HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-26071 ResoRESOLUTION NO. 2005-2607!
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA,
APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FROM
THE STORMWATER ENTERPRISE FUND FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING WORK TO COMPLETE
REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES AT THE BAYSHORE AND
NORMANDY GOLF COURSES FOR FISCAL YEAR
2005~2006, IN THE AMOUNT OF $88,895.
WHEREAS, the soil and groundwater beneath the Bayshore and Normandy Golf
Course maintenance yards were determined to be contaminated with unacceptable levels
of arsenic; and
WHEREAS, the Bayshore and Normandy maintenance yard contamination was the
result of the improper discharge of unacceptable agricultural wastes; and
WHEREAS, the Remedial Action Plan for both facilities has since been completed and
the project will begin environmental monitoring work, as required by the Miami-Dade
Department of Environmental Management (DERM); and
WHEREAS, monitoring work will include the development of a monitoring plan, the
installation of monitoring wells, and monitoring reports that will be submitted to DERM until
the sites can be determined to be below levels of risk; and
WHEREAS, $88,895 is required to conduct the first year of monitoring work at the
Bayshore and Normandy Golf Courses.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City Commission hereby
approve the appropriation of funds from the Stormwater Enterprise Fund for environmental
monitoring work to complete remediation activities at the Bayshore and Normandy Golf
Courses for Fiscal Year 2005/2006, in the amount of $88,895.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
Robert Parcher
day of Dece/~, 2'
MAYOR
David Dermer
APPROVED AS TO
FORM & LANGUAGE
& FOR EXECUTION
Condensed Title:
COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY
A resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, approving the
appropriation of funds from the Stormwater Enterprise Fund for environmental monitoring work to be
completed at the Miami Beach, formerly Bayshore, and Normandy Golf Courses for FY 05/06 in the
amount of $88,895.
Key Intended Outcome Supported:
IImprove cleanliness of Miami Beach waterways.
Issue:
IShall the Mayor and City Commission approve the appropriation of $88,895 from the Stormwater
Enterprise Fund for environmental monitoring work?
Item Summary/Recommendation'
The soil and groundwater beneath the Miami Beach and Normandy Golf Course Maintenance Yards
were determined to be contaminated with levels of arsenic that exceed federal parameters; which
was the result of the improper management of agricultural wastes at the facility. In keeping with
Federal mandates, specifically, the Environmental Protection Agency National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) permit regulations for stormwater discharges, the Miami Beach and
Normandy golf courses require environmental monitoring to assess levels of past contamination.
This work will include the development of a monitoring plan, the installation of monitoring wells, and
monitoring reports that will be submitted to the Department of Environmental Resources Management
until the site can be determined to be below levels of risk. Stormwater funds are requested due to
the importance of preventing any possible contamination into the ground water system or Biscayne
Bay.
The Administration recommends approval of the resolution.
Advisory Board Recommendation:
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Financial Information:
Source of Amount Account Approved
Funds: 1 $88,895 427-0427-000312
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OBPI Total
Financial Impact Summary:
City Clerk's Office Legislative Tracking:
Bob Halfhill - Public Works x7080; Jordanna Rubin - Environmental Division x6121
Sign-Offs'
Department Director
Assistant~?c~' ',y Manager
City Manager
MiAMIBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www. miamibeachfl.gov
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor David Dermer and Members of the City Commission
City Manager Jorge M. Gonzalez I ~
December 7, 2005
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FROM
THE STORMWATER ENTERPRISE FUND FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
MONITORING WORK TO COMPLETE REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES AT THE
MIAMI BEACH, FORMERLY BAYSHORE, AND NORMANDY GOLF
COURSES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005~2006 IN THE AMOUNT OF $88,895.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
ANALYSIS
The soil and groundwater beneath the Miami Beach and Normandy Golf Course
Maintenance Yards were determined to be contaminated with levels of arsenic that
exceed federal parameters; which was the result of the improper management of
agricultural wastes at the facility.
In 1991, through the performance of a routine compliance inspection by the Dade-
County Department of Environmental Resources Management (DERM), evidence of
industrial and agricultural waste contamination was discovered at the Miami Beach Golf
Course Maintenance Yard. Following the discovery of contamination, the DERM cited
American Golf Corporation (ACC), then Management Company for Miami Beach Golf
Course, with an initial notice of violation for discharge of industrial waste at the Miami
Beach Maintenance Yard. From 1991 until February 1995, the DERM repeatedly
ordered American Golf to institute the appropriate corrective actions. Because of AGC's
continued failure to properly respond, the DERM initiated enforcement actions. The
DERM's enforcement actions included the issuance of a Final Notice to Court Action
directly to the property owner, the City. Upon learning of the situation, the City
immediately conducted an investigation into the actions of ACC, implemented
emergency actions to remove large quantities of improperly stored hazardous
agricultural wastes from the site, and hired an environmental contractor to implement the
required corrective actions.
As a result of the discovery of extensive and agricultural waste contamination at the
Bayshore Golf Course, Maintenance Yard, the subsequent enforcement actions taken by
the DERM, and the resulting dispute between the City and the City's former golf course
operator, American Golf Corporation, the City engaged the environmental engineering
firm of Metcalf & Eddy to initiate an assessment of the Normandy Shores Golf Course
maintenance yard to determine if the soil and groundwater in the area were also
contaminated. The results of the initial phase of assessment did reveal that the soil and
groundwater beneath the maintenance yard area are contaminated with arsenic and
other agricultural chemicals.
The Remedial Action Plan for both facilities has since been completed and the project
will begin the environmental monitoring work as required by DERM. A final monitoring
plan was approved and finalized in October 2005. The City is required to monitor the
site for at least four years. Future monitoring costs will be budgeted yearly with
Stormwater Enterprise Funds. The following demonstrates the work to be completed for
the first year of monitoring:
Miami Beach
Invoice Amount
$7,000.00
$2O,OOO.OO
Total Miami Beach:
Work
1st year of monitoring @ 7,000/yr
Installation of monitoring wells
$27,000.00
Normandy
Invoice Amount
$20,000.00
$18,000.00
$23,895.00
Total Normandy:
Work
Engineering control documentation and preparation
of a DERM approvable MOP
Installation of perimeter wells, assume 6
1st year of monitoring
$61,895.00
TOTAL BAYSHORE & NORMANDY
$ 88,895.00
CONCLUSION:
The Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission adopt the
attached resolution which requests to approve the appropriation of funds from the
Stormwater Enterprise Fund for environmental monitoring work to be completed at the
Miami Beach and Normandy Golf Courses for FY 05/06 in the amount of $88,895.
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