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

S099
Save Our Rivers Administration
Project Type SOR
AOR(s)
Water Supply, Flood Protection, Water Quality, Natural Systems
Basin(s) General Fund (District), Alafia River, Hillsborough River, Northwest Hillsborough, Coastal Rivers,
Pinellas-Anclote River, Withlacoochee River, Peace River, Manasota
Cooperator(s)
Project Manager SUTTON, ERIC
Task Manager(s)
Status Ongoing
NELSON, BRIAN, WALSH, TOM, LOVE, KEVIN, HAGBERG, JEFFREY, MILLER, WILL
Description
The Save Our Rivers Administration project contains monies for those items not attributable to one unique project
during the budget cycle. Examples are studies affecting all conservation lands, preparation of resource evaluation
reports, heavy equipment used solely on conservation lands, overtime, staff time, vehicle charges and equipment
rental.
Benefits
Pursuant to Section 373.1391(1)(a), Florida Statutes, lands within the project are managed and maintained in such a
way as to ensure a balance between public access, general public recreational purposes, and restoration and
protection of their natural state and condition.
Costs
In addition to salaries and central garage charges, the FY2009 budget includes funds for tree removal in cases where
trees fall from District property onto adjoining owners' property in the Coastal, Hillsborough and Pinellas-Anclote
Basins; and aerial flights to view exotic species in the Hillsborough, Manasota and Peace Basins. The FY2010 budget
includes salaries, central garage charges, tree removal in cases where trees fall from District property onto adjoining
owners' property in the Coastal and Hillsborough Basins, and aerial flights to view exotics speciec in the General Fund.
Costs for these activities are 100 percent reimbursed through the state's Water Management Lands Trust Fund.
FY 2009 FY2010
Funding Funding
District Budgeted - Outside Revenue
(SOR)
010 General Fund (Districtwide) 1,724,876 937,997
011 Alafia River Basin 10,596 7,549
013 Hillsborough River Basin 34,096 12,549
015 Coastal Rivers Basin 25,344 15,641
016 Pinellas-Anclote River Basin 12,090 7,932
019 Withlacoochee River Basin 7,090 7,932
020 Peace River Basin 24,096 7,549
021 Manasota Basin 24,096 7,549
Status As Of: March 12, 2009
With the exception of the District fund, the Save Our Rivers (SOR) Administration project is used primarily to budget
monies for SOR, Preservation 2000 and Florida Forever (reimbursable) projects. Generally, funds are not charged to this
project, but transferred to other reimbursable projects within the Basin. An example is overtime. Staff knows at budget
time that overtime will be required within the basins for work on SOR projects, but does not know for which projects, so
monies will be budgeted in S099. When overtime is used later in the year, the monies will show as being spent for the
actual project the staff member worked on (i.e., S009- Starkey, S016 - Weekiwachee Preserve, etc.). In the District funds
monies are primarily used for SOR program administration, purchase of equipment and contractual services.
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