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Interlocal Agreement for the Allocation and Implementation of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program Requirements and for Orange Creek Basin Management Action Plan (OCBMAP) Projects (B)
This item requests City Commission approval to execute an Interlocal Agreement between Alachua County and the City of Gainesville for the allocation and implementation of NPDES program requirements and OCBMAP projects.
Explanation
The City of Gainesville, Alachua County (County), and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) entered into a tri-party Interlocal Agreement for the joint implementation of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II Municipal Separate Stormwater Systems (MS4) program in the Gainesville Urbanized Area in September of 2001. This Interlocal Agreement presented a financial plan for the implementation of programs to meet requirements of the Clean Water Act. Since that time the City has served as the administrative body of the Gainesville Clean Water Partnership - a Partnership under which the City, County and FDOT have worked cooperatively on programs that meet Clean Water Act requirements.
Upon expiration of the tri-party agreement on September 30, 2012, FDOT and Alachua County mutually agreed to enter into separate five-year Interlocal Agreements with the City for continued collaborative implementation of programs that meet permit requirements. The City is establishing an agreement with the FDOT for the time period covering 2018-2022. The City and County seek to establish a similar agreement for this time period.
Fiscal Note
Over the five-year term of the agreement, the County will provide up to $796,480 to the City of Gainesville for allocation and implementation of NPDES programs. The City’s portion of the costs for implementation of NPDES programs is up to $1,608,599 over the five-year term contingent on approval of Stormwater Management Utility fund (SMU) allocations.
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