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Agenda 03/30/2001 ENOTICE OF EMERGENCY MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, will hold an emergency meeting on FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2000, at 2:00 P.M. in the Boardroom, 3ra Floor, W. Harmon Turner Building, Collier County Government Center, 3301 East Tamiami Trail, Naples, Florida. The Board's agenda will include: Discussion and approval of the terms and conditions of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Consent Order relating to wastewater. All interested parties are invited to attend, to register to speak and to submit their objections, if any, in writing, to the Board prior to the emergency meeting. All registered public speakers will be limited to five (5) minutes unless permission for additional time is granted by the Chairman. Any person who decides to appeal a decision of the Board will need a record of the proceedings pertaining thereto, and therefore, may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. Collier County Ordinance No. 99-22 requires that all lobbyists shall, before engaging in any lobbying activities (including, but not limited to, addressing the Board of County Commissioners), register with the Clerk to the Board at the Board Minutes and Records Department. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Collier County Facilities Management Department located at 3301 East Tamiami Trail, Naples, Florida, 34112, (941) 774-8380; assisted listening devices for the hearing impaired are available in the County Commissioners' Office. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA JAMES D. CARTER, Ph.D., CHAIRMAN DWIGHT E. BROCK, CLERK By:/s/Maureen Kenyon Deputy Clerk (SEAL) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY RECEIVE REPORT ON THE NEGIOATIONS FOR THE NORTH COLLIER COUNTY WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY 5 MGD EXPANSION FAST TRACK AND DISCUSS THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION CONSENT ORDER. AUTHORIZE BCC CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE FDEP CONSENT ORDER. OBJECTIVE: Authorize the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners to sign the FDEP Consent Order. CONSIDERATION: During the months of February and early March, the North County Water Reclamation Facility received peak flows and loads beyond its capability to treat wastewater to reclaimed water standards. Subsequent to this, the plant had several spills of partially treated wastewater on-site, and also had five events of overflowing the reject ponds into a nearby drainage canal totaling 1.8 million gallons. This report will discuss the negotiations with the 5 MGD Expansion General Contractor, Project Integration, Inc., and the proposed Consent Order between Collier County Public Utilities and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. FISCAL IMPACT: Funds are budgeted for the 5 MGD expansion in the Wastewater Capital Project Fund. Penalties/In Kind Services are not specifically budgeted. A budget amendment transferring monies from Reserves to the Wastewater Capital Project Fund will be needed, not to exceed $200,000. GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: This project is consistent with the Growth Management Plan, CIE 916. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of County Commissioners, as Ex-officio the Governing Board of the Collier County Water-Sewer District, hear a presentation on the fast tracking of the North County Water Reclamation Facility 5 MGD Expansion by its General Contractor, Project Integration, Inc., and authorize the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners to sign and to enter into a Consent Order with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. SUBMITTED BY: Date: Joseph B. Cheatham, Wastewater Director Jamo/s~udd, P.E. Public Utilities Administrator