SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Title
Approve the amended and restated Interlocal Agreement between the City of Clearwater and the Tampa Bay Estuary Program (TBEP) and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
Body
SUMMARY:
Since 1998, the City has had both a Policy and Management Member on the Tampa Bay Estuary Program Board. The City is one of the fifteen Local Governments or Agencies that make up this Board. This is the second amendment to the 1998 Interlocal Agreement.
The original Interlocal Agreement was developed in 1998 and amended 2015. The participants in the Agreement have developed and adopted the Comprehensive Conservation & Management Plan (CCMP) for Tampa Bay. The CCMP presents goals for clean water and sediments, thriving habitats and abundant wildlife, and an informed, engaged, and responsible community. The CCMP is re-examined every five years and updated as appropriate. To achieve the CCMP goals, this agreement emphasizes regional cooperation and regulatory flexibility that allows participants to select cost-effective and environmentally beneficial by improvement options for their communities, so long as the goals of the CCMP are met.
Amendments to the Interlocal Agreement include revised political boundaries and populations. The financial requirements of the Tampa Bay Estuary Program were redistributed based on changes in political boundaries (annexations) and populations (new development). These amendments resulted in a small reduction in the annual financial commitment from Clearwater.
APPROPRIATION CODE
4191365-530300
Budgeted funds for FY22 are available in Stormwater cost center 41991365-530300, Other Contractual Services. Future year funding will be included in department FY budgets.