M E M O R A N D U M
To: Honorable Mayor and Town Council
From: Rafael G. Casals, Town Manager
Date: June 21, 2017
Re: Authorizing the Execution of an Interlocal Agreement Between the Town and Miami-Dade County Stormwater Utility Canal Maintenance
REQUEST
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CUTLER BAY, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE FIVE (5) YEAR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF CUTLER BAY AND THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY STORMWATER UTILITY FOR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT; AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The Miami-Dade County Board of Commissioners via Ordinance No. 91-66, created Article V of Chapter 24 of the Miami-Dade County (the “County”) Code. This Ordinance established a “Countywide” Utility which sets a uniform approach to Stormwater Management. The attached Interlocal Agreement (Attachment “A”) establishes specific canal maintenance responsibilities between the Town of Cutler Bay (the “Town”) and the Miami-Dade County Stormwater Utility.
The Town Council has adopted the following Resolutions and Ordinance:
Resolution No. 07-18: “Town exercises its option to exempt from the inclusion in the County’s Stormwater Utility”.
Ordinance No. 07-29: “The Town establishes a Stormwater Utility Fee”.
Resolution No. 07-63: “Town approved Agreement for billing of Stormwater charged with Miami-Dade County”.
The drainage canals are owned and maintained by Miami-Dade County (Attachment “B”). The identified canals are considered “shared” systems within the Countywide Utility. The following routine maintenance activities will be performed by the County’s Utility: culvert cleaning both above and below water, mechanical treatment/harvesting, chemical treatment, obstruction removal “as needed”, emergency repairs, and mowing canal banks.
The Town shall be responsible for an estimated annual cost of $116,070 with a five (5) year total of $580,350. The funding for the canal maintenance activities will be paid from the Town’s Stormwater Utility’s Maintenance Account.
RECOMMENDATION
We recommend that the attached Resolution be adopted, authorizing the Town Manager to execute the Five (5) Year Interlocal Agreement between the Town of Cutler Bay and the Miami-Dade County Stormwater Utility for Stormwater Management.
ATTACHMENTS
Ø Attachment “A” - Canal Maintenance Interlocal Agreement
Ø Attachment “B” - Map Town Drainage Canal Areas