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January than in July). CPE recommends that the County coordinate with the lifeguards and determine if they have any additional data that could be useful to the analysis, such as daily usage rates. The survey will include questions such as where the beach goer lives, if from out of town how long were they staying, how they travelled to the beach, what they enjoyed most about the beach, the length of each beach visit, how often they visited the beach, number of people in their party, daily expenditures associated with visiting the beach, and age and income demographics. CPE will coordinate with the crew administering the survey. Task 9: Economic Analysis The storm damage reduction benefit analysis, recreational benefit analysis and cost of the beach proposed beach strategies will be compiled to provide an overall economic analysis of the benefit of preserving the County's beaches. This analysis will be projected over a 30-year horizon. The economic analysis will also include whether annual maintenance due to storm events is adequately addressed in the long term analysis. While average storm events will be included in the longer term cost and benefit analysis and projects are designed to withstand these, events such as Hurricane Sandy, may require the County to access contingency or reserve funds. Data supplied by the County will be used to determine if annual maintenance within the long term plan is sufficient to address above average storm seasons. Task 10: Funding Alternatives CPE will assist the County in evaluating potential funding options. A discussion of potential funding options will be included in the BPP, including local, State and Federal funding options. A brief discussion of potential local funding options such as a Municipal Services Benefit Unit (MSBU), Municipal Services Taxing Unit (MSTU), Erosion Prevention District (EPD), Independent or Dependent Special Taxing Districts or parking fees will be included. A 10-year funding strategy will be included in this section. This will include an estimate of proposed construction costs along with monitoring costs. Task 11: Implications of Sea Level Rise Sea level rise is becoming a more prominent public concern. A section of the BPP will be dedicated to discussing sea level rise as it relates to the management strategies and how the County can include sea level rise in their planning efforts. This discussion will be restricted to the impacts of sea level rise on the proposed beach management strategies. Impacts of sea level rise to infrastructure close to the beach will be included in the vulnerability analysis. A broader discussion on how sea level rise could affect drainage, water supply, etc. is beyond the scope of this effort. Task 12: Memorandum of Understanding with Sebastian Inlet District Relative to future management strategies for Sectors 1, 2 and 3, County staff include the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the County and the Sebastian Inlet District in the updated Beach Preservation Plan. 37