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Comprehensive Plan Intergovernmental Coordination Element APPLICABLE ENTITIES MAY BE IMPACTED BY IRC MAY IMPACT IRC SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES ACTIVITIES PROCEDURAL ISSUES EXISTING COORDINATION MECHANISM COUNCIL PROTECTION/ ENHANCEMENT SEBASTIAN INLET X -BEACH EROSION SAND MINING - SEBASTIAN INLET DISTRICT's NEEDED INFORMAL DISTRICT SAND PUMPING TO LESSEN THE EFFECT OF BEACH EROSION CAUSES BY DOWN DRIFT AS A RESULT OF SAND BUILD UP IN AND AROUND THE INLET With respect to conservation and coastal management, the county, municipalities, and adjacent counties can impact each other. Sometimes, these impacts are adverse, while other times they may be beneficial. Most often, extra jurisdictional impacts are probably neutral. Generally, the county and municipalities need to coordinate with each other regarding mitigation, restoration, and management of natural resources as well as acquisition of environmentally important land. In some cases, land use decisions can produce conservation related extra jurisdictional impacts. Such impacts may include: natural resource impacts such as land use activity in one jurisdiction affecting environmentally significant lands, water quality, endangered species, and aquifer recharge areas in another jurisdiction and other types of impacts. Because of these extra jurisdictional impacts, coordination among jurisdictions is important. Therefore, notification of affected governments, identification of expected impacts, and development of measures to mitigate impacts are important. Finally, there should be a process to resolve disputes. In 1992, county voters approved issuance of a $26,000,000.00 general obligation bond and, in 2004, a $50,000,000.00 bond for acquisition of environmentally significant lands for the protection of water quality, open space and wildlife habitat. The county land acquisition committee, which has representatives from the county, municipalities, and special interest groups, identifies and ranks environmentally significant land within the county for purchase with those bond funds. Since 1992, hundreds of acres of environmentally significant land have been purchased, utilizing bond funds matched with other funding sources. These lands are used for passive recreational activities throughout the county. Issues related to conservation and coastal management intergovernmental coordination are addressed in the conservation element and coastal Community Development Department Indian River County 3 9