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14 r <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />THROUGH: Richard B. Szpyrka, P.E., Public Works Director <br />FROM: Eric Charest, Natural Resources Manager <br />SUBJECT: Sector 3 (IRC -1925) and Sector 7 (IRC -1926) Beach and Dune Restoration <br />Project Easement Status and Project Recommendations <br />DATE: September 16, 2020 <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />Since 2018, County staff and project consultants have been actively working at designing, <br />monitoring and permitting the Sector 3 and Sector 7 Beach and Dune Restoration Projects, as <br />well as obtaining the easements necessary for the projects to be deemed viable, cost effective, <br />and constructible. Staff had previously presented information to the Board of County <br />Commissioners (BCC) regarding the need for high percentages of signed easements for <br />successful projects. The BCC concurred with staff at the July 14, 2020 regularly scheduled <br />Commission meeting that a 90% or greater amount of signed easements would be targeted as <br />the goal within each Sector for project success. <br />This information has been disseminated through targeted mass mailings, BCC Commission <br />meetings, Beach and Shore Preservation Advisory Committee special call and routine meetings, <br />e-mails, phone calls, newspapers and webinars. Local Homeowner/Condo Associations groups, <br />Civic groups and Nature Conservancy groups (e.g. North Beach Civic Association of Indian River <br />County, Coastal Connections, Inc.) have also been instrumental in reaching out to the targeted <br />property owners that have not yet responded to the County's requests. To date, the success of <br />the efforts above can be seen in the numbers of easements the County has received, reviewed <br />and recorded (presented below). <br />Timelines necessary for the successful completion of the Beach and Dune Restoration Projects <br />require that construction begins on or about November 1, 2020 in order for construction <br />activities on the beaches to be completed by April 30, 2021 (based on sea turtle nesting season <br />restrictions). <br />• SECTOR 3 BEACH AND DUNE RESTORATION PROJECT AREA <br />Of the targeted 188 easements within the Sector 3 project area, as of September 15, 2020,103 <br />easements have been received by the County, verified for proper execution and recorded. An <br />additional 17 easements are in the internal process of recording/review. 25 parcels are made <br />up of County, State or Federal owned Public Lands in which a letter of authorization for sand <br />placement has been received. The properties allowing sand placement represent 77% of the <br />targeted responses (145 of the 188 easements). Four (4) properties within the Sector 3 proj226 <br />