MEMORANDUM. Governing Board. Tom Mirti, Interim Division Director, Water Resources. DATE: October 26, 2015

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3 MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Governing Board Tom Mirti, Interim Division Director, Water Resources DATE: October 26, 2015 RE: Approval of Resolution Authorization to Amend the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget with Amendment No. 02 to Include Unanticipated Carry Forward Revenues in the Amount of $176,485 for the Amendment to Grant #S0780 from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for Continuous Water Quality Monitoring at Springs RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the Governing Board approve Resolution to amend the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget from $45,098,185 to $45,274,670 to recognize $176,485 in unanticipated carry forward revenues for the Amendment to Grant #S0780 from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for Continuous Water Quality Monitoring at Springs. BACKGROUND On December 9, 2014, the Governing Board approved Amendment No. 6 to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Budget, and adopted Resolution to accept $486,000 from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to procure continuous monitoring equipment to be installed at the following locations: Falmouth Springs, Lafayette Blue Springs, Allen Mill Pond Spring, Peacock Springs, Alapaha Rise, and Ichetucknee Head Spring. With these funds, all of these springs, plus Holten Creek Rise, are also being monitored for continuous stage and computed daily discharge by USGS or the District. The DEP subsequently requested that the District modify the original agreement to accept an additional $176,485 in grant funds for extra water quality and discharge monitoring equipment and maintenance, as well as software licenses for data processing. The Governing Board approved Amendment 16 to the FY 2015 budget for this modification and adopted Resolution to procure these items. However, the grant amendment was not signed by the grantor until September 23, 2015, which left insufficient time in the fiscal year to implement procurement of items covered by the amendment.

4 The District is requesting to increase the FY 2016 budget by $176,485 for this grant amendment. The program code for the DEP Grant for Continuous Water Quality Monitoring at Springs is THM/dd

5 WMD BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUEST FORM SRWMD AMENDMENT (02)-(2016) October 20, 2015 Budget Amendment Type Notification Unanticipated Funds X EOG Approval Y/N Transfer New Funds LBC Notice required Y/N Project Title: Unanticipated Carry Forward: Amendment to Grant #S0780 from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for Enhanced Hydrologic and Water Quality Monitoring of Springs Project Description: On December 9, 2014, the Governing Board approved Amendment No. 6 to the FY 2015 Budget, and adopted Resolution to accept $486,000 from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to procure continuous monitoring equipment to be installed at the following locations: Falmouth Springs, Lafayette Blue Springs, Allen Mill Pond Spring, Peacock Springs, Alapaha Rise, and Ichetucknee Head Spring. With these funds, all of these springs, plus Holton Creek Rise, are also being monitored for continuous stage and computed daily discharge by USGS or the District. The DEP subsequently requested that the District modify the original agreement to accept an additional $176,485 in grant funds for extra water quality and discharge monitoring equipment and maintenance, as well as software licenses for data processing. On June 9, 2015, the Governing Board approved an amendment to the FY 2015 budget for this modification and adopted Resolution to procure these items. However, the grant amendment was not executed by the grantor until September 23, 2015, which left insufficient time in the fiscal year to implement procurement of items covered by the amendment. Funding for this work is from a FDEP account dedicated to development of Total Maximum Daily Loads for Springs, Environmental Monitoring which may also be used for springs restoration projects and activities (FY 2015 Specific Appropriation 1642A). Issue Statement: Chapter (4) (a), F.S. provides that the final adopted budget for the District is the operating and fiscal guide for the district for the ensuing year; however, transfers of funds may be made within the budget by action of the governing board at a public meeting of the governing board. The SRWMD did not receive final approval of this grant from DEP until after the adoption of the FY 2016 budget, therefore it did not include this funding. PROJECT PROGRAM ACTIVITY SUBACTIVITY Current Budget Expenditures as of 10/14/2015 Encumbrances as of 10/14/2015 Available Budget as of 10/14/2015 Amount Requested 1.2 $5,026,588 $23, $39, $4,962,906 $176, TOTAL $5,026,588 $23, $39, $4,962,906 $176, SOURCE OF FUNDS AMOUNT FY 2015 Specific Appropriation 1642A $176,485.00

6 WMD BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUEST FORM SRWMD AMENDMENT (02)-(2016) October 20, 2015 Agency Request: The Suwannee River Water Management District requests a modification to the FY 2016 adopted budget. Pursuant to the requirements of s (4)(c), F.S. If the District receives unanticipated funds after the adoption of the final budget, the final budget may be amended, following review and approval by the Executive Office of the Governor, by including such funds, if notice of intention to amend is provided to the Legislative Budget Commission and is published in the notice of the governing board meeting at which the amendment will be considered, pursuant to s , F.S. The notice must set forth a summary of the proposed amendment. Fiscal Impact: The fiscal impact to the FY 2016 Budget will be the increase in revenues of $176, from unanticipated carryforward funds.

7 WMD BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUEST FORM SRWMD AMENDMENT (02)-(2016) October 20, 2015 Location Map: Location of springs with enhanced monitoring equipment. The springs in black writing were included in the original agreement. The spring in red is supported with the additional funds in this amendment. Wacissa Springs Alapaha Rise Holton Creek Rise Falmouth Allen Mill Pond Lafayette Blue Peacock Ichetucknee Head Spring