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Coastal Management Element: The Coastal Management Element sets the foundation for the County to protect and preserve its coastal resources as well as protect life and property from natural disasters. The Element ensures the resilience of the community. A summary of the changes that are proposed for the Coastal Management Element are as follows: 0 Establish that Boat Facility Siting Zones will be established in the County's Manatee Protection and Boating Safety Comprehensive Management Plan and streamline Policy language related to requirements for projects to meet specific criteria. 0 Move regulatory language from the Plan to the LDRs. 0 Suggested new policies to encourage coordination with appropriate agencies to fund and implement beach stabilization projects and establish a prioritization process for shoreline stabilization and beach renourishment projects based on benefit -cost ratios. These recommended changes are important to better reflect the threats of flooding and sea level rise and the importance of conservation measures. Objective 1: Through 20202040, there will be no reductions in the overall amount of terrestrial and marine resources within the coastal zone of Indian River County compared to 2009 baseline data. Policy 1.7: `x.: the With each Manatee Protection and Boating Safety Comprehensive Management_ Plan (MPP) under -goes its five yeaf e alts tie , the eCounty shall reassess evaluate, as appropriate, the appropriateness o manatee protection speed zones. Policy 1.11: Indian River County shall continue to premete monitor both commercial and private fishing activities within the eCounty through management of marine habitats and permitting of fishing resources. Objective 2: Th-ough 2020, theF-e will be ne F-eduetiffl i The County will continue efforts to improve the water quality of the Indian River Lagoon er and the St. Sebastian River. Policy 2.1: The eCounty hereby adopts the State designation of Class II - "shellfish propagation or harvesting," as defined in the 2005 2022 Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Surface Water Quality Standards report, as the water quality standard for the following portions of the IRL located within the unincorporated countySebastian net extending mouth to C.R. 510 east of the hAr-aceastal Water -way (WW); South of G.R. 510 extending to an east west line transeeting the Nefth Relief Canal (beth sides ef the 1CW); seu4h of an east west line tr-anseeting the ner-th tip ef Reund is! and east of the 1CW (Ref F;, twe 9.144s noted in 62-302 F.A.C. Policy 2.2: The eCounty hereby adopts the State designation of Class III suitable for "Recreation, propagation, and maintenance of a healthy, well-balanced population of fish and wildlife," as defined in the 2885 2022 Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Surface Water Quality Standards report , as the minimum water quality standard for the following portions of the IRL leeatea ...itM indian River County: Sebastian inlet extending south to C.R. 510, west of the !CW; south of an east- eas, of the rrW(Re f F;guT-e o 10). as defined in 60-302 F.A.C. C:\Users\ofc-prod\AppData\Local\Temp\BCL Technologies\easyPDF 8\@BCL@6414E534\@BCL@6414E534.docx 64 70