Subject:
Title
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission contract number FWC21215 - Aquatic Vegetation Control Services
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Fiscal Impact:
FY 2022-2023: Potential revenue of $30,000 to the Brevard Mosquito Control District, and similar potential revenue for each of the following years of the three-year contract.
Dept/Office:
Mosquito Control
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Brevard Mosquito Control District Board authorize the Board Chair to sign the State of Florida, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Contract Number FWC21215. The contract has been reviewed and approved by the County Attorney's Office, Purchasing, and Risk Management.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The Brevard Mosquito Control District provides aquatic vegetation control services on eligible water bodies within Brevard County as a contractor for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Aquatic vegetation management is a program under FWC's Division of Habitat and Species Conservation, Invasive Plant Management Section. FWC has awarded this Contract to the District for over thirty years pursuant to the requirements of Sections 287.057, Florida Statutes (F.S.) to benefit the State of Florida, its resources, wildlife, and public welfare by reducing the negative impacts of invasive nonindigenous plants in public water bodies. The average annual revenue received by the Mosquito Control District over the last ten years was $29,441.
Aquatic plant management offers a mutual benefit to the Brevard Mosquito Control District by helping to reduce the mosquito breeding capacity of such public water bodies in Brevard County which, in turn, provides public health benefits by reducing the risk of mosquito-borne diseases to Brevard County residents. By keeping waterways clear of invasive nonindigenous vegetation, natural predators, such as native fish and invertebrates, are able to control mosquito larvae at the source. Th...
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