Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Leonard Vialpando
Department: Resilient Environment Division: Environmental Permitting Division
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO APPROVE Coordination Agreement (Agreement) with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) for the delegation of the State Programmatic General Permit (SPGP), and authorize Mayor and Clerk to execute same.
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Why Action is Necessary
Board action is necessary to approve an Agreement with the Corps.
What Action Accomplishes
Authorizes the County to issue SPGP approvals for certain projects on behalf of the Corps.
Is this Action Goal Related
Yes
Previous Action Taken
None.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE RESILIENT ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
This item supports the Board's Value of "Consistently delivering responsive, efficient, quality services to the public and internal customers." Specifically, Goal 4: "Build into every process and service effective checks and balances that do not cause inefficiency, but rather ensure consistency, continuity, and quality."
The Corps and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection developed a State Programmatic General Permit (Exhibit 1) for use throughout the State for specific activities in navigable waters of the United States. Under this delegation, the activities include: 1) shoreline stabilization, 2) pile supported structures, 3) scientific studies, 4) boat ramps, 5) aquatic habitat enhancement, and 6) marine debris removal.
Upon implementation of the Agreement (Exhibit 2), Broward County will be responsible for reviewing documents related to the issuance of the Corps SPGP approvals, conducting inspections, initiating enforcement actions as necessary, providing application notifications to the National Marine Fisheries Service, and submitting quarterly reports related to those activities to the Corps. Approx...
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