Agenda 10/23/2018 Item #11F10/23/2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to approve the expenditure of up to $50,000 for professional engineering services
to develop a conceptual plan that provides temporary shallow draft boat access into Vanderbilt
Lagoon via Water Turkey Bay and authorize the County Attorney to prepare for public hearing an
ordinance establishing the Vanderbilt Waterways Municipal Service Taxing Unit (MSTU) to raise
funds needed to reimburse the County for project expenses and long-term maintenance of the
channel.
OBJECTIVE: To provide professional engineering services to develop the scope, cost and permit
requirements needed to develop a plan to dredge Water Turkey Bay and authorize the County Attorney to
prepare for public hearing an ordinance establishing the Vanderbilt Waterways MSTU prior to December
31, 2018 to raise funds needed to reimburse the County for project expenses and long-term maintenance
of the channel.
CONSIDERATIONS: The Water Turkey Bay Channel branching south from the Wiggins Pass channel
and leading to Vanderbilt Lagoon is essentially impassable in three locations and requires some level of
dredging. The County’s policy has been that the County does not dredge inland water bodies that do not
serve/benefit the entire population. This channel provides a direct benefit to a specific population of
property owners, boaters and end users within Vanderbilt Lagoon currently known as the “Vanderbilt
Waterways Group.”
This shoaling is not a new occurrence. The Water Turkey Bay Channel has been shoaling in for the past
20 years, and residents and boaters have been repeatedly informed that dredging is their responsibility.
This shoaling is not the result of Hurricane Irma. Recently, the Vanderbilt Waterways Group has been
discussing with the County the possibility of establishing a MSTU to maintain this waterway.
Property owners within the Vanderbilt Waterways Group have been inquiring about the feasibility of
resolving this issue through a private/public partnership with the County. However, all proposed
solutions would most likely require the County to permit and dredge the Water Turkey Bay Channel.
This would establish an unwanted precedent of the County dredging interior channels with limited public
benefit.
The long-term solution is for the County to continue to work with the Vanderbilt Waterways Group to
establish a “County Directed MSTU” to maintain the channel and waterway. A recommendation to
address the immediate shoaling issue in the short-term would be to involve County Staff to lead the effort
to:
Provide temporary shallow draft boat access, including the following tasks:
Work with State and Federal agencies to obtain emergency permits to dredge the three
locations that are currently impassable.
Survey the channel to determine if beach-quality sand exists, dewatering/disposal methods,
quantity, and location of material to be removed along with a conceptual cost estimate.
Develop a dredging plan that only removes material in the three impassable locations with the
expectation that this is a temporary solution and will need to be funded by an MSTU
maintenance plan.
Complete the construction phase for the emergency dredging.
Establish a County directed MSTU to refund the temporary dredging activities as well as long-term
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boater access maintenance to Vanderbilt Lagoon:
Obtain Board approval for the County to establish a Vanderbilt Waterways MSTU to
reimburse the internal or external loan for short-term activities required to provide for
temporary as well as long-term boater access maintenance of Vanderbilt Lagoon prior to
December 31, 2018.
Work with the Vanderbilt Waterways Group to obtain the community support for the
establishment of this County directed MSTU for long-term maintenance of Vanderbilt
Lagoon.
FISCAL IMPACT: Consistent with past practices, benefitting property owners are responsible for the
cost of dredging inland water bodies that serve them. Accordingly, project expenses would be funded or
reimbursed by a County directed Vanderbilt Waterways MSTU. To expedite the project, an internal
County loan for engineering services would be provided. Funding of the dredging work could be
provided by internal or external financing.
An advance from Unincorporated Area General Fund reserves in the amount of $50,000 is necessary to
fund the requested study and this advance will be re-paid by the district after its formation. If approved,
staff will create the appropriate account structure and process all necessary budget amendments.
The initial estimated cost to conduct the emergency dredging is expected to exceed $1,000,000. An
updated project cost estimate and project funding alternatives will be presented to the Board at the end of
the conceptual plan.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item is approved as to form and legality and requires majority vote
for approval. - CMG
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Authorize the expenditure of up to $50,000 for professional engineering services to develop a
conceptual plan that provides temporary shallow draft boat access into Vanderbilt Lagoon via
Water Turkey Bay and to develop parameters for the establishment of a Municipal Service
Taxing Unit to reimburse the County for expenses incurred and authorize necessary Budget
Amendments.
2. Authorize the County Attorney to prepare for public hearing an ordinance establishing the
Vanderbilt Waterways MSTU prior to December 31, 2018.
Prepared By: J. Gary McAlpin, P.E., Coastal Zone Management, Capital Project Planning, Impact Fees
and Program Management Division
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Vanderbilt Dredging Area 18226 (PDF)
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 11.F
Doc ID: 6983
Item Summary: Recommendation to approve the expenditure of up to $50,000 for professional
engineering services to develop a conceptual plan that provides temporary shallow draft boat access into
Vanderbilt Lagoon via Water Turkey Bay and authorize the County Attorney to prepare for public
hearing an ordinance establishing the Vanderbilt Waterways Municipal Service Taxing Unit (MSTU) to
raise funds needed to reimburse the County for project expenses and long-term maintenance of the
channel. (Gary McAlpin, Coastal Zone Management)
Meeting Date: 10/23/2018
Prepared by:
Title: Accountant – Capital Project Planning, Impact Fees, and Program Management
Name: Gail Hambright
10/16/2018 2:16 PM
Submitted by:
Title: Division Director - IF, CPP & PM – Capital Project Planning, Impact Fees, and Program
Management
Name: Amy Patterson
10/16/2018 2:16 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Growth Management Department Judy Puig Level 1 Reviewer Completed 10/16/2018 2:32 PM
Procurement Services Opal Vann Level 1 Purchasing Gatekeeper Completed 10/16/2018 3:23 PM
Procurement Services Ted Coyman Additional Reviewer Completed 10/16/2018 3:39 PM
Public Transit & Neighborhood Enhancement Michelle Arnold Additional Reviewer Completed 10/16/2018 5:36 PM
Zoning Gary McAlpin Additional Reviewer Completed 10/16/2018 6:01 PM
Growth Management Operations Support Heather Meyer Additional Reviewer Completed 10/17/2018 7:50 AM
Growth Management Operations Support Christopher Johnson Additional Reviewer Completed 10/17/2018 8:04 AM
Capital Project Planning, Impact Fees, and Program Management Amy Patterson Additional Reviewer Completed 10/17/2018 9:09 AM
Grants Erica Robinson Level 2 Grants Review Completed 10/17/2018 9:17 AM
County Attorney's Office Colleen Greene Level 2 Attorney Review Completed 10/17/2018 9:50 AM
Growth Management Department Gail Hambright Deputy Department Head Review Skipped 10/17/2018 9:51 AM
Growth Management Department Jeanne Marcella Department Head Review Completed 10/17/2018 10:00 AM
Office of Management and Budget Valerie Fleming Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Completed 10/17/2018 10:03 AM
Budget and Management Office Mark Isackson Additional Reviewer Completed 10/17/2018 10:46 AM
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Grants Valerie Fleming Additional Reviewer Skipped 10/17/2018 10:47 AM
County Attorney's Office Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Completed 10/17/2018 11:12 AM
County Attorney's Office Emily Pepin CAO Preview Completed 10/17/2018 2:08 PM
County Manager's Office Leo E. Ochs Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 10/17/2018 4:41 PM
Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 10/23/2018 9:00 AM
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Packet Pg. 388 Attachment: Vanderbilt Dredging Area 18226 (6983 : Turkey Bay MSTU)