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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA MEMORANDUM CONSENT AGENDA 8 N' TO: Joseph A. Baird; County Administrator DEPARTMENT HEAD CONCURRENCE: Stan Boling, AIE; Community Development Director THROUGH: Phil Matson, AICP; MPO Staff Director e/ FROM: Andy Sobczak; Senior Transportation Planner AS DATE: October 12, 2015 SUBJECT: Agreement with the State of Florida Division of State Lands to Obtain an Easement for Construction of the Trans -Central Florida Railroad Trail through the St. Sebastian Preserve State Park It is requested that the information herein presented be given formal consideration by -the Board of County Commissioners at its regular meeting of October 20, 2015. DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS The Trans -Central Florida Railroad Trail is the centerpiece of the North Indian River County Greenways Plan and is the highest ranked transportation enhancement priority of the Indian River County MPO. Recently, FDOT began the process of designing and constructing all unbuilt portions of the Trans -Central Florida Railroad Trail east of I-95, including an overpass at I-95, linking the trail to the Fellsmere area. In order to enable FDOT to proceed with construction of the trail, Indian River County must obtain a Direct Benefit Easement from the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida — Division of State Lands for construction and maintenance of a segment of the trail passing through property (St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park) owned by the State of Florida. It should be noted that the County must also enter into an agreement with the State Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to maintain the trail once it has been constructed. That agreement will be considered as a separate agenda item, also scheduled for approval at the October 20, 2015 BCC meeting. F'\Community Development\ Users \MPO\Meetings\BCC\2015\Direct Benefit Easement.docx 1 118