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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />THROUGH: Richard B. Szpyrka P.E., Public Works Director <br />FROM: Eric Charest, Natural Resource Manager <br />SUBJECT: Stormwater Summer Camp <br />DATE: May 6, 2022 <br />DESCRIPTION <br />8•G-, <br />For Summer 2022, Staff is requesting to provide two, one-week Stormwater Summer Camps hosted at <br />the Pelican Island Audubon House. For the past four years Alexis Peralta, the Stormwater Educator, <br />has partnered with Audubon through their summer camp programs to great success. This year <br />however, as Audubon has lost their educator and as the position is yet to be filled, Alexis has requested <br />to lead her own Stormwater camp partnered with Pelican Island Audubon who would supply their <br />facility, a van, and a volunteer co -counselor. <br />The Audubon House offers a great location for camp as it is near the Lagoon, surrounded by nature, <br />and gives the students space to enjoy themselves without being in the way of others. The Audubon van <br />with volunteer driver offers exclusive transportation for camp field visits that is otherwise difficult and <br />expensive to secure. The Audubon co -lead volunteer is a certified social worker and has worked with <br />Alexis through the years. <br />Campers will be selected by Audubon staff from their graduating Advocates program (ages 11-14) as <br />well as children from the Homeless Children's Foundation. Audubon will charge $100 per camper to <br />help cover costs of the van, snacks, and activities. Alexis will provide two weeks of staff time to lead <br />each of the one-week camps focusing on stormwater issues; including trips to Egret Marsh, the IRC <br />Landfill, the Sebastian Inlet, and the Lagoon. <br />The cost to provide two one-week long camps at the Audubon House will include 75 hours staff time; <br />$500 for "Stormwater Summer Camp" T-shirts; and up to $200 in supplies for activities such as gloves, <br />safety vests, water quality kits, etc. <br />FUNDING <br />The sum of these costs is $700 which can be funded by a line transfer from Transportation <br />Fund/Stormwater/Promotional Account to Transportation Fund/Stormwater/Stormwater Summer Camp <br />Account Name <br />Account Number <br />Amount <br />Transportation Fund/ Stormwater/ <br />Stormwater Summer Cam <br />11128138-041130 <br />$700 <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff requests approval from the Board for Indian River County Stormwater to lead a Summer Camp <br />hosted by Pelican Island Audubon at the Audubon House. <br />APPROVED AGENDA ITEM FOR May 17, 2022 <br />66 <br />