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

N081
City of North Port Brackish Groundwater Exploration
Prior
Funding
Cumulative FY 2009 FY2010
Transfers Funding Funding
District Budgeted - Ad Valorem Based
Revenue
021 Manasota Basin 0 0 372,959
0
0 372,959
Project Funds Not Budgeted by the
District
Applicant Share 0 0 372,959 500,000
0 872,959
Total:
Future
Funding
Total
Funding
$1,245,918
Critical Project Milestones Projected Amended Actual
Phase I
Design & Permitting 7/1/09
Construction of wells 11/1/09
Initial testing 8/1/10
Status As Of: July 09, 2009
The City of North Port is postponing the N081, City of North Port Brackish Groundwater Exploration Project and we will
no longer need the FY2009 budgeted funds ($367,800.) for this project. The City (Cindy Mick, Utilities Director) informed
District staff of this decision in a meeting held on July 1, 2009 to discuss the River Bank Filtration Project and future
funding. The City will be sending written notification (either email or a letter) to the District. District staff attending the
meeting were John Ferguson, Ken Herd, Owen Thornberry, Ross Morton, and Brian Armstrong and me. Cindy Mick,
Jerry Manning, Pat Zoeller, Jennifer Desrosiers and John Evano attended from the City. Pat Lehman and Mike Coates
were there representing the Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority. The purpose of this project was to
determine the feasibility of developing a brackish groundwater supply in the northeast portion of the City known as the
Kelce Ranch. Funding for the project was to be provided by the Manasota Basin Board. The reasons for withdrawing this
project are the financial condition of the developer of Kelce ranch, the slowdown in the housing market and the City's
inability to get access agreements to project sites.
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