The Southwest Florida Water Management District announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: SWFWMD Sarasota Service Office, 6750 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL 34240
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Manasota Basin Board Meeting: Consideration of Basin business including Basin Board review of Cooperative Funding proposals and associated budgetary implications for fiscal year (FY) 2010, and the amendment of the Manasota Basin current FY 2009 budget to:
• Remove $2 million in funding from the State’s Water Management Lands Trust Fund (WMLTF) that had been allocated for an education center to be located within the Basin; and
• Reallocate revenue from the WMLTF to implement projects in the SWFWMD Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) Program. The SWIM projects within this Basin include the Coastal Basin Beach Road Implementation of BMPs project for $121,875; Sarasota Bay Water Quality Management Plan project for $75,000; Little Sarasota Bay Water Quality Management Plan project for $75,000; Sarasota Bay Habitat Restoration project for $60,000; Charlotte Harbor Water Quality Monitoring project for $4,781; and Biennial Seagrass Mapping of Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay and Charlotte Harbor project for $17,500.
The proposed amendment will result in a $1,645,844 decrease in the FY 2009 budget of the Manasota Basin from $23,973,594 to $22,327,750 to reflect the reallocation of revenue from the WMLTF, with no impact on Basin ad valorem taxes. Ad Order 13054.
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.