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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Draft March 8, 2022 <br />A. Community Development <br />B. Emergency Services <br />C. General Services <br />D. Human Resources <br />E. Information Technology <br />F. Office of Management and Budget <br />G. Public Works <br />12.G.1. 22-0184 Sector 7 Beach and Dune Restoration Project Easement Status and Project <br />Recommended Action: Staff recommends Option 3 to the Board. The easement issue is at an impasse <br />and while staff continues to reach out to property owners to obtain easements, <br />there is very little chance that the County will obtain enough easements to make <br />the project viable. Additionally, staff has been unable to locate property that <br />could be used for construction access to the Sector 7 beach, thereby <br />substantially increasing the cost for the project even if easements are obtained. <br />Attachments: Staff Report <br />Letter from BPSAC in support of Option 2 <br />Director of Public Works Richard Szpyrka, in a PowerPoint presentation, <br />provided background on the Sector 7 Beach and Dune Restoration Project. He <br />pointed out the project area contained 82 properties and indicated there was no <br />public beach access within the Sector 7 project area. He provided the current <br />status of easement agreements, noting since April 2021, the County had only <br />gained three additional signed easements. Director Szpyrka provided the <br />Board with three (3) options for the Board to consider moving forward. He <br />added, County staff had presented the Sector 7 options to the Beach and Shore <br />Preservation Advisory Committee (BSPAC) on February 28, 2022. The BSPAC <br />submitted a letter to the Board with a recommendation to pursue option two (2) <br />of staff's recommendations. <br />Commissioner Flescher received clarification from County Attorney Dylan <br />Reingold that beach accessibility in Sector 7 was for improvements only and <br />that it did not provide provisions for any public access to the beach. Attorney <br />Reingold pointed out that the public easements the County sought from the <br />property owners had three (3) main components: 1) allow for the construction <br />of the project; 2) allow for the survey of sea turtles within the project; 3) allow <br />for the customary use of the beach by the public. Attorney Reingold reiterated <br />Indian River County Florida Page 8 <br />