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BOCC AGENDA ITEM

Item Title:SMRWM Appointments
Date:9/26/2022
Department:County Manager
Background:

The St. Marys River Management Committee (SMRMC or Committee) is a quasi-governmental advisory panel established by interlocal agreement between Baker and Nassau counties in Florida and Camden and Charlton counties in Georgia to facilitate the conservation and wise use of the St. Marys River.  To that end, SMRMC engaged with the local communities as well as county and state governments to develop the St. Marys River Management Plan, which they now work to implement.

The Committee is composed of five voting representatives from each county: one county commissioner and four appointed members.  All meetings are open to the public with notice provided on the Committee’s website: www.saintmarysriver.org.  SMRMC is charged to act in good faith as an agent of due diligence on behalf of local governments and communities. Monthly Committee meetings serve as a public forums for the discussion of issues potentially impacting the river and its stakeholders, including such things as regulatory concerns, land use practices, and economic development projects.  Between meetings members work with county governments on various projects relating to the river.  In 2020 and 2021, Nassau County projects have included: No Wake Zones at The Sandbar, Tracy Road Access, and White Sand Landing, revision of Ordinance 99-17 Stormwater section, encouraging additional river access, and revision of the interlocal agreement.

 

St. Marys River Water Management Committee (SMRWM) has two vacancies for volunteers living in the St. Marys watershed.  Roughly this includes any riverfront landowner as well as residents living in Wildlight, Yulee west of 95, north of 108, either side of 121.  Also anyone qualifies who works for a company owning property on the St. Marys River.  SMRWM Committee began seeking applicants in May 2022, with five applications received.  Of the applicants, SMRWM Committee is recommending the appointment of Paul Lore and Bill Cochran to fill the current vacancies.

Request:
Appoint Paul Lore and Bill Cochran to serve as Nassau County representatives on the St. Marys River Water Management Committee replacing Dean Woehrle and Keith Tindall.
Financial/Economic Impact to Future Years Budgeting Process or Effect on Citizens:
SMRMC is charged to act in good faith as an agent of due diligence on behalf of local governments and communities. Monthly Committee meetings serve as a public forums for the discussion of issues potentially impacting the river and its stakeholders, including such things as regulatory concerns, land use practices, and economic development projects.
Action Requested and Recommendation:
Appoint Paul Lore and Bill Cochran to serve as Nassau County representatives on the St. Marys River Water Management Committee replacing Dean Woehrle and Keith Tindall.
Is this action consistent with the Nassau County Comprehensive Land Use Plan?
Yes
Funding Source:
N/A
Additional Information Needed for Contracts/Agreements (If Applicable)
Contract Number assigned by Contracts Management:
N/A
For non-governmental agencies, has the document been sent to the vendor for signature?
N/A
Does the document need to be recorded? If so, who will pay the recordation fee?
N/A
Are there any special mailing instructions? (Include contact name, address, deadline for submittal, how to mail such as express mail, FedEx, etc):
N/A
How many originals are needed?
N/A