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M <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />BOARD MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Michael C. Zito, Interim County Administrator <br />THROUGH: Richard B. Szpyrka, P.E., Public Works Director <br />FROM: Eric Charest, Natural Resources Manager <br />SUBJECT: Extension of the Memorandum of Understanding between Indian River <br />County and Sebastian Inlet District for Coordination of Supplemental <br />Downdrift Nourishment and Related Coastal Activities <br />DATE: February 22, 2023 <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />On April 2, 2013 the Board approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Indian <br />River County (County) and the Sebastian Inlet District (District) to cooperate in connection with <br />obtaining beach compatible materials from the dredging of the Sebastian Inlet sand trap and <br />other approved borrow sources to partially construct or repair dune projects located in previous <br />beach nourishment project areas or erosional hot spots along the County's beaches north of the <br />Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Reference monument R-40 (Wabasso <br />Beach Park). <br />The MOU provides a mechanism for the County and District to increase State grant funding <br />opportunities on future beach projects. The State recognizes projects conducted in a manner <br />that encourages cost -savings, fosters regional coordination of projects, optimizes management <br />of sediments and project performance, protects the environment, mitigates impacts caused by <br />modified inlets and provides long-term solutions. The MOU address all of the State grant funding <br />eligibility requirements. <br />The original MOU included a term limit of five (5) years, with one renewal option of an additional <br />five (5) years, upon satisfactory coordination between the County and District. The County and <br />District agreed on executing the five (5) year renewal, extending the terms of the MOU through <br />to April 1, 2023. <br />The District has convened a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to update the Sebastian Inlet <br />Management plan. The County is an active participant in this TAC, with an anticipated completion <br />date for TAC findings later in 2023. <br />138 <br />