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the 294,496 CY of sand estimated for the 2.2 miles of project area. FUNDING Funding for the Sector 7 Beach and Dune Restoration Project was included in the FY 20/21 budget in the amount of $9,900,000.00. Partial funding for the Sector 7 Beach and Dune Restoration Project is made available through FEMA funding as shown in the table below. Additionally, insurance proceeds and FDEP Local Governmental Funding Requests (LGFR) grants are also made available for this project. SECTOR 7 FEMA Hurricane Matthew $1,725,896.18 FEMA Hurricane Irma $382,033.74 FEMA Hurricane Dorian $2,145,296.13 FDEP Grants 191112 $307,538.00 Insurance Proceeds $1,372,843.91 Total Funding 4—$5,933,607.96 Account Name Account Number I Budgeted Amount Sector 7 Beach and Dune Restoration Fund 1 12814472-066512-17001 1 $9,900,000.00 AVAILABLE OPTIONS As the current percentage of executed easements for the Sector 7 Beach and Dune Restoration Project is below the targeted amount of 90%, with the current executed easements representing 62% of the necessary project easements, staff is seeking guidance from the BCC as to how to proceed with the Sector 7 Beach and Dune Restoration Project knowing that required pre -construction monitoring related expenses in the amount of $200,000.00 are anticipated to be incurred over the summer, well in advance of any on -beach related construction activity beginning on or after November 1, 2021. The following options are available: Option 1: While seeking the remaining easements necessary for a viable project, perform pre - construction monitoring in accordance with permit conditions. and adjust permit templates accordingly. Prepare bid documents and advertise in July, with a bid opening in September. Prior to award of bid, come back to the BCC to reassess the number of easements obtained in order to determine constructability of the project. It is estimated that this approach could cost in excess of $200,000.00 and still may not yield a constructible project based on lack of easements. However, at this time the County has no viable access to the Sector 7 beach which will make the project more expensive. Option 2:. Move forward with pre -construction monitoring and related construction activities utilizing a modified fill template on the properties that do not have a recorded easement agreement in place. This approach allows for placement of beach compatible material seaward of the Erosion Control Line (ECL) on state sovereign submerged lands and does not require upland property owner permission. This will significantly reduce the 449unt