TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: Joint Funding Agreement for fiscal year 2017-2018 between the City of North Port and the U.S. Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior (USGS) for the annual monitoring and maintenance of a data collection program within the City of North Port for precipitation and water levels for a budgeted contract amount of $14,400.00.
Recommended Action
Approve Joint Funding Agreement for fiscal year 2017-2018 between the City of North Port and the U.S. Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior (USGS) for the annual monitoring and maintenance of a data collection program within the City of North Port for precipitation and water levels for a budgeted contract amount of $14,400.00.
Background Information
The Joint Funding Agreement for Water Discipline provides for the annual monitoring and maintenance of a data collection program within the City of North Port for the following two gauges for precipitation and water levels within canals, waterways, and creeks:
1. Myakkahatchee Creek adjacent to the Water Treatment Plant at North Port Boulevard.
2. Myakkahatchee Creek adjacent to Tropicaire Boulevard.
The information acquired from the data collection program is utilized to monitor water flow and potential flooding conditions within the City.
The total operating cost for the year of data collection is $25,300.00. The City of North Port's share will be $14,400.00, with the USGS assuming the remaining $11,300.00.
The City Attorney has reviewed and approved the standard agreement upon which the Joint Funding Agreement for Water Discipline is based.
Strategic Plan
Maintained/Upgraded/Expanded City Infrastructure
Financial Impact
Funding in the amount of $14,400.00 is included in the fiscal year 2018 Road and Drainage District budget: account number 107-5000-541-31-10.
Procurement
Not applicable.
Attachments:
1. Fiscal y...
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