PLACEMENT: Consent
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REQUEST APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT FOR CONTRIBUTED FUNDS FOR THE JUPITER ISLAND BEACH RE-NOURISHMENT PROJECT
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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On July 10, 2018 Martin County (County) and The Town of Jupiter Island (Town) entered into an agreement regarding the funds contributed for the Jupiter Island Beach Re-Nourishment Project. With the completion of the project, the Town requested an amendment to address the disposition of any remaining funds.
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DEPARTMENT: Administration
PREPARED BY: Name: Domenica Labbate
Title: Project Manager
REQUESTED BY: Don G. Donaldson, P.E., Deputy County Administrator
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PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) requires that the responsible entity for each inlet in Florida be guided by an Inlet Management Plan. Inlets along the coast divert sand that would otherwise be propelled by the currents along the beach, traveling in the nearshore area. In January 2016, the FDEP adopted an updated St. Lucie Inlet Management Plan (SLIMP). The plan identified the average annual sand placement required on beaches north and south of the inlet to mitigate the erosion impacts caused by the St. Lucie Inlet. As the responsible entity for the St. Lucie Inlet, the COUNTY has complied by periodically placing sand in a volume and frequency that maintains a minimum average of 161,000 cubic yards per year as a long-term solution to inlet impacts.
The County worked with the Town during their regularly scheduled beach restoration project. By partnering with the Town on the beach restoration project, the County would fulfill its sand bypassing requirement. In 2018 the County entered into an agreement with the Town to construct this project. This option also offered the advantage of reducing the overall unit price for the sand. The County agreed to provide $6,275,000 to the Town to fun...
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