PLACEMENT: Departmental
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LEGISLATIVE INTENT FOR MARTIN COUNTY'S SEPTIC TO SEWER PROGRAM
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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Martin County (County) has been developing a septic to sewer program for the past few years. Staff has devised a funding plan to accelerate the program into a ten-year completion goal. This will require the Board of County Commissioners (Board) to include in the County's Legislative Priorities a request to match the County's designated annual commitment as a 'programmatic request' rather than pursuing funding that is project specific.
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DEPARTMENT: Administration
PREPARED BY: Name: Taryn G. Kryzda
Title: County Administrator
REQUESTED BY: Taryn G. Kryzda
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PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
In 2015, the Board adopted a conversion program (program) for septic systems to connect to the County's sewer system (septic-to-sewer) identifying twenty-four projects throughout the County that should be targeted based upon specific criteria. Initially, the program was semi-dependent upon receiving grant monies to alleviate some of the expense to the property owner. Recently, the Board directed staff to evaluate the program and determine how the program could continue without a dependency on grant funding, still minimize the cost to the property owner, and accelerate to a ten-year program.
Staff has reviewed revenue options and the most effective mechanism to allocate a designated constant funding stream for this program. Upon further analysis, staff is recommending that the Board consider utilizing $1.5M of franchise fee monies, $500K of utilities revenues, and $2.0M allocated from the County's general revenues. Each of these sources are defined as follows:
Franchise Fee
When the language for the franchise fee was approved, it included a component for water quality projects. Eliminating septic systems that are close to a water body that interfaces with our St. Lucie river or Intracoa...
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