PLACEMENT: Consent
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REQUEST TO EXECUTE UPDATED 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 updated Cooperation Agreement with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for the upcoming Hutchinson Island Shore Protection Project. This agreement was approved initially by the Board on May 25, 2025. Prior to the USACE execution of the agreement, the contract was updated to reflect consistency with new language ratified in the Water Resources Development Act of 2024. The new language grants a waiver from the perpetual easement requirement for projects that begin prior to January 2027.
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PREPARED BY: Name: Jessica Garland
Title: Coastal Program Manager
REQUESTED BY:
PRESET:
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 damage caused by Hurricane Nicole and to address routine erosion since the project's original construction in 2018.
4. New/Renewal/Modified: Modified
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 as part of the agreement.
This cyclic beach renourishment project, authorized under Section 101(a)(8) of the Water Resources ...
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