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8",G INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA BOARD MEMORANDUM TO: Jason E. Brown County Administrator THROUGH: Richard B. Szpyrka, P.E. Public Works Director FROM: James D. Gray, Jr. Natural Resources Manager SUBJECT: Amendment No. 1- FDEP Grant Agreement No. 171R2 Wabasso Beach Restoration Project (Sector 3) DATE: June 4, 2018 BACKGROUND The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) received FY 2016/2017 funding to assist eligible governmental entities for beach erosion control activities under the Florida Beach Management Funding Assistance Program. On February 26, 2018, FDEP entered into grant Agreement No. 171112 with Indian River County; committing up to $250,000, at a cost share ratio of 50% State - 50% Local, for permit -required 2018 post construction monitoring of the Sector 3 Beach and Dune Restoration Project. On November 22, 2013, FDEP entered into grant Agreement No. 141112 with Indian River County; committing up to $5,400,000, at a cost share ratio of 50% State - 50% Local, for emergency nourishment to repair damages sustained to the Sector 3 Project area as a result of Hurricane Sandy (2012). To date, all work under grant Agreement No. 141112 is now complete. However, $321,551.30 in State funding remains unused under the grant. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS To avoid the funds from going stale, staff requested FDEP's consideration to move the remaining funds of $321,551.30 from the 141112 grant agreement to the recently approved 171112 grant agreement and revise the grant work plan to allow the funds to be used for repairs to the Sector 3 project area damaged by Hurricanes Matthew (2016) and Irma (2017). FDEP has agreed to staff's request. The purpose of this agenda item is to request Board approval of Amendment 1 to FDEP grant 171112. C:\Users\legistar\AppData\Local\Temp\BCL Technologies\easyPDF 8\@BCL@CC389B07\@BCL@CC389B07.docx 62