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07 <br /> 61 <br /> INDIAN RIVER COUNTY �ER co <br /> PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT <br /> STORMWATER DIVISION <br /> 180127" STREET <br /> VERO BEACH,FLORIDA 32960 <br /> Phone: (772) 226-1562 <br /> .�ORTD p' <br /> CONSENT <br /> TO: Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator <br /> THROUGH: Christopher R. Mora, P.E., Public Works Director <br /> FROM: W. Keith McCully, P.E., Stormwater Engineer 0 <br /> SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH VAN ERT, NEMOTO <br /> AND ASSOCIATES, LLC TO PERFORM RESEARCH AND ASSIST THE <br /> COUNTY IN VARIOUS STORMWATER TREATMENT RELATED <br /> (W EFFORTS AT EGRET MARSH STORMWATER PARK <br /> DATE: June 20, 2013 <br /> DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br /> The purpose of this Agenda Item is to request the County Commission approve a <br /> license agreement with Van Ert Nemoto and Associates (VEN), LLC for partnership at <br /> Egret Marsh Stormwater Park (Egret Marsh), to perform various research and testing <br /> activities on native aquatic plant species; assist the County with bagging and marketing <br /> algal compost product; and assist the County in fine tuning Egret Marsh's operations <br /> with respect to algae productivity during the dry season. VEN's president, Mr. Matthew <br /> Van Ert, PhD., recently performed research on Egret Marsh's algae for the Norwegian <br /> based oil company Statoil, investigating the algae's potential for biodiesel fuel <br /> production. The research and other work performed under the License Agreement will <br /> directly benefit the County and the Indian River Lagoon, enabling the County to remain <br /> a leader in innovative stormwater treatment and pollution removal technology. There <br /> will be no cost to the County for entering into this License Agreement with VEN. As <br /> stated in the License Agreement, VEN has agreed to assign the County a percentage of <br /> royalties from patents developed from its work at Egret Marsh. VEN has also agreed <br /> not to charge the County any technology fees, license fees, etc. if the County desires to <br /> implement any of the newly developed technology. <br /> (W <br /> R\Public Works\KeithM\Stormwater Projects\Egret Marsh Operation\Agenda Items\Agenda-Consent-License Agreement with <br /> VEN Consulting.doc 59 <br />