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Cl>• INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA BOARD MEMORANDUM TO: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator THROUGH: Richard B. Szpyrka, P.E. Public Works Director THROUGH: Eric Charest, Natural Resources Manager SUBJECT: Sector 3 Beach and Dune Restoration Project (IRC1925) APTIM, Work Order No. 2018006-13, Post Construction Environmental Monitoring (Phase 1 Year 1 Monitoring and Phase 2 Immediate Post Construction Monitoring) DATE: February 9, 2022 DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS On January 9, 2018, the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) approved a contract with Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. (APTIM) for professional coastal engineering and biological support services related to the management and nourishment of the Sector 3 (Wabasso Beach) Beach and Dune Restoration Project. The Sector 3 project area is a critically eroded 6.6 -mile section of shoreline that extends from the Seaview Subdivision in the north to just south of the Turtle Trail beach park. area sustained erosional damage from Hurricane Matthew (2016), Irma (2017), and Dorian (2019) creating the need for repair. Construction of the Sector 3 Beach and Dune Restoration project was split out into 2 phases, with construction of Phase 1 constructed in 2021 and Phase 2 construction currently underway with an anticipated completion date of April 30, 2022. Phase 1 represented approximately 3.7 miles in the northern portion of the project area, with Phase 2 beginning at Wabasso Beach Park and continuing south approximately 2.9 miles. Regulatory permits issued for the beach restoration activities identify post -construction related monitoring to be performed on a set schedule for several years following completion of construction. These monitoring activities are evaluated to demonstrate compliance with permit conditions. In the case of the Sector 3 Beach and Dune Restoration Project, post -construction sea turtle and shorebird nest monitoring is required. Beach restoration permits require additional monitoring and reporting when compared to the County's Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) monitoring requirements. Post -construction monitoring also includes the biological monitoring of the nearshore hardbottom resources adjacent to the project area. This permit required post - construction hardbottom monitoring is not a part of the routine semi-annual physical surveys or HCP monitoring. Due to the phased approach the County took with the Sector 3 Project, immediate post - construction sea turtle and shorebird monitoring was performed for the constructed arel"