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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. An increase to this amount up to $11,000,000.00 had been requested in the FY 21/22 budget year reflecting projected market adjustments. That amount is expected to increase to over $12,000,000.00 based on market conditions for the upcoming FY 22/23 construction year. Should staff be directed to request another extension to available funding, and should the agencies grant the extension, partial funding for the Sector 7 Beach and Dune Restoration Project may be 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 Mathew $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 $5,933,607.96 If a sufficient number of easements are not obtained, constructability of the project may still not be viable and the construction commencement date of November 1, 2022 may not be possible. 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 66% 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 $250,000.00 are anticipated to be incurred over the spring/summer, well in advance of any on -beach related construction activity beginning on or after November 1, 2022. 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 $250,000.00 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 expensive. Option 2: Determine the project to not be constructible in the FY 2022/2023 construction window and do not pursue pre -construction monitoring at this time. As the permits for the Sector 7 Beach and Dune Restoration Project are valid for 15 years, staff can once again seek extensions on the funding currently available (FDEP LGFR Grant and FEMA funds) and potentially pursue construction in the 2023/2024 construction window. However, 77the