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(,..,la, b <br />CONSENT AGENDA <br />BCC Meeting 9/17/2019 <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />AGENDA ITEM <br />Department of General Services <br />Parks & Conservation Resources <br />Date: <br />To: <br />September 10, 2019 <br />The Honorable Board of County Commissioners <br />Thru: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />Michael C. Zito, Assistant County Administrator <br />Kevin Kirwin, Director Parks & Conservation Resources <br />From: Beth Powell, Asst. Director Parks & Conservation Resources <br />Subject: Notice of Grant Award from the Florida Department of <br />Environmental Protection, Coastal Partnership Initiative for the <br />Jones' Pier Conservation Area Saltmarsh Wetland and Hydric <br />Hammock Restoration - Grant Agreement Number CZ219 <br />DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITIONS: <br />On November 15, 2018, staff applied for and was subsequently awarded a $50,000 FY2019/2020 <br />Coastal Partnership Initiative (CPI) Grant through the Florida Department of Environmental <br />Protection for the Jones' Pier Conservation Area Saltmarsh Wetland and Hydric Hammock <br />Restoration. The CPI grant program provides National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administrative <br />(NOAA) funding to local governments and organizations throughout the 35 coastal counties in <br />Florida for the purpose of funding projects in four program areas: <br />• Resilient Communities <br />• Public Access <br />• Working Waterfronts <br />• Coastal Stewardship <br />The Jones' Pier Conservation Area Wetlands and Hammock Restoration Project was one of five <br />projects selected for funding. The CPI funding will leverage existing County funding to complete <br />the saltmarsh wetland and hammock restoration that is currently in the final stages of design and <br />expected to be bid this fall. <br />THE PROJECT: <br />The State of Florida, Department of Environmental Protection Standard Grant Agreement with <br />Indian River County provides a $50,000 federal reimbursement with a County cash match of <br />$50,000. The term of the agreement ends December 31, 2020. Task 1 is to construct the <br />Saltmarsh wetland and Task 2 is to complete the restoration of the Hydric Hammock. <br />FUNDING: <br />Jones' Pier Conservation Area is funded in the Capital Improvement Plan of the Comprehensive <br />Plan through a combination of funding from the Windsor Properties Exchange Donation, Optioxi <br />