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TOURIST DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
DATE: July 30, 2015
TO: Tourist Development Council
FROM: Ed Schroeder, Tourist Development Department Director
Jim Trifilio, Coastal Management Coordinator
SUBJECT: Restore Act Snorkel Reef Construction
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Request recommendation that the Board allocate Restore Act funding to the
Okaloosa County Snorkel/Dive Reef Construction project.
BACKGROUND: On July 15 the Okaloosa Restore Act Committee (ORAC) voted to recommend
several projects to the Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners for funding under the first pot of
money from Transocean’s settlement related to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. The approved projects
include the TDD’s $2.3M proposal for snorkel reef construction ($1,229,480 Restore Act, $1,000,000
National Resource Damage Assessment, & $50,000 first penny TDT). Project details are located online
http://www.co.okaloosa.fl.us/restore/home, select Proposal List tab, then Large Project tab: “Okaloosa
County Snorkel/Dive Reef Construction”.
The next step is for the ORAC-approved project list to be presented to the Board for consideration and
approval.
OPTIONS: Approve or Disapprove
RECOMMENDATION TO BCC: Accept the ORAC’s recommendation and approve $1,229,480 in
Restore Act funding for the Okaloosa County Snorkel/Dive Reef Construction project.
Recommended Integrated List
Quant Qual Total
Project Name Cost Score Score Score Cumm Total
5 - Economic Revitalization of Niceville's Historic "Old Downtown" $400,000.00 46.028 23.300 69.33 $ 400,000.00
19 - Okaloosa County Snorkel/Dive Reef Construction $1,229,480.00 44.933 22.500 67.43 $ 1,629,480.00
14 - Captain Royal Melvin Heritage Park and Plaza $1,250,000.00 41.888 25.333 67.22 $ 2,879,480.00
7 - Clement Taylor Park Restoration $750,000.00 42.817 23.600 66.42 $ 3,629,480.00
3 - CAST (Coastal Agriculture, Science, and Technology) 5 Year Plan $397,423.74 46.688 17.222 63.91 $ 4,026,903.74
15 - Laffitte Crescent Stormwater Infrastructure Retrofit $432,000.00 40.785 16.800 57.58 $ 4,458,903.74
10 - FWB Landing Waterfront Improvements Phase 1 $1,099,463.00 35.018 22.500 57.52 $ 5,558,366.74
45 - Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center RESTORE $89,580.00 24.10 24.10 $ 5,647,946.74
11 - C.W. Ruckel STEM Class $16,500.00 22.56 22.56 $ 5,664,446.74
5 - Student-Led Habitat Restoration in Okaloosa County $90,000.00 20.80 20.80 $ 5,754,446.74
23 - The NeighborWood at Emerald Coast Science Center $89,999.00 20.40 20.40 $ 5,844,445.74
25 - Multi-use Outdoor Community Facility $83,000.00 19.90 19.90 $ 5,927,445.74
21 - Life Center of Gregg Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church $90,000.00 18.90 18.90 $ 6,017,445.74
34 - Enhancing the STEM Biomedical Sciences Program $11,038.93 18.89 18.89 $ 6,028,484.67
6 - Choctawhatchee High School Workforce Development Program $89,995.00 18.78 18.78 $ 6,118,479.67
27 - Okaloosa Lane Bridge Conversion $90,000.00 16.70 16.70 $ 6,208,479.67
29 - Preservation Trail $90,000.00 16.50 16.50 $ 6,298,479.67
26 - Environmental/Ecological Science Fair Projects $36,862.00 16.44 16.44 $ 6,335,341.67
30 - Bringing Up the Trades $67,321.50 16.00 16.00 $ 6,402,663.17