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Resolution for 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 is associated with a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement between the Florida Department of Transportation and the City of Gainesville for the Allocation and Implementation of NPDES Program Requirements and OCBMAP Projects
Explanation
The City, 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 have mutually agreed to enter into separate Interlocal Agreements with the City for continued collaborative implementation of programs that meet permit requirements. The reason for separate agreements is that FDOT has a different fiscal year (FY) than the City so the new FDOT agreement end date will coincide with the FDOT's FY.
Fiscal Note
Over the five year term of the Agreement FDOT will provide up to $771,435 to the City of Gainesville for allocation and implementation of NPDES Programs and OCBMAP Projects. The City of Gainesville portion of the costs for implementation of the NPDES Programs and OCBMAP Projects is up to $1,630,715 over the five ye...
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