Governing Board to discuss and consider District business, including regulatory and non-regulatory matters; and Governing Board to consider a budget amendment to the District's Fiscal Year 2012-2013 budget in the amount of $169,036 to: • Increase ...

 

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
South Florida Water Management District

The South Florida Water Management District announces public meetings to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: March 13, 2013, 2:00 p.m.
Project & Lands Committee Meeting
PLACE: Headquarters, B-1 Building, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, Florida 33406.
DATE AND TIME: March 14, 2013, 9:00 a.m.
Regular Business Meeting
PLACE: SFWMD Headquarters, B-1 Building, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, Florida 33406
All or part of the meeting may be conducted as a teleconference in order to permit maximum participation by Governing Board members. The Governing Board may take official action at the meetings on any item appearing on the agenda and on any item that is added to the agenda as a result of a change to the agenda approved by the presiding officer of the meeting pursuant to Section 120.525, Florida Statutes
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Governing Board to discuss and consider District business, including regulatory and non-regulatory matters; and Governing Board to consider a budget amendment to the District's Fiscal Year 2012-2013 budget in the amount of $169,036 to:
• Increase the Save Our Rivers Special Revenue Fund ($15,000) from Miami-Dade County for law enforcement activities in Miami-Dade;
• Increase the Melaleuca Management Special Revenue Fund ($100,000) from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for exotic plant control in Palm Beach/Martin counties;
• Increase the External Grants Special Revenue Fund ($25,000) from the St. Johns River Water Management District for a feasibility study of the Groveland Reservoir and stormwater treatment area; and
• Increase the State Appropriations Special Revenue Fund ($29,036) from fund balance for an agreement with Lee County for hydrologic restoration.
The proposed budget amendment is contingent upon approval by the Executive Office of the Governor and would increase the South Florida Water Management District’s budget to $567,447,874.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Jacki McGorty, [phone] or at https://www.sfwmd.gov.

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: Jacki McGorty, [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, [phone] (TDD) or [phone] (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: Jacki McGorty at [phone] or [e-mail].