SUBJECT
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Approve Cooperative Funding Agreement with the Southwest Florida Water Management District for the Polk County Irrigation System Evaluation Program (Q371). ($106,250 not-to-exceed cost to the County).
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DESCRIPTION
Through the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Cooperative Funding Initiative Program, this Agreement provides for reimbursement of up to 50% of costs for program implementation, promotion, water savings analysis, and reporting associated with the Polk County Irrigation System Evaluation Program. This project is Phase 8 of an ongoing Conservation Program that promotes outdoor best management practices by giving customers throughout all the County’s regional utility service areas access to free landscape and irrigation evaluations and installation of water conserving devices. This is a labor only project, and if applicable, hardware items (up to $33,750) would be covered by Heartland Headwaters funding.
The program is also designed to offer the same services to customers of neighboring utilities and members of the Polk Regional Water Cooperative (PRWC). Pursuant to the PRWC’s Conservation Project Implementation Agreement executed on March 16, 2017, utilities will be invoiced for reimbursement on 50% of costs incurred by the County for irrigation system evaluations/ installations received by their customers.
The total anticipated cost of the project is not to exceed $178,750.
RECOMMENDATION
Request Board approve Cooperative Funding Agreement No. 24CF0004349 with the Southwest Florida Water Management District for the Polk County Irrigation System Evaluation Program (Q371) at a cost to the County not to exceed $106,250.
FISCAL IMPACT
The total fiscal impact of the project is $178,750. Under the terms of the Cooperative Funding Agreement, the District will reimburse the County up to $72,500, for a maximum net cost to the County of $106,250. Heartland Headwaters funding is expected to offset the cost of hardware as needed, at a total cost not to exceed $33,750. Funds are budgeted and available within the Utilities Water Resource Enforcement Budget
CONTACT INFORMATION
Summer Collazo, Environmental Specialist III
Utilities Division
(863) 298-4236
SummerCollazo@polk-county.net
Krystal Azzarella, Utilities Environmental Manager
Utilities Division
(863) 298-4195
KrystalAzzarella@polk-county.net