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COMNILINITY <br /> DEVELOPINIENT <br /> INDIAN RIVER COUNTY,FLORIDA <br /> INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Joseph A. Baird <br /> County Administrator <br /> DEPARTMENT HEAD CONCURRENCE: <br /> c <br /> Stan Boling,AICP <br /> Community Development Director <br /> 0_1' <br /> FROM: Roland M. DeBlois,AICP <br /> Chief, Environmental Planning <br /> &Code Enforcement <br /> DATE: March 3,2014 <br /> RE: Board Consideration of St. Christopher Harbor Homeowners Association's Request that <br /> the County apply for a Florida Inland Navigation District Cost-Share Grant and Fund a <br /> Cost-Share Match for Channel Restoration at Head Island(a.k.a.the Green Salt Marsh <br /> LAAC Site) <br /> It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners formally consider the following information at <br /> the Board's regular meeting of March 11, 2014. <br /> DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br /> Head Island, also known as the Green Salt Marsh Conservation Area or Moorings South Impoundment, is <br /> located along the east shore of the Indian River Lagoon, west of St. Christopher Harbor Subdivision(see <br /> location map,Attachment 1 to this report). <br /> Historically, Head Island was a "stand-alone" marsh island separated from the barrier island by a narrow <br /> channel (see Attachment 2, 1943 aerial). In the mid 1950s, however, in conjunction with development of <br /> St. Christopher Harbor Subdivision, that channel was filled in and connection of Head Island to the <br /> barrier island was established(see Attachment 2, 1957 aerial). <br /> In 1996, the owners of Head Island (Susan Green, et al), donated the +16 acre island to the County for <br /> conservation under the County's environmental lands program. <br /> On June 15, 2010, the Board of County Commissioners conceptually approved a proposal by Mr. Peter <br /> Tyson, on behalf of the St. Christopher Harbor Homeowner's Association (HOA), to restore the channel <br /> between Head Island and the barrier island. The main purpose of the proposal was to restore the area to a <br /> natural condition and provide navigable passage to the north for boaters from St. Christopher Harbor <br /> (and from other nearby waterfront homes), which would result in less boater impact to lagoon resources <br /> in the area and improve water circulation (see minutes, Attachment 3). At that time, the Board <br /> 1 <br /> 136 <br />