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AGREEMENT FOR DREDGING AND IMPROVEMENT OF GREEN SALT MARSH CONSERVATION AREA (AKA HEAD ISLAND) THIS AGREEMENT is entered into this 15th day of December , 2015, by and between Indian River County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, 1801 27th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960 ("County") and St. Christopher's Harbor Homeowner's Association, Inc., a Florida non-profit corporation, 2136 Harbor Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32963 ("Association"). WHEREAS, St. Christopher's Harbor is a 14 lot subdivision located on the west side of State Highway A -1-A abutting the Indian River Lagoon. At the western end of the subdivision lies the Green Salt Marsh Conservation Area, also known as "Head Island," a former mosquito impoundment now used as conservation land and is owned by Indian River County; and WHEREAS, there is a narrow strip of land ("Land Bridge") connecting Head Island with the subdivision that was constructed in the mid-1950s for mosquito control access at approximately the time the subdivision was originally constructed; and WHEREAS, the Land Bridge impedes historical flow of tidal flushing between Head Island and St. Christopher's Harbor, resulting in reduced water quality and prevents any boating access in the Lagoon to the north or south between Head Island and St. Christopher's Harbor; and WHEREAS, the Association has offered to enter into this written agreement (Agreement) with the County for the dredging and removal of the Land Bridge to restore tidal flow and to restore a navigable channel for boating access east of Head Island to benefit the homeowners in the subdivision; and WHEREAS, removal of the Land Bridge also benefits the general public by providing more direct boater access to deep water channels in the area, thus reducing potential boating impacts to seagrasses in shallow flats that are in the path of current boater access; and WHEREAS, the restoration project calls for removal of dredged material to a safe upland location and removal of exotic trees (Brazilian Pepper) from the island. The County and the Association, with the help of a grant from the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND), are to share the cost of the above improvements on Head Island; and WHEREAS, on December 16, 2014, the County entered into a contract with TSI Disaster Recovery, LLC, to perform those tasks; however, after the County approved the contract, regulating agencies advised the County they would not permit placement of dredged material on Head Island as was presumably allowed in the contract, therefore, the contractor removed the exotics only and the contract was mutually terminated; and M:V ACiGreen Salt Marsh aka Head hbndiI end Cove resoratio&Xead Island Agreement w St Christopher Harbor s bdnision.doe Page 1 of 4