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BOT( 101 am 34 ON MOTION by Commissioner Adams, SECONDED by Commissioner Ginn, the Board unanimously granted the cut and fill balance waiver for Lot 5, Block 11, Vero Lake Estates, Unit 2 to L & L Builders, as recommended by staff. K. Professional Archaeological Services on As -Needed Basis _- Authorization to Issue RFQ The Board reviewed a Memorandum of March 10, 1997: TO: James E. Chandler County Administrator HEAD CONCURRENCE: / A � rt M. eati g, I P. Community Developm6nn�/ntDi�r ctor FROM: Roland M. DeBlois,�KICP Chief, Environmental Planning DATE: March 10, 1997 RE: Approval to Initiate a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to Select a Qualified Archaeologist to Conduct Site - Specific Surveys and Consultations It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its meeting of April 1, 1997. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS In 1992, a county -wide survey of archaeological sites was completed by Dr. David Dickel of The Archaeological and Historical Conservancy, Inc. That survey was funded by Indian River County with a matching grant from the State Division of Historic Resources. Although the Dickel survey was fairly comprehensive, it did not, nor was it intended to, thoroughly map and analyze every archaeological site in the County. As private lands develop and public lands are acquired in areas known to have a high probability of archaeological middens, there is a need for site-specific investigations by a qualified archaeologist. As such, this memorandum is presented for the Board of County Commisioners to consider whether a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) should be issued by the County to select a professional archaeologist who can be contracted on an as -need basis to evaluate suspected or known archaeological sites. HRAC Recommendation The County Historic Resources Advisory Committee (HRAC), at its meeting on March 13, 1997, considered staff's recommendation that the County issue an RFQ to select a professionl archaeologist who can be contracted on an as -need basis. At that meeting, the HRAC voted unanimously to recommend that the Board authorize the RFQ. ANALYSIS - Three properties acquired (or proposed for acquisition) under the County's environmental lands program - Prange Island, the "Cairns Tract," and "Round Island South" - are known to contain archaeological middens. However, the exact location and contents of those middens have not been documented. As a condition of the County's purchase of these properties and other properties with state cost -share funds, the County is obligated to have middens on acquired lands mapped and assessed by a qualified archaeologist. APRIL 1, 1997 28