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I <br />Departmental <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: <br />Board of County Commissioners <br />THROUGH: <br />John A. Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator <br />THROUGH: <br />Eric Charest, interim Natural Resources Director <br />FROM: <br />Melissa Meisenburg, Sr. Lagoon Environmental Specialist <br />SUBJECT: <br />Anchoring Limitation Area Update <br />DATE: <br />May 10, 2024 <br />DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITIONS <br />On May 7, 2024, staff brought to the Board of County Commissioners (Board) two Interlocal <br />Agreement (ILA) options for the municipalities requesting Anchoring Limitation Areas (ALA) <br />within their respective jurisdictions. After Board discussions on both options, staff was directed <br />to develop a modified option combining aspects of ILA options I and II. Staff has prepared ILA <br />Option III and is presenting it to the Board for consideration. <br />ILA Option III <br />• The County will provide staff to coordinate with a consultant and the municipalities <br />for the implementation of Anchoring Limitation Areas (ALA) within the respective <br />jurisdictions. <br />• The County will secure the services of a consultant to coordinate with the County and <br />the municipalities on the design, permitting and installation of signs and buoys within <br />the ALA. <br />• The County will work with the consultant to acquire the permit through FWC for the <br />number of required signs and buoys and placement. <br />• The consultant will work with each municipality to acquire the necessary permits <br />through the USACE, FDEP and USCG for sign and buoy deployment. The municipalities <br />will be the permit holder for the necessary markers identifying the ALAS in their <br />respective jurisdictions. <br />• The consultant will develop a bid package for the deployment of uniform waterway <br />markers per the guidelines established in the FWC, USACE, USCG and FDEP permits. <br />• The County will advertise and award a piling and buoy/marker installation services <br />contract in accordance with County purchasing guidelines encompassing the <br />participating municipalities required marking needs for the identified ALA areas. <br />• The consultant will work directly with the municipalities on piling and buoy <br />installation by providing construction oversight of the contractor receiving the award <br />of bid from the County. <br />• After initial installation, the municipalities will be responsible for on-going monitoring <br />and maintenance of the pilings, signs, and buoys within their respective jurisdictions. <br />92 <br />