H.2. Approve the Hatchineha Ranch Mitigation Bank Credit Purchase and Deposit
Agreement with The Nature Conservancy to purchase 3.47 State Only Forested
Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method (UMAM) credits to offset wetland
impacts associated with the proposed development of a project known as
Marigold Avenue Widening Project, CIP Amendment and Budget Transfer
($433,750.00 one-time expense/transfer)
Minutes: County Manager Bill Beasley discussed the Hatchineha Ranch Mitigation
Bank Credit Purchase and Deposit Agreement with The Nature Conservancy to
purchase of 3.47 State Only Forested Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method (UMAM)
credit to offset wetland impacts associated with the proposed development of a project
known as Marigold Avenue Widening Project, with a CIP Amendment and Budget
transfer. He recommended approval.
Commissioner Combee said he does not know what State Only Forested means. He
said many of these are privately owned and are for profit. He asked what happens
when those credits are gone and if there is a perpetual fund that will maintain these
forever.
Commissioner Wilson discussed the permit process. He said there is an unbelievable
amount of guidelines they are required to follow. He said he is sure there is something
in place for this issue but it would be good to have someone in here to talk about this.
Roads and Drainage Director Jay Jarvis discussed the process for establishing a
mitigation bank. He said it will set up what the criteria is, credit availability and it is
setup to maintain these lands in perpetuity. He discussed the state and federal
mitigation credits.
Upon question, Commissioner Wilson said a lot of this land does not need to be
maintained. He discussed the construction phase and the purchasing of wetlands. He
said that land will be designated wetlands from now on. He said nothing will happen to
that land.
RESULT:
MOVER:
SECONDER:
AYE:
APPROVED
George Lindsey
Rick Wilson
Lindsey, Braswell, Combee, Santiago, and Wilson
H.3. Approval of Amendment to Agreement between the Polk Regional Water
Cooperative (PRWC) and Polk County for the PRWC Heartland Protection and
Sustainability Project, Polk County Alternative Water Supply Receiving Facilities
(Project 6), for which the Florida Department of Environmental Protection
(FDEP) awarded state funds via grant Agreement Number LPA0212 (not to
exceed $416,098 reimbursable expenses).
Minutes: County Manager Bill Beasley discussed the amendment to agreement
between the Polk Regional Water Cooperative (PRWC) and Polk County for the PRWC
Heartland Protection and Sustainability Project, Polk County Alternative Water Supply
Receiving Facilities (Project 6), for which the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection (FDEP) awarded state funds via Grant Agreement Number LPA0212. He