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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 7 Beach and Dune Restoration Project Easement Status <br />and Project Options <br />DATE: June 23, 2021 <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />Since 2018, County staff and project consultants have been actively working at designing, monitoring and <br />permitting the Sector 7 Beach and Dune Restoration Project, as well as obtaining the easements <br />necessary for the project to be deemed viable, cost effective, and constructible. Staff had previously <br />presented information to the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) regarding the need for high <br />percentages of signed easements for a successful project. At the July 14, 2020 regularly scheduled <br />County Commission meeting, the BCC concurred with staff that a 90% or greater number of signed <br />easements would be targeted as the goal in order for the Sector 7 Beach and Dune Restoration Project to <br />move forward with construction. <br />This information has been disseminated through targeted mass mailings, BCC Commission meetings, <br />Beach and Shore Preservation Advisory Committee special call and routine meetings, e-mails, phone <br />calls, newspapers and webinars. Local Homeowner/Condo Associations groups, Civic groups and Nature <br />Conservancy groups have also been instrumental in reaching out to the targeted property owners with <br />regards to the County's requests for easements: <br />To date, the success of the efforts above can be seen in the number of easements the County has <br />received, reviewed and recorded (presented below). <br />SECTOR 7 (82 Properties Total) <br />116 <br />As of <br />Current as of <br />September 22, <br />June 23, 2021 <br />2020 BCC Meeting <br />Linear Feet <br />% of <br />Properties <br /># <br />% <br /># <br />% <br />(approx.10,740) <br />project <br />Granted Easements <br />41 <br />50% <br />1 <br />51 <br />62% <br />6,225 <br />58% <br />Signed Easements Under <br />Review Recording <br />10 <br />12% <br />8 <br />10% <br />1,151 <br />11% <br />(In -Process) <br />Denied Easement — No <br />Sand <br />5 <br />6% <br />14 <br />17% <br />1,880 <br />17% <br />Pending Responses <br />26 <br />32% <br />9 <br />11% <br />1,484 <br />14% <br />116 <br />