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Funding Sources Recognizing the importance of preserving natural resource areas and historically significant sites within its jurisdiction, Indian River County (the County) has agreed to provide 10% of the funds necessary to acquire the Project Site. Both Objective and Policy directives in the County Comprehensive Plan define the types of resources to be protected through a variety of means . To carry out these policies , the City of Fellsmere wishes to assist the County by implementing its own environmental protection land acquisition program. With 10% funding assistance from Indian River County, the City of Fellsmere has requested 90% funding from the Florida Communities Trust (FCT) to acquire the Project Site under the State's Florida Forever land acquisition program. The City of Fellsmere Trailhead Preserve 's Management Plan has been prepared to meet the requirements of the Florida Communities Trust, Indian River County, the St. John Water Management District and Florida DEP in order to ensure that the property will be developed in accordance with the FCT Grant Award and to further the purposes of the City 's Grant application. Representatives from Both FDEP and SJRWMD have met together with the City at a Technical Workshop held on June 26, 2007 to assist in coordinating the Project site 's proposed Greenway Trail 's physical access into their partnership funded St. Sebastian River Buffer Preserve State Park. Upon acquiring the two primary parcels , the City's receipt of the 1 . 5 acre Conservation Easement located at the southeastern portion of the Project Site will increase the Park 's natural resource protection. The Conservation Easement will be a natural buffer between the eight acre commercial property under construction and the Project Site. This will enhance the eco-tourism benefits to the hotel , local and State economies . SECTION II - PURPOSE Purposes for Acquisition The primary purpose for the City of Fellsmere (with the assistance of Indian River County) to acquire the project site is to conserve and enhance 88 .6 acres of land located within a significant Florida Region of Natural Areas and Habitat for several rare species (Locally Significant Natural Area) that has been designated Local Natural Area (LNA) status by the State of Florida. Management Objectives The City of Fellsmere Trailhead Preserve project is being acquired by the City for five (5 ) interrelated Management Objectives : 1 . Become an immediate new focal point for tourist traveling both north and south on I-95 by identifying the natural outdoor public resources and amenities available for their outdoor recreational and environmental educational purposes . 2 . Increase the local economy's eco-Tourism industry consistent with the original industries in the area over a century ago. 3 . Provide an equestrian orientated camp site utilizing the County' s Greenway trail for access from CR 512 into the Buffer Preserve, a 7 acre upland island located at the north western portion of the Project site . Provide public access for motor vehicles and trailers to travel along the Park 's existing stabilized 75 ' wide raised gas line Easement with an existing maintenance road. The Easement permits surface access over the underground gas line. 4 . Provide a Complete Trailhead facility at the southwestern portion of the Project site for recreational users traveling along the County's Rail/Trail or entering the Buffer Preserve from County Road 512 . Currently, this southwestern quadrant of the Buffer Preserve is void of public facilities such as restrooms , emergency phones , etc. 5 . Provide storm water storage and filtration of public run-off in the project site by directing the storm water to discharge into the waterways flowing away from the adjacent Buffer Preserve. Rev. 6.2 10