Subject:
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Department of the Air Force Right of Entry for Beach Construction Access at Patrick Space Force Base
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Fiscal Impact:
No direct fiscal impact
Dept/Office:
Natural Resources Management Department
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board: (1) Authorize the Chair to execute the Department of the Air Force Right of Entry to Brevard County, Florida to Use Property Located on Patrick Space Force Base (2) Direct staff that the Air Force site will not be utilized unless any contractor using the site holds appropriate insurance and an agreement with the County to allow such work (3) Authorize staff to execute the agreement with the Contractor after County Attorney and Risk Management approval of the agreement.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
On August 31, 2016, the Board of County Commissioners entered into a Project Partnership Agreement with the US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to serve as the local sponsor for the Mid Reach Brevard County Shore Protection Project. The Corps plans to award a contract for sand placement in the Mid Reach in late summer 2023 to begin renourishment of the Mid Reach as early as late November 2023. To minimize potential impact to nearshore rock reef habitat, sand placement in the Mid Reach will occur by truck, rather than by hydraulic dredge.
Truck access points to deliver sand to the beach are key to project success. A site at the southeast corner of Patrick Space Force Base at the east end of the Pineda Causeway, is ideal for use as an access point. The Department of the Air Force is willing to provide access through this site for the County’s Mid Reach project and has provided a Right of Entry agreement for use of the site.
Use of the site provides great benefit to the County. The County, and its contractors, have used this site for beach construction access several times in the past, utilizing similar Right of Entry agreements. Failure to execute this agreement could result in longer truck routes, increased public disruption, and extended construction timeline.
Clerk to the Board Instructions:
Please execute/attest two copies of Agreement, and contact Mike McGarry (mike.mcgarry@brevardfl.gov <mailto:mike.mcgarry@brevardfl.gov>; 321-537-1779) and Leslie Snyder (Leslie.Snyder@brevardfl.gov <mailto:Leslie.Snyder@brevardfl.gov>) to pick up documents for transport to the Air Force. After receiving a fully executed copy from the Air Force, staff will provide a copy to the Clerk for the official records.