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Page 2 BCC Agenda Item — Consent Notice of Application for Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program Grants for Jones' Pier Conservation Area & Approval of MBV Work Order No. 10 to generate the required permit level drawings describing the proposed plan. Staff proposes to accelerate the engagement of these services in order to apply for the funding opportunity presented herein. In the event that the grant funds are not awarded to the County, the deliverables for this work order are required for project permitting and public use improvements already in progress. Staff recommends applying for a wetland restoration project to complete an overall stormwater attenuation plan which will include restoration of herbaceous wetlands and a surface water feature. In order to submit a competitive and responsive proposal with accompanying costs, staff would need to generate permit level drawings describing the proposed plan. Because MBV has been working on the existing site conditions and public use improvement plan it is most cost effective and timely to utilize MBV under Work Order #10 as they already have the baseline data for the site. General details regarding the grant application are presented below: Grant Proposal Schedule • January 8, 2018 — IRLNEP Grant Proposal Notification • January 19, 2018 — Mandatory Pre -Proposal Statement of Intent • January 24, 2018 — Mandatory Pre -Proposal Meeting (Webinar) • February 26, 2018 — Proposals due FUNDING On December 5, 2017, the Board approved funding for access improvements through an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan's Capital Improvements Element as follows: For conservation capital projects, the focus is on improvements to conservation lands. Those improvements include construction of passive recreational access facilities such as boardwalks, and stabilization/preservation of historic structures. The projects will be funded from environmental land bonds, grants, optional sales tax, boating improvement funds, upland mitigation funds, secondary roads, Windsor property exchange donation, and park impact fees. The total expenditure amount for the projects within this category for fiscal years 2017/18 through 2021/22 is $4,450,000, representing 1.41 % of the overall CIP. Staff Report Dated November 27, 2017, to Jason Brown from Bill Schutt. Funding is budgeted and available for the MBV Work Order No. 10, under the 5 Year Capital Improvements Program Schedule, Optional Sales Tax/Parks/Other Improvements Except Buildings, Account Number 31521072-066390. Additional funding for the grant match (if awarded and approved by the Board) would be provided through one of the account numbers referenced in the 5 Year Capital Improvements Program Schedule to be determined by the Budget Office at the time of the RFP. 74