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HomeMy WebLinkAboutbackup-2CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: Joe Arriola, DATE November 12, 2003 FILE. Chief Administrator/City Manager suBJECT Additional Funding Requests from FDEP under the Water Projects Program 2004-05 (FS §493.885) FRR Jorge Cano, Director REFERENCES 11/13/03 Agenda — Item DI.2 Department of Capital Projects ENCLOSURES'. The Department of Capital Improvements recommends that the City of Miami request funds for six (6) additional projects from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, under its 2004-05 Water Projects Program. Some of these projects were specifically suggested by our partners at the South Florida Water Management District. Four of the funding requests support projects administered by the City of Miami. We additionally ask that the City endorse and support 2 funding requests submitted by Miami -Dade County for dredging the Miami River, the federal navigational channel and the non-federal portion. The discussion and review of these projects at the City Commission meeting will further enhance the grant applications, which must be submitted November 15, 2003. 1. Construction & Post -Construction Sampling — Wagner Creek Dredging Phases IV and V Requested Amount $1,300,000 Total Project $4,350,000 With assistance from the South Florida Water Management District, the City of Miami will dredge segments of Wagner Creek from NW 14th Avenue to NW 11th Street commencing in 2004. Due to the presence of contaminants in the sediments, including heavy metals and dioxin-furans, material will be dredged to the bedrock of the River bottom. Funds are requested in the amount of $1,000,000 to assist with construction, which includes debris and sediment removal, dewatering, and disposal at a class 1 landfill. To ensure sufficient and continued water quality improvement, $300,000 in funds are requested to engage qualified biologists to sample remaining sediments, surface waters and adjacencies regularly over a period of two years after the dredging had concluded. 2. Wagner Creek Dredging — Phase III Requested Amount $900,000 Total Project $1,400,000 Funds are requested to assist with design, permitting and construction to re -dredge this segment of the Creek running northwest from NW 14'h Avenue to NW 20th Street. This segment was dredged in 1996, prior to the identification of dioxins in the sediments. This work will remove sediments from the existing profile down to bedrock, approximately 5,000 cubic yards. State funds will support design, permitting and construction. Joe Arriola Chief Administrator/City Manager Page 2 3. Seybold Canal Dredging Requested Amount $300,000 Total Project $3,000,000 Following the identification of contaminants in the sediments of Wagner Creek, including heavy metals and dioxin-furans, a commitment was made to continue dredging of this water body and its adjacencies. The Seybold Canal connects Wagner Creek to the Miami River, running southeast from approximately NW 1 lth Street then due south to the Miami River. The dredging profile for this canal will follow that used for Wagner Creek. Funds are requested for design and permitting. 4. Solid Waste Interceptors Requested Amount $500,000 Total Project $500,000 To compliment the dredging of both Wagner Creek and Seybold Canal, this project will conduct an assessment of outfalls along the Miami River then identify the 10 worst locations that allow solid wastes to enter this water body. Interceptors would be put in place at those locations. Funds will cover study, design, permitting and construction. The City of Miami is a partner in the project to dredge the Miami River, with Miami -Dade County as the local sponsor of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers effort. In this capacity, we ask that the City Commission support these County requests to the same program. 1. Miami River Dredging — Federal Channel Requested Amount $2,000,000 Total Project $54,000,000 The Miami River will be dredged from the water control structure near NW 36th Street to the mouth where it flows into Biscayne Bay. Because the sediments are contaminated by past pollution and do not meet federal criteria for ocean disposal, they must be disposed of at an upland site, such as a lined landfill. This is a cooperative project led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, with Miami -Dade County as the local sponsor, and funding assistance from the State of Florida, the City of Miami, and the Florida Inland Navigation District. It is anticipated that once dredging is completed, the restored depth of the navigational channel will allow enhanced use by freighters, with corresponding increases in South Florida trade and shipping. Further, dredging will remove contaminated sediments, thus reducing the accumulation of pollutants within the sensitive habitats of Biscayne Bay. This is a continuation of earlier requests under the established funding partnership. The Corps of Engineers will receive proposals from potential contractors on November 18th, and dredging should begin in early 2004. 2. Miami River Dredging — Non -Federal or Bank -to -Bank Portion Requested Amount $4,000,000 Total Project $12,000,000 This non-federal component of the River Dredging project, referred to by some as the "bank to bank" portion, provides, as an option under the federal project, for the removal Joe Arriola Chief Administrator/City Manager Page 3 of material found outside the federal channel. There is no federal financial participation in this option; it is solely the responsibility of the local sponsor and its funding partners. By coordinating this work with the Corps of Engineers dredging of the Federal channel, the portions may be performed concurrently at a significant cost savings by utilizing the same contractor(s) selected by the Corps for the federal component. cc: The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission Alicia Cuervo-Schreiber, Chief of Neighborhood Services Robert Ruano, Grants Administrator JCC/D