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South Florida Water Management District GOVERNING BOARD MONTHLY MEETING AGENDA South Florida Water Management District GOVERNING BOARD MONTHLY MEETING AGENDA September 13, 2018 9:00 AM District Headquarters - B-1 Auditorium 3301 Gun Club Road West Palm Beach, FL 33406 FINAL 1. Call to Order - Federico E. Fernandez, Chairman, Governing Board 2. Pledge of Allegiance - Federico E. Fernandez, Chairman, Governing Board 3. Employee Recognitions - Presented by Ernie Marks Employee of the Month: Henry Chiquito, Tech Support Consultant-Specialist 4. Agenda Revisions - Tia Barnett 5. Agenda Item Abstentions by Board Members 6. Big Cypress Basin Board Report - Frederick Barber, Chairman 7. Water Resources Analysis Coalition (WRAC) Report - Brandon Tucker, Facilitator 8. Consider Approval of the Minutes for the August 9th Meeting Consent Agenda 9. Public Comment on Consent Agenda Items 10. Move Consent Agenda Items to Discussion Agenda 11. Board Comment on the Consent Agenda 12. Regulatory Consent Agenda (Staff contact, Jill Creech, ext. 6814) 1 Governing Board Meeting Agenda of the South Florida Water Management District – September 13, 2018 Conservation Easements and Releases A. Agenda Item Background: Broward County Lennar Homes, LLC requests a full release of 2.50 acres of a conservation easement for a project known as Palomino Lake in Broward County. Mitigation is provided through the purchase of 2.70 mitigation bank credits. Recommended Action: Approve a full release of a conservation easement for a project known as Palomino Lake. (Application No. 180405- 444, Permit No. 06-05958-P) B. Agenda Item Background: Osceola County Sedona Owners Association Phase 1 requests a partial release of 0.05 acres, part of a 51.89 acre conservation easement. The area to be released was recorded in error and no mitigation is required. Recommended Action: Approve a partial release of a recorded conservation easement for a project known as Sedona Subdivision. (Permit No. 49-02512-P, Application No.: 180720-6) Seminole Tribe Workplans (Staff contact, Armando Ramirez, ext. 6684) A. Seminole Tribe - Thirty Second Annual Work Plan Under this work plan, the following activities are planned. Works in the Brighton Reservation: Proposal for the replacement of culvert HP-05 (S-284). The Tribe, in conjunction with the USACE, will demolish and replace the existing Herbert Hoover Dike Culvert 5. The project proposes a new water control structure be constructed with equivalent hydraulic capacity to the existing structure. Works in the Big Cypress Reservation: Construction of an access way along the District’s right-of-way on North West Canal Street, into a Tribal member’s homesite. Works in the Hollywood Reservation: 1. Construction of a new 40,000 square-foot facility known as the Betty Mae Jumper Medical Complex, replacing an existing aging medical facility. Work includes construction of 161 parking spaces and 2 storm-water management ponds. 2. Construction of a new 100,000 square-foot Seminole Gaming Warehouse and supporting access way. 3. Construction of a new 1.6-million-gallon potable ground storage tank and pump station that will operate in conjunction with an existing 1.5-million-gallon ground storage tank at the Reservation’s water treatment plant. Recommended Action: Concur with the Thirty Second Annual Work Plan for the Seminole Tribe of Florida. 13. Right of Way Consent Agenda (Staff contact, Joel Arrieta, ext. 2867) A. Agenda Item Background: Collier County Florida Power and Light Company (Application No. 18-0420-5) requests issuance of Standard Right of Way Occupancy Permit No. 15050 to authorize an aerial and 2 Governing Board Meeting Agenda of the South Florida Water Management District – September 13, 2018 subaqueous utility project within the north right of way of the Golden Gate Main Canal in Collier County. The project includes the removal and replacement of existing utility poles running parallel to the right of way line, a subaqueous directional bore underneath the canal and the attachment of aerial utility lines for the length of the 4,890-foot long project. Recommended Action: Approve issuance of Standard Right of Way Occupancy Permit No. 15050 (Application No. 18-0420-5) and a waiver of the District’s criteria governing the placement of facilities within 40-feet of top of canal bank. B. Agenda Item Background: Broward County R.J. Marina Holdings, LLC, (Application Number 14-0505-1) requests issuance of Standard Right of Way Occupancy Permit No. 15033 to authorize existing facilities consisting of a seawall with concrete deck, 3 davits, electrical service, safety railing, fence, rip-rap bank stabilization and landscape shrubs within the west right of way of the C-10 canal located at 70-90 South Bryan Road in Dania Beach, Broward County. Recommended Action: Approve issuance of Standard Right of Way Occupancy Permit No. 15033 (Application No. 14-0505-1) and a waiver of the District’s criteria governing the placement of facilities within 40-feet of top of bank. C. Agenda Item Background: Palm Beach County Operations and Maintenance staff recommends the Governing Board waive, for future Right of Way Occupancy Permit applications, the requirement contained in District Rules which specifies that an unencumbered 40-foot wide strip of right of way, as measured from the top of bank landward, be maintained for the north right of way of the C-15 Canal from Interstate 95 to 600 feet east of Bryant Drive in Palm Beach County. Recommended Action: Approval of a waiver, for future Right of Way Occupancy Permit applications, the requirement contained in District Rules which specifies that an unencumbered 40-foot wide strip of right of way, as measured from the top of bank landward, be maintained, and, more specifically, to waive such rule for the north right of way of the C-15 Canal from Interstate 95 to 600 feet east of Bryant Drive in Palm Beach County. 14. Release of Reservations (Staff contact, Stephen M. Collins, ext. 2959) Agenda Item Background: The District has certain reserved rights to construct canal and road right of ways, and mineral rights, together with the right of ingress, egress and exploration. Applications requesting releases of these reservations are routinely received from landowners, attorneys, title companies and lending institutions, because the reservations represent clouds on title. Applications are reviewed by both District staff and local governmental agencies to determine that there is no present or future need for the reservations. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the following: 3 Governing Board Meeting Agenda of the South Florida Water Management District – September 13, 2018 Palm Beach County - Release District canal reservations and issue a non-use commitment for G.L. Homes of Palm Beach Associates, Ltd. (File Nos. 18802 and NUC 1760) for 3.66 acres; release value $3,109.30 (paid) Recommended Action: Resolution No. 2018 - 0901 Release canal reservations, and issue a non-use commitment. 15. Exchange of Fee Tracts Within C-43 (Staff contact, Stephen M. Collins, ext. 2959) Agenda Item Background: Exchange of 24.75 acres, more or less, owned by the District for 24.75 acres, more or less, and an 8.78-acre, more or less, access easement within the C-43 canal project, subject to terms, conditions, and requirements. Applicant has paid a $1,000 application fee and will pay all fees and costs associated with the exchange. Recommended Action: Resolution No. 2018 - 0902 Surplus a fee-owned parcel containing 24.75 acres, more or less, in exchange for a fee- owned parcel in the amount of 24.75 acres, more or less, along with an access road easement containing 8.78 acres, more or less, C-43 (Caloosahatchee Canal) Project, located in Section 19, Township 43 South, Range 28 East, in Hendry County, subject to satisfaction of certain terms, conditions and requirements. 16. Funding Request to reimburse the District for Tract SG100-125 in Picayune Strand Restoration Project (Staff contact, Stephen M. Collins, ext. 2959) Agenda Item Background: A Resolution to the Department of Environmental Protection requesting funds from the Florida Forever Trust Fund to reimburse the District for part of the acquisition cost of land in the Picayune Strand Restoration Project, Belle Meade Component. Recommended Action: Resolution No. 2018 - 0903 Request the release of funds in the amount of $15,165.63 from the Florida Forever Trust Fund, for reimbursement of acquisition costs for land interests in 5.11 acres, more or less, Tract SG100-125, Picayune Strand Restoration Project, Belle Meade Component, Collier County. 17. Orange County Land Acquisition, Shingle Creek Project (Staff contact, Stephen M. Collins, ext. 2959) A. Tract 26103-211 Agenda Item Background: A proposed acquisition of a 2.47-acre property from a willing seller in the Shingle Creek Project for a purchase price of $69,160, which is below the appraised value of $86,500. This proposed acquisition will be funded from the Wetland Mitigation Fund and the seller will be responsible for all closing costs. The District benefits by having more unified ownership interest in the Shingle Creek Project consistent with environmental goals that can be more efficiently managed by Land Stewardship Section. 4 Governing Board Meeting Agenda of the South Florida Water Management District – September 13, 2018 Recommended Action: Resolution No. 2018 - 0904 Acquire land interests containing 2.47 acres, more or less, in the amount of $69,160, located in the Shingle Creek Project Area in Orange County. B. Tract No. 26104-018 Agenda Item Background: A proposed acquisition of a 1.38-acre property from a willing seller in the Shingle Creek Project for a purchase price of $38,640, which is below the appraised value of $48,500. This proposed acquisition will be funded from the Wetland Mitigation Fund and the seller will be responsible for all closing costs. The District benefits by having more unified ownership interest in the Shingle Creek Project consistent with environmental goals that can be more efficiently managed by Land Stewardship Section.
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