MANASOTA & PEACE RIVER BBDs Meeting Notebook 10-21-09.docx

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current watershed conditions, and a subbasin and watershed connectivity inventory in GIS database format. SAI has
completed all the deliverables for Work Order #2, which includes recent color orthophotographs, digital topographic
information, GIS geodatabase of field reconnaissance/secondary survey data to date (40% effort), and supporting
documentation for the selection of storm events for model calibration and verification. Work Order #3 with SAI, to
complete the Watershed Evaluation element and begin development of the Watershed Management Plan, has been
executed. Notice to Proceed on Work Order #3 was effective as of December 15, 2004. Work Order #4 for the Phase 1
survey effort was executed on March 28, 2006. All task and deliverables under Work Order #4 are completed. SAI has
completed the draft final Watershed Evaluation report under Work Order #3 and additional staff comments are being
addressed. Work Order #5 for the surface water resource assessment has been executed and is currently in progress.
The consultant team has prepared a spreadsheet water budget to quantify the amount of water entering the Bill Evers
Reservoir (Ward Lake) and will serve as an input to the water quality model that is currently being calibrated. This model
and associated write-up have been transmitted to the District and local cooperators for review and comments. The draft
report on the water quality modeling effort is still being completed by the sub-consultant. The consultant is currently
developing a refined schedule and budget to complete remaining tasks. Both schedule and budget are contingent upon
collecting field measurements for remaining cross sections and hydraulic features. Two additional work orders will be
developed to complete the project--first for the remaining survey/field measurements and the second to complete the
Watershed Management Plan. SAI has selected a survey firm and is currently developing the detail scope of work,
including how the information will be delivered. Both the consultant services agreement and the cooperative agreement
for this project will need to be amended because it does not appear that the project will be completed by the end of
December 2007. The surface water resource assessment final reports (quantity & quality) are being reviewed by District
staff and cooperators. Work Order #6 is currently being developed to complete the remaining survey/field measurements
(Phase 2). The cooperative agreement and consultant services agreement have been finalized for execution, to extend
from December 31, 2007 to December 31, 2008. The surface water resource assessment (SWRA) final reports (quantity
& quality) review comments from District staff and cooperators are being addressed by the consultants. Work Order #6 is
currently being executed by the department's director and work will begin soon by the consultant to complete the
remaining survey/field measurements (Phase 2). The cooperative agreement is being routed to the cooperators for
execution to extend from December 31, 2007 to January 31, 2009. The consultant services agreement has been
executed by the District on January 28, 2008. The consultant has developed a refined schedule and budget to complete
remaining tasks. Two additional work orders will be developed to complete the project--first for the public notification,
limited public meetings with large property owners or consultant firms, and watershed parameterization and the second
to finish out the Watershed Management Plan. An additional funding of $220,000 has been requested for FY2009 to
complete the project. This cost is associated with the increased survey costs, significantly more structures in watershed
than anticipated and costs to cover public involvement not in original scope. District staff is currently developing a letter
asking the cooperators for their participation in contributing to the requested additional funding. The consultants are near
completion with the SWRA final reports, addressing comments from the District and the cooperators. Work Order #6 -
Phase 2 of the survey/field measurements has been executed and the consultant has been given notice to proceed, May
28, 2008. The cooperative agreement to extend the expiration date from December 31, 2007 to January 31, 2209 is
currently with Manatee County. The requested additional funding for FY2009 to complete the project has been refined
from $220,000 to $200,000. This additional amount will be shared among Manatee County, Sarasota County and the
District. City of Bradenton is unable to contribute and their portion of contribution will be splitted among the remaining 3
sources. The cooperative agreement to extend the expiration date to January 31, 2009 has been executed on July 9,
2008. The SWRA water quality report has been finalized. The water quantity portion is being updated by the consultant.
The consultant is near completion with WO#6, Phase 2 of the survey. Work Order #7, deliverable 1 was submitted to the
District on July 14, 2008. The District provided comments to the consultant on December 9, 2008. The consultant is
currently evaluating the inclusion of the hydraulic features for some of the 192 small ponds, where construction drawings
do exist. The consultant will provide to the District a GIS layer summarizing the findings. A new cooperative agreement,
extending the termination date to September 30, 2010, has been sent to the cooperators for signatures. Likewise, a new
consultant agreement, extending the termination date to June 30, 2010, has been sent to SAI for signature. The SWRA
final reports - Quantity & Quality have been sent to the cooperators. The final deliverable for survey phase 2, WO#6 has
been submitted to the District on May 14, 2009. Current Status: The new cooperative agreement is still being routed for
signatures. It's currently with Sarasota County. The new consultant agreement with SAI has been executed on 6/15/09.
The last deliverable for WO#7 has been submitted to the District and the District has completed the review. SAI is
addressing the District's comments at the moment and a GoTo meeting will be set up to discuss the results. SAI and the
District will begin coordination for WO#8 to finish the remaining tasks of the project.
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