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RIVER COUNTY,_F <br />TO: Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator <br />THROUGH: Christopher R. Mora, P.E., <br />Christopher <br />r., F. t., <br />FROM: Michael D. Nixon, P.E., Roadway Production Manager <br />SUBJECT: Florida Inland Navigation District FY 2014 Waterways Assistance Program <br />Authorizing Resolution for the Oslo Boat Ramp Improvements <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />The Oslo Boat Ramp is located at the east terminus of Oslo Road in south Indian River County. <br />Historically since the 1900's, boaters have used the site to launch their boats, although no areas <br />were formally designated for parking. Boat owners have simply parked their vehicles/boat trailers <br />along the unpaved portion of Oslo Road. Through the years the channel adjacent to the boat ramp <br />has filled-in with sediment from stormwater runoff which flows east from the unpaved Oslo Road. <br />In 2009 the Oslo Boat Ramp was reconstructed and anew concrete boat ramp was insEanea. io <br />facilitate the new boat ramp, staff proposed anew project which will include paved boat trailer <br />'-Va- and vehicular parking, dredging of the channel directly adjacent to the boat ramp, additional dock <br />space, additional channel markers and the paving of the dirt portion of Oslo Road serving as the <br />entrance road to the boat ramp <br />Indian River County is applying for a Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) FY 2014 Waterways <br />Assistance Program matching grant for the Oslo Boat Ramp improvements. The total cost of this <br />project is estimated to be $1,040,000-00. The FIND funding request is $490,000-00, which is <br />approximately 47.1% of the total cost. Matching funds will come from Indian River County in the <br />The Florida Inland Navigation District funds proposed to be appropriated for this project are <br />Matching funding for the project is budgeted in Recreation Impact Fees, Account Number <br />10321072-066510-03017 ($275,000-00) Oslo Road Boat Ramp and from the Florida Boating <br />Improvement Fund, Account Number 13321072-066510-03017 ($200,000.00) Oslo Road Boat <br />Ramp. The additional $75,000 will be funded from the Florida Boating Improvement/Cash Forward <br />with a budget amendment. <br />F:NPublic Works\ENGINEERING DIVISION PROJECTS\038IB-OSLO BOAT RAMP Phase II\Admim\agenda items\Agenda's <br />Contracts\BCC Agenda FIND Resolution 3-5-14.doc <br />SmeadSoft Reprint Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 - 11:54:11 - BCC:1826, Attachment id 1, Page 78 <br />