HomeMy Public PortalAboutLTC 018-2018 Legislative Session Week 3 Report – January 22-26, 2018BAL HARBOUR
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OFFICE OF THE VILLAGE MANAGER LETTER TO COUNCIL
NO. 018-2018
To: Mayor Gabriel Groisman and Members of the Village Council
From: Jorge M. Gonzalez, Village Manager iwzr
Date: February 2, 2018
Subject: Legislative Session Week 3 Report - January 22-26, 2018
The purpose of this Letter to Council (LTC) is to transmit the attached Legislative Session
Week 3 Report provided by Ron L. Book.
If you have any questions or need any additional information, please feel free to contact
me.
JMG/AC
Ronald l. Book, I? fl.
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PROF[SSI000L 0110(101100
2018 Session
Week 3 Report
Enclosed is our 2018 Session, Week 3 Report. Please let us know if you have questions on issues
included in this report, or on any other issue of concern. We will be happy to provide information
to you.
➢ BUDGET INFORMATION: Both the House and Senate have released their
proposed budgets. Going forward, we expect that the full Appropriations
Committees in both the House and Senate will meet and pass their respective
budgets during week 4. Budgets will pass the full House and Senate during
week 5, and then the budgets will be available for conference as of week 6.
BUDGET REQUESTS
➢ Bal Harbour Village - Bal Harbour Village Bakers Haulover Inlet Bypassing Project HB
4109: This project will reconfigure the north jetty at the inlet to enhance sand deposition to
keep sand out of the ebb and flood shoals. The jetty will be configured for fishing and public
access. At regular intervals, the beach (updrift, to the north) will be dredged and sand bypassed
to "downdrift" areas of the County, thereby maximizing inlet bypassing. The interval of
dredging will be every 2-4 years.
Local Match: 50% Sponsors: Senator Campbell, Representative Geller
Amount Requested: $750,000
➢ Update: The Senate budget contains $200,000 and the House budget does not include funding
at this time.
The Senate budget contains the following proviso. Additionally, we are pursuing a budget
amendment to increase the funding amount prior to budget conference.
1597B GRANTS AND AIDS TO LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AND NONSTATE ENTITIES -
FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY GRANTS AND AIDS
- BAL HARBOUR VILLAGE
BAKERS HAULOVER INLET BYPASSING
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND 200,000
From the funds in Specific Appropriation 1597B, $200,000 in
nonrecurring funds from the General Revenue Fund is provided
for the Bal Harbour Village Bakers Haulover Inlet Bypassing
Project (Senate Form 1909).
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