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SCOPE OF SERVICES Consultant will perform the following task services to determine the suitability of the property and corresponding probable cost. TASK 1.0 COUNTY LAND USE, ZONING AND OFFSITE IMPROVEMENT REQUIREMENTS The subject parcels are zoned RS -6 (single family residential), RM -6 (multi -family residential) and CL (limited commercial), all with an L-2 land use classification (low density residential). Consultant will review the allowable and permissible activities under the existing zoning and land use categories to determine if rezoning is required and if the proposed utility use is allowed under existing classifications This property was previously proposed for development, but the extensive off-site improvements required by the County's Land Development Regulations (LDR) proved to be cost -prohibitive. Consultant will review the off-site improvement requirements associated with a project of this nature to determine if they will be similarly cost -prohibitive to the project (the requirements for a reservoir are significantly different from those of a residential development). Additionally, the County requires applicants to obtain a mining permit if any fill will be trucked off site via County roads. Consultant will also determine if such a permit might be necessary based on the quality of soils on the site. The need for a mining permit can also trigger the need to rezone the property. This task does not include preparation of a pre - application package to the planning department, rezoning efforts, or design of any required off-site improvements. Consultant anticipates that 4 hours of meetings with planning and engineering staff will be required as part of this effort. TASK 2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS Consultant will build upon the evaluation that was previously prepared as part of the North County Reservoir Feasibility Study (CDM Smith, 2015) and provide more site-specific details on the environmental characteristics of the proposed south county property. In an effort to minimize costs, the wetlands and threatened/endangered species evaluation will be limited to a desktop evaluation (i.e., existing database records). Relative to wetlands, this will include a review of aerial imagery and the National Wetlands Inventory database to determine the presence of and extent of wetlands within the boundaries of the property. This effort will also include a records search for the presence of threatened and endangered species based on the Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) elemental occurrence and biodiversity matrix database and Fish and Wildlife Service Information, Planning and Conservation System (IPAC) database. Listed species with the potential to occur will be summarized in the resulting summary report. Consultant will also review the Federal Emergency Management Agency's flood zone information to determine if the property lies within a flood zone or 100 -year floodplain. In addition to the limited geotechnical investigation included in this Scope of Services (Task 3.0), Consultant will prepare a soils inventory map illustrating all underlying soils present on both the 83 -acre parcel and the adjacent 5 -acre parcel. This information will be obtained from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service's Soil Survey Geographic Database for Indian River County and the resulting summary report will include a discussion on the soil types and hydrologic conditions. TASK 3.0 GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION Consultant will evaluate the characteristics of the underlying soils on the property to determine the load bearing capacity of the soil, and whether or not the existing soils can support the load expected by both the berm/reservoir construction, and that of the stored water. Additionally, Consultant will perform and evaluation to assess whether or not the soils present are favorable for water storage (i.e., low A-2 jj1778.docx