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m INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA BOARD MEMORANDUM TO: Board of County Commissioners THROUGH: John A. Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator Kylie Yanchula, Natural Resources Director FROM: Eric Charest, Assistant Natural Resources Director SUBJECT: Amendment No. 5 — FDEP Grant Agreement No. 171112 [Wabasso (Indian River Sector 3) Beach Restoration] DATE: December 30, 2024 DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) received FY 2016/2017 funding to assist eligible governmental entities for beach erosion control activities under the Florida Beach Management Funding Assistance Program. On February 26, 2018, FDEP entered into Local Government Funding Request (LGFR) Grant Agreement No. 171R2 with Indian River County; committing up to $250,000, at a cost share ratio of 50% State - 50% Local, for permit -required construction related monitoring of the Sector 3 Beach and Dune Restoration Project. On June 22, 2018, Grant Agreement 171112 was amended by the FDEP to increase amount of funding by $643,102.60 (at a cost share ratio of 50% State - 50% Local) because of unused funds from a prior LGFR grant issued to the County for Sector 3 Beach and Dune repairs (LGFR 141112). Amendment No. 1 increased the total eligible grant project costs under LGFR 171112 to $893,102.60 at a cost share ratio of 50% State — 50% Local. On May 4, 2021, FDEP issued Amendment No. 2 to Grant 171R2 in response to a request from the County to FDEP for an extension to the Task End Dates identified in the original agreement and Amendment No. 1. Amendment No. 2, executed by the County on May 18, 2021, maintained the same funding levels, but extended the Task End Dates through to September 30, 2022, reflecting a twenty (20) month extension. In granting this initial extension amendment, the FDEP considered the size and complexity of the Sector 3 project, as well as the need to split up construction over two (2) construction seasons, to grant the extension. Although construction of the Sector 3 Beach and Dune Restoration project was completed in March of 2022, the non -Federal costs associated with the project had not yet been determined by the funding agencies within the timeframe offered by Amendment No. 2. Discussions with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM), and FDEP representatives continued to take place, with the County requesting another extension to LGFR 171112 be issued by the FDEP. On December 20, 2022, the County executed Amendment No. 3 to LGFR 171R2, extending the terms of the agreement for an additional 12 months, running through December 31, 2023. As discussions remained on-going regarding funding reimbursement strategies for the County and the applicable agencies, the County once again made a request to the FDEP to extend the terms of LGFR 171R2 to allow for agency determinations to be made. Amendment No. 4, 212