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TO: Charles P. Balczun, <br />County Administrator <br />FROM: James W. Davis, P.E. <br />Public Works Director <br />SUBJECT: St. Johns River Water Management District Permit for <br />Stormwater Discharge - Petition Paving Projects <br />REF. LETTER: William Keith McCully to James Davis <br />dated May 25, 1988 <br />DATE: June 13, 1988 <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />Prior to construction of any future Petition Paving projects, the <br />County is now required to obtain a SJRWMD 40C-4 Stormwater <br />Permit. The application for the permit requires storage calcu= <br />lators, analysis of soils testing, and preparation of an appli- <br />cation form. For staff to perform this work, approximately eight <br />hours per project of uninterrupted time is involved, and we could <br />accomplish one or possibly two jobs per week. At the present <br />time, the Public Works Department is understaffed, particularly <br />since the Traffic Engineer position is vacant. <br />ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS <br />Marshall, McCully and Associates has submitted a proposal to <br />perform the permitting duties for $250 per project. This fee is <br />very reasonable and by contracting out this work, staff can <br />concentrate on the numerous projects under design. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS AND FUNDING <br />Staff recommends accepting the proposal from Marshall, McCully & <br />Associates at a fee of $250 per project. Funding to be from Fund <br />173, Petition Paving Account. <br />Commissioner Bird asked if we are convinced that the Water <br />District has the authority to require permits for neighborhood <br />projects, and Director Davis advised that staff has Looked at the <br />law and while there are some exemptions that you can apply for, <br />you still have to go through the permitting process. The City of <br />Vero Beach is having the same problem in their petition paving <br />projects. It appears that anytime you do any kind of impervious <br />surfacing, beyond just building a single family house, you have <br />to apply for a St. John's permit. We are required to retain a <br />112" of stormwater in the swales, which means that once we finish <br />the project, people will be objecting to the water in their <br />swales. <br />29 <br />JUN 211989 <br />BOOK 73I r,. JL { 6 <br />