RESTORE ACT Direct Component Multiyear Plan Matrix  —  Department of the Treasury 

Applicant Name:

Amendment‐02 2/17/2017 

3. CUMULATIVE DIRECT COMPONENT ALLOCATION AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION TO APPLICANT:       

8a. Direct Component Contribution

8b. Other RESTORE Act Contribution 

8c. Other Third Party Contribution

8d. Total Contribution

Coastal flood protection and related infrastructure

St. Joseph Peninsula Beach Restoration

St. Joseph Peninsula, Gulf County, Florida

$2,780,970.88 $9,219,029.12 $12,000,000.00 07‐2018 

Coastal flood protection and related infrastructure

St. Joseph Peninsula Beach Restoration

St. Joseph Peninsula, Gulf County, Florida

$19,029.12 ‐$1,611,029.12 ‐$1,592,000.00 08‐2018 

Infrastructure projects benefitting the economy or ecological resources, including port infrastructure

Gulf County Public Safety Center                                  

Gulf County $1,243,000.00 $1,243,000.00   01‐2019 

Promotion of tourism in the Gulf Coast Region, including recreational fishing

Howard Creek Lower Landing  Gulf County $1,096,400.00 $1,096,400.00 04‐2019 

Infrastructure projects benefitting the economy or ecological resources, including port infrastructure

Gulf County Sewer Expansion and Rehabilitation

Gulf County $2,203,500.00 $6,640,000.00 $8,843,500.00 05‐2022 

$7,342,900.00 $6,640,000.00 $7,608,000.00 $21,590,900.00

Gulf County

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$4,453,542.52 4.  TOTAL ALLOCATIONS PLUS KNOWN FUNDS NOT YET DEPOSITED IN TRUST FUND FOR DIR

1. MULTIYEAR PLAN VERSION (INITIAL OR AMENDMENT NUMBER):         2a.  DATE OF INITIAL MULTIYEAR PLAN ACCEPTANCE (mm/dd/yyyy): 2b.   DATE OF LAST MULTIYEAR PLAN AC

12. ESTIMATED TOTAL FUNDING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ACTIVITY(IES) (refer to Instructions)

8. Estimated Total Funding Contributions For Proposed Activity(ies)(refer to Instructions)                            

Please note:  Grant awards may refestimated funding.

6. Activity Title  (Static Field) 7. Location  (Static Field) 

5. Primary Direct Component Eligible Activity Further Described in Application (Static Field)

9. Proposed Start Date 

mm/dd/yyyy

10. 
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be directed to the Department of the Treasury, Office of Gulf Coast Restoration, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20220. 

RESTORE ACT Direct Component Multiyear Plan Narrative 

Department of the Treasury 

OMB Approval No. 1505‐0250 

Directions:  Use this form for the Initial Multiyear Plan and any subsequent amendments to an accepted Multiyear 

Plan.  For amendments, include only new and/or materially modified activities.

Multiyear Plan Version (Initial or Amendment Number):  Amendment‐ 02 

Date of Initial Multiyear Plan Acceptance:  2/17/17 

Date of Last Multiyear Plan Acceptance:  6/11/18 

Eligible Applicant Name:  Gulf County, Florida 

Name and Contact Information of the Person to be contacted (POC) on matters concerning this Multiyear Implementation Plan: 

POC Name:  Warren Yeager 

POC Title:  Restore Coordinator 

POC Email:  wyeager@gulfcounty‐fl.gov 

POC Phone:  (850) 229‐6106 

NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION: 

1. A description of each activity, including the need, purpose, objective(s), milestones and location. Include map showing the

location of each activity. 

It is the intention of the Board of County Commissioners and Staff of Gulf County, Florida to implement the (3) 

proposed projects in this MYP Amendment‐02. The projects will be performed during a (5) year period beginning in 

January 2019 and running through May 2024.  

Gulf County Public Safety Center   

Need: Gulf County has (5) different locations housing their emergency operations from 911 to dispatch to overall 

administration for both the County and the City of Port St. Joe. Each of these locations lacked adequate work space for 

personnel and parking making effective operations difficult so the County began leasing a larger space and renovated it 

to create a central Public Safety Center. It is centrally located, renovated to meet the needs of the County and a well‐

constructed building making it a sound investment for the County.  

Purpose: The County seeks to permanently acquire the property to secure the long‐term operations of the facility and 

increase the County’s infrastructure capacity in the County seat of Port St. Joe. By no longer having leasing payments, 

these funds can now be used for other economic stimulus in the community and the improved operating space will 

enable Gulf County law enforcement and other public safety officials to effectively manage and protect the citizens of 

Gulf County. 

Objectives: By no longer having leasing payments, the County can redirect those funds to alternative needs in the 

County, adding economic stimulus to the County budget. The permanent operation of this facility will increase the 

infrastructure capacity of the County to secure the public safety of its citizens.  

Milestones: 1. Conduct site assessment and appraisal 2. Complete purchase of building 3. File periodic reports to 

Grantor 4. Complete project closeout and file report with Treasury 

Location: Please see attached location map.

Howard Creek Lower Landing 

Need: Gulf County is a rural, sparsely populated coastal county with abundant natural resources. For these reasons, the 

county is experiencing a growth in nature‐based tourism, especially fishing‐related activities. Existing recreational 

opportunities are often over capacity during seasonal influxes of visitors. In addition, navigational access to the Brothers 

River by recreational boaters in Gulf County is often overwhelmed during the summer scallop season. The lower landing 
property has been privately operated for over 50 years as a fee‐based access point. The property has been for sale for a 

couple years and in 2017 the owners shut down the property to public use. The County then entered into a leasing 

agreement with the owner to reopen it for public access and is now wanting to buy the property so that it can be 

maintained in public ownership and open to all for free use.  

Purpose: To acquire a coastal boating access point to be open for public access to all. 

Objectives: The objectives of the project include improving public access to the nearshore waters of Gulf County and 

the Gulf of Mexico and grow the nature‐based tourism industry in Gulf County. By purchasing this property, the County 

can ensure that this property is maintained and accessible to the public in perpetuity.  

Milestones: 1. Conduct site assessment and appraisal 2. Complete purchase of land 3. Promotion of free permanent 

public access point on County website 4. File periodic reports to Grantor 5. Complete project closeout and file report 

with Treasury. 

Location: Please see attached location map. 

Gulf County Sewer Expansion and Rehabilitation 

Need: To implement septic‐to‐sewer conversions and collection systems enhancements in the Beacon Hill area of Gulf 

County, the City of Port St. Joe, and the City of Wewahitchka. Both Cities in Gulf County have been struggling with old 

infrastructure prone to failure and which many times during repair of sewer lines, leaves roadways in disrepair.  

Purpose: These sewer upgrades, including the replacement of failing 60‐year‐old terracotta pipe sewer infrastructure, 

will allow for the abandonment of up to 850 aging septic systems located on small urban lots in conjunction with the 

centralization of collection and the replacement of 27,300 linear feet of failing sewer infrastructure that carries 

wastewater flows from 260 small urban lots. One example of a septic‐sewer project in the Beacon Hill area of Gulf 

County would be to design and build a collection system to over 600 customers now serviced by septic tanks. This area 

had a dry line constructed a few years ago with the intent to build the collection system at a later date when funding 

was available. 

Objectives: To improve the failing wastewater infrastructure in key areas of the County to enhance the local economy 

and environment and better accommodate future growth in Gulf County. 

Milestones:  1. Prepare bid package meeting U.S. Treasury specifications and solicit bids for design 2.  Select contractor 

and award Contract Agreement 3. Conduct design and permitting 4. Prepare bid package meeting U.S. Treasury 

specifications and solicit bids for construction 5. Select contractor and award Contract Agreement 6.  Perform 

construction 7.  File periodic reports to Grantor 8. Complete project closeout and file report with Treasury 

Location: Please see attached location map. 

2. How the applicant made the multiyear plan available for 45 days for public review and comment, in a manner calculated to 

obtain broad‐based participation from individuals, businesses, Indian tribes, and non‐profit organizations, such as through public 

meetings, presentations in languages other than English, and postings on the Internet. The applicant will need to submit 

documentation (e.g., a copy of public notices) to demonstrate that it made its multiyear plan available to the public for at least 45 

days. In addition, describe how each activity in the multiyear plan was approved after consideration of all meaningful input from the 

public and submit documentation (e.g., a letter from the applicant's leadership approving submission of the multiyear plan to 

Treasury or a resolution approving the applicant's multiyear plan). 

The Gulf County Board of County Commissioners reviewed and approved with staff the proposed project list for the 

MYP Amendment‐02 at their regularly scheduled meeting of December 12, 2017.  Public Comments were allowed as is 

common practice at all County Commission Meetings. The proposed projects were developed based on public and 

stakeholder input in the initial MYP process as well as matching projects proposed for the RESTORE Act Spill Impact 

Component Funds. 

The document was made available to the public for review and comment from February 2, 2018 until March 19, 2018 (a 

45‐day period).   

The Gulf County Board of County Commissioners published NOTICE that the Draft MYIP was available for the Public’s 

review and comment during the 45‐day period at the following locations: 
‐ Gulf County Administrative Building located at 1000 Cecil G. Costin Sr. Blvd. Port St. Joe, FL 32456 and the Gulf County 

Courthouse, consecutively for 45 days. 

‐ Gulf County RESTORE Act website: http://www.gulfcountyrestore.com and the main County website: 

http://www.gulfcounty‐fl.gov 

‐ The Star, the local news publication, http://www.starfl.com 

The Gulf County Board of County Commissioners accepted the MYP Amendment ‐02, including each activity in the plan, 

and voted to approve it after consideration of meaningful input from the public. The Gulf County Board of County 

Commissioners voted to approve the MYP Amendment‐ 02 on April 23, 2018. There was one comment received during 

the 45‐day public comment period regarding the implementation of a project which has since be removed due to 

Federal eligibility requirements. A second project was removed from the MYP Amendment‐02 after the public comment 

period due to other funding opportunities for the project made available.   

3. How each activity included in the applicant's multiyear plan narrative meets all the requirements under the RESTORE Act, 

including a description of how each activity is eligible for funding based on the geographic location of each activity and how each 

activity qualifies for at least one of the eligible activities under the RESTORE Act. 

Gulf County Public Safety Center   

Primary Eligible Activity: Infrastructure projects benefitting the economy or ecological resources, including port 

infrastructure.  The facility will be a building owned and operated by Gulf County, which is currently being leased at a 

reoccurring cost to the County. The County is currently paying $6,500 a month to lease the building and has conducted 

renovations on the building with materials and equipment that have a life span of 15‐30 years. The County has the 

intention of remaining operational in the building for the foreseeable future and the amount to buy the building equals 

16 years at the lease price. With the intended life of the space being greater than 16 years, by buying the building, they 

will be able to reserve those County funds for other economic stimulus in the community and make better use of the 

RESTORE funds by purchasing the building instead of continuing to lease it. Also, by expanding the infrastructure owned 

by Gulf County it enables the County to continue to grow its efforts at providing services and promoting the County as a 

desirable place to live. 

Geographic Requirement: The Gulf County Public Safety Center will be located in the City of Port St. Joe, located in Gulf 

County. Please see attached location map.

Howard Creek Lower Landing 

Primary Eligible Activity: Promotion of tourism in the Gulf Coast Region, including recreational fishing. This acquisition 

promotes tourism by providing a public boating venue for tourists to utilize that will be free to the public and owned 

and maintained by the County. 

Geographic Requirement: The Howard Creek Lower Landing will be accessible from Brothers River which feeds into the 

Apalachicola River and into the Apalachicola Bay in the Gulf of Mexico in Gulf County. Please see attached location map. 

Gulf County Sewer Expansion and Rehabilitation 

Primary Eligible Activity: Infrastructure projects benefitting the economy or ecological resources, including port 

infrastructure. The expansion of the sewer infrastructure will benefit the economy by accommodating for future growth 

and benefit the ecological resources by protecting the water quality of St. Joseph Bay and the Chipola River by removing 

ongoing sewage inputs. 

Geographic Requirement:  The Gulf County Sewer Expansion and Rehabilitation will be implemented in the Beacon Hill 

area of Gulf County, the City of Port St. Joe, and the City of Wewahitchka all within Gulf County. Please see attached 

location map. 

4. Criteria the applicant will use to evaluate the success of the activities included in the multiyear plan narrative in helping to restore 

and protect the Gulf Coast Region impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. 
County Public Safety Center   

The performance measures that will be used to measure the success of the activity include:  

‐ Number of square feet of space acquired 

Howard Creek Lower Landing 

The performance measures that will be used to measure the success of the activity include:  

‐ Number of permanent free public access points created 

Gulf County Sewer Expansion and Rehabilitation 

The performance measures that will be used to measure the success of the activity include:  

‐ Completed 100% of design plans 

‐ Number of linear feet of sewer line created  

5. How the activities included in the multiyear plan narrative were prioritized and list the criteria used to establish the priorities. 

The Gulf County Board of County Commissioners with staff and the County's RESTORE Act Committee and outside 

consultants, developed the initial MYP for Gulf County. From the original list of proposed projects, (1) project was 

accepted in the initial MYP submitted in 2017. The proposed projects in this MYP Amendment include some of the 

projects proposed in the initial process and further refined by the Board of County Commissioners and staff. There were 

previously presented projects that were not submitted with the Initial MYP and while those projects are still viable for 

the County to implement, there is not directive at this time to pursue those projects with Direct Component funding. As 

the Board of County Commissioners has moved through this process, project priorities have changed due to local 

factors and developed priorities such as failing sewer infrastructure, and key acquisitions made available. While the 

BOCC remains committed to all projects originally outlined in the MYP, need and necessity has required the Board to re‐

evaluate timing and priorities. The projects in this MYP‐ Amendment 02 were prioritized and ratified by the Board of 

County Commissioners at the December 12, 2017 meeting. Projects directed toward local municipalities through the 

Gulf County Sewer Expansion and Rehabilitation program, including the City of Wewahitchka and the City of Port St. 

Joe, were proposed by the municipalities local boards respectively. 

6. If applicable, describe the amount and current status of funding from other sources (e.g., other RESTORE Act contribution, other 

third party contribution) and provide a description of the specific portion of the project to be funded by the RESTORE Act Direct 

Component. 

County Public Safety Center   

The Direct Component funds will cover the costs to acquire the building for the Public Safety Center. 

Howard Creek Lower Landing 

The Direct Component funds will cover the costs of the land acquisition for Lower Landing.  

Gulf County Sewer Expansion and Rehabilitation 

The Direct Component funds will be used to cover the planning and design costs as well as construction activities as 

funds permit. The additional construction costs will be funded separately by RESTORE Act Spill Impact Component 

funds.