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Comprehensive Plan Coastal Manaeement Element Policy, 13.2: The county, in cooperation with the FWC, USFWS, FIND, and the ELC, will distribute manatee awareness and boating safety materials to local boaters at the time of yearly boat registration and other appropriate locations such as marinas, bait and tackle shops, and public parks. Polio: By 2010, the county shall initiate a monofilament line recycling program by placing marked collection receptacles at boat ramps, marinas, bridges, and strategic locations. Policy 13.4: All existing and new boat facilities (public and private) shall be required to post manatee awareness signs. Policy 13.5: By 2010, all rental vessels, including personal watercraft, in Indian River County shall be required to display stickers or plasticized cards with boating safety and manatee protection information. OBJECTIVE 14 Manatee Protection Measures Through 2015, the annual number of manatee mortalities in Indian River County shall be no more than five (5), excluding unusual events such as red tide or disease outbreaks. Of these annual mortalities, no more than one (1) mortality shall be watercraft -related. Policy 14.1: The county, in cooperation with the City of Vero Beach Utilities Department and the FWC Bureau of Protected Species Management will ensure that disruptions to outflow, and/or inadequate temperatures to sustain manatees during winter are minimized, and that all necessary precautions to minimize hazards at the power plant are initiated. Policy 4_2: The county shall continue to assist the Indian River Mosquito Control District to identify and retrofit any remaining culverts or pipes that pose a threat of manatee entrapment. OBJECTIVE 15 Sea Level Rise Adaptation Strategies Through 2060, the County shall adopt, implement, and pursue strategies that increase community resiliency and protect property, infrastructure, and cultural and natural resources from the impacts of sea level rise. Policy 15 1 • By 2022 Public properties and infrastructure including but not limited to water and wastewater facilities stormwater systems, roads, bridges, governmental buildings, hospitals coastal wetlands transit infrastructure and other public assets that may be at risk to sea level rise impacts shall be identified. Based on risk inventory findings, resiliency improvements and relocation of infrastructure shall be considered as part of capital improvement plans, where warranted. Policy 15.2: During major evaluations and overall updates to the comprehensive plan, the best available data and sea level rise projections such as those made by the United States Army Corps of Engineers National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, and the Southeast Florida Community Development Department Indian River County 65 APPENDIX A