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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY MEMORANDUM CONSENT I'I' 11 TO: Joseph A. Baird County Administrator FROM: DEPARTMENT HEAD CONCURRENCE: rde< Stan Boling, AICP Community Devel e mei t Director Roland M. DeBlois, AICP Chief, Environmental Planning DATE: March 16, 2015 RE: Board Consideration to Authorize Staff to Apply for Florida Inland Navigation District Waterways Assistance Program Cost -Share Grants for Replacement of the Round Island Riverside Park Boardwalk and for Dock Restoration at the Archie Smith Fish House It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners formally consider the following information at the Board's regular meeting of March 24, 2015. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS Each year, the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) awards cost -share grants to local governments through FIND's Waterways Assistance Program (WAP) for waterways improvement projects. Project types eligible for funding include public navigation, public waterway access facilities, public recreation, environmental education, and boating safety projects directly relating to waterways. The amount of funds available each year is tied to property tax assessment values. Last year, approximately $357,000 in WAP grant funds were available for local governments in Indian River County. A similar amount of funds is expected to be available for the coming fiscal year (FY) 2015-16 grant cycle. The application deadline for the FY2015-16 grant cycle is April 1, 2015. Staff is herein requesting that the Board consider authorizing staff to apply for FIND WAP cost -share funding grants for the following two projects for FY 2015-16: • Round Island Riverside Park Improvements/Repairs • Archie Smith Fish House "Phase I" Dock Restoration ANALYSIS Following are summaries of the proposed Round Island Riverside Improvements project and Archie Smith Fish House Phase I Dock Restoration project. 1 41