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Comprehensive Plan Conservation Element Policy 12.6: County staff shall attend meetings concerning land acquisition and management issues for lands owned and managed by the SJRWMD, FDEP and the USFWS. Poligy 12_7: Suitable lands acquired under the Environmental Lands Program will be opened to the public for passive recreation. Passive recreation shall include the following: hiking, environmental education, fishing, and wildlife viewing. Policy 12.8: To achieve management objectives on conservation lands while minimizing costs, the county shall allow private development off-site mitigation projects, subject to county staff oversight, on county conservation lands. In allowing such private mitigation on county conservation lands, the following conditions shall apply: o the private developer shall be responsible for annual reporting to permitting agencies; o the private developer shall be responsible for follow-up treatments and plantings to satisfy permitting agencies' requirements, for a minimum of five years; and o opportunities for mitigation on conservation lands shall be reserved for county public works and utilities projects. Policy 12.9: By 2010, the county will establish a dedicated funding source for ongoing management of county -owned and managed environmental lands. Polic l� 2_10: By 2010, the county shall evaluate the need to hire additional conservation land management staff and establishment of a distinct Conservation Lands Management Section within the Parks Division or Planning Division. Polic 1� 2_11: The county shall coordinate with federal, state and local agencies, as well as nonprofit organizations, in acquiring and managing natural areas and open space. PLAN IMPLEMENTATION An important part of any plan is its implementation. Implementation involves execution of the plan's policies by taking actions and achieving results. For the Conservation Element, implementation involves various activities. While some of these actions will be ongoing, others are activities that will be taken by certain points in time. For each policy -in this element, Table 8.14 identifies the type of action required, the entity or entities responsible for taking the action, the timing, and whether or not the policy necessitates a capital expenditure. To implement the Conservation Element, several types of action must be taken. These include, but are not limited to: developing management strategies for acquired lands, preserving/protecting wildlife habitat, and coordination with jurisdictional agencies at the federal, state, and regional levels. Community Development Department Indian River County 142