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EXHIBIT "A" SCOPE OF SERVICES SECTION I A. Project Objective This project is intended to develop a program for the management and protection of the spoil islands located in Indian River County. B. Responsibilities of the CONSULTANT The CONSULTANT has the responsibility of assisting Indian River County in determining the current status of the flora and fauna of 43 spoil islands in Indian River County and coordinating his efforts with those of the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council in order to produce a singular and compatible document from the separate studies undertaken. Existing biological data, available literature, aerial surveys and field examination of the spoil islands will be utilized to aid in the cooperative classification of each spoil island by the COUNTY, TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL and the CONSULTANT. Currently the 43 spoil islands in Indian River County have been classified in four categories: "Recreation" (11 islands), "Conservation" (18 islands), "Research" (12 islands) and "Special Cases" (2 islands) in a report on the spoil islands prepared by. an Environmental Study Committee of the Vero Beach - Indian River County Planning Commission (Report on the Spoil Islands of Indian River County, 1974). The CONSULTANT will make recommendations to the COUNTY and COUNCIL regarding spoil island classification categories based on information gained from specific tasks set forth below. Task 1: Resource Inventory The resource inventory shall include spoil island characteristics over and above the minimum as specified in the contract between the DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION and the COUNTY and shall include the following: A. A determination and acquisition of available background literature and information on spoil island flora and fauna, biological community development and successional tendencies from all available sources including the DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRON- MENTAL REGULATION, COUNTY and COUNCIL. AUG 81979 BOOK 1 PACE 326