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e3 <br />11.6.4. CR -512 IMPROVEMENTS - PROJECT 9611 (DENTON <br />PROPERTY) CONSERVATION EASEMENT AGREEMENT - ST. <br />JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT <br />The Board reviewed a Memorandum of November 1, 2002: <br />TO: James Chandler, County Administrator <br />THROUGH• James W. Davis, P E , Public Works Director' <br />FROM: Christopher J. Kafer, Jr , P E , County Engine <br />SUBJECT: Conservation Easement Agreement between Stohn's River Water <br />Management District and Indian River County <br />REFERENCE: CR 512 Roadway Improvements, IRC Project No. 9611 <br />DATE: November 1, 2002 <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />As part of the requirements for constructing the four-laning of CR 512, St. John's River Water <br />Management District required mitigation for impacting existing wetlands on the proposed CR <br />512 right-of-way. <br />Attached, please find a Conservation Easement Agreement drafted by the Indian River County <br />Engineering Division and Exhibit A (legal description and sketch of easement area) prepared by <br />Masteller, Moler & Reed Inc The property is located on the south side of CR 512 along the east <br />bank of the South Prong of the St. Sebastian River (property recently acquired from Robert <br />Denton), and is an area of mitigation for the CR 512 Widening project (WC Project No. 9611). <br />The agreement will be between St. John's River Water Management District (SJRWMD) and <br />Indian River County. Indian River County will grant this Conservation Easement as a condition <br />of SJRWMD permit number 4-061-56415.1 solely to offset adverse impacts to natural resources, <br />fish and wildlife, and wetlands functions The purpose of this Conservation Easement is to <br />assure that the property will be retained forever in its existing natural condition and to prevent <br />any use of the property that will impair or interfere with the environmental value of the property. <br />ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS <br />Alternative No. 1 - Execute attached Conservation Easement Agreement. <br />Alternative No. 2 - Do not execute Conservation Easement Agreement. <br />NOVEMBER 12, 2002 <br />134 <br />G{i <br />0 <br />1J <br />'Nw <br />