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ITEM 17.
Natural Resources - Consent


AGENDA ITEM REPORT

DATE:	May 15, 2018
DEPARTMENT:	Natural Resources
REQUESTER:	Roland Ottolini
TITLE:	Approve Consent to Easement for Alva Boat Ramp Renovations

I.	MOTION REQUESTED
	Execute Consent to Easement to use US Army Corps of Engineers Okeechobee Waterway right-of-way to enable Federal permitting of Alva boat ramp renovations.

II.	ITEM SUMMARY
	Approves required consent to easement to allow for Army Corps permitting of renovations to Alva boat ramp and dock. Natural Resources Division is collaborating with Lee County Parks and Recreation on project to rebuild the ramp and improve the dock and parking facilities. The Consent to Easement is required because the project area overlaps the Okeechobee Waterway federal right-of-way.

III.

BACKGROUND AND IMPLICATIONS OF ACTION

	A)	Board Action and Other History

	B)	Policy Issues

	C)	BoCC Goals

	D)	Analysis
		The Alva boat ramp and dock located along the Intracoastal Waterway are in need of renovations. A portion of this project is within the Federal right-of-way of the Okeechobee Waterway and requires a Consent to Easement. The Consent to Easement is required to obtain a Federal permit from the US Army Corps of Engineers. Once permits are obtained Lee County Natural Resources and Parks and Recreation will collaborate on project. County Lands has reviewed the document and title work for the property and found no issues. Funding is not required for the consent to easement. The project construction, to be initiated later this year, is already budgeted.

	E)	Options

IV.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

	A)	Current year dollar amount of item:	No funding required
	B)	Is this item approved in the current budget?
	C)	Is this a revenue or expense item?
	D)	Is this Discretionary or Mandatory?
	E)	Will this item impact future budgets? If yes, please include reasons in III(D) above.	No
	F)	Fund: Program: Project: Account Strings:
	G)	Fund Type?
	H)	Comments:

V.	RECOMMENDATION
	Approve

VI.	TIMING/IMPLEMENTATION

VII.	FOLLOW UP

ATTACHMENTS:
Description	Upload Date	Type
ACOE Cover Letter	4/13/2018	Cover Memo
Consent to Easement Agreement	4/13/2018	Agreement
051518R - C-17-Consent to Easement-Corps of Eng	8/1/2018	Agreement

REVIEWERS:
Department	Reviewer	Action	Date
Natural Resources	Ottolini, Roland	Approved	4/24/2018 - 4:11 PM
Budget Services	Guttery, Angela	Approved	4/25/2018 - 2:02 PM
Budget Services	Winton, Peter	Approved	4/25/2018 - 2:12 PM
County Attorney	Fredyma, John J.	Approved	4/25/2018 - 3:16 PM
County Manager	Harner, David	Approved	5/7/2018 - 11:21 AM