1SSCSS Ihe need [or govetnM
mental services and how the)' arc delivered,
II must be concerned with how revenues arc
spent, and it must make meaningful recoIt'l;-
mendations 10 the people for meeting those
chnllenses. It is 01 job !hnt demnnds much o[
the commission members.
Under the lendership o[ Tom Rankin,
president ilnd chic! op~ralins officer of Lykes
Pasco, tnc., the commission hilS established
fuur commiUces to cnrry out its ch;'lrgc.
Governmenlill Services Committee,
, which I chair, will examine revenue nct?ds,
ev.1lunte tht? demand (or government ser-
vices ilncl capital incilities, determine the
level of service provided, identify current
finnncing, and project changes in cosl of
services over the next 10 years.
The Committee on Plilnning a':ld Bud.
gct;'lry Processes will idelltify and assess fj-
nnndnl plnnning, needs assessment, <lnd
budgeting systems used by 'state and local
Questions for Candidates
Listed below area scriesof growth managemcnt-rclilled questions we consider
most imporlilnt to ask tandidiltcs foreleclcd office, There may be other issues th,1t
have come up in your community that could be added to the lis!.
1. What do you see a!> the most serious lhreat 10 Florida's Growth
M<lnagement Act? If elected, how would you work to !ilrcngthen
growth mnnagement in Florida? SpccHic<llly, how would you
strengthen slate ilgency planning? WIlt1t is the proper role of the
Regional Planning Councils?
2. Do you think the state has gone [;'Ir enough in its eHorts to ilcquire
land as a wny to ellsure its protection? Do you support annu<ll
funding of the Prcscm11ion 2DOO inili/tive 'passed by the 1990 Legisla-
ture, espec:iillly the section that funds the Florida Communities Trust?
3. How would you propose th,lt illllevcls of government get morc
citizens involved in the growth milnagement process? Do you
support giving broilder authority to citizens tlll.:h'llh.'llgc development
decisiom; made after local plilns hnve been ;'Idopted?
4. Do YOll support the Concurrency provision in the growth mi\l\agcment
law? What additional funding options should be ~iven to locill
governments to better enabll' them to provide necessary infra~tnlc-
lure? Would you support a building moratorium in 5p~cinc lITe",s if
infrastructure could not be provided to meel de\'Clnpment nl'cds?
5, Whal is your vision [or Amida in the yeilr 20aD? Whilt would you do
as iln elected official to make your vi!;ion i1 reality?
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n,e Procedures and Structure Com mll-
Ice will examine governmental eWcienr:y
and productivity, identify techniqucslo im-
prove cost effective service delivery, assess
the impact of these techniques, determine
how to renli2'.e ildditional revenues from ex-
isting tax sources, nnd examine existing gov-
ernance and division o[ responsibility 10 de-
termine if they promote efficiency and ad-
equilte funding.
TIll' Fin;'lnce and Taxation Committee
c will evaluate current tax structlJre of state
and Ivc.,1 gov(lrnmcnts, investigate how
government activities arc funded, how ex.
isting tax structure is projected to function
over the next 10 years, and assess how to
hmd thl' levels of service identiCied by thl'
Governmental Services Committee.
The constitutional chorge given the
commission is daunting. It covers virtually
every ilspecl of public affairs relating to the
raising and spending of revenues. The com.
mission is explicitly authorized to recom-
mend to the Legislilture. It may doso in 1991
or 1992 by majority vote. Moresignificantly,
the commission may lake COl\stitutionat
proposals directly to the people, but such
proposals arc subject to a severe test. Any
constitutional proposal requires aHirmalion
by two-thirds of the commission and con-
currence o( a majority of the members ilp-
pointed by the Governor, the Senate presi-
dent and lhe House speaker. At least when
it comes to constitutional change, the public
h<ls indicated it will avoid some of Ihe mis-
chiefs of faction. A proposed revision might
well fail toreach the ballot even if200f the 25
voting members agree to its provisions.
The constilutioncal hurdle is significant.
Clearly it 1T,;lk~s the commission's job more
difficult. Bul in a real sense it illso milkes it
morc meaningful. The milny proposills of
the 1978 Constitutional Revision Commis-
sion (oundered on Jack of public under-
standing and acceptance. The Taxation and
Budgel Reform Commission is designed to
operate diHcrently. It mllst f;sce squarely the
challenge o( divergent views in its own de-
liberative process if it is to succeed. It must
assC'ss the mind of the citizenry through
extensive public hearing5, (or the public's
view will be vital to forgingconsensusamong
the commissioners. And, o( course, as it
. establishes a process that educates and con-
vinces its own divergent membership, the
commission IOIY5 groundwork for making
rccommendiltions to the public. TIle com-
mission must shilre lis findings ;'Ind insights
broadly. Only then Ciln the commission's
work be finished. It will have come (ull
circle. Reform that began with the people is,
in the final analysis, most properly lertto the
people. .
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April 8, 1993 Meeting, of the clearwater Environmental. Advisory
Committee
" old Business
1. SHIFTMUD Green Advisory Committee
On April 1st I attended this committee in which staff gave a
brief explanation of .SWIFTMUD's dIS computer program. There was
a discussion about whether SWIFTMUD should charge private,
consultants a higher fee than cities/counties are charged for data
from the GIS program. Taxpayers have a1 ready borne the initial
costs. SWIFTMUD staff is interested in instructing city/county
staff as, to how the GIS data can assist in long range planning.
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Suggestion 1: Invite SWIFTMUD staff to educate the EAC. What is
the GIS program and how can we utilize it for long range planning?
2. status of the Mid Pinellas Watershed Project
Letter, dated" March. 19, 1993,. from ..Bruce Wirth, Resource
Projects Department Director, in response to' my letter to Jim
.'lcMartin, Anclote .,River~'!Basin Board. Mr. wirth '"states that a
.":::~decisiori'~has' not beeri-:::ttiad~(~ aSdfo": whether 'to~-fund';;ithe C1"earwater
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request for a M1d P1nellas Watershed project.~ -
Suggestion 2: Invite SWIFTMUD staff to educate the EAC as to its
current position ( pros and cons) on the Mid Pinellas Watershed
project. Would it make more sense/would, it be possible for
SWIFTMOD to take the lead in the creation of long range watershed
planning for Pinellas?
3. Report from the Pinellas Urban Forest Task Force
On April 5th I attended this meeting. Final version of the
Model Tree Protection ordinance for pinellas County has been
accepted by the task force. The ordinance will be taken to the
council of city mayors this week so that every city will consider
adoption of this basic tree ordinance. It is less stringent than
the current clearwater and Pinellas County tree ordinances. .
Suggestion 3. Invi te Greg Barton, Chair of the task force to
explain its mission.
4. Environmental Education: Awareness of"Urban Creeks
Suggestion 4. Every creek in clearwater has a name; Allen's Creek,
stevenson's Creek, Alligator Creek, etc. In order to educate the
public about these tributaries, post signs in parks and on heavily
traveled roads (at bridges) which denote the name of the creeks.
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the east .side of ,the Clearwater wastewater treatment plant and on '
the south side,of the ~ourtn~y Campbell Causeway.
'Clearwater Parks and Recreation Department is applying for a
grant from Florida DOT to beautify the Coutney Campbell Causeway
and landscape the causeway monument on the east side of . the
wastewater treatment plant.
Suggestion 5. Design and implement a beautification/stormwater
treatment project'for the south side of the monument (shoreline)
and east side of the wastewater' treatment plant. " Clearwater
Environmental Manag~ment must begin now to obtain DER/DNR'permits
so that'. this project' can be engineered simul taneous 1 y ; wi th the
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CITY OF CLEARWATER
Interdopmtment Correspondonce Sheet
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Michae~1 J. WrJght, City Managor
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Gardner Smith, Asst. Director of PW/lnfrDstructure t" P(lt.t..... "" Y /?;
Tom Miller, Asst. Director .of PW/Environmontol ....!'yv/d.~1C t~ 'f..';?;./!:./
Terry Jennings, Chief Engir~eer OJ\/ll.-h_ Oi?/(f)"~ /.:-??
Tom Hackett, Water Suponntendent '''iV1''4 I./(I::~"-'"
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Status Report Residential Reclaimed Water ~.i.1:r
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DA TE:
April 6, 1993
Following the preparation of a "Reclaimed Water Master Plan" by Camp, Dresser & McKee,
Inc. consulting engineers, the City Commission considered the implementation of a
reclaimed water system for Clearwater at its Work Sossion meeting of 10/12/92. At that
time the Commission was made aware of the roclaimed water rate amounts that would be
necessary to construct and operate a phased, city.wide reclaimed water system on a
stand-alone, un subsidized financial basis. I't was observed that the necessary monthly
charge for a singlewfamily reclaimed water user varied from $17.99 to $40.84 per month,
depending upon what choices might be made relative to project area, assistance grant,
amount of connection fee, or existence of a surcharge. The rate structure necessary to
serve multi-family units and open space areas also varied greatly as different parameters
were applied.
After careful consideration of the matter, the City Commission concluded that the
reclaimed water rates necessary to estoblish an ul1subsidized reclaimed water utility are
too high to generate wide-spread citizen participation, especially in light of the requirement
that each connected customer pay the constant rate per month whether or not any
reclaimed water is used. Staff was instructed to continue to provide reclaimed water to
our existing non-residential, open space users and to hold the establishment of any
residential service in abeyance pending further developments affecting economic feasibility
and citizen acceptance.
Although only authorized to serve non-residential, open space type users, it was necessary
that our system be officially established as a reclaimed water utility, and an ordinance
establishing that entity was approved by the City Commission at its meeting of February
. 4; 1993. Ordinanco No. 5324-93 officially codifies our activities and will allow us to
obtain a city-wide, blanket type permit for the installation of various reclaimed water lines
throughout Clearwater. We have applied for that permit.
Finally, it is our opinion that we should continue to dolav a final conclusion regarding the
establishment of a city-wide residential reclaimed water system. We are studying a new
concept which might beneficinlly affect our drinking water supply situation in that the
underground recharge of our reclaimed water might be lIsed to create El horizontal barrier
to the upwmd migration of saline water and thereby protect the higher-Iovel fresh water
aquifer. It would be necessary to overcome some attitudes at the regulatory agency level
in order to do this. The prospect of ony betterment to Ollr water supply sitl.ation is indeed
interesting.
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We have also prepared an ordinance establishing a rate structure for our existing open
space users. We will bring that matter forward when so instructed. In the meantime, our
open space users (golf courses) continue to receive reclaimed water free of charge.
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22.4 Objective ~ Manage all conservation areas located In the city to prevent any
unnatural disturbance or mistreatment frolT1 Qcveloped urban environment by May
1990. .
Are Policies 22.4.1, 22.4.2, 22.4.3, and 22.4.4 being satisffed by City activities?
Concerning Policy 22.4.5. is the city preserving the tlbluW'? Are Potlcles 22.4.6 and
22.4.7 being satisffed?
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The EAC may desire to consider these recommendations:
· Preservation of the bluff requires that the Mas~ Property be converted to clv~c uses
, and not be developed as private homes, high density housl~g, or shopping center.
22.6 Objective - To protect beaches, sand dunes, and dune vegetation for their
natural functions and for theIr. recreational open space uses by May 1990.
What has the city done to satisfy this objective? Is there an ordinance as required by
22.6.5? .
22.7 Objective - To manage all Clty-owned lands which are in their natural stale by
1990.
Have all of these lands been Identified? Is this oblectlve being met?
22.8 Objective - To protect all CIty owned and maintained potable wa'ter wens from
contamination ... by 1990. ,
Has a well field protection ordinance been adopted? Is the city doing all that It can to
control tanl< leakage? Is parks and ree usIng xerlscape when possible?
23.1 Objective - To protect, improve and enhance surface waters from stormwater
runoff dischargIng ... by 1990.
(See Drainage remarks above.)
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Conservation ~
22.2 Objective ~ To protect floodplains dralnag~ ways, and all other natural areas
having functional hydrotogica~ characteristics by May 1990.
Is this Objective requIrement being met? Does the city have a Flood Damage Ordlnanc'e
or a FloodPlain Management Ordinance?
Plnellas County has a Floodplain Management Ordinance that applles to incorporated
areas (83-21). ,Does this ordinance satisfy 22.2? If so, Is this ordinance being enforced
by the City?
The EAC may desire to consider these recommendations:
~ Prepare a floodplain ordinance which will protect the floodplain Including
requirements that will prevent new construction in the 25 year floodplain and requIre
a setback for building adjacent to streams and water bodies of either 3 times the
width of the stream or 50 feet (whichever is greater) or some' greater requlrem,ent.
. Require enforcement of County ordinance 83-21, FloodplaIn Management, whIch
affects entire ~ounty.
. Require the adoption of a flood damage ordinance sImilar to County ordinance 77-12
which serves to minimize public and private loss do to flood conditions, and protects
natural floodplaIns and protective barriers.
22:3 Objective- Maintain and enhance wildlife and native vegetation by May 1990.
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What Is being done to satisfy this ObJective? The City 15 actively removing Brazilian '
pepper. When pepper Is removed Is native vegetation being planted?
The EAC may desire to consider these recommendatlons:
. Train ditch crews In the propagation and protection of some beneficial native plants
especially In aquatl~ areas, roadsides and parks where normal weeding activities
occur. This may also help reduce weeding and spraying requirements In the future.
. Prepare public Information about native plants to encourage homeowners to buy and
plant native species.
. The new Tree Ordinance satisfies the requirement of Policy 22.3.5
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~AC Aptll Age:nd~ Emphasi;? - Review and provide recommendations to 1989 CIty
Comprehensive Plan Environmental Objectives and Policies.
This Is a list of Comprehensive Plan Goals, ObjectIves and Pollcles that have not been
Implemented by a specified date with questIons and comments.
NOTE:. Any changes made to the comprehensive plan must undergo a detailed formal
process. advertisement and Stale review.
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16.2 Objective - Stormwater management 'plan ... to begln by 1990 and to begin
ImpJ~mentation by 1992.
Dependent on the stormwater management plan are ObjecUves16.4. 16.6 and 17.1
which have also passed their lmplementaUon dates.
How is the City meeting the requirements of this obJectlve? Is there a stormwater
management plan? .
Does the City have the authority to prepare and Implement watershed management plans
without contractual agreement by SWFWMD? What Is the legal authority?
Does SWFWMD and/or Plnellas County have the legal responslbillly to develop
stormwater management plans for waters of the state?
Each of the above Objectives contain PollclHs that have passed their dates. The.
lfnplementaUon of a stormwaler management plan program may be more difficult than
previously thought by the Comprehensive Plan writers.
The EAC may desl,re to consider these recommendations:
· Increase Environmental Group staff In watershed management department to achieve
the stated goals as soon as possible.
· Hire ,a consultant firm to begin a watemhed mCanagcment plan as soon as possible as
per the RFP dated May 28, 1991. '
· Require Environmental Group to begin a watershed management program ASAP In
whatever form Is possible with current staff and under current conditions.
. It 1s the responsibility of SWFWMD and Pinel/as County La prepare and Implement
watershed management plans. The clty should request S\l\fFWMD and/or Plnellas
County to prepare a watershed management plan for the city.
· If the City can 'show that there Is a best effort being made to achieve the stated goals
then extend the dates by 1990, through 1993 to "by 1995". This will prevent legal
actIons from beIng brought, w}llch may furtl,er complicate the matter and may calise
additional delays, and place the Objectives In a realls,;(lr;l."".~~' !ot.l\ 'v';':. ,,'l I, ')i
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TOI TOM MILLl'::R
CITY OF CLEARWAT~R
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19345 U.~. '19 NORTH, SUITE 300
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FAX (8t3) 536-5196
PROJECT NO. STEVENSON CREEK COSTS
NUMaER O~'PAOE8 SENT INCLUDING COVER SHEET: '4
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WE HAV~ REVISED THE OJSrS'PER THE DISCUSSION AT THE LAST PROJECT
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BASICALLY ALl'! "'" :JEFF()r:'~DS Cl.Il,VEFnAND ALl ~~ r~ ,EXTEND LINN LA1(E'.
AlT 1 AND ALT 2 COSTS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE LOCAL RESIDENTS AT .
"THE 6/2/93 PUBLIC PRESENTATION. THE PRESENTATION BOARD IS, READY,
THE PREVIOUS PLAN COSTS AND ALT8 1 AND 2 WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE
'COMMISSIONERS AT THE, 6/15/93 MEETING. THE PREVIOUS PLAN CALLS
FOR HARD LINING THE CHANNEL SOUTH OF JEFFORDS. THE PRESENTATION
.BOARD WILL NEt::D Rf.\lISED A LITTLE AFTEF~ THF. 1:'12/93 MEETING rei
INCLUDE THE PREVIOUS PLAN.
PL~AeE REVIEW AND COMMENT.
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& PURCHASE PooPE RlY SOUTH OF L.AKEVIEW
,':,c PHASE A: DREDGE UNN lAKE W1TH GRASS CHANNEL TO PIERCE ST.
PIERcE CULVERT
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. 'BETN.lANE AECONSTRUCTION
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BUY 4 HOMES AT ST. THOMAS
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52.480
129,090
66,793
288;002
615,659
624,044
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150,000
136.428
282,625
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SUB TOTAl == $2,781,959
1()o~ CONTINGENCY~ ' $278,196
PHASE A. TOTAL
= $3,060,155
PHASE,S: JEFFORDS ST. CULVERT
JEFFORDS ST. CULVERT 1.662,747
SUB TOTAL::t $1,002.747
10% CONTINGENCY= $1661276
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TOTAl-COST, PHASES A& B;:;:
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EXTEND UNN LAKE TO JEFFORDS STREET
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PHASE A: DREDGE UNN LAKE WlTH GRASS CHANNEL TO PIERCE ST.'
PIERCE CULVERT
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FPANKLlN CULVERT
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BErn LANE p;ECONSTRUCTION
GOLF COURSE MITIGATION
'DRUID CULVERT
BUY2HOMESATDRUlD '
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BUY4 HOMES AT ST. THOMAS
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52.480
129,090
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288.362
615.659
325,000
295,269
150,000
136,428
282,625
125% OF TAX APPRAISAL VALUE
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SUB TOTAL . = $2.482,915
100k CONTINGENCY= . $248,291
pHASE A TOTAL
PHASE B: EXTEN'O Ll NN LAKE
BUY 1 ~ HOMES
DEMOLISH 13 HOMES
. EXTEND LINN lAKE
:: $2,731,206 '
856,125
85,000
400,000
125% OF TAX APPRAISAL VALUE
SUBTOTAL - $1.841,125
100,4 CONTINGENCY:: $t34111G
PHASE B TOTAL = $1 A75.238
TOTALCOST, PHASESA& B =
$4.206,444
CULVERT COST INCLUDES ROADWAY AND UTILITIES
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PREVIOUS PlAN:
COMPLElE PHASE 2 BUILOOUT
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PHASE A: DREDGE LINN LAKE W1TH GRASS'CHANNEL TO PIERCE ST.
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GRASS CHANNEL 52.480
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GAASS CHANNEL 66.793
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. BETTY LAN~ RECONSTRUCTION 6151659
. GOLF COURSE MITIGATION 624,044
, 1. I DRUID CULVERT 285,269
BUY 2 HOMES AT DRUID 160,000
i DREDGE LINN LAKE 136.428 .
SUB TOTAL - $2.499,334
100k CONTINGENCY= $249~
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PHASE A TOTAL = $2,749,268
.1;, ,t 'JEFFORDS ST. CULVERT
HILLCREST CONe CHANNEL
BROWNING CULVERT
CONe CHANNE L TO lAKEYIEW
" , CONe CHANNEL TO BELLEVUE
, 't" BEUEVUE CULVERT
CQNCCHANNEl
sr.'THOMAS CULVERT
PHASE B: JEFFORDS ST. CULVERT & CONCRETE CHANNEL TO ST. THOMAS
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521,145
68,708
219,148
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TOTAL COST, PHASES A & B ==
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