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Enhancing Environmental Processes: Task Force Recommendations

This presentation outlines the background, membership changes, and program reviews of the Environmental Streamlining Task Force, including recommendations for improving various environmental programs. The report covers updates on air quality, natural resources, solid waste, stormwater, zoning, and wastewater programs, with proposed actions to streamline processes and enhance efficiency.

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Enhancing Environmental Processes: Task Force Recommendations

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  1. Board of County Commissioners Environmental Streamlining Task Force July 10 , 2012

  2. Presentation Outline • Background • Program Reviews • Action Requested

  3. Background • Membership Changes • Anthony Cotter (chair) • Commissioner Linda Stewart (vice-chair) • Dominique Buhot • Sheila Cichra • Kathleen Hale • Maurice L. Pearson • Alexis Preisser • Richard Van Slyke • Anna Long • John Miklos • Jose Costa - resigned

  4. Background Previous Reviews • Update on October 4, 2011 • Air Quality Program • Petroleum Storage Tanks Program • Brownfields Program • Recommendation: Update Air Quality Ordinance

  5. Program Reviews • Administrative Procedures

  6. Program Reviews Recommendation: • Match state permit review timeframes

  7. Program Reviews • Natural Resources Program

  8. Program Reviews • Natural Resources Ordinances • Boat Ramps • Dock Construction • Lakeshore Protection • Econ River Protection • Wekiva River Protection • Wetland Conservation Areas • Pumping and Dredging Control • Lake Conway Water and Navigation Control District • Windermere Water and Navigation Control District

  9. Program Reviews • Other agency programs reviewed • Florida Department of Environmental Protection • St. Johns River Water Management District • South Florida Water Management District • Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

  10. Program Reviews Recommendations: • Update code to reflect required wetland mitigation methodology • Allow EPO to issue permits and enhance notice procedures

  11. Program Reviews Recommendations: • Combine all related ordinances into a unified code with uniform process • Pursue ERP delegation

  12. Program Reviews • Solid Waste Program

  13. Program Reviews Recommendations: • Simplify yard trash recycler permits • Consolidate stormwater reviews

  14. Program Reviews Recommendations: • Standardize time limits • Evaluate sampling parameters

  15. Program Reviews Recommendations: • Streamline zoning process • Eliminate mandatory 3rd party reviews

  16. Program Reviews Recommendations: • Simplify permitting with appropriate zoning

  17. Program Reviews Recommendations: • Pursue FDEP delegation

  18. Program Reviews • Wastewater Program

  19. Program Reviews Recommendations: • Eliminate duplication of rules with FDEP • Consolidate water quality rules

  20. Action Requested • Accept Environmental Streamlining Task Force Chair’s Final Report

  21. Board of County Commissioners Environmental Streamlining Task Force

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