Okaloosa County BOCC — May 28, 2015 — II. l. Eglin MOU

TOURIST DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM DATE: May 28, 2015 TO: Tourist Development Council FROM: Ed Schroeder, Tourist Development Department Director Jim Trifilio, Coastal Management Coordinator SUBJECT: Eglin MOU for Concrete to Reefs Initiative STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Advising the TDC of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Okaloosa County and Eglin AFB for the “Concrete to Reefs Initiative”. BACKGROUND: Matrix Design Group and Taylor Engineering worked with County staff and Eglin Air Force officials to forge a new Public-Public Partnership that reduces the amount of funding necessary for the Air Force to dispose of waste concrete from the base as well as reduces Okaloosa County’s costs associated with obtaining material for the artificial reef program. This program is now know as the "Concrete to Reefs Initiative" and has become an important part of Eglin's Community Partnership Initiative and the Tri-County Community Partnership Initiative. The Memorandum of Understanding memorializes the Eglin/County partnership and provides guidance in continuing and expanding this program into the foreseeable future. This MOU will be presented to the BCC for approval at its June 2 meeting. OPTIONS: N/A RECOMMENDATION TO BCC: N/A; for informational purposes only.