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A TRUE COPY CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE RYAN L. BUTLER, CLERK MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING for Coordination of Supplemental Beach Nourishment and Related Coastal Activities THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING for COORDINATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL DOWNDRIFT NOURISHMENT AND RELATED COASTAL ACTIVITIES ("Agreement") entered into effective this 3 day of June 2025 "Effective Date") by and between INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Florida ("County"); and Sebastian Inlet District ("District"), an independent special taxing district established by a Special Act of the Florida Legislature in 1919, to maintain the navigability of the Sebastian Inlet. BACKGROUND RECITALS A. The County and District entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Coordination of Supplemental Beach Nourishment and Related Coastal Activities on April 2, 2013 with an initial term of five (5) years, which was extended for an additional five (5) years, and administratively extended another one (1) year. The agreement has since expired and the Parties have mutually benefitted from participating in the Agreement and now desire to re-establish an updated MOU based upon current conditions. B. The County maintains beach and dune systems along the approximately 22 miles of Indian River County Atlantic Ocean shoreline. The mission of the Indian River County Natural Resources Department is to identify areas of chronic beach erosion and areas of high potential storm damage and to propose appropriate projects to mitigate the threats. Coastal activities are guided by the County's Beach Preservation Plan and the County's Habitat Conservation Plan. Both plans are referenced in Chapter 9, Coastal Management Element of the 2030 County Comprehensive Plan adopted on October 12, 2010. C. The District is authorized by, a Special Act of the Florida Legislature (Chapter 2003-373, Laws of Florida) to construct, improve, widen or deepen, and maintain the Sebastian Inlet. Pursuant to F.S, 161.042 the District is directed to place all beach compatible materials derived from dredging the Sebastian Inlet on the downdrift beaches of Indian River County. D. The District's activities are guided by the Sebastian Inlet Management Plan (IMP) issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) originally certified in March 2000, Section 161.142, Florida Statutes and the most recent adopted IMP in November 2023. Per the agreed upon strategies identified in the 2023 IMP update, the District shall target, on an average annual basis, 75,000 cubic yards of sand bypassed to the downdrift beaches in Indian River County at reasonable placement intervals. E. The County and the District desire to cooperate in connection with obtaining beach compatible materials from the dredging of the Sebastian Inlet sand trap and channel and trucked from upland mines, using such beach compatible materials to partially construct or