Okaloosa County BOCC — January 13, 2016 — I. f. FWC Grant $127K

TOURIST DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM DATE: January 13, 2016 TO: Tourist Development Council FROM: Ed Schroeder, Tourist Development Department Director Erika Zambello, Marine Economic &Tourist Development Resource Coordinator SUBJECT: FWC Artificial Reef Construction Grant 2016-17 STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Request approval to accept the 2016-2017 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Artificial Reef Construction Grant – FWC Agreement No. 15-TBD-1 in the amount of $127,000. BACKGROUND: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has awarded Okaloosa County $60,000 for the construction of an artificial reef approximately 450 ft south of the reef patch deployed at Fish Haven 13 under grant FWC-13243. The project will be utilizing Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) and Eglin AFB donated concrete target materials. The County will be matching the grant with $67,000 in match funds remaining from grant FWC-13243. The draft grant award is attached for reference. The document is still being reviewed and will be revised to reflect the proper match amount. The final grant award will be presented to the Board on January 19. OPTIONS: Approve or Disapprove RECOMMENDATION TO BCC: Approve acceptance of the 2016-2017 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Artificial Reef Construction Grant – FWC Agreement No. 15-TBD-1 in the amount of $127,000.  FWC Agreement No. 15-TBD-1 STATE OF FLORIDA FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION AGREEMENT NO. 15-TBD-1 CFDA Title(s): not applicable CFDA No(s).: not applicable Name of Federal Agency(s): not applicable LY Federal Award No(s): not applicable N Federal Award Year(s): not applicable Federal Award Name(s): not applicable O CSFA Title(s).: Florida Artificial Reef Program N CSFA No(s).: 77-007 State Award No(s).: FWC-15-TBD-1 IO State Award Year(s): FY2014-15 SS State Award Name(s): Okaloosa County Artificial Reef Construction 2016-17 This Agreement is entered into by and between the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, U whose address is 620 South Meridian Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1600, hereafter “Commission,” and Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners, FEID # 59-6000765, whose address is 1804 Lewis Turner Blvd IS - Suite 100, Ft Walton Beach, FL 32547, hereinafter “Grantee.” C WHEREAS, the Commission and Grantee have partnered together to construct and artificial reef comprised of clean pre-cast secondary use concrete structures at a single location within the Fish Haven (FH) 13 permitted D artificial reef site in state waters within the Gulf of Mexico; and, WHEREAS, Grantee has been awarded Okaloosa County Artificial Reef Construction 2016-17, / FWC-15- TBD-1; and, R welfare. O WHEREAS, such benefits are fo