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MA <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />AGENDA ITEM <br />Department of General Services / <br />Parks & Recreation <br />Date: August 2, 2023 <br />To: The Honorable Board of County Commissioners <br />Through: John A. Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator <br />Michael C. Zito, Deputy County Administrator <br />Beth Powell, Acting General Services Director <br />From: Wendy Swindell, Conservation Lands Manager <br />Subject: Amendment No.1 to Work Order No. #2 for Carter Associates, Inc. for <br />Design and Engineering Services for the Public Access Improvements on <br />Sebastian Harbor Preserve Conservation Area. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The 163 -acre Sebastian Harbor Preserve Conservation Area was purchased in 2007. The site is <br />located north of Englar Drive in the City of Sebastian. In 2017, the County received cost -share <br />grant funding from the State of Florida, Department of Environmental Protection, Florida <br />Communities Trust (FCT) and entered into a formal grant agreement. The County committed to <br />providing the following public access improvements, which are identified in the proposed grant <br />agreement and management plan: <br />• Construction of at least two recreational facilities (e.g., picnic pavilion and wildlife <br />observation platform) <br />• Installation of trails (at least '/z mile in length) <br />• Construction of stormwater improvement facilities (doubling as a wildlife pond) <br />• Installation of a permanent recognition sign (acknowledging the FCT grant funding) <br />• Interconnection of trails and parking with the Sebastian Stormwater Park (to the south) <br />• Installation of Interpretative kiosks/signs <br />On October 24, 2017, the Board directed staff to proceed with the trail system and public use <br />improvements outlined in the Management Plan and Special Management Conditions of the FCT <br />grant award. To this end, staff has completed the installation of a 2.8 -mile hiking trail system, <br />installation of three boardwalks and one observation area/boardwalk, and perimeter fencing along <br />the boundary of the site. <br />Through the Continuing Engineering Services RFQ 2018008, Work Order No. 2 to Carter <br />Associates, Inc. (CAI) was approved by the Board of County Commissioners on March 3, 2019. <br />Professional services outlined in Work Order No. 2 included: <br />106 <br />