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Several entities within Indian River County are working on projects related to geodetic control and the establishment of reference ties to township corners within Indian River County. The principal purpose of these projects is to enhance the usability of the county's Geographic Information System (GIS). As part of a multi-year mapping effort, the Indian River County MPO has budgeted $37,500 in this state fiscal year for mapping efforts. One of the chief components of the MPO's work is to establish a geodetic control network of permanent survey monuments. Other local work is being undertaken by the Indian River County Public Works and Utilities Departments, which have each budgeted $10,000 in FY 1996/97 to complete a related project to reference ties to township corners of common use. In addition to the local -level work, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is undertaking similar projects statewide, although not at as dense a level as is required by these local projects. In order to undertake this work as efficiently and expeditiously as possible, staff from the County Property Appraiser's Office, which also has an interest in completing these projects, has developed a means by which to accomplish the work with the assistance of the Florida DEP. The DEP is a state agency with substantial experience in the development of a statewide geodetic control network, and could undertake the work using existing DEP staff and contractors/consultants. In essence, using the DEP in this manner provides a way to accomplish the needed work with a government agency as the principal contractor instead of consultants hired separately by both County departments and the MPO. Staff from the Indian River County Property Appraiser's Office, the Indian River County MPO, Indian River County, and the DEP have developed a set of Memoranda of Understanding whereby the DEP will complete the work on the County's behalf, with the County paying for the work with funds budgeted for this purpose and with funds to be reimbursed to the County by the MPO for MPO - area work identified in the MPO's adopted Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) . As proposed, the Memoranda of Understanding establish formal relationships as follows: - ■ The County and the MPO agree that the County will complete the geodetic control work, which consists of developing a grid densification master plan and the setting of points in the field. The actual setting of points, a multi-year effort, will be by Task Order so that the work may be undertaken as funding and administrative resources permit. This relationship is documented in Attachment 1 of this staff report. ■ The County and the DEP agree that the geodetic control work for the County. be completed by Task Orders, with the in advance of each Task Order. This FEBRUARY 11, 1997 34 DEP will complete This work is also to County providing funds agreement is necessary