Estero Island Restoration. The shoreline from R-176 through R-200, inclusive, has been designated as critically eroded by FDEP.

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1 FY 2015/16 Local Government Funding Request Beach Management Projects Project Name Project Description Estero Island Restoration The project consists of the restoration and maintenance of approximately 1.2 miles of critically eroded shoreline on the northern portion of Estero Island in Lee County. The segment is a reduction of the federally authorized 4.6 mile project (R-175 to R196.5). The reduced project extends from 400 feet north of DEP reference monument R-175 (Bowditch Point Regional Park), which is adjacent to Matanzas Pass, to approximately R The restoration was completed in December 2011 and included nourishment with a beachfill volume of approximately 402,805 cubic yards in conjunction with a terminal groin on the south side of Matanzas Pass. The pass is a federally maintained channel that requires maintenance dredging approximately every 3 years. The groin is 240 feet long and situated perpendicular to the shoreline with 150 feet seaward of the 2000 MHWL. The structure will anchor the beach fill and discourage material from infiltrating the federal channel. It is anticipated that nourishment will be the primary responsibility of the Town of Fort Myers Beach. Opportunities will be sought for regionalization of future projects. The shoreline from R-176 through R-200, inclusive, has been designated as critically eroded by FDEP. Use of Requested Program Funds Funds requested for Fiscal Year 2015/2016 will be used for permit required post-construction turtle monitoring, physical monitoring, and tilling, including potential for reimbursement of unfunded prior years. Local Government Contact Name Title Justin McBride Coastal Project Manager jmcbride@leegov.com Address Monroe St. Phone Address 2 Ft. Myers, Fl Fax Mapping- Maps should be provided as attachments. Maps should be to scale at a minimum of 1 =200 Mapping elements include Project Boundary with Critically Eroded Shoreline Range Monuments Beach Access and Parking- Primary and Secondary, including access widths. Public Lodging Establishments- locations and length of property boundaries along project shoreline or street frontage. Comprehensive Plan/Current Land Use designations of Commercial and Recreational Facilities and associated property boundaries along the project shoreline.

2 Length of Project Boundary in Feet (total restored length) 6,812 Eligibility Access Points and Public Lodging Establishments Location/Name Address R- Mon Type of Access Bowditch Point Park (DD) Lynn Hall Memorial Park (JJ) Crescent Beach Family Park (KK) Pink Shell Resort (0) Beach Best Western (23) Edison Beach House (4) Holiday Court Villas & Suites (8) Pierview Hotel & Suites (40) 275 Estero Blvd 684 Estero Blvd 830 Estero Blvd 925 Estero Blvd 1160 Estero Blvd (Expand table as needed) Width of Access/ Frontage Total units or parking spaces No. Public Eligible shoreline R-175 Primary ,602 R-180 Primary ,210 R-181 Secondary R-177 Lodging 836 R-179 Lodging 414 R-180 Lodging 102 R Lodging 185 R-181+ Lodging 160 Provide Public Lodging Establishment documentation including proof of licensure. Shoreline 100% eligible based on park property. Pink Shell Resort License # , , , Beach Best Western License # Edison beach House License # Holiday Court Villas & Suites License # Pierview Hotel & Hotel & Suites License #

3 Schedule and Budget (Include estimated phases for 10 years and estimated project costs for 5 years.) Year Proposed Method Description 2015/ / / / / / / / / / 2025 Tilling Physical; Biological Total Estimated Cost Federal Cost Share Third Party Cost Share State Cost Share Local Cost Share 68, ,000 34,000 Monitoring Physical 30, ,000 15,000 Permitting Permitting Physical; JPC Update Physical; JPC Update 150, ,000 75, , ,000 75,000 Construction Nourishment 5,000, ,500,000 2,500,000 Tilling Tilling Tilling Monitoring Monitoring Physical; Biological Physical; Biological Physical; Biological Physical Physical Severity of erosion Criterion will be calculated by the Department. Please provide narrative and any data that should be considered in addition to the Department s database. The Beach Erosion Control Study on Lee County, Florida (USACE) was prepared in July Since that time, the erosion process threatening much of Estero Island has continued to the point that many properties are in threat of severe damage by storm events. Emergent beach widths fronting existing seawalls in the mid-island shoreline reach are minimal to non-existent. A recent analysis determined that the erosion rate on the island averages 3 feet per year and that the most erosive reach on the island averaged 5 feet of erosion per year over a 7-year period. FDEP has designated all of the Estero Island project area to be critically eroded. Threat to Upland Structures Criterion will be calculated by the Department. Please provide narrative and any data that should be considered in addition to the Department s database. Shoreline development within the Estero Island project area consists of multifamily, commercial, hotel/motel establishments, and 1,990 linear feet of public recreational parks.

4 In the report Economic Update Report, Lee County, Florida Beach Erosion Control Project Gasparilla and Estero Island Segments (February 1995), the USACE identified a total Gulf-front structures value of $66.6 million within the original 4.6 mile project boundaries. This value is exclusive of infrastructure and land. A July 2000 study conducted by Applied Technology & Management titled Estero Island Beach Restoration Project; Economic Analysis reported the net present value of storm protection benefits for all the gulf front properties within the original 4.6 mile project limits on Estero Island totaled $30.4 million. In addition, the net present value of the recreational benefit over a 30-year horizon is estimated at almost $200 million for the entire project area. Recreational and Economic Benefit The percentage of linear footage of properties within the project boundaries zoned commercial, recreational, or Public Lodging Establishment, or the equivalent, in the current local government land use map 60.2% Availability of Federal Funds Is the project Federally authorized by WRDA? Yes Provide date of authorization expiration Does this project phase have a Federal Project Cooperative Agreement, or similar for the current phase? Provide a copy of the document. No Federal cost share percentage available for this project 0% Is this project funded through FEMA for storm repairs? Provide a copy of the signed Project Worksheet. Local Sponsor Financial and Administrative Commitment Is funding for the project in the local sponsor s 10-year comprehensive financial plan? Please provide copy or web link to the plan. No Yes http// SEE PAGE 61 Is funding provided through a source established by referendum? Ordinance Please provide a copy or web link to the referendum. http// Is funding provided by a third party? What is the percentage of total project costs provide by the third party? Please provide a copy of the cost sharing agreement. No N/A

5 Quarterly Report Compliance FY2013/2014 End Date Report Remitted Compliant (yes/no) Qtr 1 (Sept) 10/31/ /31/2013 Yes Qtr 2 (Dec) 01/31/2014 1/29/2014 Yes Qtr 3 (Mar) 04/30/2014 4/28/2014 Yes Qtr4 (June) 7/31/2014 7/29/2014 Yes Are there active federal and state permits for the project? No; Monitoring obligations active Federal permit # SAJ (IP-MN) Expiration date March 5, 2012 State permit # JC Expiration date March 5, 2014 Have local funds been secured for the project? Explain Budgeted in accordance with financial plan referenced above. yes In order to acquire state funding, a resolution from the local sponsor must be provided by the application deadline which declares Support from the Sponsor for the Proposed Project Willingness to serve as the Local Sponsor Ability to provide the full Local Cost Share And the source of the funding Resolution has been routed to BOCC for approval and will be sent to DEP Pending BOCC Action. Draft attached for reference. Previous State Commitment Has the Department previously cost shared, reviewed, and approved a feasibility or design phase for this project? Yes, the project is recommended in the Strategic Beach Management Plan and located in an area that has been designated as critically eroded shoreline by the Department. Prior cost-sharing in DEP Agreements 99LE1 and 09LE2. Previous State Cost Share percentage 50% Will this project enhance or increase the longevity of a previously-constructed project? How? No Will this project nourish a previously restored shoreline? (Full beach nourishment. Dune-only projects do not qualify.) Monitoring Phase Project Performance Nourishment Interval (Years) 7

6 Mitigation of Inlet Effects Criterion is calculated by the Department. Please provide any supplemental information that may assist in determining if the project is located with the area of inlet influence and provides supplemental nourishment for an inlet that is not balancing its sediment budget as defined by the Inlet Management Plan or Strategic Beach Management Plan. The Department has determined that inlet management plans will not be required for Matanzas Pass. While the federal government and Lee County have placed sand dredged from Matanzas Pass on the beaches and nearshore areas of northern Estero Island in the past, the beach erosion control initiative will seek to restore the beaches with a combination of beachfill and structural improvements. Dredge material management from Matanzas Pass is consistent with SBMP and likely reduces the required fill volume for the project. Use of Innovative Applications of existing technologies Does the project address erosion in a method that is economically competitive with nourishment, that will not adversely affect the conservation of fish and wildlife, including endangered or threatened species, or their habitats, and that is designed to demonstrate an innovative application of existing technologies? N/A Has the project been documented to be effective and demonstrated technologies previously untried in the state? N/A Regionalization Is this project being planned or constructed in cooperation with another local government to reduce contracting costs? Explain and attach a signed copy of the interlocal agreement between the two local sponsors. No Significance What is the volume of advanced nourishment lost since the last sand placement event of a beach restoration or nourishment project as measured landward of the Mean High Water Line? N/A Post construction monitoring. Has the project eroded into the design template? What is the proposed placement volume? N/A

7 Lee County, Florida ECL Beach Fill R-175 Critical Critical Inlet Noncritical Hotel/Motel DD, Primary 124 spaces, width = 964 Commercial Recreation BeachAccess Parking Walkway Blocked ESTERO Lodging # 0 R-176 EE, Secondary ESTERO Lodging # 0 FF, Secondary Lodging # 0 Feet GG, Secondary

8 Lee County, Florida FF, Secondary Lodging # 0 ECL Beach Fill Lodging # 0 R-177 Critical Critical Inlet Noncritical Hotel/Motel GG, Secondary ESTERO Commercial Recreation BeachAccess Parking Walkway Blocked CARLOS HH, Secondary R-178 Feet II, Secondary

9 Lee County, Florida HH, Secondary CARLOS ECL Beach Fill ESTERO II, Secondary Lodging # 23 R-179 MATANZAS Critical Critical Inlet Noncritical Hotel/Motel Commercial Recreation BeachAccess Parking Walkway Blocked LAGOON Lodging # 4 JJ, Primary 121 spaces, width = 666 Feet

10 Lee County, Florida Lodging # 4 LAGOON Lodging # 8 Lodging # 33 OLD SAN CARLOS SAN CARLOS Lodging # 27 THIRD Lodging # 13 Lodging # 19 FOURTH ST FIFTH ECL Beach Fill Critical Critical Inlet Noncritical Hotel/Motel JJ, Primary 121 spaces, width = 666 Commercial CRESCENT Recreation BeachAccess Parking Walkway R-181 Blocked Lodging # 28 KK, Secondary 0 spaces, width = 360 ESTERO Lodging # 40 CANAL Lodging # 46 Feet

11 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND SUPPORTING THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES AS OUTLINED IN THE 2015/2016 LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING REQUEST TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND AFFIRMING THE COUNTY S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE LOCAL FUNDING WHEREAS, beaches provide vital economic, recreational, storm damage reduction, and environmental benefits, and WHEREAS, Lee County has supported previous federal, state and local initiatives in correcting beach erosion problems throughout the County, and WHEREAS, Lee County prepared and submitted a Long Range Beach Erosion Control Budget Plan (Budget Plan) in March 1997, and has annually submitted updated information in accordance with guidelines developed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and WHEREAS, Lee County seeks to update the Budget Plan for the next Florida Department of Environmental Protection Fixed Capital Outlay Legislative Budget Request, and WHEREAS, Lee County supports the Florida Department of Environmental Protection s beach and coastal management programs in accordance with Section and , Florida Statutes, and WHEREAS, Lee County supports all components of the Budget Plan consistent with the Lee County Comprehensive Plan and agrees to fund the local government share of all County projects approved for funding by the Florida Legislature in Fiscal Year , through the existing dedicated bed tax revenues, special taxing units, or other funding resources as applicable, and WHEREAS, Lee County agrees to serve as the local sponsor for all County projects identified in the Budget Plan. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners, Lee County, Florida, that Lee County is requesting state funding and providing its support for the Bonita Beach Nourishment, Estero Island Nourishment, and Blind Pass Ecozone Projects, and affirms its ability to provide the local match as necessary to implement state-funded beach erosion control projects as requested. PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Lee County, Florida this day of August, 2014 by a vote of to ; the motion was made by, seconded by and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows JOHN MANNING CECIL PENDERGRASS LARRY KIKER BRIAN HAMMAN FRANK MANN ATTEST LINDA DOGGETT, CLERK BY DEPUTY CLERK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS LEE COUNTY, CHAIR APPROVED AS TO FORM BY ASST. COUNTY ATTORNEY S\Marine\Beach_management\DEP_long_range_plan\2014 Submittal\LEE BCC Resolution 2014.docx

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