Meeting Type: BCC Regular Meeting
Meeting Date: 11/19/2019
Item Status: New
From: Joey Nunnally, P.E., County Engineer
Submitted by: John Sedlack, Design Tech III
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ITEM TITLE
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Baldwin County Mega Site Railroad Spur - Wetland Mitigation
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Approve the deduction of 6.48 Forested Wetland Credits from the Baldwin County Mitigation Site Bank 1 to fulfill the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers mitigation requirements for the construction of a railroad spur at the Baldwin County Mega Site.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Previous Commission action/date: N/A
Background: The U.S. Corps of Engineers has determined that 2.98 acres of wetland disturbance for the Mega Site Railroad Spur construction will need to be mitigated. This calculates to 6.48 credits to be debited from the Baldwin County Mitigation Site Bank 1.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Total cost of recommendation: N/A
Budget line item(s) to be used: N/A
If this is not a budgeted expenditure, does the recommendation create a need for funding? N/A
LEGAL IMPACT
Is legal review necessary for this staff recommendation and related documents?
N/A
Reviewed/approved by: N/A
Additional comments: N/A
ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS
Is advertising required for this recommendation? N/A
If the proof of publication affidavit is not attached, list the reason: N/A
FOLLOW UP IMPLEMENTATION
For time-sensitive follow up, select deadline date for follow up: N/A
Individual(s) responsible for follow up:
Highway Department instruct Volkert, Inc. to deduct Wetland Mitigation Credits from the Baldwin County Mitigation Site Bank 1 and provide a Certificate of Debt to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Action required (list contact persons/addresses if documents are to be mailed or emailed): N/A
Additional instructions/notes: N/A