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APR 2 0 1983 <br />WETLANDS IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM - TCRPC <br />Community Development Director Bruce King reviewed the <br />following memo: <br />TO: The Honorable Members of DATE: March 24, 1983 FILE: <br />the Board of County <br />Commissioners <br />SUBJECT WETLANDS IDENTIFICATION <br />PROGRAM <br />TREASURE COAST REGIONAL <br />PLANNING COUNCIL <br />FROM Patrick Bruce King, AIc ERENCES: <br />Director <br />Community Development Division <br />It is requested that the data herein presented be given <br />formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at <br />their regular meeting of April 20, 1983. <br />DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS <br />On November 15, 1982 the Treasure Coast Regional Planning <br />Council received a proposal from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife <br />Service to conduct a Wetlands Identification Program within Palm <br />Beach, Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River Counties. The <br />principle products to be provided under the proposed contract <br />would be: <br />1) clear reproducable and paper copies of each <br />1:24,000 scale map showing existing wetlands, <br />2) statistics regarding the wetlands that occur <br />within each County. <br />ALTERNATIVES & ANALYSIS <br />The maps which would be produced under the proposed contract <br />would be of considerable value to the County in its assess- <br />ment of proposed development projects which include environ- <br />mentally sensitive lands. Furthermore, these maps would be <br />useful to the County in its future efforts to best manage <br />the environmental resources within the County. <br />The total cost of producing these products for Indian River <br />County would be $12,114.00. However, this program is <br />operated on a 50-50 funding basis with the U.S. Fish and <br />Wildlife Service. Therefore the local share is $6,057.00. <br />During the January meeting of the Regional Planning Council, <br />the Council agreed to fund 40% of the local costs, or <br />$2,422.80. The remaining 60%, or $3,634.20, would have to <br />be paid by Indian River County. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />It is the staff's recommendation that the Board of County <br />Commissioners approve Indian River County's joint participa- <br />tion in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Wetlands <br />Identification Program. <br />FUNDING <br />Funding for this expense is to be covered by Account <br />#001-199-513-99.91 (Board of County Commissioner's Contingency <br />Fund) with a present balance of $272,795.0.0. <br />i <br />60 <br />i <br />