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❖ Courthouse Renovations - The ongoing $1.9 million renovations include the construction of a new courtroom on the second floor of the courthouse and conversion of the first floor Law Library into new office space. The project will be funded from impact fees, court facilities surcharges and optional sales tax. ❖ State Road 60 (SR60) and 43rd Avenue Intersection Improvements - Through the County Incentive Grant Program (CIGP) with FDOT, improvements will be completed at the intersection of State Road 60 and 43rd Avenue. The project includes adding right turn lanes along SR60, 43rd Avenue reconstruction and widening from a 2 -lane undivided to 4 -lane divided roadway, mill and resurface existing pavement, add bike lanes, pedestrian sidewalks and upgrade existing curb ramps to meet ADA standards. The FDOT and County agreed to share equally the total estimated construction costs of $16.1 million. Optional sales tax will provide funding. ❖ Countywide Meter Replacement Program - The County is currently replacing close to 37,000 manual read meters to Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) meters at a cost of approximately $14.7 million. Funding is provided by the Utilities operating fund. Operating funds are generated from water and sewer sales. Major projects or initiatives that were completed during fiscal year 2020 are listed below: ❖ Landfill Segment 3, Cell 2 Expansion, Segment 2 Partial Closure and Landfill Gas System Expansion - The $13.4 million project consisted of the expansion of a 10.6 acre segment located immediately to the east of the existing Segment 3, Cell 1. The partial closure of Segment 2 (approximately 25 acres in size) includes closure of the Segment 1 infill vertical expansion area and final elevations of Segment 2. The current Segment 3, Cell 1 is approximately 50% full; therefore, the new Segment 3, Cell 2 was constructed to handle future capacity of the landfill from Indian River County residents as required by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. ❖ Sector 5 Beach Restoration - The $6.6 million Sector 5 project placed approximately 123,800 cubic yards of beach compatible sand within the project area. The 3.1 mile section of shoreline sustained damages from Hurricane Matthew (2016), Hurricane Irma (2017) and Hurricane Dorian (2019). ❖ Premier Citrus Property - The 243.5 acre parcel located east of Interstate 95 was purchased due to increased growth within the County. The $6.0 million parcel will assist with the need for additional sites to dispose of reclaimed water, as well as the possibility of creating a western corridor park and projects affiliated with the Indian River Lagoon Initiative. ❖ 1200 37th Street Right -of -Way - This $1.6 million 2.2 acre parcel will be utilized for right-of-way and stormwater treatment purposes for the future extension of 11th Drive from 37th Street to 41st Street. v