09/19/2011 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

favored installing them, rather than adding more sand to the beach . He favored taking a positive, ry long-term approach and putting the structures in the hot spots of the beach first . He stressed the need to continue battling erosion - if the beaches are lost, so will be the tourists , real estate values , and possibly the Disney Resort . 2.D. PART 4: FUNDING Management and Budget Director Jason Brown, using a PowerPoint presentation (on file) , provided a summary of the County ' s Beach Preservation funding . He described the funding sources of beach renourishment — the 1 . 5 cents of the Four Cents Local Option Tourist tax , the One Cent Sales tax , the Sebastian Inlet Taxing District, possible State Grants , and the Federal U . S . Army Corps of Engineers . He pointed out that every ten years , the County adopts a Beach Preservation Plan, and with the last one in 2008 , the next one will be due in 2018 . He reviewed the current plan, total expenses , estimated State Grants , and the local funding required annually . Chairman Solari questioned the amount of money that would be reserved for beach renourishment at the end of the Sector 3 project since State Grants are no longer being received . Director Brown acknowledged there would be a substantial shortfall , and provided savings, loss , and projection details . Chairman Solari felt this would be a good starting point to see how many dollars are available , given the new economic situation since 2008 , so we can match the type of projects i going forward with the available funds , or suggest to the Cities how much additional funds would be needed to accomplish certain projects . William Troxell, Beach and Shore Preservation Advisory Committee, questioned the cut in Federal funding, and how it would affect the U . S . Army Corps of Engineers . Mr . Gray affirmed that Federal funding would be cut considerably . Joint Meeting — Coastal Structures Workshop K 14 I PG 4 2 4 September 19 , 2011 6