PLACEMENT: Consent
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REQUEST TO EXECUTE THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FOR THE HUTCHINSON ISLAND SHORE PROTECTION PROJECT
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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The Board is requested to review and approve the Cooperation Agreement with the US Army Corps of Engineers for the upcoming Hutchinson Island Shore Protection Project.
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PREPARED BY: Name: Jessica Garland
Title: Coastal Program Manager
REQUESTED BY: US Army Corps of Engineers
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PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
1. Agreement/Contract drafted by: United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
2. Parties to the Agreement/Contract: Martin County & the United States Army Corps of Engineers
3. Purpose of the Agreement/Contract: The USACE has received $11,400,000 in Hurricane Nicole response funds for the Hutchinson Island Shore Protection Project (SPP). These funds will be used by the Corps to repair damages caused by Hurricane Nicole, along with addressing routine erosion since the project's original construction in 2018. Project bidding is scheduled for August 2025.
4. New/Renewal/Modified: New
5. Duration: The term of the agreement will conclude upon construction completion.
6. Benefits to Martin County: The project will include renourishment of the full beach and dune cross-sectional template with approximately 309,000 cubic yards (CY) of sand from the project's approved offshore borrow area.
7. Cost to Martin County: There is no local share required for execution of the agreement.
This cyclic beach renourishment project, authorized under Section 101(a)(8) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (PL 101-640) following the Chief of Engineers' report dated November 20, 1989, encompasses 4.0 miles of shorefront extending southward from the St. Lucie County line to near the limit of Stuart Public Park (R-1 to R-25). The authorized plan involves beach nourishment with a constru...
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