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Parks and Recreation - Consent |
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| | | | | | | | | DATE: | April 2, 2024
| | DEPARTMENT: | Parks and Recreation
| | REQUESTER: | Mack Young
| | TITLE: | Approve CPA for Exotic Plant Control at Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve |
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| | | | | | | | | I. | MOTION REQUESTED | | | A) Approve County Project Authorization No. 14 to Contract No. 9465 with A+ Environmental Restoration, LLC. under Solicitation No. RFP220164JJB, Annual Environmental Maintenance Contract (Exotic Plant Control), providing for Environmental Maintenance and Nuisance Vegetation treatment of 290 acres in Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve in the amount of $119,167.20.
B) Authorize the County Manager or designee to approve the County Project Authorization on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners.
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| | | | | | | | | II. | ITEM SUMMARY | | | Approves County Project Authorization (CPA) to the contract with A+ Environmental Restoration, LLC in the amount of $119,167.20. The project is for a one-time treatment of invasive, exotic vegetation in Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve. Staff inspections of the preserve found excessive coverage of invasive vegetation in several management units and identified an area of 290 acres to be treated. Funding is included in the budget. |
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| | | | | | | | | III. | BACKGROUND AND IMPLICATIONS OF ACTION |
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| | | | | | | | | | A) | Board Action and Other History | | | | On June 7, 2022, the Board of County Commissioners approved Contract RFP220164JJB for Environmental Maintenance Contract to A+ Environmental Restoration, LLC and five other vendors. The contract provides for exotic plant control, native plant installation for restoration and habitat restoration . As provided by the solicitation, individual projects may be authorized via County Project Authorizations to any of the six (6) firms approved by the Board
This project is in accordance with the Land and Management Plan approved by the Board on March 6, 2018.
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| | | | | | | | | | C) | BoCC Goals | | | | Management of the preserve meets the goals of the conservation, recreation and protection of waterways. |
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| | | | | | | | | | D) | Analysis | | | | Staff inspections of the preserve found excessive coverage of invasive vegetation in Management Units 2, 3, 6, and 7 of the preserve. The project provides for a one-time treatment of invasive, exotic vegetation . |
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| | | | | | | | | | A) | Current year dollar amount of item:
| $119,167 | | | B) | Is this item approved in the current budget? | Yes | | | C) | Is this a revenue or expense item? | Expense | | | D) | Is this Discretionary or Mandatory? | Discretionary | | | E) | Will this item impact future budgets?
If yes, please include reasons in III(D) above.
| No | | | F) | Fund: Capital Improvement - Environmentally Sensitive Land Management
Program: Parks and Recreation Operations
Project: Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve (MU 2, 3, 6 & 7)
Account Strings: 40330630105.503190 | | | G) | Fund Type? | Other: Capital Improvement - Environmentally Sensitive Land Management | | | H) | Comments:
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| REVIEWERS: | | Department | Reviewer | Action | Date | | Parks and Recreation | Tucker, Mary | Approved | 3/20/2024 - 12:26 PM | | Parks and Recreation | Loomis, Kathleen | Approved | 3/22/2024 - 10:57 AM | | Budget Services | Guttery, Angela | Approved | 3/22/2024 - 11:38 AM | | Budget Services | Winton, Peter | Approved | 3/22/2024 - 1:14 PM | | County Attorney | Swindle, Amanda | Approved | 3/22/2024 - 2:06 PM | | County Manager | Brady, Christine | Approved | 3/25/2024 - 9:03 AM |
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