{"id":10457,"date":"2022-10-31T11:57:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T15:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/collierclerk.com\/?p=10457"},"modified":"2026-01-20T12:59:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:59:38","slug":"hurricane-hardening-infrastructure-sales-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/app.collierclerk.com\/collierclerkcom\/hurricane-hardening-infrastructure-sales-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Hardening \u2013 Infrastructure Sales Tax"},"content":{"rendered":"

More commonly known as the “one cent” tax, the infrastructure sales tax referendum included $15,000,000 for hurricane hardening of County facilities.\u00a0 As the accountant and custodian of county funds, Clerk Kinzel wanted to share how your tax dollars have been allocated to resources that helped our community maintain and restore services following the storm.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Validated projects to date include the following:\u00a0 Emergency Services Center East Bay enclosure project, emergency generator power at wastewater pump stations, and installation of emergency generators at the North County Regional Park and the Immokalee Sports Complex.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In April 2019, the Infrastructure Sales Surtax Citizens Oversight Committee (Oversight Committee)<\/a><\/strong> initially validated the estimated design and construction costs for the Emergency Services Center East Bay project at $1,500,000.\u00a0 On September 7, 2022, the validated amount was increased to the revised project cost estimate of $2,402,979. The BCC just awarded a construction contract for this project to Waypoint Contracting, Inc. on October 11, 2022.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

On April 3, 2019, the Oversight Committee validated the installation of emergency generator back-up systems for thirty-two critical wastewater pump stations at an estimated project cost of $3,500,000.\u00a0\u00a0 This included 18 portable generators (Phase 1 cost estimate – $1,050,000) and 14 permanent generators (Phase 2 cost estimate – $2,450,000).\u00a0 The 18 portable generators were procured, received, and were operationally ready for emergency power outages.\u00a0 These generators were deployed during Hurricane Ian.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 However, the Phase 2 cost estimate for the permanent generators was approximately two years old and the revised cost estimate was $3,600,000.\u00a0 On March 3, 2021, the Oversight Committee validated the additional $1,150,000 for the permanent generators.\u00a0 The BCC awarded a design-build contract for Phase 2 of this project on June 8, 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On February 5, 2020, the Oversight Committee validated the $570,000 in proposed matching funds for the design and installation of permanent generators associated with the North Collier Regional Park and the Immokalee Sports Complex.\u00a0 The initially proposed distribution of funds was as follows:\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Board later (April\/May 2021) approved amendments to adjust the grant awards and required matching funds to reflect increased costs of generators.\u00a0\u00a0 (See following table).\u00a0 Due to increased costs, the North Collier Regional Park request was reduced from 3 generators to one generator.<\/p>\n

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The following table reflects the overall funding from the infrastructure sales tax for these projects:<\/p>\n

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Read The Clerk’s Report – Nov 2022<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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More commonly known as the “one cent” tax, the infrastructure sales tax referendum included $15,000,000 for hurricane hardening of County … <\/p>\n

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