AGENDA ITEM REPORT
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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND THE CITY MANAGER, OR THEIR DESIGNEES, TO EXECUTE A MULTI-AGENCY INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT TO SHARE THE RESOURCE BURDENS OF THE SYSTEM-WIDE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4) PERMIT; AND AUTHORIZING BROWARD COUNTY TO CONDUCT SPECIFIC TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES REQUIRED BY THE FIFTH FIVE-YEAR PERMIT.
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BACKGROUND:
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), by way of the Water Quality Act of 1987, requires counties and associated municipalities to comply with applicable conditions of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit Program. The EPA has recommended that Broward County (County) act as the “lead permittee” and associated municipalities act as “co-permittees.” The EPA has authorized the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to establish a state-run NPDES Program. The County and City have executed previous Interlocal Agreements (ILA) for the past four (4) five (5)-year cycles of the permit.
DISCUSSION:
The City is committed to meeting the requirements of the NPDES MS4 Permit. The County has the technical expertise and resources to supplement City resources in satisfying permit regulations, regarding management of certain technical tasks necessary to determine compliance with applicable portions of the NPDES MS4 Permit. The renewal of this ILA provides the necessary cooperation between the County and the City to meet the requirements of the permit.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of this resolution.
FISCAL IMPACT:
REVENUES: $ 0
EXPENDITURES: $ 87,000
BUDGETED? Yes
NOTES: Expenditure amount is over a five (5) year period. Yearly expenditures are based on a fee of $800 per municipality plus $0.272 per capita, based on the 2020 Census for the initial year, with each subsequent year reflecting a 2.5% increase from the previous year (approximately $17,500 annually). Funds are available in the Stormwater Fund, Account No. 4595-4920, Other Current Charges - Miscellaneous.