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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Approving And Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute An Interlocal Agreement With The City Of Miramar, Florida To Satisfy Hollywood’s Reuse System Obligation Under The Ocean Outfall Legislation In The Amount Of $7,000,000.00; Approving An Amendment To The Fiscal Year 2019 Capital Improvement Program.
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The City owns and operates the Southern Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant; and
Pursuant to Section 403.086(9)(c)(1), Florida Statutes, each utility that had a permit for a domestic wastewater facility that discharged through an ocean outfall on July 1, 2008 must install, or cause to be installed, a functioning reuse system within its service area, or by contract with another utility within Miami-Dade County, Broward County or Palm Beach County by December 31, 2025 (the “Ocean Outfall Legislation”).
The City is the holder of a permit for a domestic wastewater facility that discharged through an ocean outfall on July 1, 2008, and has opted to satisfy a portion of the statutory requirement by entering into a contract with another utility within Broward County in order to meet the requirement under the Ocean Outfall Legislation.
In early 2016, the City initiated discussions with the City of Miramar (“Miramar”) regarding the efficacy of a contracted arrangement for a functioning reuse system with another utility, which culminated on March 11, 2019, with the goal to target an allocation of 2.0 million gallons per day (“MGD”) of contractual reuse for a functional reuse system to be implemented by Miramar as part of ongoing and upcoming improvements to Miramar’s reclaimed water system.
Pursuant to the Ocean Outfall Legislation, the City is subject to an Administrative Order as clarified by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (“FDEP”) requiring that it provide a total of 4.5 MGD of contracted reuse water on an annual average daily flow basis, constituting 40% of its feasible reuse goal of 10.0 MGD established by FDEP of which the attached Interlocal Agreement would provide a total of 2.0 MGD of the 4.5 MGD requirement.
In accordance with the attached Interlocal Agreement, the City shall make a lump sum payment to Miramar in the amount of $7,000,000.00 within 90 days of the City’s receipt of written approval of the Interlocal Agreement.
The Department of Public Utilities staff recommends that the City Commission authorize the appropriate City officials to execute the attached Interlocal Agreement.
Part of the funding was included in the FY 2019 Capital Improvements Program that was approved via Resolution R-2018-302; and
Funding is available in account number 442-409901-53600-531210-000458-000-000.
It is necessary to amend the approved FY 2019 Capital Improvements Program as set forth in the attached Exhibit “A”.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Feng Jiang, Senior Project Manager-ECSD, Department of Public Utilities
Clece Aurelus, Engineering Support Services Manager, Department of Public Utilities
Francois Domond, Interim Director, Department of Public Utilities
Gus Zambrano, Assistant City Manager/Sustainable Development