The Southwest Florida Water Management District announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: Clearwater City Hall, 112 South Osceola Avenue, Clearwater, FL 33756
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Pinellas-Anclote River Basin Board Meeting: Consideration of Basin business including Basin Board review of Cooperative Funding proposals and associated budgetary implications, and the amendment of the Pinellas-Anclote River Basin fiscal year (FY) 2009 budget to include $2,568,563 in unanticipated revenue from the State’s Water Management Lands Trust Fund (WMLTF) to implement projects in the District’s Surface Water Improvement and Management Program. This would include the Clam Bayou Stormwater Treatment and Habitat Restoration project for $1,000,000; Pinellas Park Implementation of BMPs Homeland/Sawgrass Watershed project for $800,000; Highland Avenue Retrofit project for $342,500; Largo Downtown Drainage Ponds project for $112,500; Lake Tarpon Water Quality Area 63 project for $121,063; Shore Acres Stormwater Vaults project for $175,000; and Biennial Seagrass Mapping of Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay and Charlotte Harbor project for $17,500. The proposed amendment will result in a $2,568,563 increase in the FY2009 budget of the Pinellas-Anclote River Basin from $46,629,429 to $49,197,992 to reflect the additional revenue from the WMLTF, with no impact on Basin ad valorem taxes.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: SWFWMD Executive Department, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, Florida 34604, 1(800)423-1476 (Florida) or Frances Sesler at (352)796-7211, extension 4608.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: General Services Department, 1(800)423-1476 (Florida) or (352)796-7211, extension 4527, TDD only 1(800)231-6103. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, he/she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence from which the appeal is to be issued.
For more information, you may contact: SWFWMD Executive Department at the address above.