Subject:
Title
Approval, Re: Tourist Development Council (TDC) FY 2022-2023 Tourism + Lagoon Grant Program grant recommendations
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Fiscal Impact:
FY 2022-2023: Total funding of $939,343 from the TDC Beach Improvement fund # 1442-293100.
Dept/Office:
Tourism Development Office
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners approve the Tourist Development Council FY 2022-2023 TDC Tourism + Lagoon Grant Program recommendations for funding for 10 projects:
1. Derelict Vessel Removal-Brevard Country Natural Resources; Boating & Waterways, $49,300
2. Innovative Solutions for Protecting our Public Spaces-Marine Resource Council, $49,999
3. New Swell Mangrove Restoration and Outreach Project-Sea Redwine, $37,266
4. Satellite Beach Adopt-A-Canal-City of Satellite Beach, $49,999
5. Restoration of native clam communities in the Indian River Lagoon for improved water quality and economic resiliency-University of Florida Whitney Laboratory. $49,100
6. Samsons Island Submerged Lands Restoration, Phase 3-City of Satellite Beach, $49,839
7. Titusville Causeway Multi-trophic Shoreline Stabilization and Resiliency Action Project, Phase 2c.-Brevard County Natural Resources, $250,000
8. Brevard County Oyster Restoration-Brevard Zoo, $113,840
9. Restoring Seagrass for Improved Natural Resilience-Brevard County Natural Resources, $250,000
10. KBB Flex Team North Banana River Drive Litter Removal-Keep Brevard Beautiful, $40,000
Further, based on the facts specified for each grant, by approving this agenda item, the Board will make the following legislative findings: (1) the Indian River Lagoon is an estuary with multiple public access points for tourism purposes and a long history of use by tourists, and (2) each project specifically improves, maintains, re-nourishes, restores, protects or assists with erosion control in either the Indian River, the Banana River, or the Mosquito Lagoon (all part of the Indian River Lagoon); and ...
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