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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA MEMORANDUM TO: Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator �C THROUGH: Christopher R. Mora, P.E., Public Works Director 0yv- FROM: Richard B. Szpyrka, P.E., Assistant Public Works Director SUBJECT: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Agreement No. 15120 — Indian River County Shooting Range Hunter Education Classroom DATE: January 6, 2016 DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) applied for and received Federal financial assistance from the United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Services in the amount of $144,000 to help fund the Indian River County Shooting Range Hunter Education Classroom. The building will be utilized by both the County and FWC for operational and educational purposes. The County will utilize the building for educational classes, as a meeting room for events, staff offices, and range operations. FWC administers six major programs including habitat & species conservation, freshwater fisheries management, law enforcement, marine fisheries management, hunting and game management, and fish and wildlife research. The building will allow FWC to hold meetings and classes for the programs. Staff is requesting to include a covered porch area as part of the project. The covered porch area will have multiple uses such as, an area that will provide shade and rain protection for shooters waiting to utilize the new clays facility, a location to hold shooter safety classes/shooter briefings when the building is occupied, an area during tournaments to organize shooters and perform scoring duties. The covered porch area will increase the overall covered area available to allow the County to market the shooting range as a location for larger tournaments and events. The agreement provides for FWC to reimburse the County in an amount not to exceed $144,000 and requires that the County provide 25% of the total cost of the project. It is estimated that the proposed 2,500 square foot classroom building ($400,000) and 1,100 square foot covered porch area ($60,000) will cost $460,000 for design and construction. The location of the building and the associated site work has been included as part of the site plan for the IRC Shooting Range Skeet and Trap Improvement Project recently awarded by the BCC and scheduled to start construction in late January 2016. FUNDING Funding for the FWC grant match and construction of the project are available from Optional Sales Tax reserves Account No. 31521072-066510-16017. F\Public Works\ENGINEERING DIVISION PROJECTS\]21313-IRC Shooting Range Skeet & Trap Phase 2\Admin\agenda items\BCC Agenda Classroom Agreement and Covered Porch Area with FWC 010516.doc 38