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t PRANGE ISLANDS CONSERVATION AREA ADOPTION AGREEMENT This PRANGE ISLANDS CONSERVATION AREA ADOPTION AGREEMENT ("Agreement" ) is entered into this 18th day of November , 2008 , by and between Indian River County , a political subdivision of the State of Florida , 1801 27th Street , Vero Beach , FL 32960 (" County" ) and Coastal Technology Corporation , a Florida corporation , having a principal place of business at 3625 20th Street , Vero Beach , FL 32960 (" Coastal Tech "" ) . BACKGROUND RECITALS A . The Prange Islands Conservation Area (" PICA" ) was purchased by Indian River County with funding from the 1992 Environmental Bond Referendum and Florida Communities Trust (" FCT") cost-share funds . In accordance with the FCT Cost Share Agreement approved by the Board of County Commissioners on April 12 , 1994 , as more specifically contained in the Management Plan for the Prange Islands Conservation Area , approved by the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners on April 25 , 1996 (the " Management Plan " ) , the County agreed to specific management obligations as described therein . Further , PICA was damaged by the 2004 Hurricanes , and such damage has not yet been repaired B . Coastal Tech has requested to adopt an island within the Indian River Lagoon as part of Coastal Tech ' s volunteer community service . C . Coastal Tech is willing and able to perform the volunteer services as set forth in this Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth below . D . The County is willing to allow Coastal Tech to perform the volunteer services , as set forth in this Agreement , on the terms and conditions set forth below . NOW, THEREFORE , for good and valuable consideration , the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged , and intending to be legally bound hereby , the parties hereby agree as follows : 1 . DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES . The volunteer services that will be performed by Coastal Tech pursuant to this Agreement are assistance in the following areas : (a ) . Assist in the required treatment of exotic vegetation with herbicide that is provided by the County , supervised by a certified pesticide applicator with certification in Natural Areas Weed Management ; (b) . Assist in trail clearing and maintenance of trails according to the Management Plan and Florida Trail Association ( FTA) trail building standards ; (c) . Assist in installation of educational sign at the entrance required by the Management Plan ; the educational sign at the dock required by the SJRWMD permit for the dock ; and interpretive educational signage along the nature trail , all such signage containing the information provided by the County ; and (d ) . Assist in repairing the primitive camping area contemplated in the Management Plan . (all of the foregoing collectively , " Services") . Additional parameters for the performance of the Services , excerpted from the Management Plan , are set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference in its entirety . All Services 1