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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM Parks & Recreation / Department of General Services CONSENT BCC Meeting February 1, 2022 Date: January 11, 2022 To: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator Thru: Michael C. Zito, Assistant County Administrator Dylan Reingold, County Attorney Kevin M. Kirwin, CPRE, Director Parks & Recreation From: Beth Powell, Asst. Director Parks & Conservation Resources Subject: Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area Interlocal Agreement with St. Johns River Water Management District DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITIONS On August 21, 1991, Indian River County (County) in partnership with the St. Johns River Water Management District (District) purchased the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA) which is 298 acres located north of Oslo Road and east of U.S. Highway 1. The property was acquired jointly by the District and County for the purpose of conservation and environmental protection. Each party maintains an un -divided one-half interest in the property and both parties agreed that the County would be responsible for the resource management and maintenance/construction of passive recreation amenities. On November 5, 1991, the County and District entered into a thirty (30) year Intergovernmental Management Agreement (Agreement) which expired on November 4, 2021. This Agreement includes the First Amendment to the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area Intergovernmental Management Agreement entered into on May 12, 1999, to include the Flinn Tract purchased by IRC, Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) and SJRWMD on June 17, 1998. A new Interlocal Management Agreement is being provided for acceptance between the District, FIND and the County for a period of twenty (20) years which will expire in 2041. On April 27, 1993, the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) approved "A Plan for the Use and Management of the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area" (hereafter referred as Management Plan). After the purchase of the Flinn Tract, the BCC approved "A Plan for the Use and Management of the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area Amended to include the Flinn Tract" on November 3, 2009, which included FIND as funding partner. The purpose of the Management Plan is an Agreement between the three parties that clearly lays out and defines the extent and purpose of use, resource management, responsibilities and long-term management objectives for the two properties. Many of the planned improvements have been completed on both the Flinn and ORCA properties, however, there are some remaining improvements that are currently underway, including fencing of the ORCA property as specified in the Conceptual Development Plan, Figure 4 provided below. 160