Subject:
Title
Approval to Accept Transfer of the balance of Florida Department of Environmental Protection Grant LPA0417 from Cocoa Beach to Brevard County and Authorization to Administer the Cocoa Beach Muck Capping Project
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Fiscal Impact:
The County will receive a Legislative Appropriation revenue of $11,631,867.28 as a grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the Cocoa Beach Golf Muck Capping Project. Additionally, the $27,658,824.72 that is currently budgeted as Save Our Indian River Lagoon Aid to Government Agencies for the City of Cocoa Beach to implement this project will be reallocated to the Save Our Indian River Lagoon Capital Improvement Program for Brevard County to implement the project.
Dept/Office:
Natural Resources Management (NRM)
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners:
1. Authorize the Chair to sign a letter to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection confirming Brevard County's willingness to assume administration of Grant Agreement No. LPA0417 from the City of Cocoa Beach; and
2. Authorize the County Manager, for items related to the Cocoa Beach Golf Muck Capping Project, to execute 1) all contracts, agreements, amendments, modifications, and other contract-related documents, upon review and approval by the County Attorney's Office, Risk Management, and Purchasing; 2) Task Orders and Change Orders, as required in excess of $200,000, to accomplish work approved under the State grant and 3) all necessary budget amendments (BCRs).
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The Cocoa Beach Golf Muck Capping Project was identified in the original Save Our Indian River Lagoon (SOIRL) Project Plan as a priority sediment remediation project to improve water quality and reduce internal nutrient loading within the Banana River Lagoon. Decades of accumulated organic-rich muck contribute to low dissolved oxygen levels, harmful algal blooms, and degraded benthic habi...
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