Subject:
Title
Approval; Re: Brevard Zoo Linear Park Agreement with the East Coast Zoological Society, Inc. (District 4)
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Fiscal Impact:
None
Dept/Office:
Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested the Board of County Commissioners approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Brevard Zoo Linear Park Agreement.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The Brevard Zoo Linear Park was approved by the voters in the 2000 South Brevard Recreation Special District Bond Referendum. Phase I, comprised of 1.1 miles of elevated boardwalk, fifty-four paved parking spaces at the trailhead and associated trailhead amenities, was completed 2014. Phase II, funded through a FDOT LAP Agreement, comprised of approximately two miles of trail from the north cell tower to Turtlemound Road, was completed in 2017.
The Board of County Commissioners entered into a ten-year Agreement whereby the Zoo would operate and maintain the Trail. That Agreement ends on March 31, 2024 and it is desirous that Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department assume the operation and maintenance of the Linear Trail. The Zoo will continue to maintain the parking area.
Clerk to the Board Instructions:
Please return executed Agreement to Mary Ellen Donner, Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department or call 321-633-2046 for pick up.