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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />BOARD MEMORANDUM • <br />TO: Jason E. Brown <br />County Administrator <br />THROUGH: Richard B. Szpyrka, P.E. <br />Public Works Director <br />FROM: James D. Gray, Jr. <br />Natural Resources Manager <br />SUBJECT: Notice of Grant Application for Funding Assistance from State of Florida Beach Erosion <br />Control Program— FY 2019/20 <br />DATE: July 6, 2018 <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS I <br />On June 1, 2018, the County received notification from the Florida Department of Environmental <br />Protection (FDEP) that the Beach Management Funding Assistance Program is accepting applications for <br />the FY 2019-2020 Local Government Funding Requests (LGFR). LGFR applications are due August 1, 2018 <br />and require an annual funding resolution from the Local Sponsor. For FY 2019-2020, staff is requesting <br />$2,031,840.75 in State funding assistance for the Sector 5 Beach and Dune Restoration Project. Staff <br />anticipates cost sharing from the FDEP for design, construction, and monitoring of the Sector 5 project <br />to be 46.65% State and 53.35% County. Total requested grant funding is $4,355,500; $2,031,840.75 <br />State: $2,323,659.25 County. <br />The purpose of this Agenda is to request Board approval to apply for the referenced grant and approval <br />of the County funding resolution. k <br />FDEP requires an annual resolution from4ocal governments requesting funding assistance through the <br />FDEP Beach Management Funding Assistance Program. The Resolution does not specify a specific dollar <br />amount. However, the Resolution enables the Department to consider the County's LGFR for Fiscal Year <br />2019/20. <br />FUNDING <br />Local funding of Beach Restoration includes a portion of Local Option Tourist Tax Revenue as well as <br />allocation of the One Cent Sales Tax. Funding for the design and permitting of the Sector 5 Beach <br />Nourishment Project is available and budgeted in the Beach Restoration Fund, Hurricane Matthew <br />Account - Sector 5, Account No. 12814472-066510-17001. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends Board approval authorizing the County Administrator or his designee to submit the <br />FY 2019/2020 Local Government Funding Request on behalf of the County. Staff also recommends Board <br />approval of the funding Resolution. I <br />ATTACHMENT <br />Resolution <br />APPROVED AGENDA ITEM FOR JULY 17, 2018 <br />C:\USERS\LEGISTAR\APPDATA\LOCAL\TEMP\BCL TECHNOLOGIES\EASYPDF 8\@BCL@58204739\@BCL@58204739.DOCX 69 <br />