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AGREEMENT FOR ACCESS AND SAND RENOURISHMENT FOR THE SECTOR 4 BEACH AREA THIS Agreement For Access and Sand Renourishment for the Sector 4 Beach Area, ("Agreement') entered into this 24th day of September, 2024 by and between INDIAN RIVER COUNTY a political subdivision of the State of Florida, ("County"), whose address is 1801 27th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960, and the TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES of the State of Florida, ("Town"), whose address is 6001 Highway AIA, Indian River Shores, FL 32963. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, hurricanes Ian and Nicole in 2022, together with other un -named storms that passed by the eastern coast of Florida caused significant beach erosion to Indian River County beaches; and WHEREAS, one of the areas most affected by the erosion is Sector 4, a 2.9 mile stretch of beach, that runs from Johns Island subdivision to the north to the Mariner Village subdivision to the south; and WHEREAS, the County has submitted plans and has been issued construction permits to renourish and replenish the sand to the beach and dune along the Sector 4 Hurricanes Ian and Nicole Dune Renourishment Project ("Project') and is anticipating the Project to begin in fall of 2024 and conclude in the spring of 2025; and WHEREAS, in order to make the Project constructible, the County must find and use several beachfront locations for access to the Sector 4 beach within or near the boundaries of Sector 4; and WHEREAS, the Town owns Beachcomber Lane and Right -of -Way, depicted on the aerial photo attached as Exhibit "A"; and WHEREAS, Beachcomber Lane contains approximately 950 feet of paved roadway, approximately 70 feet of beach frontage, and 1 publicly accessible wooden dune crossover; and WHEREAS, Beachcomber Lane is located within boundary of Sector 4; and WHEREAS, the Project is designed and permitted to place beach compatible sand along the beach frontage of Beachcomber Lane, providing a barrier to upland infrastructure during tidal events; and WHEREAS, Beachcomber Lane is included as permitted construction access by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection construction permit, along with two other permitted construction accesses located in and near the Project Area, Lot 1 of Sea Court and Turtle Trail Beach Access.