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improvement needs occur in the future - needs that cannot be accomodated elsewhere on the property - the County would have the opportunity to propose alternative mitigation (see "mitigation alternatives" discussed later in this memorandum). Future Library Site Impacts Staff has reviewed the +3 acre future library site on the southeast corner of the park property. This area consists of pine flatwoods, characterized by slash pines and palmetto, and does not contain scrub jay habitat (scrub oaks). Therefore, the scrub conservation proposal has no adverse impact on future library development. The proposed conservation area on the park county native upland set-aside requirements well as the park site. This is because the not a distinct parcel from the overall par no additional native upland set-aside conjunction with library development. School Board Use of Park Facilities property will satisfy for the library site as future library site is k property. Therefore, will be required in Since the Board's June 21, 1994 meeting, staff has coordinated with School Board staff. According to Greg Smith, Director of (School Board) Facilities, the proposed middle school intends to use facilities at the South County Park; therefore, proposed softball and soccer fields have been deleted from the school site plan (see attached memorandum). There are, however, plans to use this area once proposed for ballfields as grassy fields to allow for school activities and visual security. Concerning access from the middle school to park ballfields, a footbridge is proposed to cross the 5th Street S.W. drainage ditch, leading to a footpath accessing the park and- ballfields. In coordinating with FWS staff, it has been determined that footpaths/walking trails within the proposed conservation area would not be a conflict. Wetland Impacts on Released Area Development The conservation area presently of the park property consists of acres of wetland and 8.02 acres Staff is proposing to release t conservation restrictions, to be the north end of the park. existing on the southwest portion a total of 9.75 acres, being 1.73 of native upland pine flatwoods. he +8 acres of pine uplands from replaced by +9 acres of scrub at The wetland is located centrally on the north half of the overall existing 9.75 acre conservation area, and is partially serving a storm water management function. Any recreational development in this area, such as a driving range once considered by the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee for the northeast portion of the park, would need to be designed to incorporate wetland preservation. The alternative of filling the wetland, however, is a possibility, although it would require state, federal, and county wetland resource permitting, including required mitigation. Mitigation Alternatives/FWS Requirements County attorney staff has reviewed the legal aspects of the federal Endangered Species Act and FWS authority to enforce the Act (see attached memorandum). J U L 5 1994 25 BOOK 92