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TO: James E. Chandler <br />County Administrator <br />DEPARTMENT HEAD CONCURRENCE: <br />49, 4&dKkfdM <br />Robert M. ea ng, CP <br />Community Developnt Director <br />me <br />FROM: Roland M. DeBlois, AICP <br />Chief, Environmental Planning <br />DATE: January 21, 1992 <br />SUBJECT: CARL Application Deadline for the "Padgett Branch" <br />Property <br />It is requested that the data presented herein be given __formal <br />consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at their regular <br />meeting of January 28, 1992. <br />DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS: <br />Last year, the County Land Acquisition Advisory Committee (LAAC) <br />recommended that the Board of County Commissioners authorize staff <br />to submit an application to the State Conservation and Recreation <br />Lands (CARL) Program for the "Padgett Branch" property, <br />approximately 2,500 acres in western Indian River County. The <br />Board authorized the application submittal, as well as an <br />application for the "Oslo Riverfront" Property, a portion of which <br />was subsequently purchased jointly by the County and SJRWMD. <br />Neither of the submitted proposals survived the "first cut" review <br />last year at the State CARL level. However, the State Division of <br />Forestry has since expressed -its- support of the. .Padgett Branch <br />project, and the project may fare better this year. <br />The deadline for submitting proposals for this year is January 30, <br />1992. The topic of resubmittal was to be discussed at the December <br />LAAC meeting. However, the meeting was subsequently canceled, and <br />the next meeting of LAAC - January 29, 1992 - is too late from the <br />standpoint of application submittal timeframes. <br />ALTERNATIVES & ANALYSIS: <br />The Padgett Branch project is one of the top 10 properties ranked <br />by LAAC. In that LAAC and the Board approved the Padgett Branch <br />application submittal last year, a resubmittal of the project to <br />CARL would essentially be a continuation of the approved process. <br />Due to time constraints, if the Board is to authorize resubmittal <br />of the Padgett Branch property to CARL, it necessarily has to occur <br />prior to LAAC approval of the resubmittal. <br />The "emergency acquisition" section of the Land Acquisition Guide <br />provides that the Board may declare an emergency acquisition <br />situation if "an immediate opportunity exists for cost -share <br />purchase of critical habitat or natural resources in conjunction <br />with another agency." While the matter at hand is not an <br />5 <br />JAN 28 1992 800K -J <br />