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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: October 21, 2014
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Ed Schroeder
SUBJECT: FY15 FWC Grant Application
DEPARTMENT: Tourist Development Department
BCC DISTRICT: ALL
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Request approval to submit an application for 2014-2015 Florida
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Supplemental Artificial Reef Construction
Grant in the amount of $60,000.
BACKGROUND: The County has determined that constructing artificial reefs will promote
tourism by offering diving, snorkeling, and fishing activities. Okaloosa County is currently in
contract negotiations with FWC regarding the conceptually awarded $80,000 from the 2013-14
Supplemental Grant and $60,000 from the 2014-15 Artificial Reef Construction Grant. The
Okaloosa County Tourist Development Department (TDD) will provide a combined match of
$100,000 to these conceptually approved grants.
The Florida Legislature has allocated an additional $500,000 in supplemental funding in 2014-15
for the construction and monitoring of artificial reefs, with each grant award capped at $60,000.
The intent of this 2014-15 supplemental grant application, in the amount of $60,000 with no
matching funds, is to procure funding towards the construction of an additional rubble-mound
reef, comprised of suitable artificial reef materials donated by the Eglin Air Force Base. The
proposed deployment, Concrete Target Reef #3 (CTR-3), will lie in the southern center patch
reef of Fish Haven 13.
Applications are due October 29. This item will be presented to the TDC for informational
purposes at its October 23 meeting.
OPTIONS: Approve or Disapprove
RECOMMENDATION: Request approval to submit an application for 2014-2015 Florida Fish
and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Supplemental Artificial Reef Construction Grant
in the amount of $60,000, authorize the Chairman to sign as the County’s representative the
application and other grant-related documents as may be required during the term of the grant,
and authorize Contracts & Grants to submit the application and other grant-related documents as
may be required during the term of the grant.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
John Hofstad, Interim County Administrator