Agenda 07/13/2021 Item #16A36 (GMD Budget Amendments)07/13/2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to authorize Budget Amendments for the Growth Management Department in
the amounts of $4,100,000, to allocate Infrastructure Surtax Funding to 16th Street NE Bridge
(Project 60212).
OBJECTIVE: To authorize budget amendments to allocate Infrastructure Surtax Funding in the amounts
of $4,100,000, to allocate Infrastructure Surtax Funding, 16th Street Bridge (Project 60212).
CONSIDERATIONS: Voters approved an additional penny sales tax in November 2018. The
collection of the Surtax began on January 1, 2019. Projects outlined in Exhibit A within County
Ordinance 2018-21 are eligible to receive funding from the Surtax. Projects must also be in compliance
with Section 212.055(2), Florida Statutes. Within Exhibit A, there were three (3) main categories of
projects identified: Transportation, Facilities & Capital Replacements, and Community Priorities. The
16th Street NE Bridge (New Bridges) is identified within the Transportation category of Exhibit A.
On December 2, 2020, agenda item 8.A.1., the Infrastructure Surtax Oversight Committee validated the
funding for the 16th Street NE Bridge project in the amount of $4,100,000.
FISCAL IMPACT: Budget amendments are necessary to transfer the funds within Infrastructure Surtax
Fund (318) for the amounts of $4,100,000 Infrastructure Surtax Funding to 16th Street NE Bridge Project
(60212).
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed by the County Attorney, raises no legal
issues and requires majority vote for approval. -JAK
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no growth management impact associated with this
Executive Summary.
RECOMMENDATION: To authorize budget amendments to allocate Infrastructure Surtax Funding in
the amounts of $4,100,000 to allocate Infrastructure Surtax Funding to 16th Street NE Bridge (Project
60212).
Prepared By: Marlene Messam, Principal Project Manager, Transportation Engineering Division
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Checklist 16th St NE Bridge-GG Blvd to Randall Blvd Project Validated - 12_02_2020 Signed
(PDF)
2. Validation of Funding - 16th St NE Bridge Funding Request - Executive Summary (PDF)
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07/13/2021
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.A.36
Doc ID: 16400
Item Summary: Recommendation to authorize Budget Amendments for the Growth Management
Department in the amounts of $4,100,000, to allocate Infrastructure Surtax Funding to 16th Street NE
Bridge (Project 60212).
Meeting Date: 07/13/2021
Prepared by:
Title: Project Manager, Principal – Transportation Engineering
Name: Marlene Messam
06/30/2021 11:21 AM
Submitted by:
Title: Division Director - Transportation Eng – Transportation Engineering
Name: Jay Ahmad
06/30/2021 11:21 AM
Approved By:
Review:
Transportation Engineering Jay Ahmad Additional Reviewer Completed 07/01/2021 7:17 AM
Growth Management Department Christine Arnold Additional Reviewer Skipped 07/01/2021 8:27 AM
Growth Management Department Jeanne Marcella Growth Management Department Completed 07/01/2021 9:21 AM
Growth Management Department Gene Shue Additional Reviewer Completed 07/01/2021 11:15 AM
Growth Management Operations Support Christopher Johnson Additional Reviewer Completed 07/01/2021 11:44 AM
Growth Management Department Christine Arnold Growth Management Skipped 06/30/2021 1:36 PM
Growth Management Department Trinity Scott Transportation Completed 07/01/2021 4:51 PM
Office of Management and Budget Debra Windsor Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Completed 07/02/2021 8:41 AM
County Attorney's Office Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Completed 07/02/2021 9:19 AM
Office of Management and Budget Susan Usher Additional Reviewer Completed 07/04/2021 1:26 PM
County Manager's Office Sean Callahan Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 07/05/2021 4:30 PM
Board of County Commissioners Geoffrey Willig Meeting Pending 07/13/2021 9:00 AM
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
To validate the proposed expenditures for improvements towards the construction of the 16th ST NE
bridge and associated corridor enhancements; to ensure that this project meets the requirements of
F.S. 212.055, conforms to the definition of Infrastructure, and is an eligible project in line with
County Ordinance 2018-21 and the ballot language within; to make a finding that the project
expenditures are a valid use of Infrastructure Sales Surtax Funding.
OBJECTIVE: To validate the proposed expenditures for the design, construction engineering inspection,
and construction for the 16th ST NE bridge and corridor enhancements project from Golden Gate Boulevard
to Randall Boulevard.
CONSIDERATIONS: The Surtax collection started on January 1, 2019. Projects outlined in County
Ordinance 2018-21 are eligible to receive funding from the surtax so long as the expenditure occurred
after January 1, 2019; the project meets the requirements of F.S. 212.055, conforms to the definition of
Infrastructure, and is in line with County Ordinance 2018-21. There were three (3) main categories of
projects identified in Ordinance 2018-21: Transportation Projects, Facilities & Capital Replacements, and
Community Priorities. The ‘New Bridges – Golden Gate Estates Mobility (11)’ were specifically
identified within the Transportation Project category, and per Exhibit A $60,000,000 were allocated. On
September 2nd, 2020 the Surtax Committee approved a reallocation of Infrastructure Sales Surtax Funding
from ‘New Bridges Golden Gate Estates’ to the ‘Bridge Replacement Project’, in the amount of
$26,000,000.
The 16th St NE bridge is one of the proposed 11 new bridges. The preliminary cost estimate for the design,
permitting and mitigation, construction, and construction engineering and inspection of the ‘16th St NE
Bridge Project’ is $9,030,000. The FDOT is providing a grant in the amount of $4,930,000. Staff
recommends a validation of $4,100,000 in surtax funding from the ‘New Bridges – Golden Gate Estates
Mobility (11)’ to finance the whole project.
The remaining bridges are still in the planning stage and are not ready for Committee Review. However,
FDOT has completed a Project Development and Environmental (PD&E) Study that confirmed that this
particular project meets the current needs for operational and safety improvements.
FISCAL IMPACT: Total project cost is estimated at $9,030,000. FDOT grant funding has been
programed in the amount of $4,930,000. The remaining estimated cost of $4,100,000, requested to be
validated, is available in infrastructure sales surtax funding from the ‘New Bridges - Golden Gate Mobility
(11)’ for the 16th St NE Bridge Project.
Mitigation CEI Services Construction
Cost*
Total
$225,750 $700,000 $8,104,250 $9,030,000
* The construction is not out to bid yet.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no growth management impact related to this item.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: Ordinance 2018-21, Countywide Local Government Infrastructure
Surtax, provides for citizen oversight. Section 7(g), Duties for members of the Infrastructure Surtax Citizen
Oversight Committee, provides as follows:
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The Committee shall have the responsibility to review the expenditure of Surtax proceeds
against the ballot referendum approved by the voters and this Ordinance. The Board may
expend proceeds of the Surtax on projects not specifically stated herein or in the attached
Exhibit A, so long as those projects (1) comply with the intent of the ballot language, (2)
have a positive recommendation by this Committee, and (3) fall within the projects and
categories identified. The Committee shall not recommend alternative projects, unless
requested by the Board.
This Committee has the responsibility to review the expenditure of Surtax proceeds. The Duties provide
the Committee with flexibility to recommend expenditure of Surtax proceeds on projects not specifically
stated herein as long as said projects are within the guidelines set forth in the statute and the Ordinance.
The Committee may also make recommendations to reallocate the funds set forth in Exhibit A between
authorized projects. This item is approved as to form and legality and requires majority vote for approval.
– CMG
RECOMMENDATION: To validate Infrastructure Sales Surtax Funding for the 16th St NE Bridge
Project in the maximum amount of $4,100,000.
Prepared by Marlene Messam, Principal Project Manager, Transportation Engineering, GMD
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