Subject:
Title
Approval; Re: Exchange Agreement between Brevard County and Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) - District 3, Continued from May 5, 2020
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Fiscal Impact:
The Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL) Program funds will reimburse $88,823.38 to Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) at closing for basin re-design. It is anticipated that additional costs will be incurred for a boundary survey, Environmental Site Assessment and title work. These costs are expected to not exceed $41,000. EEL Program funds are available in Fund 3219 and Cost Center 340250.
Dept/Office:
Parks and Recreation Department
Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL) Program
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Exchange Agreement with the Florida Inland Navigation District, upon County Attorney and Risk Management approval, authorize staff to finalize the exchange and authorize the County Manager to execute necessary budget change requests.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The Exchange Agreement was initially submitted to the County Commission for consideration on May 5, 2020 and then continued until September 15, 2020.
On February 11, 2020, the BOCC authorized staff to advertise a land exchange between Brevard County and Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND). The required advertisement period was completed on February 20 and February 27, 2020 in the Florida Today newspaper.
FIND owns property (site BV-24) in Grant-Valkaria and this property was identified in the early 1990's as a future containment basin site for dredged materials from maintenance of the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). In 1991, the Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL) Program's Selection and Management Committee (SMC) identified the FIND site as containing substantial scrubby pine flatwoods and the use of the site for spoil disposal may have significant endangered species impacts due to the ...
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