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

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Braden River Soil Moisture Sensor Project
Data Collection/ Evaluation Complete 5/31/11
Contract Termination 12/31/11
Status As Of: June 29, 2009
The agreement has been drafted and the District project manager and cooperator are finalizing the scope of work. Most
of the scope of work has been negotiated but there are critical elements that have not been resolved. The draft scope
includes customer surveys to be mailed to project participants at the completion of the project to gauge customer
satisfaction with the devices and the overall project. The City has reservations about the customer surveys in that the city
may not have the resources to develop and distribute the surveys. District staff has asked the City to request a letter from
Manatee County Extension, with Manatee County Extension accepting the responsibility of completing the scope tasks.
The scope tasks Manatee County Extension Service with the following: conduct follow-up inspections of landscapes,
confirm proper installation of soil moisture sensors, conduct educational workshop for participants. District staff
requested and received the the letter mentioned above. The agreement is anticipated to be executed by July 31, 2009.
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