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Coastal Incentive Grant Program
Cycle 18 Application
Project Title: Tybee Island Carrying Capacity Study
Applicant Information (Contracting Organization)
Applicant (Institution): City of Tybee Island, GA
Federal Employer ID #: 58-6000661
Contact Name (receives contract notices): Diane Schleicher
Street Address: 403 Butler Ave
City: Tybee Island State: GA Zip Code: 31328
Phone: 912.472.5070 Email: dschleicher@cityoftybee.org
Financial Contact (invoicing and payment): Angela Hudson
Street Address: 403 Butler Ave
City: Tybee Island State: GA Zip Code: 31328
Phone: 912.472.5021 Email: ahudson@cityoftybee.org
Project Manager/Principal Investigator (If different from above)
Name:______________________________________Title:________________________
Address:________________________________________________________________
City:_______________________________State:________Zip Code:________________
Phone: _______________________ Email:_____________________________________
Year One Year Two (if multi-year project)
Federal Funds Requested $ 30,000 $ _____________
Match Provided $ 33,110 $ _____________
(Match MUST be 1:1 for each year)
Total Cost Per Year: $ 63,110 $ _____________
Primary Funding Theme (select one):
List Additional Themes (if applicable): Disaster Resiliency and Coastal Hazards
Typed Name of Authorizing Official: Diane Schleicher
Title of Authorizing Official: City Manager
Signature of Authorizing Official: ______________________________Date: 01/15/15
□ Oceans and Wetlands □ Disaster Resiliency and Coastal Hazards
n Sustainable Communities □ Public Access and Land Conservation
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The following sections (A- F) should be in Word format.
A. Letter of Intent: Submitted via email on October 30, 2014. (Attached)
B. Project Abstract: (4,000 character maximum, including spaces & punctuation.)
Succinctly summarize the overall project, its goal(s) and relevance to coastal
management. Describe the activities to be performed, outcomes and deliverables,
and planned outreach/educational activities. If this is a two-year project proposal,
please provide a Project Overview for each year of the project. (4,000 character
maximum per year).
Tybee Island is a premier regional and national tourism destination and an important
economic engine for the Savannah metropolitan area. Whether it is families visiting the
beach, people enjoying the various eco-tourism opportunities, history buffs exploring Ft.
Pulaski or the Tybee Lighthouse, or visitors supporting the local artisan community, the
unique resources of the island play a significant role in driving the tourism industry.
However, because of the wealth of community resources, there is also great development
pressure facing Tybee Island. The City’s water, sewer, and roadway infrastructure
systems are severely strained by the massive increase in population, and the impact of
non-point source pollution, such as litter and automotive fluids, noise, and air pollution,
on the coastal environment and wildlife can be significant. Further compounding these
issues are threats posed by rising sea levels rand climate change, which are likely to
increase flooding risk, impact the flora and fauna of the island, shrink the amount of
developable land, affect egress on and off the island, and further limit the amount of
development the island can support.
The City of Tybee Island is in a unique position as one of the few locally-governed
barrier islands in Georgia to have a strong local influence over the management and
preservation the island. As such, the City of Tybee Island wishes to conduct a Carrying
Capacity Study to attempt to quantify the island’s resources and to better understand how
much development these limited resources can support without degradation of the quality
of life that makes Tybee such a unique coastal community.
The Carrying Capacity Study will identify which resources are essential to supporting the
economy and quality of life of Tybee Island, and then determine how large of a
population can be supported within the limits of those resources. The study will identify
the maximum amount of resident, overnight and daytime populations that can be
supported with existing resources. The study will also identify the additional cost for
upgrades to infrastructure that may be necessary to support future increases in population.
This project touches on all of the funding themes adopted by the Coastal Advisory
Council for 2015-2016, though the primary scope of the project falls within the purview
of the Sustainable Communities theme. A Technical Advisory Committee will be formed
that includes the following project partners: Tybee Island Resources Protection
Committee, Tybee Island Tourism Council, Tybee Island Planning Commission,
Chatham County – Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC), Georgia
Department of Community Affairs (DCA), University of Georgia (UGA), Skidaway
Institute of Oceanography, Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD), and the
Coastal Resources Division (CRD).
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This project will allow the City to make informed decisions regarding land use and
capital construction in the future as the Tybee Island Comprehensive Plan 2016 is
developed and implemented. It will also provide guidance for other coastal communities
facing similar development pressure who need to better understand their community’s
carrying capacity.
C. Project Description
1. Background and Justification
Tybee Island is a premier regional and national tourism destination and an important
economic engine for the Savannah metropolitan area. The coastal environment of
Georgia’s barrier island system, and the access that Tybee Island provides to this unique
environment, bring visitors from around the country to the Savannah metropolitan region.
Boating, kayaking, paddle-boarding, accessing undisturbed islands such as Little Tybee
or Williamson Island, birding, and other eco-tourism activities are predicated on the
preservation of the local natural resources and wildlife. The monumental efforts of the
citizens of Tybee Island to preserve their unique Civil-War era history have created a
unique set of historical and cultural resources available to residents and visitors alike. A
vibrant artists’ community provides numerous shopping experiences and has been an
essential part of creating the unique brand that is Tybee Island. And of course, there’s the
seafood. Nothing compares to eating a basket of local, wild-caught, Georgia shrimp out
on a dock while watching the shrimping boats at work.
Because of the wealth of these community resources, there is also great development
pressure facing Tybee Island. People want to move and vacation on Tybee Island, and as
a result, property values are high but the amount of developable land is limited. While
much of the island is developed, there is always room to grow out and up. However, the
systems and infrastructure that support this growth are limited. Tybee Island only has a
total land area of 2,050 acres of which 140 acres are water and 630 acres are coastal
marsh. A population study for Tybee Island, conducted in 2012, concluded that the
resident population is approximately 3,881, but that the peak overnight population during
high tourism season is 11,965 and that the peak daytime population is over 30,000 on
high-volume days. The City’s water, sewer, and roadway infrastructure systems are
severely strained by the massive increase in population, and the impact of non-point
source pollution, such as litter and automotive fluids, noise, and air pollution, on the
coastal environment and wildlife can be significant. Further compounding these issues
are threats posed by rising sea levels and climate change, which are likely to increase
flooding risk, impact the flora and fauna of the island, shrink the amount of developable
land, affect ingress and egress to the island, and further limit the amount of development
the island can support.
The City of Tybee Island is in a unique position as one of the few locally-governed
barrier islands in Georgia to have a strong local influence over the management and
preservation of the island. Tybee Island is also one of the few barrier islands left on the
East Coast that has not been heavily devleoped and still retains its unique, coastal small-
town “feel” and identity. As such, the City of Tybee Island wishes to conduct a Carrying
Capacity Study to attempt to quantify the Island’s resources and to better understand how
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much development these limited resources can support without degradation of the quality
of life that makes Tybee such a unique coastal community. There are several ongoing
initiatives or projects that make a Carrying Capacity Study particularly relevant and
necessary for future planning.
• The changes to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) enacted by the
Biggert-Waters Act of 2012 and the following Grimm-Waters Act of 2014 will
result in substantial increases in flood insurance costs for many property owners
on Tybee Island. In fact, flood insurance rates may increase so much for some of
the older, slab-built constructions that it forces the redevelopment of these
properties, paving the way for higher density, higher-impact types of land uses.
• Due to the threat of saltwater intrusion in the Floridan Aquifer, the only drinking
water supply source for Tybee Island, the Georgia EPD will require groundwater
permit holders, including the City of Tybee Island, to reduce their permitted water
usage by up to 24% by 2025. However, even if Tybee Island is able to achieve
this reduction, this will not completely stop the threat of saltwater intrusion and
may only delay its inevitable advance. Currently Tybee Island has no alternative
water supply sources. The Georgia EPD is currently supporting a pilot project to
drill a Cretaceous well for water supply; however, even if this project is
successful, the Cretaceous aquifer provides a lower quality of water with a higher
cost for treatment.
• The City of Tybee Island is due to update their Comprehensive Plan in 2016. This
Plan will set the City’s vision, objectives and implementation strategies for land
use; infrastructure; transportation; natural, historic and cultural resources;
housing, etc. for the next ten years. Information related to the carrying capacity of
the islands’ resources and infrastructure will be essential to establish realistic
goals and strategies during the planning process to ensure that Tybee Island
continues to be such a unique coastal community to live and visit.
The City’s 2012 Population Study concluded the following: “City infrastructure and
public services must be sufficient enough to serve the overnight and daytime populations,
even as they peak during summer months. Since tourism based on Tybee Island is a
significant regional economic driver, it is to the benefit of the region as a whole that the
City has the resources necessary to serve this tourist population.”
The first step to ensure that the City has the necessary resources is to conduct a Carrying
Capacity Study. The main objectives of this Study would be to identify which resources
are essential to supporting a sustainable economy and quality of life on Tybee Island, and
then determine how large of a population can be supported within the limits of those
resources.
Resources that the City of Tybee Island will address as part of this study include: 1) the
street network, parking, and other transportation systems, 2) water supply, 3) wastewater
storage and discharge capacity, 4) stormwater infrastructure, 5) solid waste management,
and 6) energy. In addition, this study will look at the impacts to environmental resources
that result from the periodic increases in the population. The study will identify the
maximum amount of resident, overnight, and daytime populations that can be supported
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with existing resources. The study will also identify the additional cost for infrastructure
upgrades that may be necessary to support future population increases. This information
will allow the City to make informed decisions regarding land use and capital
construction in the future as the Tybee Island Comprehensive Plan 2016 is developed and
implemented.
An important objective of this project is to create an outline/protocol for performing a
Carrying Capacity Study that can be shared with other communities. Many communities
in Coastal Georgia, such as Jekyll Island and St. Simons Island, are experiencing similar
challenges with regard to future planning and the management of anticipated growth with
geographically-limited community resources. This study will create a model process that
other coastal Georgia communities can use to perform their own Carrying Capacity
Studies to better understand the constraints and pressures within their communities.
This project touches on all of the funding themes adopted by the Coastal Advisory
Council for 2015-2016, though the primary scope of the project falls within the purview
of the Sustainable Communities theme. A sustainable community is one that does not
stress its resources beyond their ability to rebound. The key to planning for sustainability
is first to understand the limits of a community’s resources, which is precisely what the
proposed Carrying Capacity study is designed to do. The results of the study will greatly
influence the City of Tybee Island’s Comprehensive Plan update and provide information
necessary for the City to create a short term work program (STWP) that will achieve the
following goals of the CRD’s Sustainable Communities theme:
• Increasing communities’ ability to achieve sustainable development goals,
improve quality of life, and become more economically and environmentally
sustainable
• Strengthening local capacity to implement sustainable approaches
• Identifying and preservation of unique community qualities, historical and
cultural features, including public education of the above
• Increasing understanding of costs and benefits associated with sustainable
approaches to coastal development
• Implementing and evaluating of coastal management practices in support of
sustainable development
The City will work with community stakeholders and project partners, including, but not
limited to: the Tybee Island Resources Protection Committee, Tybee Island Tourism
Council, Tybee Island Planning Commission, Chatham County – Savannah MPC, DCA,
UGA, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Georgia EPD, and the CRD. Partners will be
invited to participate in a technical advisory committee and will be asked to contribute
pertinent information and feedback on the study. By including local stakeholders in a
relevant and meaningful manner, the City will ensure that there is community buy-in to
the planning process and the final results and recommendations. Community buy-in is
essential to ensuring that the recommendations are implemented through future planning
and development regulation efforts by the City.
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2. Statement of Work
Task 1: Technical Advisory Committee
The City will convene a Technical Advisory Committee to provide information, represent
various community interests, provide input on the planning process, and to foster
community support for the findings and recommendations of the study. Primary
membership on the Technical Advisory Committee will be offered to the City’s standing
Community Resources Committee, which is also providing support for this grant
application. The Tybee Island Community Resources Committee (CRC) was founded by
the Tybee Island City Council to perform the following functions, which are very much
aligned with the goals of this grant proposal:
• Ensure that Tybee Island's sustainability efforts are a source of beauty, pride and
abundance – not deprivation.
• Establish a baseline for energy/water use and develop an ecological footprint
analysis as an improvement measurement system.
• Offer the city guidance and recommendations for implementing sustainable
practices in city workplaces.
• Promote locally generated and distributed energy by renewable sources.
• Report on project outcomes to the mayor and council.
• Identify ways of incentivizing energy and water efficiency for Tybee citizens.
• Identify ways of incentivizing energy, water efficiency and green building
practices for the future development of Tybee.
• Identify and promote low carbon and non-motorized transportation methods.
Encourage use of low impact transportation methods by developing safe multi-use
paths including unopened city right-of-ways.
• Promote eco-tourism.
• Promote community gardens, fishing, and local food production thereby
increasing food security.
• Promote an awareness of the reduction in our eco-footprint with educational
campaigns to motivate citizen action.
The CRC reports directly to City Council, and will ensure that the results of the Carrying
Capacity Study meet the City’s goals and objectives as they relate to sustainable
development. The CRC will also provide the manpower and means to disseminate the
information developed as part of this study to elected officials, coastal managers,
neighboring communities and the general public.
Additional partners will be asked to participate in the Technical Advisory Committee
including local realtor representatives, Tybee Island Tourism Council, Tybee Island
Planning Commission, Chatham County – Savannah MPC, Skidaway Institute of
Oceanography, Georgia EPD, DCA, UGA, and the CRD. Partners will be invited to
participate on a technical advisory committee and will be asked to contribute pertinent
information to the study.
The Technical Advisory Committee will include approximately 20 – 30 members and
will meet quarterly throughout the duration of the grant to review information and
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provide feedback to the City. Agendas, meeting presentations and materials, and meeting
summaries will be generated for each meeting.
Deliverables:
• Technical Advisory Committee Invitation and Member List
• Quarterly Meetings
• Meeting Agendas and Summaries
• Meeting presentations and materials
Anticipated date of completion: September 2016
Task 2: Community Resource Assessment & Inventory
The City will perform an assessment of existing community resources that will attempt to
inventory and quantify the following resources:
• Water supply capacity with existing infrastructure and Floridan Aquifer water
withdrawal permit limits, which will include current permit capacity and future
projected withdrawal permit reduction. This assessment will also review the
future proposed Cretaceous well, and the potential water supply that may be
supplemented by this project. Other alternative water supply sources may be
identified as well.
• Capacity of the City’s Wastewater Plant, future required upgrades, effluent limits
and assimilative capacity of receiving waterways.
• Stormwater infrastructure condition, needed upgrades, flooding issues, king tides
and sea level rise effects on infrastructure capacity.
• Current roadway capacity and level of service, including the proposed Georgia
Department of Transportation (GDOT) Highway 80 widening project and its
impact on roadway level of service.
• Availability of alternative modes of transportation and parking limitations/needs.
Impact of vehicle traffic from an air quality and water quality standpoint.
• Availability of work-force housing.
• Availability of social services including senior housing and medical services.
• Existing historical, cultural and environmental resources, and threats to these
resources caused by future development and associated population increases.
• Energy consumption including greenhouse gas footprint of city operations,
alternative energy sources, availability and cost of fuel, and any known energy
grid concerns.
• Opportunities to increase renewable energy generation for municipal, commercial,
and residential structures.
• Capacity of solid waste services, availability of landfill space, and participation in
the City’s curbisde recycling program and its impact on solid waste collection.
• Current emergency response and evacuation route capacity/level of service.
The City staff will gather and assess information on community resources, and will
develop a Community Resources Inventory. This assessment and inventory will be shared
with the Technical Advisory Committee and their input will be incorporated as
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appropriate. Once completed, , this information will be presented to the Tybee Island
Planning Commission, Tybee Island City Council and the public.
Deliverables:
• Presentation of Community Resource Assessment to Technical Advisory
Committee
• Write up of Community Resources Inventory
• Presentation of findings of the Community Resource Assessment and Inventory
to the Planning Commission and City Council at a public meeting
Anticipated date of completion: March 2016
Task 3: Analysis of Community Resource Limitations
After completion of Task 2: Community Resources Inventory & Assessment, the City
will review availability, level of service and future limitations of the inventoried
community resources. This analysis will include the following:
• Identify the projected limit of resident, overnight and daytime populations that
can be supported by existing infrastructure systems based on industry standard
and commonly acceptable metrics. For example, for each overnight resident there
is an approximate per capita wastewater capacity need of 100 gallons per day.
• Identify upgrades, capital projects, etc., that would be necessary to increase these
limits. Identify those limits that cannot be increased through the actions of the
City. (For example, the City has no control over its water supply permit capacity.)
• Identify current measures in place to protect environmental, historic and cultural
resources, how future development may impact these resources, and where there
may be gaps in resource protection.
The City staff will perform the analysis described above and present it to the Technical
Advisory Committee to gather their feedback. The findings of this task will also be
presented to the Planning Commission, City Council, and the public.
Deliverables:
• Presentation of findings to Technical Advisory Committee
• Write up of Community Resources Limitations Analysis
• Presentation of findings to Planning Commission and City Council at a public
meeting
Anticipated date of completion: June 2016
Task 4: Recommendations & Implementation
Based on the inventory and assessment of resources and the limitations that are identified,
the City will develop recommendations to encourage more sustainable development and
protect island resources that will likely include the following:
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• Future Land Use/Zoning amendments
• Capital improvements for water, sewer, stormwater and transportation
• Additional protection for cultural, natural and environmental resources
Initial recommendations will be presented to the Technical Advisory Committee for their
consideration. Feedback received from the Technical Advisory Committee will be
incorporated and included in the Carrying Capacity Study Final Report. The final
recommendations will be presented to the City Council at a public meeting.
The recommendations will be also incorporated into the City’s Comprehensive Plan,
which is due to be updated by October of 2016. It is the intension of the City to integrate
the Carrying Capacity Study process with the Comprehensive Planning process, as much
as possible, such that the results of this project can be included in both the Community
Vision and Future Land Use Plan as well as within the Short Term Work Program.
Integrating these efforts will also allow the City to maximize the public/stakeholder
involvement in both processes as the City can present the findings of the Carrying
Capacity Study during Comprehensive Planning public meetings, and vice versa.
Maximizing the opportunities for public input will greatly improve public acceptance of
the final recommendations. Furthermore, including the results of this study in the City
Comprehensive Plan will provide a method of implementation and reinforce the City’s
accountability.
Deliverables:
• Presentation of findings to Technical Advisory Committee
• Write up of Recommendations
• Carrying Capacity Study Final Report
• Presentation of Final Report to City Council at a public meeting
• Inclusion of Study Findings in Comprehensive Plan
Anticipated date of completion: August 2016
Task 5: Carrying Capacity Study Process Outline
The City will develop a Carrying Capacity Study Process Outline that will detail the
methods the City used to perform the assessment and inventory of community resources
and to identify resource limitations. The Process Outline will include the procedures used
to gather data, engage community stakeholders, and integrate the Carrying Capacity
Study into the City’s Comprehensive Plan.
The City will then work with the CRD to present the results of the Tybee Island Carrying
Capacity Study as well as the process outline to coastal managers at a monthly CRD
Brownbag Presentation. The purpose of this presentation will be to convey project
results, impacts and benefits to coastal managers and/or the general coastal public, and
describe the stakeholder process. The City estimates that this presentation will reach
between 20 – 40 coastal managers
Deliverables:
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• Develop Carrying Capacity Study Process Outline
• Present Carrying Capacity Study and Process Outline at CRD Brownbag Meeting
Anticipated date of completion: September 2016
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3. Project Timeline and Milestones
OUTCOME ACTIVITY/DELIVERABLE PROJECT
START DATE
PROJECTED
COMPLETION
DATE
1: Technical Advisory
Committee
Technical Advisory Committee
Invitation
10/1/2015 11/1/2015
Quarterly Meetings
11/01/2015 09/30/2016
2: Community
Resource
Assessment &
Inventory
Gather information and perform
assessment of data
10/01/2015 1/31/2016
Presentation of assessment to Technical
Advisory Committee
02/01/2016 02/28/2016
Write up of Community Resources
Inventory & Assessment
02/01/2016 03/31/2016
Presentation of findings to Planning
Commission and City Council at a public
meeting
03/01/2016 03/31/2016
3: Analysis of
Community
Resources
Limitations
Based on Resources Assessment, identify
population limits, capital improvement
projects, and needed resource protection
measures
04/01/2016 05/30/2016
Presentation of assessment to Technical
Advisory Committee
06/01/2016 06/30/2016
Write up of Community Resources
Limitations
06/01/2016 06/30/2016
Presentation of findings to Planning
Commission and City Council at a public
meeting
07/01/2016 07/30/2016
4: Recommendations
& Implementation
Identify strategies to address resource
limitations
07/01/2016 8/31/2016
Presentation of Recommendations to
Technical Advisory Committee
08/01/2016 08/31/2016
Write up of Community Resources
Limitations and Project Final Report
09/30/2016 09/31/2016
Presentation of findings to Planning
Commission and City Council at a public
meeting
09/01/2016 09/30/2016
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OUTCOME ACTIVITY/DELIVERABLE PROJECT
START DATE
PROJECTED
COMPLETION
DATE
Inclusion of Study Findings in
Comprehensive Plan
01/01/2016 09/30/2016
5: Carrying Capacity
Study Process
Outline
Develop Carrying Capacity Study
Process Outline
3/30/2016 09/30/2016
Present Carrying Capacity Study results
and Process Outline at CRD Brownbag
Meeting
09/01/2016 9/30/2016
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D. Project Management (Maximum 1 page)
Project Manager: This project will be managed by Diane Schleicher, Tybee Island City
Manager. She will be responsible for managing the project partners, managing other staff
assigned to the grant, facilitating the work of any hired consultants, production of
deliverables, and grant administration.
Project Staff: Supplementary project support staff will support additional efforts of the
Project Manager. The following staff will be involved in representing the operations of
their various departments/agencies:
• Better Hometown Coordinator
• Stormwater Coordinator
• Planning & Zoning Administrative Assistant
Contract Staff: Tybee Island proposes to hire Ecological Planning Group to oversee and
complete the tasks as defined in this grant and provide assistance to the Project Manager
and Staff. EPG would be responsible for working with the project manager, the Tybee
Island CRC, project partners and community volunteers to complete the assessments,
identify limitations, facilitate meetings, make recommendations, and complete the grant
deliverables.
Project Partners and Volunteer Participation: The success of this project will rely upon
the collaboration and participation of key groups and agencies. These groups will all be
asked to participate in or send a representative to the Technical Advisory Committee.
Those agencies ensuring completion of this grant have all provided a letter of support and
include:
• CRC
• Tybee Tourism Council
• Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
• DCA
• MPC
• UGA Sea Grant Program
• CRD
Stakeholder engagement will remain a key component to obtaining and integrating the
full scope of data and projects throughout the City. Each government, agency and
organization listed as a project partner will volunteer staff time towards this project by
serving as key stakeholders on the Technical Advisory Committee to assess data and
formulate decisions to assist in completing project deliverables. Furthermore, there will
be public meetings during each phase of this project where the public will be asked to
provide feedback. This is intended to generate community support for this project and the
recommendations that result.
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Itemized Costs Total Cost CIG Funds
Requested
Matching Funds
(in-kind and
other) Match
Personnel Hourly Rate Hours $26,863 $26,863
Diane Schleisher, City Manger $50.46 96 $4,844 $4,844
Joe Wilson, Public Works Director $37.65 70 $2,636 $2,636
George Reese, Water & Sewer Director $30.94 70 $2,166 $2,166
Lisa Shaaf, Planning & Zoning Assistant Administrator $14.10 48 $677 $677
Chantel Morton, Better Home Town Director $20.02 48 $961 $961
C.L. Sasser, Fire Chief $28.26 48 $1,356 $1,356
Jimmy Brown, Tybee Emergency Management
Coordinator $20.99 48 $1,008 $1,008
Robert Bryson, Chief of Police $36.71 48 $1,762 $1,762
Commuinty Resoruces Commission Volunteer Time (12
members)$20.38 360 $7,337 $7,337
Additional Stakeholder Volunteer Time (Other
Techcnial Advisor Committee Memebers) $20.38 160 $3,261 $3,261
City Council & Planning Commission Volunteer Time $20.38 42 $856 $856
Fringe Benefits $5,247 $5,247
Diane Schleisher, City Manger $15.86 96 $1,523 $1,523
Joe Wilson, Public Works Director $13.84 70 $969 $969
George Reese, Water & Sewer Director $11.73 70 $821 $821
Lisa Shaaf, Planning & Zoning Assistant Administrator $5.99 48 $288 $288
Chantel Morton, Better Home Town Director $9.06 48 $435 $435
C.L. Sasser, Fire Chief $3.08 48 $148 $148
Jimmy Brown, Tybee Emergency Management
Coordinator $9.28 48 $445 $445
Robert Bryson, Chief of Police $12.90 48 $619 $619
Subcontract $30,000 $30,000
Ecological Planning Group $30,000 $30,000
Other $1,000 $1,000
Room Rental for CRC meetings ($250/meeting X 4 )$1,000 $1,000
TOTAL $63,110 $30,000 $33,110
E. Standard Budget Form
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F. Project Budget Narrative
1. Personnel
a) Diane Schleicher, City Manger
Hourly Rate: $50.46
Time to be spent on grant: 96 hours
This project will be managed by Diane Schleicher. She will be responsible for
managing the project partners, managing other staff assigned to the grant,
facilitating the work of any hired consultants, and grant administration.
b) Tybee Island Staff
a. Joe Wilson, Public Works Director, $37.65/hour for 48 hours
b. George Reese, Water & Sewer Director, $30.94/hour for 48 hours
c. Lisa Shaaf, Planning & Zoning Admin Assistant, $14.10/hour for 48 hours
d. Chantel Morton, Better Home Town Director, $20.02/hour for 48 hours
e. C.L. Sasser, Fire Chief, $28.26/hour for 48 hours
f. Jimmy Brown, Tybee Emergency Management Coordinator, $20.99 for 48
hours
g. Robert Bryson, Chief of Police, $36.71 for 48 hours
These staff positions will be responsible for contributing the work necessary to
perform the study. They will also attend Technical Advisory Committee Meetings
as necessary as well as Planning Commission and City Council Meetings.
c) Community Resources Committee Time- $20.38/hour with an estimated 360
hours total being spent participating in four Technical Advisory Committee
meetings, reviewing Carrying Capacity Study documents, and addressing this
study during their regular Community Resources Committee meetings. The draft
deliverables will be presented to the Technical Advisory Committee for their
input and feedback by the contract staff.
d) Additional Stakeholder Volunteer Time (Community meeting attendees) -
$20.38/hour with an estimated 160 hours. Additional stakeholders will be asked to
participate in the Technical Advisory Committee including, but not necessarily
limited to: the MPC, DCA, CRD, UGA, Tybee Tourism Council. Please see
letters of support for their commitment to participate.
Grant Funds: $0
Match Funds: $26,863
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2. Fringe Benefits
Fringe benefits for the Tybee Island staff are calculated individually, but average
approximately 35% of their salary rate. Fringe benefits include: Health insurance,
retirement, life insurance, workers compensation, pension, and disability.
Grant Funds: $0
Match Funds: $5,247
3. Travel
There will be no travel costs charged to the grant.
4. Contractual
The City of Tybee Island proposes to hire EPG at a cost of $30,000 to oversee and
complete the tasks as defined in this grant and provide assistance to the Project Manager
and Staff. This cost would include any personnel and supplies needed for the grant. EPG
ould facilitate each meeting of grant partners and stakeholder groups and w. EPG would
also be responsible for working with the project manager, the Technical Advisory
Committee, project partners, and community volunteers to complete the assessments,
track progress, and create the grant deliverables. Specifically, tasks to be completed by
EPG would include:
1. Project staff coordination
2. GIS database development
3. Technical Advisory Committee and Public Meeting coordination
4. Carrying Capacity Study development, including the Community Resource
Assessment and Inventory, Analysis of Resource Limitations, the Study Process
Outline, and Recommendations.
5. Preparation of Final Report
6. Presentation of Study results to the City Council and Planning Commission
Budget breakdown is as follows:
1. Personnel: $28,500
2. Supplies: Mileage, Reproduction Costs, Meeting Materials: $1,500
Grant Funds: $30,000
Match Funds: $0
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5. Equipment (Items with cost > $5,000)
There will be no equipment purchases that will be charged to the grant.
6. Construction
There is no construction activity associated with this project.
7. Supplies (and Equipment < $5,000)
There will be no supplies and equipment purchased for this project that is greater than
$5,000.
8. Other
There will be 4 meetings of the Technical Advisory Committee. The cost of room rental
to facilitate these meetings will be used as match for the grant at a rate of $250/meeting
for 4 meetings.
Grant Funds: $0
Match Funds: $1,000
9. Indirect (Overhead expenses)
No indirect costs will be charged to this grant.