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FViarr WA,l pm&cn' Page 12 ADDITIONAL SERVICES Task SA: Acquisition of Project Construction Permits tritmostion Correspondence with agencies responsible for processing the construction permits to.- id these Beach Nourishment Project's includes: State (State Lands, Division of Beaches and Coastal Systems) US Army Corps of Engineers National Marine Fisheries Service Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) St. Johns River Water Management District ATM shall assemble and maintain, in chronological order, all letters and reports applicable to the Project(s) Permit Correspondence for the County. ATM shall establish telephone and written communication with the USACE Jacksonville District and County sufficient to coordinate agency review of the Permit Application, Permitis? Pre -Application Meeting ATM will conduct and coordinate a meeting of the affected agencies in Tallahassee, Florida to review the proposed Projects. ATM will submit a written request to the FDEP Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems (the "Department") requesting a pre - application meeting; submit a written request to the USAGE Jacksonville District requesting District representation at the same pre -application meeting; and, generate exhibits for and attend a formal Pre -application Meeting with County Coastal Engineer and staff, USACE Jacksonville District staff, the FDEP Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems (RBCS), and the FDEP Office of Protected Species Management staff in the FDEP RBCS office in Tallahassee, Florida. ATM shall distribute a Meeting Outline and lead discussion during .the meeting to: (a) review Project goals and objectives, (b) summarize existing physical and environmental data pertaining to the borrow and beachfill areas, (c) determine FDEP and USACE submittal requirements in ATM preparation of a Joint Coastal Permit application; and (d) discuss submittal requirements and computational methodologies for a mixing zone variance. The meeting shall be held as soon as possible after ATM receives a formal Notice to Proceed with the Project. Beach profile and ebb shoal hydrographic survey data will be utilized to display 'existing' conditions of the beachfill area, The ATM will utilize this information to prepare the appropriate exhibits for presentation to FDEP and USACE staff. Additional submittal requirements deemed appropriate by Bureau staff to allow for complete and favorable staff evaluation of the proposed nourishment of Sectors 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7 will be identified at the meeting. Sectors 5 and 7 will be deleted from these discussions if the County bifurcates this project from Tasks 1 through 3 and elects to undertake this project at a future time. The permit application -processing fee will be verified with Department staff at the Meeting. Potential issues which are anticipated to be of particular interest to USACE District staff include borrow area physical, environmental and cultural resources characteristics, beachfill area physical and environmental characteristics, threatened and endangered species protection, anticipated dredge material transfer methodslschedule, and navigation safety concerns. Submittal requirements deemed appropriate by District staff to allow for complete and favorable staff evaluation of the proposed nourishment of the Project shorelines will be Identified at the meeting. Following. the Pre -Application (Consultation) Meeting,. the ATM shall prepare a Meeting Summary Report for distribution to all meeting attendees which will provide highlight information from the meeting and actions required by ATM and County to complete the Joint Coastal Permit Application, The Meeting Summary Report will be transmitted to all attendees within seven days of the Consultation.