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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA INTER - OFFICE MEMORANDUM CONSENT TO: Joseph A. Baird County Administrator DEPARTMENT HEAD CONCURRENCE: Stan Boling, AICP Community Developent Director FROM: Roland M. DeBlois, AICP A-> Chief, Environmental Planning & Code Enforcement DATE: April 7, 2014 RE: Request for Board Approval of a Resolution for a Florida Inland Navigation District Grant Application for Head Island (a.k.a. Green Salt Marsh) Improvements and Channel Restoration It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners formally consider the following information at the Board's regular meeting of April 15, 2014. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS Head Island (a.k.a. the Green Salt Marsh Conservation Area) is located along the east shore of the Indian River Lagoon, west of St. Christopher Harbor Subdivision. In 1996, the owners of Head Island (Susan Green, et al), donated the island to Indian River County for conservation under the County's environmental lands program. On March 11, 2014, and then subsequently on March 18, 2014 under public discussion, the Board of County Commissioners considered a request from the St. Christopher Harbor Homeowner's Association (HOA) that the County apply for a Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) Waterways Assistance Program grant and provide matching funds for restoration of a channel and other improvements at Head Island. In considering the matter, on March 18 the Board voted to: • Split with the St. Christopher Harbor HOA the estimated cost of a 50% FIND grant match combined with the cost of permitting, which is calculated to be County funding of $54,750; • Apply for a $71,500 FIND grant to fund 50% of estimated construction costs (conditioned upon the HOA committing to its share of the match); • Take responsibility for implementing and overseeing project construction (assuming the HOA commits to its match and the FIND grant is awarded); and 1 25