PLACEMENT: Consent
TITLE:
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ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ACCEPTING 33 PROPOSED PERPETUAL EASEMENTS, FOR SHORELINE RESTORATION, AS PART OF THE MACARTHUR BOULEVARD DUNE AND BEACH PROJECT
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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This is a request for the adoption of a Resolution accepting and approving 33 proposed Perpetual Easements from property owners along MacArthur Boulevard providing access to complete the MacArthur Boulevard Dune and Beach Project, which will restore and maintain the dune along the Atlantic Ocean side of MacArthur Boulevard.
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PREPARED BY: Name: Carla T. Segura, FRP
Title: Real Property Manager
REQUESTED BY: Jessica Garland, Coastal Program Manager
PRESET:
PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
1. Easements prepared by:
Martin County
2. Parties to the Easement(s):
Property owners - Grantor(s)
Martin County - Grantee
3. Purpose of the Easements:
Provide legal access to the County for restoration and maintenance of the dune along the eastern side of MacArthur Boulevard
4. New/Renewal/Modification:
New
5. Duration:
Perpetual
6. Benefits to Martin County:
In addition to legal access, the County will qualify critical grant funding opportunities for the vital restoration and the sustained cyclical maintenance of the protective dune system along MacArthur Boulevard.
7. Cost to Martin County:
Recording costs and title work
The MacArthur Boulevard dune has experienced significant damage from multiple severe weather events. Initially impacted by Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne in 2004, it underwent restoration via a FEMA project. However, the subsequent passage of Hurricane Ian in September 2022 and the direct landfall of Hurricane Nicole in November 2022 (in Fort Pierce) caused substantial erosion to the entire Martin County shoreline, necessitating extensive restoration work for the MacArthur Boulevard dune.
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