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I <br />BOOK 103 FAcE L <br />ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS <br />The FDEP has indicated that they will honor the County's above <br />requests. <br />The alternatives are as follows: <br />Alternative No. 1 <br />Approve the Interim Agreement and Memorandum of Agreement <br />as amended above; and commit to paying 25% of the cost to <br />develop the Habitat Conservation Plan. Funding to be <br />from the Beach Preservation fund. The cost consequences <br />once the HCP is complete is not known at this time. <br />Alternative No. 2 <br />Deny the Interim Agreement and Memorandum of Agreement; <br />and contend with the pending litigation. <br />RECOMMMATIONS AND FUNDING <br />Staff recommends approval of Alternative No. 1 whereby the <br />Chairman is authorized to sign the revised Interim Agreement & <br />Memorandum Of Agreement and commit 25% of the cost to develop the <br />proposed Habitat Conservation Plan. Funding to be from the Beach <br />Preservation fund. <br />Department of <br />Environmental Protection <br />Marjory Stoneman Couglas auildina <br />lob Bush 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard Dared 6 Sv„h <br />Gowmw Tallahassee. Florida 32399-3000 <br />March 11, 1999 <br />By FAX and U.S. Mail <br />Commissioner Fran Adams <br />1840 25th Street <br />Vero Beach, Florida 32960 <br />Charles Vitunac, Esq. <br />1840 25th Street <br />Vero Beach, Florida 32960 <br />Jeff Tabor <br />Coastal Engineer <br />Indian River County <br />1840 25th Street <br />Vero Beach. Florida 32960 <br />J. A. Jargons, Esq. <br />505 Wekiva Springs Road, Suite 800 <br />Longwood, FL 32779 <br />Re. Interim Apreentent and MOA <br />S. Ansley Samson, Esq. <br />P.O. Box 1329 <br />Tallahassee, Florida 32302 <br />Thomas G. Tomasello, Esq. <br />Post Office Box 15828 <br />Tallahassee, Florida 32317-5828 <br />David Godfrey <br />Caribbean Conservation Executive Director <br />4424 N.W. 13th Street Suite A-1 <br />Gainesville, Florida 32609 <br />Dear Commissioner and Interested Parties: <br />On March 9, 1999, Charles Viitunac, attorney for Indian River County (The County). told <br />me that the County wants the followMg 4 big changes to the proposed interim <br />settlement agreement with the Caribbean Conservation Corporation (CCC) and the six <br />Summerplace residents (Parvus, etc.): <br />1. the State (DEP) will pay 75% of the cost of the HCP proposal with no limit: <br />2. the agreement must include Gerstner and resolve the Gerstner v. DEP case; <br />3. air past County land acquisitions must count towards mitigation (County has spent <br />$11 M buying beeches land the past 2 yeora); and - <br />4. the HCP should cover all the beach front for the entire length of the County. <br />MARCH 16, 1999 <br />-102- <br />