Subject:
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Brevard County Shore Protection Project, Agreements for Restoration of the South Reach and Mid Reach Project Areas.
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Fiscal Impact:
No county funds are required to cost-share an estimated $69,141,600 in federally funded beach renourishment.
Dept/Office:
Natural Resources Management Department
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board authorize the Chairman to execute the following agreements, subject to approval by the County Attorney of final documents substantially in the form of the attached: 1) Cooperative Agreement Between the United States of America and Brevard County Florida for Rehabilitation of the Brevard County, Florida Shore Protection Project, South Reach; 2) Cooperative Agreement Between the United States of America and Brevard County Florida for Rehabilitation of the Brevard County, Florida Shore Protection Project, Mid-Reach Segment; 3) Memorandum of Agreement Among the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Brevard County Board of County Commissioners, Regarding the Use of Outer Continental Shelf Sand Resources for Shore Protection and Restoration.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
On April 20, 2000, Brevard County executed a Project Cooperation Agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for initial construction and periodic renourishment of the North and South Reaches of the Brevard County Shore Protection Project over the 50-year life of the Project. On August 31, 2016, Brevard County entered into a Project Partnership Agreement with the Army Corps adding the Mid Reach segment to the Brevard County Shore Protection Project. The Project successfully protected upland property within the project area during Hurricanes Ian and Nicole but suffered significant beach erosion. The County worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to quantify storm-related beach erosion within the area and seek emergency restoration funds. As a result of that assessment...
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