Subject:
Title
PUBLIC HEARING; RE: Temporary Use Acknowledgement (TUA) for Brevard County Dewatering Activities for the Grand Canal Muck Removal
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Fiscal Impact:
There will be no impact to the General Fund for the TUA
Dept/Office:
Natural Resources Management Department
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners authorize the Chair to execute the attached Temporary Use Acknowledgement (TUA) to allow NRM to utilize 6.38 acres of the 18.83 acre vacant parcel zoned PUD for dewatering activities for the Grand Canal Muck Removal Project for a period of up to four (4) years.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
Five muck dredging project locations were selected by Brevard as part of the County managed restoration initiative funded by the State Legislature with 2014-2017 appropriations: Turkey Creek, Cocoa Beach Canals, Mims Boat Ramp, Sykes Creek and the Grand Canal. The Grand Canal Muck Removal Project is fully permitted and funded through a combination of State appropriations and supplemented by the Save Our Indian River Lagoon Trust Fund.
The Grand Canal Muck Removal Project will remove 479,000 cubic yards of muck from the northern portion of the Grand Canal system, extending from Pineda Causeway to the northern end of Sampson Island. The muck will be dredged and transported via a pipeline to the proposed 6.38 acre dewatering facility, located on an 18.83 acre County-owned parcel zoned PUD adjacent to Pineda Causeway. Construction activities commenced August 2019 and the previous TUA was approved by the Board on September 18, 2018 (Attachment F). The previous TUA became active for a period of one (1) year upon the issuance of the Notice to Proceed to the contractor on July 29, 2019. Construction activities are estimated to continue through February 26, 2023. With the authorization of a four (4) year TUA for the Grand Canal Muck Removal Project this will provide authorization for use of this site until July 9...
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