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Ll e INDIAN RIVER BOULEVARD NORTH EXTENSION MITIGATION OF WETLANDS The Board reviewed the following memo dated 919187: TO: The Honorable Members of the DATE: Sep r 9, 1987 FILE: - - - Board of County Commissioners THROUGH: Charles P. Balczun, County Administrator SUBJECT: Indiangiver Boulevard North Extension - Mitigation of Wetlands FROMJames w. Davis, P.E., REFERENCES: Report Boyle Engineer— Public Works Director ing Corp for Indian River rm„nt-j; DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS Boyle Engineering* Corp. has completed the Mitigation Site Review required by the eight state, local, and federal agencies involved with the environmental permitting of the North Extension of Indian River Boulevard. .. ALTERNATIVES AMID ANALYSIS As the Executive Summary on page three of the report indicated the consultant has reviewed three mitigation sites as follows: 1) Golf Course Impoundment - located east of the Vero Beach Country Club between the Main Canal and the North Canal (Voisenberry Creek) - approximately 106 acres. 2) Strazzulla Impoundment - along Indian River Boulevard south of 16th Street - approximately 35 acres. 3) The Vista Royale Impoundment - located east of Vista Royale - approximately 133 acres. All three sites were reviewed with the regulatory agencies for determining the feasibility of Rotational Impoundment Management (RIM) to compensate for filling 20 acres of right-of-way located in wetland areas. The study concluded with the recommendation that the County should pursue acquisition of that portion of the Golf Course Impoundment between the Main and North Canals, in addition to the wetland/upland areas between the impoundment and Country Club Subdivision which totals 106± acres. RECOMM MATIONS AND FUNDING It is recommended that the following action be taken 1) Approval and acceptance of the Mitigation Site Review Report by Boyle Engineering. 2)' The County pursue acquisition of the 106± acres Golf Course Impoundment. 3) The Board authorize the funding and preparation of a Boundary Survey of the 106± acre Golf Course Impoundment. At this time, a cost of the survey has not been determined. A final contract with a survey ccapany will be presented to the Board for future approval. 4) Once the survey is complete, an appraisal of the 106± acre impoundment would be ordered and acquisition procedures initiated Funding to be from Gas Tax Revenue, Traffic Impact Fees, and possible DOT Local Government Assistance Program matching. funds (as obtained in constructing Indian River Boulevard South). 51 n SEP 2 2 1987 BOOK DU FaGE 5.35