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activities proposed to be conducted on the subject properties (R. DeBlois pers. r, comma). Indian River County will be responsible for advising the FCT of habitat management recommendations covered under this HCP. The recorded FCT Grant Award Agreements are tantamount to conservation easements over the entire , 4 County -owned compensation areas, in that the Agreements require areas to be R� managed in perpetuity for resource conservation and compatible passive recreational use. The City of Sebastian owns the 126.6±acres Sebastian Airport property proposed for conservation covered under this Sebastian HCP 100% fee title with no encumbrances or third -party rights (R. DeBlois pers, comm.), This airport property represents 30% of the total Scrub -Jay Habitat Compensation Areas provided under this HCP and functions as an integral part of the overall Sebastian HCP ill that it provides a vital linkage between the Sebastian scrub -jay study population and the "core populations" of the study metapopulatien. In support of the Sebastian HCP, the City of Sebastian has also indicated that the proposed Gibson Street expansion through the North Sebastian Conservation Area will be abandoned. This action, as well as a City agreement to conserve the Sebastian Airport compensation area in perpetuity, will be formalized by the City of Sebastian as a condition of issuance of this HCP. The School District of Indian River County is the sole fee title owner of the 11.9±acres Pelican island Elementary School compensation property (R. DeBlois pers, comm.). This property, representing 3% of the total Scrub -Jay Habitat Compensation Areas provided under the Sebastian HCP was targeted for its value as an intervening "stepping stone" habitat to enhance the connectivity between the south population scrub -jay clusters and the scrub -jay clusters comprising the north subpopulation and study rnetapopulation• The Pelican island Elementary School scrub compensation area is currently utilized for an outdoor education/stewardship program associated with the school. A School District agreement to conserve this area in perpetuity will be formalized as a condition of the issuance of this HCP. Legal descriptions for the five (5) conservation propertiescontaining the designated Scrub -Jay Habitat Compensation Areas are provided in Appendix A. 2.3. Description of the Proposed Action The proposed action is the clearing of potential Florida scrub -jay habitat ill preparation for construction of single-family residential homes located within all platted residential lots of the Sebastian Highlands subdivision. Therefore, all residential lots within the Sebastian Highlands subdivision that contain potential Florida scrub -jay habitat, defined herein as oak scrub, scrubby flatwood, and mesic matrix habitat types located along the Atlantic Coastal Ridge, are covered under this Sebastian NCP.