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r E B 25 1981 Boa, 45 Put 909 ADMINISTRATOR NELSON REVIEWED HIS FOLLOWING MEMO: February 16, 1981 MEMORANDUM TO: The Honorable Board of County Commissioners FROM: Neil A. Nelson, County Administrator SUBJECT: Beach Restoration Program Florida Dept. of Environmental Regulation request to be filed with Federal Government for all projects eligible for 1983 funding in the State of Florida Description and Conditions The last week of February, 1981, is the deadline for filing by the Florida Dept. of Environmental Regulation a funding request to the Federal Government for all eligible Beach Restoration projects proposed for construction in the State of Florida during Fiscal Year 1983. The Indian River County Beach Restoration Program as developed and proposed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, even though not yet completely approved by Congress, does recommend 1983 for possible commencement. The Florida Dept. of Environmental Regulation request for funding such projects is one of the preliminary, noncomprehensive steps in the overall procedure. The D.E.R. has requested Counties at this time to make their preliminary needs known. This is a necessary step "to get in line" for Federal Funding considerations. Alternatives and Analysis At this time, this preliminary step is recommended. The City of Vero Beach's consultant in Coastal Engineering, Tom Campbell, P.E., with Arthur V: Strock and Associates, Deerfield Beach, Florida, has brought this to the attention of the city and they, in turn, have notified us of this matter. Since time is of the essence, Arthur V. Strock and Associates has offered to prepare the application to the D.E.R. for submittal by Indian River County. Since this firm is familiar with the needs as addressed by the application and also familiar with the Indian River County Project, they can prepare the application at a lower cost to the citizens of Indian River County than our staff in this short time period. Therefore, at the recommendation of the County Staff, we have instructed Arthur V. Strock and Associates, Consulting Engineers, to proceed in preparing this application to the Florida D.E.R. Approximate cost for preparing the application is $300.00 as quoted by Tom Campbell, P.E. on February 16, 1981. Recommendation and Fundi Critical timing on this matter has necessitated requesting Arthur V. Strock and Associates to proceed in applying to the State of Florida Dept. of Environmental Regulation for preliminary 1983 funding considerations to implement the Indian River County Beach Restoration Program. This action in no way obligates the County at this point in time, however, it is merely a preliminary procedure to "get us in line" at this time. We therefore, recommend after the fact approval of the following: JD: rt 1. Authorize the firm of Arthur V. Strock and Associates to prepare an application to the Florida D.E.R. for a request for funding of the Indian River County Beach Restoration Program. 2. Approve funding in the amount of $300.00 for the preparation of the above application. 69