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809K 106 5. 11.A. FLORIDAFFINITY, INC. - ONE-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL LAND ACQUISITION The Board reviewed a Memorandum of July 13, 1998: TO: James E. Chandler County Administrator A TMENT HEAD CONCURRENCE: obert M. Keating, AI Community Developme t Dir r FROM: Roland M. DeBlois, AI7CP Chief, Environmental Planning DATE: July 13, 1998 RE: Request for Board Approval of a One -Year Contract Extension with FloridAffinity, Inc., for Professional Services Relating to Environmental Land Acquisition It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its regular meeting of July 21, 1998. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS The Board of County Commissioners, at its regular meeting on August 2, 1994, approved a 3 -year contract with FloridAffinity, Inc., for environmental land acquisition and management planning services. Section 4.01 of the contract provides that the County, if desired, may renew the contract for one year periods up to a maximum of three years. On July 15, 1997, the Board renewed the contract for one year. Staff is now requesting that the Board renew the contract with FloridAffinity, Inc., for an additional one year period to allow for continuing professional services assistance for the County Environmental Lands Program. ALTERNATIVES & ANALYSIS Since the County originally contracted with FloridAffinity in August, 1994, the County has succeeded in acquiring (or obtaining approved purchase contracts for) 14 environmental properties (+— 1,043 acres, not including the Carson Platt estate property). Moreover, in each of those acquisitions, the County has secured cost -share funds from other agencies, totaling over $12 1h million in matching funds. There are currently 13 properties on the County Land Acquisition Advisory Committee's (LAAC's) annual list of acquisition sites. A number of those sites are under negotiation, including some with approved cost -share funding agreements with state agencies (e.g., Round Island South). Staffs position is that FloridAffinity has done a competent job in its negotiations with property owners, and in coordinating with cost -share agencies. In addition to acquisition services, FloridAffinity and its associates have substantially assisted the County in drafting seven management plans for acquired properties, and there will be a need for more management planning assistance in the coming year. With reference to pending acquisitions, staff thinks there is a strong possibility that overall acquisition of environmental lands under the bond program will be completed within one year, and therefore staff expects there may not be a need to renew the contract a third time. July 21, 1998 0