Escambia County Florida RESTORE Program - Project Details Project Details Title: Community Advocacy Center The following map and table show the details of the project.

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Notes: 1. The reference to points shown on each question are the maximum points allocated to that question from the Project Selection Criteria that will be used in scoring each project.2. A project Name and Location are required for each project and are entered interactively on the Portal. Section A - Requirements and Eligibility 1. Qualifying Primary Eligible Activity (select only one): -Workforce Development 2. Qualifying Secondary Activities (Check all that apply): -Restore and protect natural resources 3. Was this activity included in a claim paid out of the Oil Spill No Trust Fund? Note: If the activity was previously paid out of an Oil Spill Trust Fund Claim, it is NOT eligible for funding under RESTORE Direct Component Pot 1. If you answer 'Yes" to this question, please stop here and do not submit your project. 4. Provide a short narrative describing how the work associated The proposed project is for the construction of an approximately with the proposed project will be performed in the Gulf Region. 40,000 square foot structure located at the corner of Pace and Lee. (250 words maximum) The facility will consist of administrative offices on the first floor with affordable housing located on the second floor. The administrative offices will be housed by several local community advocacy groups that address the needs of the homeless and those in need of other assistance. The main administrative group will be EscaRosa Coalition on the Homeless. Other partners will include Veteran Services, Pensacola State College (PSC), Career Source, Emergency Financial Assistance, Childcare Assistance and Mental and Physical Healthcare. Housing on the second floor will include single room occupancy studio type apartments for the homeless as well as low rent space for those in need. The project will promote the open door policy that all are welcomed. In addition, the facility will act as a community hub for law enforcement as they encounter people in the need on the streets. 5. Provide a short narrative describing how the proposed project Currently, EscaRosa Coalition on the Homeless (ECOH) receives will conform to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and Federal and State funding assistance, primarily grants, that require codes including, but not limited to American's with Disabilities the agency to meet all the Federal, State and local requirements Act, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, U.S. Access Board, National having applicability to the laws and statutes delineated above. ECOH Environmental Policy Act, National Historic Preservation Act, will continue to meet these requirements throughout the development Davis-Bacon Act, Florida Building Code, and Escambia County and implementation of this project and thereafter with respect to Land Development Code. (250 words maximum) operation and maintenance of the resulting facility, subject to any alternate or special provisions that the RESTORE grant award may require. ECOH has received Federal and/or State grants for numerous years and is well qualified with respect to management, and monitoring the receipt, expenditure and administration of grant funds. The agency is subjected to an external CPA review at least annually. The agency has or is currently managing numerous Federal and State grants. Section B - Baseline Criteria 1a. Project Justification - Provide an overall description of the The project involves construction of an approximate 40,000 square proposed project. Include references to the specific needs foot 2-story community advocacy facility with the ability to house addressed, goals to be achieved, performance metrics and approximately 30 individuals. Current housing capacity is for 9 benefits provided by the project. (500 words maximum - 3 points individuals. The facility will also incorporate a common space for maximum (combined with Question 1b below)) resident activities/services/meetings and administrative space. This well designed facility will increase the level of service to homeless individuals by additional 21 units, almost over 3 times it's current capacity. Pensacola has a long history with how it deals with its homeless, this facility will meet the current demands that our community is now faced with. 1b. Project Budget - Provide total budget costs and leveraging The first part of the project will include architectural fees, engineering, within each of the following categories as applicable. Provide permitting, surveying and partial construction at an estimated cost of sufficient detail in the budget narrative to justify the feasibility of $2,500,000. The second part will include facility construction, fixtures, the proposed project. Additional budget breakdown information furniture, equipment, utility connection fees and monitoring for two can be provided as a PDF attachment. Please address the years at an estimated cost of $1,000,000, for a total project budget of following minimum categories in the proposed project budget: $3,500,000. Planning, Design, Construction, and Monitoring. Please enter (See attached) here if you are submitting a budget as an attachment (250 words maximum - 3 points maximum (combined with Question 1a above)) 2. Timing - Provide a brief project development schedule It is anticipated that the planning, design, site preparation and showing that the proposed project can be implemented and construction of the new facility can be accomplished within an 18- benefits realized within a reasonable and acceptable timeframe. month period from the date funds are made available to ECOH. At a minimum please address Planning, Design, Construction, Preliminary discussions have already begun with respect to facility and Monitoring time frames. (250 words maximum - 3 points planning and design. It is the intent of ECOH to lease property from maximum) Escambia County that is located at the corner of Pace Boulevard and Lee Street. The parcel is located within an existing CRA. The project is in a "go" phase is waiting on funding. 3. Public Interest - Provide a short narrative describing how the The proposed project is in the interest of the public as it will be proposed project is in the public interest. (250 words maximum - relocated from its current site that is longer large enough to meet 3 points maximum) their needs. The new facility will be larger and will be located within an existing CRA. This will help with the redevelopment of the area and the use of existing infrastructure.

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4. Monitoring Plan - Provide a short narrative describing the ECOH is required to maintain detailed financial and programmatic comprehensive monitoring and success measurement plan for records for their existing funding sources. This same attention to the proposed project. (250 words maximum? 3 points detail will be given to the development of the new facility throughout maximum) the complete design and construction phases. The agency will continue to measure the level of success in assisting homeless who are in need.

Section C1 - Environmental Criteria 1. Habitat Restoration - Provide a short narrative on how the The new facility will be constructed on an existing property area that proposed project improves, enhances, or restores the structure is vacant and underutilized. This will ensure that the project does not and function of upland, coastal, bays, bayous, wetlands, rivers, contribute to urban sprawl and that existing infrastructure will be used lakes, streams, or marine natural systems, benefiting native for the facility, thereby minimizing further impacts upon critical habitat flora and fauna (Examples include: Restoration, improvement, or environmental resources. Redevelopment of an existing parcel of or enhancement of ecological function such as natural property will avoid negatively impacting native habitat or endangered hydrological function, tidal connections, soil composition, species as a result of the proposed new development. Additional vegetation diversity and renewal; Restoration, improvement, or storm water flow should not be created. The facility will include Low enhancement of community structure such as increased native Impact Design (LID), concepts which will help improve waterways by vegetation, biodiversity, or beneficial substrate; removal of non- eliminating or minimizing additional water quality impacts resulting native species; removal of fish passage barriers; or benefits from storm water discharge. Any landscaping associated with this threatened and endangered fish or wildlife). (500 words project will include the use of native species for plant material, maximum - 5 points maximum) maximizing retention of storm water on the development site, and using pervious surface materials for paved or hard surfaced areas. 2. Habitat Conservation and Preservation - Provide a short By using a previously developed or disturbed site, the project will narrative on how the proposed project improves, enhances, or eliminate unnecessary impacts to existing habitats and will avoid restores the structure and function of upland, coastal, bays, further disturbance of the natural environment. Site development will bayous, wetlands, rivers, lakes, streams, or marine natural focus on the use of native species specific to Escambia County, systems, benefiting native flora and fauna (Examples include: maintain quality storm water design, target effective water reuse, and Establishing conservation easement or wildlife corridors, minimize use of pesticides, fertilizers, etc. that impact our waterways reducing unnatural disturbances, implementing a habitat and animal or plant species. management plan or other best practice). (500 words maximum - 5 points maximum) 3. Water Quality Improvement - Provide a short narrative on how The site will utilize Low Impact Design (LID) standards that require the proposed project reduces point and nonpoint sources of storm water to be addressed on site to the maximum extent possible. pollutants entering local waterways, provides treatment to This will aid with reduction or possible elimination of any serious point improve water quality, or proposes other measures which will source pollutants from entering local waterways as a result of this improve water quality (Examples include: Reduces pollutant development. The use of pervious materials for all paving or hard loading from point sources, installation of Best Management surfaces will enhance on-site retention and attenuation of storm Practices (BMP's); reduces pollutant loading from nonpoint water, thereby decreasing potential impacts to water quality. sources such as impervious surface coverage, implements stormwater Best Management Practices such as bioretention, vegetated buffer preservation, etc. to reduce sedimentation or provides treatment for nutrients or legacy contaminants; Improves impaired waterway). (500 words maximum - 5 points maximum) 4. Natural Systems Resiliency - Provide a short narrative on how The project does not increase ability of natural systems to withstand the proposed project increases ability of natural systems to disasters, etc. However, specific to the site itself, it will be located on withstand disasters and adapt to changing environmental an upland area within Escambia County that will not be flood prone conditions due to climate change, associated sea level rise, and and will be less likely to be severely impacted by disasters such as other factors (Examples include: Stabilizes shoreline/provides floods, hurricanes, or the like. The facility will be located on a vacant natural wave attenuation, increase species and/or ecosystem or underutilized property that is not subject to flooding, rising water adaptability to changing conditions, provide for natural and other related factors. successional progression, or improve air quality). (500 words maximum - 5 points maximum) Section C2 - Economic Criteria 1. Tourism and Tourism Opportunities - Provide a short The proposed project does not directly provide for increased tourism narrative on how the proposed project provides for increases in activity, but does potentially assist in the relocation of some tourism activity through new or additional marketing efforts, homeless that might be a visible deterrent to tourist. Given the rebirth improvements to existing attractions, or addition of new of downtown Pensacola, the return to downtown focused activities destinations or attractions. (Examples include: Provides (for residents and tourist alike) and an increasing marketing of increased or additional public access to the waterfront or other downtown attributes and tourist activities, removal of this potentially tourism destinations, Enhances existing attractions or negative feature from the downtown area could reasonably be destinations, Increases total annual visitor count, Increases viewed as a positive action in support of increased tourism. access to cultural tourism or local historical assets, Promotes tourism destinations through marketing or promotional efforts). (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) 2. Recreational Fishing and Local Seafood - Provide a short The proposed project does not directly provide for an increase in narrative on how the proposed project provides for increases in tourism activity or encourage the consumption of Gulf seafood. See tourism activity or encourages the consumption of Gulf seafood tourism related comments in Section 1 above. through new or additional marketing efforts, improvements to existing attractions, or addition of new destinations or attractions (Examples include: Improves opportunities through addition of artificial reefs, oyster reefs, Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV); increases access to fishing opportunities through addition of fishing piers, boat ramps; or promotes recreational fishing and/or local seafood consumption through marketing and promotional activities) (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum)

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3. Job Creation - Provide a short narrative on how the proposed The proposed project will increased the quantity and quality of project provides for new seasonal, temporary, part time, full assistance that can be provided to individuals in need who are under time, and/or higher wage jobs within the County. If applicable, the care of ECOH. A majority of these individuals are homeless due explain how the proposed project can provide jobs that meet or to loss of job/unemployment, low wages that are inadequate to exceed the Escambia County average annual median wage support housing costs, or under employment. By working with other and/or are within local targeted industries or supporting organizations having common goals in assisting our homeless, infrastructure industries. (500 words maximum - 4 points ECOH will be able to link individuals with the tools they need at this maximum) one facility whether it's mental and physical assistance, tools for higher education, financing, or job skill sets, this facility will be able to provide it for them. 4. Industry and Business Growth - Provide a short narrative on The project does not directly contribute to the expansion of existing how the proposed project directly contributes to expansion of industry/business or new industry/business. The development existing industry/business or siting of a new industry/business phase will create short term construction jobs within the local in local targeted industries. Provide evidence of a measurable economy for the benefit of local contractors, subcontractors and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increase if possible. (500 words vendors/suppliers. maximum - 4 points maximum) 5. Workforce Development - Provide a short narrative on how As with job creation, the proposed project includes an increased level the proposed project provides innovative higher education, job of support and assistance to the homeless community. The facility training, or other workforce training/career development which will provide job skills training resources; direct contact to PSC, and increases the total skilled workforce pool and advances financing needed to secure higher education or seeking if they qualify opportunities for higher wage employment (Examples include: for financial assistance. More importantly, the facility will provide Providing industry focused training resulting in certification for housing needed while they are getting the assistance they need. trainees, addressing workforce gaps in specific target industries, development or expansion of youth employment and training opportunities in STEM fields, job training targeting "at- risk" groups). (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) Section C3 - Infrastructure Criteria: 1. Transportation Network Improvements - Provide a short The proposed project does not improve components of existing narrative on how the proposed project improves components of transportation networks or add new features, however, ECOH does existing transportation network or adds new features to encourage the use of public transportation, walking, and cycling in an transportation network such as roads, sidewalks, bike lanes, effort for individuals to go on job interviews and get additional training greenway trails, streetlights, and urban/street landscaping as needed. (Examples Include: Use of "complete streets" design including street lighting, traffic calming, and pedestrian safety; improvements to the multimodal transportation network including waterways, ports, railways, and mass transit). (500 words maximum - 6 points maximum) 2. Flooding Improvements - Provide a short narrative on how the The project site will implement Low Impact Design (LID) standards proposed project provides structural improvements or additions that require storm water to be managed on site to the extent possible, which will reduce flooding to homes and businesses, thereby as well as use of pervious surfaces, thereby assisting with reduction reducing overall disaster costs and increasing economic of storm water runoff and potential contribution to flooding resilience. (Examples include: decreasing the frequency and/or occurrences. If such actions are implemented on a more community intensity of flooding events through impervious surface wide basis, this action could potentially reduce the cost associated reduction or increased storage/retention or retrofit, repair or with flood related damages, especially those in downstream flood replace existing stormwater management infrastructure to prone areas. improve drainage). (500 words maximum - 7 points maximum) 3. Community Resiliency - Provide a short narrative on how the The new facility will be constructed on an existing impacted area that proposed project increases community resiliency by is currently vacant and underutilized and is located within an existing strategically retrofitting, upgrading, or replacing critical CRA. It will also be built to meet LEED Silver standards (though infrastructure to reduce community vulnerability to natural and certification will not be sought due to the cost). In planning, designing manmade disasters; utilizes renewable energy; or implements and constructing the facility, ECOH will make every effort to utilize other disaster preparatory mechanisms such as additional existing infrastructure, incorporate features that reduce water improved planning, shelters or evacuation routes. (500 words consumption/use, use native vegetation for landscaping, effectively maximum - 7 points maximum) integrate the facility into the surrounding neighborhood fabric and focus extensively on energy efficiency. Additionally, given that the facility functions as an emergency shelter for families in need, it will be designed to mitigate against disaster impacts and well equipped to allow quick return to full service following disasters. Section D - Bonus Points 1. Benefits Traditionally Underserved Persons or Areas - The new facility will be constructed within an existing CRA within Provide a short narrative on how the proposed project improves Escambia County. The proposed site is located at the corner of Pace opportunities for disadvantaged or traditionally underserved Boulevard and Lee Street is in close proximity to existing to persons or areas, such as low-income areas, areas of minority infrastructure, public transit, and neighborhood amenities. concentration, persons with disabilities, persons with limited Redevelopment will be a benefit to the surrounding areas and the English proficiency, etc. (Examples Include: Project is located in environment through development or redevelopment of currently low income, very low income, or primarily minority underutilized parcels of property with infrastructure (electrical, neighborhood (as defined by U.S. Census tract); Project sewage, water, etc.) and the new facility. Although the new incorporates universal or creative ADA design beyond the construction will not seek formal certification due to cost, the facility minimum requirements providing increased access for persons will constructed to generally meet Leadership in Energy and with disabilities; Training and job creation benefits for Environmental Design (LEED) Silver standards. disadvantaged or traditionally underserved persons; Project benefits disadvantaged or traditionally underserved groups in The population targeted for this development suffers from economic other ways) (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) distress and pressures of life without adequate resources (financial, housing or basic needs). A facility such as proposed will not only help the families in need, but indirectly will help the community by encouraging the establishment of other businesses, non-profits, and other organizations to bring services into the impacted area. Overall, this will ultimately aid with revitalization of the impacted area.

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2. Community Health - Provide a short narrative on how the Upon completion, the facility will have the capacity to support proposed project improves physical or mental health of the connection of those in need of physical, health, or mental assistance community through health improvement programs or health with those housed in the facility administrative section who are education (Examples include: Project provides for improved specialized in these areas. The onsite accessibility will also allow the affordable access to healthy food; project targets improvement assessment needed to be immediate. of public health, disease, or mental health issues; or project provides the public with opportunities for increased physical activity such as parks, greenways and community centers). (250 words maximum- 3 points maximum) 3. Neighborhood Benefits - Provide a short narrative on how the The project is located within an existing CRA, which will be a benefit proposed project provides neighborhood benefits such as to the surrounding areas and the environment through development increased affordable housing; reduction in crime; located in of a currently underutilized parcel of property that has the existing Community Redevelopment Area (CRA), brownfields area, or infrastructure (electrical, sewage, water, etc.) needed for the new Enterprise Zone or provides significant aesthetic neighborhood facility. The site will be improved with a new facility and will no longer improvements. (250 words maximum - 3 points maximum) be a vacant, unimproved lot in an already distressed area. The new facility will be built with LEED implementation and will be landscaped with native species that will assistance in the overall aesthetics of the property. 4. Local Preference - Provide one or more specific examples on It anticipated that ECOH would potentially hire additional staff to how the proposed project can incorporate the use of local labor assist in the day-to-day operation of the new facility. forces or promotes local small businesses. (250 words maximum - 3 points maximum) ECOH commits to use locally based contractors, subcontractors, construction personnel, as well as vendors and suppliers. Locally based design and construction firms will be selected to build the facility, thereby keeping the benefit of these precious dollars “local”.

Job placement is a goal integrated into the emergency housing assistance and recovery continuum and can include positions/placements with local small businesses, as well as larger organizations or businesses. Placements may be paid or volunteer (job experience). 5. Education and Awareness - Provide one or more specific The facility provides connections to PSC, who will be an on site examples on how the proposed project enhances education or resource at the new facility, with their collegiate high program that will early childhood education programs or incorporates education allow individuals to receive their high school diploma if needed. It will outreach. (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) also assist those wanting to obtain higher education beyond high school through certification programs or a bachelor’s degree. The facility will also house a financial resources source for those seeking financial aid, grants, etc to obtain their degrees. 6. Environmental Outreach - Provide one or more specific There are not any specific examples of environmental outreach examples of environmental outreach components included in directly associated with development of the facility, but such the proposed project (Examples include: Project engages components could potentially be developed by engaging partners citizens in the active preservation, protection, or restoration of who could provide environmental education or off site activities for natural resources or provides publicly accessible environmental the residents of the facility. education signage at the project site). (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 7. Cultural and Historic Resources - Provide one or more The facility will be constructed on an existing, cleared, previously specific examples of how the proposed project provides for improved, urbanized property/site within an existing CRA, thereby preservation, protection or restoration of cultural, historical, or avoiding impacts upon undeveloped or potentially historically archaeological significant resources above and beyond significant properties/sites. Reusing appropriate properties for minimum regulatory requirements (Examples may include development of facilities such as proposed herein helps to avoid adaptive reuse of buildings or other existing assets) (250 words unintended impacts on historic artifacts or resources that may be maximum - 2 points maximum) present when developing raw/native land or sites. 8. Consistency with Local Plans - Provide one or more specific The existing and proposed Community Advocacy Center is included examples of how the proposed project is consistent with or in the current Escambia Consortium Five Year Consolidated Plan implements existing adopted plans (Plans may include Surface and the Escambia/Santa Rosa HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) Plan Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) Program, Basin (for ending homelessness). Management Action Plan (BMAP), Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), or other City, County, State, or Regional plan). (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 9. Green Design - Provide one or more specific examples of how The LEED rating system offers four certification levels for new the proposed project incorporates green design elements such construction -- Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum -- that correspond as Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) to the number of credits accrued in five green design categories: principles or other energy and water efficiency/ conservation sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials measures (Examples include: Project integrates water and resources and indoor environmental quality. The program is not conservation design features beyond minimum standards; or rigidly structured, so not every project must meet identical Project includes renewable energy component, recycling and requirements to qualify. This project will meet Silver certification reuse of materials, or other sustainable or low impact design standards, which requires 50-59 points (although Loaves and Fishes features). (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) will not be obtaining the formal certification due to cost). (Source: http://www.concretethinker.com/solutions/LEED- Certification.aspx). 10. Leverages funds - Provide one or more specific examples of Temporary Assistance Needy Family (TANF) - State funding; how the proposed project can provide for in-kind or other Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) - Federal supplemental funding, increasing fund leveraging (Examples funding; Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) - State and Federal include: Project can include local/state/Federal grant matching funding (Federal from the County); State Challenge Grant; funds, Volunteer labor, Etc.) (250 words maximum - 7 points Continuum of Caring Planning Grant - Federal and State funding; and maximum) Contract with Escambia County School District - Title 1 - Services for homeless children.

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11. Sustainability and Efficiency - Provide one or more specific The proposed project builds upon an existing important community examples of how the proposed project approach utilizes asset that meets a unique need by serving the homeless community. efficiency measures and provides long term benefits (Examples When completed, the new facility will be of service to homeless include: Project links outcomes, partners, or lands to leverage individuals at a larger capacity that it currently does. Private, Federal overall impact; project provides long-term benefit(s) beyond life and State funding will continue to support a day-to-day operational of funding period; project builds upon existing community costs, while additional funds will be sought from State and Federal assets or proposed project avoids or minimizes negative agencies to further enhance staffing, partnership coordination, and environmental impacts). (250 words maximum - 2 points service delivery to clients. maximum) The new facility will be constructed within an existing CRA and will be constructed to meet LEED Silver standards to minimize any negative environmental impacts. 12. Planning and Partnerships - Provide one or more specific ECOH is currently working with the Escambia County and examples of how the proposed project includes beneficial Commissioner Lumon May to obtain land for development of the new partnership or is complete and shovel ready. (250 words facility at the corner Pace Boulevard and Lee Street. The site is maximum - 2 points maximum) located within District 3 within an existing CRA. ECOH will lease the land from Escambia County. 13. Enhanced Tourism Opportunities - Provide one or more The proposed project does not directly provide for increased tourism specific examples of how the proposed project provides for activity, but does potentially assist in the relocation of some enhanced tourism opportunities during the "off season" of homeless that might be a visible deterrent to tourist. September 1 through March 31. (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) Section E - Permitting and Ownership: 1. Are permits required to construct or implement the proposed Yes project? If Yes, list specific required permits and status of each. If No, Permits will be required for construction of the building and any indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum - No Points) related infrastructure permits, including storm water. No permits have been obtained as of the date of application. 2. Is land acquisition required to construct or implement the proposed project? -No If Yes, what legal rights will be acquired? (Select one or more) -Other If easements, what are the terms of the easement? Otherwise, N/A indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum– No Points) 3. Will the proposed project cause displacement of persons or No businesses? If Yes, provide a description of the displacement the proposed N/A project may cause including any known addresses that may be impacted. If No, indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum – No Points)

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Notes: 1. The reference to points shown on each question are the maximum points allocated to that question from the Project Selection Criteria that will be used in scoring each project.2. A project Name and Location are required for each project and are entered interactively on the Portal. Section A - Requirements and Eligibility 1. Qualifying Primary Eligible Activity (select only one): -Restore and protect natural resources 2. Qualifying Secondary Activities (Check all that apply): -Restore and protect natural resources 3. Was this activity included in a claim paid out of the Oil Spill No Trust Fund? Note: If the activity was previously paid out of an Oil Spill Trust Fund Claim, it is NOT eligible for funding under RESTORE Direct Component Pot 1. If you answer 'Yes" to this question, please stop here and do not submit your project. 4. Provide a short narrative describing how the work associated The Gulf of Mexico off of Northwest Florida provides some of the best with the proposed project will be performed in the Gulf Region. diving and fishing in the world. However, these locally important (250 words maximum) economic drivers are threatened by the recent introduction of highly invasive and venomous lionfish (Pterois volitans). Research has demonstrated that lionfish present an imminent threat to native species, including important commercial species and popular game fish (Albins and Hixon 2013). Lionfish are now the most abundant predator at many of the artificial reefs managed by Escambia County, and their numbers are increasing (Dahl and Patterson 2014). This unprecedented invasion can be viewed as an insurmountable problem, or an opportunity. The project will address the following in support of lionfish control and economic development in Escambia County: Lionfish Commercialization Promotion of Lionfish Ecotourism Work-force Development Environmental Outreach and Awareness This two year Pilot Project will focus on the “commercialization” of lionfish to establish a new sustainable seafood fishery in Escambia County. The project will promote the harvest of lionfish on Escambia County reefs to meet the current market demand (created by locals already engaged in lionfish mitigation), provide assistance to local businesses to overcome the regulatory hurdles of lionfish harvest and sale, and promote the consumption of lionfish locally and nationally through public education and sustainable seafood marketing. This project will also develop and promote a lionfish-centered ecotourism program in partnership with state and local tourism agencies and businesses, facilitate lionfish and related fisheries research, and improve local work-force development and lionfish awareness through collaborative educational programs. 5. Provide a short narrative describing how the proposed project Lionfish are unregulated and recognized as a nuisance species by will conform to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and federal and state regulatory agencies (e.g., ANSTF 2015). As such, codes including, but not limited to American's with Disabilities commercialization, removal, outreach, and education will be subject Act, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, U.S. Access Board, National to standard federal, state, and local laws and codes regulating Environmental Policy Act, National Historic Preservation Act, workforce participation and commercial sale of marine species. To Davis-Bacon Act, Florida Building Code, and Escambia County ensure adherence with applicable regulations the Lionfish project Land Development Code. (250 words maximum) manager will be chosen based on his/her working knowledge of regulatory standards, and experience handling large-scale projects with numerous milestones and objectives, and multiple stakeholders. The commercial sale of lionfish and lionfish related ecotourism activities will be conducted by private business partners who are familiar with applicable laws and codes, and hold all required licenses and permits to do so. Section B - Baseline Criteria

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1a. Project Justification - Provide an overall description of the Escambia County is second only to Miami-Dade County in the proposed project. Include references to the specific needs number of artificial reefs and these reefs are a major regional addressed, goals to be achieved, performance metrics and economic driver; supporting more than 8,000 fishery and tourism benefits provided by the project. (500 words maximum - 3 points related jobs in Northwest Florida and generating more than $200 maximum (combined with Question 1b below)) million annually in wages and salaries (Huth et al. 2015). However, the dramatic increase in lionfish abundance following their introduction to the Northern Gulf of Mexico in 2010 threatens this valuable economic resource.

The network of artificial reefs managed by Escambia County have the unfortunate distinction of harboring more lionfish than any other location within the species’ invaded or native range (Dahl and Patterson 2014). Despite recognizing the Lionfish invasion as a major problem, FWC and other regulatory agencies, have not been able to move quickly enough to stem the invasion. In part, this is because their efforts are primarily restricted to outreach and awareness, which have only recently been initiated despite the presence of lionfish in state waters as far back as 1985. This project addresses the control of this highly invasive species by turning a management challenge into an economic opportunity.

At present, spearfishing is the most efficient means of lionfish control (Cote et al. 2015), but despite the number of passionate and committed divers in Escambia County, there has been no direct effort to develop a collaborative strategic plan to organize, promote, and enhance local lionfish control. There are no bounties or other programs within the State of Florida to promote lionfish harvest. Traps and other potential controls, although under research, have thus far proven insufficient.

Commercialization of lionfish, through direct assistance, education, and market promotion, offers the single best chance to protect and sustain County fisheries and fishing and scuba related tourism. This project therefore focuses on: (1) establishing and supporting a coalition of dedicated spear fishermen to meet and expand the current market for lionfish, (2) assisting businesses and fishermen with the regulatory requirements of lionfish harvest and sale, (3) promoting lionfish related dive tourism and the consumption of lionfish as a sustainable seafood in partnership with regional and state tourism agencies, (4) facilitating research to better understand the impacts of lionfish and the construction of more effective collection methods, and (5) promoting workforce development and lionfish awareness through collaborative educational partnerships. Because of the complexity of the issue and the need for multiple, integrated approaches, the success of the project requires a coalition of partners from County and state management agencies, local non- profits, businesses, educators, and researchers with experience in lionfish control and education.

Metrics to determine project success include the number of: lionfish removed from reefs by Divers; businesses and fishermen participating in group and one-on-one regulatory training and consultations; county restaurants, supermarkets and seafood markets selling lionfish; lionfish monitoring surveys conducted; synergistic research projects supported and additional funding leveraged; Escambia County students participating in the Lionfish Citizen Science DNA Barcoding Project; and people reached through public education and awareness efforts. 1b. Project Budget - Provide total budget costs and leveraging See attached, "RESTORE Lionfish Commercialization Pilot Project within each of the following categories as applicable. Provide Budget" sufficient detail in the budget narrative to justify the feasibility of the proposed project. Additional budget breakdown information can be provided as a PDF attachment. Please address the following minimum categories in the proposed project budget: Planning, Design, Construction, and Monitoring. Please enter (See attached) here if you are submitting a budget as an attachment (250 words maximum - 3 points maximum (combined with Question 1a above))

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2. Timing - Provide a brief project development schedule Planning and Design (3 months): The project team consisting of showing that the proposed project can be implemented and public, private, and non-profit organizations with experience in benefits realized within a reasonable and acceptable timeframe. lionfish control and management will work directly with Escambia At a minimum please address Planning, Design, Construction, County Division of Marine Resources to outline a pilot project scope and Monitoring time frames. (250 words maximum - 3 points and to solicit additional stakeholder input on long-term strategic maximum) planning. “Construction” and Implementation (immediately and continue for the full 2 years): Collection of lionfish on Escambia County reefs will start immediately and run in parallel with strategic planning and design. This work will jump-start efforts to establish lionfish as a nationally distributed sustainable seafood by ensuring a sufficient and consistent supply is available to meet current market demand, and by creating opportunities for market growth through increased supply. In addition, lionfish spearfishing “charters” will be marketed as ecotourism opportunities to increase interest in Pensacola as a dive and citizen scientist destination, increase the number of divers targeting lionfish, and ensure sufficient supply of lionfish to promote commercialization. Monitoring (immediately and continue for the full 2 years): Monitoring of project metrics would begin immediately using appropriate leading and lagging measures to determine the effectiveness of control measures, market demand, market participation, public awareness, and to provide regionally relevant data on lionfish trends, impacts, and removal strategies to improve lionfish management. 3. Public Interest - Provide a short narrative describing how the The economic impact of saltwater fishing to the state of Florida is proposed project is in the public interest. (250 words maximum - approximately $7.6 billion, and supports upwards of 100,000 jobs per 3 points maximum) year. Florida sells well over 1.6 million recreational saltwater licenses each year, 14% of which are to out-of-state residents who invest significantly in local communities to enjoy world-class fishing (Huth et al. 2015). In addition, commercial "saltwater landings" exceed 86,000,000 pounds per year representing an economic value of $170 million, and supporting more than 64,000 jobs. In Northwest Florida, and Escambia County in particular, the majority of fishing and dive related tourism centers on the regions extensive network of artificial reefs, which support more than 8,000 jobs and more than $200 million in income and salaries (Huth et al. 2015). Tourism is highly dependent on the viability and health of our fisheries, as well as our local attractions. As was experienced following the Deep Horizon Oil Spill, local tourism revenues could be affected by real or perceived impacts to the quality of regional fishing and diving. The project team would work with local representatives to ensure that we can effectively engage perspective visitors to Pensacola to mitigate any concerns relating to the lionfish presence in our waters. This project would also actively protect this valuable resource through direct collection and commercialization of lionfish, while working to draw additional visitors to the area by marketing lionfish ecotourism, and by capitalizing on the lionfish presence as a unique citizen scientist opportunity. Studies have demonstrated that an effective spearfishing program can 4. Monitoring Plan - Provide a short narrative describing the comprehensive monitoring and success measurement plan for allow reefs to recover approximately 70-80% of their pre-lionfish the proposed project. (250 words maximum? 3 points production/economic value (Cote et al. 2013). Direct targeting of maximum) lionfish on County reefs and facilitation of lionfish commercialization will reduce the number of lionfish on target reefs while also establish- ing a sustainable, long-term management strategy that protects and enhances the region’s fisheries and tourism related economy.

The existing LionfishMap.org, which was created and maintained by Coast Watch Alliance (CWA), will be used to track reef health, condition, number of lionfish observed, and number of lionfish harvested on county reefs. Local divers and anglers will be encour- aged to add their reports to this database to track trends and collection effort. This website and associated database is the heart of FWC’s and Alabama DNR’s lionfish tracking systems.

Project monitoring and success metrics will include: number of lionfish removed by Coalition Divers and partner organizations; abundance of lionfish prey/gamefish on sites with and without lionfish; lionfish market demand and supply; participation of divers and non-divers in lionfish ecotourism; and number of synergistic research initiatives supported (e.g., construction of ecological models to better estimate lionfish densities and removal methods).

Success towards meeting Education and Outreach goals will be measured by tracking the number of people reached through social media, the number of participants in derbies and lionfish related events, number of participating college students; and the number of schools/students that participate in Lionfish and related STEM education programs (e.g., the Lionfish Citizen Science DNA Barcoding Project). Section C1 - Environmental Criteria Page 137 of 952 Printed on 10/5/2015 1:57:47 PM Escambia County Florida RESTORE Program - Project Details

1. Habitat Restoration - Provide a short narrative on how the The Lionfish Commercialization Project focuses on the conservation, proposed project improves, enhances, or restores the structure restoration, and preservation of valuable native marine species and and function of upland, coastal, bays, bayous, wetlands, rivers, communities by controlling the highly invasive Lionfish. There are lakes, streams, or marine natural systems, benefiting native currently more lionfish in Northwest Florida than any other location, flora and fauna (Examples include: Restoration, improvement, and their numbers are increasing (Dahl and Patterson 2014). or enhancement of ecological function such as natural hydrological function, tidal connections, soil composition, The success of invasive lionfish in part stems from a lack of natural vegetation diversity and renewal; Restoration, improvement, or predators, their voracious appetites, frequent spawning, and rapid enhancement of community structure such as increased native growth (Albins and Hixon 2013). Unchecked, Lionfish can decrease vegetation, biodiversity, or beneficial substrate; removal of non- the number of juvenile fishes and other prey species by as much as native species; removal of fish passage barriers; or benefits 95% (Cote et al. 2013). The influx of lionfish in the Caribbean has threatened and endangered fish or wildlife). (500 words resulted in significant decreases in the number of reef fish. In maximum - 5 points maximum) addition, there are significant in-direct impacts to gamefish due to prey competition, and to corals due to overgrowth of algae as the number of herbivorous fish declined (Albins and Hixon 2013). On reefs managed by Escambia County, the presence of lionfish has been shown to force Red Snapper higher up into the water column, where they spend more energy hunting for food and are more vulnerable to predation. Lionfish have also been shown to directly prey on Red Snapper and other important commercial and sport fish (W. Patterson unpublished).

Traps and other controls are being researched, but have thus far proven ineffective. Regular control of lionfish by spearfishing has been shown to be an effective management strategy, reducing the number of lionfish and increasing the number of native species (Cote et al. 2015). However, to be effective, Lionfish must be removed from sites regularly or the population quickly recovers, with limited benefit to native species (Cote et al. 2013).

Habitat Restoration: At this time, the most effective control of the Lionfish population to restore native marine communities is to promote commercialization. These efforts will help to restore native marine species and communities by reducing direct and indirect impacts from lionfish. Lionfish will be directly targeted for removal by Coalition Divers and partner organizations. Coalition led lionfish collection will promote commercialization by providing enough Lionfish to meet and expand current market demand (wholesalers and restaurants). This will in turn encourage greater market participation, increased harvest of lionfish, and an associated reduction in impacts on native species and communities.

An ancillary, but not insignificant, benefit of active lionfish collection by Coalition Divers and partner organizations will be an effort to remove entanglement hazards, and other marine debris from County reefs. The accumulation of discarded fishing tackle and nets on popular reefs directly impacts native species through entanglement, which ultimately leads to death. For example, a Spinner Shark was recently found drowned in a discarded cast net on the historic USS Massachusetts. Over several days another 40 fish and invertebrates were entangled and killed in the net before it was removed. Removal of this debris will help restore native marine communities by reducing accidental mortality.

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2. Habitat Conservation and Preservation - Provide a short In addition to helping to restore the productivity of native marine narrative on how the proposed project improves, enhances, or communities, this project specifically addresses the long-term restores the structure and function of upland, coastal, bays, conservation and preservation of these communities and the bayous, wetlands, rivers, lakes, streams, or marine natural economies they support by promoting commercialization, lionfish systems, benefiting native flora and fauna (Examples include: awareness, and research into more effective management strategies. Establishing conservation easement or wildlife corridors, reducing unnatural disturbances, implementing a habitat Habitat Conservation and Preservation: Initial collections by Coalition management plan or other best practice). (500 words maximum - Divers will reduce the number of Lionfish on County reefs and will 5 points maximum) help to jump start commercialization by providing the necessary supply of fish to meet and grow the market for this sustainable seafood alternative. A number of wholesalers have expressed an interest in selling lionfish, but current collections are insufficient to support regular distribution and marketing of lionfish to restaurants and the public. Coalition and partner collections will provide wholesalers with the supply of lionfish needed to allow development of this market. As demand for lionfish increases due to availability and greater public awareness, more fishermen will target lionfish, which will in turn open opportunities for increased local distribution and, potential national distribution. Once the market is established active collection by non-coalition fishermen will ensure continued pressure on the lionfish population, which will help to conserve and protect Escambia County’s valuable native marine species and communities.

While Lionfish are more abundant on the County’s offshore artificial reefs than at any other location, they have as well been found by Coalition partner divers and scientists around docks in Big Lagoon and within seagrass habitat in Gulf Islands National Seashore (Bryon 2014). The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) designates seagrass habitat as “Essential Fisheries Habitat” and the presence of lionfish threatens many economically important species, and increases the vulnerability of these habitats and communities to subsequent impacts. Lionfish are indiscriminant predators but primarily consume fish (piscivores). Lionfish have been observed to consume species that are up to three quarters (¾) of their own body length and to consume more than two fish per hour (Cote and Maljkovic 2010). This means that even one lionfish sheltering within seagrass habitat can have a significant impact on resident juvenile species, including Gag Grouper and other ecologically important species. One objective of this project is to enhance current monitoring of lionfish within Essential Fisheries Habitat to better understand trends in the distribution and size of the Lionfish population. When found, these fish will be immediately removed by Coalition or partner divers. This will ensure up to date information to inform Lionfish management and help to protect these vulnerable and ecologically very important habitats and communities from lionfish. 3. Water Quality Improvement - Provide a short narrative on how As an additional function of the Lionfish Commercialization Project, the proposed project reduces point and nonpoint sources of Coalition and partner divers will remove fishing debris lost or pollutants entering local waterways, provides treatment to purposefully discarded on Escambia County reefs, including improve water quality, or proposes other measures which will monofilament fishing line/braided cable and nets that contribute to improve water quality (Examples include: Reduces pollutant entanglement of reef species (see C1.1 Habitat Restoration). On loading from point sources, installation of Best Management county artificial reefs, it is not uncommon to observe hundreds of Practices (BMP's); reduces pollutant loading from nonpoint pounds of lead weights and fishing jigs. Much of the lead shows sources such as impervious surface coverage, implements significant signs of lead degradation (pitting, etc.), which releases this stormwater Best Management Practices such as bioretention, toxic heavy metal into a delicate marine community. Lead is not vegetated buffer preservation, etc. to reduce sedimentation or known to necessarily bioaccumulate in marine species (due to low fat provides treatment for nutrients or legacy contaminants; content), but can “bioconcentrate”, and can cause lead poisoning Improves impaired waterway). (500 words maximum - 5 points through direct ingestion of lead contaminated sediment or lead maximum) weights by fishes and seabirds or regular exposure to high lead concentrations (Bryan 1971). In New England, poisoning from lead weights and jigs was found to be the primary source of mortality in adult, breeding Loons (Pokras and Chafel 1992). Little is known about the impacts of lead on Gulf of Mexico shorebirds and fishes but the abundance of lead on local reefs, coupled with documented impacts from other locations, indicates abandoned lead sinkers and jigs may be a significant source of pollution in local waters, and their removal will help to repair and impaired system.

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4. Natural Systems Resiliency - Provide a short narrative on how Lionfish were first reported in the Northern Gulf of Mexico in 2010, the proposed project increases ability of natural systems to and have increased dramatically since their initial introduction (Dahl withstand disasters and adapt to changing environmental and Patterson 2014). Lionfish are now the most abundant predator conditions due to climate change, associated sea level rise, and on many of the County’s reefs and their population continues to other factors (Examples include: Stabilizes shoreline/provides increase. Research to better understand the impacts lionfish are natural wave attenuation, increase species and/or ecosystem having on Gulf of Mexico biodiversity and productivity is currently adaptability to changing conditions, provide for natural being conducted by partner scientists at Dauphin Islands Sea Lab successional progression, or improve air quality). (500 words and the University of West Florida. Initial findings document the maximum - 5 points maximum) unprecedented growth of the lionfish population in the northern Gulf of Mexico, and have also demonstrated direct and indirect impacts of lionfish on ecologically and economically important species, including Red Snapper (W. Patterson unpublished).

Whether through direct predation or indirect competition for resources, Lionfish are decreasing the ability of the Northern Gulf of Mexico to respond to and recover from anthropogenic impacts. Local marine environments are already threatened by over-fishing, catastrophic oil spills, and land-based pollution, and invasive Lionfish only exacerbate the problem. While it is not yet clear how these heavily stressed communities will respond to increased sea-surface temperature and other impacts from climate change, it is clear that lionfish further increase the vulnerability of these systems to future change.

To protect and restore the resiliency of native marine ecosystems requires a focused, long-term effort that significantly reduces the number of invasive lionfish on County reefs while also keeping lionfish from invading other habitats. At this time, spearfishing is the only effective strategy to remove lionfish. This is, however, labor intensive and voluntary efforts have proven unable to significantly reduce lionfish numbers. Volunteer led efforts can successfully manage lionfish populations on individual reefs, but effective restoration of the system’s resiliency requires strategic culling lionfish across a larger area than volunteers can effectively manage (Cote et al. 2013). Rather than establishing government funded bounties to incentivize lionfish removal, a more sustainable strategy is to leverage market forces to encourage lionfish collection by encouraging growth of the nascent lionfish market. This project will jump start the commercialization of lionfish by increasing supply and promoting market growth through public education and marketing of lionfish as a sustainable seafood alternative. These efforts will directly reduce the number of lionfish on County reefs, in turn increasing system resiliency and ability to respond to existing and potential future impacts. Section C2 - Economic Criteria 1. Tourism and Tourism Opportunities - Provide a short The Lionfish Commercialization Project includes a program to narrative on how the proposed project provides for increases in develop ecotourism in Escambia County, with a focus on lionfish tourism activity through new or additional marketing efforts, research and harvesting as a draw for visitors. The project will improvements to existing attractions, or addition of new provide a means to develop individual Citizen Science projects to destinations or attractions. (Examples include: Provides allow visiting and resident divers and non-divers, and Escambia increased or additional public access to the waterfront or other County students to assist with lionfish collection and to work side-by- tourism destinations, Enhances existing attractions or side with scientists conducting lionfish research. These projects destinations, Increases total annual visitor count, Increases leverage the expertise and resources of local scientists and natural access to cultural tourism or local historical assets, Promotes resource managers (including Escambia County Marine Resources tourism destinations through marketing or promotional efforts). Division staff) to help develop and execute this program. (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) This project will develop and promote an ecotourism program that will provide divers and non-divers the chance to work as Citizen Scientists on lionfish research and removal efforts. To start, each year four (4) ecotourism events will be held, with participants paying to assist with lionfish collection and research activities as part of a Pensacola Lionfish Ecotourism Vacation package. Guests will join local scientists, county marine resources interns and artificial reef coordinators, and County high school students to collect lionfish from target reefs, monitor lionfish abundance and distribution, and to research more effective collection methods. To further lionfish awareness and fundraising opportunities, each ecotourism event will wrap-up with a post event party at a local restaurant that will include lionfish awareness exhibits, materials, speakers, and a specially prepared lionfish dinner. The number of ecotourism events can be increased based on demand and success engaging local dive charters in helping to host these events.

The Pensacola Lionfish Ecotourism Vacation package will be marketed at the annual Diving Equipment & Marketing Association (DEMA) show, held odd years in Orlando, Florida and even years in Las Vegas, NV. The DEMA show is an internationally acclaimed venue for marine related educational programs, dive industry professionals, and dive related tourism. Efforts will be coordinated with local dive charters and shops that typically attend this conference to promote Pensacola as an international dive destination. Promotions will also be made via social media (eg. #pensacola, #pensacolabeach, #florida) and announcements in popular print media (eg. SCUBA Diving and SCUBA). The upcoming FWC Lionfish Awareness event in Pensacola will also be used to market Lionfish ecotourism, along with the development of a website specifically marketing Pensacola ecotourism and dive packages for national and international visitors.

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2. Recreational Fishing and Local Seafood - Provide a short The project seeks to turn a management challenge into an narrative on how the proposed project provides for increases in opportunity through development of a new sustainable seafood tourism activity or encourages the consumption of Gulf seafood market in Escambia County and promotion of lionfish ecotourism. through new or additional marketing efforts, improvements to These efforts will not only help to protect existing, economically existing attractions, or addition of new destinations or important fisheries and dive related tourism, but will also reduce attractions (Examples include: Improves opportunities through fishing pressure on native commercial and sport fishing activities by addition of artificial reefs, oyster reefs, Submerged Aquatic promoting lionfish as a sustainable alternative seafood. Vegetation (SAV); increases access to fishing opportunities through addition of fishing piers, boat ramps; or promotes The word is slowly getting out that Pensacola has more lionfish than recreational fishing and/or local seafood consumption through any other location. As a result, tourists have started contacting local marketing and promotional activities) (500 words maximum - 4 dive shops to book lionfish spearfishing charters. The proposed points maximum) Pensacola Lionfish Ecotourism Vacation package capitalizes on existing interest in lionfish spearfishing by bringing together dive related businesses to increase promotion of Pensacola as a lionfish spearfishing destination, and to increase diver access to County sites containing large numbers of lionfish. The goal is to promote lionfish spearfishing tourism to increase economic opportunities for local dive and fishing related businesses, while helping to manage lionfish populations to ensure the continued success of existing Pensacola fishing and diving tourism.

Lionfish are a highly marketable fish (Morris et al. 2011) but a lack of consistent supply has so far handicapped development of the market. This project will ensure a supply of lionfish to meet current, unfilled market demand, and to promote expansion of the market both locally and nationally. Informed consumers are driving a growing global demand for sustainable seafood alternatives and Pensacola, with its remarkable abundance of invasive lionfish, is well positioned to capitalize on this opportunity. This project will bring together area restaurants, fish wholesalers, tourism agencies, and economists to promote Pensacola lionfish as a sustainable seafood alternative that is not only delicious, and locally harvested, but also guilt free. 3. Job Creation - Provide a short narrative on how the proposed The project will help to grow existing local businesses (e.g., fishing project provides for new seasonal, temporary, part time, full and dive charters) by providing an alternative revenue source; the time, and/or higher wage jobs within the County. If applicable, harvest and sale of lionfish and development of lionfish ecotourism. explain how the proposed project can provide jobs that meet or Fishing and dive charters are most busy during the summer, and exceed the Escambia County average annual median wage often struggle during the off-season to generate income. Lionfish are and/or are within local targeted industries or supporting not seasonal and are as abundant on many of the County’s reefs in infrastructure industries. (500 words maximum - 4 points the winter as they are in the summer. This project will provide an maximum) opportunity for fishing and dive charters to supplement their business with lionfish collections during the off-season or whenever a charter is unavailable. Development of a lionfish ecotourism program may well support expansion of summer and off-season business, as more divers and spearfishermen learn about lionfish-related opportunities in Pensacola. Thus, the project would facilitate and support more consistent income generation for local businesses, and would promote development an ecotourism program that would increase local diving and tourism. While one of the primary objectives of this proposal is to increase economic opportunities for area fishing and dive related businesses, it is also important to acknowledge the threat lionfish pose to existing commercial and sport fisheries (Green et al. 2012). Fishing and dive related tourism support more than 8,000 jobs in Northwest Florida (Huth et al. 2015). Many of these jobs are threatened by the recent, dramatic increase in lionfish on Escambia County reefs. While many divers have expressed an interest in visiting Pensacola to hunt or see lionfish, lionfish ecotourism will not offset losses to the dive and fishing industry should lionfish populations go unchecked and stocks of local native species collapse.

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4. Industry and Business Growth - Provide a short narrative on The Lionfish Commercialization Project will increase the viability of how the proposed project directly contributes to expansion of local fishing and dive related businesses, and provide new existing industry/business or siting of a new industry/business opportunities for growth through the collection and sale of lionfish and in local targeted industries. Provide evidence of a measurable increased charter opportunities presented by development of a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increase if possible. (500 words lionfish ecotourism program. Restaurants and fish markets that sell maximum - 4 points maximum) lionfish will also benefit from the growing public awareness of the threats posed by lionfish because of consumers’ willingness to pay more for sustainable products. Partner economists with the University of West Florida are investigating existing consumer demand/interest in lionfish, and the influence of lionfish Awareness campaigns on demand and market price. The project is ongoing, but initial evidence indicates consumers who are aware of the ecological threat lionfish pose are more likely to seek out lionfish for purchase and are willing to pay more for lionfish than similar, uninformed consumers.

This suggests that commercialization, which has been initiated but is currently challenged by inconsistent supply, can be promoted by a collaborative effort aimed at increasing both supply and public awareness; two of the goals of this project. This also suggests that local fish markets and restaurants may see improved sales from consumers attracted to ‘sustainable’ products because of the social status associated with paying a higher price for a product that benefits the local marine environment (Griskevicius et al. 2010). What this means is that with growing awareness of the impacts of lionfish consumers will be willing to pay more for lionfish, which in turn will increase the wholesale price paid to fishermen, encourage more fishermen to target lionfish, and ultimately provide better control of the lionfish population. One local restaurant has found success producing a lionfish-based product (Hop Jacks Lionfish Dip), and this two-year pilot project aims to build upon this initial success. 5. Workforce Development - Provide a short narrative on how To provide high-impact research training to support the professional the proposed project provides innovative higher education, job development of area middle and high school students, this project training, or other workforce training/career development which provides a valuable opportunity to partner with the University of West increases the total skilled workforce pool and advances Florida’s recently established Lionfish Citizen Science DNA opportunities for higher wage employment (Examples include: Barcoding Project. Participating students dissect provided Lionfish Providing industry focused training resulting in certification for and then identify any dissected prey items using DNA-based trainees, addressing workforce gaps in specific target identification methods (DNA barcoding). To facilitate this engaging industries, development or expansion of youth employment and Citizen Science project, UWF faculty assist teachers with project training opportunities in STEM fields, job training targeting "at- coordination, implementation, and management, and as well provide risk" groups). (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) an experienced University student to help with in-class activities. The data the students generate will be combined with data generated by other classes and UWF undergraduate student researchers via a shared database, to provide a better picture of the impacts of Lionfish and how they can best be managed. UWF faculty will share project findings with local resource managers and will provide the accumulated data to classes to allow students to test their own hypotheses and conduct their own investigations into the impacts of Lionfish. This project will: (1) establish a baseline to investigate Lionfish diet, and how it may vary in relation to lionfish abundance, size, location, and season; (2) provide innovative and engaging training in STEM fields for area students; and (3) strengthen community partnerships to promote development of other collaborative education programs. Section C3 - Infrastructure Criteria: 1. Transportation Network Improvements - Provide a short N/A narrative on how the proposed project improves components of existing transportation network or adds new features to transportation network such as roads, sidewalks, bike lanes, greenway trails, streetlights, and urban/street landscaping (Examples Include: Use of "complete streets" design including street lighting, traffic calming, and pedestrian safety; improvements to the multimodal transportation network including waterways, ports, railways, and mass transit). (500 words maximum - 6 points maximum) 2. Flooding Improvements - Provide a short narrative on how the N/A proposed project provides structural improvements or additions which will reduce flooding to homes and businesses, thereby reducing overall disaster costs and increasing economic resilience. (Examples include: decreasing the frequency and/or intensity of flooding events through impervious surface reduction or increased storage/retention or retrofit, repair or replace existing stormwater management infrastructure to improve drainage). (500 words maximum - 7 points maximum) 3. Community Resiliency - Provide a short narrative on how the N/A proposed project increases community resiliency by strategically retrofitting, upgrading, or replacing critical infrastructure to reduce community vulnerability to natural and manmade disasters; utilizes renewable energy; or implements other disaster preparatory mechanisms such as additional improved planning, shelters or evacuation routes. (500 words maximum - 7 points maximum) Section D - Bonus Points

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1. Benefits Traditionally Underserved Persons or Areas - N/A Provide a short narrative on how the proposed project improves opportunities for disadvantaged or traditionally underserved persons or areas, such as low-income areas, areas of minority concentration, persons with disabilities, persons with limited English proficiency, etc. (Examples Include: Project is located in low income, very low income, or primarily minority neighborhood (as defined by U.S. Census tract); Project incorporates universal or creative ADA design beyond the minimum requirements providing increased access for persons with disabilities; Training and job creation benefits for disadvantaged or traditionally underserved persons; Project benefits disadvantaged or traditionally underserved groups in other ways) (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 2. Community Health - Provide a short narrative on how the N/A proposed project improves physical or mental health of the community through health improvement programs or health education (Examples include: Project provides for improved affordable access to healthy food; project targets improvement of public health, disease, or mental health issues; or project provides the public with opportunities for increased physical activity such as parks, greenways and community centers). (250 words maximum- 3 points maximum) 3. Neighborhood Benefits - Provide a short narrative on how the N/A proposed project provides neighborhood benefits such as increased affordable housing; reduction in crime; located in Community Redevelopment Area (CRA), brownfields area, or Enterprise Zone or provides significant aesthetic neighborhood improvements. (250 words maximum - 3 points maximum) 4. Local Preference - Provide one or more specific examples on The project will work with local businesses to promote lionfish as a how the proposed project can incorporate the use of local labor sustainable local seafood alternative, will promote Pensacola lionfish forces or promotes local small businesses. (250 words ecotourism, and will provide increased income generating maximum - 3 points maximum) opportunities for local fishing and scuba charter businesses. 5. Education and Awareness - Provide one or more specific A key element of this project is building on established partnerships examples on how the proposed project enhances education or with University of West Florida and Escambia County science early childhood education programs or incorporates education educators to support innovative STEM education and opportunities outreach. (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) for high school students, including ongoing student research into the impacts of lionfish on native populations. The UWF Lionfish Citizen Science DNA Barcoding Project recently hosted a workshop for twelve (12) area high school science teachers, and the first group of students will soon begin lionfish prey DNA barcoding. One of the primary challenges of this Citizen Science project has been the need to provide schools with all the necessary equipment to conduct DNA- based experiments. UWF currently allows participating classes to borrow the required equipment, which includes centrifuges, incubators, and thermalcyclers. However, there is just one complete set of these instruments which limits the number of classes that can participate in these lessons. The Lionfish Commercialization Project will enhance this engaging Citizen Science program by providing lionfish for students, allowing students to join field-based collection and research activities, and by supporting equipment to allow more classes to conduct hands-on experiments in Molecular Biology and Genetics.

This project will build on existing partnerships with County Marine Resource representatives, Florida Sea Grant, and Gulf Islands National Seashore to increase awareness and management of invasive species, support Citizen Science, and provide valuable mentoring for students and teachers. 6. Environmental Outreach - Provide one or more specific Together with Escambia County Marine Resource representatives, examples of environmental outreach components included in Florida Sea Grant, non-profits, and many Escambia County residents the proposed project (Examples include: Project engages we have been conducting extensive public outreach to promote citizens in the active preservation, protection, or restoration of greater awareness of the lionfish challenge, including organizing the natural resources or provides publicly accessible environmental 2015 Pensacola Lionfish Festival. education signage at the project site). (250 words maximum - 2 The Lionfish Commercialization Project will build on these points maximum) partnerships to continue educating the public about the threats posed by invasive lionfish, and what residents can do to help. In addition to increasing public awareness and environmental stewardship, a new goal of outreach efforts will be the promotion of lionfish consumption, with specific recommendations to the public to request lionfish at local markets, restaurants and seafood festivals.

In addition, the project will partner with local researchers from FWC, UWF, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, and others to enable data sharing, research partnering, and to continue evaluating collaborative opportunities for addressing this threat. 7. Cultural and Historic Resources - Provide one or more N/A specific examples of how the proposed project provides for preservation, protection or restoration of cultural, historical, or archaeological significant resources above and beyond minimum regulatory requirements (Examples may include adaptive reuse of buildings or other existing assets) (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum)

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8. Consistency with Local Plans - Provide one or more specific N/A examples of how the proposed project is consistent with or implements existing adopted plans (Plans may include Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) Program, Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP), Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), or other City, County, State, or Regional plan). (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 9. Green Design - Provide one or more specific examples of how Project objectives will include plans to maximize Green Design in all the proposed project incorporates green design elements such lionfish management and reef cleanup and monitoring elements. As as Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) one example, the project will involve challenging marine science principles or other energy and water efficiency/ conservation educators to have their students help with additional sustainable measures (Examples include: Project integrates water project elements, such as, composting of lionfish carcasses as a conservation design features beyond minimum standards; or means of producing an additional marketable product – fertilizer. In Project includes renewable energy component, recycling and addition, derelict fishing debris collected during lionfish harvesting will reuse of materials, or other sustainable or low impact design be recycled or sold to local fishing gear stores for reuse. features). (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 10. Leverages funds - Provide one or more specific examples of To ensure project success the Lionfish Commercialization Project will how the proposed project can provide for in-kind or other seek to leverage existing and future funding and resources from a supplemental funding, increasing fund leveraging (Examples range of sources. include: Project can include local/state/Federal grant matching funds, Volunteer labor, Etc.) (250 words maximum - 7 points Existing Leveraging maximum) •Coast Watch Alliance equipment and staff time ($50,000) •University of West Florida equipment and staff time ($22,000) •Dauphin Islands Sea Lab equipment and staff/graduate student time ($40,000) •Florida Sea Grant staff time ($10,000) •Student and public volunteers (7500 manhours, ~$80,000)

Proposed Leveraging •NOAA Staltonstall Kennedy Program (lionfish removal; $200,000) •NOAA Community Marine Debris Removal (derelict fishing gear removal; $50,000) •NOAA Coastal Ecosystem Resiliency Grant (lionfish removal; $300,000) •RESTORE Santa Rosa County (lionfish commercialization; $200,000) •Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (lionfish commercialization; $500,000) •Florida RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Program (improved lionfish collection; $300,000) •FWC lionfish awareness and adopt-a-reef funding 11. Sustainability and Efficiency - Provide one or more specific The entire premise of this project is to develop a sustainable seafood examples of how the proposed project approach utilizes market by “taming” lionfish in Escambia County waters. In addition, efficiency measures and provides long term benefits (Examples the project would develop a commercialization chain to ensure a include: Project links outcomes, partners, or lands to leverage sustainable funding mechanism and business model. overall impact; project provides long-term benefit(s) beyond life of funding period; project builds upon existing community assets or proposed project avoids or minimizes negative environmental impacts). (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 12. Planning and Partnerships - Provide one or more specific Project partners, including Escambia county representatives, local examples of how the proposed project includes beneficial divers, non-profits, and residents have already been working towards partnership or is complete and shovel ready. (250 words a lionfish commercialization goal. What they lack is a funding maximum - 2 points maximum) resource and strategic plan, and this project will provide that. Existing partnerships with the Escambia County Marine Resources Division, Florida Sea Grant, UWF, Dauphin Island Sea Laboratory, Gulf Islands National Seashore, local non-profits and Escambia County residents with experience working on the lionfish issue will be leveraged to support and initiate project objectives immediately. 13. Enhanced Tourism Opportunities - Provide one or more This project would not only expand diving interest during the normal specific examples of how the proposed project provides for tourist season through the promotion of lionfish harvesting as an eco- enhanced tourism opportunities during the "off season" of tourist opportunity, but would also provide the means for local diving September 1 through March 31. (250 words maximum - 2 points and fishing charters to make money during the off-season by helping maximum) with lionfish harvesting efforts. Favorable diving conditions in Escambia County actually expand far beyond summer high season, and this project will help to market and increase ‘off-season’ diving and Citizen Scientist ecotourism. Section E - Permitting and Ownership: 1. Are permits required to construct or implement the proposed No project? If Yes, list specific required permits and status of each. If No, N/A indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum - No Points) 2. Is land acquisition required to construct or implement the proposed project? -No If Yes, what legal rights will be acquired? (Select one or more) If easements, what are the terms of the easement? Otherwise, N/A indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum– No Points) 3. Will the proposed project cause displacement of persons or No businesses?

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If Yes, provide a description of the displacement the proposed N/A project may cause including any known addresses that may be impacted. If No, indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum – No Points)

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Notes: 1. The reference to points shown on each question are the maximum points allocated to that question from the Project Selection Criteria that will be used in scoring each project. 2. A project Name and Location are required for each project and are entered interactively on the Portal.

Section A – Requirements and Eligibility 1. Qualifying Primary Eligible Activity (select only one (No Points)):  Restore and protect natural resources o Mitigate damage to fish, wildlife and natural resources o Implement Federally‐approved conservation plans o Workforce Development o Improve State parks located in coastal areas affected by the spill o Infrastructure projects for local economy o Coastal flood protection o Planning assistance o Promotion of tourism o Promote consumption of seafood for the Gulf

2. Qualifying Secondary Activities (Check all that apply (No Points)):  Restore and protect natural resources  Mitigate damage to fish, wildlife and natural resources  Implement Federally‐approved conservation plans  Workforce Development  Improve State parks located in coastal areas affected by the spill o Infrastructure projects for local economy o Coastal flood protection  Planning assistance o Promotion of tourism  Promote consumption of seafood for the Gulf

3. Was this activity included in a claim paid out of the Oil Spill Trust Fund? (No Points) If activity was included in a claim paid out of the Oil Spill Trust Fund it is not eligible for RESTORE funding under the Direct Component Pot 1. o Yes  No

4. Provide a short narrative describing how the work associated with the proposed project will be performed in the Gulf Region. (250 words maximum – No Points)

The Gulf of Mexico off of Northwest Florida provides some of the best diving and fishing in the world. However, these locally important economic drivers are threatened by the recent introduction of highly invasive and venomous lionfish (Pterois volitans). Research has demonstrated that lionfish present an imminent threat to native species, including important commercial species and popular game fish (Albins and Hixon 2013). Lionfish are now the most abundant predator at many of the artificial reefs managed by Escambia County, and their numbers are increasing (Dahl and Patterson 2014). This unprecedented invasion can be viewed as an insurmountable problem, or an opportunity.

The project will address the following in support of lionfish control and economic development in Escambia County:

Lionfish Commercialization Promotion of Lionfish Ecotourism Work-force Development Environmental Outreach and Awareness

This two year Pilot Project will focus on the “commercialization” of lionfish to establish a new sustainable seafood fishery in Escambia County. The project will promote the harvest of lionfish on Escambia County reefs to meet the current market demand (created by locals already engaged in lionfish mitigation), provide assistance to local businesses to overcome the regulatory hurdles of lionfish harvest and sale, and promote the consumption of lionfish locally and nationally through public education and sustainable seafood marketing.

This project will also develop and promote a lionfish-centered ecotourism program in partnership with state and local tourism agencies and businesses, facilitate lionfish and related fisheries research, and improve local work-force development and lionfish awareness through collaborative educational programs.

5. Provide a short narrative describing how the proposed project will conform to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and codes, including, but not limited to, the American’s with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, U.S. Access Board, National Environmental Policy Act, National Historic Preservation Act, Davis‐Bacon Act, Florida Building Code, and Escambia County Land Development Code. (250 words maximum – No Points)

Lionfish are unregulated and recognized as a nuisance species by federal and state regulatory agencies (eg. ANSTF 2015). As such, commercialization, removal, outreach, and education will be subject to standard federal, state, and local laws and codes regulating workforce participation and commercial sale of marine species. To ensure adherence with applicable regulations the Lionfish project manager will be chosen based on his/her working knowledge of regulatory standards, and experience handling large- scale projects with numerous milestones and objectives, and multiple stakeholders. The commercial sale of lionfish and lionfish related ecotourism activities will be conducted by private business partners who are familiar with applicable laws and codes, and hold all required licenses and permits to do so.

Section B – Baseline Criteria 1. a. Project Justification ‐ Provide an overall description of the proposed project. Include references to the specific needs addressed, goals to be achieved, performance metrics and benefits provided by the project. (500 words maximum ‐3 points maximum (combined with Question 1b below))

Escambia County is second only to Miami-Dade County in the number of artificial reefs and these reefs are a major regional economic driver; supporting more than 8,000 fishery and tourism related jobs in Northwest Florida and generating more than $200 million annually in wages and salaries (Huth et al. 2015). However, the dramatic increase in lionfish abundance following their introduction to the Northern Gulf of Mexico in 2010 threatens this valuable economic resource.

The network of artificial reefs managed by Escambia County have the unfortunate distinction of harboring more Lionfish than any other location within the species’ invaded or native range (Dahl and Patterson 2014). Despite recognizing the Lionfish invasion as a major problem, FWC and other regulatory agencies, have not been able to move quickly enough to stem the invasion. In part, this is because their efforts are primarily restricted to outreach and awareness, which have only recently been initiated despite the presence of lionfish in state waters as far back as 1985. This project addresses the control of this highly invasive species by turning a management challenge into an economic opportunity.

At present, spearfishing is the most efficient means of lionfish control (Cote et al. 2015), but despite the number of passionate and committed divers in Escambia County, there has been no direct effort to develop a collaborative strategic plan to organize, promote, and enhance local lionfish control. There are no bounties or other programs within the State of Florida to promote lionfish harvest. Traps and other potential controls, although under research, have thus far proven insufficient.

Commercialization of lionfish, through direct assistance, education, and market promotion, offers the single best chance to protect and sustain County fisheries and fishing and scuba related tourism. This project therefore focuses on: (1) establishing and supporting a coalition of dedicated spear fishermen to meet and expand the current market for lionfish, (2) assisting businesses and fishermen with the regulatory requirements of lionfish harvest and sale, (3) promoting lionfish related dive tourism and the consumption of lionfish as a sustainable seafood in partnership with regional and state tourism agencies, (4) facilitating research to better understand the impacts of lionfish and the construction of more effective collection methods, and (5) promoting workforce development and lionfish awareness through collaborative educational partnerships. Because of the complexity of the issue and the need for multiple, integrated approaches, the success of the project requires a coalition of partners from County and state management agencies, local non-profits, businesses, educators, and researchers with experience in lionfish control and education.

Metrics to determine project success include the number of: lionfish removed from reefs by Divers; businesses and fishermen participating in group and one-on-one regulatory training and consultations; county restaurants, supermarkets and seafood markets selling lionfish; lionfish monitoring surveys conducted; synergistic research projects supported and additional funding leveraged; Escambia County students participating in the Lionfish Citizen Science DNA Barcoding Project; and people reached through public education and awareness efforts.

b. Project Budget ‐ Provide total budget costs and leveraging within each of the following categories as applicable. Provide sufficient detail in the budget narrative to justify the feasibility of the proposed project. Additional budget breakdown information can be provided as a PDF attachment. Please address the following minimum categories in the proposed project budget: Planning, Design, Construction, and Monitoring. Please enter “See attached” here if you are submitting a budget as an attachment (250 words maximum – 3 points maximum (combined with Question 1a above))

See Attached “Lionfish Commercialization Project Budget”

2. Timing ‐ Provide a brief project development schedule showing that the proposed project can be implemented and benefits realized within a reasonable and acceptable timeframe. At a minimum please address Planning, Design, Construction, and Monitoring time frames. (250 words maximum – 3 points maximum)

Planning and Design (3 months): The project team consisting of public, private, and non-profit organizations with experience in lionfish control and management will work directly with Escambia County Division of Marine Resources to outline a pilot project scope and to solicit additional stakeholder input on long-term strategic planning.

“Construction” and Implementation (immediately and continue for the full 2 years): Collection of lionfish on Escambia County reefs will start immediately and run in parallel with strategic planning and design. This work will jump-start efforts to establish lionfish as a nationally distributed sustainable seafood by ensuring a sufficient and consistent supply is available to meet current market demand, and by creating opportunities for market growth through increased supply. In addition, lionfish spearfishing “charters” will be marketed as ecotourism opportunities to increase interest in Pensacola as a dive and citizen scientist destination, increase the number of divers targeting lionfish, and ensure sufficient supply of lionfish to promote commercialization.

Monitoring (immediately and continue for the full 2 years): Monitoring of project metrics would begin immediately using appropriate leading and lagging measures to determine the effectiveness of control measures, market demand, market participation, public awareness, and to provide regionally relevant data on lionfish trends, impacts, and removal strategies to improve Lionfish management.

3. Public Interest ‐ Provide a short narrative describing how the proposed project is in the public interest. (250 words maximum – 3 points maximum)

The economic impact of saltwater fishing to the state of Florida is approximately $7.6 billion, and supports upwards of 100,000 jobs per year. Florida sells well over 1.6 million recreational saltwater licenses each year, 14% of which are to out-of-state residents who invest significantly in local communities to enjoy world-class fishing (Huth et al. 2015). In addition, commercial "saltwater landings" exceed 86,000,000 pounds per year representing an economic value of $170 million, and supporting more than 64,000 jobs.

In Northwest Florida, and Escambia County in particular, the majority of fishing and dive related tourism centers on the regions extensive network of artificial reefs, which support more than 8,000 jobs and more than $200 million in income and salaries (Huth et al. 2015). Tourism is highly dependent on the viability and health of our fisheries, as well as our local attractions. As was experienced following the Deep Horizon Oil Spill, local tourism revenues could be affected by real or perceived impacts to the quality of regional fishing and diving. The project team would work with local representatives to ensure that we can effectively engage perspective visitors to Pensacola to mitigate any concerns relating to the lionfish presence in our waters. This project would as well actively protect this valuable resource through direct collection and commercialization of lionfish while also working to draw additional visitors to the area by marketing lionfish ecotourism, and by capitalizing on the lionfish presence as a unique citizen scientist opportunity.

4. Monitoring Plan ‐ Provide a short narrative describing the comprehensive monitoring and success measurement plan for the proposed project. (250 words maximum– 3 points maximum)

Studies have demonstrated that an effective spearfishing program can allow reefs to recover approximately 70-80% of their pre-lionfish production/economic value (Cote et al. 2013). Direct targeting of lionfish on County reefs and facilitation of lionfish commercialization will reduce the number of lionfish on target reefs while also establishing a sustainable, long-term management strategy that protects and enhances the region’s fisheries and tourism related economy.

The existing LionfishMap.org, which was created and maintained by Coast Watch Alliance (CWA), will be used to track reef health, condition, number of lionfish observed, and number of lionfish harvested on county reefs. Local divers and anglers will be encouraged to add their reports to this database to track trends and collection effort. This website and associated database is the heart of FWC’s and Alabama DNR’s lionfish tracking systems.

Project monitoring and success metrics will include: number of lionfish removed by Coalition Divers and partner organizations; abundance of lionfish prey/gamefish on sites with and without lionfish; lionfish market demand and supply; participation of divers and non-divers in Lionfish ecotourism; and number of synergistic research initiatives supported (eg. construction of ecological models to better estimate lionfish densities and removal methods).

Success towards meeting Education and Outreach goals will be measured by tracking the number of people reached through social media, the number of participants in derbies and lionfish related events, number of participating college students; and the number of schools/students that participate in Lionfish and related STEM education programs (eg. the Lionfish Citizen Science DNA Barcoding Project).

One or more of the following questions in Section C‐E should relate to the proposed project. When responding please consider how the proposed project addresses the needs of Escambia County (see Interim Needs Assessment v2.2 posted on MyEscambia.com). Please enter N/A if not responding to a question.

Section C1 – Environmental Criteria:

1. Habitat Restoration ‐ Provide a short narrative on how the proposed project improves, enhances, or restores the structure and function of upland, coastal, bays, bayous, wetlands, rivers, lakes, streams, or marine natural systems, benefiting native flora and fauna (Examples include: Restoration, improvement, or enhancement of ecological function such as natural hydrological function, tidal connections, soil composition, vegetation diversity and renewal; Restoration, improvement, or enhancement of community structure such as increased native vegetation, biodiversity, or beneficial substrate; removal of non‐native species; removal of fish passage barriers; or benefits threatened and endangered fish or wildlife). (500 words maximum– 5 points maximum)

The Lionfish Commercialization Project focuses on the conservation, restoration, and preservation of valuable native marine species and communities by controlling the highly invasive Lionfish. There are currently more lionfish in Northwest Florida than any other location, and their numbers are increasing (Dahl and Patterson 2014).

The success of invasive lionfish in part stems from a lack of natural predators, their voracious appetites, frequent spawning, and rapid growth (Albins and Hixon 2013). Unchecked, Lionfish can decrease the number of juvenile fishes and other prey species by as much as 95% (Cote et al. 2013). The influx of lionfish in the Caribbean has resulted in significant decreases in the number of reef fish, as well as in- direct impacts to gamefish due to prey competition and to corals due to overgrowth of algae as the number of herbivorous fish declined (Albins and Hixon 2013). On reefs managed by Escambia County, the presence of lionfish has been shown to force Red Snapper higher up into the water column, where they spend more energy hunting for food and are more vulnerable to predation. Lionfish have also been shown to directly prey on Red Snapper and other important commercial and sport-fish (W. Patterson unpublished).

Traps and other controls are being researched, but have thus far proven ineffective. Regular control of lionfish by spearfishing has been shown to be an effective management strategy, reducing the number of lionfish and increasing the number of native species (Cote et al. 2015). However, to be effective Lionfish must be removed from sites regularly or the population quickly recovers, with limited benefit to native species (Cote et al. 2013).

Habitat Restoration: At this time, the most effective control of the Lionfish population to restore native marine communities is to promote commercialization. These efforts will help to restore native marine species and communities by reducing direct and indirect impacts from lionfish. Lionfish will be directly targeted for removal by Coalition Divers and partner organizations. Coalition led lionfish collection will promote commercialization by providing enough Lionfish to meet and expand current market demand (wholesalers and restaurants). This will in turn encourage greater market participation, increased harvest of lionfish, and an associated reduction in impacts on native species and communities.

An ancillary, but not insignificant, benefit of active lionfish collection by Coalition Divers and partner organizations will be an effort to remove entanglement hazards, and other marine debris from County reefs. The accumulation of discarded fishing tackle and nets on popular reefs directly impacts native species through entanglement, which ultimately leads to death. For example, a Spinner Shark was recently found drowned in a discarded cast net on the historic USS Massachusetts. Over several days another 40 fish and invertebrates were entangled and killed in the net before it was removed. Removal of this debris will help restore native marine communities by reducing accidental mortality.

Habitat Conservation and Preservation ‐ Provide a short narrative on how the proposed project improves, enhances, or restores the structure and function of upland, coastal, bays, bayous, wetlands, rivers, lakes, streams, or marine natural systems, benefiting native flora and fauna (Examples include: Establishing conservation easement or wildlife corridors, reducing unnatural disturbances, implementing a habitat management plan or other best practice). (500 words maximum – 5 points maximum)

In addition to helping to restore the productivity of native marine communities, this project specifically addresses the long-term conservation and preservation of these communities and the economies they support by promoting commercialization, lionfish awareness, and research into more effective management strategies.

Habitat Conservation and Preservation: Initial collections by Coalition Divers will reduce the number of Lionfish on County reefs and will help to jump start commercialization by providing the necessary supply of fish to meet and grow the market for this sustainable seafood alternative. A number of wholesalers have expressed an interest in selling lionfish, but current collections are insufficient to support regular distribution and marketing of lionfish to restaurants and the public. Coalition and partner collections will provide wholesalers with the supply of lionfish needed to allow development of this market. As demand for lionfish increases due to availability and greater public awareness, more fishermen will target lionfish which will in turn open opportunities for increased local distribution and, potential national distribution. Once the market is established active collection by non-coalition fishermen will ensure continued pressure on the lionfish population, which will help to conserve and protect Escambia County’s valuable native marine species and communities.

While Lionfish are more abundant on the County’s offshore artificial reefs than at any other location, they have as well been found by Coalition partner divers and scientists around docks in Big Lagoon and within seagrass habitat in Gulf Islands National Seashore (Bryon 2014). The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) designates seagrass habitat as “Essential Fisheries Habitat” and the presence of lionfish threatens many economically important species, and increases the vulnerability of these habitats and communities to subsequent impacts. Lionfish are indiscriminant predators but primarily consume fish (piscivores). Lionfish have been observed to consume species that are up to three quarters (¾) of their own body length and to consume more than two fish per hour (Cote and Maljkovic 2010). This means that even one lionfish sheltering within seagrass habitat can have a significant impact on resident juvenile species, including Gag Grouper and other ecologically important species. One objective of this project is to enhance current monitoring of lionfish within Essential Fisheries Habitat to better understand trends in the distribution and size of the Lionfish population. When found, these fish will be immediately removed by Coalition or partner divers. This will ensure up to date information to inform Lionfish management and help to protect these vulnerable and ecologically very important habitats and communities from lionfish.

Water Quality Improvement ‐Provide a short narrative on how the proposed project reduces point and nonpoint sources of pollutants entering local waterways, provides treatment to improve water quality, or proposes other measures which will improve water quality (Examples include: Reduces pollutant loading from point sources, installation of Best Management Practices (BMP’s); reduces pollutant loading from nonpoint sources such as impervious surface coverage, implements stormwater Best Management Practices such as bioretention, vegetated buffer preservation, etc. to reduce sedimentation or provides treatment for nutrients or legacy contaminants; Improves impaired waterway). (500 words maximum – 5 points maximum)

As an additional function of the Lionfish Commercialization Project, Coalition and partner divers will remove fishing debris lost or purposefully discarded on Escambia County reefs, including monofilament fishing line/braided cable and nets that contribute to entanglement of reef species (see C1.1 Habitat Restoration). On county artificial reefs, it is not uncommon to observe hundreds of pounds of lead weights and fishing jigs. Much of the lead shows significant signs of lead degradation (pitting, etc.), which releases this toxic heavy metal into a delicate marine community. Lead is not known to necessarily bioaccumulate in marine species (due to low fat content), but can “bioconcentrate”, and can cause lead poisoning through direct ingestion of lead contaminated sediment or lead weights by fishes and seabirds or regular exposure to high lead concentrations (Bryan 1971). In New England, poisoning from lead weights and jigs was found to be the primary source of mortality in adult, breeding Loons (Pokras and Chafel 1992). Little is known about the impacts of lead on Gulf of Mexico shorebirds and fishes but the abundance of lead on local reefs, coupled with documented impacts from other locations, indicates abandoned lead sinkers and jigs may be a significant source of pollution in local waters, and their removal will help to repair and impaired system.

4. Natural Systems Resiliency ‐Provide a short narrative on how the proposed project increases ability of natural systems to withstand disasters and adapt to changing environmental conditions due to climate change, associated sea level rise, and other factors (Examples include: Stabilizes shoreline/provides natural wave attenuation, increase species and/or ecosystem adaptability to changing conditions, provide for natural successional progression, or improve air quality). (500 words maximum – 5 points maximum)

Lionfish were first reported in the Northern Gulf of Mexico in 2010, and have increased dramatically since their initial introduction (Dahl and Patterson 2014). Lionfish are now the most abundant predator on many of the County’s reefs and their population continues to increase. Research to better understand the impacts lionfish are having on Gulf of Mexico biodiversity and productivity is currently being conducted by partner scientists at Dauphin Islands Sea Lab and the University of West Florida. Initial findings document the unprecedented growth of the lionfish population in the northern Gulf of Mexico, and have also demonstrated direct and indirect impacts of lionfish on ecologically and economically important species, including Red Snapper (W. Patterson unpublished).

Whether through direct predation or indirect competition for resources, Lionfish are decreasing the ability of the Northern Gulf of Mexico to respond to and recover from anthropogenic impacts. Local marine environments are already threatened by over-fishing, catastrophic oil spills, and land-based pollution, and invasive Lionfish only exacerbate the problem. While it is not yet clear how these heavily stressed communities will respond to increased sea-surface temperature and other impacts from climate change, it is clear that lionfish further increase the vulnerability of these systems to future change.

To protect and restore the resiliency of native marine ecosystems requires a focused, long-term effort that significantly reduces the number of invasive lionfish on County reefs while also keeping lionfish from invading other habitats. At this time, spearfishing is the only effective strategy to remove lionfish. This is, however, labor intensive and voluntary efforts have proven unable to significantly reduce lionfish numbers. Volunteer led efforts can successfully manage lionfish populations on individual reefs, but effective restoration of the system’s resiliency requires strategic culling lionfish across a larger area than volunteers can effectively manage (Cote et al. 2013). Rather than establishing government funded bounties to incentivize lionfish removal, a more sustainable strategy is to leverage market forces to encourage lionfish collection by encouraging growth of the nascent lionfish market. This project will jump start the commercialization of lionfish by increasing supply and promoting market growth through public education and marketing of lionfish as a sustainable seafood alternative. These efforts will directly reduce the number of lionfish on County reefs, in turn increasing system resiliency and ability to respond to existing and potential future impacts.

Section C2 – Economic Criteria:

1. Tourism and Tourism Opportunities ‐ Provide a short narrative on how the proposed project provides for increases in tourism activity through new or additional marketing efforts, improvements to existing attractions, or addition of new destinations or attractions. (Examples include: Provides increased or additional public access to the waterfront or other tourism destinations, Enhances existing attractions or destinations, Increases total annual visitor count, Increases access to cultural tourism or local historical assets, Promotes tourism destinations through marketing or promotional efforts). (500 words maximum – 4 points maximum)

The Lionfish Commercialization Project includes a program to develop ecotourism in Escambia County, with a focus on lionfish research and harvesting as a draw for visitors. The project will provide a means to develop individual Citizen Science projects to allow visiting and resident divers and non-divers, and Escambia County students to assist with lionfish collection and to work side-by-side with scientists conducting lionfish research. These projects leverage the expertise and resources of local scientists and natural resource managers (including Escambia County Marine Resources Division staff) to help develop and execute this program.

This project will develop and promote an ecotourism program that will provide divers and non-divers the chance to work as Citizen Scientists on lionfish research and removal efforts. To start, each year four (4) ecotourism events will be held, with participants paying to assist with lionfish collection and research activities as part of a Pensacola Lionfish Ecotourism Vacation package. Guests will join local scientists, county marine resources interns and artificial reef coordinators, and County high school students to collect lionfish from target reefs, monitor lionfish abundance and distribution, and to research more effective collection methods. To further lionfish awareness and fundraising opportunities, each ecotourism event will wrap-up with a post event party at a local restaurant that will include lionfish awareness exhibits, materials, speakers, and a specially prepared lionfish dinner. The number of ecotourism events can be increased based on demand and success engaging local dive charters in helping to host these events.

The Pensacola Lionfish Ecotourism Vacation package will be marketed at the annual Diving Equipment & Marketing Association (DEMA) show, held odd years in Orlando, Florida and even years in Las Vegas, NV. The DEMA show is an internationally acclaimed venue for marine related educational programs, dive industry professionals, and dive related tourism. Efforts will be coordinated with local dive charters and shops that typically attend this conference to promote Pensacola as an international dive destination. Promotions will also be made via social media (eg. #pensacola, #pensacolabeach, #florida) and announcements in popular print media (eg. SCUBA Diving and SCUBA). The upcoming FWC Lionfish Awareness event in Pensacola will also be used to market Lionfish ecotourism, along with the development of a website specifically marketing Pensacola ecotourism and dive packages for national and international visitors.

2. Recreational Fishing and Local Seafood ‐ Provide a short narrative on how the proposed project provides for increases in tourism activity or encourages the consumption of Gulf seafood through new or additional marketing efforts, improvements to existing attractions, or addition of new destinations or attractions (Examples include: Improves opportunities through addition of artificial reefs, oyster reefs, Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV); increases access to fishing opportunities through addition of fishing piers, boat ramps; or promotes recreational fishing and/or local seafood consumption through marketing and promotional activities) (500 words maximum – 4 points maximum)

The project seeks to turn a management challenge into an opportunity through development of a new sustainable seafood market in Escambia County and promotion of lionfish ecotourism. These efforts will not only help to protect existing, economically important fisheries and dive related tourism, but will also reduce fishing pressure on native commercial and sport fishing activities by promoting lionfish as a sustainable alternative seafood.

The word is slowly getting out that Pensacola has more lionfish than any other location. As a result, tourists have started contacting local dive shops to book lionfish spearfishing charters. The proposed Pensacola Lionfish Ecotourism Vacation package capitalizes on existing interest in lionfish spearfishing by bringing together dive related businesses to increase promotion of Pensacola as a lionfish spearfishing destination, and to increase diver access to County sites containing large numbers of lionfish. The goal is to promote lionfish spearfishing tourism to increase economic opportunities for local dive and fishing related businesses, while helping to manage lionfish populations to ensure the continued success of existing Pensacola fishing and diving tourism.

Lionfish are a highly marketable fish (Morris et al. 2011) but a lack of consistent supply has so far handicapped development of the market. This project will ensure a supply of lionfish to meet current, unfilled market demand, and to promote expansion of the market both locally and nationally. Informed consumers are driving a growing global demand for sustainable seafood alternatives and Pensacola, with its remarkable abundance of invasive lionfish, is well positioned to capitalize on this opportunity. This project will bring together area restaurants, fish wholesalers, tourism agencies, and economists to promote Pensacola lionfish as a sustainable seafood alternative that is not only delicious, and locally harvested, but also guilt free.

3. Job Creation ‐ provide a short narrative on how the proposed project provides for new seasonal, temporary, part time, full time, and/or higher wage jobs within the County. If applicable, explain how the proposed project can provide jobs that meet or exceed the Escambia County average annual median wage and/or are within local targeted industries or supporting infrastructure industries. (500 words maximum – 4 points maximum)

The project will help to grow existing local businesses (e.g., fishing and dive charters) by providing an alternative revenue source; the harvest and sale of lionfish and development of lionfish ecotourism. Fishing and dive charters are most busy during the summer, and often struggle during the off-season to generate income. Lionfish are not seasonal and are as abundant on many of the County’s reefs in the winter as they are in the summer. This project will provide an opportunity for fishing and dive charters to supplement their business with lionfish collections during the off-season or whenever a charter is unavailable. Development of a lionfish ecotourism program may well support expansion of summer and off-season business, as more divers and spearfishermen learn about lionfish-related opportunities in Pensacola. Thus, the project would facilitate and support more consistent income generation for local businesses, and would promote development an ecotourism program that would increase local diving and tourism.

While one of the primary objectives of this proposal is to increase economic opportunities for area fishing and dive related businesses, it is also important to acknowledge the threat lionfish pose to existing commercial and sport fisheries (Green et al. 2012). Fishing and dive related tourism support more than 8,000 jobs in Northwest Florida (Huth et al. 2015). Many of these jobs are threatened by the recent, dramatic increase in lionfish on Escambia County reefs. While many divers have expressed an interest in visiting Pensacola to hunt or see lionfish, lionfish ecotourism will not offset losses to the dive and fishing industry should lionfish populations go unchecked and stocks of local native species collapse.

4. Industry and Business Growth -Provide a short narrative on how the proposed project directly contributes to expansion of existing industry/business or siting of a new industry/business in local targeted industries. Provide evidence of a measurable Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increase if possible. (500 words maximum – 4 points maximum)

The Lionfish Commercialization Project will increase the viability of local fishing and dive related businesses, and provide new opportunities for growth through the collection and sale of lionfish and increased charter opportunities presented by development of a lionfish ecotourism program. Restaurants and fish markets that sell lionfish will also benefit from the growing public awareness of the threats posed by lionfish because of consumers’ willingness to pay more for sustainable products.

Partner economists with the University of West Florida are investigating existing consumer demand/interest in lionfish, and the influence of lionfish Awareness campaigns on demand and market price. The project is ongoing but initial evidence indicates consumers who are aware of the ecological threat lionfish pose are more likely to seek out lionfish for purchase and are willing to pay more for lionfish than similar, uninformed consumers.

This suggests that commercialization, which has been initiated but is currently challenged by inconsistent supply, can be promoted by a collaborative effort aimed at increasing both supply and public awareness; two of the goals of this project. This also suggests that local fish markets and restaurants may see improved sales from consumers attracted to ‘sustainable’ products because of the social status associated with paying a higher price for a product that benefits the local marine environment (Griskevicius et al. 2010). What this means is that with growing awareness of the impacts of lionfish consumers will be willing to pay more for lionfish, which in turn will increase the wholesale price paid to fishermen, encourage more fishermen to target lionfish, and ultimately provide better control of the lionfish population. One local restaurant has found success producing a lionfish-based product (Hop Jacks Lionfish Dip), and this two-year pilot project aims to build upon this initial success.

5. Workforce Development ‐ Provide a short narrative on how the proposed project provides innovative higher education, job training, or other workforce training/career development which increases the total skilled workforce pool and advances opportunities for higher wage employment (Examples include: Providing industry focused training resulting in certification for trainees, addressing workforce gaps in specific target industries, development or expansion of youth employment and training opportunities in STEM fields, job training targeting “at‐risk” groups). (500 words maximum – 4 points maximum)

To provide high-impact research training to support the professional development of area middle and high school students, this project provides a valuable opportunity partner with the University of West Florida’s recently established Lionfish Citizen Science DNA Barcoding Project. Participating students dissect provided lionfish and then identify any dissected prey items using DNA-based identification methods (DNA barcoding). To facilitate this engaging Citizen Science project, UWF faculty assist teachers with project coordination, implementation, and management, and as provide an experienced University student to help with in-class activities. The data the students generate will be combined with data generated by other classes and UWF undergraduate student researchers via a shared database, to provide a better picture of the impacts of lionfish and how they can best be managed. UWF faculty will share project findings with local resource managers and will provide the accumulated data to classes to allow students to test their own hypotheses and conduct their own investigations into the impacts of lionfish. This project will: (1) establish a baseline to investigate lionfish diet, and how it may vary in relation to lionfish abundance, size, location, and season; (2) provide innovative and engaging training in STEM fields for area students; and (3) strengthen community partnerships to promote development of other collaborative education programs.

Section C3 – Infrastructure Criteria:

1. Transportation Network Improvements ‐ Provide a short narrative on how the proposed project improves components of existing transportation network or adds new features to transportation network such as roads, sidewalks, bike lanes, greenway trails, streetlights, and urban/street landscaping (Examples Include: Use of “complete streets” design including street lighting, traffic calming, and pedestrian safety; improvements to the multimodal transportation network including waterways, ports, railways, and mass transit). (500 words maximum ‐6 points maximum)

2. Flooding Improvements - Provide a short narrative on how the proposed project provides structural improvements or additions which will reduce flooding to homes and businesses, thereby reducing overall disaster costs and increasing economic resilience. (Examples include: decreasing the frequency and/or intensity of flooding events through impervious surface reduction or increased storage/retention or retrofit, repair or replace existing stormwater management infrastructure to improve drainage). (500 words maximum - 7 points maximum)

3. Community Resiliency - Provide a short narrative on how the proposed project increases community resiliency by strategically retrofitting, upgrading, or replacing critical infrastructure to reduce community vulnerability to natural and manmade disasters; utilizes renewable energy; or implements other disaster preparatory mechanisms such as additional improved planning, shelters or evacuation routes. (500 words maximum - 7 points maximum)

Section D – Bonus Points:

One or more of the following questions may relate to the proposed project. Fill in each question that applies to receive bonus points. When responding please consider how the proposed project addresses the needs of Escambia County (see Interim Needs Assessment v2.2 posted on MyEscambia.com). Please enter N/A if not responding to a question.

1. Benefits Traditionally Underserved Persons or Areas - Provide a short narrative on how the proposed project improves opportunities for disadvantaged or traditionally underserved persons or areas, such as low‐income areas, areas of minority concentration, persons with disabilities, persons with limited English proficiency, etc. (Examples Include: Project is located in low income, very low income, or primarily minority neighborhood (as defined by U.S. Census tract); Project incorporates universal or creative ADA design beyond the minimum requirements providing increased access for persons with disabilities; Training and job creation benefits for disadvantaged or traditionally underserved persons; Project benefits disadvantaged or traditionally underserved groups in other ways) (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum)

2. Community Health - Provide a short narrative on how the proposed project improves physical or mental health of the community through health improvement programs or health education (Examples include: Project provides for improved affordable access to healthy food; project targets improvement of public health, disease, or mental health issues; or project provides the public with opportunities for increased physical activity such as parks, greenways and community centers). (250 words maximum- 3 points maximum)

3. Neighborhood Benefits - Provide a short narrative on how the proposed project provides neighborhood benefits such as increased affordable housing; reduction in crime; located in Community Redevelopment Area (CRA), brownfields area, or Enterprise Zone or provides significant aesthetic neighborhood improvements. (250 words maximum - 3 points maximum)

4. Local Preference - Provide one or more specific examples on how the proposed project can incorporate the use of local labor forces or promotes local small businesses. (250 words maximum - 3 points maximum)

The project will work with local businesses to promote lionfish as a sustainable local seafood alternative, will promote Pensacola lionfish ecotourism, and will provide increased income generating opportunities for local fishing and scuba charter businesses.

6. Education and Awareness - Provide one or more specific examples on how the proposed project enhances education or early childhood education programs or incorporates education outreach. (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum)

A key element of this project is building on established partnerships with University of West Florida and Escambia County science educators to support innovative STEM education and opportunities for high school students, including ongoing student research into the impacts of lionfish on native populations. The UWF Lionfish Citizen Science DNA Barcoding Project recently hosted a workshop for twelve (12) area high school science teachers, and the first group of students will soon begin lionfish prey DNA barcoding. One of the primary challenges of this Citizen Science project has been the need to provide schools with all the necessary equipment to conduct DNA-based experiments. UWF currently allows participating classes to borrow the required equipment, which includes centrifuges, incubators, and thermalcyclers. However, there is just one complete set of these instruments which limits the number of classes that can participate in these lessons. The Lionfish Commercialization Project will enhance this engaging Citizen Science program by providing lionfish for students, allowing students to join field-based collection and research activities, and by supporting equipment to allow more classes to conduct hands- on experiments in Molecular Biology and Genetics.

This project will build on existing partnerships with County Marine Resource representatives, Florida Sea Grant, and Gulf Islands National Seashore to increase awareness and management of invasive species, support Citizen Science, and provide valuable mentoring for students and teachers.

6. Environmental Outreach - Provide one or more specific examples of environmental outreach components included in the proposed project (Examples include: Project engages citizens in the active preservation, protection, or restoration of natural resources or provides publicly accessible environmental education signage at the project site). (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum)

Together with Escambia County Marine Resource representatives, Florida Sea Grant, non-profits, and many Escambia County residents we have been conducting extensive public outreach to promote greater awareness of the lionfish challenge, including organizing the 2015 Pensacola Lionfish Festival. The Lionfish Commercialization Project will build on these partnerships to continue educating the public about the threats posed by invasive lionfish, and what residents can do to help. In addition to increasing public awareness and environmental stewardship, a new goal of outreach efforts will be the promotion of lionfish consumption, with specific recommendations to the public to request lionfish at local markets, restaurants and seafood festivals.

In addition, the project will partner with local researchers from FWC, UWF, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, and others to enable data sharing, research partnering, and to continue evaluating collaborative opportunities for addressing this threat.

7. Cultural and Historic Resources - Provide one or more specific examples of how the proposed project provides for preservation, protection or restoration of cultural, historical, or archaeological significant resources above and beyond minimum regulatory requirements (Examples may include adaptive reuse of buildings or other existing assets) (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum)

8. Consistency with Local Plans ‐ Provide one or more specific examples of how the proposed project is consistent with or implements existing adopted plans (Plans may include Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) Program, Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP), Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), or other City, County, State, or Regional plan). (250 words maximum ‐2 points maximum)

9. Green Design - Provide one or more specific examples of how the proposed project incorporates green design elements such as Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) principles or other energy and water efficiency/ conservation measures (Examples include: Project integrates water conservation design features beyond minimum standards; or Project includes renewable energy component, recycling and reuse of materials, or other sustainable or low impact design features). (250 words maximum ‐2 points maximum)

Project objectives will include plans to maximize Green Design in all lionfish management and reef cleanup and monitoring elements. As one example, the project will involve challenging marine science educators to have their students help with additional sustainable project elements, such as, composting of lionfish carcasses as a means of producing an additional marketable product – fertilizer. In addition, derelict fishing debris collected during Lionfish harvesting will be recycled or sold to local fishing gear stores for reuse.

10. Leverages Funds ‐Provide one or more specific examples of how the proposed project can provide for in‐kind or other supplemental funding, increasing fund leveraging (Examples include: Project can include local/state/Federal grant matching funds, Volunteer labor, Etc.) (250 words maximum ‐7 points maximum)

To ensure project success the Lionfish Commercialization Project will seek to leverage existing and future funding and resources from a range of sources.

Existing Leveraging • Coast Watch Alliance equipment and staff time ($50,000) • University of West Florida equipment and staff time ($22,000) • Dauphin Islands Sea Lab equipment and staff/graduate student time ($40,000) • Florida Sea Grant staff time ($20,000) • Student and public volunteers (7500 manhours, ~ $80,000)

Proposed Leveraging • NOAA Staltonstall Kennedy Program (lionfish removal; $200,000) • NOAA Community Marine Debris Removal (derelict fishing gear removal; $50,000) • NOAA Coastal Ecosystem Resiliency Grant (lionfish removal; $300,000) • RESTORE Santa Rosa County (lionfish commercialization; $200,000) • Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (lionfish commercialization; $500,000) • Florida RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Program (improved lionfish collection; $300,000) • FWC lionfish awareness and adopt-a-reef funding

11. Sustainability and Efficiency - Provide one or more specific examples of how the proposed project approach utilizes efficiency measures and provides long term benefits (Examples include: Project links outcomes, partners, or lands to leverage overall impact; project provides long‐term benefit(s) beyond life of funding period; project builds upon existing community assets or proposed project avoids or minimizes negative environmental impacts). (250 words maximum ‐2 points maximum)

The entire premise of this project is to develop a sustainable seafood market by “taming” lionfish in Escambia County waters. In addition, the project would develop a commercialization chain to ensure a sustainable funding mechanism and business model.

12. Planning and Partnerships - Provide one or more specific examples of how the proposed project includes beneficial partnership or is complete and shovel ready. (250 words maximum ‐2 points maximum)

Project partners, including Escambia county representatives, local divers, non-profits, and residents have already been working towards a lionfish commercialization goal. What they lack is a funding resource and strategic plan, and this project will provide that. Existing partnerships with the Escambia County Marine Resources Division, Florida Sea Grant, UWF, Dauphin Island Sea Laboratory, Gulf Islands National Seashore, local non-profits and Escambia County residents with experience working on the lionfish issue will be leveraged to support and initiate project objectives immediately.

13. Enhanced Tourism Opportunities - Provide one or more specific examples of how the proposed project provides for enhanced tourism opportunities during the “off season” of September 1 through March 31. (250 words maximum ‐ 2 points maximum)

This project would not only expand diving interest during the normal tourist season through the promotion of lionfish harvesting as an eco-tourist opportunity, but would also provide the means for local diving and fishing charters to make money during the off-season by helping with lionfish harvesting efforts. Favorable diving conditions in Escambia County actually expand far beyond summer high season, and this project will help to market and increase ‘off-season’ diving and Citizen Scientist ecotourism.

Section E – Permitting and Ownership: Are permits required to construct or implement the proposed project? o Yes  No

If Yes, list specific required permits and status of each. (100 words maximum – No Points) Is land acquisition required to construct or implement the proposed project? o Yes o No

If Yes, what legal rights will be acquired (title, easement, other)? Select one or more o Titles o Easements o Other

If easements, what are the terms of the easement? (100 words maximum– No Points) Will the proposed project cause displacement of persons or businesses? o Yes o No

If Yes, provide a description of the displacement the proposed project may cause including any known addresses that may be impacted. (100 words maximum – No Points) Lionfish Commercialization Pilot Project

References

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Bryon D (2014) Presence of juvenile lionfish in a Northern Gulf of Mexico nursery habitat. Gulf of Mexico Science, 1-2: 75-77

Cote I, Al Maljkovic (2010) Predation rates of Indo-Pacific lionfish on Bahamian coral reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 404: 219-225

Cote I, SJ Green, MA Hixon (2013) Predatory fish invaders: Insights from Indo-Pacific lionfish in the western Atlantic and Caribbean. Biological Conservation, 164: 50-61

Cote I, L Akins, E Underwood, J Curtis-Quick, S Green (2015) Setting the record straight on invasive lionfish control: Culling works. PeerJ Preprints.

Dahl K, WF Patterson (2014) Habitat-specific density and diet of rapidly expanding invasive Red Lionfish, Pterois volitans, populations in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. PLoS ONE, 9:e105852

Green S, JL Akins, A Maljkovic, IM Cote (2012) Invasive Lionfish drive Atlantic coral reef fish decline. PLoS ONE, 7:e32596

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Huth B, A Morgan, C Burkart (2015) Measuring Florida artificial reef economic benefits: A synthesis. 2015 Florida Artificial Reef Summit. Clearwater Beach, FL.

Pokras M, R Chafel (1992) Lead toxicosis from ingested fishing sinkers in adult common loons (Gavia immer) in New England. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 23: 93-97 Morris J (2011) Nutritional properties of the invasive lionfish: A delicious and nutritious approach for controlling the invasion. Aquaculture, Aquariums, Conservation, and Legislation 5: 99-102

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Leveraging Escambia County RESTORE Total Pilot Project Expenses (in-kind support and generated income only) Rounded to whole numbers. Rounded to whole numbers. Rounded to whole numbers. Project Payroll Costs (Salary & Fringe): $24,800 Project Payroll Costs (Salary & Fringe): $35,200 Project Payroll Costs (Salary & Fringe): $60,000 Fleet Management & Operation for $11,720 Fleet Management & Operation for $17,280 Fleet Management & Operation for $29,000 Ecotourism Trips Ecotourism Trips Ecotourism Trips Fleet Management & Operation for $11,680 Fleet Management & Operation for $88,320 Fleet Management & Operation for $100,000 Harvesting/Research Trips Harvesting/Research Trips Harvesting/Research Trips Land/Building/Construction $9,000 Land/Building/Construction $3,000 Land/Building/Construction $12,000 Vehicles/Transportation: $9,400 Vehicles/Transportation: $55,600 Vehicles/Transportation: $65,000 Equipment, Machinery: $30,060 Equipment, Machinery: $44,940 Equipment, Machinery: $75,000

Office Furniture/Fixtures: $500 Office Furniture/Fixtures: $500 Office Furniture/Fixtures: $1,000 Fundraising: $2,000 Fundraising: $1,500 Fundraising: $3,500 Travel: $10,000 Travel: $5,000 Travel: $15,000 Printing, Copying and Supply: $1,000 Printing, Copying and Supply: $500 Printing, Copying and Supply: $1,500 Postage and Delivery: $250 Postage and Delivery: $200 Postage and Delivery: $450 Rent and utilities: $3,760 Rent and utilities: $8,240 Rent and utilities: $12,000 Marketing and promotion: $15,000 Marketing and promotion: $20,000 Marketing and promotion: $35,000

Expenses (boat safety upgrades/vehicle $18,800 Expenses (boat safety upgrades/vehicle $16,200 Expenses (boat safety upgrades/vehicle $35,000 gas, O2, etc.) gas, O2, etc.) gas, O2, etc.) Other (graduate student sponsorship): $0 Other (graduate student sponsorship): $30,000 Other (graduate student sponsorship): $30,000

*Total existing and proposed $147,970 *Total County request $326,480 *Total Expenses: $474,450 leveraging

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Total County request for each project phase Rounded to whole numbers. Planning Design Construction Monitoring Subtotal Project Payroll Costs (Salary & Fringe): $2,816 $1,760 $28,160 $2,464 $35,200 Fleet Management & Operation for $1,382 $864 $13,824 $1,210 $17,280 Fleet Management & Operation for Harvesting/Research Trips $7,066 $4,416 $70,656 $6,182 $88,320 Land/Building/Construction $240 $150 $2,400 $210 $3,000 Vehicles/Transportation: $4,448 $2,780 $44,480 $3,892 $55,600 Equipment, Machinery: $3,595 $2,247 $35,952 $3,146 $44,940 Office Furniture/Fixtures: $40 $25 $400 $35 $500 Fundraising: $120 $75 $1,200 $105 $1,500 Travel: $400 $250 $4,000 $350 $5,000 Printing, Copying and Supply: $40 $25 $400 $35 $500 Postage and Delivery: $16 $10 $160 $14 $200 Rent and utilities: $659 $412 $6,592 $577 $8,240 Marketing and promotion: $1,600 $1,000 $16,000 $1,400 $20,000 Expenses (boat safety upgrades/vehicle gas, O2, etc.) $1,296 $810 $12,960 $1,134 $16,200 Other (graduate student sponsorship): $2,400 $1,500 $24,000 $2,100 $30,000

*Total County request: $26,118 $16,324 $261,184 $22,854 $326,480

Planning Design Construction Monitoring Total Approximate Distribution for Project Phases 8% 5% 80% 7% 100%

10/2/2015 Page 2 of 2 Escambia County Florida RESTORE Program - Project Details Project Details Title: Escambia County Website App Tourism The following map and table show the details of the project.

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Notes: 1. The reference to points shown on each question are the maximum points allocated to that question from the Project Selection Criteria that will be used in scoring each project.2. A project Name and Location are required for each project and are entered interactively on the Portal. Section A - Requirements and Eligibility 1. Qualifying Primary Eligible Activity (select only one): -Promotion of tourism 2. Qualifying Secondary Activities (Check all that apply): -Promotion of tourism 3. Was this activity included in a claim paid out of the Oil Spill No Trust Fund? Note: If the activity was previously paid out of an Oil Spill Trust Fund Claim, it is NOT eligible for funding under RESTORE Direct Component Pot 1. If you answer 'Yes" to this question, please stop here and do not submit your project. 4. Provide a short narrative describing how the work associated This project will require countless hours of research to gather with the proposed project will be performed in the Gulf Region. information, pictures and videos about historical, (250 words maximum) cultural and other points of interest and attractions along the gulf coast. This will be done by local residents who are familiar with the area. This information will be for used a mobile app and interactive website that will promote tourism in Escambia County. 5. Provide a short narrative describing how the proposed project The project will be designed in accordance with local, state and will conform to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and federal permit requirements. Procurement for design and codes including, but not limited to American's with Disabilities construction services will be in accordance with County and State Act, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, U.S. Access Board, National laws as reviewed and approved by US Treasury. No public access or Environmental Policy Act, National Historic Preservation Act, facilities are anticipated as part of this project so Building Codes and Davis-Bacon Act, Florida Building Code, and Escambia County ADA requirements are not applicable. Land Development Code. (250 words maximum) Section B - Baseline Criteria 1a. Project Justification - Provide an overall description of the The County of Escambia, FL has identified a Strengthen tourism proposed project. Include references to the specific needs industry project that will serve to remedy harm to the tourism and the addressed, goals to be achieved, performance metrics and economy that surrounds and supports the industry as a whole. benefits provided by the project. (500 words maximum - 3 points Escambia County's tourism was severely were impacted by the BP maximum (combined with Question 1b below)) oil spill. The decline in tourism affect everything from restaurants, hotels, shops, gas stations to seasonal workers who worked on the beach. Even entertainers suffered due to lack tourist. The County's proposed project has the goal of restoring and increasing tourism along the Gulf Coast. The project approach is designed to allow visitors to have an interactive experience when searching points of interest and create a desirability to visit. The project approach was developed with a long term vision composed of three phases utilizing the best available technology to ensure maximum success: • Phase I is a proof of concept. During this phase we will gather information, define the problems, identify potential solutions, and determine the feasibility of implementation. • Phase II will develop the design, brand and concept development. Create prototype app, continue to collect data and pictures and and produce video • Phase III will facilitate on going testing project, development of print materials. • Phase IV is the on-going operation, maintenance and update of the constructed website and mobile app . Phase I, II and III will each develop documents as deliverables that support the next funding request. In this way each installment of funds can be measured against the veracity of the documentation to ensure a cost effective approach is being employed at each stage of investment and to ensure maximum environmental benefits are realized. 1b. Project Budget - Provide total budget costs and leveraging The project approach was developed with a long term vision within each of the following categories as applicable. Provide composed of 4 phases: Phase I is planning sufficient detail in the budget narrative to justify the feasibility of (a proof of concept), gathering content (data), layout of website and the proposed project. Additional budget breakdown information mobile app estimated cost $114,500; can be provided as a PDF attachment. Please address the Phase II will develop the content, design and brand continued data following minimum categories in the proposed project budget: collection, build prototype of app and testing $123,500; Phase III will Planning, Design, Construction, and Monitoring. Please enter facilitate construction of the project, producing all marketing materials (See attached) here if you are submitting a budget as an for promote website $113,250.00 . Phase IV is the on-going attachment (250 words maximum - 3 points maximum maintenance of the website and mobile app, and 5 years monitoring (combined with Question 1a above)) hosting and updating will cost will be $10,500. (See attached Detailed Phase 1 Budget) 2. Timing - Provide a brief project development schedule • Phase I will develop the design, brand and concept development. showing that the proposed project can be implemented and Create prototype app, collect data and pictures and and benefits realized within a reasonable and acceptable timeframe. produce videos (4 Months) At a minimum please address Planning, Design, Construction, • Phase II will facilitate on going testing project, development of print and Monitoring time frames. (250 words maximum - 3 points materials continue data collection and production of pictures maximum) and video. (4 Months) Phase III Phase III will facilitate construction of the project, producing all marketing materials for promoting website and app (4 Months) • Phase III is the on-going operation, maintenance and update of the constructed website and mobile app.(5 Years )

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3. Public Interest - Provide a short narrative describing how the This project has the potential to be seen around the world giving the proposed project is in the public interest. (250 words maximum - opportunity for more travelers to know of Escambia 3 points maximum) County and the attractions and amenities it offers. Bringing additional visitors will bring more revenue to the county which in turn helps the county in providing services for it citizenry. Thus, taxation is lessen on the residence part. 4. Monitoring Plan - Provide a short narrative describing the The website will have the ability to monitor the number of visitors comprehensive monitoring and success measurement plan for to the site. The mobile app will also be able to know where the proposed project. (250 words maximum? 3 points it was downloaded and when visitors come to the area. maximum) Questionnaires and surveys will be included to measure where travelers are from, when they come, who long they stayed and other pertain information needed to measure success. Section C1 - Environmental Criteria 1. Habitat Restoration - Provide a short narrative on how the Information about various projects to improve, restore and enhance proposed project improves, enhances, or restores the structure the structure and function of upland and function of upland, coastal, bays, bayous, wetlands, rivers, coastal, bays, bayous, wetlands, rivers, streams, or marine natural lakes, streams, or marine natural systems, benefiting native systems benefiting native flora and fauna flora and fauna (Examples include: Restoration, improvement, will be information provided on the website and mobile app raising or enhancement of ecological function such as natural awareness not only to visitors but locals as hydrological function, tidal connections, soil composition, well. This in turn will encourage locals as well visitors to be more vegetation diversity and renewal; Restoration, improvement, or aware of the impact they have on the enhancement of community structure such as increased native environment. vegetation, biodiversity, or beneficial substrate; removal of non- native species; removal of fish passage barriers; or benefits threatened and endangered fish or wildlife). (500 words maximum - 5 points maximum) 2. Habitat Conservation and Preservation - Provide a short Information about various projects to improve, restore and enhance narrative on how the proposed project improves, enhances, or the structure and function of upland restores the structure and function of upland, coastal, bays, coastal, bays, bayous, wetlands, rivers, streams, or marine natural bayous, wetlands, rivers, lakes, streams, or marine natural systems benefiting native flora and fauna systems, benefiting native flora and fauna (Examples include: will be information provided on the website and mobile app raising Establishing conservation easement or wildlife corridors, awareness not only to visitors but locals as reducing unnatural disturbances, implementing a habitat well. This in turn will encourage locals as well visitors to be more management plan or other best practice). (500 words maximum - aware of the impact they have on the 5 points maximum) environment. 3. Water Quality Improvement - Provide a short narrative on how The website and mobile app will address the need to protect the the proposed project reduces point and nonpoint sources of environment and their actions can have an impact on pollutants entering local waterways, provides treatment to the quality of the water improve water quality, or proposes other measures which will improve water quality (Examples include: Reduces pollutant loading from point sources, installation of Best Management Practices (BMP's); reduces pollutant loading from nonpoint sources such as impervious surface coverage, implements stormwater Best Management Practices such as bioretention, vegetated buffer preservation, etc. to reduce sedimentation or provides treatment for nutrients or legacy contaminants; Improves impaired waterway). (500 words maximum - 5 points maximum) 4. Natural Systems Resiliency - Provide a short narrative on how na the proposed project increases ability of natural systems to withstand disasters and adapt to changing environmental conditions due to climate change, associated sea level rise, and other factors (Examples include: Stabilizes shoreline/provides natural wave attenuation, increase species and/or ecosystem adaptability to changing conditions, provide for natural successional progression, or improve air quality). (500 words maximum - 5 points maximum) Section C2 - Economic Criteria 1. Tourism and Tourism Opportunities - Provide a short The website along with the mobile app can reach around the world. it narrative on how the proposed project provides for increases in can reach people on an individual level that traditional tourism activity through new or additional marketing efforts, marketing can't. Due to the interactive nature of the site and app it improvements to existing attractions, or addition of new can create a desire to come an experience the Gulf Coast destinations or attractions. (Examples include: Provides first hand in a way that a simple picture can't. Through the increased or additional public access to the waterfront or other interconnection of Social Media this will extend the reach to more tourism destinations, Enhances existing attractions or people to know about Escambia County and what it has to offer as a destinations, Increases total annual visitor count, Increases destination. This will all help in the increase of tourism access to cultural tourism or local historical assets, Promotes tourism destinations through marketing or promotional efforts). (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) 2. Recreational Fishing and Local Seafood - Provide a short Within the website and mobile app, recreational outdoor activities will narrative on how the proposed project provides for increases in be included, so activities such as deep sea fishing tourism activity or encourages the consumption of Gulf seafood and destinations like Joe Patties and Fish House will be featured. through new or additional marketing efforts, improvements to existing attractions, or addition of new destinations or attractions (Examples include: Improves opportunities through addition of artificial reefs, oyster reefs, Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV); increases access to fishing opportunities through addition of fishing piers, boat ramps; or promotes recreational fishing and/or local seafood consumption through marketing and promotional activities) (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum)

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3. Job Creation - Provide a short narrative on how the proposed Work on this project will be headquartered at 213 E. Yonge Street, project provides for new seasonal, temporary, part time, full Pensacola, FL 32503. We propose to hire additional time, and/or higher wage jobs within the County. If applicable, full time employees who have been displaced from their previous explain how the proposed project can provide jobs that meet or industry due to the oil spill. They will be trained to assist exceed the Escambia County average annual median wage in the collection of media materials, video production and social and/or are within local targeted industries or supporting media, a growing industry. infrastructure industries. (500 words maximum - 4 points The "Median Individual Worker Income" in Escambia County is maximum) $24,580 per year. We will start them out at $30,000 per year. This is project will give them training that will allow them to go anywhere and be gainfully employed. 4. Industry and Business Growth - Provide a short narrative on na how the proposed project directly contributes to expansion of existing industry/business or siting of a new industry/business in local targeted industries. Provide evidence of a measurable Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increase if possible. (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) 5. Workforce Development - Provide a short narrative on how New employees will be trained to assist in the collection of media the proposed project provides innovative higher education, job materials, video production and social media, training, or other workforce training/career development which a growing industry. They will learn to build websites and mobile increases the total skilled workforce pool and advances apps. opportunities for higher wage employment (Examples include: Providing industry focused training resulting in certification for trainees, addressing workforce gaps in specific target industries, development or expansion of youth employment and training opportunities in STEM fields, job training targeting "at- risk" groups). (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) Section C3 - Infrastructure Criteria: 1. Transportation Network Improvements - Provide a short na narrative on how the proposed project improves components of existing transportation network or adds new features to transportation network such as roads, sidewalks, bike lanes, greenway trails, streetlights, and urban/street landscaping (Examples Include: Use of "complete streets" design including street lighting, traffic calming, and pedestrian safety; improvements to the multimodal transportation network including waterways, ports, railways, and mass transit). (500 words maximum - 6 points maximum) 2. Flooding Improvements - Provide a short narrative on how the na proposed project provides structural improvements or additions which will reduce flooding to homes and businesses, thereby reducing overall disaster costs and increasing economic resilience. (Examples include: decreasing the frequency and/or intensity of flooding events through impervious surface reduction or increased storage/retention or retrofit, repair or replace existing stormwater management infrastructure to improve drainage). (500 words maximum - 7 points maximum) 3. Community Resiliency - Provide a short narrative on how the na proposed project increases community resiliency by strategically retrofitting, upgrading, or replacing critical infrastructure to reduce community vulnerability to natural and manmade disasters; utilizes renewable energy; or implements other disaster preparatory mechanisms such as additional improved planning, shelters or evacuation routes. (500 words maximum - 7 points maximum) Section D - Bonus Points 1. Benefits Traditionally Underserved Persons or Areas - na Provide a short narrative on how the proposed project improves opportunities for disadvantaged or traditionally underserved persons or areas, such as low-income areas, areas of minority concentration, persons with disabilities, persons with limited English proficiency, etc. (Examples Include: Project is located in low income, very low income, or primarily minority neighborhood (as defined by U.S. Census tract); Project incorporates universal or creative ADA design beyond the minimum requirements providing increased access for persons with disabilities; Training and job creation benefits for disadvantaged or traditionally underserved persons; Project benefits disadvantaged or traditionally underserved groups in other ways) (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 2. Community Health - Provide a short narrative on how the na proposed project improves physical or mental health of the community through health improvement programs or health education (Examples include: Project provides for improved affordable access to healthy food; project targets improvement of public health, disease, or mental health issues; or project provides the public with opportunities for increased physical activity such as parks, greenways and community centers). (250 words maximum- 3 points maximum) 3. Neighborhood Benefits - Provide a short narrative on how the na proposed project provides neighborhood benefits such as increased affordable housing; reduction in crime; located in Community Redevelopment Area (CRA), brownfields area, or Enterprise Zone or provides significant aesthetic neighborhood improvements. (250 words maximum - 3 points maximum)

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4. Local Preference - Provide one or more specific examples on na how the proposed project can incorporate the use of local labor forces or promotes local small businesses. (250 words maximum - 3 points maximum) 5. Education and Awareness - Provide one or more specific Utilizing interns through a program we currently have we will be able examples on how the proposed project enhances education or to assist college students to obtain credits in early childhood education programs or incorporates education media, marketing and journalism. outreach. (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 6. Environmental Outreach - Provide one or more specific na examples of environmental outreach components included in the proposed project (Examples include: Project engages citizens in the active preservation, protection, or restoration of natural resources or provides publicly accessible environmental education signage at the project site). (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 7. Cultural and Historic Resources - Provide one or more The website and app will provide information on preservation, cultural specific examples of how the proposed project provides for and restoration projects. It will offer ways people preservation, protection or restoration of cultural, historical, or can get involve and help. A current trend is for tourist to take working archaeological significant resources above and beyond vacations and go somewhere to work on a project. minimum regulatory requirements (Examples may include adaptive reuse of buildings or other existing assets) (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 8. Consistency with Local Plans - Provide one or more specific na examples of how the proposed project is consistent with or implements existing adopted plans (Plans may include Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) Program, Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP), Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), or other City, County, State, or Regional plan). (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 9. Green Design - Provide one or more specific examples of how na the proposed project incorporates green design elements such as Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) principles or other energy and water efficiency/ conservation measures (Examples include: Project integrates water conservation design features beyond minimum standards; or Project includes renewable energy component, recycling and reuse of materials, or other sustainable or low impact design features). (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 10. Leverages funds - Provide one or more specific examples of Sponsor or advertising networks are paid by the companies that how the proposed project can provide for in-kind or other advertise within the app. Grants through Visit Florida to supplemental funding, increasing fund leveraging (Examples promote Tourism include: Project can include local/state/Federal grant matching funds, Volunteer labor, Etc.) (250 words maximum - 7 points maximum) 11. Sustainability and Efficiency - Provide one or more specific na examples of how the proposed project approach utilizes efficiency measures and provides long term benefits (Examples include: Project links outcomes, partners, or lands to leverage overall impact; project provides long-term benefit(s) beyond life of funding period; project builds upon existing community assets or proposed project avoids or minimizes negative environmental impacts). (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 12. Planning and Partnerships - Provide one or more specific na examples of how the proposed project includes beneficial partnership or is complete and shovel ready. (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 13. Enhanced Tourism Opportunities - Provide one or more The website and mobile app will highlight benefits of visiting specific examples of how the proposed project provides for Escambia County in the off season such as: discounted enhanced tourism opportunities during the "off season" of amenities and mild temperatures September 1 through March 31. (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) Section E - Permitting and Ownership: 1. Are permits required to construct or implement the proposed No project? If Yes, list specific required permits and status of each. If No, na indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum - No Points) 2. Is land acquisition required to construct or implement the proposed project? -No If Yes, what legal rights will be acquired? (Select one or more) -Other If easements, what are the terms of the easement? Otherwise, na indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum– No Points) 3. Will the proposed project cause displacement of persons or No businesses? If Yes, provide a description of the displacement the proposed na project may cause including any known addresses that may be impacted. If No, indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum – No Points)

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Personnel Staff 1 $25,000 $25,000 $15,000 $65,000 Staff 2 $17,000 $17,000 $17,000 $51,000 Staff 3 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $30,000 Staff 4 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $30,000 Staff 5 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $30,000 Staff 6 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $30,000

$0 Total Personnel

Travel $4,500 $6,000 $4,500 $15,000

Materials & Supplies $10,000 $10,000

Contractual Full Circle Group, LLC $8,000 $8,000 $8,000 $24,000 Content writer $7,500 $7,500 Videographer $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $45,000 Other Direct Costs Printing $5,000 $2,500 $6,000 $13,500 Hosting $250 $10,500 $10,750

Total $ 114,500.00 $123,500 $ 113,250.00 $10,500 $361,750 Escambia County Florida RESTORE Program - Project Details Project Details Title: SOAR WITH RESTORE The following map and table show the details of the project.

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Notes: 1. The reference to points shown on each question are the maximum points allocated to that question from the Project Selection Criteria that will be used in scoring each project.2. A project Name and Location are required for each project and are entered interactively on the Portal. Section A - Requirements and Eligibility 1. Qualifying Primary Eligible Activity (select only one): -Workforce Development 2. Qualifying Secondary Activities (Check all that apply): -Restore and protect natural resources 3. Was this activity included in a claim paid out of the Oil Spill No Trust Fund? Note: If the activity was previously paid out of an Oil Spill Trust Fund Claim, it is NOT eligible for funding under RESTORE Direct Component Pot 1. If you answer 'Yes" to this question, please stop here and do not submit your project. 4. Provide a short narrative describing how the work associated “SOAR” with Restore, proposed project main focus is to offer with the proposed project will be performed in the Gulf Region. opportunities for disadvantaged underserved persons in lowincome (250 words maximum) areas of minority concentration. “SOAR” is a public private partnership comprised of Unity in the Family Ministry, New World Believers’ (Montclair), McCray and Associates and Hixardt Technologies, collaborating with Carver Community Center (Century), Cantonment Improvement Association, Englewood Baptist Church, Wedgewood Home-owner’s Association, Truth for Youth (Belmont & Devilliers), Tan Yard Neighborhood Association and S. L. Jones Christian Academy (Warrington).

The Environmental Worker Training Program conducted by Unity In The Family Ministry (UITFM) will educate 125 individual over a five year period in basic skills, hazardous-waste cleanup, mold remediation, lead abatement, asbestos abatement and emergency response.

New World Believers’ will educate over a five year period 125 persons returning to society from jail, prison and substance abuse treatment centers. They will teach these individuals financial literacy, poverty solutions, communication and personal development skills.

Hixardt Technologies will certify 125 young adults/veterans’ per-year in cybersecurity. The cybersecurity training course will include classes in cybersecurity fundamentals, CISSP/C- Council/Certified/CEH, and CompTIA/Security+. Hixardt also will provide computer technology centers for all of our community partners in an effort to bridge the Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) digital gap.

Finally, the “SOAR” project will create an African American Heritage Trail from The Tan-Yard to Century. This trail will include historical markers located in our community partners’ neighborhoods. All of the training, job-development Cultural Heritage Trail will be performed in the Gulf region

5. Provide a short narrative describing how the proposed project The SOAR With Restore will abide by the Disabilities Act, will conform to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and Rehabilitation Act of 1973. We will not discrimination against people codes including, but not limited to American's with Disabilities with disabilities in employment, transportation, public Act, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, U.S. Access Board, National accommodation, communications, and governmental activities. Environmental Policy Act, National Historic Preservation Act, Davis-Bacon Act, Florida Building Code, and Escambia County The United States Access Board - We will promotes equality for Land Development Code. (250 words maximum) people with disabilities through leadership in accessible design and the development of accessibility guidelines and standards for the built environment, transportation, communication, medical diagnostic equipment, and information technology.

National Historic Preservation Act - We will follow the national preservation program and its system of procedural protections encouraging the identification and protection of cultural and historic resources of national, state, tribal and local significance.

DavisBacon Act – We will follow all wage requirements for contractors and subcontractors performing federally funded or assisted contracts in excess of $2,000.

Florida Building Code – We will follow all Florida Building Codes that is applicable to our project.

Escambia County Land Development Code – We will abide by all regulations contained within this Code are necessary to protect the public health, safety, general welfare, natural environment and economic vitality of the county.

Section B - Baseline Criteria

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1a. Project Justification - Provide an overall description of the Project Justification proposed project. Include references to the specific needs The SOAR With RESTORE Collaborative is organized as a program addressed, goals to be achieved, performance metrics and of a non-profit training corporation, a for-profit technology company, a benefits provided by the project. (500 words maximum - 3 points multi-services technical assistance team and 7 underserved minority maximum (combined with Question 1b below)) neighborhoods proposing to develop an Escambia County Sustainable Neighborhoods Economic Development Plan and a countywide Escambia Environmental Justice Plan. Our vision is to develop an agenda utilizing a collective impact model designed to secure a sustainable economic and prosperous future for Escambia County’s underserved communities. Our mission is to develop and implement a strategic plan embracing Heritage Tourism, Workforce Development, Business Development, Environmental Justice, and Infrastructure Resiliency to secure that future. How these five eligible activities of the Escambia County RESTORE Act program are connected in the two plans provide the strategy for a Return on Investment (ROI) that will attract regional replication. History, commerce, and environment are linked in a storyline which ties the justification of our project to the present 2015 economic momentum of Pensacola, Escambia County, and Northwest Florida. This storyline provides the foundation for achieving our vision of a sustainable economic and prosperous future for our underserved communities. In implementing this agenda, the Collaborative proposes to partner with the City and County to help conserve fiscal resources by seeking alternative funding sources from the private sector, foundations, and the federal government. Justification of the need for this project is documented in the following studies, summits, programs and needs assessments: The 2003 City of Pensacola Disparity Study, the 2007 and 2011 Gulf Coast Regional Equity to Achieve Prosperity (REAP) Summits, the 2013 NAACP-Facilitated Proposed ROI Target Outcomes and Community Rankings, and the Community Action Program’s 2014 Community Needs Assessment, five strategic implementation strategies have been established as the framework for the development of the Economic and Environmental Action Plans. Strategic Implementation Strategy #1: Tourism Continue to build Pensacola and Escambia County as a center for tourism within the region based on intriguing cultural/heritage stories and performances, outdoor recreation, and special attractions and events.

Strategic Implementation Strategy #2: Performing Arts Build on and partner with area arts groups, like Polimbatree Griots on initiatives to establish Escambia County as a regional arts destination, residential centers for artists, linked to strategies of improving quality of life for residents and attracting visitors to Escambia County. Strategic Implementation Strategy #3: Technology Establish Escambia County as a center for training technology entrepreneurs, cyber-security personnel, and the development of tech companies by increasing the computer skills of residents through engagement of Hixardt. Strategic Implementation Strategy #4: Community and Environment Restoration Establish Escambia as a leader in revitalization and redevelopment of the built environment in the older historic underserved communities from south Escambia County north to Century, historically known as Teaspoon. Strategic Implementation Strategy #5: Collective Community Capacity Building Initiate an ongoing community capacity building training and leadership development outreach program to county residents and regional institutions to build citizen confidence and support for corporate, university, and non-profit involvement in implementation of the Sustainable Economic Development Strategic Plan.

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1b. Project Budget - Provide total budget costs and leveraging Environmental Training within each of the following categories as applicable. Provide Unity In The Family Ministry will provide12-week Environmental sufficient detail in the budget narrative to justify the feasibility of Worker Training for 25 students: the proposed project. Additional budget breakdown information Staffing – 50,000.00, consultants – 20,000.00, Supplies – 8,000.00, can be provided as a PDF attachment. Please address the Travel Student-incentives – 32,000.00. Total of 120,000.00 year- following minimum categories in the proposed project budget: one, year 2-5 60,000.00 per year. Leveraging 600,000.00 over five- Planning, Design, Construction, and Monitoring. Please enter years (See attached) here if you are submitting a budget as an attachment (250 words maximum - 3 points maximum Reentry (combined with Question 1a above)) New World Believer’s will Increase re-entry program by 25 participants’. One-year Program offering: housing, counseling, job placement and training. Staffing 50,000.00, consultants 15,000.00, Supplies 15,000.00, Transportation 10,000.00, Technical equipment . Total of 100,000.00 year-one, year 2-5 50,000.00 per year. Leveraging 399,120.00.00 over five-years

Cybersecurity Hixardt Technologies will provide a six-month training to certify 25 young adults/veterans per-year in cybersecurity. Staffing 50,000.00, Media and Marketing 50,000.00, Scholarships 50,000.00. Total 150,000.00 year-one, Years 2-5 100,000.00 per year.

Heritage Tourism Seven underserved communities’ are trained, research and develop master plan for historical markers/archives/venues. Year 2-5: historical markers/venues erected. Staffing 98,000.00, Training 17,000.00, Supplies 25,000.00, Research and Development 45,000.00. Total 185,000.00 year-one, Years 2-5 100,000.00

Construction Carver Center and Truth-for-Youth buildings will be retrofitted to house historical archives. Years 2-5 other communities’ venues/markers will be constructed. Environmental program provides manpower. Roof-Replacement 40,000.00, Parking Lot – 15,000.00, Floors 15,000.00, Walls and electrical repair. 20,000.00. Total 100,000.00 year-one, 100,000.00 year-two.

Monitoring Hixardt Technologies will monitor all projects financial transactions. An independent-evaluator will conduct program evaluation. Staff - 25,000.00, Software supplies 10,000.00, Independent- evaluator 10,000.00, 45,000.00 per-year for five-years

Media For outreach and recruitment 50,000.00. Print/Radio/Television/social-media/events 50,000.00 each year.

Total Budget year-one750,000.00 Years 2-5505,000.00

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2. Timing - Provide a brief project development schedule Environmental showing that the proposed project can be implemented and benefits realized within a reasonable and acceptable timeframe. Create a plan to include: Planning/Training, Recruit/hire/train staff, At a minimum please address Planning, Design, Construction, start by 1st-month, completion 2nd-month. and Monitoring time frames. (250 words maximum - 3 points maximum) Recruit/select 25 students to start 1st-month, completed 3rd-month.

Provide six-weeks of Basic Skills Training to start 3rd-month, completed 4.5-month

Provide six-weeks of Technical Training to start 4.5-month, student certified 6th- month.

Job-development and placement – 70% of student will be employed by 12th-month.

Conduct evaluation progress start 1st-month, completed 12th-month.

Reentry Create a plan to include: Planning, Training, recruit/hire/train consultants, start 1st-month, completion 2nd-month.

Recruit/select 25 participants to start 1st-month, ongoing.

Provide training/counseling to participants to start 1st-month, on- going.

Job-development/placement – 90% of student will be employed by 12th-month.

Provide housing to all participants start 1st-month, ongoing.

Conduct evaluation progress start 1st-month, completed 12th-month.

Construction

Create a plan to include: Plan retrofit two-building, start 1st-month, completed 3rd-month

Select contractor by 3rd-month, begin work by 3.5-month.

Evaluate progress is ongoing, and completion 12th-month

Cybersecurity Training

Create a plan to include: Select/curriculum/software, start 1st-month completed 1st-month. Cybersecurity

Recruit/select 25 participants to start 1st-month, ongoing.

Provide 6-week training start 2nd-month Certify 25 students 8th- month.

Conduct evaluation progress start 1st-month, completed12th-month.

Tourism

Create a plan to include: conduct training, hire staff, conduct research start 1st-month completed 12th-month.

Select Markers placements: start by 6th month and completed by 12th month.

Evaluate progress is ongoing, and completion of project by 12th- month

Monitoring Budget

Monitor all program finance recording all expenditures, conduct monthly/yearly accounts review start day one completed 12th month.

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3. Public Interest - Provide a short narrative describing how the Soar with Restore is a public-private partnership comprised of Unity proposed project is in the public interest. (250 words maximum - in the Family Ministry, McCray and Associates and Hixardt 3 points maximum) Technologies, collaborating with seven underserved communities. Those communities are Carver Community Center (Century), Cantonment Improvement Association, Englewood Baptist Church, Wedgewood Homeowners Association, Truth for Youth (Belmont & Devilliers), Tan Yard Neighborhood Association and S. L. Jones Christian Academy (Warrington). Our community partners will be trained on environmental awareness, sea-level rise impact, economic development and heritages tourism. The project is in the public interest because it will offer our target populations job training, career-development and job-placement, which will increases the total skilled workforce pool and advances employment opportunities. The unemployment rate for our target population is 19.5 % (usacityfacts.com). Low socioeconomic status has been implicated as a risk factor for many of the problems plaguing communities. Seeking protective factors to minimize these risks, researchers say will help the resilience of persons overcoming social challenges associated with skewed distribution of resources (Corcoran & Nichols-Casebolt, 2004). Once these individuals obtain employment with a livable wage it will decrease negative behavior and increasing public safety.

Our community partners’ will become cognitive of environmental laws, and policies; and how to protect their communities from the introduction of hazardous waste. Also we will train our partners on the impact on sea-level rise and how to use NOAA Sea-level Rise Impact-Viewer and Climate Central Surging Sea-Risk Finder; to gain a better understanding of how sea-level rise and coastal flooding will impact their communities.

4. Monitoring Plan - Provide a short narrative describing the Goals comprehensive monitoring and success measurement plan for “SOAR” a public-private partnership collaborating with seven the proposed project. (250 words maximum? 3 points underserved communities. Overall goal is to increase the total skilled maximum) workforce pool and advance employment opportunities, environmental awareness and cultural-heritage trails. We will develop/implement strategic plans utilize by our community partners in areas of Heritage Tourism, Workforce Development, Business Development and Environment.

Objectives 1.Community partners will complete a 3-month program in Leadership, Sea-level Rise, Business, Research, and Development. They will collaborate with Project Managers to develop a master-plan for project by the fourth-month; implementation begins fifth-month. Evaluate/document/report progress of objective-1.

2.Provide employable skills to 375 individuals over a five-year period; fifth-month start date. Recruit/train 4 individuals per-year from each of the collaborating communities. Twenty-five participants trained in each of three skilled areas each-year: Environmental, Janitorial and Cybersecurity. Evaluate/document/report progress of objective-2.

3.Employ 85% of trainees with livable wage jobs each year. Public- private partnership provides job-development and job-placement. Job-development to include: fisheries, beach re-nourishment, landfill clean-up, etc. Evaluate/document/report progress of object-3.

4.Carver Center and Truth-for-Youth buildings retrofitted to house Music-Makers Hall of Fame and African-American Archives. Public- private partners monitor selection process and progress of architect and contractor; building retrofitting completed by year one. Evaluate/document/report progress of objective-4.

Evaluation and Monitoring

1.Hixardt Technologies monitor projects financial transactions. All program partners invoice and provide receipts to Hixardt for all expenditures.

2.Hire independent elevator to evaluated and provide program corrections. All program partners submit monthly progress reports on objectives. Elevator conducts objectives/program evaluations and submits quarterly/yearly reports.

Section C1 - Environmental Criteria

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1. Habitat Restoration - Provide a short narrative on how the N/A proposed project improves, enhances, or restores the structure and function of upland, coastal, bays, bayous, wetlands, rivers, lakes, streams, or marine natural systems, benefiting native flora and fauna (Examples include: Restoration, improvement, or enhancement of ecological function such as natural hydrological function, tidal connections, soil composition, vegetation diversity and renewal; Restoration, improvement, or enhancement of community structure such as increased native vegetation, biodiversity, or beneficial substrate; removal of non- native species; removal of fish passage barriers; or benefits threatened and endangered fish or wildlife). (500 words maximum - 5 points maximum) 2. Habitat Conservation and Preservation - Provide a short N/A narrative on how the proposed project improves, enhances, or restores the structure and function of upland, coastal, bays, bayous, wetlands, rivers, lakes, streams, or marine natural systems, benefiting native flora and fauna (Examples include: Establishing conservation easement or wildlife corridors, reducing unnatural disturbances, implementing a habitat management plan or other best practice). (500 words maximum - 5 points maximum) 3. Water Quality Improvement - Provide a short narrative on how N/A the proposed project reduces point and nonpoint sources of pollutants entering local waterways, provides treatment to improve water quality, or proposes other measures which will improve water quality (Examples include: Reduces pollutant loading from point sources, installation of Best Management Practices (BMP's); reduces pollutant loading from nonpoint sources such as impervious surface coverage, implements stormwater Best Management Practices such as bioretention, vegetated buffer preservation, etc. to reduce sedimentation or provides treatment for nutrients or legacy contaminants; Improves impaired waterway). (500 words maximum - 5 points maximum)

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4. Natural Systems Resiliency - Provide a short narrative on how By educating our community partners’ on environmental justice issue the proposed project increases ability of natural systems to and sea-level rise impact as they relate to their community they withstand disasters and adapt to changing environmental become cognitive of their responsibilities as it relates to the conditions due to climate change, associated sea level rise, and environment. They will become aware of environmental laws, and other factors (Examples include: Stabilizes shoreline/provides policies; and how to protect their communities from the introduction of natural wave attenuation, increase species and/or ecosystem hazardous waste that has plagued them in the past. Also we will train adaptability to changing conditions, provide for natural our partners on the impact of sea level rise and how to use NOAA successional progression, or improve air quality). (500 words Sea-level Rise Impact-Viewer and Climate Central Surging Sea-Risk maximum - 5 points maximum) Finder. Once they are able to use these tools they will gain a better understanding of how sea-level rise and coastal flooding will impact their community. Our project will initiate an ongoing community environmental training and outreach component to county residents, which will support our Sustainable Environmental Strategic Plan.

Climate Central is partnering with SOAR With Restore and will provide support in their use of our Surging Sea Risk Finder. Also Climate Control will support SOAR by providing training to the residents of our seven underserved communities on this online software. Climate Control will provide sea level coastal flood analysis to our environmental justice project.

Further, the relationship between Unity in the Family Ministry (UIFM), Tony McCray and Associates, Jacqui Patterson, the NAACP Director of Environmental and Climate Justice, and the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice and Sustainability has positioned the SOAR With RESTORE and the 7 underserved communities to proactively develop a role to increase our understanding of how we can increase the ability of natural systems to withstand disasters. Additionally, our collaborative will assist the larger Escambia community to become educated on how we can all become engaged in increasing the ability of natural systems to adapt to changing environmental conditions due to climate change, associated with sea rise and other challenges.

SOAR will take advantage of utilizing RESTORE funds to bring in environmental experts and advocates for natural systems resiliency to interact with the 7 neighborhood groups in the design and preparation of the Sustainable Environmental Strategic Plan. In developing the plan, SOAR will endeavor to address this issue by locating its Environmental Justice and Sustainability Research Facility in the Tan Yard on the Bruce Beach site on Main Street in South Pensacola.

Tan Yard community preservation advocates are already proposing to develop a community Heritage and Cultural Experience Center on Bruce Beach adjacent to the proposed fish hatchery. Therefore we will look into the possibility of a dual role for community civic engagement in heritage preservation and natural systems preservation on the Bruce Beach site. This will allow the SOAR collaborative, community residents, local governments and state government through the Florida Fish and Wildlife Institute to actually monitor and increase the resiliency of the Bruce Beach waterfront as an example of this effort.

The UIFM Environmental Jobs Training will allow the trainees to work to preserve ecosystem adaptability to changing conditions, and provide for natural successional progression, and/or improve air quality.

Section C2 - Economic Criteria

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1. Tourism and Tourism Opportunities - Provide a short The SOAR With RESTORE Collaborative is public/private narrative on how the proposed project provides for increases in partnership spearheaded by Unity in the Family Ministry, a workforce tourism activity through new or additional marketing efforts, development and job training 501(©) 3 non-profit corporation in improvements to existing attractions, or addition of new partnership with New World Believers Ministries, Tony McCray and destinations or attractions. (Examples include: Provides Associates, a business development and community development increased or additional public access to the waterfront or other consulting firm, and Hixardt Technologies, a disabled veteran-owned tourism destinations, Enhances existing attractions or cloud services technology company. destinations, Increases total annual visitor count, Increases access to cultural tourism or local historical assets, Promotes The primary goal of the SOAR Collaborative in meeting the Tourism tourism destinations through marketing or promotional efforts). Opportunities Criteria is to increase tourism activity in the minority (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) and underserved communities in Escambia County and simultaneously create jobs, increase business development opportunities, increase the tax base, and resolve social and economic challenges. New and improved marketing efforts will be utilized, improvements will be made to existing landmarks and attractions, and new destinations will be developed generating an expanded and enhanced African-American Heritage Trail experience for tourists.

For example, a new Heritage Center is proposed for the South end of Pensacola, known as the “Tan Yard” which is experiencing unprecedented real estate development. The proposed location would be on Bruce Beach next to the new Gulf Coast Marine Fisheries Center at the historical site. The history of this area along with the beach site is one of the oldest in Pensacola and Escambia County because of its relationship to Pensacola Bay and the area’s shipbuilding heritage. Shipbuilding activities on Bruce Beach when it was a dry dock lend itself to stories of Black maritime workers. The beach was a popular social and athletic location during segregation and became even more popular with the opening of Bruce Municipal Pool in 1958. The next project is proposed in the historical Belmont and DeVilliers Business District in the former Smith’s Sunbeam Bread Manufacturing Plant. The Truth for Youth 501© 3 youth development non-profit owns the building and has consented to leasing space to the proposed African-American Archives which will house the Music- Makers Hall of Fame. There is only one official Black museum in Escambia County in the Pensacola Historic District. The addition of the archives would fill a need for a historic preservation facility in the heart of the historic business district.

The partnering neighborhoods of Warrington, Englewood/E St Corridor, Wedgewood/HWY 29 Corridor, Cantonment/ HWY 29 Corridor, and Century/ HWY 29 Corridor are all committed to using the first year of funding to participate in a heritage tourism development project “From the Tanyard to Century” Heritage Trail. In fact Century still has the Carver Community Center as a site for youth educational programs and community meeting that is in dire need of repairs and operating funds.

The project is proposed to be developed in five phases. Year One: Planning, Preliminary Design, Year 2: Marketing the Project’s Plan, Develop and implement business development recruitment strategy in each neighborhood, architectural working drawings, fund raising to leverage 2ND Year RESTORE funding, Year 3 Construction/Monitoring. Launch heritage festival in partner neighborhoods Begin Neighborhood Tours Year 4: Completion of Construction of Some Projects---Grand Openings/Continued Construction of Other Projects. Year 5 Plan completed heritage sites, Tours underway, Business Development and Jobs Created. 2. Recreational Fishing and Local Seafood - Provide a short N/A narrative on how the proposed project provides for increases in tourism activity or encourages the consumption of Gulf seafood through new or additional marketing efforts, improvements to existing attractions, or addition of new destinations or attractions (Examples include: Improves opportunities through addition of artificial reefs, oyster reefs, Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV); increases access to fishing opportunities through addition of fishing piers, boat ramps; or promotes recreational fishing and/or local seafood consumption through marketing and promotional activities) (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum)

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3. Job Creation - Provide a short narrative on how the proposed The “SOAR” project secondary goal is to create jobs for individuals project provides for new seasonal, temporary, part time, full who complete our training programs. The “SOAR” project will offer time, and/or higher wage jobs within the County. If applicable, temporary, part time, full time, higher wage jobs within Escambia explain how the proposed project can provide jobs that meet or County. The “SOAR” project offers each of the seven underserved exceed the Escambia County average annual median wage communities’ residents the opportunity to participate in a workforce and/or are within local targeted industries or supporting development and a computer technology program, which consists of infrastructure industries. (500 words maximum - 4 points certification in Environmental Worker and Cybersecurity training and maximum) employment with a janitorial cleaning services. All of the training programs offer job placement for their participants. Our target population has the opportunity to earn a livable wage; and cybersecurity training will provide high-skill and high-wage jobs.

The Environmental Worker Training Program conducted by Unity In The Family Ministry (UITFM) will educate 125 individual over a five year period in basic skills, hazardous-waste cleanup, mold remediation, lead and asbestos abatement and emergency response. UIFTM focuses on ex-offenders, first time hires, low-income neighborhood residents and provides soft skills training, counseling, job placement, and case management and follow-up services.

New World Believers’ is a not for profit organization that created a limited liability company, New World Cleaning, LLC. New World Cleaning is used for job placement for New World Believers’ clients who are reentering society due to their dysfunctional behavior. The company performs cleaning services for organizations throughout the Gulf Coast Region. Funds received from this activity pay for the clients’ housing, living expenses and building self-sufficiency. After the completion of a one month course in financial literacy, poverty solutions, communication and personal development skills they ready to receive a work assignment.

Hixardt Technologies is the private partner of the “SOAR” project. Hixardt Technologies is a self-supporting technology firm funded by private financing and project revenues. Hixardt’s mission is to provide quality IT services focused on assisting organizations in leveraging Information Technology that enhance their "bottom line".

Hixardt Technologies will train 25 young adults and veterans per year in cybersecurity as well as, providing financial monitoring for the “SOAR” project. These individuals once they have satisfactorily completed their course of training will become eligible to participate in for fee-for-services not-for-profit human resources firm created by Unity In The Family Ministry and McCray and Associates.

Through the life of the project, the occupational focus of the project will be expanded. UITFM has already started a collaboration process by contacting Ingalls Shipbuilding. UITFM is forming a partnership that will allow our participants to certify in welding and pipefitting. We are also in contact with Allen Michael Electrical Contractors that has stated they are will to teach/certify our participants in the construction industry and as electricians. Once our participants have gained a variety of skills over the course of the five-year project Unity In The Family Ministry along with McCray and Associates will form a fee-for- services not-for-profit human resources firm offering organizations skilled workers who have been training by the “SOAR” project. The funds generated through this firm will be used to continue the project beyond the life of the funding period.

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4. Industry and Business Growth - Provide a short narrative on Tony McCray and Associates has been contracted by Unity in the how the proposed project directly contributes to expansion of Family Ministry to design and organize an innovative Business existing industry/business or siting of a new industry/business Development Program for implementation by the SOAR in local targeted industries. Provide evidence of a measurable Collaborative. The company has created a SOAR Business and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increase if possible. (500 words Economic Development Roundtable to provide technical assistance maximum - 4 points maximum) services to the targeted communities and surrounding commercial areas for Industry and Business Growth. Information technology and advanced manufacturing emerged from a 2013 study by the Greater Pensacola Chamber as the business clusters chosen for additional focus because of their economic impact and wage earnings. A professional team has been assembled to interact with the Pensacola Chamber, the African American Chamber, the Small Business Development Center, EscaRosa Career Source Centers, I- Ten Wired, FloridaWest, Gulf Power, Studer Institute, the University of West Florida, Pensacola State College, and Cyber-Security networks. The entities will be invited to a November Regional Equity to Achieve Prosperity Planning Conference on Pensacola Beach to meet with the SOAR and its Business and Economic Development Roundtable to build a strategy of collaboration to achieve the objectives of the RESTORE Act. While the first year of a five year phased plan has a planning focus, the Collaborative is poised to create a Return On Investment (ROI) that leverages the organizational resources, the relationships, the regional economic momentum, the talent, and the RESTORE funds to develop initiatives which contribute to the expansion of existing industry/business or sites a new industry/business in local targeted industries. Additionally, specific attention will be given to innovative approaches to supply chain management and development of the targeted industries. The Minority Business Development Center in Mobile, Alabama which is affiliated with the Federal Department of Commerce in Washington D.C. is a strategic partner in the Business and Economic Development Roundtable along with Assurance Capital LLC which has offered limited access to their business relationships to design a comprehensive capital formation model to leverage the RESTORE Act Funds [“RAF”] by a minimum 1:1 up to a 1:5+ ratio through matching private capital investment. A technology company, under the auspices of the same business group, is MAXS Connect LLC, which is prepared to provide strategic investment, innovative marketing, development project planning, and state-of-the-art fundraising through the roundtable and Tony McCray and Associates. The Minority Business Development Agency in Mobile is seeking office space in Hixardt Technology’s new office building being planned to begin construction in 2017. This new administrative headquarters is being planned to house the SOAR With RESTORE “Command Center” as the project management hub for the seven neighborhoods and their Community Technology Training Centers. Momentum from the synergistic energy created from these stated activities will also set the stage for small business development around SOAR’S heritage tourism plan. Heritage tourism can be an attractive economic revitalization strategy, as studies have shown heritage travelers remain in communities longer and spend more money than other travelers. It has also been indicated in these studies that the quality of life for the residents improves as a good heritage tourism program evolves.

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5. Workforce Development - Provide a short narrative on how 1. Workforce Development: The SOAR With RESTORE Collaborative the proposed project provides innovative higher education, job is spearheaded by Unity in the Family Ministry (UIFM) which has training, or other workforce training/career development which received a 5 year $600,000 Environmental Jobs Training Grant from increases the total skilled workforce pool and advances Dillard University through the National Institute of Environmental opportunities for higher wage employment (Examples include: Sciences. UIFM focuses on ex-offenders, first time hires, low- Providing industry focused training resulting in certification for income neighborhood residents and provides soft skills training, trainees, addressing workforce gaps in specific target counseling, job placement, and case management follow-up industries, development or expansion of youth employment and services. Tony McCray and Associates is working with UIFM on Job training opportunities in STEM fields, job training targeting "at- Development and Job Placement strategies. Discussions have been risk" groups). (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) held with Florida DOT staff in regards to the identification of the jobs and the subcontractors needed for the Pensacola Bay Bridge Construction Replacement project. The Minority Business Development Agency in Mobile is seeking office space in Hixardt Technology’s office building to assist potential contractors preparing for this project slated to begin construction in 2017. Additionally, UIFM is partnering with McCray and Associates and S.L. Jones Academy to provide training in welding and pipefitting for jobs at Ingalls Shipyards. UIFM has targeted job development opportunities at the Gulf Coast Fisheries project, Truth for Youth Building Renovation, the Century Carver Community Center renovation, and the Wedgewood Landfill Cleanup. In each of these locations local residents will be given preference for hiring. New World Believers Ministries (NWBM) is also focused on workforce development opportunities. The 501 © 3 organization is based in the Montclair area and provides comprehensive services to persons being released from incarceration. NWBM provides housing, counseling, soft skills training, and job placement. Hixardt Technologies, will be providing computer technology centers at all SOAR With REESTORE sites to establish a renewed effort to bridge the digital divide for both adults and youth. Additionally, the collaborative will assist the neighborhood in the Heritage Tourism planning, project management, leadership development, organizational capacity building, soft skill job assessments in preparation for entry into the Environmental Jobs Training and training. Hixardt will also lead the development of high skill/high wage jobs with cyber-security training being the focus with the growth of Homeland Security jobs at Corry Station and other key corporate and military sites.

Section C3 - Infrastructure Criteria: 1. Transportation Network Improvements - Provide a short N/A narrative on how the proposed project improves components of existing transportation network or adds new features to transportation network such as roads, sidewalks, bike lanes, greenway trails, streetlights, and urban/street landscaping (Examples Include: Use of "complete streets" design including street lighting, traffic calming, and pedestrian safety; improvements to the multimodal transportation network including waterways, ports, railways, and mass transit). (500 words maximum - 6 points maximum) 2. Flooding Improvements - Provide a short narrative on how the N/A proposed project provides structural improvements or additions which will reduce flooding to homes and businesses, thereby reducing overall disaster costs and increasing economic resilience. (Examples include: decreasing the frequency and/or intensity of flooding events through impervious surface reduction or increased storage/retention or retrofit, repair or replace existing stormwater management infrastructure to improve drainage). (500 words maximum - 7 points maximum)

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3. Community Resiliency - Provide a short narrative on how the The “SOAR” with Restore project will reduce community vulnerability proposed project increases community resiliency by to manmade disasters by providing training and job placement strategically retrofitting, upgrading, or replacing critical through our Environmental Worker Training Program. infrastructure to reduce community vulnerability to natural and manmade disasters; utilizes renewable energy; or implements New research from the University of Michigan supports other disaster preparatory mechanisms such as additional environmental justice scholars' claim that hazardous waste facilities improved planning, shelters or evacuation routes. (500 words are disproportionately placed in poor, minority neighborhoods. The maximum - 7 points maximum) Environmental Worker Training Program will provide training in hazardous-waste cleanup, green construction, mold remediation, lead and asbestos abatement and emergency response. The Environmental skills that our students learn will help them to clean-up underserved communities that have been affected by hazardous waste and toxic pollution. Trainee will gain the ability to clean-up the Natural Resources and the Environment.

Research also suggests that people of color and the poor are often more severely exposed to potentially deadly and destructive levels of toxins from environmental hazards than others. The nature of the endangerment experienced by some of these individuals is life- threatening. Our Environmental Worker Training Program waste-clean-up can help prevent unhealthy exposure to toxicants that have caused sickness and death.

Also the Environmental Worker Training Program certifies our students in HAZMAT Disaster Preparedness and Response. Our students have been trains in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. The program supports the development and delivery of disaster-specific training to prepare workers to respond to natural disasters and possible future terrorist incidents. Our student work force is trained community residents who will be ready to assist our local government, businesses, and citizens in the disaster response immediately. Our students will be able to provide augments prevention and preparedness efforts in a wide variety of high-risk settings. Section D - Bonus Points 1. Benefits Traditionally Underserved Persons or Areas - “SOAR” with Restore, proposed project main focus is to offer Provide a short narrative on how the proposed project improves opportunities for disadvantaged underserved persons in lowincome opportunities for disadvantaged or traditionally underserved areas of minority concentration. “SOAR” is a public private persons or areas, such as low-income areas, areas of minority partnership comprised of Unity in the Family Ministry, New World concentration, persons with disabilities, persons with limited Believers’ (Montclair), McCray and Associates and Hixardt English proficiency, etc. (Examples Include: Project is located in Technologies, collaborating with Carver Community Center low income, very low income, or primarily minority (Century), Cantonment Improvement Association, Englewood Baptist neighborhood (as defined by U.S. Census tract); Project Church, Wedgewood Home-owner’s Association, Truth for Youth incorporates universal or creative ADA design beyond the (Belmont & Devilliers), Tan Yard Neighborhood Association and S. L. minimum requirements providing increased access for persons Jones Christian Academy (Warrington) who are all underserved, in with disabilities; Training and job creation benefits for low-income areas with a minority concentration. disadvantaged or traditionally underserved persons; Project benefits disadvantaged or traditionally underserved groups in The “SOAR” project offers each of our partners and the seven other ways) (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) underserved communities’ residents the opportunity to participate in a workforce development program and computer technology. The workforce development program consists of certification in Environmental Worker and Cybersecurity training and employment with a janitorial cleaning services. Escambia County’s minority community unemployment rate is at 19.5%. “SOAR” will give our target population an opportunity to earn a livable wage; and cybersecurity training providing high-skill and high-wage jobs. “SOAR” also will provide computer technology centers for all of our community partners in an effort to bridge Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) digital gap.

Unity In The Family Ministry and New World Believer’s assist individuals who have been incarcerated. A 100% of New World Believer’s clients and 50% of Unity In The Family Ministry participants fall into this category. By offering counseling and job placement “SOAR” help this population with the prison recidivism rate and improve public safety.

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2. Community Health - Provide a short narrative on how the New research from the University of Michigan supports proposed project improves physical or mental health of the environmental justice scholars' claim that hazardous waste facilities community through health improvement programs or health are disproportionately placed in poor, minority neighborhoods. education (Examples include: Project provides for improved The Florida Hazardous Waste Site Health Risk Assessments list over affordable access to healthy food; project targets improvement eight contaminated sites with hazardous materials in Pensacola, of public health, disease, or mental health issues; or project such as New Warrington and Navy Ground Water Pesticide Study provides the public with opportunities for increased physical Area, Rolling Hills Landfill, Saufley Field Landfill (old) Brown-Barge activity such as parks, greenways and community centers). (250 Middle School and Clarinda Triangle. As well as the Wedgewood words maximum- 3 points maximum) community and its two hundred and seventy homes surrounded by at least seven construction and demolition (C&D) disposal facilities, and borrow pits. Most of the following hazardous sites are located in underserved communities in Escambia County where they emit unconfined emissions of toxic pollutants. These toxics can cause many health hazardous, even death

The Environmental Worker Training Program provided by “SOAR” train individuals in hazardous-waste cleanup, green construction, mold remediation, lead abatement and asbestos abatement and emergency response. Research also suggests that people of color and the poor are often more severely exposed to potentially deadly and destructive levels of toxins from environmental hazards than others. The nature of the endangerment experienced by some of these individuals is life-threatening. Our Environmental Worker Training Program waste-clean-up can help prevent unhealthy exposure to toxicants that have caused sickness and death. The Environmental skills that our students learn will help them to clean-up underserved communities that have been affected by hazardous-waste and toxic pollution. Our trainee will obtain the ability to clean-up the Natural Resources and the Environment in their neighborhoods.

3. Neighborhood Benefits - Provide a short narrative on how the The Florida Hazardous Waste Site Health Risk Assessments list over proposed project provides neighborhood benefits such as eight contaminated sites containing hazardous materials in increased affordable housing; reduction in crime; located in Pensacola, which are considered as brownfield sites. Some of the Community Redevelopment Area (CRA), brownfields area, or sites included are Rolling Hills Landfill, Saufley Field Landfill (old) Enterprise Zone or provides significant aesthetic neighborhood Brown-Barge Middle School and Clarinda Triangle. As well as the improvements. (250 words maximum - 3 points maximum) Wedgewood community surrounded by at least seven construction/demolition disposal facilities, and borrows pits. Most of these hazardous sites are located in underserved communities where they emit unconfined emissions of toxic pollutants. The Environmental Worker Training Program conducted by Unity In The Family Ministry will provide training in hazardous-waste cleanup, mold remediation, lead abatement and asbestos abatement. The Environmental skills that our students learn will prepare them to clean-up underserved communities that have been affected by hazardous waste and toxic pollution.

The “SOAR” project offers each of the seven underserved communities’ residents the opportunity to participate in a workforce development and computer technology program, which consists of certification in Environmental Worker and Cybersecurity training and employment with a janitorial cleaning services. “SOAR” will give our target population an opportunity to earn a livable wage; and cybersecurity training will provide high-skill and high-wage jobs.

The Environmental Worker Train and New World Cleaning Services assist individuals who have been incarcerated. A 100% of New World Cleaning clients and 50% of the Environmental Worker Trainees fall into this category. By offering counseling and job placement “SOAR” will help this population with prison recidivism rate and improve public safety. 4. Local Preference - Provide one or more specific examples on Carver Community Center and Truth-for-Youth buildings are to be how the proposed project can incorporate the use of local labor retrofitted to house the Music-Makers Hall of Fame and the African- forces or promotes local small businesses. (250 words American Archives. The public-private partners will monitor the maximum - 3 points maximum) selection process, cost and progress of architect and contractor. Our first preference will be local business to conduct the retrofitting of the building for the project. As we make our plans for building restoration and retrofitting we will advertise for services in our local community. Our Environmental Worker Training program has two local contractors on our advisory board that will be able to help us find local qualified architects and contractors who also use local workforce.

Also the selection of instructors to teach both our basic skill training and our technical training for the Environmental Worker Training program will come from individuals who work for local business in their various expertise's. We will purchase as much of our materials as possible from local business for both the Environmental Worker Training provided by Unity In The Family and the Janitorial Cleaning Services provided by New World Believers’’. We will also use local training firms to conduct the training in the area of Leadership, Business, Sea-rise Level impact, Research, and Development, which will be provided for our seven community partners.

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5. Education and Awareness - Provide one or more specific One of “SOAR” With Restore major component is based on examples on how the proposed project enhances education or educating our target population with vocational training. Utilizing early childhood education programs or incorporates education scientific based curriculums we will teach residents of our partners in outreach. (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) our seven underserved communities the skills needed to become employable and start earning a livable wage.

The Environmental Worker Training Program conducted by Unity In The Family Ministry (UITFM) will educate 125 individual over a five year period in basic skills, hazardous-waste cleanup, mold remediation, lead abatement, asbestos abatement and emergency response. UITFM will use a curriculum created by Dillard University’s Deep South Center for Environmental Justice Program (DSCEJP). DSCEJP has operated the Environmental Worker Training Program for the past 20 years.

New World Believers’ will educate over a five year period 125 persons returning to society from jail, prison and substance abuse treatment centers. They will teach these individuals financial literacy, poverty solutions, communication and personal development skills. Paid consultants will utilize scientific based curriculums to teach a segment of our community, who are often seen as throw-a-ways, how to reenter society and become productive citizen.

Hixardt Technologies will certify 125 young adults/veterans’ per-year in cybersecurity. The cybersecurity training course will include classes in cybersecurity fundamentals, CISSP/C- Council/Certified/CEH, and CompTIA/Security+. This training will be conducted by Hixardt who has been providing Information Technology and Telecommunication services for the past 14-years. Hixardt also will provide computer technology centers for all of our community partners in an effort to bridge the Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) digital gap.

6. Environmental Outreach - Provide one or more specific One of “SOAR” With Restore major component is providing our examples of environmental outreach components included in community partners with environmental education making them the proposed project (Examples include: Project engages aware of environmental injustices that so often occur in their citizens in the active preservation, protection, or restoration of communities. Also we will offer training to our community partners on natural resources or provides publicly accessible environmental sea-level rise and its impact on their communities. The information education signage at the project site). (250 words maximum - 2 gained by our seven underserved community partners will allow then points maximum) to understand how to protect and restore the natural resources in their communities.

The “SOAR” With Restore project offers each of our partners located in the seven underserved communities’ the opportunity to participate in a Environmental Worker Training Program. These students will acquire skills in hazardous-waste cleanup, mold remediation, lead abatement, asbestos abatement and emergency response.

By educating our community partners’ on environmental justice issue and sea-level rise impact as they relate to their community they become cognitive of their responsibilities as it relate to the environment. They will become aware of environmental laws, and policies; and how to protect their communities from the introduction of hazardous waste that has plagued them in the past. Also we will train our partners on the impact of sea level rise and how to use NOAA Sea-level Rise Impact-Viewer and Climate Central Surging Sea-Risk Finder. Once they are able to use these tools they will gain a better understanding of how sea-level rise and coastal flooding will impact their community. Our project will initiate an ongoing community environmental training and outreach component to county residents, which will support our Sustainable Environmental Strategic Plan.

7. Cultural and Historic Resources - Provide one or more Carver Community Center is a historical landmark in Century, FL, specific examples of how the proposed project provides for located in the most northern part of Escambia County. This historic preservation, protection or restoration of cultural, historical, or structure is in need of repair. The building was built in approximately archaeological significant resources above and beyond 1912 and was originally used as Carver Elementary School. The minimum regulatory requirements (Examples may include “SOAR Project would like to restore and retrofit the building to house adaptive reuse of buildings or other existing assets) (250 words an African American Archives for the Century community, to include maximum - 2 points maximum) segregation, Teaspoon Baptist Church, Alger-Sullivan Saw-mill, Company Quarters and public schools. This building will serve as the final stop on the Cultural Heritage Tourism Trail. The “SOAR” project will restore and retrofit the Truth-for-Youth building to house the African-American Archives’ Music-Makers Hall of Fame. Truth for Youth is located in Pensacola’s historical Belmont and DeVilliers Business District and its building is the former historic structure the Smith’s Sunbeam Bread Manufacturing Plant. Truth for Youth has consented leasing space to the proposed African- American Archives which will house the Music-Makers Hall of Fame. This building will fill a need for a historic preservation facility in the heart of the historic business district. It is our plan to make this building the hub for the Cultural Heritage Tourism Trail using it as a cultural and historic resource.

Finally, the “SOAR” project will create an African American Heritage Trail from The Tan-Yard to Century. This trail will include historical markers located in our community partners’ neighborhoods. At the beginning of year two we will begin construction on venues for the purpose of tourist attraction.

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8. Consistency with Local Plans - Provide one or more specific SOAR With RESTORE has organized the management team of the examples of how the proposed project is consistent with or collaborative to consistently be aware and to conform to all applicable implements existing adopted plans (Plans may include Surface federal, state, regional and local laws and codes. The Sustainability Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) Program, Basin Oversight and Advisory Roundtable represents seven neighborhoods Management Action Plan (BMAP), Comprehensive Economic within the City of Pensacola and Escambia County and the SOAR Development Strategy, Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), or other Management Team has been designed to actively assist them in City, County, State, or Regional plan). (250 words maximum - 2 being in compliance with all applicable federal, state, regional and points maximum) local laws and codes.

On the local level, Escambia County, the City of Pensacola, Santa Rosa County, and the City of Milton have collaborated on The Consolidated Plan for housing and community development activities. The federal, state, regional, and local laws, plans and programs including HOME, CDBG, ESG, and other community development initiatives will be monitored and tracked by Hixardt Technologies, the Technical Assistance & Advisory Roundtable spearheaded by Tony McCray and Associates and Dr. Calvin Avant and Unity in the Family Ministry. The SOAR Consortium has a copy of the Consolidated Plan which has a duration of 5 years and describes the community development priorities and multi-year goals based on an assessment of housing and community development needs.

The City of Pensacola’s and Escambia County’s Redevelopment Plans, the CRA Plan of 2010, the Urban Redevelopment Advisory Committee Plan, the Eastside Neighborhood Plan the Westside Redevelopment Plan, and the West Florida Planning Council CEDS Plan will all be followed and adhered to by the SOAR Collaborative.

9. Green Design - Provide one or more specific examples of how N/A the proposed project incorporates green design elements such as Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) principles or other energy and water efficiency/ conservation measures (Examples include: Project integrates water conservation design features beyond minimum standards; or Project includes renewable energy component, recycling and reuse of materials, or other sustainable or low impact design features). (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 10. Leverages funds - Provide one or more specific examples of 1.Unity In The Family Ministry (UITFM) was awarded a five-year how the proposed project can provide for in-kind or other contract with Dillard University’s Deep South Center for supplemental funding, increasing fund leveraging (Examples Environmental Justice train individuals in asbestos, lead, include: Project can include local/state/Federal grant matching construction, and Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency funds, Volunteer labor, Etc.) (250 words maximum - 7 points Response (HAZWOPER).. maximum) UITFM is the site for the Environmental Worker Training for the Pensacola location. UITFM contract was awarded $120,000.00 per year, for a total of $600,000.00 for five-years, which will be used for leveraging the Restore application.

2.New World Believers’ is a not for profit organization that created a limited liability company, New World Cleaning, LLC. New World Cleaning is used for job placement for New World Believers’ clients who are reentering society due to their dysfunctional behavior. .

New World Cleaning received a sub-contract from Acsential Services. This sub contract is an open contract to last a long as either party desire. New World Cleaning will receive in the amount of $79,824.00 per year for a total of $399,120.00 for a five year period, which will be used as leverage toward the Restore application.

3.Hixardt Technologies is the private partner of the “SOAR” project. Hixardt Technologies is a self-supporting technology firm funded by private financing and project revenues. Hixardt’s mission is to provide quality IT services worldwide. Hixardt Technologies pledge to pay $500,000.00 during the five-year grant period, which will be used for leveraging for the “SOAR” project for their Restore application.

A total of $1,499,120.00 will be used as leverage for the “SOAR With Restore program.

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11. Sustainability and Efficiency - Provide one or more specific In order to have an effective sustainability plan Unity In The Family examples of how the proposed project approach utilizes Ministry (UITFM) and McCray and Associates has identify key efficiency measures and provides long term benefits (Examples partners who can help us achieve our project’s vision. The include: Project links outcomes, partners, or lands to leverage organizations we are collaborating with are concern with the overall impact; project provides long-term benefit(s) beyond life sustainability of the project and have expanded our base of support. of funding period; project builds upon existing community These organizations we are collaborating with have a common assets or proposed project avoids or minimizes negative interest in having a skill workforce to help with performing the task environmental impacts). (250 words maximum - 2 points that their companies must accomplish. maximum) Through the life of the project, the occupational focus of the project will be expanded. We have already started this collaboration process by contacting Ingalls Shipbuilding. We are forming a partnership that will allow our participants to certify in welding and pipefitting. We are also in contact with Allen Michael Electrical Contractors that has stated they are will to teach/certify our participants in the construction industry and as an electrician. Once our participants have gained a variety of skills over the course of the five-year project Unity In The Family Ministry along with McCray and Associates will form a fee-for- services not-for-profit human resources firm offering organizations skilled workers who have been training by the “SOAR” project. The funds generated through this firm will be used to continue the project beyond the life of the funding period. This sustainability concept will allow our community partners the opportunity to continue having residents from their neighborhoods obtain livable wage job-skills and job-placement long past the life of the funding cycle. 12. Planning and Partnerships - Provide one or more specific Unity In The Family Ministry (UITFM) has form a partnership with examples of how the proposed project includes beneficial Dillard University, Deep South Center for Environmental Justice partnership or is complete and shovel ready. (250 words (DSCEJ). This partnership allows UITFM to receive a contract from maximum - 2 points maximum) DSCEJ in Environmental Worker Training. Without this partnership UITFM would not be unable of conduct the Environmental Worker Training that will allow our participants the ability to gain the skills to obtain livable wage jobs. Also because of the funds received from this contract UITFM is able to obtain the $600,000.00 used for leverage for this project.

The partnership formed between Hixardt Technologies (our for profit partner) and UITFM will allow “SOAR” the ability to offer certification to 25 young adults/veterans per-year in cybersecurity to seven underserved communities. This six-month course allows our program participant the opportunity to obtain high-skilled high-wage jobs. This partnership also “SOAR” the ability to provide computer technology centers to all the community partners helping to bridge the Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) gap found in these communities.

Finally, UITFM partnership with New World Believers’ has afforded the project to offer training and job placement to a segment of our population who often have problems obtaining employment once returning to society. This one-year program allows displaced individuals the ability and the time needed to become self-sufficient and reenter society as productive citizen. Because those participants of this program become wage earners the negative behavior they once exhibited is curtailed and making our community a much safer place to live.

13. Enhanced Tourism Opportunities - Provide one or more The SOAR With RESTORE Collaborative is public/private specific examples of how the proposed project provides for partnership spearheaded by Unity in the Family Ministry, non-profit enhanced tourism opportunities during the "off season" of corporation in partnership with New World Believers Ministries, Tony September 1 through March 31. (250 words maximum - 2 points McCray and Associates, Hixardt Technologies, a disabled veteran- maximum) owned cloud services technology company.

The primary goal of the SOAR Collaborative in meeting the Enhanced Tourism Opportunities is to increase tourism. New and improved marketing efforts will be utilized, improvements will be made to existing landmarks and attractions, and new destinations will be developed generating an expanded and enhanced African- American Heritage Trail experience for tourists. For example, a new Heritage Center is proposed for the South end of Pensacola, known as the “Tan Yard” which is experiencing unprecedented real estate development. The proposed location would be on Bruce Beach next to the new Gulf Coast Marine Fisheries Center at the historical site. The history of this area along with the beach site is one of the oldest in Pensacola and Escambia County.

The next project is proposed in the historical Belmont and DeVilliers Business District in the former Smith’s Sunbeam Bread Manufacturing Plant. The Truth for Youth 501© 3 youth development non-profit owns the building and has consented to leasing space to the proposed African-American Archives which will house the Music- Makers Hall of Fame. There is only one official Black museum in Escambia County in the Pensacola Historic District. The addition of the archives would fill a need for a historic preservation facility in the heart of the historic business district.

Section E - Permitting and Ownership: 1. Are permits required to construct or implement the proposed Yes project?

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If Yes, list specific required permits and status of each. If No, The following permits are required to implement the SOAR’s indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum - No Points) construction project to restore and retrofit the Carver Community Center and Truth for Youth buildings.

Application for Building Permit, Scope of Work, Notice of Commencement, Affidavit of Notice of Commencement, Sub- contractor’s Notice of Commencement, Notice to property owner, Building -permit Application Roofing-Siding –Doors-Windows- Shutters

All of the listed permits have not been requested as of this date but will be signed and submitted before construction world start. 2. Is land acquisition required to construct or implement the proposed project? -No If Yes, what legal rights will be acquired? (Select one or more) If easements, what are the terms of the easement? Otherwise, N/A indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum– No Points) 3. Will the proposed project cause displacement of persons or Yes businesses? If Yes, provide a description of the displacement the proposed N/A project may cause including any known addresses that may be impacted. If No, indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum – No Points)

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Hixardt McCray & Associates

Community Arts New World Believers

Sustainability Oversight Advisory Round Table BOARD OF GOVERNORS

McCray & Associates Hixardt Unity In The Family Private/Public For Profit Partner Not For Profit Partner Partnership New World Believers Provide computer Providing environmental training Ministries technology to all sites Environmental Trainings / Cyber Security Training Jobs / Prison / Jail Reentry

Warrington Heritage Tourism & Youth Development Century Environmental Training / Jobs Heritage Tourism & Youth Cyber Security Development Environmental Training / Jobs

Tan-Yard Heritage Tourism & Cantonment Youth Development Heritage Tourism & Youth Environmental Youth Development Justice Training Environmental Training / Environmental Trainings Jobs / Jobs

Wedgewood Belmont & Devilliers Heritage Tourism & Youth Heritage Tourism & Youth Development Development Environmental Training / Jobs Environmental Training / Land-fill Clean-up Jobs Music Maker Hall of Fame

Englewood Polimbatree Griots / Heritage Tourism & Youth Community Arts Collective Development Heritage Tourism & Youth Environmental Training / Jobs Development Cyber Security Training

“SOAR WITH RESTORE”

B. Description of Programs New World Believer’s mission is to bridge the technological gap, that residents in the Escambia/Montclair Community have that lack the budget for computer education and technology. We provide stable housing, job placement and training (hard skills soft skills and environmental ) which impacts our economy and stabilizes our communities. Located 4243 Erress Blvd in Montclair. New World Believers Project serves as a transitional portal for young men, women, children and families who desire greater opportunities in life.

Training:

1.Hard Skills: The training for the use of the computers and basic software is skills enhancement: We believe that the use of technology enhances critical thinking and other developmental skills such as spatial knowledge and artistic capabilities. New World Believers operates this program through volunteers , partners, and staff many of which are obtained through our reach out to public schools in the area and by way of corporate volunteers’ skills. Skills enhancement: This has aided hundreds of low income students , families and individuals since our inception in 2009. We operate a computer café room allowing access Tuesday – Thursday three days a week with internet and research access, computer tutorials and word processing. We have training in graphic design, sound production management, technical support(basic computer repair), Job Readiness, Money Smart, and environmental commercial cleaning(go green) . These Classes are offered Monday – Friday

2. Soft Skills: Communication , planning , organization and cultural diversity.

Housing:

The New World Believers H.O.O.P.S. serve as transitional housing for homeless individuals and families. We have a focus on ex-offenders and low income families/individuals who live in Escambia County/Montclair Community. This family oriented community based recovery environment has10 scattered site locations which have been instituted to develop and provide resources to children, families and those wanting to recover from the devastating effects of substance abuse, homelessness, and incarceration. NWB has organized these scattered site lease agreements and will provide intensive case management for the first 12 months. NWB will manage the supportive services through a (Master’s Level ) Case Manager who specializes in substance abuse case management and Mental Health Counseling. NWB and its partner agencies (Community Drug and Alcohol Council CDAC, EscaRosa Coalition of the Homeless, United Way and Escambia County Health Department)will provide ongoing classes in financial literacy, poverty solutions, communication and personal development classes. Every individual who participates in our program will be register in the Homeless Management Informational System HMIS allowing us to track their progress and services rendered from Escambia , Santa Rosa , Okaloosa and Walton Counties. Once these clients are working steady whether with New World Believers Back to work program or not they will start to pay no more than 30% of their gross earnings for rent and utilities back into the program which will help subsidize cost and sustain the program.

Job Placement

NWB’s back to work initiative is major source for sustainability . · Low income: Our community has one of the lowest percapita income in the country. · Bleak job market: The number of unemployed persons in July 2006 was estimated at 2.9 million, resulting to an unemployment rate of 8.0 percent. Males had a higher unemployment rate of 8.2 percent compared to females at 7.8 percent. The estimate of 2.9 million unemployed persons was 7.1 percent higher than the estimate for the same period last year. About fifty percent of the unemployed belonged to age group 15-24 years. One third of the total unemployed (33.0%) were high school graduates and 19.3 percent were college undergraduates. (Source: Income and Employment Statistics Division, Labor Force Survey) New World Believer's has established its own business New World Cleaning LLC that it operates a commercial environmentally based (green) cleaning company . Has multiple contract throughout the county ( Pensacola Blue Wahoos Maritime Park Stadium, NAS Corry Station U.S. Army Reserve Center , CES Team One Communications, St Joseph Clinic , CACI Engineering, ) these are a few along with many residential sites. Our agency will employ individuals who live in our target area or in our housing program while looking for other stable employment . Once the clients who are in our housing program are working steady whether with New World Believers Back to work program or not they will start to pay no more than 30% of their gross earnings back into the program which will help subsidize cost and sustain the program.

Goal

Our hope is to bring some stability to our community by helping to stabilize Individuals/ families. By providing workforce training, stable housing, and job placement we hope to reduce crime, positively impact our economy, and save some lives. We understand that many individuals who are homeless violate the law in some way sometimes in order to survive. We also hope to increase the economy by providing individuals with skills, training, and counseling which will help to increase our clients chances of obtaining and maintaining stable employment there by contributing to the economy. Moreover, we hope to reduce recidivism. Understanding that individuals with a support system and new found stability with his/her family in safe, secure and stable housing are less likely to re-offend.

We at New World Believers aspire to teach others to teach others while saving lives. In our efforts to provide stable housing, training, counseling, and jobs to help individuals and families recover from situations and circumstances that might certainly be disastrous or deadly. Everything that they obtain will become foundation to be built upon and in so doing they will be able to pass what information and knowledge that they have received along to others. Through case management, credit counseling, money management classes to assist in budgeting so as to pay down or pay off fines and fees to regain good credit standing.2.Through case management, technology training, job readiness skill-building, housing, relationships with employers, and coordination with vocational trainers. 3. Providing extensive substance abuse counseling and group/family therapy and mental health counseling.

6+3

This is a five-year project.

Environmental Training Unity In The Family Ministry will provide12-week Environmental Worker Training for 25 students: Total Staffing cost – 50,000.00, Positions Salary Director 25,000.00 Program Manager 15,000.00 Office assistant 10,000.00

Total Consultant cost 20,000.00 Positions Salary Basic Skill Instructor 3,000.00 Technical Trainer 5,000.000 Computer Teacher 2,000.00 Outreach Recruiter 3,000.00 2 - Counselors 7,000.00

Total Student-incentives – 32,000.00 25 Student will receive a stipend of 100.00 per week at a total of 30,000.00 per program year and 2,000.00 for student’s graduation program.

Total Student Travel 8,000.00 A cost of 26.66 for 25 students per week for a 12 week for transportation to and from program.

Total Supplies – 10,000.00 Office Supplies, 2,000.00, Hazmat Supplies and equipment 5,00,00.00 Construction Supplies 2,000.00, Study Supplies 1,000.00

Levering $600.000.00 from 5 year Environmental Worker Training contract with Dillard University’s Deep South Center for Environmental Justice Grant from the National Institute of Health Sciences a component of National Institute of Health Total Budget 120,000.00 Year-one Years 2 -5 60,000.00 Staff 25,000.00, supplies 5,000.00, travel 4,000.00, student incentives 16,000.00 consultants 10,000.00.

Reentry Program New World Believer’s will Increase re-entry program by 25 participants’. One-year Program offering: housing, counseling, job placement and training.

Total Staffing – 50,000.00, Positions Salary Director 25,000.00 Program Manager 15,000.00 Office assistant 10,000.00

Total Consultant cost 15,000.00 Positions Salary Counselor 5,000.00 Job Readiness 2,000.00 Computer Repair 2,000.00 Smart Money 3,000.00 Manhood Project 2,000.00

Total Supply cost – 10,000.00 Office Supplies, 4,000.00, Cleaning Supplies (for cleaning service and clients household supplies) 4,000.00 Student Study Supplies 2,000.00

Total Transportation cost – 15,000.00, A cost of 600.00 for 25 students per year for transportation to meet with parole officer, drug testing, and court mandated classes.

Total Technical Equipment cost 10,000 2 Smart Board 2,400.00, 3- laptop 1600.00, projector 700.00, Copier 700.00, binding machine 6,00.00, 2 40 inch flat screen TV 1,000.00, Wi-Fi cost 3,000.00

Leveraging - New World Cleaning will receive in the amount of $79,824.00 per year for a total of $399,120.00 for a five year period. Because the “SOAR” project is a five year project New World Believers’ will leverage contracted funds for five years. New World Believers’ will use the $399,120.00 from this open contract with Acsential Services 2-5 50,000.00 per year. Leveraging 399,120.00.00 over five-years

Total of 100,000.00 year-one, year Years 2-5 50,000.00 Staffing 25,000.00, Consultants 7,500.00, Supplies 5,000.00, Travel 7,500.00 Technical Equipment 5,000.00

Cybersecurity Training Hixardt Technologies will provide a six-month training to certify 25 young adults/veterans per-year in cybersecurity. Total Staffing Cost 50,000.00 Positions Salary Director 25,000.00 Program Manager 15,000.00 Office assistant 10,000.00

Total Media and Marketing cost For outreach and recruitment cybersecurity training to provide Print/Radio/Television/social-media and events - 50,000.00 each year.

Scholarships 50,000.00. There is a cost of 500.00 per students to enroll in class SOAR will provide 20 scholarships for underserved population for a five year period. Total 150,000.00 year-one,

LEVERAGING Hixardt Technologies pledge to pay $500,000.00 during the five-year grant period, to be used for initial program organization and community technology enter.

Years 2-5 100,000.00 per year staffing - 25,000.00, media & Marketing 25,000.00 scholarships 50.000.00

Heritage Tourism Seven underserved communities’ are trained, research and develop master plan for historical markers/archives/venues. Year 2-5: historical markers/venues erected.

Total Staffing cost 98,000.00 The 98,000.00 will be split equally between the seven underserved community at a rate of 14,000.00 per site.

Positions Salary Program Manager 8,000.00 per community Office assistant 6,000.00 per community Total Training Consultant cost 17,000.00, Positions Salary Planning 3,000.00 Research & Development 3,000.00 Business & Economic 3,000.00 Cultural Heritage Awareness 3,000.00 Leadership 3,000.00 Creating Historical Markers 2,000.00

Supplies 25,000.00, The 25,000.00 will be split equally between the seven underserved community at a rate of 3,571.00 per site in year-one.

Research and Development 45,000.00. Total 185,000.00 year-one, Years 2-5 100,000.00

Each underserved community lead by their Program Manager will receive 6,428.00. This research will provide an overview of the issues and opportunities for the development of cultural and heritage tourism in our seven underserved communities. It will identifies key factors associated with successful cultural heritage tourism operations, highlights the gaps in existing knowledge and understandings, provide engaging case studies and also flags opportunities for further investment and investigation in this field of work.

The following are the areas to be research and developed for the project:  The development of a set of themes for the interpretation, marketing and development of cultural heritage tourism activities  Identification of broad areas of mutual research interests in heritage conservation and tourism management to foster synergies and cooperation between participants  examination of how cultural heritage and contemporary cultural diversity impact on visitor experiences and on local communities  identification of critical factors for successfully balancing a viable cultural heritage tourism enterprise with heritage conservation goals  A case study of the development of an interpretation plan for an existing cultural heritage tourism experience  The development of a methodology that can be used to estimate the economic value of local significant cultural attraction (both to users and non-users).

Total Budget 185,000.00 year-one, Years 2-5 100,000.00 – Staffing 50,000, Supplies 13000.00 Training 7,000.00, Design Historical Markers 10,000, Plans construction of venues 20,000.00

Construction Carver Center and Truth-for-Youth buildings will be retrofitted to house historical archives. Years 2-5 other communities’ venues/markers will be planned/constructed. Environmental program provides manpower. Each site will receive 50,000.00 in year one. The figures listed will be evenly split between the wo sites. Roof-Replacement 40,000.00, Parking Lot – 15,000.00, Floors 15,000.00, Walls and electrical repair. 20,000.00. Total 100,000.00 year-one, 100,000.00 year-two.

Monitoring Hixardt Technologies will monitor all projects financial transactions. An independent-evaluator will conduct program monitoring/evaluation. Staff - 25,000.00, Software supplies 10,000.00, Independent-evaluator 10,000.00, 45,000.00 per-year for five- years

Media For outreach and recruitment for all program components 50,000.00. Print/Radio/Television/social-media/events 50,000.00 each year.

Total Budget year-one 750,000.00 Years 2-5 505,000.00

New World Cleaning Contract between Acsential Services for purpose of Leveraging

Contractor/Company Name: New World Cleaning, LLC Address 1211 Santa Fe Circle City, State, Zip Pensacola FL 32505 Primary Contact Name Mr. Rodney Jones Primary Contact Phone (850) 607-3252 Backup Contact Name Mrs. Latasha Jones Backup Contact Phone (850) 607-3252 Contact FAX After Hours Phone Primary Email Address rjbyfaithnotsight@gmaiLcom Backup Email Address [email protected] Federal ID# 26-4269831 Must Attach copy of your W9 Form DUNS # N/A Must Attach copy of your COI - Certificate of Insu rance Insurance Co. Name Insurance Co. Address

ARTICLE 1: PARTIES AND TERM OF CONTRACT 1.01. This Agreement is entered into by and between Brown & Pipkins, LLC Acsential Services, a Limited Liability Company (hereinafter "Client") and New World Cleaning, LLC (hereinafter "Contractor"). Brown & Pipkins, LLC Ascential Services may terminate this Subcontract issued hereunder, immediately and without penalty or liability to Subcontractor, by providing written notice to Subcontractor if the Prime Contract has been terminated by Customer. The appropriate FAR termination for convenience clause for fixed price contracts shall govern Subcontractor's entitlement for payment. This agreement consists of Exhibit A- Site Locations and Exhibit B- Pricing for Services for the 81 s' Regional Support Command in Florida- FLI4I Pensacola, FL location.

ARTICLE 2: PAYMENT TERMS 2.01. Client agrees to pay Contractor a fee referenced in Exhibit B- Pricing for Services performed on behalf of Acsential Services. Approval is needed from Acsential Services' Project Manager before commencement of service, purchasing equipment and/or supplies on behalf of the project.

2.02. As compensation for the services rendered by Contractor under this agreement, Client shall pay Contractor as agreed on as the result of Contractor's efforts in the area of service. Contractor shall provide detailed invoices and shall maintain, and provide, upon request, backup documentation for a period of one year from the date of the respective invoices. Client shall pay such amount owed to Contractor on a monthly basis, but in no event later than thirty (30) days following Client's receipt of payment and Contractor's Invoice. Contractor's pay periods are the 15" of the month to the 151 of the next month.

ARTICLE 3: SERVICES TO BE PERFORNIED BY CONTRACTOR 3.01. Contractor agrees to perform janitorial services inclusive of scope of work agreed upon in the working contract. Services to be performed for the following project: Municipal Services for 81st Regional Support Command sites specified in Exhibit A- Site Locations.

3.02. Contractor will determine the method, details, and means of performing the abovedescribed services as outlined in the scope of work.

3.03. Contractor enters into this Agreement, and will remain throughout the term of this Agreement, as an independent contractor. Contractor agrees that Contractor is not and will not become an employee, partner, agent, or principal of Client while this Agreement is in effect. Contractor is not entitled to the rights or benefits afforded to Client's employees, including disability or unemployment insurance, worker's compensation, medical insurance, sick leave, or any other employment benefit. Contractor is responsible for providing, at Contractor's own expense, disability, unemployment, worker's compensation, and other insurance, training, permits, and licenses for Contractor and for Contractor's employees and subcontractors, if any.

3.04. Contractor is responsible for paying when due all income taxes, including estimated taxes, incurred as a result of the compensation paid by Client to Contractor for services under this Agreement. Contractor agrees to indemnify Client for any claims, costs, losses, fees, penalties, interest, or damages suffered by Client resulting from Contractor's failure to comply with this provision.

3.05. Contractor may, at Contractor's expense, use any employees or subcontractors as Contractor deems necessary to perform the services required of Contractor by this Agreement. Client shall not control, direct, or supervise Contractor's employees or subcontractors in the performance of those services.

ARTICLE 4: GENERAL PROVISIONS Exhibit A Site Location(s) Address: Start Date FL141 22050 Chiefs Way, NAS Corry Station U.S. Army Reserve Center 22,000sq plus grounds landscaping Pensacola, FL 32511 9/1/2015

Exhibit B Pricing for Services Monthly Janitorial GREEN Level Janitorial Services at FL141 $ 6,652.00 See 81st RSC GREEN Level S.O.W. & Timesheet FIRST Cut Only Grounds Initial site clean-up to bring grounds to normal maintenance level rock and plant beds, trees/shrubs trimming, edging, fence line clearing, removing unwanted $ 625.00 vegetation from sidewalk-parking lot-driveway cracks, mowing, natural debris removal, etc.

THIS SPECIAL WORK WILL BE DEPENDENT ON IF 81ST APPROVES ACSENTIALTO DO IT (i.e. versus having military service men do it). Cost per Cut Thereafter Cuts thereafter in accordance to the monthly cut schedule which requires the tasks below at agreed upon frequency. $ 322.00 ALL tasks on the Green Level Grounds S.O.W. for 81st RSC for each site - At each cut, mowing and trimming lawn down to 2"-4"; ensure that you are only cutting areas that are required to be cut per the site map; - At each cut, trimming along the outside of the fence line 3 feet; At each cut, edging all areas; - At each cut, removing grass from cracks of passenger vehicles parking lots; - At each cut, trash and debris removal from the lawn and plant bed areas; - At each cut, clear drainage areas located within the site boundaries of unwanted vegetation; - At each cut, shrub and hedge maintenance; - three times per year lawn, plant bed and shrub fertilization; and - two times per year tree trimming. Cut Schedule by Month May, Jun , Jul , Aug - three cuts per month; Sept - two cuts per month; Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb - one cut per month; Mar, Apr - two cuts per month. - four unscheduled OPTIONAL service cuts within a year may be ordered at the client's request executed within 3 days of notice for ceremonies or special guest visits.

Deep South Center For Environmental Justice

September 29, 2015

Dr. Calvin Avant Unity in the Family Ministry, Inc. 615 N. W Street Pensacola, FL 32534 RE: BP Oil Spill RESTORE Act Grant

Dear Dr. Avant:

Dillard University's Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DU/DSCEJ) is pleased to submit this letter of support for the SOAR With RESTORE Collaborative in response to BP Oil Spill RESTORE Act Grant.

` The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ) was founded in 1992 in collaboration with community environmental groups and universities within the region to address issues of environmental justice. The DSCEJ Community/University Partnership, under the auspices of Dillard University in New Orleans, provides opportunities for communities, scientific researchers, and decision makers to collaborate on programs and projects that promote the rights of all people to be free from environmental harm as it impacts health, jobs, housing, education, and general quality of life. The Center works with partner communities along the Mississippi River Chemical Corridor and the Gulf Coast Region. Pollution prevention and reduced air emissions are a grave concern among Louisiana and Gulf Coast Residents. The DU/DSCEJ has conducted health and safety training for over twenty years targeting the underserved population in metro New Orleans as well as experienced workers in the field. The Center also conducts quarterly Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) webinars to ensure vulnerable communities gain the knowledge needed to help reduce toxic exposure and improve air quality within their community.

Since 2010, the DU/DSCEJ has established a great partnership with Unity in the Family Ministry, Inc. and Escambia County community organizations. The Center has conducted community environmental education trainings to raise awareness about the adverse health impacts from exposure to nearby waste facilities in Escambia County. The DU/DSCEJ has awarded Unity In The Family Ministry a contract which begin on August 1, 2015 and end on June 30, 2020. The award is in the amount of $600,000.00 for five year grant funding period. The National Institutes of Health encourages grants recipients to identify potential sources of levering of funds received from their organization. DU/DSCEJ recommends according to the contractual guideline the Unity In The Family Ministry leverage the funds awarded.

We are also committed to serving on the Climate Change and Environmental Justice Roundtable to help establish an Escambia/Pensacola Environmental Justice and Sustainability Research Facility. Environmental job training and sustainability research is critical to Escambia County's economy, and we support the efforts of the SOAR With RESTORE Collaborative to address environmental sustainability, job training, air quality, and local community health.

Sincerely, Beverly Wright, Ph.D.

Executive Director PO Box 12915 Pensacola, FL 32591-2915

The Restoration CITI Works LLC

Pensacola, FL

RE: Supporting Funds for The Restoration CITI Works LLC SOAR Program

Mr. McCray:

It is my pleasure to provide this letter of support for The SOAR With RESTORE Collaborative Program. Hixardt Technologies, INC (HTI) is finalizing a round of equity financing with a private investor, upon closing on this financing HTI pledges to support the SOAR project by providing an investment of $500,000 to match the funds being pledged in support of this project by other organizations.

Additionally, HTI is committed to supporting the SOAR project by providing reduced cost office space, and partnering to provide technology services and training to assist the SOAR project in delivering the services in its proposal to the 7 partnering neighborhoods to ensure it meets its stated objectives.

Sincerely

Michael E Hicks Jr President/CEO Hixardt Technologies, INC

Escambia County Florida RESTORE Program - Project Details Project Details Title: Pensacola MESS Hall New Facility Planning Grant The following map and table show the details of the project.

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Notes: 1. The reference to points shown on each question are the maximum points allocated to that question from the Project Selection Criteria that will be used in scoring each project.2. A project Name and Location are required for each project and are entered interactively on the Portal. Section A - Requirements and Eligibility 1. Qualifying Primary Eligible Activity (select only one): -Planning assistance 2. Qualifying Secondary Activities (Check all that apply): -Workforce Development 3. Was this activity included in a claim paid out of the Oil Spill No Trust Fund? Note: If the activity was previously paid out of an Oil Spill Trust Fund Claim, it is NOT eligible for funding under RESTORE Direct Component Pot 1. If you answer 'Yes" to this question, please stop here and do not submit your project. 4. Provide a short narrative describing how the work associated The Pensacola MESS Hall is a nonprofit, hands-on science museum with the proposed project will be performed in the Gulf Region. with a mission of inspiring curiosity, experimentation, and creative (250 words maximum) problem solving through exploration of math, engineering, science, and stuff. To date, we have demonstrated that there is a strong interest in our community, both residents and tourists alike, for a program such as we offer. Our current facility is smaller than the ideal size for our community, limiting the range of experiences that would benefit the Pensacola area. We are requesting funding for a planning grant as the first phase of creating a full-size facility to house the MESS Hall. The final project will provide direct benefits to the Gulf Region. In particular, the Pensacola MESS Hall will serve Escambia and Santa Rosa counties primarily, and, to a lesser extent, Baldwin County, AL, and Okaloosa and Walton counties, FL. An expanded MESS Hall will provide benefits in many different ways. The current facility has demonstrated that the MESS Hall is an amenity for tourists to the area, with approximately 30% of non-field trip groups including visitors from outside the region. In addition, the larger facility will increase the ability of the MESS Hall to enhance science education in our region, through field trips, on-site and outreach programs, and general visitorship. The expanded facility will also allow us to broaden our exhibits, to include the health and ecosystems. Exhibits on the local ecosystem, energy, and the environment can enhance understanding of these complex issues and improve response to future environmental challenges. 5. Provide a short narrative describing how the proposed project The final project will be designed in accordance with all local and will conform to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and state building codes. Procurement for design and construction codes including, but not limited to American's with Disabilities services will be in accordance with county and state laws as Act, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, U.S. Access Board, National reviewed and approved by US Treasury. The final building will Environmental Policy Act, National Historic Preservation Act, conform to ADA requirements. In addition, we aim for our exhibits to Davis-Bacon Act, Florida Building Code, and Escambia County be accessible and attractive to visitors with different disabilities, Land Development Code. (250 words maximum) allowing all visitors to engage in the excitement of scientific discovery. Section B - Baseline Criteria

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1a. Project Justification - Provide an overall description of the Funds are requested for creation of a plan to form the basis of proposed project. Include references to the specific needs construction of a new building to house an expansion of the addressed, goals to be achieved, performance metrics and successful Pensacola MESS Hall. The MESS Hall currently operates benefits provided by the project. (500 words maximum - 3 points in a 4,000 square foot, rented facility but has demonstrated success maximum (combined with Question 1b below)) as a tourist destination that also enhances science, technology, engineering and math education in our region. The well-documented success to date indicates that the community could support a larger facility with an enhanced range of offerings which the MESS Hall is currently unable to provide. The project is anticipated to occur in three phases. We are requesting funding for phase 1. The goals and metrics for each phase are indicated. · Phase I is a concept design and feasibility study. The existing MESS Hall facility has served as a pilot study of community interest and has provided great insight into the needs for a new facility. A conceptual plan, due diligence, conceptual design and feasibility study will more clearly define the needs and financial capacity of the community, potential locations, and preliminary costs. Success metric: complete study and preliminary architectural plans. · Phase II will entail final site selection and purchase, final design and construction documents, and fundraising. Success metrics: 80% of needed funds raised, construction documents complete, and site purchased · Phase III will be the construction of the new facility. Success metric: 100,000 visitors per year by year 3. Funding of this grant will support phase 1. The planning study will address potential market evaluation, industry trends, evaluation of comparable facilities, potential annual usage, physical planning and concept development, and financial analysis. In addition, we will assess the fundraising feasibility and potential sources. At the end of this process we anticipate having a site selected, architectural renderings, an exhibit plan, and a fundraising roadmap. Needs to be addressed and benefits of project: The MESS Hall expansion addresses several needs within this program: · Tourism: The current MESS Hall has demonstrated that it can serve as a tourism destination for the community. We have kept careful logs of MESS Hall visitors including their zip codes. Thirty percent of our visitor groups include tourists, from at least 40 different states and 10 different countries. An expanded facility would allow increased visitorship and provide a greater variety of exhibits to attract tourists. · Workforce development: As a hands on science museum, the MESS Hall enhances science education in our community. At the basic level we spark children’s interest in science fields through programs and open ended visits with their families. In addition, we provide a platform for the broader community to increase their knowledge and understanding of science, through programming directed at adults.· Protection of natural resources: While not directly protecting natural resources, the MESS Hall will increase visitor’s understanding of our environment. Such understanding is the first step to a desire to conserve. In addition to these indirect benefits, the MESS Hall will be built to high environmental standards and include demonstration areas for native plants, rain gardens, and alternative energy. 1b. Project Budget - Provide total budget costs and leveraging This proposal is focused on funding for the Planning phase of this within each of the following categories as applicable. Provide project. During this phase, we anticipate outlining the scope of the sufficient detail in the budget narrative to justify the feasibility of final facility, to include the required budget for the design, the proposed project. Additional budget breakdown information construction, and operations. We anticipate that the planning phase can be provided as a PDF attachment. Please address the will cost $180,000. Of this amount, we are requesting $150,000 following minimum categories in the proposed project budget: through the Restore Funds, while the MESS Hall will contribute Planning, Design, Construction, and Monitoring. Please enter $30,000 through our planning reserve fund. This fund has been (See attached) here if you are submitting a budget as an developed through operating surpluses since opening. This planning attachment (250 words maximum - 3 points maximum phase will define the costs of the subsequent phases, with an (combined with Question 1a above)) anticipated overall project cost of $5-$10 million. We expect to pursue a broad range of funding options for the final phases, including public and private sources. The attached budget reflects cost estimates from several sources regarding similar feasibility studies. The budget is broken into several categories: Conceptual Planning: Determination of components to be included in facility, such as classroom space, traveling exhibit space, food service, gift shop, exhibit area, and related square footage. To include a programming plan. Due Diligence: Assessment of potential sites and their feasibility Conceptual Design: Creation of schematics illustrating how facility will appear on the proposed site, including components determined in conceptual planning Feasibility Study: Assessment of potential local demand, market analysis, financial analysis, fundraising feasibility Architectural Renderings: Creation of detailed architectural drawings that will form the basis for construction plans Project Oversight: MESS Hall staff time to be committed to working with paid consultants

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2. Timing - Provide a brief project development schedule We are requesting funding for the planning phase of the creation of showing that the proposed project can be implemented and an enhanced facility for the Pensacola MESS Hall. We anticipate that benefits realized within a reasonable and acceptable timeframe. this phase will last one year. Phase II, the final site selection and At a minimum please address Planning, Design, Construction, purchase, creation of construction documents, and fundraising, will and Monitoring time frames. (250 words maximum - 3 points last about 18 months. Phase III, the construction of the final facility, maximum) will last about 18 months. During this entire time, the MESS Hall will continue operating at its existing site, providing a test bed for the development of new exhibits and programs to be offered in the new facility. The components of the first phase will be staggered so that each phase can best inform subsequent stage. The first stage will be conceptual planning, which will determine the roadmap with regards to the range of programming to be incorporated in the facility. This stage will give a general overview of the size and scope of the project, which will allow us to perform due diligence in assessing potential sites for the facility. The next stage will be conceptual design, to convey the anticipated layout of the facility on the proposed site. Finally, the plans will be submitted for architectural rendering. Throughout this project we will also conduct feasibility analysis, to include local demand and fundraising potential. 3. Public Interest - Provide a short narrative describing how the An expanded MESS Hall will serve the public interest--especially in proposed project is in the public interest. (250 words maximum - the important areas of STEM education and economic development. 3 points maximum) Museums are a vital resource for educating our children, but they also enhance the knowledge of people of all ages in the community. The cultural landscape of a community is an important element to attracting and retaining businesses. In addition to attracting jobs, museums are a strong tourist attraction, particularly when they allow grandparents, parents, and children to discover together. An expanded MESS Hall will improve science education in the community, which will in turn attract more high tech jobs to diversify the economy, and serve as a hub of reasoned information when crises hit our shores. The Pensacola MESS Hall is a hands on science museum located in downtown Pensacola. Our exhibits are chosen for long term engagement, encouraging visitors to ask their own questions and make their own discoveries. In addition, our regularly changing menu of “mess kits,” individual sized experiments, broaden the breadth, making each visit unique. We are currently operating in a 4,000 square foot facility, with approximately 15,000 visitors a year. Larger facilities in communities our size attract approximately 100,000 visitors, which is an achievable level for Pensacola. This level of visitorship reflects a large number of tourists, enhancing the tourism sector. In addition, the local visitors will gain critical thinking skills and STEM knowledge, better preparing them for future careers. 4. Monitoring Plan - Provide a short narrative describing the The project will be supervised throughout the many phases by the comprehensive monitoring and success measurement plan for executive director of the MESS Hall as well as the MESS Hall Board the proposed project. (250 words maximum? 3 points of Directors. It is anticipated that a subcommittee of the board will maximum) engage in a high degree of supervision of this project. Each phase of the project has success metrics. The planning phase will establish clear metrics for the subsequent phases, such as possible attendance, estimated tourism levels, and revenue streams. Based on data from other museums of communities our size, we anticipate that the attendance will be approximately 100,000 per year, with about 30% of those visitors from out of town. We anticipate annual operating budget of $1M, with a revenue mix of about 70% earned income, 25% private funding, and 5% government funding. These metrics will form the basis of the evaluation of the final facility. Section C1 - Environmental Criteria 1. Habitat Restoration - Provide a short narrative on how the The Pensacola MESS Hall is not focused on direct Habitat proposed project improves, enhances, or restores the structure Restoration. However, a key component of our final facility will be and function of upland, coastal, bays, bayous, wetlands, rivers, environmental education. As often is quoted, “In the end, we will lakes, streams, or marine natural systems, benefiting native conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. flora and fauna (Examples include: Restoration, improvement, We will understand only what we are taught.” The MESS Hall has or enhancement of ecological function such as natural embraced environmental education, though our limited facility allows hydrological function, tidal connections, soil composition, only a few exhibits. Our current facility has a rivers exhibit where vegetation diversity and renewal; Restoration, improvement, or visitors explore how water shapes the land. In addition, we have a enhancement of community structure such as increased native solar cell phone charging station and native plants. We have vegetation, biodiversity, or beneficial substrate; removal of non- partnered with the EPA’s Gulf Ecology Division on workshops for native species; removal of fish passage barriers; or benefits visitors, engaged UWF marine biologist as instructors for marine threatened and endangered fish or wildlife). (500 words science camps and workshops, and participate in the local Earth Day maximum - 5 points maximum) program and Bay Day, a special field trip opportunity for Escambia and Santa Rosa county 5th graders. Our vision for our final facility is to include an outdoor exhibit highlighting native plant species as well as expanded exhibits on the local flora and fauna, such as a natural history discovery area with a variety of specimen for visitors to examine. These exhibits will be created in partnership with organizations with whom we have worked as well as others. Continuing workshops and special presentations by environmental scientists at the expanded facility will enhance the impact of the environmental education and position the MESS Hall as a hub of reasoned information on environmental impacts.

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2. Habitat Conservation and Preservation - Provide a short N/A narrative on how the proposed project improves, enhances, or restores the structure and function of upland, coastal, bays, bayous, wetlands, rivers, lakes, streams, or marine natural systems, benefiting native flora and fauna (Examples include: Establishing conservation easement or wildlife corridors, reducing unnatural disturbances, implementing a habitat management plan or other best practice). (500 words maximum - 5 points maximum) 3. Water Quality Improvement - Provide a short narrative on how The Pensacola MESS Hall expanded facility will be built in the urban the proposed project reduces point and nonpoint sources of core of Pensacola. We expect to build to high standards for pollutants entering local waterways, provides treatment to environment impact (e.g., LEED certification). We anticipate improve water quality, or proposes other measures which will incorporating a native garden/rain garden as an exhibit component improve water quality (Examples include: Reduces pollutant and will work to use it as a demonstration site for improved loading from point sources, installation of Best Management stormwater practices. Construction of such a facility in the urban core Practices (BMP's); reduces pollutant loading from nonpoint will reduce unnatural disturbances through improved run-off control sources such as impervious surface coverage, implements and will also utilize existing infrastructure rather than encouraging stormwater Best Management Practices such as bioretention, sprawl. vegetated buffer preservation, etc. to reduce sedimentation or provides treatment for nutrients or legacy contaminants; Improves impaired waterway). (500 words maximum - 5 points maximum) 4. Natural Systems Resiliency - Provide a short narrative on how A key first step to responding to climate change is to understand it. In the proposed project increases ability of natural systems to addition to exhibits on local ecology, we are eager to incorporate withstand disasters and adapt to changing environmental exhibits about our changing climate. This type of exhibit can take conditions due to climate change, associated sea level rise, and many forms. For example, the MESS Hall hosts frequent fossil hunts other factors (Examples include: Stabilizes shoreline/provides where visitors discover shark teeth and other marine fossils in river natural wave attenuation, increase species and/or ecosystem sediment from a local river. This activity includes a presentation on adaptability to changing conditions, provide for natural the geological history of this area, including a time when the source successional progression, or improve air quality). (500 words river was underwater, providing participants with insight into climate maximum - 5 points maximum) change on a geological scale. A greater understanding of how scientists model the changing climate will help visitors understand the need for planning for climate change. Section C2 - Economic Criteria 1. Tourism and Tourism Opportunities - Provide a short The Pensacola MESS Hall has already demonstrated that it is strong narrative on how the proposed project provides for increases in asset to our tourism mixture in Pensacola. Approximately 30% of our tourism activity through new or additional marketing efforts, visitor groups currently are from out of town. Online reviews on improvements to existing attractions, or addition of new TripAdvisor note that the MESS Hall is a great destination for tourist destinations or attractions. (Examples include: Provides families on rainy days or other non-beach days. Our mix of special increased or additional public access to the waterfront or other programs, open-ended exploration exhibits, and a changing offering tourism destinations, Enhances existing attractions or of “mess kits,” individual serving size activities, keep visits unique, destinations, Increases total annual visitor count, Increases even if a family returns multiple times a year. The MESS Hall is also access to cultural tourism or local historical assets, Promotes part of the Association for Science and Technology Centers tourism destinations through marketing or promotional efforts). reciprocal admission program, allowing tourist with membership at (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) science museums in their home towns to visit the MESS Hall for free. Expanding the MESS Hall to a larger facility will increase the number of visitors from out of town that we are able to serve. During peak tourism months, the MESS Hall is frequently near capacity, and additional visitors would degrade the experience overall. Due to capacity limitations, we do not market the MESS Hall as strongly as we would with a larger facility. A larger facility with exhibits specific to our local region, particularly our local flora and fauna, would serve as a greater draw for cultural tourists who are eager to learn more about the unique attributes of the places they visit. In addition, an expanded facility will allow us to host traveling exhibits which will broaden the offerings and make repeat visits more likely. These traveling exhibits would attract tourists returning to the area with new experiences to try. The MESS Hall complements the existing tourism attractions. The beach is the biggest draw, but visitors often are interested in indoor activities, particularly in inclement weather. Approximately 25% of the area visitors are families with children, and these tourists are interested in attractions that the whole family will enjoy. With nearly half of the visitors to Pensacola reporting that they visited museums, there is clearly a strong demand for activities that are educational and entertaining. As an indoor attraction that engages the entire family in scientific discovery, an expanded MESS Hall will become a must-see destination for tourists to the area. 2. Recreational Fishing and Local Seafood - Provide a short N/A narrative on how the proposed project provides for increases in tourism activity or encourages the consumption of Gulf seafood through new or additional marketing efforts, improvements to existing attractions, or addition of new destinations or attractions (Examples include: Improves opportunities through addition of artificial reefs, oyster reefs, Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV); increases access to fishing opportunities through addition of fishing piers, boat ramps; or promotes recreational fishing and/or local seafood consumption through marketing and promotional activities) (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum)

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3. Job Creation - Provide a short narrative on how the proposed A larger MESS Hall will result in an increase in employment with an project provides for new seasonal, temporary, part time, full addition of operating staff and seasonal employees. We anticipate time, and/or higher wage jobs within the County. If applicable, that an increase of approximately 7 full time and 10 part time explain how the proposed project can provide jobs that meet or positions will be created with a larger facility. As a nonprofit, the exceed the Escambia County average annual median wage MESS Hall relies on a strong volunteer workforce, engaging at least and/or are within local targeted industries or supporting 50 volunteers a year, and we expect to increase that number in a infrastructure industries. (500 words maximum - 4 points larger facility. While these are unpaid positions, they provide training maximum) that the volunteers can utilize in future employment. In addition to direct employment, the construction of the new facility will result in a short term increase in employment in the construction industry. Beyond these specific jobs, a community that spends money on science education helps attract the kinds of jobs we need and is a magnet for the workers in the knowledge economy. 4. Industry and Business Growth - Provide a short narrative on The MESS Hall expansion would be an asset to our local tourism how the proposed project directly contributes to expansion of industry. The MESS Hall complements the existing tourism base as existing industry/business or siting of a new industry/business an indoor, family friendly attraction that can easily be incorporated in local targeted industries. Provide evidence of a measurable into a visit to our beaches. Cultural tourists, those tourists that are Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increase if possible. (500 words draw to unique attractions that showcase the unique qualities of a maximum - 4 points maximum) region, often visit in the shoulder season and consider the museum landscape of a community when deciding on destinations. The expanded MESS Hall will augment the offerings for these tourists. The expanded MESS Hall also will serve as a hub for the region’s growing innovation economy. Areas like Kendall Square, Cambridge, or Palo Alto thrive due to the proximity of knowledge workers and their frequent collisions. Larger science centers host science cafés and other adult programming which draws such workers together. Opportunities for high tech workers to meet and exchange ideas can lead to new innovations and possibly new companies. The MESS Hall expansion will allow us to complement programs such as Start- Up Weekends with additional chances to strengthen connections in our local science economy. 5. Workforce Development - Provide a short narrative on how The Pensacola MESS Hall’s mission is to inspire curiosity, the proposed project provides innovative higher education, job experimentation, and creative problem solving through exploration of training, or other workforce training/career development which math, engineering, science, and stuff. While our efforts do not target increases the total skilled workforce pool and advances particular workforce development or higher education, the focus on opportunities for higher wage employment (Examples include: STEM fields along with the critical thinking skills that underlie high Providing industry focused training resulting in certification for income careers are stressed through our programs for visitors of all trainees, addressing workforce gaps in specific target ages. The MESS Hall currently welcomes about 5000 visitors a year industries, development or expansion of youth employment and as part of school field trips. In addition, we have a new outreach training opportunities in STEM fields, job training targeting "at- program that delivers STEM programming to schools, community risk" groups). (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) centers, and public events, reaching thousands more each year. We provide discounted field trips to Title 1 schools as well as work closely with those schools to ensure that they benefit from our outreach programs. Through an expanded facility, we anticipate that we will reach more students. These visitors will also have an opportunity to engage in more complex activities. For example, we are currently unable to offer the more technical field trip activities that meet the needs of middle school students. Expanded laboratory space will allow us to reach these students with activities that will enhance their understanding of more complex science concepts and possibly spark their enthusiasm for further science learning. Our after school programs and camps also provide more in depth discover on specific scientific topics. However, our programs are limited due to our current limited space. The MESS Hall also serves as a venue for the local scientific community to share their knowledge with a lay audience. A component of many scientific grants, such as those from the National Science Foundation, require the researchers to demonstrate how they have shared their research with the community. Partnerships by these scientists with the MESS Hall will enhance their competitiveness on grant proposals, provide the broader community with an understanding of current science issues, and inspire future scientists through content and role models. The MESS Hall relies highly on high school students who volunteer to share their enthusiasm for science with the community. Each year we provide training for approximately 50 students who volunteer many hours at the MESS Hall. This training in customer service, in addition to the opportunity to help generate content and learn science activities to share with volunteers, provides a strong foundation for future careers. Section C3 - Infrastructure Criteria: 1. Transportation Network Improvements - Provide a short N/A narrative on how the proposed project improves components of existing transportation network or adds new features to transportation network such as roads, sidewalks, bike lanes, greenway trails, streetlights, and urban/street landscaping (Examples Include: Use of "complete streets" design including street lighting, traffic calming, and pedestrian safety; improvements to the multimodal transportation network including waterways, ports, railways, and mass transit). (500 words maximum - 6 points maximum)

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2. Flooding Improvements - Provide a short narrative on how the N/A proposed project provides structural improvements or additions which will reduce flooding to homes and businesses, thereby reducing overall disaster costs and increasing economic resilience. (Examples include: decreasing the frequency and/or intensity of flooding events through impervious surface reduction or increased storage/retention or retrofit, repair or replace existing stormwater management infrastructure to improve drainage). (500 words maximum - 7 points maximum) 3. Community Resiliency - Provide a short narrative on how the N/A proposed project increases community resiliency by strategically retrofitting, upgrading, or replacing critical infrastructure to reduce community vulnerability to natural and manmade disasters; utilizes renewable energy; or implements other disaster preparatory mechanisms such as additional improved planning, shelters or evacuation routes. (500 words maximum - 7 points maximum) Section D - Bonus Points 1. Benefits Traditionally Underserved Persons or Areas - Our goal is to locate the facility in downtown Pensacola within a Provide a short narrative on how the proposed project improves census tract that has a poverty rate above 20% and an opportunities for disadvantaged or traditionally underserved unemployment rate above 1.5% of the national level, qualifying it as persons or areas, such as low-income areas, areas of minority “severely distressed”. The location in this area will enhance access to concentration, persons with disabilities, persons with limited the facility by low-income persons, particularly by making field trips English proficiency, etc. (Examples Include: Project is located in more achievable. In addition, we will continue to offer discounts to low income, very low income, or primarily minority Title 1 schools, increasing the likelihood of field trips from low income neighborhood (as defined by U.S. Census tract); Project schools. We will continue to partner with Big Brothers Big Sisters to incorporates universal or creative ADA design beyond the offer discounted admissions and special programs as well. While minimum requirements providing increased access for persons those programs are currently in existence, a large facility will allow us with disabilities; Training and job creation benefits for to accommodate more visitors and offer a larger range of activities disadvantaged or traditionally underserved persons; Project that will attract more visitors, including visitors who are benefits disadvantaged or traditionally underserved groups in disadvantaged. other ways) (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) The MESS Hall has a strong history of attracting visitors with disabilities. Schools that address the needs of students with developmental disabilities have visited on field trips as well as special needs classes. The hands on focus of our activities are appealing to learners who are challenged by the structure of the traditional classroom or are severely challenged by standard activities, including those with autism and dyslexia. 2. Community Health - Provide a short narrative on how the One of the areas of science discovery that the MESS Hall addresses proposed project improves physical or mental health of the is the human body and health. Currently, due to limited space, our community through health improvement programs or health exhibit area does not have any exhibits on the body, though we have education (Examples include: Project provides for improved some hands on activities available to visitors. We have had theme affordable access to healthy food; project targets improvement weeks on Your Body, including special presentations by the local of public health, disease, or mental health issues; or project Department of Health. A larger facility will allow us to expand provides the public with opportunities for increased physical offerings related to health. In addition, we intend for the final facility to activity such as parks, greenways and community centers). (250 include a science playground where visitors can explore science words maximum- 3 points maximum) principles while engaging in gross motor activities. For example, coupled swings of different lengths or a giant lever demonstrate complex physics concepts while engaging users in physical exercise. 3. Neighborhood Benefits - Provide a short narrative on how the We will focus the site selection process to the downtown CRA area. proposed project provides neighborhood benefits such as In addition, our hope is that the new building will be sited as in-fill, increased affordable housing; reduction in crime; located in enhancing the walkability of downtown by providing visual appeal as Community Redevelopment Area (CRA), brownfields area, or compared to a parking lot or similar existing site. As part of the Enterprise Zone or provides significant aesthetic neighborhood conceptual planning, we will also assess how the new MESS Hall improvements. (250 words maximum - 3 points maximum) facility integrates into the existing resources. For example, we anticipate that the MESS Hall will not offer a full dining experience but rather will capitalize on the proximity of nearby restaurants. With high visitation on the weekends, locating near office buildings will help provide week long demand for amenities such as restaurants. We also expect to incorporate outdoor exhibits that passersby can explore, enhancing the aesthetics of the area. 4. Local Preference - Provide one or more specific examples on During the planning phase, we will work with local architects on the how the proposed project can incorporate the use of local labor conceptual design and site selection. We anticipate hiring local forces or promotes local small businesses. (250 words architectural and engineering firms for the construction documents, maximum - 3 points maximum) and during the construction of the final building we will engage the local labor forces. The new facility will support local businesses in the downtown area by bringing increased numbers of people to downtown who might patronize other businesses near the MESS Hall.

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5. Education and Awareness - Provide one or more specific The Pensacola MESS Hall’s mission is to inspire curiosity, examples on how the proposed project enhances education or experimentation, and creative problem solving through exploration of early childhood education programs or incorporates education math, engineering, science, and stuff. We aim to expose visitors to outreach. (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) basic principles of science, technology, engineering, and math to encourage further education and discovery in those fields. Specific examples include hosting field trips aligned with state science standards as well as outreach programs like family science nights where we create a mini-museum at a school, allowing families to explore together. A larger facility will enable us to reach a larger audience in our community. One component that we expect to enhance in our new facility is early childhood activities. In our current facility, many of the exhibits are not aimed at very young learners and their developmental needs. We offer a limited number of programs for young learners currently, but dedicated activities designed for preschool learners will enhance educational outcomes. During the planning phase we will examine early childhood areas at other museums to inform the creation of a similar space in the new MESS Hall facility. 6. Environmental Outreach - Provide one or more specific Environmental education is a critical area of science that we examples of environmental outreach components included in incorporate in our programs at the MESS Hall. Examples include our the proposed project (Examples include: Project engages river table and solar power phone charging station as well as special citizens in the active preservation, protection, or restoration of programs, such as a watershed program by the EPA’s Gulf Ecology natural resources or provides publicly accessible environmental Division, and camps like Ocean Commotion, focusing on marine education signage at the project site). (250 words maximum - 2 biology. We have also participated in Earth Day and Bay Day, points maximum) opportunities to engage the community on issues of importance to our local environment. A larger facility will allow us to expand the environmental exhibits, to include native plants and natural history discovery areas. The ability to engage in a hands on way reinforces the importance of preservation and protection of natural resources. 7. Cultural and Historic Resources - Provide one or more N/A specific examples of how the proposed project provides for preservation, protection or restoration of cultural, historical, or archaeological significant resources above and beyond minimum regulatory requirements (Examples may include adaptive reuse of buildings or other existing assets) (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 8. Consistency with Local Plans - Provide one or more specific The expansion of the Pensacola MESS Hall in the Downtown CRA examples of how the proposed project is consistent with or conforms to the CRA master plan of 2010. This plan specifically calls implements existing adopted plans (Plans may include Surface for a number of initiatives to draw tourists to downtown. These Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) Program, Basin include mention of the maritime museum originally proposed for the Management Action Plan (BMAP), Comprehensive Economic Maritime Park site. In addition, a key initiative is “expand offerings for Development Strategy, Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), or other families and children” The expanded MESS Hall can help fill the void City, County, State, or Regional plan). (250 words maximum - 2 left by the indefinite postponement of the maritime museum while points maximum) enhancing the experience for families and children in the downtown core. 9. Green Design - Provide one or more specific examples of how It is our intent to build the final project to green design standards. In the proposed project incorporates green design elements such addition, we plan to incorporate other green elements, such as a as Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) native plant/rain garden, solar power, and other features that can principles or other energy and water efficiency/ conservation double as exhibits, educating our visitors about the benefits of green measures (Examples include: Project integrates water design. Like many other science museums, we will incorporate conservation design features beyond minimum standards; or education on conservation measures throughout our facility, Project includes renewable energy component, recycling and particularly highlight aspects of green design. An example of this type reuse of materials, or other sustainable or low impact design of integration is signage on our current bicycle rack which highlights features). (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) the energy efficiency of a variety of modes of transportation. 10. Leverages funds - Provide one or more specific examples of The MESS Hall intends to contribute $30,000 from our planning fund how the proposed project can provide for in-kind or other towards this planning study. Through operating surpluses since supplemental funding, increasing fund leveraging (Examples inception, we have dedicated a fund toward planning and include: Project can include local/state/Federal grant matching constructing a new facility, and we will dedicate a portion of these funds, Volunteer labor, Etc.) (250 words maximum - 7 points funds. In addition to the cash contribution, significant project maximum) oversight will be provided by our volunteer board of directors. The product of this planning grant will be a roadmap for the construction of a new facility which will be of high value in soliciting private and public funds for construction of the final facility. Conceptual design and feasibility studies are essential for convincing donors to support a multi-million dollar effort. The MESS Hall has been successful in securing funds from the state and local governments, private foundations, corporations, and individual donors, and we anticipate that, with adequate documentation, we will be able to raise the necessary funds for the final project construction. 11. Sustainability and Efficiency - Provide one or more specific This project lays the foundation for a permanent asset to the examples of how the proposed project approach utilizes Pensacola community in the form of a state-of-the-art, highly efficiency measures and provides long term benefits (Examples interactive science museum that can serve as an educational include: Project links outcomes, partners, or lands to leverage resource and tourism destination for many years to come. One overall impact; project provides long-term benefit(s) beyond life component that will be included in the feasibility study is the potential of funding period; project builds upon existing community of creating a joint museum complex with other attractions in the assets or proposed project avoids or minimizes negative community. Such a facility could increase the impact of a stand-alone environmental impacts). (250 words maximum - 2 points facility, creating a more attractive destination for tourist and residents maximum) alike. Two potential partners are the Pensacola Museum of Art, which is interested in a facility which will enhance their ability to host a larger variety of traveling exhibits, as well as the Pensacola Sports Museum, which has begun collection of artifacts as well as fundraising but is in need of a building to house their collection. We have been in preliminary conversations with these two organizations, and, as part of this proposed feasibility study, we will evaluate the benefits and challenges of a collocated facility.

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12. Planning and Partnerships - Provide one or more specific Partnerships have been key to the MESS Hall’s success to date and examples of how the proposed project includes beneficial will enhance the overall final project as well. The MESS Hall partners partnership or is complete and shovel ready. (250 words with many organizations, including the Pensacola Sections of the maximum - 2 points maximum) American Chemical Society and the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Escambia Department of Health, the Pensacola Opera, the Eglin AFB Air Force Explosive Ordnance Team, the University of West Florida Department of Chemistry, Pensacola State College Department of Biology, UWF Graduate Women in Science, and the Environmental Protection Agency’s Gulf Ecology Division, which have presented programs on-site. These partnerships are beneficial since these organizations are eager to perform outreach efforts to the same community which visits the MESS Hall. In addition to these on-site programs, the MESS Hall has engaged in outreach efforts with numerous organizations, including the Pensacola Symphony, Pensacola’s Earth Day, Bay Day, Big Brothers Big Sisters, West Florida Public Library, Santa Rosa Public Library, Pensacola Museum of Art, the Pensacola Police Department, Pensacola Young Professionals, Pensacola Parks and Recreation Department, Take Stock in Children Santa Rosa, Pensacon, Pensacola Pelican Drop, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Pensacola Blue Wahoos, and Escambia Amateur Astronomers. With a larger facility, the MESS Hall will have the opportunity to expand these partnerships and add many new ones. 13. Enhanced Tourism Opportunities - Provide one or more The MESS Hall has demonstrated that it is a notable tourist specific examples of how the proposed project provides for attraction, even in its small facility. We are ranked #24 of things to do enhanced tourism opportunities during the "off season" of in Pensacola on TripAdvisor and we were ranked as a top children’s September 1 through March 31. (250 words maximum - 2 points museum by GeekMom on Wired.com. Approximately 30% of our maximum) visitor groups have someone from out of town, and many of these visitors return every time they are in town for vacation. While our peak attendance season is summer vacation, we also see strong attendance through the year. As expected, our attendance is highest during school vacations, with attendance peaks during Thanksgiving, winter break, and spring break. Attendance during those weeks is similar to a summer week, with high levels of tourist visitors. As an added incentive for cultural tourists, the MESS Hall is part of the Association of Science and Technology Center’s reciprocal admission program, welcoming visitors with memberships at other science museums without charge. As Pensacola continues to revitalize its downtown and increase its tourism offerings, it increases the incentives for tourists to visit Pensacola as a destination itself, outside of the beaches. An expanded MESS Hall, along with other expanded or new museums, will help turn Pensacola into a top tourist city and reduce our reliance on the beach as the main draw. Section E - Permitting and Ownership: 1. Are permits required to construct or implement the proposed No project? If Yes, list specific required permits and status of each. If No, N/A indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum - No Points) 2. Is land acquisition required to construct or implement the proposed project? -No If Yes, what legal rights will be acquired? (Select one or more) If easements, what are the terms of the easement? Otherwise, N/A indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum– No Points) 3. Will the proposed project cause displacement of persons or No businesses? If Yes, provide a description of the displacement the proposed N/A project may cause including any known addresses that may be impacted. If No, indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum – No Points)

Page 663 of 964 Printed on 10/12/2015 10:54:05 AM Pensacola MESS Hall New Facility Planning Grant Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Total Schedule Month 1-3 Month 4-6 Month 7-9 Month 10-12 Conceptual Planning Determination of components to be Initial parameter plan 10,000 10,000 included in facility, such as classroom Exploratory trip to 15,000 15,000 space, traveling exhibit space, food comparable facilities service, gift shop, exhibit area, and Final parameter plan 10,000 10,000 related square footage. To include a completion programming plan. - Due Diligence - Assessment of potential sites and their Due diligence review 10,000 10,000 feasibility Conceptual Design - Creation of schematics illustrating how Preliminary conceptual 20,000 20,000 facility will appear on the proposed site, design Final conceptual design 25,000 25,000 Exhibit plan 10,000 10,000 Feasibility Study - Assessment of potential local demand, Assessment of local 10,000 10,000 market analysis, financial analysis, demand and market fundraising feasibility Financial analysis and 10,000 10,000 typical development cost

Fundraising feasibility 10,000 10,000 20,000 assessment, including identification of potential funding sources

Architectural Renderings - Creation of preliminary architectural Architectural drawings 30,000 30,000 drawings that will form the basis for construction plans Project Oversight - MESS Hall staff time to be committed to Staff time 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 10,000 working with paid consultants

Total 180,000 Price estimates are based on information from other museums and conversations with planning consultants. Escambia County Florida RESTORE Program - Project Details Project Details Title: OLF8 Commerce Park Improvements The following map and table show the details of the project.

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Notes: 1. The reference to points shown on each question are the maximum points allocated to that question from the Project Selection Criteria that will be used in scoring each project.2. A project Name and Location are required for each project and are entered interactively on the Portal. Section A - Requirements and Eligibility 1. Qualifying Primary Eligible Activity (select only one): -Infrastructure projects for local economy 2. Qualifying Secondary Activities (Check all that apply): -Workforce Development 3. Was this activity included in a claim paid out of the Oil Spill No Trust Fund? Note: If the activity was previously paid out of an Oil Spill Trust Fund Claim, it is NOT eligible for funding under RESTORE Direct Component Pot 1. If you answer 'Yes" to this question, please stop here and do not submit your project. 4. Provide a short narrative describing how the work associated All work will be administered by the Escambia County Board of with the proposed project will be performed in the Gulf Region. County Commissioners (ECBOCC). As such, the solicitation, (250 words maximum) procurement and execution of tasks under this application will be in accordance with all applicable local, state and federal laws for public projects in Escambia County.

All work will be performed at or directly adjacent to the project site located on S04-T1S-R31 and S05-T1S-R31 in Escambia County, FL. The project site is a one square mile section of land located on Nine Mile Road (US Highway 90-A) adjacent to the Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU) campus. 5. Provide a short narrative describing how the proposed project The Outlying Field 8 (OLF-8) project will be a public project will conform to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and completed on public property by the ECBOCC. Projects administered codes including, but not limited to American's with Disabilities by the ECBOCC are subject to the laws and rules set forth in the Act, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, U.S. Access Board, National Escambia County Code of Ordinances, the Escambia County Environmental Policy Act, National Historic Preservation Act, Purchasing Ordinance, and the established policies and procedures Davis-Bacon Act, Florida Building Code, and Escambia County managed by the Escambia County Purchasing Division. All Land Development Code. (250 words maximum) procurements sought by the ECBOCC are in strict compliance with all federal laws and rules and Florida Statutes; any solicitations of goods, services and construction under any funding associated this RESTORE application will be subject to these rules and procedures. This includes, but is not limited to, the laws, standards and codes explicitly indicated herein. Section B - Baseline Criteria

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1a. Project Justification - Provide an overall description of the The OLF-8 project site is a one square mile United States Navy proposed project. Include references to the specific needs rotary-wing training course on Nine Mile Road in Escambia County, addressed, goals to be achieved, performance metrics and Florida. For decades, the Navy has been training student military benefits provided by the project. (500 words maximum - 3 points aviators on the 640-acre course. Originally, the site was selected by maximum (combined with Question 1b below)) the Navy because of the rural, undeveloped setting. In recent years, heavy commercial and residential development, and the new NFCU Campus have severely limited the use of the course by NAS Whiting Field.

In 2010, the Navy approached local officials and business leaders to request that this field be replaced with a new training course in a remote area of Santa Rosa County. The request involved the development of a new training field (OLF-X) and the transfer of the old OLF-8 property to Escambia County. In anticipation of the land swap, Escambia County has purchased the preferred land (605- acres) for the new rotary-wing training course near Chumuckla, Florida.

A copy of the original 2011 proposal prepared for the ECBOCC by the Greater Pensacola Chamber has been included as Attachment- A.pdf.

The federal legislative language, required to facilitate the Land Swap Agreement, was approved by the U.S. House and Senate Armed Services Committees, the Legislative conference, and has been included in the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). All applicable Navy commands have endorsed the land swap concept, including local, regional and national commands and the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, (OSN). The OLF-8 land swap has been approved by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD).

The OLF-8 Project combines two critical community economic development priorities:

1.Military Sector Investment. 2.Private Sector Investment.

Because military investment is a prime economic driver along the Gulf Coast, the OLF-8 project provides a unique opportunity to protect and improve our local military aviation training assets. With new rounds of military asset reduction (BRAC) looming, our local rotary-wing training facilities and commands could be combined and redirected to Fort Rucker, AL at some point in the future. Currently, the military aviation training program at NAS Whiting represents a full third of the Santa Rosa County economy, and a large portion of the general economic activity in Escambia County and Pensacola Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The OLF-8 land swap opportunity provides a new state-of-the-art Navy and Marine Corps rotary-wing training asset that helps protect our military commands from additional rounds of BRAC.

Private sector investment is also absolutely critical to our economic progress. Escambia County will solicit and secure private sector investment by converting the old OLF-8 training course into a Commerce Center. The site is adjacent to the on-going construction of the 10,000 job NFCU campus. The 640-acre site is adjacent to the US 90-A/I-10 interchange and the proposed Beulah Highway/I-10 interchange. Concepts for the new Commerce Park show approximately 425-acres of net developable uplands. Initial estimates of job densities are 8.5 jobs per acre. These figures indicate that the development of the OLF-8 site will net approximately 3,600 new jobs.

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1b. Project Budget - Provide total budget costs and leveraging The OLF-8 project is a complex multi-site program. While the within each of the following categories as applicable. Provide planning phase of the project will define more precise project costs, a sufficient detail in the budget narrative to justify the feasibility of concept budget has been established for programming purposes. It is the proposed project. Additional budget breakdown information important to note that this program-level analysis is provided in can be provided as a PDF attachment. Please address the response to RESTORE application requirements only; the scope and following minimum categories in the proposed project budget: nature of the project will require more detailed analysis as the Planning, Design, Construction, and Monitoring. Please enter program is developed further. (See attached) here if you are submitting a budget as an attachment (250 words maximum - 3 points maximum The attached construction cost estimate gives a probable (combined with Question 1a above)) construction cost of the OLF-8 Commerce Park of $13.8M. With a 15% programming-level contingency, the total construction cost is $16M. With the addition of public information, environmental studies, master planning, design, regulatory permitting and monitoring, the total OLF-8 Project Cost is anticipated to be $19M.

Parts of the critical path for this large project have already been funded. The ECBOCC has purchased a section of land in Santa Rosa County for OLF-X for $2M. The ECBOCC has also invested in the due diligence for OLF-X; and is currently working to fund the construction of the new airfield. Additional investments responsive to the OLF-8 opportunity have been made by FDOT. Currently, District 3 FDOT is investing in capacity enhancements along the US 90-A corridor that serves the site. FDOT/FHWA is also funding a new interchange at Beulah Highway and I-10. Without these substantial state investments and major transportation node enhancements, the OLF-8 site would not be functional at full development.

A programming-level budget, schedule and phased development sketch are attached as Attachment-B.pdf 2. Timing - Provide a brief project development schedule Schedule estimates indicate that construction could begin on a new showing that the proposed project can be implemented and training course for the Navy in October 2016; and that a Final Land benefits realized within a reasonable and acceptable timeframe. Swap Agreement for the transfer of the OLF-8 site to the ECBOCC At a minimum please address Planning, Design, Construction, could be in-place as early as April 2016. Once the Land Swap and Monitoring time frames. (250 words maximum - 3 points Agreement is in-place, master planning, a public information program maximum) and a portion of the technical studies could begin.

It is important to note that construction on the first phase of the new commercial park cannot begin until the new training field in Santa Rosa County is complete and accepted by the Navy. Because the new training course is primarily covered in turf, the construction schedule for the new Navy OLF is heavily dependent on the “grow-in” season. Current schedules show that a permanent vegetative cover could be established at the new training field in the spring of 2017. This means that ownership of the OLF-8 site could be transferred to the ECBOCC as early as July of 2017. Depending on the initial results of environmental, archeological and other technical studies, it seems reasonable that construction at OLF-8 could begin in late 2017 or early 2018.

(See Attached). A concept schedule that considers some of the intricacies of this arrangement has been included with the cost estimate as Attachment-B.pdf. 3. Public Interest - Provide a short narrative describing how the As indicated above, the OLF-8 project combines two critical proposed project is in the public interest. (250 words maximum - community economic development priorities: 3 points maximum) 1.Military Sector Investment. 2.Private Sector Investment.

Partnering with our local military to protect and enhance military investment is a fundamental economic responsibility. The OLF-8 land swap program was initialized at the request of the Navy, and represents a key priority for Navy officials in the area. A healthy local military sector is absolutely critical for progress in the region – and represents a prime public interest.

Escambia County also needs to attract private sector businesses and jobs. Recent studies indicate that there is a severe lack of qualified building sites in Escambia County. In 2012, the “Pensacola Area Economic Development Strategic Plan,” prepared by Tom Ticknor & Associates, recommended that certified commercial site inventory be developed along the I-10 corridor. With a capacity to provide over 3,600 new jobs, the OLF-8 project clearly serves a fundamental public interest.

From a state perspective, developing the manufacturing sector is also a priority. In the recent “Florida Trade and Logistics Study 2.0,” various public and private entities collaborated to assess the need for new manufacturing state-wide. This study found that Florida is heavily dependent on tourism and the services sector. This dependency is a prime reason that Florida was disproportionately impacted in the recent Great Recession.

Shoring up our economic base by providing a more diverse mix of sector involvement serves a critical public interest.

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4. Monitoring Plan - Provide a short narrative describing the The goals of the OLF-8 program are: comprehensive monitoring and success measurement plan for the proposed project. (250 words maximum? 3 points 1.Provide a new state-of-the-art rotary wing training course for the maximum) US Navy. 2.Provide the site inventory necessary to support local economic development.

Goal 1: Success will be measured by the delivery of the new outlying field to the Navy. The perfect site has been identified and purchased by the ECBOCC. Plans for the new training course (called OLF-X) have been prepared and coordinated with the responsible Navy officials. With the passage of the 2016 NDAA, the project will proceed and the new facility constructed with LOST dollars.

Goal 2: Success will be measured by the speed that the new site inventory is delivered to the economic development marketplace. Many opportunities for new business attraction are related to major on-going projects in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. In order to position our area as a prime alternative for tiered suppliers and support businesses, the OLF-8 project will need to be producing sites by 2019. This means that construction of Phase 1 will need to commence late 2017/early 2018.

To make this happen, critical funding is necessary. The OLF-X project in Santa Rosa County is underway and is currently being accomplished with LOST funds. For the OLF-8, RESTORE funds are a critical part of this time-sensitive community accountability program. To be competitive in the economic development marketplace, we must decide that we are absolutely committed to economic improvement, and deliver this critical inventory quickly and efficiently. Section C1 - Environmental Criteria 1. Habitat Restoration - Provide a short narrative on how the N/A proposed project improves, enhances, or restores the structure and function of upland, coastal, bays, bayous, wetlands, rivers, lakes, streams, or marine natural systems, benefiting native flora and fauna (Examples include: Restoration, improvement, or enhancement of ecological function such as natural hydrological function, tidal connections, soil composition, vegetation diversity and renewal; Restoration, improvement, or enhancement of community structure such as increased native vegetation, biodiversity, or beneficial substrate; removal of non- native species; removal of fish passage barriers; or benefits threatened and endangered fish or wildlife). (500 words maximum - 5 points maximum)

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2. Habitat Conservation and Preservation - Provide a short The majority of the OLF-8 project site is a cleared airfield with heavy narrative on how the proposed project improves, enhances, or turf coverage. Over the area of the site that is used as a rotary wing restores the structure and function of upland, coastal, bays, training course, site elevations fall from 145’ to 115’ in one mile. This bayous, wetlands, rivers, lakes, streams, or marine natural amounts to a 0.6% grade, which is suitable for airfield operations. systems, benefiting native flora and fauna (Examples include: However, in the southwest corner and along the easterly section line, Establishing conservation easement or wildlife corridors, large areas of jurisdictional wetlands are present. Because the site is reducing unnatural disturbances, implementing a habitat underlain with the heavy clays typical in the Perdido River basin, management plan or other best practice). (500 words maximum - these wetland areas are depressed. Site topography changes very 5 points maximum) quickly around the wetlands, from 115’-75’ over a few hundred feet. Slopes of this magnitude would be considered “unbuildable.” As such, the upland area of the site is not identical to the “buildable” site area.

All areas not considered for development combine to create a (roughly) 40-acre natural buffer around the edges of the site. This large buffer zone provides a perfect opportunity for conservation and recreation. In fact, this natural feature makes the site more appealing for attracting new businesses into Escambia County. Many economic development opportunities available today are from companies who are particularly concerned with employee health and wellness. Competition for a high-quality staff in the labor markets today is very intense; companies relocating to new areas look for built-in opportunities to provide their employees with recreational amenities.

Refer to Attachment-C.pdf for a rough sketch that shows the approximate limits of “unbuildable” site areas.

For this reason, the OLF-8 project will leverage these natural assets to provide a recreation trail throughout the park. This concept has also been recently implemented at NFCU. The wetland area adjacent to the OLF-8 site spreads to the east into the NFCU site. This area is the site of an employee activity trail along a natural preservation zone. It connects to a picnic area in a natural setting; and further upland to a family soccer field, playground and volleyball courts. These recreational facilities are intended to help attract high- quality employees by creating a family oriented work-play environment.

The OLF-8 project will follow this development model in several ways: 1.Designate “unbuildable” areas of extreme topographic relief and wetlands as natural preservation zones. 2.Provide a natural shared-use nature/activity trail throughout the park, with emphasis on creating a comfortable setting along the perimeter of the preservation zone. 3.Seek to partner with NFCU to provide connectivity between the two preservation areas and the nature/activity trails that surround them. 4.Look for opportunities to provide educational signage at unique or environmentally significant site features.

These improvements will make the OLF-8 project more attractive in the economic development marketplace, and will provide for environmental protection and increased environmental awareness. 3. Water Quality Improvement - Provide a short narrative on how A review of heavy commercial development trends in the Pensacola the proposed project reduces point and nonpoint sources of MSA indicates that projects are often developed haphazardly and are pollutants entering local waterways, provides treatment to widely dispersed. Storm water treatment facilities at these locations improve water quality, or proposes other measures which will operate under a wide-range of geophysical and environmental improve water quality (Examples include: Reduces pollutant conditions. A review of these facilities shows they are characterized loading from point sources, installation of Best Management by a wide-range of effectiveness and quality. The environmental Practices (BMP's); reduces pollutant loading from nonpoint protection facilities at the various project sites also have a wide-range sources such as impervious surface coverage, implements of life cycle maintenance issues. These issues are difficult and stormwater Best Management Practices such as bioretention, expensive to track, identify and remedy. The number and dispersed vegetated buffer preservation, etc. to reduce sedimentation or locations of the facilities often present regulators with difficult provides treatment for nutrients or legacy contaminants; enforcement challenges. The development of a centralized site, Improves impaired waterway). (500 words maximum - 5 points designated to consolidate similar types of projects and facilities – maximum) provides for a number of advantages, including: 1.Facilities are co-located so that the likelihood of a large number of dispersed unmanaged treatment facilities, or marginally designed facilities, are minimized. 2.A single development can be properly planned and designed with current technologies and the appropriate LEED Certifications. (The adjacent NFCU project is certified LEED Gold for new construction). 3.A single set of regional facilities are much easier to monitor for developing problems. Operations and maintenance processes and repairs are easier to execute; engineered system redundancy is more cost-effective to implement initially - and control over time. Multiple disconnected smaller developments are often not capable of independently absorbing the cost of high-quality environmental design approaches. For the OLF-8 project, the design intent would be the same as the adjacent NFCU project. Low-impact development technologies combined with redundant and interconnected regional treatment facilities would provide high-quality, low-impact storm discharges to the surrounding waterways. The OLF-8 project provides the community with the opportunity to attract new businesses with large numbers of jobs, control the quality of the development, and eliminate any adverse impacts to the local environment.

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4. Natural Systems Resiliency - Provide a short narrative on how N/A the proposed project increases ability of natural systems to withstand disasters and adapt to changing environmental conditions due to climate change, associated sea level rise, and other factors (Examples include: Stabilizes shoreline/provides natural wave attenuation, increase species and/or ecosystem adaptability to changing conditions, provide for natural successional progression, or improve air quality). (500 words maximum - 5 points maximum) Section C2 - Economic Criteria 1. Tourism and Tourism Opportunities - Provide a short N/A narrative on how the proposed project provides for increases in tourism activity through new or additional marketing efforts, improvements to existing attractions, or addition of new destinations or attractions. (Examples include: Provides increased or additional public access to the waterfront or other tourism destinations, Enhances existing attractions or destinations, Increases total annual visitor count, Increases access to cultural tourism or local historical assets, Promotes tourism destinations through marketing or promotional efforts). (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) 2. Recreational Fishing and Local Seafood - Provide a short N/A narrative on how the proposed project provides for increases in tourism activity or encourages the consumption of Gulf seafood through new or additional marketing efforts, improvements to existing attractions, or addition of new destinations or attractions (Examples include: Improves opportunities through addition of artificial reefs, oyster reefs, Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV); increases access to fishing opportunities through addition of fishing piers, boat ramps; or promotes recreational fishing and/or local seafood consumption through marketing and promotional activities) (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) 3. Job Creation - Provide a short narrative on how the proposed The OLF-8 project is all about new jobs for Escambia County project provides for new seasonal, temporary, part time, full families. As indicated above, the project is expected to generate over time, and/or higher wage jobs within the County. If applicable, 3,600 new jobs for our area. This primary objective, combined with explain how the proposed project can provide jobs that meet or the need to help protect our local military commands from future exceed the Escambia County average annual median wage rounds of BRAC; makes this project a win-win. The OLF-8 project is and/or are within local targeted industries or supporting a rare opportunity in that multiple local economic objectives are infrastructure industries. (500 words maximum - 4 points satisfied with a single community investment. maximum) Military Jobs and Impact: According to the 2013 Florida Defense Industry Economic Impact Analysis report Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field’s mission is to produce the military’s best trained “Aviation Warfighter.” Whiting Field is where the future of Naval Aviation begins producing over 700 pilots a year. Whiting Field owns 61% of the Navy outlying landing fields, and 11% of all DoD flight hours are flown out of Whiting annually. Economic Impact Estimates: Just over a half Billion dollars in 2011. Transfer payments accounted for the largest share at 89.1% or roughly $447 Million of the total. Salaries accounted for 6.0%, and procurement accounted for 4.8%. Overall, defense activities generated 14,211 jobs in 2011 and just over $1.1 Billion in total Gross Regional Product. Private Sector Jobs: Funding for this project will support the development of OLF-8 into a new I-10 Commerce Park for Escambia County focused on the targeted industry sectors that fit the profile of companies that the region is seeking to attract, retain and create. Existing research shows that aviation manufacturing, high-tech innovation, and headquarter/back office based firms are the appropriate targeted growth sectors for this park. Each of these targets matches the regions location's strengths considering intellectual property, sector presence, future growth rates, region's ability to support and sustain these industries, workforce presence, and predicted growth patterns. In addition, all of these sectors are experiencing significant growth on national and international levels and are beginning to show signs of opportunity in the local and regional markets. Escambia County’s FloridaWest EDA is currently working 27 prospective target industry projects considering a location in the southern United States and would be a candidate for a location in the proposed project site. The total number of jobs associated with these projects exceeds 6,000.

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4. Industry and Business Growth - Provide a short narrative on Economic development is a critical part of any community how the proposed project directly contributes to expansion of improvement program. This involves retaining and developing existing industry/business or siting of a new industry/business existing private and public sector investments, and developing new in local targeted industries. Provide evidence of a measurable opportunities for economic growth. In terms of new opportunities, our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increase if possible. (500 words community is actively targeting a variety of sectors for growth. As maximum - 4 points maximum) indicated above, recent research shows that aviation manufacturing, high-tech innovation, and headquarter/back office based firms are the appropriate targeted growth sectors for our community – and this park. With the appropriate assets, like OLF-8, our targeted sectors will reduce the region's dependence on military presence and a large service sector workforce, which has hampered our ability to fully realize economic growth potential for many decades. This need for diverse growth is also reflected in state-wide studies; the Florida Chamber Foundation’s “Florida Trade and Logistics Study 2.0” identifies diversification into the manufacturing markets as a key step for protecting our communities from wild recessionary swings.

The OLF-8 program is our community’s primary initiative to address these diversified and economic growth needs. For every 10-acres of development:

• 134,000 Square feet of taxable new building space. • Nearly $13.6 million in construction value and related jobs. • Nearly $2 million in ad valorem real estate property taxes paid to Escambia County. • More than 200 direct and 310 indirect jobs. • Nearly $132 million in wages from direct and indirect jobs in Escambia County. 5. Workforce Development - Provide a short narrative on how N/A the proposed project provides innovative higher education, job training, or other workforce training/career development which increases the total skilled workforce pool and advances opportunities for higher wage employment (Examples include: Providing industry focused training resulting in certification for trainees, addressing workforce gaps in specific target industries, development or expansion of youth employment and training opportunities in STEM fields, job training targeting "at- risk" groups). (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) Section C3 - Infrastructure Criteria:

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1. Transportation Network Improvements - Provide a short The OLF-8 site lies at a key transportation node in Northwest Florida. narrative on how the proposed project improves components of Currently, the US 90-A (Nine Mile Road)/Interstate 10 intersection is existing transportation network or adds new features to the last Florida interchange prior to the Alabama state line. This transportation network such as roads, sidewalks, bike lanes, means that the interchange provides the most efficient access to greenway trails, streetlights, and urban/street landscaping support interstate-based operations west of the Florida Panhandle. (Examples Include: Use of "complete streets" design including With a number of successful economic development projects street lighting, traffic calming, and pedestrian safety; currently underway in Alabama and Mississippi, the OLF-8 site is improvements to the multimodal transportation network Florida’s best logistical opportunity for capturing tiered suppliers and including waterways, ports, railways, and mass transit). (500 support business. words maximum - 6 points maximum) In addition, the current Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) program features a new interchange at I-10 and Beulah Highway. This interchange is currently ranked as the most important local and regional transportation infrastructure priority. The new interchange at Beulah Highway would replace the US 90-A interchange as the closest I-10 access point to Alabama and Mississippi. Logistically, OLF-8 is a square mile of undeveloped commercial property situated between these two key I-10 access points. From a business attraction and relocation standpoint, this arrangement is extremely favorable.

FDOT has recognized the developing transportation planning challenges associated with this logistical advantage. At 10,000 eventual employees, the NFCU project is projected to become a massive trip generator along US 90-A. Within the triangle formed by 1-10, US 90-A and Beulah Highway, traffic loadings will continuously rise as businesses continue to take advantage of this uniquely favorable logistical arrangement. The development of OLF-8 in this corridor will further encourage private sector commercial and residential development. To deal with the projected impacts, FDOT capacity enhancement projects are already underway on US 90-A between Pine Forest Road and Beulah Highway.

The design challenge for large developments like OLF-8 and NFCU is to mitigate transportation impacts by decreasing the amount of transient campus-related traffic. Providing a walkable environment decreases the number of times staff members use their vehicles during the day. For NFCU, the walkable campus environment allows staff members to avoid generating excessive vehicular trips during the day. The OLF-8 project will seek to build on this successful NFCU approach in the following ways:

1.Provide multiple access points to the site at both Frank Reeder Road and US 90-A. The two access points will each be related to the two available interstate interchange locations, essentially splitting the regional daily traffic volume in two. 2.Provide a walkable campus environment with efficient pedestrian traffic geometry with interconnected sidewalks and activity trails. 3.Provide an activity trail system that will (geometrically) accommodate cyclists. 4.Seek to partner with NFCU to interconnect the pedestrian circulation and recreational trail facilities at both sites. 5.Provide dedicated bicycle thru-lanes at site entry points. Ensure cycling lanes are interconnected with the interior site traffic circulation plan. 6.Provide an internal vehicular circulation system that does not require the use of US 90-A or Frank Reeder Road.

These strategies will help relieve potential traffic congestion along the US 90-A corridor, and will add to the attractiveness and functionality of the OLF-8 development.

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2. Flooding Improvements - Provide a short narrative on how the As a commercial development, the OLF-8 site will generate a proposed project provides structural improvements or additions sizeable amount of storm water runoff. Despite the generous use of which will reduce flooding to homes and businesses, thereby low-impact development technologies, a well-engineered storm water reducing overall disaster costs and increasing economic attenuation and treatment system will be required. Failure to properly resilience. (Examples include: decreasing the frequency and/or account for the storm water treatment and flood control needs of the intensity of flooding events through impervious surface project would result in substantial negative impacts to Eleven Mile reduction or increased storage/retention or retrofit, repair or Creek and Perdido Bay. replace existing stormwater management infrastructure to improve drainage). (500 words maximum - 7 points maximum) The design approach for OLF-8 should take full advantage of the extreme site slopes directly upland of jurisdictional wetlands. These natural topographic features provide excellent opportunities for the development of an interconnected regional pond system along the perimeter of the site. These ponds should be sited at similar elevations so that they operate as a fully integrated system. This arrangement would ensure that each individual pond provides both treatment and flood control redundancy for the other ponds in the network. In the case where one system fails, or a disproportionate discharge of flows develops, the ponds should work together to redistribute run-off and protect the surrounding wetlands from extreme rain events.

The fact that the OLF-8 site topography lends itself to such an approach is a natural design advantage. Escambia County must develop this sort of site inventory to support economic growth means that storm water loadings will be generated at OLF-8 or close proximity. Developing a commercial cluster on an alternate site would likely involve resolving more challenging (and expensive) storm water management issues. As a community, we have experienced the consequences of developments that involve complex storm water management approaches. Despite our best efforts, complex systems and solutions often result in failures that impact property and the environment.

OLF-8 is a site that naturally lends itself to a simple, regional, interconnected and maintenance-friendly approach to storm water management. This will favorably impact the Eleven Mile Creek watershed and Perdido Bay. 3. Community Resiliency - Provide a short narrative on how the N/A proposed project increases community resiliency by strategically retrofitting, upgrading, or replacing critical infrastructure to reduce community vulnerability to natural and manmade disasters; utilizes renewable energy; or implements other disaster preparatory mechanisms such as additional improved planning, shelters or evacuation routes. (500 words maximum - 7 points maximum) Section D - Bonus Points 1. Benefits Traditionally Underserved Persons or Areas - N/A Provide a short narrative on how the proposed project improves opportunities for disadvantaged or traditionally underserved persons or areas, such as low-income areas, areas of minority concentration, persons with disabilities, persons with limited English proficiency, etc. (Examples Include: Project is located in low income, very low income, or primarily minority neighborhood (as defined by U.S. Census tract); Project incorporates universal or creative ADA design beyond the minimum requirements providing increased access for persons with disabilities; Training and job creation benefits for disadvantaged or traditionally underserved persons; Project benefits disadvantaged or traditionally underserved groups in other ways) (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum)

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2. Community Health - Provide a short narrative on how the As previously indicated, all areas of the project site not considered for proposed project improves physical or mental health of the development will be design as conservation green space providing a community through health improvement programs or health perfect opportunity for conservation and recreation. This is a non- education (Examples include: Project provides for improved traditional approach to large projects – but one that new businesses affordable access to healthy food; project targets improvement are looking for as they decide which community to relocate. of public health, disease, or mental health issues; or project provides the public with opportunities for increased physical For this reason, the OLF-8 project will provide a recreation trail activity such as parks, greenways and community centers). (250 throughout the park. This concept has also been recently words maximum- 3 points maximum) implemented at NFCU. The wetland area adjacent to the OLF-8 site spreads to the east into the NFCU site. This area is the site of an employee activity trail along a natural preservation zone. It connects to a picnic area in a natural setting; and further upland to a family soccer field, playground and volleyball courts. These recreational facilities are intended to increase employee fitness and wellness by creating a family-oriented work-play environment.

The OLF-8 project will follow this development model in several ways:

1.Designate “unbuildable” areas of extreme topographic relief and wetlands as natural preservation zones. 2.Provide a natural shared-use nature/activity trail throughout the park, with emphasis on creating a comfortable setting along the perimeter of the preservation zone. 3.Seek to partner with NFCU to provide connectivity between the two preservation areas and the nature/activity trails that surround them. 4.Provide a walkable campus environment with multi-use activity trails designated for both pedestrians and cyclists. 3. Neighborhood Benefits - Provide a short narrative on how the N/A proposed project provides neighborhood benefits such as increased affordable housing; reduction in crime; located in Community Redevelopment Area (CRA), brownfields area, or Enterprise Zone or provides significant aesthetic neighborhood improvements. (250 words maximum - 3 points maximum) 4. Local Preference - Provide one or more specific examples on As previously stated, the Commerce Park will provide nearly 3,600 how the proposed project can incorporate the use of local labor new direct jobs to the local economy. But these direct jobs also forces or promotes local small businesses. (250 words result in additional “indirect jobs.” All of the businesses that serve the maximum - 3 points maximum) community will benefit from the program. Typically, heavy commercial type developments, (with heavy initial investments); can result in an indirect economic impact that is 2.5-3.5 indirect jobs per one new direct job. The impacts reach the full range of businesses: construction, trades, service sector, retail, entertainment, professional services, food service, etc. The OLF-8 program is precisely the type of large, aggressive economic development initiative that provides maximum indirect impacts to local businesses. 5. Education and Awareness - Provide one or more specific N/A examples on how the proposed project enhances education or early childhood education programs or incorporates education outreach. (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 6. Environmental Outreach - Provide one or more specific The proposed project site is currently a large grassed aviation examples of environmental outreach components included in training field with little or no stormwater management. Grassed the proposed project (Examples include: Project engages airfields can produce a larger amount of storm runoff, particularly citizens in the active preservation, protection, or restoration of when compared to natural areas. This runoff currently flows natural resources or provides publicly accessible environmental untreated into the wetlands associated with the Eleven Mile Creek education signage at the project site). (250 words maximum - 2 watershed and ultimately Perdido Bay. The Commerce Park will points maximum) provide both stormwater treatment systems and a recreation trail system through environmentally sensitive areas. The project will also provide opportunities to include educational signage at unique and environmentally significant site features. 7. Cultural and Historic Resources - Provide one or more N/A specific examples of how the proposed project provides for preservation, protection or restoration of cultural, historical, or archaeological significant resources above and beyond minimum regulatory requirements (Examples may include adaptive reuse of buildings or other existing assets) (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum)

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8. Consistency with Local Plans - Provide one or more specific Excerpt from above, Comprehensive Economic Development examples of how the proposed project is consistent with or Strategy: implements existing adopted plans (Plans may include Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) Program, Basin Escambia County needs to attract private sector businesses and Management Action Plan (BMAP), Comprehensive Economic jobs. Recent studies indicate that there is a severe lack of qualified Development Strategy, Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), or other building sites in Escambia County. In 2012, the “Pensacola Area City, County, State, or Regional plan). (250 words maximum - 2 Economic Development Strategic Plan,” prepared by Tom Ticknor & points maximum) Associates, recommended that certified commercial site inventory be developed along the I-10 corridor. With a capacity to provide over 3,600 new jobs, the OLF-8 project clearly serves a fundamental public interest.

From a state perspective, developing the manufacturing sector is also a priority. In the recent “Florida Trade and Logistics Study 2.0,” various public and private entities collaborated to assess the need for new manufacturing state-wide. This study found that Florida is heavily dependent on tourism and the services sector. This dependency is a prime reason that Florida was disproportionately impacted in the recent Great Recession. Shoring up our economic base by providing a more diverse mix of sector involvement serves a critical public interest. 9. Green Design - Provide one or more specific examples of how Many businesses interested in investing in our region expect that the proposed project incorporates green design elements such sites offered in response to their inquiries will feature green as Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) technologies. In recent years, a growing number of the opportunities principles or other energy and water efficiency/ conservation reviewed by local economic development officials seek to take measures (Examples include: Project integrates water advantage of the favorable logistics, labor cost and energy cost conservation design features beyond minimum standards; or conditions in the southeastern United States. In particular, the Gulf Project includes renewable energy component, recycling and Coast area has seen an influx of interest from European companies. reuse of materials, or other sustainable or low impact design Among other factors, this interest seems to be driven by logistics and features). (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) the low cost of natural gas in the US as compared to Europe.

These companies expect, as a fundamental matter, that the site offered for relocation is a green development. And this expectation aligns with current local development trends. For example, the first phase of the adjacent NFCU project is certified LEED Gold for new construction. For these reasons, it is critical that the new OLF-8 project feature an advanced LEED rating. Green site and building technologies must be an integral part of the OLF-8 design and construction program. 10. Leverages funds - Provide one or more specific examples of N/A how the proposed project can provide for in-kind or other supplemental funding, increasing fund leveraging (Examples include: Project can include local/state/Federal grant matching funds, Volunteer labor, Etc.) (250 words maximum - 7 points maximum) 11. Sustainability and Efficiency - Provide one or more specific The OLF-8 program is our community’s primary initiative to address examples of how the proposed project approach utilizes economic growth needs. This critical site inventory will produce efficiency measures and provides long term benefits (Examples economic results for generations. The last Navy Outlying Field to be include: Project links outcomes, partners, or lands to leverage converted to a commercial Center was Ellyson Field. This site, now overall impact; project provides long-term benefit(s) beyond life Ellyson Industrial Park, has provided Escambia County residents with of funding period; project builds upon existing community jobs and growth opportunities for a generation. At over 3,000 private assets or proposed project avoids or minimizes negative sector jobs currently placed at the old Navy airfield site, the Ellyson environmental impacts). (250 words maximum - 2 points development has produced decades of wages and tax revenues. As maximum) indicated above, for every 10-acres of development:

• 134,000 Square feet of taxable new building space. • Nearly $13.6 million in construction value and related jobs. • Nearly $2 million in ad valorem real estate property taxes paid to Escambia County. • More than 200 direct and 310 indirect jobs. • Nearly $132 million in wages from direct and indirect jobs in Escambia County. As such, this project will provide many long-term benefits to the entire region; and will serve as a valuable asset well beyond the life of this project’s funding period. 12. Planning and Partnerships - Provide one or more specific N/A examples of how the proposed project includes beneficial partnership or is complete and shovel ready. (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 13. Enhanced Tourism Opportunities - Provide one or more N/A specific examples of how the proposed project provides for enhanced tourism opportunities during the "off season" of September 1 through March 31. (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) Section E - Permitting and Ownership: 1. Are permits required to construct or implement the proposed Yes project? If Yes, list specific required permits and status of each. If No, ERP Stormwater Permit indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum - No Points) Escambia County Development Order 2. Is land acquisition required to construct or implement the proposed project? -No If Yes, what legal rights will be acquired? (Select one or more) If easements, what are the terms of the easement? Otherwise, N/A indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum– No Points)

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3. Will the proposed project cause displacement of persons or No businesses? If Yes, provide a description of the displacement the proposed N/A project may cause including any known addresses that may be impacted. If No, indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum – No Points)

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Prepared for: Naval Air Station, WHITING FIELD

Submitted by: Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce

Naval Air Station, WHITING FIELD 1

PROPOSAL TW-5 NOLF CONFIDENTIAL PROPOSAL TW-5 NOLF

INTRODUCTION

> Basis for Proposal > Economic Development

The Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce The Chamber’s Economic Development Department is (Chamber) has prepared the following summary responsible for promoting, improving and enhancing NWFL proposal for a new Navy Outlying Field (NOLF) in Santa through responsible economic development initiatives. Rosa County. The new NOLF would be developed as As part of the Chamber’s effort to attract business to the a “Super Site” to enhance the mission of NAS Whiting area, the existing OLF-8 is considered to be favorable Field and provide the opportunity to consolidate, for the development of a regionally competitive industrial modernize and improve the efficiency of Training park. This park would provide the opportunity for NWFL Wing Five (TW-5) operations. In exchange for the to be more competitive in similar markets around the new NOLF, it is proposed that the U.S. Navy would southeast. This proposed transaction is similar to the transfer ownership of NOLF Site 8 to the Escambia 1985 U.S. Navy transaction at the (former) Ellyson Field. County Board of County Commissioners (ECBOCC). This proposal has been prepared to describe the general For the purposes of this proposal, it is understood nature of a possible future transaction – as required for that the Chamber is acting as a coordinating agent NAS Whiting review and comment. It is understood that the on behalf of the ECBOCC. As indicated below, the specific legal, real property, technical and programmatic transactions outlined herein are directly associated with issues associated with the project will be established by the Chamber’s mission in Northwest Florida (NWFL). future agreement. To facilitate review, the information has been segregated into three general sections, as follows: > Armed Services • Transaction The Chamber’s Armed Services Department is tasked • Improvements with developing strategic economic growth opportunities • Advantages that promote and enhance Department of Defense investments in NWFL. In this regard, the Chamber views The Chamber requests that NAS Whiting Field the long-term health of TW-5 operations at NAS Whiting as execute a review of this summary proposal and fundamental to long-term economic health in NWFL. As provide comment. The Chamber is interested in such, the development of a new cutting-edge rotary wing moving forward in manner that benefits both the training facility is directly aligned with this critical priority. U.S. Navy training mission at NAS Whiting Field and the economic development interests of NWFL.

Naval Air Station, WHITING FIELD 3 Proposed Parcel TRANSACTION

In 2011, officials at NAS Whiting reviewed five 3. Project Development sectional (640-acre) parcels of undeveloped property The ECBOCC would execute the design, permitting, in rural areas of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. advertisement, award and construction of all Based on a series of cursory on-site inspections, it improvements associated with the construction was determined that a section of land located near of the new NOLF to TW-5 training standards. NAS Whiting Field in Santa Rosa County was highly favorable for the development of a “Super Site” NOLF. 4. Maintenance The constructed facility would be maintained by the Based on this review, and the Navy’s preliminary ECBOCC, as required, to ensure that a permanent ranking of sites, the Chamber proposes that the NOLF vegetative (grassed) cover is established. program proceed in successive phases as follows: 5. Acceptance 1. Agreement In accordance with the approved design criteria and The U.S. Navy and ECBOCC would execute an technical requirements set forth in the final agreement, agreement for the development and delivery of a the facility will be inspected for acceptance by the Navy. new NOLF on the preferred sectional parcel. 6. Transfer 2. Purchase After final inspection, punch list and acceptance, the The ECBOCC would purchase the undeveloped new NOLF Super-site would be transferred to NAS parcel of land located at Section 32, Township Whiting in a complete and operational condition. At the 4N, Range 29. (Refer to Exhibit X). time of project delivery, TW-5 could begin operating on the new NOLF. Also at this time, the U.S. Navy would transfer ownership of the OLF-8 parcel to the ECBOCC.

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include site distribution services and any required IMPROVEMENTS connections to regional transmission systems.

It is the intention of the Chamber and ECBOCC to Site Pavements. The criteria will identify and provide develop a highly-effective “Super Site” NOLF for NAS technical requirements for the development of all Whiting Field. To accomplish this, the final agreement site pavements. These include improved surfaces, will include a design criteria package outlining the unimproved surfaces or turf areas for circulations drives, various technical requirements for the project. Whereas parking areas, crash-rescue staging, fuel storage, the specific scope of work is to be determined, recent containment systems, fleet maintenance, aircraft transfer informal coordination with Navy officials gives a and any other required specialty pavement or facility. general indication of the requirements of the project. In addition, any restoration or additional paving for local rural roadways serving the site will also be included. > Criteria Vegetative Cover. The criteria will specify the turf All work associated with the development of the NOLF species, type of planting, method of establishment, will be in accordance with a well-coordinated and irrigation procedures, etc.; necessary to establish approved set of design and construction criteria. The a permanent and viable vegetative cover over all criteria should be reviewed and approved by NAVFAC operational and cleared areas of the new NOLF. and conform to Navy technical standards for the rotary- wing training facilities. This includes all geometric and Operations Building. The criteria will include the design airspace criteria established by UFC 3-260-01, Airfield and construction of a new Operations Building. This and Heliport Planning and Design. The NOLF will be facility will be designed and constructed in accordance designed to accommodate the identified number of with the criteria established in the final agreement; aircraft, design airframes, traffic patterns, maneuvers, in general, it is anticipated that this will include: and other operational requirements established in the criteria. In addition, the criteria will be properly • Lounge for Support Crews coordinated with the requirements included in the CTW-5 • Full Service Restrooms Rotary-Wing Operating Procedures Manual (3710.8P). • Integrated Tower • Kitchen Facilities > Technical Reviews • Dining Area

Based on NAVFAC and NAS Whiting direction, the criteria Support Facilities. The criteria will include the package will outline the required technical reviews, requirements for all specialized facilities associated including design stage submittals, review procedures, with the TW-5 mission at the new NOLF. These formats, etc.; as required to ensure that all improvements training and operational aids include, but are and facilities conform to the identified technical standards. not necessarily limited to the following:

Site Work. The criteria will include a site development plan • Helipads (and the associated technical requirements); indicating • Fuel Pads all required site facilities, dimensional restrictions and • Maintenance and Transfer Pads the requisite distribution of site improvements. Any • Autorotation Lanes preliminary studies, analysis, permits or other regulatory • Confined Area Landing Zones authorizations required to develop the site will be provided. • Runways • Low Work Training Areas Site Utilities. The criteria will include requirements • Pinnacle Landing Facilities for full utilities service to the site. This will include • External Load Operation Area power, potable water service, communications and any other required system. Utilities systems will

Naval Air Station, WHITING FIELD 5 Perimeter Security. The criteria will outline any requirements for perimeter fencing, gates, or other security feature.

Project Costs. All labor, materials and equipment required to design, permit and construct a complete and useable facility in accordance with the criteria will be the responsibility of the ECBOCC. This item includes any costs associated with criteria development and coordination with the user and NAVFAC. Any costs associated with performing internal technical reviews, site inspections, or other supervisory functions will be the responsibility of the Navy.

ADVANTAGES

Because the Navy has expressed renewed interest, it > Safe Uplands seems reasonable to assume that there are substantive internal tactical and/or operational reasons for developing The preferred NOLF parcel in Santa Rosa County a new NOLF in Santa Rosa County. In addition, our is extremely flat, with no (mapped or observed) cursory evaluations have identified a number of logical jurisdictional wetlands or other restricted areas. benefits for proceeding with the project, as follows: (Refer to Exhibit 2). In NWFL, it is extremely rare for an entire section of rural land to be classified as safe > Rural Location uplands. This means that the full 640-acre parcel is available for development and use as a new NOLF. In recent years, the area surrounding OLF-8 has become increasingly urbanized. A number of dense single- In contrast, the OLF-8 has jurisdictional wetland areas family residential developments have been approved located along the southwesterly, southeasterly and and partially constructed to the south and west of the eastern extremes of the site. Recent analysis shows that field. Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU) has developed only 425-acres of the OLF-8 site would be considered as a dense regional service center directly adjacent “buildable” safe uplands. Currently, training operations at to the easterly boundary of the existing OLF-8. OLF-8 appear to be restricted to this reduced site area.

This commercial development has substantially increased average daily traffic on U.S. 90. The increased traffic volumes have required the installation of a new signalized intersection at the entrance to the NFCU commercial park, directly adjacent to the site. With the increase in traffic volumes, it is probable that additional signalized intersections will be required in the future. In addition, a new interchange has been approved by the Florida Department of Transportation at the intersection of I-10 and Beulah Highway, directly northwest of the field.

In contrast, the preferred new NOLF parcel in Santa Rosa County is located in a remote, rural area with little or no existing development. In general, the area surrounding the new NOLF Site is almost entirely operated as timber land.

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mean sea level. This 80’ vertical rise essentially > Site Topography prevents the use of a significant area of the site.

The preferred Santa Rosa NOLF Site is extremely flat, > In-Site Soils with only 25’ of vertical rise over 5,280’. This amounts to a natural 0.50% grade – a very favorable condition Preliminary investigations indicate that the preferred NOLF for the development of a rotary-wing training facility. parcel in Santa Rosa County is located in prime farmland, with in-situ soils conditions beneficial to the establishment When airfield sites are manipulated with and maintenance of a high-quality turf. In addition, site constructed embankments to convert them from soils appear to be hydraulically conducive, such that the naturally sloping areas to flat topography, life- ponding or impoundment of storm runoff is discouraged. cycle maintenance issues often develop. The existing OLF-8 site in Escambia County is underlain The tendency is for a large site to slowly revert, via with a heavy clay layer that discourages efficient sub- erosion, to its natural (pre-construction) topography surface drainage. In the depressions around the wetland over time. For this reason, from an operational and areas, natural clay formations typical to the Perdido River maintenance perspective, it is always preferred that basin are visible. This existing condition suggests that an airfield site to be naturally flat and contiguous. future constructed embankments to capture additional site area would be costly to construct and maintain. The existing OLF-8 site in Escambia County is characterized by numerous deep depressions, such that site elevations vary from 150’ to 70’ above

Naval Air Station, WHITING FIELD 7 > Site Access > Training Time

Presently, Support Group access to OLF-8 (by road) Because the site is located much closer to Whiting is 32.7 miles from Whiting Field. The one-way (single Field, the amount of time available for student trip) travel time for support group transfer to OLF-8 training on-site is increased. With thousands of is approximately 50 minutes. By road, the new NOLF sorties originating from Whiting Field each year, it Site is only 16 miles from Whiting Field, with a one- seems reasonable to assume that the compounded way travel time of approximately 25 minutes. training time availability would be very substantial.

Site Access for ground support vehicles is also available > Customized Design from multiple locations, if necessary. The Navy has flexibility – such that the sectional parcel could be The development of the new NOLF in Santa Rosa provided with multiple (controlled) access points from County would provide the Navy with the ability to any direction; as required to support regular operations. directly supervise the development of a customized Currently, at OLF-8, access is available from US 90 only. “super site” rotary wing training facility minutes from TW-5 headquarters at NAS Whiting. > Fuel Savings

The one-way flight distance from NAS Whiting to the existing OLF-8 site is approximately 22 miles. The one- way flight distance to the preferred site in Santa Rosa County is approximately 11 miles. This represents an approximate fuel savings of 50% per one-way trip.

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Naval Air Station, WHITING FIELD 9 ESTIMATE OF PROBABLE COST PROGRAMMING LEVEL

PROJECT: OLF-8 Date: September 2015 UNIT ITEM DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 1 Bonds and Insurance 1 LS $160,000 $160,000 2 Mobilization 1 LS $52,000 $52,000 3 Demobilization 4 LS $20,000 $80,000 4 MOT 4 LS $5,000 $20,000 5 Field Office (600 SF) 1 EA $25,000 $25,000 6 Project Sign 1 EA $1,000 $1,000 7 Miscellaneous Demolition 1 LS $25,000 $25,000 8 Staked Silt Fence 10,000 LF $5 $50,000 9 Hay Bales 2,000 EA $15 $30,000 10 Clearing and Grubbing 50 AC $1,000 $50,000 11 Tree Protection (Orange Safety Fence) 250 LF $25 $6,250 12 Temporary Construction Entrance 500 SY $14 $7,000 13 Temporary Construction Roads 2,500 SY $14 $35,000 14 Earthwork, Excavation by Machine (Ponds) 570,000 CY $5 $2,850,000 15 Excavation and Finished Grading 200,000 CY $5 $1,000,000 16 Asphalt Roadway (4" Thick) 27,000 LF $172 $4,644,000 17 Pavement Markings 4 LS $5,000 $20,000 18 Drainage Inlet 165 EA $2,500 $412,500 19 Drainage Pipe - 18" RCP 16,000 LF $42 $672,000 20 Drainage Pipe - 30" RCP 15,000 LF $68 $1,020,000 21 Rip Rap 2,500 SY $100 $250,000 22 Potable Water Line, 6" PVC 28,000 LF $18 $504,000 23 PVC Fittings, 6" 125 EA $250 $31,250 24 Gate Valve, 6" 50 EA $750 $37,500 25 6" x 6" Tapping Sleeve w/ Valve 2 EA $3,500 $7,000 26 Fire Hydrant Assembly 25 EA $3,500 $87,500 27 Sanitary Sewer Gravity Line, 8" PVC 21,500 LF $30 $645,000 28 Sanitary Sewer Manholes 50 EA $3,500 $175,000 29 Sanitary Sewer Forcemain 1,300 LF $20 $26,000 29 Sanitary Sewer Lift Station 2 EA $10,000 $20,000 30 Sanitary Sewer Lift Station - Master 1 EA $50,000 $50,000 31 Miscellaneous Landscaping 4 EA $100,000 $400,000 32 Large Trees 250 EA $250 $62,500 33 Activity Trail 30,000 LF $8 $240,000 34 Entrance Feature 1 LS $100,000 $100,000 35 36 SUBTOTAL $13,795,500 Contingency (15%) $2,069,325 TOTAL CONSTRUCTION $15,864,825 Planning and Studies @ 4% $634,593 Design and Permitting @ 10% $1,586,483 Monitoring @ 6% $951,890 TOTAL PROJECT COST $19,037,790 OLF-8 Schedule & Cost Concept

The following concept gives an estimate of the major items of work, durations, and projected costs associated with the OLF-8 Land Swap Agreement between the United States Government and Escambia County, FL. The values listed have been estimated based on the best information available and include items of work associated with the new OLF-X facility and the first phase of the OLF-8 economic development project in Escambia County. Estimated costs have been developed from incomplete information and quantities, and are approximate (Rough Order of Magnitude) only.

Item Start Date Duration Finish Date Estimated Cost (Weeks) ($1k)

MOU 11-15 8 1-16 N/A Navy-ESCO MOU

Draft Land Swap Agreement 1-16 8 3-16 N/A

Final Land Swap Agreement 3-16 4 4-16 N/A (Agreement provides for final OLF-X layout, USN and ECBOCC approval req’d)

Final OLF-X Solicitation Package 3-16 8 5-16 N/A

OLF-X RFP 6-16 12 9-16 N/A Advertise & Award

OLF-X Construction 10-16 36 7-17 6,763 Construct new OLF in accordance with Final Land Swap Agreement

Construction Administration 10-16 36 7-17 676

OLF –X Final Acceptance 7-17 8 9-17 N/A

Item Start Date Duration Finish Date Estimated Cost (Weeks) ($1k)

OLF-8 Master Plan Mater Planning document, 10-16 36 7-17 635* Technical Studies, Public Information, Cost Development, Infrastructural Evaluations, etc.

Design & Permit Phase 1 6-17 28 1-18 635* Planning, Designs, Permitting, Public Information and other items, as req’d.

Final OLF-8 Solicitation Package 1-18 4 2-18 N/A

OLF-8 RFP 2-18 12 5-18 N/A Advertise & Award

OLF-8 Phase 1 Construction* 5-18 TBD* TBD* 6,346* Construct Initial Phase of OLF-8 Park in Accordance with Identified Program

Total 15,055*

*Note: The cost and schedule requirements associated with the development of OLF-8 into a competitive industrial-commercial site is dependent on a number of programming issues: the final phasing plan, roadway arrangements and target parcel size, the need for an EIS, availability of industrial infrastructure, funding source origination, etc. Current estimates predict a range from $16M- $26M for all phases of work – through final build-out. This range reflects the range of investment options for the final development program and associated amenities. The estimates shown in the table above are for build-out of OLF-X and build-out of Phase 1 of OLF-8. For Phase 1, costs have been estimated at 40% of the total program cost for the full development of OLF-8. This reflects the higher up-front infrastructural and storm water management costs associated with the initial phase of work.

Escambia County Florida RESTORE Program - Project Details Project Details Title: Cooperative Invasive Species Management The following map and table show the details of the project.

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Notes: 1. The reference to points shown on each question are the maximum points allocated to that question from the Project Selection Criteria that will be used in scoring each project.2. A project Name and Location are required for each project and are entered interactively on the Portal. Section A - Requirements and Eligibility 1. Qualifying Primary Eligible Activity (select only one): -Improve State parks located in coastal areas affected by the spill 2. Qualifying Secondary Activities (Check all that apply): -Restore and protect natural resources 3. Was this activity included in a claim paid out of the Oil Spill No Trust Fund? Note: If the activity was previously paid out of an Oil Spill Trust Fund Claim, it is NOT eligible for funding under RESTORE Direct Component Pot 1. If you answer 'Yes" to this question, please stop here and do not submit your project. 4. Provide a short narrative describing how the work associated The proposed work will take place across all of Escambia County, with the proposed project will be performed in the Gulf Region. with an emphasis on the properties enrolled in the Gulf Coastal Plain (250 words maximum) Ecosystem Partnership (GCPEP). GCPEP Partners in Escambia County include the Department of Environmental Protection-Florida State Parks, the National Park Service-Gulf Islands National Seashore, Naval Air Station Pensacola and Saufley Field, Northwest Florida Water Management District, The Nature Conservancy's Perdido River Nature Preserve, Gulf Power, and Resource Management Services, LLC. Escambia County has also petitioned to join GCPEP, and would bring with them significant acreage of natural resource and recreational opportunities. The scope of work supported in this proposal will expedite the ecological restoration of these areas through a targeted and cooperative invasive species management program. 5. Provide a short narrative describing how the proposed project The project will comply with any and all existing federal, state, and will conform to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and local laws governing environmental protection, endangered species codes including, but not limited to American's with Disabilities and their habitats, and others as they apply. In addition, it will follow Act, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, U.S. Access Board, National recognized best management practices. Invasive species Environmental Policy Act, National Historic Preservation Act, eradication will include the application of herbicides. State licensing Davis-Bacon Act, Florida Building Code, and Escambia County for this activity will be obtained, and compliance will be strictly Land Development Code. (250 words maximum) adhered to, in accordance with host agency guidelines.

Section B - Baseline Criteria

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1a. Project Justification - Provide an overall description of the Invasive species pose a significant threat to the natural ecosystems proposed project. Include references to the specific needs of the Gulf coastal communities. Florida is particularly susceptible to addressed, goals to be achieved, performance metrics and the threat and the deleterious effects of invasive species due to the benefits provided by the project. (500 words maximum - 3 points mild climate, extended growing season, abundance of sunshine, and maximum (combined with Question 1b below)) frequency of rainfall. These conditions favor the spread of invasive species and make it difficult to combat their persistence in our native landscapes.

The lands enrolled in the Gulf Coastal Plain Ecosystem Partnership (GCPEP) are no exception. The State Parks have within their boundaries examples of areas highly degraded from non-native species invasion. Other Partner agencies face the same challenge. Invasive species control has been included in area conservation plans since the early 1990s, but is often not addressed to the extent necessary for lasting control, with eradication as the ultimate goal. This is largely due to smaller staffs and resource management budgets. Invasion ecology shows that control efforts must have repeat treatments and monitoring for the restoration process to be successful. This approach requires skilled professionals, able to create herbicide prescriptions for a variety of unique scenarios, and with detailed knowledge of the natural systems indicative of the Gulf coast.

The proposed work includes creation of a team of dedicated restoration professionals, and would operate with existing management plans and established goals and objectives of the Florida State Parks, and other land-holding agencies in the GCPEP Partnership in Escambia County. Invasive species control and ecological restoration would be the two primary focuses of this team of professionals, with demonstrated sensitivity to protecting natural resource values in complex ecosystems. The Longleaf Alliance's Ecosystem Support Team (EST) has a time- tested track record of performing this work on area landscapes. The Team has the experience, knowledge, continuing education, and overwhelming support of the agencies in the Partnership to expand and tackle this growing threat to local ecosystems. Because the Team already has excellent working relationships with land management agencies in the project area, it is uniquely poised to receive funding and expand the tried and tested team model. This “shovel-ready” approach enables funding of this project to yield positive results beginning with the first year.

Phase I will encompass the first year of building a team, bringing on planning positions and staff, purchasing of field equipment, conducting an immediate needs assessment. Phase I will involve field treatments of high priority areas, expressed by the Partners. It will also involve surveys and mapping for invasive species occurrences, and building of a spatial database for use in continued monitoring.

Phase II is the ongoing field operations of invasive species treatment, re-treatment, early detection, monitoring, and adaptive management towards a maintenance state. Successful performance would be indicated by invasive species control being brought under an attainable level for the normal duties of the participating land management agency staff.

1b. Project Budget - Provide total budget costs and leveraging See attached within each of the following categories as applicable. Provide sufficient detail in the budget narrative to justify the feasibility of the proposed project. Additional budget breakdown information can be provided as a PDF attachment. Please address the following minimum categories in the proposed project budget: Planning, Design, Construction, and Monitoring. Please enter (See attached) here if you are submitting a budget as an attachment (250 words maximum - 3 points maximum (combined with Question 1a above))

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2. Timing - Provide a brief project development schedule Phase I: Planning, Design, and Needs Assessment showing that the proposed project can be implemented and The partnership with land management agencies in Escambia benefits realized within a reasonable and acceptable timeframe. County is already well-established through years of collaboration in At a minimum please address Planning, Design, Construction, GCPEP. Partner agencies have memorandums of understanding and Monitoring time frames. (250 words maximum - 3 points with one another, and the proposed work is an expansion on the maximum) scope of work performed under these MOUs. This means that the proposed project could begin immediately, and not subject to a lengthy planning process or subject to drafting new agreements. Phase I would involve building the team, working with State Park managers and other Partners to identify priority concerns on their lands and address immediate threats with interventions. Spatial data of known invasive species problem areas and previously treated outbreaks will be collected and tracked towards achieving project goals. Phase I would be the first year of operations.

Phase II: Implementation, Monitoring and Adaptive management Phase II is the ongoing treatments, revisits, mechanical removals, and mapping and monitoring of the efficacy of treatments and response by native plants and communities. Phase II will continue for 5 years to accomplish sustainable results. The goal at the end of 5 years is for agencies involved with this project to have invasive species control in a maintenance status, able to be addressed with in-house staffing during the normal course of duties.

3. Public Interest - Provide a short narrative describing how the Floridians and visitors alike enjoy the natural beauty of the Gulf proposed project is in the public interest. (250 words maximum - coast, expressed best in our state parks and public lands. Invasive 3 points maximum) species threatens to replace these beautiful natural areas with exotic plants and trees, diminish nesting and foraging habitats for migratory birds, and reduce or destroy our native ecosystem's abilities to recover from natural events such as tropical storms, hurricanes, and flooding. Addressing the growing problem of invasive species on conservation lands will lead to improved viewpoints, added scenic value to public lands, and an even greater sense of pride enjoyment from experiencing Escambia County.

4. Monitoring Plan - Provide a short narrative describing the Phase II of this project includes on-going monitoring of treatment comprehensive monitoring and success measurement plan for efforts and response by the natural communities. Monitoring will the proposed project. (250 words maximum? 3 points include capturing the size of and number of invasive species maximum) occurrences, annual surveying for new occurrences, and differences tracked with spatial data analysis. Monitoring will adhere to protocols in use by Partner agencies, and be adapted to suit the knowledge gaps based on peer-reviewed methodology. Monitoring results will be utilized in an adaptive management approach to ensure maximum project efficacy. Growth of existing or new occurrences will indicate treatments are not being effective and will be re-addressed with alternative methods; reduction of existing and no new occurrences will be a measure of success and treatments will follow through to their prescribed endpoints, eventually leading to a long-term monitor and maintenance status by agency staff. Section C1 - Environmental Criteria 1. Habitat Restoration - Provide a short narrative on how the Invasive, non-native species pose a threat to natural communities proposed project improves, enhances, or restores the structure across the GCPEP landscape. Due to favorable climates, soil types and function of upland, coastal, bays, bayous, wetlands, rivers, and habitats, as well as anthropogenic factors, such as the number of lakes, streams, or marine natural systems, benefiting native shipping ports, and the rural/suburban matrix common throughout flora and fauna (Examples include: Restoration, improvement, many parts of Florida, Escambia County is at high risk of invasion or enhancement of ecological function such as natural from non-native species. Invasive species pose a serious threat to hydrological function, tidal connections, soil composition, the region’s ecological integrity by displacing native species; vegetation diversity and renewal; Restoration, improvement, or changing the structure, composition and functions of native enhancement of community structure such as increased native ecological communities; and potentially altering vital natural vegetation, biodiversity, or beneficial substrate; removal of non- processes such as nutrient cycling and fire regimes. native species; removal of fish passage barriers; or benefits threatened and endangered fish or wildlife). (500 words Invasive species issues will continue to grow on public lands and maximum - 5 points maximum) conservation areas as the human population in northwest Florida expands. If left unchecked, many of these invasive species will continue to grow rampant, replacing the tree and plant species that wildlife depends on for all stages of life. This project would have the capacity to address restoration concerns from the coastal dunes and sea oat systems on the barrier islands, to upland pine, scrubland, dry prairie, imbedded wetlands, bottomland hardwoods, seepage slope and steephead systems, among others, to ensure that these habitats remain functional and available to the diverse wildlife of this area.

Addressing the threat of invasive non-native species is a priority within all Partners of the GCPEP. Many of these protected lands share common boundaries with one another, making collaboration on ecosystem restoration all the more important, and attainable. Just as habitats to not adhere to ownership boundaries, invasive species do not either. This project would enhance partnership and collaboration in addressing habitat restoration goals throughout the county.

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2. Habitat Conservation and Preservation - Provide a short The Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council defines Category I invasives as narrative on how the proposed project improves, enhances, or those that “are altering native plant communities by displacing native restores the structure and function of upland, coastal, bays, species, changing community structures or ecological functions, or bayous, wetlands, rivers, lakes, streams, or marine natural hybridizing with natives”, and Category II invasives as those that systems, benefiting native flora and fauna (Examples include: “have increased in abundance or frequency but have not yet altered Establishing conservation easement or wildlife corridors, Florida plant communities to the extent shown by Category I species. reducing unnatural disturbances, implementing a habitat These species may become Category I if ecological damage is management plan or other best practice). (500 words maximum - demonstrated”. Escambia County has at least 10 of these 5 points maximum) aggressive invaders on public lands. There are, however, many intact reference ecosystems that provide high quality wildlife habitat and ecological services. These areas should be conserved and prevention of invasive species entering these areas should be prioritized. Surveying and monitoring through this project will ensure that pristine areas remain so; and any invasion by non-native species will be addressed with a rapid response and to cause the least amount of habitat disturbance. 3. Water Quality Improvement - Provide a short narrative on how Some of the most prolific invaders capitalize on waterways to the proposed project reduces point and nonpoint sources of disperse their seeds, and high densities of invasive plants are pollutants entering local waterways, provides treatment to typically found where waterways flow through receptive natural improve water quality, or proposes other measures which will banks. Aquatic invasive plants and others that are common to wet improve water quality (Examples include: Reduces pollutant areas, drainages, and canal banks will be recognized as areas where loading from point sources, installation of Best Management returns will be high on control efforts. This project will provide Practices (BMP's); reduces pollutant loading from nonpoint additional coordination and capacity to address invasive species sources such as impervious surface coverage, implements control and management activities in Escambia County. Those areas stormwater Best Management Practices such as bioretention, with proximity to waterways make invasive species eradication a vegetated buffer preservation, etc. to reduce sedimentation or benefit to downstream ecosystems as well as the target ecosystems. provides treatment for nutrients or legacy contaminants; Improves impaired waterway). (500 words maximum - 5 points maximum) 4. Natural Systems Resiliency - Provide a short narrative on how The most successful invasives are able to alter their environment to the proposed project increases ability of natural systems to favor their own proliferation. This may mean increasing or decreasing withstand disasters and adapt to changing environmental fire frequency, increasing or decreasing fire severities, the severity of conditions due to climate change, associated sea level rise, and flooding, and creating physical barriers or injuries to native plant other factors (Examples include: Stabilizes shoreline/provides communities. This benefit is two-fold in favor of the invasive species. natural wave attenuation, increase species and/or ecosystem Often, the alteration of or introduction of novel disturbance provides a adaptability to changing conditions, provide for natural competitive advantage to the invasive, while damaging, removing, successional progression, or improve air quality). (500 words and killing native species. maximum - 5 points maximum) Nearly every type of ecosystem experiences natural disturbances, and the species that are indicative of those ecosystems are uniquely adapted to persist through that disturbance, or have adapted mechanisms to recover following it. Global patterns such as precipitation can influence the seasonality, duration, severity, and frequency of disturbances at the ecosystem and community levels. In northwest Florida, disturbances are common and diverse. Our community may experience flooding, wildfires, tropical storms, hurricane-force winds, extreme temperatures both high and low, and the uncertainty of the local effects of climate change in the coming years and decades. By and large, the species that have evolved and adapted to the local conditions, disturbance patterns, and environment are those that are best suited to recover from disturbances that frequently occur in the county. Most commonly experienced are localized flooding events. Without our wetlands, barrier island communities, and native riparian vegetation, the ecological service of flood mitigation would be absent, and local flooding could worsen. These areas, dominated by invasive species, would not exhibit the same resiliency, water uptake, and filtration of nutrients that natural, intact, and functional ecosystems provide. Section C2 - Economic Criteria 1. Tourism and Tourism Opportunities - Provide a short Escambia County is home to some of Florida's most beautiful narrative on how the proposed project provides for increases in beaches. From the National Seashore on Pensacola Beach, Fort tourism activity through new or additional marketing efforts, Pickens National Historic Site, and Perdido Key State Park. But the improvements to existing attractions, or addition of new natural beauty of Escambia County is not restricted to the beach. destinations or attractions. (Examples include: Provides There are countless rivers and streams that flow for hundreds of increased or additional public access to the waterfront or other miles through the county before reaching their terminus at the Gulf of tourism destinations, Enhances existing attractions or Mexico. Rivers like the Escambia and Perdido provide outdoor destinations, Increases total annual visitor count, Increases recreation opportunities, and support a number of guide and rental access to cultural tourism or local historical assets, Promotes businesses. Restoration of these coastlines and waterways back to tourism destinations through marketing or promotional efforts). their desired, natural state, removal of unsightly, weedy overgrowth, (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) and enhancement of sight lines and scenic vistas will bring greater enjoyment of these areas to visitors from both near and far. Florida's award-winning state park system is touted as “the real Florida”. Converting degraded and invaded sections of these publicly visited attractions will enhance visitor experience, and contribute to return the eco-tourism market in Escambia County. 2. Recreational Fishing and Local Seafood - Provide a short n/a narrative on how the proposed project provides for increases in tourism activity or encourages the consumption of Gulf seafood through new or additional marketing efforts, improvements to existing attractions, or addition of new destinations or attractions (Examples include: Improves opportunities through addition of artificial reefs, oyster reefs, Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV); increases access to fishing opportunities through addition of fishing piers, boat ramps; or promotes recreational fishing and/or local seafood consumption through marketing and promotional activities) (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum)

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3. Job Creation - Provide a short narrative on how the proposed The Cooperative Invasive Species Management project would install project provides for new seasonal, temporary, part time, full a project coordinator, and fund expansion of the Ecosystem Support time, and/or higher wage jobs within the County. If applicable, Team. Expansion of the EST would build on the model already in explain how the proposed project can provide jobs that meet or place, with proven results and over 10 years of assistance in the exceed the Escambia County average annual median wage Partnership. The keys to success of the EST, and the prime assets and/or are within local targeted industries or supporting that the EST bring to the Partnership are the caliber of team infrastructure industries. (500 words maximum - 4 points members, the diversity of skills, flexibility in organizational policies to maximum) allow for work schedule to accomplish the tasks, MOUs already in place with Partner agencies to allow for access to properties, ability to apply chemical, conduct mechanical vegetation removal, operate equipment by qualified users, and adhere to agency specific guidelines for land management. The positions created by this project are professional and skilled positions. Salary ranges for a coordinator position will be competitive, and technician salaries will account for the experience levels needed to perform the work as outlined. 4. Industry and Business Growth - Provide a short narrative on Nature Based Tourism is a growing market in the tourism industry. A how the proposed project directly contributes to expansion of segment of travelers have as a priority visiting natural areas and existing industry/business or siting of a new industry/business Escambia County is fortunate to have several gems. Learning about in local targeted industries. Provide evidence of a measurable the unique natural communities in the area, including wildlife and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increase if possible. (500 words plant communities, is an important part of nature based tourism. maximum - 4 points maximum) There is a tremendous amount of diversity in the natural communities found in Escambia County, but those natural communities are threatened increasingly by invasive species. By controlling those invasive species, the natural communities, complete with the diversity of species inherent to them, can flourish. Business growth opportunities exist in a range of areas related to nature based tourism including birding, nature study and viewing, photography, and outdoor recreation. Often hubs of such businesses are found concentrated in close proximity to clusters of natural areas. Escambia County holds such opportunities if those areas are restored and managed to keep natural communities healthy and resilient.

5. Workforce Development - Provide a short narrative on how Invasive species management is a growing field of work, and the proposed project provides innovative higher education, job academic interest. Locally, we have institutions of higher education training, or other workforce training/career development which with research staff, professors, and students that could benefit from increases the total skilled workforce pool and advances interacting with on-the-ground managers. Pensacola State College opportunities for higher wage employment (Examples include: and the University of Florida's campus in Milton graduates students Providing industry focused training resulting in certification for in the Natural Resources program. University of West Florida's trainees, addressing workforce gaps in specific target biological sciences programs would also be desirable candidates for industries, development or expansion of youth employment and collaborating with research, providing volunteers for restoration, and training opportunities in STEM fields, job training targeting "at- be a potential applicant pool for positions associated with this project. risk" groups). (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) This project would work closely with State Parks employees, and with their seasonal Americorps crews. Mutual benefits would be exchanged by adding to the workforce with Americorps staff members, and providing high-quality on the job development to further staff members’ knowledge and future marketability. With a staff dedicated to invasive species, state employees could benefit from greater awareness of best management practices, and certified educational opportunities could be facilitated at host locations. Section C3 - Infrastructure Criteria: 1. Transportation Network Improvements - Provide a short n/a narrative on how the proposed project improves components of existing transportation network or adds new features to transportation network such as roads, sidewalks, bike lanes, greenway trails, streetlights, and urban/street landscaping (Examples Include: Use of "complete streets" design including street lighting, traffic calming, and pedestrian safety; improvements to the multimodal transportation network including waterways, ports, railways, and mass transit). (500 words maximum - 6 points maximum) 2. Flooding Improvements - Provide a short narrative on how the n/a proposed project provides structural improvements or additions which will reduce flooding to homes and businesses, thereby reducing overall disaster costs and increasing economic resilience. (Examples include: decreasing the frequency and/or intensity of flooding events through impervious surface reduction or increased storage/retention or retrofit, repair or replace existing stormwater management infrastructure to improve drainage). (500 words maximum - 7 points maximum) 3. Community Resiliency - Provide a short narrative on how the Addressing the invasive species problem present throughout proposed project increases community resiliency by Escambia County will improve our ecosystem's resilience to natural strategically retrofitting, upgrading, or replacing critical and man-made disturbances, contribute to ecological restoration, and infrastructure to reduce community vulnerability to natural and provide educational and aesthetic benefits to the stakeholders of manmade disasters; utilizes renewable energy; or implements these public-access lands. Our natural communities perform their other disaster preparatory mechanisms such as additional ecological services best when they are free of invasive species. One improved planning, shelters or evacuation routes. (500 words service most important in Escambia County is flood protection and maximum - 7 points maximum) mitigation. Intact, functioning ecosystems native to our climate and geography in northwest Florida are able to accommodate significant rainfall events better than invaded ecosystems. By keeping those wetlands, riparian zones, and coastal ecosystems intact, we provide the best assistance to recover quickly from local flooding and precipitation events. Section D - Bonus Points

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1. Benefits Traditionally Underserved Persons or Areas - Many of the projected areas are in underserved and lower-income Provide a short narrative on how the proposed project improves parts of Pensacola, areas in which State Parks and county lands may opportunities for disadvantaged or traditionally underserved provide the only green space for recreation. These may be the only persons or areas, such as low-income areas, areas of minority areas for residents and school-aged children to experience the concentration, persons with disabilities, persons with limited outdoors. These areas should represent the natural beauty of English proficiency, etc. (Examples Include: Project is located in coastal Florida, with intact natural communities. low income, very low income, or primarily minority Areas such as Jones Swamp Greenway also serve as a pedestrian neighborhood (as defined by U.S. Census tract); Project passage and the area is frequently used as a corridor from the incorporates universal or creative ADA design beyond the hospital, school, and businesses in that neighborhood. This space minimum requirements providing increased access for persons would benefit from restoration work to remove invasive trees, with disabilities; Training and job creation benefits for promote growth of native species, and open the forest floor to disadvantaged or traditionally underserved persons; Project pleasant vistas for pedestrians. The county has already invested benefits disadvantaged or traditionally underserved groups in considerably in an elevated walkway. Further restoration work and other ways) (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) natural areas maintenance would enhance the area for local residents, providing a visually appealing area and enhancing the safety of those who use it. 2. Community Health - Provide a short narrative on how the Improving the condition of natural areas, parks and greenways proposed project improves physical or mental health of the encourages county residents to visit these areas. These areas community through health improvement programs or health provide ample opportunities recreation and exercise. State parks education (Examples include: Project provides for improved and greenways can provide miles of bicycling, walking, running, and affordable access to healthy food; project targets improvement the county waterways for kayaking, wildlife photography, and outdoor of public health, disease, or mental health issues; or project education. provides the public with opportunities for increased physical activity such as parks, greenways and community centers). (250 words maximum- 3 points maximum) 3. Neighborhood Benefits - Provide a short narrative on how the This project addresses areas throughout the county. Many of the proposed project provides neighborhood benefits such as state lands that would benefit from this project are adjacent to increased affordable housing; reduction in crime; located in neighborhoods and private residences and businesses. Community Redevelopment Area (CRA), brownfields area, or Neighborhoods in West Pensacola would benefit with the Enterprise Zone or provides significant aesthetic neighborhood beautification of the State Parks, Big Lagoon and Tarkiln Bayou. improvements. (250 words maximum - 3 points maximum) 4. Local Preference - Provide one or more specific examples on Project funding would enable the hiring of 2-4 technicians to how the proposed project can incorporate the use of local labor implement invasive species projects, in addition to a Restoration forces or promotes local small businesses. (250 words Coordinator to plan and supervise the project. Local advertising of maximum - 3 points maximum) the positions would benefit community members interested and qualified for these new positions. 5. Education and Awareness - Provide one or more specific Education opportunities abound with a team dedicated to invasive examples on how the proposed project enhances education or species control in Escambia County. Often times those opportunities early childhood education programs or incorporates education arise when treatments are occurring from interested residents or outreach. (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) tourists. However, due to the training and expertise of the team, additional opportunities are available to do specific educational programs based on identification and control of invasive species. Often when the public is aware of the danger posed by invasive species they are more than willing to be part of the solution by working to eradicate such species themselves. Education and outreach would be one of the goals of the invasive species control team. 6. Environmental Outreach - Provide one or more specific State parks, greenways, and other connector properties are high- examples of environmental outreach components included in visibility areas to the public. So, engagement with the public during the proposed project (Examples include: Project engages the restoration projects would promote the work being done. This is citizens in the active preservation, protection, or restoration of an opportunity to raise awareness about the natural resources native natural resources or provides publicly accessible environmental to the county, the coastal areas, waterways, and uplands. education signage at the project site). (250 words maximum - 2 Interpretive material explaining the restoration process and unique points maximum) characteristics will also be highlighted during the course of the project. 7. Cultural and Historic Resources - Provide one or more n/a specific examples of how the proposed project provides for preservation, protection or restoration of cultural, historical, or archaeological significant resources above and beyond minimum regulatory requirements (Examples may include adaptive reuse of buildings or other existing assets) (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 8. Consistency with Local Plans - Provide one or more specific Activities conducted under this project will be done under existing examples of how the proposed project is consistent with or Florida State Parks resource management plans, specifically those of implements existing adopted plans (Plans may include Surface Big Lagoon and Tarkiln Bayou State Park. Department of Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) Program, Basin Environmental Protection regulations, and state licensing for Management Action Plan (BMAP), Comprehensive Economic herbicide usage will be strictly adhered to. It will also follow legal Development Strategy, Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), or other requirements from the authorities in invasive and noxious weed City, County, State, or Regional plan). (250 words maximum - 2 control, including the USDA's Federal Noxious Weed List points maximum) (http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/weeds/); the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (FDACS) Noxious Weed List (http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/pi/enpp/botany/noxweed.html); and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) List of Prohibited Aquatic and Wetland Plants (http://www.dep.state.fl.us/lands/invaspec/index.htm). Additionally, the project will find guidance for best management practices in addressing species on the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council (FLEPPC) Invasive Plant list (http://www.fleppc.org/list/list.htm).

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9. Green Design - Provide one or more specific examples of how Controlling invasive species is a most important conservation the proposed project incorporates green design elements such measure that must be addressed in Escambia County. Without as Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) tackling this growing environmental issue, more and more natural principles or other energy and water efficiency/ conservation areas will be overtaken by invasive species. These species crowd measures (Examples include: Project integrates water out native plant species and alter wildlife habitat. Invasive trees can conservation design features beyond minimum standards; or shade out sun loving plants and also impact water quantity, thus Project includes renewable energy component, recycling and having a negative impact to wetlands. These wetlands serve as a reuse of materials, or other sustainable or low impact design home to many rare and endangered species and also help to filter features). (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) water prior to entering water bodies in Escambia County. Invasive species control is truly a Green Conservation and Restoration tool. 10. Leverages funds - Provide one or more specific examples of The Ecosystem Support Team has had a history of success with how the proposed project can provide for in-kind or other garnering matching funds, volunteer hours, and match of equipment supplemental funding, increasing fund leveraging (Examples time from the members of the Gulf Coastal Plain Ecosystem include: Project can include local/state/Federal grant matching Partnership. Specifically, match has been secured from the Bureau funds, Volunteer labor, Etc.) (250 words maximum - 7 points of Parks for Americorps intern hours, equipment, vehicular use, and maximum) fuel, and proportionate supervisory work towards this proposal. That amount is $28,454.06. Based on past performance, additional matching funds and leveraged work is expected throughout the project period.

11. Sustainability and Efficiency - Provide one or more specific Dedicating a restoration coordinator and expanding the Ecosystem examples of how the proposed project approach utilizes Support Team to combat invasive species on public lands in efficiency measures and provides long term benefits (Examples Escambia County would provide the influx of expertize and hours include: Project links outcomes, partners, or lands to leverage needed to bring the issue to a manageable level for state and county overall impact; project provides long-term benefit(s) beyond life agencies. Concentrating the effort for an initial phase would be of funding period; project builds upon existing community significant in making progress against this threat. Subsequent assets or proposed project avoids or minimizes negative phases could be considered re-treatment and extended treatment, environmental impacts). (250 words maximum - 2 points followed by a maintenance and monitoring phase. This phase should maximum) be at the level that individual agencies can perform under their normally assigned duties. 12. Planning and Partnerships - Provide one or more specific The Gulf Coastal Plain Ecosystem Partnership (GCPEP) protects examples of how the proposed project includes beneficial over 1.05 million acres across northwest Florida and southern partnership or is complete and shovel ready. (250 words Alabama, including some of the best existing longleaf pine maximum - 2 points maximum) ecosystems in the world. GCPEP was formed in 1996 with the common goals of long-term sustainability of natural communities, enhancing the integrity of ecosystems, restoring degraded habitats, and balancing these values with the human dimensions found in the region. Memorandums of Understanding (MOU), on behalf of all Partner agencies, clearly define the expectations of and benefits from participation in the Partnership. The Partnership is guided by a Steering Committee, composed of two representatives from each of the Partner organizations. The GCPEP Partners, through increased internal and external collaboration, have been able to increase the efficiency and amount of management actions across the landscape. The Partners continue to meet the many challenges of securing resources needed to manage such a large and significant landscape, as budget gaps become commonplace.

Six Rivers Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA) encompasses northwest Florida and southern Alabama. This consortium of stakeholders is a committee-based working group, with State Parks, Water Management District, and Escambia County Environmental Management in its membership, among many others. Subcommittees focus on prevention, early detection and rapid response, control, applied research, and outreach, training and strategic collaboration. The CISMA develops a comprehensive work plan every five years, with annual updates and modifications made by group consensus. Establishing a role to engage the CISMA would see greater returns on collaborative invasive species efforts across the county. 13. Enhanced Tourism Opportunities - Provide one or more Escambia County is home to some of Florida's most beautiful specific examples of how the proposed project provides for beaches. From the National Seashore on Pensacola Beach, Fort enhanced tourism opportunities during the "off season" of Pickens National Historic Site, and Perdido Key State Park. But the September 1 through March 31. (250 words maximum - 2 points natural beauty of Escambia County is not restricted to the beach. maximum) There are countless rivers and streams that flow for hundreds of miles through the county before reaching their terminus at the Gulf of Mexico. Rivers like the Escambia and Perdido provide outdoor recreation opportunities, and support a number of guide and rental businesses. Restoration of these coastlines and waterways back to their desired, natural state, removal of unsightly, weedy overgrowth, and enhancement of sight lines and scenic vistas will bring greater enjoyment of these areas to visitors from both near and far. Florida's award-winning state park system is touted as “the real Florida”. Converting degraded and invaded sections of these publicly visited attractions will enhance visitor experience, and contribute to return the eco-tourism market in Escambia County. Section E - Permitting and Ownership: 1. Are permits required to construct or implement the proposed No project? If Yes, list specific required permits and status of each. If No, n/a indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum - No Points) 2. Is land acquisition required to construct or implement the proposed project? -No If Yes, what legal rights will be acquired? (Select one or more)

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If easements, what are the terms of the easement? Otherwise, n/a indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum– No Points) 3. Will the proposed project cause displacement of persons or No businesses? If Yes, provide a description of the displacement the proposed n/a project may cause including any known addresses that may be impacted. If No, indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum – No Points)

Page 191 of 952 Printed on 10/5/2015 1:57:47 PM Gulf Coastal Plain Ecosystem Partnership GCPEP partners own and manage 1,057,623 acres What is GCPEP?

Partner Acres The Gulf Coastal Plain Ecosys- red-cockaded woodpeckers. tem Partnership (GCPEP) was GCPEP is also working to protect Department of Defense formed in 1996 when large other rare species, such as Oka- 481,241 landowners came together to loosa darters and Florida bog conserve and restore the dwin- frogs, which are found nowhere Florida Forest Service dling longleaf pine ecosystem else in the world. While pursu- 226,265 and the unique aquatic re- ing their individual missions, the sources of northwest Florida partners are also working to

Northwest Florida Water and southern Alabama. Togeth- accomplish the partnership goal er, the 12 public and private of collectively protecting and Management District partners that comprise GCPEP managing the exceptional biodi- 118,715 own and manage more than versity of the GCPEP landscape. 1.05 million acres that contain GCPEP is driven by a Steering United States Forest the majority of the world’s re- Committee, which makes deci- Service maining old-growth longleaf sions based on consensus, and 83,790 pine trees, some of which are is supported by a staff that Eric Blackmore 500 years old. By reconnecting works with partners to conduct Florida Department of the longleaf pine ecosystem, projects that are identified as sions can cooperate to achieve Environmental Protection partner lands provide crucial priorities by the Steering Com- success under the common goal 52,270 contiguous forest to aid the mittee. This progressive part- of landscape-scale ecosystem recovery of many species, in- nership demonstrates that or- conservation. Nokuse Plantation cluding federally endangered ganizations with different mis- 51,464

National Park Service Land protected by the GCPEP Part- 24,795 GULF COASTAL PLAIN ECOSYSTEM PARTNERSHIP ners includes some of the best remain- LOCATION ing longleaf pine habitats in the world, Gulf Power including at least 50% of the remaining 5,105 old growth longleaf pine. However, simple ownership of these lands is not The Nature Conservancy enough to ensure that they maintain 5,081 their ecosystem functions and continue to support the many rare, endemic, Florida Fish and Wildlife and federally listed species that depend Conservation Commission on these habitats. 2,707 Many of the lands managed by GCPEP Westervelt Ecological Partners have been fire suppressed and Service require mechanical or chemical prepa- 1,190 ration before an appropriate regime of prescribed fire can be safely and effec- The Longleaf Alliance tively implemented. Gulf Coastal Plain Ecosystem Partnership

8831 Whiting Field Circle Milton, FL 32570

850-623-0987

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The Ecosystem Support Team (EST) was developed to per- form land management and restoration tasks throughout the Partner- ship.

With assistance from the EST, partners in GCPEP continue to meet the many chal- Achieving Results Through Cooperation lenges of managing such a large and The partnership has developed a set of cooperative, voluntary conservation strategies that guide significant landscape. projects to protect upland and aquatic targets. These targets include unique natural communities such as steephead ravines and seepage slopes, and rare species such as red-cockaded woodpecker Working together, the and Gulf sturgeon. Since the formation of GCPEP, conservation projects have included: partners have been able to learn and ac-  Completing landscape-level conservation plan complish much more  Protecting key buffer lands and wildlife corridors than they could do on  Constructing artificial cavities for red-cockaded woodpeckers and assisting in translocations their own. Priorities  Coordinating joint prescribed fires to restore important natural communities and reduce haz- have included ardous fuels prescribed burning, in-  Restoring longleaf pine forests and understory habitat vasive species control,  Developing public education programs about ecosystem conservation and restoration mechanical treatments,  Constructing hiking trails and other recreational amenities and ecological monitor-  Addressing the threat of invasive species and their impact on native habitats ing.  Exchanging aquatic restoration techniques and technology  Leading training programs centered on natural resources, including prescribed fire By supporting conser- vation work across the entire landscape, the EST has an important impact on the amount of restoration and man- agement accomplished by the GCPEP partners.

© Eric Blackmore The Ecosystem Support Team © Beth Maynor Young

Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council’s FLEPPC List 2015 List of Invasive Plant Species Definitions: Exotic – a species introduced Purpose of the List: To focus attention on — 4the adverse effects of exotic pest plants on Florida’s biodiversity and native plant communities, to Florida, purposefully or 4the habitat losses in natural areas from exotic pest plant infestations, accidentally, from a natural 4the impacts on endangered species via habitat loss and alteration, range outside of Florida. 4the need for pest plant management, Native – a species whose 4the socio-economic impacts of these plants (e.g., increased wildfires or flooding in certain areas), 4changes in the severity of different pest plant infestations over time, natural range includes Florida. 4providing information to help managers set priorities for research and control programs. Naturalized exotic – an exotic CATEGORY I that sustains itself outside Invasive exotics that are altering native plant communities by displacing native species, changing community structures cultivation (it is still exotic; it or ecological functions, or hybridizing with natives. This definition does not rely on the economic severity or geographic range has not “become” native). of the problem, but on the documented ecological damage caused. FLEPPC Gov. Regional Invasive exotic – an exotic Scientific Name Common Name Category List Distribution Abrus precatorius rosary pea I N C, S that not only has naturalized, Acacia auriculiformis earleaf acacia I C, S but is expanding on its Albizia julibrissin mimosa, silk tree I N, C own in Florida native plant Albizia lebbeck woman’s tongue I C, S communities. Ardisia crenata (A. crenulata misapplied) coral ardisia I N N, C, S Ardisia elliptica (A. humilis misapplied) shoebutton ardisia I N C, S Asparagus aethiopicus (A. sprengeri; asparagus-fern I N, C, S Abbreviations: A. densiflorus misapplied) Government List (Gov. List): Bauhinia variegata orchid tree I C, S Bischofia javanica bishopwood I C, S P = Prohibited aquatic plant Calophyllum antillanum Santa Maria, mast wood, Antilles calophyllum I S by the Florida Department of (C. calaba misapplied) Agriculture and Consumer Casuarina equisetifolia Australian-pine, beach sheoak I P, N N, C, S Services Casuarina glauca suckering Australian-pine, gray sheoak I P, N C, S Cinnamomum camphora camphor tree I N, C, S N = Noxious weed listed Colocasia esculenta wild taro I N, C, S by Florida Department of Colubrina asiatica lather leaf I N S Agriculture & Consumer Cupaniopsis anacardioides carrotwood I N C, S Services Deparia petersenii Japanese false spleenwort I N, C Dioscorea alata winged yam I N N, C, S U = Noxious weed listed by Dioscorea bulbifera air-potato I N N, C, S U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dolichandra unguis-cati cat’s claw vine I N, C, S (=Macfadyena unguis-cati) Regional Distribution: Eichhornia crassipes water-hyacinth I P N, C, S N = north, C = central, Eugenia uniflora Surinam cherry I C, S S = south, referring to each Ficus microcarpa (F. nitida and laurel fig I C, S species’ current distribution in F. retusa var. nitida misapplied)1 Hydrilla verticillata hydrilla I P, U N, C, S general regions of Florida (not Hygrophila polysperma green hygro I P, U N, C, S its potential range in the state). Hymenachne amplexicaulis West Indian marsh grass I N, C, S Please refer to the map below. Imperata cylindrica (I. brasiliensis misapplied) cogon grass I N, U N, C, S Ipomoea aquatica water-spinach I P, U C Jasminum dichotomum Gold Coast jasmine I C, S Jasminum fluminense Brazilian jasmine I C, S Lantana camara (= L. strigocamara) lantana, shrub verbena I N, C, S Ligustrum lucidum glossy privet I N, C Ligustrum sinense Chinese privet, hedge privet I N2 N, C, S Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle I N, C, S Ludwigia hexapetala Uruguay waterprimrose 1 N, C Ludwigia peruviana Peruvian primrosewillow I N, C, S Lumnitzera racemosa kripa; white-flowered mangrove; black mangrove I S Luziola subintegra Tropical American water grass I S Lygodium japonicum Japanese climbing fern I N N, C, S 1Does not include Ficus microcarpa subsp. fuyuensis, which is sold as “Green Island Ficus” 2 Chinese privet is a FLDACS Noxious Weed except for the cultivar ‘Variegatum’ FLEPPC 2015 List of Invasive Plant Species FLEPPC Gov. Regional Changes to the Scientific Name Common Name Category List Distribution Lygodium microphyllum Old World climbing fern I N, U C, S 2015 List: Macfadyena unguis-cati (see Dolichandra unguis-cati) New Category I Listings: Manilkara zapota sapodilla I S Sporobolus jacquemontii Melaleuca quinquenervia melaleuca, paper bark I P, N, U C, S (West Indian dropseed) Melinis repens (= Rhynchelytrum repens) Natal grass I N, C, S This weedy grass, a native of the Mimosa pigra catclaw mimosa I P, N, U C, S West Indies and tropical America, Nandina domestica nandina, heavenly bamboo I N, C was introduced into Florida in the early Nephrolepis brownii (= N. multiflora) Asian sword fern I C, S 1900s. In the 1980s-1990s, it was Nephrolepis cordifolia sword fern I N, C, S becoming noticeable, especially in Neyraudia reynaudiana Burma reed, cane grass I N S pastures where it crowds out forage Nymphoides cristata crested floating heart I N C, S grasses. It is not palatable for cattle Paederia cruddasiana sewer vine, onion vine I N S and is very difficult to control. In recent Paederia foetida skunk vine I N N, C, S years, this weed has been advancing Panicum repens torpedo grass I N, C, S into natural areas such as palmetto Pennisetum purpureum Napier grass, elephant grass I N, C, S prairies and open flatwoods. West Phymatosorus scolopendria serpent fern, wart fern I S Indian dropseed is a close relative Pistia stratiotes water-lettuce I P N, C, S of, and very similar in appearance Psidium cattleianum (= P. littorale) strawberry guava I C, S to, smut grass, Sporobolus Psidium guajava guava I C, S indicus, leading to confusion with Pueraria montana var. lobata (= P. lobata) kudzu I N N, C, S identification. The seedheads of both Rhodomyrtus tomentosa downy rose-myrtle I N C, S grasses can be affected by a smut fungus that leaves the seeds black and Rhynchelytrum repens (See Melinis repens) 1 unfertile. Both grasses have spike-like Ruellia simplex Mexican petunia I N, C, S seedheads. West Indian dropseed is Salvinia minima water spangles I N, C, S taller, usually about 3-4 feet tall, with Sapium sebiferum (= Triadica sebifera) popcorn tree, Chinese tallow tree I N N, C, S spreading seedhead branches. Smut Scaevola taccada scaevola, half-flower, beach naupaka I N C, S grass is usually 1-2 feet tall with a (= Scaevola sericea, S. frutescens) tight cylindrical spike. Both species Schefflera actinophylla schefflera, Queensland umbrella tree I C, S (= Brassaia actinophylla) are very weedy, but West Indian Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian-pepper I P, N N, C, S dropseed is the one that has started Scleria lacustris Wright’s nutrush I C, S invading native habitats. Senna pendula var. glabrata climbing cassia, Christmas cassia, I C, S David Hall (= Cassia coluteoides) Christmas senna Vitex rotundifolia Solanum tampicense (= S. houstonii) wetland nightshade, aquatic soda apple I N, U C, S (Beach vitex) Solanum viarum tropical soda apple I N, U N, C, S Beach vitex is a deciduous shrub that Sporobolus jacquemontii* West Indian dropseed I C, S can grow to 1.5 m (5’). The nodal (= S. indicus var. pyramidalis) rooting system can extend 10m (34’) Syngonium podophyllum arrowhead vine I N, C, S with stems that can extend over 6m Syzygium cumini jambolan-plum, Java-plum I C, S (20’) from the main taproot. Young Tectaria incisa incised halberd fern I S stems are green with fleshy tips that Thespesia populnea seaside mahoe I C, S become larger in diameter, brown, Tradescantia fluminensis small-leaf spiderwort I N, C and woody with age. Vitex has simple Urena lobata Caesar’s weed I N, C, S aromatic leaves that are sometimes Urochloa mutica (= Brachiaria mutica) Para grass I C, S palmately trifoliate. Leaves are 2-6.5 Vitex rotundifolia* beach vitex I N cm long and 1-4.5 cm wide. The flower is purple in color and appears in CATEGORY II late spring to early summer. Vitex can Invasive exotics that have increased in abundance or frequency but have not yet altered Florida plant communities to the be found on dunes, vacant lots, and extent shown by Category I species. These species may become ranked Category I if ecological damage is demonstrated. along public right-of-ways. FLEPPC Gov. Regional Rick O’Connor, Florida Sea Grant/ Scientific Name Common Name Category List Distribution University of Florida Adenanthera pavonina red sandalwood II S Agave sisalana sisal hemp II C, S New Category II Listings: Aleurites fordii (= Vernicia fordii) tung oil tree II N, C Crassocephalum crepidioides Alstonia macrophylla devil tree II S (redflower ragleaf) Alternanthera philoxeroides alligator weed II P N, C, S Crassocephalum crepidioides is a Antigonon leptopus coral vine II N, C, S member of the Aster family native to Ardisia japonica Japanese ardisia II N tropical Africa. This erect herb has a Aristolochia littoralis calico flower II N, C, S soft stem with lobed leaves and red flowers, with high seed production of 1Many names are applied to this species in Florida because of a complicated taxonomic and nomenclatural history. Plants cultivated in Florida, all representing the same invasive species, have in the past been referred to as Ruellia brittoniana, R. tweediana, R. caerulea, and R. simplex. more than 4000 per plant. Seeds are *Added to the FLEPPC List of Invasive Plant Species in 2015 dispersed by the wind. First found FLEPPC 2015 List of Invasive Plant Species

FLEPPC Gov. Regional in the US in 1997 in Miami-Dade Scientific Name Common Name Category List Distribution County, redflower ragleaf was Asystasia gangetica Ganges primrose II C, S documented in the panhandle in Begonia cucullata wax begonia II N, C, S Escambia County in 2012. Blechum pyramidatum (see Ruellia blechum) Patricia L. Howell Broussonetia papyrifera paper mulberry II N, C, S Heteropterys brachiata Bruguiera gymnorrhiza large-leaved mangrove II S (red wing) Callisia fragrans inch plant, spironema II C, S Heteropterys brachiata or Casuarina cunninghamiana river sheoak, Australian-pine II P C, S “redwing” is a liana (woody vine) Cecropia palmata trumpet tree II S in the Malpighiaceae family. It is Cestrum diurnum day jessamine II C, S native to Mexico, Central America Chamaedorea seifrizii bamboo palm II S and South America. Redwing Clematis terniflora Japanese clematis II N, C seedlings dominate the understory Cocos nucifera coconut palm II S of hardwood hammocks, and older Crassocephalum crepidioides* redflower ragleaf, Okinawa spinach II C, S plants twine up into the canopy Cryptostegia madagascariensis rubber vine II C, S where their flowers and fruits are present, but out of reach, in winter Cyperus involucratus umbrella plant II C, S (C. alternifolius misapplied) months. The fruits of redwing are Cyperus prolifer dwarf papyrus II C, S deep red, wind-dispersed samaras; hence the name “redwing.” Dactyloctenium aegyptium Durban crowfoot grass II N, C, S Dalbergia sissoo Indian rosewood, sissoo II C, S Jennifer Possley, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Elaeagnus pungens silverthorn, thorny olive II N, C Elaeagnus umbellata silverberry, autumn olive II N Praxelis clematidea Epipremnum pinnatum cv. Aureum pothos II C, S (Praxelis) Eulophia graminea Chinese crown orchid II S Praxelis clematidea is an Aster Ficus altissima false banyan, council tree II S with lavender colored flowers from South America. Its short life cycle Flacourtia indica governor’s plum II S and propensity to be moved by Hemarthria altissima limpo grass II C, S vehicles contribute to its recent Heteropterys brachiata* red wing II S invasion in Central Florida. Look Hibiscus tiliaceus (See Talipariti tiliaceum) for young, light green plants with Hyparrhenia rufa jaragua II N, C, S irregularly toothed leaves that Ipomoea carnea ssp. fistulosa (= I. fistulosa) shrub morning-glory II P C, S soon flower, and then develop Kalanchoe pinnata (= Bryophyllum pinnatum) life plant II C, S tough stems and bases. Flowers Koelreuteria elegans ssp. formosana flamegold tree II C, S are a series of florets produced in (= K. formosana; K. paniculata misapplied) heads, each producing a single, Landoltia punctata (= Spirodela punctata) spotted duckweed II N, C, S bristle-topped seed that is seated Leucaena leucocephala lead tree II N N, C, S on a conical receptacle. This key Limnophila sessiliflora Asian marshweed II P, U N, C, S character is easy to see because the phyllaries fall to reveal the Livistona chinensis Chinese fan palm II C, S receptacle when the head is in fruit. Macroptilium lathyroides phasey bean II N, C, S Colette Jacono Melaleuca viminalis (= Callistemon viminalis) bottlebrush, weeping bottlebrush II C, S Melia azedarach Chinaberry II N, C, S Spermacoce verticillata Melinis minutiflora molasses grass II C,S (scrubby false buttonweed) Merremia tuberosa wood-rose II C, S A common weed of disturbed sites Mikania micrantha mile-a-minute vine II N, U S for over 80 years, Spermacoce verticillata is advancing into natural Momordica charantia balsam apple, balsam pear II N, C, S areas, especially in southern Murraya paniculata orange-jessamine II S Florida. A member of the coffee Myriophyllum spicatum Eurasian water-milfoil II P N, C, S family, Rubiaceae, plants are best Panicum maximum (= Urochloa maxima, Guinea grass II N, C, S known for their nearly woody, Megathyrsus maximus) multiple branched structure, Passiflora biflora two-flowered passion vine II S opposite, stalkless leaves often Pennisetum setaceum green fountain grass II S clustered in a whorl; and axillary, Phoenix reclinata Senegal date palm II C, S cylindrical heads of densely packed Phyllostachys aurea golden bamboo II N, C flowers. Distinguish this species Pittosporum pentandrum Philippine pittosporum, Taiwanese cheesewood II S from our natives by its tubular Praxelis clematidea* praxelis II C white flowers that are no longer Pteris vittata Chinese brake fern II N, C, S than 1mm and fruits that are less than 1.5mm long. Ptychosperma elegans solitaire palm II S Colette Jacono Rhoeo spathacea (see Tradescantia spathacea) *Added to the FLEPPC List of Invasive Plant Species in 2015

FLEPPC 2015 List of Invasive Plant Species FLEPPC Gov. Regional Use of the Scientific Name Common Name Category List Distribution Richardia grandiflora large flower Mexican clover II N, C, S FLEPPC List Ricinus communis castor bean II N, C, S Rotala rotundifolia roundleaf toothcup, dwarf Rotala, redweed II S The FLEPPC List of Invasive Ruellia blechum (= Blechum brownei) green shrimp plant, Browne’s blechum II N, C, S Plant Species is not a regulatory Sansevieria hyacinthoides bowstring hemp II C, S list. Only those plants listed Sesbania punicea purple sesban, rattlebox II N, C, S as Federal Noxious Weeds, Solanum diphyllum two-leaf nightshade II N, C, S Florida Noxious Weeds, Florida Solanum torvum susumber, turkey berry II N, U N, C, S Prohibited Aquatic Plants, or in Spermacoce verticillata* shrubby false buttonweed II C, S local ordinances are regulated Sphagneticola trilobata (= Wedelia trilobata) wedelia II N, C, S Stachytarpheta cayennensis (= S. urticifolia) nettle-leaf porterweed II S by law. FLEPPC encourages use Syagrus romanzoffiana queen palm II C, S of the Invasive Species List for (= Arecastrum romanzoffianum) prioritizing and implementing Syzygium jambos Malabar plum, rose-apple II N, C, S management efforts in natural Talipariti tiliaceum (= Hibiscus tiliaceus) mahoe, sea hibiscus II C, S areas, for educating lay audiences Terminalia catappa tropical-almond II C, S about environmental issues, and Terminalia muelleri Australian-almond II C, S for supporting voluntary invasive Tradescantia spathacea oyster plant II S (= Rhoeo spathacea, Rhoeo discolor) plant removal programs. For more Tribulus cistoides puncture vine, burr-nut II N, C, S information on using the FLEPPC Vitex trifolia simple-leaf chaste tree II C, S List of Invasive Plant Species, see Washingtonia robusta Washington fan palm II C, S Proper Uses of FLEPPC Invasive Wedelia (see Sphagneticola above) Plant Lists at Wisteria sinensis Chinese wisteria II N, C www.fleppc.org/list/list.htm Xanthosoma sagittifolium malanga, elephant ear II N, C, S

Citation example: FLEPPC. 2015. List of Invasive Plant Species. Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. http://www.fleppc.org/list/list.htm NOTE: Not all exotic plants The 2015 list was prepared by the FLEPPC Plant List Committee: brought into Florida become Stephen H. Brown, UF/IFAS Lee County Extension, Parks and Recreation Division, 3410 Palm Beach Blvd., Fort Myers, FL pest plants in natural areas. The 33916, (239) 533-7513, [email protected] FLEPPC List of Invasive Plant Janice Duquesnel, Florida Park Service, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 77200 Overseas Highway, Islamorada, FL 33063, (305) 664-8455, [email protected] Species represents only about David W. Hall, Private Consulting Botanist and Author, 3666 NW 13th Place, Gainesville, FL 32605, (352) 375-1370 11% of more than 1,400 exotic Roger L. Hammer, Retired Naturalist and Author, 17360 Avocado Drive, Homestead, FL 33030, [email protected] species that have been introduced Patricia L. Howell, Chair (2012-present), Broward County Parks, Natural Resource and Land Management Section, 950 NW. 38th St., Oakland Park, FL 33309, (954) 357-8137, [email protected] into Florida and have subsequently Colette C. Jacono, Florida Museum of Natural History, PO Box 110575, Gainesville, FL 32611, (352) 318-2931, [email protected] established outside of cultivation. Kenneth A. Langeland, Professor Emeritus, University of Florida/IFAS, Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, 7922 NW. 71st Street, Most escaped exotics usually Gainesville, FL 32653, (352) 214-8918, [email protected] Chris Lockhart, Habitat Specialists, Inc., P. O. Box 243116, Boynton Beach, FL 33424,(561) 738-1179, [email protected] present only minor problems in Jean McCollom, Natural Ecosystems, 985 Sanctuary Road, Naples, FL 34120, (239) 304-1847, [email protected] highly disturbed areas (such as Gil Nelson, Florida State University/iDigBio, 157 Leonard’s Dr., Thomasville, GA 31792, [email protected] road-sides). And there are other Jimi L. Sadle, Everglades National Park, 40001 State Road 9336, Homestead, FL 33034, (305) 242,7806, [email protected] exotics cultivated in Florida that Jessica Spencer, US Army Corp of Engineers, 701 San Marco Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32207, (904) 232-1696, [email protected] are “well-behaved” — that is, they Arthur Stiles, Florida Park Service, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 4620 State Park Lane, Panama City, FL 32408, don’t escape cultivation at all. (850) 233-5110, [email protected] Daniel B. Ward, Department of Botany, University of Florida, 220 Bartram Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611 Richard P. Wunderlin, Institute for Systematic Botany, Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology & Molecular Biology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., ISA 2015, Tampa, FL 33620, (813) 974-2359, [email protected]

The Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System (EDDMapS) holds records of reported sighting of invasive species in Florida. Most records are from local, state, and federal parks and preserves; a few records document infestations in regularly disturbed public lands such as highways or utility rights-of-way. Natural area managers, veteran observers of Florida’s natural landscapes, and others submit these records, with many supported further by voucher specimens housed in local or regional herbaria for future reference and verification. New and updated observations can be submitted online at EDDMapS [www. eddmaps.org/florida/]. All reports are verified by an expert. This database, along with other plant data resources such as the University of South Florida’s Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants [www.plantatlas.usf.edu], the Florida Natural Areas Inventory database [www.fnai.org], and The Institute for Regional Conservation Floristic Inventory of South Florida database [www. regionalconservation.org], provides important basic supporting information for the FLEPPC List of Invasive Plant Species. Greater success and accuracy in searching for plant information is likely if you search by scientific name rather than common name. Common names often vary in cultivation and across regions. *Added to the FLEPPC List of Invasive Plant Species in 2015

www.fleppc.org FLEPPC 2015 List of Invasive Plant Species Escambia County Florida RESTORE Program - Project Details Project Details Title: Ashland Park Sewer Expansion/Stormwater Improvement The following map and table show the details of the project.

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Notes: 1. The reference to points shown on each question are the maximum points allocated to that question from the Project Selection Criteria that will be used in scoring each project.2. A project Name and Location are required for each project and are entered interactively on the Portal. Section A - Requirements and Eligibility 1. Qualifying Primary Eligible Activity (select only one): -Infrastructure projects for local economy 2. Qualifying Secondary Activities (Check all that apply): -Restore and protect natural resources 3. Was this activity included in a claim paid out of the Oil Spill No Trust Fund? Note: If the activity was previously paid out of an Oil Spill Trust Fund Claim, it is NOT eligible for funding under RESTORE Direct Component Pot 1. If you answer 'Yes" to this question, please stop here and do not submit your project. 4. Provide a short narrative describing how the work associated This is a joint project between Escambia County and the Emerald with the proposed project will be performed in the Gulf Region. Coast Utilities Authority to design and construct infrastructure (250 words maximum) improvements for: (1) stormwater management; and (2) sewer expansion in the Ashland Park Subdivision in Escambia County, which is located within the Escambia Bay/Pensacola Bay watershed. The Upper Escambia Bay is the subject of a current TMDL (total maximum daily load) study by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), and is being considered for inclusion in a Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) program for reduction of nutrients. The Ashland Park subdivision is adjacent to Clear Creek, which flows into the lower Escambia River. The residents of the project area rely on on-site septage treatment and disposal systems (septic tanks). The project would entail: (1) installation of stormwater control measures in the project area; and (2) extension of central sanitary sewer service to approximately 210 properties, with the associated phase-out of septic tanks for the properties within the project area. In concert with the stormwater management improvements and the construction of the sewage collection system, ECUA and the County will coordinate to conduct a water quality monitoring program in Clear Creek to assess impacts related to nutrients. 5. Provide a short narrative describing how the proposed project This joint project will be designed in accordance with local, state, and will conform to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and federal policies and permit requirements. The procurement for codes including, but not limited to American's with Disabilities design and construction services will be in accordance with County Act, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, U.S. Access Board, National and State laws and ECUA policies, as reviewed and approved by US Environmental Policy Act, National Historic Preservation Act, Treasury. No public access or facilities are anticipated as part of this Davis-Bacon Act, Florida Building Code, and Escambia County project; therefore, building codes and ADA requirements are not Land Development Code. (250 words maximum) applicable. Section B - Baseline Criteria 1a. Project Justification - Provide an overall description of the The Ashland Park Subdivision project area encompasses proposed project. Include references to the specific needs approximately 195 acres within the upper reaches of the Clear Creek addressed, goals to be achieved, performance metrics and watershed, which flows into Escambia River and Escambia Bay. The benefits provided by the project. (500 words maximum - 3 points project area includes approximately 210 single-family residential maximum (combined with Question 1b below)) properties that are currently served by septic tanks, which impact nutrient levels in Clear Creek and the Escambia Bay system. The ECUA and Escambia County have coordinated to develop a joint project that will result in stormwater management improvements in the project area, as well as the construction of a wastewater collection system that will allow the provision of central wastewater service throughout the project area. These infrastructure improvements will serve to improve general water quality characteristics in Clear Creek and the Escambia Bay sysrem through the reduction of nutrient levels. 1b. Project Budget - Provide total budget costs and leveraging The total estimated cost of this joint project is $2.95 million. The cost within each of the following categories as applicable. Provide estimates for the separate project components are: Stormwater sufficient detail in the budget narrative to justify the feasibility of system - $500,000; Sewer Expansion - $2.4 million. The project the proposed project. Additional budget breakdown information would also entail an associated surface water quality monitoring can be provided as a PDF attachment. Please address the program for nutrients, with an anticipated cost of $50,000. ECUA is following minimum categories in the proposed project budget: offering a local match of $792,000 (33%) toward expenses related to Planning, Design, Construction, and Monitoring. Please enter the sewer expansion component of the project. Escambia County is (See attached) here if you are submitting a budget as an offering a local match of $125,000 (25%) toward expenses related to attachment (250 words maximum - 3 points maximum the stormwater component of the project. The resulting request for (combined with Question 1a above)) RESTORE Act funding is $2,033,000. See Attached for detailed budget breakdown.

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2. Timing - Provide a brief project development schedule Escambia County and the ECUA have worked together on similar showing that the proposed project can be implemented and joint projects in the past, and coordination of these past project benefits realized within a reasonable and acceptable timeframe. schedules has not resulted in any known problems. Upon At a minimum please address Planning, Design, Construction, authorization of the project budget, the County and ECUA would and Monitoring time frames. (250 words maximum - 3 points enter into a formal agreement for the project, and planning and maximum) design would commence. Approximately six months would be required for completion of the engineering design, after which the project would be advertised for bids. Following the award of bid, notice to proceed would be issued, and construction would require an estimated twelve months. Taking into consideration the design, bidding, and construction, the actual project would require approximately eighteen to twenty months. The water quality component of the project is anticipated to cover up to a five-year period, and would commence prior to construction so as to establish background conditions. A line item presentation of the schedule follows: Design, permitting and bidding - 8 months Construction - 12 months Surface water quality monitoring - Three-to-five years 3. Public Interest - Provide a short narrative describing how the The Ashland Park Sewer Expanasion/Stormwater Improvement proposed project is in the public interest. (250 words maximum - project will provide a direct benefit to the owners and residents of 3 points maximum) approximately 210 properties within the project area, through the provision of central sewer service. Connection to the central sewer system is facilitated through the ECUA policy that allows for the waiver of the wastewater capacity impact fee (currently at $1602) for customers who connect to the new sewer system within 365 days of issuance of the notice of availability of sewer service. Benefits would also accrue to the larger portion of the public who depend on and enjoy the resources of the Escambia Bay/Pensacola Bay estuary system, due to anticipated water quality improvements. 4. Monitoring Plan - Provide a short narrative describing the The project area lies within the Clear Creek watershed, which is part comprehensive monitoring and success measurement plan for of the Escambia Bay/Pensacola Bay system. The FDEP is currently the proposed project. (250 words maximum? 3 points conducting a TMDL study in the upper Escambia Bay, which will help maximum) determine the need for establishing a BMAP process for the reduction of nutrients in the water body. In order to assist in the data compilation for this BMAP assessment, a water quality monitoring program is being proposed as a component of this project. ECUA and County staff members will consult with FDEP to assist in the development of the monitoring plan associated with this project. Section C1 - Environmental Criteria 1. Habitat Restoration - Provide a short narrative on how the The project will result in a reduction of the nutrient loading in Clear proposed project improves, enhances, or restores the structure Creek and the Escambia Bay system. The FDEP is currently and function of upland, coastal, bays, bayous, wetlands, rivers, evaluating the nutrient loading in the Escambia Bay system in an lakes, streams, or marine natural systems, benefiting native effort to improve water quality and native habitat within the system. flora and fauna (Examples include: Restoration, improvement, The reduction of pollutant and nutrient loading attributable to the or enhancement of ecological function such as natural project will allow recovery and restoration of natural systems in the hydrological function, tidal connections, soil composition, watershed and the Bay's aquatic system. vegetation diversity and renewal; Restoration, improvement, or enhancement of community structure such as increased native vegetation, biodiversity, or beneficial substrate; removal of non- native species; removal of fish passage barriers; or benefits threatened and endangered fish or wildlife). (500 words maximum - 5 points maximum) 2. Habitat Conservation and Preservation - Provide a short The phase-out of the existing septic tanks and utilzation of the central narrative on how the proposed project improves, enhances, or sewer service, along with the improved stormwater management will restores the structure and function of upland, coastal, bays, provide on-going water quality improvements that will allow enhanced bayous, wetlands, rivers, lakes, streams, or marine natural habitat preservation within the Escambia Bay/Pensacola Bay system. systems, benefiting native flora and fauna (Examples include: Establishing conservation easement or wildlife corridors, reducing unnatural disturbances, implementing a habitat management plan or other best practice). (500 words maximum - 5 points maximum) 3. Water Quality Improvement - Provide a short narrative on how This project will reduce nutrient loading in Clear Creek and have the proposed project reduces point and nonpoint sources of positive environmental effects on the Escambia Bay/Pensacola Bay pollutants entering local waterways, provides treatment to estuary system. Through the phase-out of septic tanks in the project improve water quality, or proposes other measures which will area and the stormwater management improvements, pollutant and improve water quality (Examples include: Reduces pollutant nutrient loading in these water bodies will be reduced, and TMDL will loading from point sources, installation of Best Management benefit through the removal of fecal bacteria. Through the proposed Practices (BMP's); reduces pollutant loading from nonpoint water quality monitoring program, data will be generated for analysis sources such as impervious surface coverage, implements of nutrient loading in the watershed, allowing an objective stormwater Best Management Practices such as bioretention, assessment of program benefits. vegetated buffer preservation, etc. to reduce sedimentation or provides treatment for nutrients or legacy contaminants; Improves impaired waterway). (500 words maximum - 5 points maximum) 4. Natural Systems Resiliency - Provide a short narrative on how The elimination of septic tanks and stormwater management the proposed project increases ability of natural systems to improvements in the project area will enable the Clear Creek withstand disasters and adapt to changing environmental watershed to better withstand extraordinary rainfall events that conditions due to climate change, associated sea level rise, and occasionally impact the central Gulf Coast and the project area. The other factors (Examples include: Stabilizes shoreline/provides elimination of the septic tank drain fields will remove or significantly natural wave attenuation, increase species and/or ecosystem reduce related impacts and nutrient loadings to the groundwater adaptability to changing conditions, provide for natural system which has a direct impact on Clear Creek through base flow successional progression, or improve air quality). (500 words inputs into the watershed. Likewise, the proposed improvements to maximum - 5 points maximum) the stormwater system will allow better management of rain events and reduce related impacts on the water quality of the Clear Creek watershed.

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Section C2 - Economic Criteria 1. Tourism and Tourism Opportunities - Provide a short N/A. narrative on how the proposed project provides for increases in tourism activity through new or additional marketing efforts, improvements to existing attractions, or addition of new destinations or attractions. (Examples include: Provides increased or additional public access to the waterfront or other tourism destinations, Enhances existing attractions or destinations, Increases total annual visitor count, Increases access to cultural tourism or local historical assets, Promotes tourism destinations through marketing or promotional efforts). (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) 2. Recreational Fishing and Local Seafood - Provide a short The project will result in an improvement in water quality in Clear narrative on how the proposed project provides for increases in Creek, which is a tributary stream flowing into the Escambia River tourism activity or encourages the consumption of Gulf seafood approximately two miles from its entry into upper Escambia Bay. through new or additional marketing efforts, improvements to Escambia Bay is part of the larger Pensacola Bay estuary system, existing attractions, or addition of new destinations or which serves a nursery ground for many Gulf of Mexico aquatic attractions (Examples include: Improves opportunities through species as well as fresh water species in the portion of Clear Creek addition of artificial reefs, oyster reefs, Submerged Aquatic and the Escambia River that will be beneficially impacted by the Vegetation (SAV); increases access to fishing opportunities project. Habitat restoration brought about by the water quality through addition of fishing piers, boat ramps; or promotes improvements will enhance aquatic species populations, and provide recreational fishing and/or local seafood consumption through greater opportunities for fishing and harvest of these species. marketing and promotional activities) (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) 3. Job Creation - Provide a short narrative on how the proposed The design and construction contracts for this joint project will be project provides for new seasonal, temporary, part time, full awarded through a competitive bidding process in compliance with time, and/or higher wage jobs within the County. If applicable, Escambia County and ECUA policies, and in conformance with explain how the proposed project can provide jobs that meet or applicable US Treasury rules. The bidding process used in similar exceed the Escambia County average annual median wage past projects typically results in a number of proposals from local and/or are within local targeted industries or supporting engineering firms and utility contractors, with the award of bid usually infrastructure industries. (500 words maximum - 4 points going to one of those local businesses. As a result, the CIP projects maximum) infuse capital funds into the local economy. As stated above, the project budget of $2.95 million would likely result in continuing employment within our community. 4. Industry and Business Growth - Provide a short narrative on N/A. how the proposed project directly contributes to expansion of existing industry/business or siting of a new industry/business in local targeted industries. Provide evidence of a measurable Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increase if possible. (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) 5. Workforce Development - Provide a short narrative on how N/A. the proposed project provides innovative higher education, job training, or other workforce training/career development which increases the total skilled workforce pool and advances opportunities for higher wage employment (Examples include: Providing industry focused training resulting in certification for trainees, addressing workforce gaps in specific target industries, development or expansion of youth employment and training opportunities in STEM fields, job training targeting "at- risk" groups). (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) Section C3 - Infrastructure Criteria: 1. Transportation Network Improvements - Provide a short The project includes stormwater system improvements throughout an narrative on how the proposed project improves components of approximate four-mile length of an existing suburban road network in existing transportation network or adds new features to the 195-acre project area with approximately 210 single-family transportation network such as roads, sidewalks, bike lanes, residences. The existing road network prediminantly serves the greenway trails, streetlights, and urban/street landscaping transportation needs of the local residents, with minimal thru-traffic (Examples Include: Use of "complete streets" design including from out of the project area. street lighting, traffic calming, and pedestrian safety; improvements to the multimodal transportation network including waterways, ports, railways, and mass transit). (500 words maximum - 6 points maximum) 2. Flooding Improvements - Provide a short narrative on how the The project includes stormwater system improvements throughout an proposed project provides structural improvements or additions approximate four-mile length of an existing suburban road network in which will reduce flooding to homes and businesses, thereby the 195-acre project area. These improvements will help reduce reducing overall disaster costs and increasing economic flooding caused by extraordinary rain events that strike the Gulf resilience. (Examples include: decreasing the frequency and/or Coast area. intensity of flooding events through impervious surface reduction or increased storage/retention or retrofit, repair or replace existing stormwater management infrastructure to improve drainage). (500 words maximum - 7 points maximum) 3. Community Resiliency - Provide a short narrative on how the The proposed project will phase-out existing septic tanks and proposed project increases community resiliency by establish a central sewage collection system that will eliminate the strategically retrofitting, upgrading, or replacing critical reliance of drain fields associated with the septic tanks. The infrastructure to reduce community vulnerability to natural and operation of septic tanks and drain fields can be problematic during manmade disasters; utilizes renewable energy; or implements extraordinary wet-weather events. Connection to the central sewage other disaster preparatory mechanisms such as additional system will eliminate the chance for residents in the project area to improved planning, shelters or evacuation routes. (500 words suffer from failing septic tanks. maximum - 7 points maximum) Section D - Bonus Points

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1. Benefits Traditionally Underserved Persons or Areas - N/A. Provide a short narrative on how the proposed project improves opportunities for disadvantaged or traditionally underserved persons or areas, such as low-income areas, areas of minority concentration, persons with disabilities, persons with limited English proficiency, etc. (Examples Include: Project is located in low income, very low income, or primarily minority neighborhood (as defined by U.S. Census tract); Project incorporates universal or creative ADA design beyond the minimum requirements providing increased access for persons with disabilities; Training and job creation benefits for disadvantaged or traditionally underserved persons; Project benefits disadvantaged or traditionally underserved groups in other ways) (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 2. Community Health - Provide a short narrative on how the The phase-out of septic tanks and provision of central sewer service proposed project improves physical or mental health of the in the project area will eliminate or significantly reduce the potential community through health improvement programs or health for exposure to fecal bacteria and other pollutants commonly education (Examples include: Project provides for improved associated with the failure of septic tank drain fields. affordable access to healthy food; project targets improvement of public health, disease, or mental health issues; or project provides the public with opportunities for increased physical activity such as parks, greenways and community centers). (250 words maximum- 3 points maximum) 3. Neighborhood Benefits - Provide a short narrative on how the The proposed infrastructure improvements are expected to have a proposed project provides neighborhood benefits such as positive impact on property values in the project area through the increased affordable housing; reduction in crime; located in elimination or reduction of wet-weather problems. Community Redevelopment Area (CRA), brownfields area, or Enterprise Zone or provides significant aesthetic neighborhood improvements. (250 words maximum - 3 points maximum) 4. Local Preference - Provide one or more specific examples on The past projects in which the ECUA and Escambia County how the proposed project can incorporate the use of local labor coordinated toward sewer expansion and stormwater system forces or promotes local small businesses. (250 words improvements have been completed using local design and utility maximum - 3 points maximum) contractor firms. Escambia County has a "local preference" clause built into its construction contracts. If a local contractor is not the low bidder but can provide the same services for the same proce as that offered by a low-bid non-local contractor, then the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners has the option to award the project to the local contractor. 5. Education and Awareness - Provide one or more specific The ECUA typically shares news of its success stories with the public examples on how the proposed project enhances education or through its web site or with other interested parties in various public early childhood education programs or incorporates education forums, i.e., at water resources or utility conferences, etc. The outreach. (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) success of the ECUA's sewer expansion program is noteworthy because of the high rate of connections within any given sewer expansion project area. This succes, in large part, is attributable to the ECUA's waiver of the sewer capacity impact fee if a property owner connects to the system within 365 days of issuance of the Notice of Availability. 6. Environmental Outreach - Provide one or more specific N/A. examples of environmental outreach components included in the proposed project (Examples include: Project engages citizens in the active preservation, protection, or restoration of natural resources or provides publicly accessible environmental education signage at the project site). (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 7. Cultural and Historic Resources - Provide one or more N/A. specific examples of how the proposed project provides for preservation, protection or restoration of cultural, historical, or archaeological significant resources above and beyond minimum regulatory requirements (Examples may include adaptive reuse of buildings or other existing assets) (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 8. Consistency with Local Plans - Provide one or more specific N/A. examples of how the proposed project is consistent with or implements existing adopted plans (Plans may include Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) Program, Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP), Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), or other City, County, State, or Regional plan). (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 9. Green Design - Provide one or more specific examples of how The project will expand the customer base of the ECUA's Central the proposed project incorporates green design elements such Water Reclamation Facility(CWRF), which provides reclaimed water as Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) to two industrial reuse partners (Gulf Power and International Paper), principles or other energy and water efficiency/ conservation allowing the CWRF to operate without a surface water discharge. measures (Examples include: Project integrates water The industrial reuse of the CWRF's reclaimed water is a recognized conservation design features beyond minimum standards; or method of water use efficiency and achieves conservation of water Project includes renewable energy component, recycling and resources that would otherwise be obtained form local groundwater reuse of materials, or other sustainable or low impact design or surface water sources. features). (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum)

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10. Leverages funds - Provide one or more specific examples of The proposed project will incorporate capital funding from both how the proposed project can provide for in-kind or other project partners. ECUA is offering a local match of $792,000 (33%) supplemental funding, increasing fund leveraging (Examples toward expenses related to the sewer expansion component of the include: Project can include local/state/Federal grant matching project. Escambia County is offering a local match of $125,000 funds, Volunteer labor, Etc.) (250 words maximum - 7 points (25%) toward expenses related to the stormwater component of the maximum) project. The source of ECUA's funding is through its CIP budget, while the County's funding source is programmed through its Local Option Sales Tax. 11. Sustainability and Efficiency - Provide one or more specific Long-term benefits accrued through the project, beyond the funding examples of how the proposed project approach utilizes period, include: anticipated water quality improvements that will efficiency measures and provides long term benefits (Examples continue to enhance aquatic habitats within the Escambia include: Project links outcomes, partners, or lands to leverage Bay/Pensacola Bay estuarine system; and expansion of the customer overall impact; project provides long-term benefit(s) beyond life base of the ECUA's Central Water Reclamation Facility(CWRF), of funding period; project builds upon existing community which provides reclaimed water to two industrial reuse partners (Gulf assets or proposed project avoids or minimizes negative Power and International Paper), allowing the CWRF to operate environmental impacts). (250 words maximum - 2 points without a surface water discharge. maximum) 12. Planning and Partnerships - Provide one or more specific This joint project is a great example of the cooperative relationship examples of how the proposed project includes beneficial between Escambia County and the ECUA. The two entities have partnership or is complete and shovel ready. (250 words worked together in a number of past infrastructure projects with a maximum - 2 points maximum) scope similar to that proposed here. Typically, the joint project responsibilities are established through an interlocal agreement, with one of the two parties assuming the lead administrative role. 13. Enhanced Tourism Opportunities - Provide one or more N/A. specific examples of how the proposed project provides for enhanced tourism opportunities during the "off season" of September 1 through March 31. (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) Section E - Permitting and Ownership: 1. Are permits required to construct or implement the proposed Yes project? If Yes, list specific required permits and status of each. If No, Escambia County Right-of-Way permits will be required for work and indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum - No Points) road closures. 2. Is land acquisition required to construct or implement the proposed project? -Yes If Yes, what legal rights will be acquired? (Select one or more) -Titles If easements, what are the terms of the easement? Otherwise, The proposed wastewater collection system will include a lift station, indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum– No Points) which will necessitate ECUA's acquisition of a small property parcel. ECUA will utilize funding from its CIP budget for any property acquisition necessary for this project. 3. Will the proposed project cause displacement of persons or No businesses? If Yes, provide a description of the displacement the proposed N/A. project may cause including any known addresses that may be impacted. If No, indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum – No Points)

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Notes: 1. The reference to points shown on each question are the maximum points allocated to that question from the Project Selection Criteria that will be used in scoring each project.2. A project Name and Location are required for each project and are entered interactively on the Portal. Section A - Requirements and Eligibility 1. Qualifying Primary Eligible Activity (select only one): -Infrastructure projects for local economy 2. Qualifying Secondary Activities (Check all that apply): -Restore and protect natural resources 3. Was this activity included in a claim paid out of the Oil Spill No Trust Fund? Note: If the activity was previously paid out of an Oil Spill Trust Fund Claim, it is NOT eligible for funding under RESTORE Direct Component Pot 1. If you answer 'Yes" to this question, please stop here and do not submit your project. 4. Provide a short narrative describing how the work associated This project entails the Phase IV expansion of the existing reclaimed with the proposed project will be performed in the Gulf Region. water reuse system on Pensacola Beach. The Emerald Coast (250 words maximum) Utilties Authority (ECUA) owns and operates the Pensacola Beach Water Reclamation Facility, which currently provides reclaimed water for irrigation in a limited area on Santa Rosa Island. The ECUA has a project in its capital improvement program (CIP) dedicated to expanding the reclaimed water system to increase irrigation opportunities for Pensacola Beach commercial and residential properties. This particular phase of the system expansion will provide reclaimed water for irrigation purposes within the business core area of Pensacola Beach, and will build on other ECUA- sponsored system improvements that include a storage tank and pumping station, and other distribution components. The project would achieve an increase in the availability of reclaimed water from the Pensacola Beach Reclaimed Water Facility, and a corresponding reduction of the surface water discharge to Santa Rosa Sound. Expanding the use of reclaimed water for irrigation purposes will also allow dedication of ECUA's potable water supply to appropriate uses for Santa Rosa Island businesses and residents, thereby conserving our groundwater resources. Note: While this project is designated as Phase IV of a multi-phase project, it will not be necessary that Phases I - III are fully completed prior to commencement of Phase IV. 5. Provide a short narrative describing how the proposed project This project will be designed in accordance with local, state, and will conform to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and federal policies and permit requirements. The procurement for codes including, but not limited to American's with Disabilities design and construction services will be in accordance with County Act, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, U.S. Access Board, National and State laws and ECUA policies, as reviewed and approved by US Environmental Policy Act, National Historic Preservation Act, Treasury. No public access or facilities are anticipated as part of this Davis-Bacon Act, Florida Building Code, and Escambia County project; therefore, building codes and ADA requirements are not Land Development Code. (250 words maximum) applicable. The ECUA currently holds a permit for the operation of the reclaimed water reuse system on Santa Rosa Island. Section B - Baseline Criteria 1a. Project Justification - Provide an overall description of the The ECUA provides potable water to its customers on Pensacola proposed project. Include references to the specific needs Beach from its water production system on mainland Escambia addressed, goals to be achieved, performance metrics and County. Coincidently, ECUA owns and operates the Pensacola benefits provided by the project. (500 words maximum - 3 points Beach Water Reclamation Facility (PBWRF), which includes an maximum (combined with Question 1b below)) existing water reclamation system. Some of the water processed through the PBWRF is provided to the Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) for irrigation purposes in the public Right-of-Way along Via De Luna Drive. The remaining reclaimed water from the PBWRF is currently discharged to the Santa Rosa Sound. The ECUA's water system customers on Pensacola Beach, other than the SRIA, must currently rely on potable water supplies for irrigation purposes. The reclaimed water from the PBWRF is an available resource that can be offered to ECUA customers for irrigation, and ECUA has a CIP project planned for expanding the reclaimed water system. The subject project will enable the ECUA to expand its reclaimed water system into the core area of Pensacola Beach in order to provide that resource to ECUA customers for irrigation use within the project area. There are a number of benefits realized through this project, including: (1) reduced surface water discharge from the PBWRF to Santa Rosa Sound, and the associated water quality improvement achieved through the reduced nutrient loading in the Sound; (2) the likliehood of providing reclaimed water for irrigation to ECUA's customers on Pensacola Beach at a reduced rate when compared to potable water rates; and (3) the expanded availability of the ECUA's potable water supply as a result of the reduced demand for irrigation uses.

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1b. Project Budget - Provide total budget costs and leveraging The project budget for Phase IV of the Pensacola Beach Water within each of the following categories as applicable. Provide Reclamation System Expansion is $750,000. The ECUA currently sufficient detail in the budget narrative to justify the feasibility of has $1.5 million dedicated to the overall system expansion project the proposed project. Additional budget breakdown information (total budget is $3.1 million), with the funding established through the can be provided as a PDF attachment. Please address the ECUA Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The CIP budget plan for following minimum categories in the proposed project budget: Fiscal Years 2016 - 2020 includes an additional $1.6 million funding Planning, Design, Construction, and Monitoring. Please enter from ECUA. Part of the existing $1.5 million project funding will be (See attached) here if you are submitting a budget as an dedicated to efforts related to Phases I and II of the project. In attachment (250 words maximum - 3 points maximum addition to the ECUA's dedicated $1.5 million, ECUA has secured a (combined with Question 1a above)) grant from the Northwest Florida Water Management District in the amount of $425,000 targeted specifically at Phase II construction. The ECUA is requesting consideration of funding assistance for Phase IV from the County's RESTORE Act in the amount of $375,000. The general budgetary needs are: Planning and Design - $85,000 Construction - $615,000 Contingency - $50,000 2. Timing - Provide a brief project development schedule Upon authorization of the project budget, the ECUA would initiate showing that the proposed project can be implemented and planning and design. Approximately six to eight months would be benefits realized within a reasonable and acceptable timeframe. required for completion of the engineering design, after which the At a minimum please address Planning, Design, Construction, project would be advertised for bids. Following advertising and the and Monitoring time frames. (250 words maximum - 3 points award of bid, construction would require an estimated twelve months. maximum) Due to the seasonal nature of tourist activities on Pensacola Beach, ECUA will need to give consideration to the timing of the construction phase of this project. Construction activities will need to be scheduled so as not to disrupt the commercial operations or traffic in the core area The actual project would require approximately eighteen to twenty months, and possibly as long as twenty-four months if the construction would need to be suspended during the tourist season. A line item presentation of the schedule follows: Design, permitting and bidding - 8 months Construction - 12 months Surface water quality monitoring - Three-to-five years 3. Public Interest - Provide a short narrative describing how the The Pensacola Beach Reclaimed Water System Expansion - Phase proposed project is in the public interest. (250 words maximum - IV project will provide a direct benefit to the businesses and residents 3 points maximum) within the core area of Pensacola Beach through the provision of reclaimed water for irrigation purposes. While the ECUA Board has not yet considered or adopted a rate structure for use of the reclaimed water for irrigation on Pensacola Beach, it is anticipated that the reclaimed water will be made available at a reduced rate when compared to the rate charged for potable water. Benefits would also accrue to the general public through the anticipated water quality improvements in Santa Rosa Sound, as well as the expanded availability of the potable water supplies on Santa Rosa Island. 4. Monitoring Plan - Provide a short narrative describing the The ECUA's operating permit for the Pensacola Beach Water comprehensive monitoring and success measurement plan for Reclamation Facility includes the requirement for routine surface the proposed project. (250 words maximum? 3 points water sampling and analyses. The permit requires monitoring and maximum) analyses for a number of water quality parameters, including but not limited to: nutrients; dissolved oxygen; chlorophyll; transparency; and temperature. ECUA will continue the required monitoring at four locations in Santa Rosa Sound (See Attached Map) , allowing for the evaluation of the reduced surface water discharge resulting from the expanded use of the reclaimed water for irrigation purposes on Pensacola Beach. The ECUA will fund the expenses related to the monitoring program through its operating budget. Section C1 - Environmental Criteria 1. Habitat Restoration - Provide a short narrative on how the The project will result in a reduction of nutrient loading in Santa Rosa proposed project improves, enhances, or restores the structure Sound and the Pensacola Bay system. Any nutrient loading added to and function of upland, coastal, bays, bayous, wetlands, rivers, the Pensacola Bay system and Santa Rosa Sound has an impact on lakes, streams, or marine natural systems, benefiting native the water quality and the native habitat within the system, including flora and fauna (Examples include: Restoration, improvement, submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV). The reduction of pollutant and or enhancement of ecological function such as natural nutrient loading attributable to the project will allow recovery and hydrological function, tidal connections, soil composition, restoration of natural habitat in the Sound and the Bay's aquatic vegetation diversity and renewal; Restoration, improvement, or system, including the seagrass beds found in the Sound. As stated enhancement of community structure such as increased native above, the ECUA conducts routine water quality monitoring, with a vegetation, biodiversity, or beneficial substrate; removal of non- reporting requirement established in its operating permit issued by native species; removal of fish passage barriers; or benefits the FDEP. threatened and endangered fish or wildlife). (500 words maximum - 5 points maximum) 2. Habitat Conservation and Preservation - Provide a short The reduction in the surface water discharge from the PBWRF into narrative on how the proposed project improves, enhances, or Santa Rosa Sound will provide on-going water quality improvements restores the structure and function of upland, coastal, bays, that will allow enhanced habitat preservation within the Sound and bayous, wetlands, rivers, lakes, streams, or marine natural the Pensacola Bay system. systems, benefiting native flora and fauna (Examples include: Establishing conservation easement or wildlife corridors, reducing unnatural disturbances, implementing a habitat management plan or other best practice). (500 words maximum - 5 points maximum)

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3. Water Quality Improvement - Provide a short narrative on how The Phase IV expansion as described will enable increased use of the proposed project reduces point and nonpoint sources of reclaimed water for irrigation purposes on Santa Rosa Island, and a pollutants entering local waterways, provides treatment to corresponding reduction in the surface water discharge to Santa improve water quality, or proposes other measures which will Rosa Sound. ECUA will monitor the impact of this reduced surface improve water quality (Examples include: Reduces pollutant water discharge and nutrient loading in the Sound through the loading from point sources, installation of Best Management sampling program associated with its operating permit for the Practices (BMP's); reduces pollutant loading from nonpoint PBWRF. The reduced nutrient loading is expected to have a positive sources such as impervious surface coverage, implements impact on the seagrass beds and other aquatic species common to stormwater Best Management Practices such as bioretention, Santa Rosa Sound and the Pensacola Bay system. vegetated buffer preservation, etc. to reduce sedimentation or provides treatment for nutrients or legacy contaminants; Improves impaired waterway). (500 words maximum - 5 points maximum) 4. Natural Systems Resiliency - Provide a short narrative on how The anticipated improvement in water quality achieved through the the proposed project increases ability of natural systems to reduced pollutant and nutrient loading to Santa Rosa Sound will withstand disasters and adapt to changing environmental support the re-establishment of aquatic habitats such as submerged conditions due to climate change, associated sea level rise, and aquatic vegetation. The PBWRF is an advanced wastewater other factors (Examples include: Stabilizes shoreline/provides treatment (AWT) facility, producing high-quality reclaimed water with natural wave attenuation, increase species and/or ecosystem extremely low levels of nutrients. adaptability to changing conditions, provide for natural successional progression, or improve air quality). (500 words maximum - 5 points maximum) Section C2 - Economic Criteria 1. Tourism and Tourism Opportunities - Provide a short The expected water quality improvements in Santa Rosa Sound and narrative on how the proposed project provides for increases in the Pensacola Bay system would enhance and support tourists' tourism activity through new or additional marketing efforts, water-based experiences such as fishing and swimming. Many of improvements to existing attractions, or addition of new the tourism activities connected to Pensacola Beach are based on destinations or attractions. (Examples include: Provides water access both on the Gulf beaches and in Santa Rosa Sound. increased or additional public access to the waterfront or other The benefits associated with this project will be realized mainly on tourism destinations, Enhances existing attractions or the Sound-side of Santa Rosa Island. destinations, Increases total annual visitor count, Increases access to cultural tourism or local historical assets, Promotes tourism destinations through marketing or promotional efforts). (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) 2. Recreational Fishing and Local Seafood - Provide a short The project will result in reduced nutrient loading and an narrative on how the proposed project provides for increases in improvement in water quality in Santa Rosa Sound, which is part of tourism activity or encourages the consumption of Gulf seafood the larger Pensacola Bay estuary system. This estuarine system, through new or additional marketing efforts, improvements to including the seagrass beds in Santa Rosa Sound, serves a nursery existing attractions, or addition of new destinations or ground for many Gulf of Mexico aquatic species. attractions (Examples include: Improves opportunities through addition of artificial reefs, oyster reefs, Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV); increases access to fishing opportunities through addition of fishing piers, boat ramps; or promotes recreational fishing and/or local seafood consumption through marketing and promotional activities) (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) 3. Job Creation - Provide a short narrative on how the proposed The ECUA issues contracts for its CIP projects through a competitive project provides for new seasonal, temporary, part time, full bidding process. The bidding process typically results in a number of time, and/or higher wage jobs within the County. If applicable, proposals from local utility contractors, with the award of bid usually explain how the proposed project can provide jobs that meet or going to one of those local contractors. As a result, the CIP projects exceed the Escambia County average annual median wage infuse ECUA capital funds into the local economy. and/or are within local targeted industries or supporting infrastructure industries. (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) 4. Industry and Business Growth - Provide a short narrative on The enhancement of the tourist experience expected from water how the proposed project directly contributes to expansion of quality improvements would provide positive support for the tourism existing industry/business or siting of a new industry/business industry in the greater Pensacola region. Following the negative in local targeted industries. Provide evidence of a measurable perceptions created by the 2010 oil spill, any water quality Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increase if possible. (500 words improvement, such as that accomplished through this proposed maximum - 4 points maximum) project, would provide positive news to help support and expand the area's tourism industry. 5. Workforce Development - Provide a short narrative on how N/A. the proposed project provides innovative higher education, job training, or other workforce training/career development which increases the total skilled workforce pool and advances opportunities for higher wage employment (Examples include: Providing industry focused training resulting in certification for trainees, addressing workforce gaps in specific target industries, development or expansion of youth employment and training opportunities in STEM fields, job training targeting "at- risk" groups). (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) Section C3 - Infrastructure Criteria: 1. Transportation Network Improvements - Provide a short The SRIA's past and current use of reclaimed water for irrigation in narrative on how the proposed project improves components of the public R-O-W along Via De Luna Drive has enabled the existing transportation network or adds new features to establishment of attractive landscaping within that roadway corridor. transportation network such as roads, sidewalks, bike lanes, The expansion of the reclaimed water system into the Pensacola greenway trails, streetlights, and urban/street landscaping Beach core area will allow an enhanced aesthetic quality to the (Examples Include: Use of "complete streets" design including landscaping in that area. These enhancements would be achieved street lighting, traffic calming, and pedestrian safety; not only within the R-O-W but at properties along the roadway improvements to the multimodal transportation network corridors where the reclaimed water is made available. including waterways, ports, railways, and mass transit). (500 words maximum - 6 points maximum)

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2. Flooding Improvements - Provide a short narrative on how the N/A. proposed project provides structural improvements or additions which will reduce flooding to homes and businesses, thereby reducing overall disaster costs and increasing economic resilience. (Examples include: decreasing the frequency and/or intensity of flooding events through impervious surface reduction or increased storage/retention or retrofit, repair or replace existing stormwater management infrastructure to improve drainage). (500 words maximum - 7 points maximum) 3. Community Resiliency - Provide a short narrative on how the The reduced demand on the ECUA's potable water supplies on proposed project increases community resiliency by Santa Rosa Island (resulting from property owners using the strategically retrofitting, upgrading, or replacing critical reclaimed water for irrigation purposes) would extend the expected infrastructure to reduce community vulnerability to natural and life cycle of some of the potable water system infrastructure manmade disasters; utilizes renewable energy; or implements components. With the ECUA's expanded use of reclaimed water for other disaster preparatory mechanisms such as additional irrigation on Pensacola Beach, the potable water resources for the improved planning, shelters or evacuation routes. (500 words greater Pensacola area are enhanced through a reduced demand. maximum - 7 points maximum) Section D - Bonus Points 1. Benefits Traditionally Underserved Persons or Areas - N/A. Provide a short narrative on how the proposed project improves opportunities for disadvantaged or traditionally underserved persons or areas, such as low-income areas, areas of minority concentration, persons with disabilities, persons with limited English proficiency, etc. (Examples Include: Project is located in low income, very low income, or primarily minority neighborhood (as defined by U.S. Census tract); Project incorporates universal or creative ADA design beyond the minimum requirements providing increased access for persons with disabilities; Training and job creation benefits for disadvantaged or traditionally underserved persons; Project benefits disadvantaged or traditionally underserved groups in other ways) (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 2. Community Health - Provide a short narrative on how the The reduction in surface water discharge to Santa Rosa Sound and proposed project improves physical or mental health of the the Pensacola Bay system would achieve a reduction in pollutant community through health improvement programs or health loading. While there is no evidence of any human health impacts education (Examples include: Project provides for improved attributable to the PBWRF's discharge to Santa Rosa Sound, affordable access to healthy food; project targets improvement reducing or eliminating the discharge would decrease the amount of of public health, disease, or mental health issues; or project overall pollutants in the coastal aquatic system. provides the public with opportunities for increased physical activity such as parks, greenways and community centers). (250 words maximum- 3 points maximum) 3. Neighborhood Benefits - Provide a short narrative on how the The most notable neighborhood benefit achieved through the project proposed project provides neighborhood benefits such as would be the anticipated reduced rate that would be charged for the increased affordable housing; reduction in crime; located in reclaimed water that would be used for irrigation, providing an Community Redevelopment Area (CRA), brownfields area, or economic benefit for users. Aesthetic improvements would accrue to Enterprise Zone or provides significant aesthetic neighborhood property owners and businesses, as well as within the R-O-W where improvements. (250 words maximum - 3 points maximum) landscaping is enhanced through the use of reclaimed water for irrigation. 4. Local Preference - Provide one or more specific examples on The past CIP projects in which the ECUA has constructed utilty how the proposed project can incorporate the use of local labor system improvements have been undertaken predominantly with the forces or promotes local small businesses. (250 words use of local contracting firms. While the ECUA does not have a maximum - 3 points maximum) formal local preference policy, the existing bidding process incorporates competitive procedures through which may projects are awarded to local engineering and utility contracting firms. 5. Education and Awareness - Provide one or more specific The ECUA typically shares news of its success stories with the public examples on how the proposed project enhances education or through its web site or with other interested parties in various public early childhood education programs or incorporates education forums, i.e., at water resources or utility conferences, etc. The outreach. (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) success of the ECUA's reclaimed water system is noteworthy because of the benefits accrued through enhanced resource management and community resilience. 6. Environmental Outreach - Provide one or more specific The use of reclaimed water on Pensacola Beach will be achieved examples of environmental outreach components included in when an ECUA customer requests and signs up for this enhanced the proposed project (Examples include: Project engages service. The ECUA will develop an outreach effort to encourage citizens in the active preservation, protection, or restoration of ECUA customers on Pensacola Beach to switch over to reclaimed natural resources or provides publicly accessible environmental water for irrigation when it becomes available in the individual project education signage at the project site). (250 words maximum - 2 phase areas, focusing the message on the environmental and points maximum) economic benefits achieved through participation. 7. Cultural and Historic Resources - Provide one or more N/A. specific examples of how the proposed project provides for preservation, protection or restoration of cultural, historical, or archaeological significant resources above and beyond minimum regulatory requirements (Examples may include adaptive reuse of buildings or other existing assets) (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 8. Consistency with Local Plans - Provide one or more specific The use of reclaimed water is a recognized component of a number examples of how the proposed project is consistent with or of state-adopted plans and policies. These include the State of implements existing adopted plans (Plans may include Surface Florida's SWIM Plan, FDEP's Florida Water Plan, and the Bay Area Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) Program, Basin Resource Council. Management Action Plan (BMAP), Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), or other City, County, State, or Regional plan). (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum)

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9. Green Design - Provide one or more specific examples of how The proposed project will expand the ECUA's existing reclaimed the proposed project incorporates green design elements such water system to allow the provision of irrigation water to customers in as Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) the core area of Pensacola Beach. This is an recognized and principles or other energy and water efficiency/ conservation demonstrated method of water use efficiency. Through the measures (Examples include: Project integrates water expansion of the ECUA's reclaimed water system into the Beach conservation design features beyond minimum standards; or core area and the increased use of reclaimed water for irrigation Project includes renewable energy component, recycling and there, we expect saving up to 135,000 gallons/day of potable water, reuse of materials, or other sustainable or low impact design based on usage data for existing irrigation customers. features). (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 10. Leverages funds - Provide one or more specific examples of The project is part of a multi-phased expansion of the ECUA's how the proposed project can provide for in-kind or other reclaimed water system on Santa Rosa Island. As such, the ECUA supplemental funding, increasing fund leveraging (Examples has established a Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget of $3.1 include: Project can include local/state/Federal grant matching million for the overall system expansion. The CIP budget is funded funds, Volunteer labor, Etc.) (250 words maximum - 7 points through revenues generated solely by user fees since the ECUA maximum) does not have any taxing powers. The ECUA has dedicated $1.5 million to the overall project through its existing CIP budget, and has programmed an additional $1.6 million through its FY 2016 five-year CIP budget. In addition to this financial commitment to the project, the ECUA has also secured a grant from the Northwest Florida Water Management District (NWFWMD) to assist in the construction related to the project's phase II. Specifically, the NWFWMD has awarded a grant of $425,000 to the ECUA to assist in the construction of a water storage tank and pumping station for the reclaimed water system expansion. The ECUA has also submitted a grant request for RESTORE Act funding through the FDEP. The request for funding of $375,000 through the Escambia County RESTORE Act process will complement the ECUA's commitment of $375,000 as its local 50/50 match. 11. Sustainability and Efficiency - Provide one or more specific Long-term benefits accrued through the project, beyond the funding examples of how the proposed project approach utilizes period, include: improved management of the community's potable efficiency measures and provides long term benefits (Examples water source; anticipated water quality improvements will continue to include: Project links outcomes, partners, or lands to leverage enhance aquatic habitats; and economic benefits will accrue to overall impact; project provides long-term benefit(s) beyond life ECUA customers who receive lower rates for use of reclaimed water. of funding period; project builds upon existing community assets or proposed project avoids or minimizes negative environmental impacts). (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 12. Planning and Partnerships - Provide one or more specific The ECUA has worked with the Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) examples of how the proposed project includes beneficial to establish the first operating section of the reclaimed water reuse partnership or is complete and shovel ready. (250 words system, which provided irrigation water within the public Right-of-Way maximum - 2 points maximum) along Via De Luna Drive. With the recent Interlocal Agreement through which Escambia County acquired the public works systems on Pensacola Beach from the SRIA, ECUA will have the opportunity to work cooperatively with the County to move forward with the expansion of the reclaimed water system. The ECUA has also enhanced its partnerships with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Northwest Florida Water Management Distirct by furthering the FDEP and NWFWMD goals of use of reclaimed water to improve the management of the State's water resources. 13. Enhanced Tourism Opportunities - Provide one or more The enhanced landscaping on Pensacola Beach made possible specific examples of how the proposed project provides for through the reclaimed water system provides an attractive enhanced tourism opportunities during the "off season" of streetscape and general aesthetic experience throughout the entire September 1 through March 31. (250 words maximum - 2 points year, including during the "off-season". maximum) Section E - Permitting and Ownership: 1. Are permits required to construct or implement the proposed Yes project? If Yes, list specific required permits and status of each. If No, The ECUA currently holds an FDEP permit that enables and indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum - No Points) authorizes the use of the reclaimed water throughout all of Santa Rosa Island. Escambia County and the Florida Department of Transportation will likely require Right-of-Way permits for the proposed work and any temporary road closures. 2. Is land acquisition required to construct or implement the proposed project? -No If Yes, what legal rights will be acquired? (Select one or more) If easements, what are the terms of the easement? Otherwise, It is anticipated that all work will be conducted within existing Rights- indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum– No Points) of-Way and easements. 3. Will the proposed project cause displacement of persons or No businesses? If Yes, provide a description of the displacement the proposed It is anticipated that all work will be conducted within existing Rights- project may cause including any known addresses that may be of-Way and easements. impacted. If No, indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum – No Points)

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Escambia County Florida RESTORE Program - Project Details Project Details Title: Tarkiln Bayou Preserve restoration of Big Muddy The following map and table show the details of the project.

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Notes: 1. The reference to points shown on each question are the maximum points allocated to that question from the Project Selection Criteria that will be used in scoring each project.2. A project Name and Location are required for each project and are entered interactively on the Portal. Section A - Requirements and Eligibility 1. Qualifying Primary Eligible Activity (select only one): -Improve State parks located in coastal areas affected by the spill 2. Qualifying Secondary Activities (Check all that apply): -Restore and protect natural resources 3. Was this activity included in a claim paid out of the Oil Spill No Trust Fund? Note: If the activity was previously paid out of an Oil Spill Trust Fund Claim, it is NOT eligible for funding under RESTORE Direct Component Pot 1. If you answer 'Yes" to this question, please stop here and do not submit your project. 4. Provide a short narrative describing how the work associated Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park contains some of the best with the proposed project will be performed in the Gulf Region. examples of wet prairie. One of the biggest threats to this wetland (250 words maximum) community is disruption of freshwater hydrological regimes and fire suppression. This project focuses on restoring a severed connection between overgrown, woody-dominated seepage slope and wet prairie and wet flatwoods. Dupont Point road (an existing mud fireline) runs east to west along the northern boundary of the park. Dupont Point road has been rutted and wallowed by off-road 4 x 4 traffic prior to park management. Ruts and wallows are up to 3' deep and 30' wide and run along a 2900' long stretch of road. This fireline severs the flow of freshwater from the seepage slope and basin swamp communities in the northern part of the park and Bronson Field NAS to the wet prairie and wet flatwoods south. The fireline acts as a ditch, connecting a string of wallowed-out ponds that funnels water away from the wetland communities south of the road and channels the water west directly into Perdido Bay. The freshwater sheet flow of this landscape should flow south through the wet prairies and wet flatwoods, eventually into Tarkiln Bayou. The severed connection has deprived the wet prairie and wet flatwoods of their needed freshwater hydroperiod, water quantity, and residence time. The goal of this project is to restore the natural hydrological connection, while maintaining this access and firebreak. 5. Provide a short narrative describing how the proposed project The Florida Park Service has partnered with the USDA Natural will conform to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) on this project. The NRCS codes including, but not limited to American's with Disabilities has completed work on the hydrological, engineering, design, and Act, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, U.S. Access Board, National implementation plans for this restoration. FDEP and ACOE permitting Environmental Policy Act, National Historic Preservation Act, will ensure compliance with other applicable laws. Davis-Bacon Act, Florida Building Code, and Escambia County Land Development Code. (250 words maximum) Section B - Baseline Criteria

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1a. Project Justification - Provide an overall description of the The mission of the Florida Park Service and its’ resource proposed project. Include references to the specific needs management philosophy is derived from Chapter 258 F.S. Our addressed, goals to be achieved, performance metrics and operations manual describes our resource management philosophy benefits provided by the project. (500 words maximum - 3 points as follows: Chapter 258, F.S. is understood to mean that, to the maximum (combined with Question 1b below)) extent possible, the goal of natural resource management should be to protect, restore, and maintain functioning representative examples of the full diversity of natural communities within the state, while providing appropriate recreational and educational benefits. Restored sheet flow will improve both freshwater quantity and quality to the wet prairies and wet flatwoods. Restoration of the natural hydroperiod will support the suite of wetland fauna that are found in the natural communities to be restored, including wet prairie, wet flatwoods, and seepage slope. Herpetofauna and invertebrates will especially benefit. Returning the freshwater flow to its original course will stop erosion and sedimentation deposition into Tarkiln Bayou and Perdido Bay. Re-creating residence time in wetlands will enhance freshwater wetland flora and fauna as well as increase the water quality that flows into Tarkiln Bayou and Perdido Bay. Preventing the introduction of exotic species will keep the wetland communities from being degraded.- Improved access and firebreak will aid the park in prescribed burning efforts that increase the quality of habitat for many plant and animal species. The topography of Dupont Point Road should match the original grade commensurate with adjacent communities. The hydrology between wetland natural communities should be re-connected while providing vehicular access for prescribed burning and other resource management. Water levels, hydroperiod, and residence time in the receiving wetlands should match the historical parameters for these natural communities as much as possible. Tarkiln Bayou State Park supports three habitats, “Coastal Tidal River or Stream”, “Freshwater Marsh and Wet Prairie”, and “Seepage/Steephead Stream,” that are listed in the Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy (CWCS) of the Florida Wildlife Legacy Initiative. Coastal Tidal River or Stream and Freshwater Marsh and Wet Prairie are listed as “Priority Habitats”, which are identified as having the highest relative threat status, and their current condition is considered “Poor and Declining”. The current condition of Seepage/Steephead Stream is considered “Good and Declining”, which illustrates the need to prevent further degradation of this habitat. Within Freshwater Marsh and Wet Prairie, this project focuses on alleviating the following stresses: altered hydrological regime (Habitat Stress Rank in the CWCS = “High”), fragmentation of habitats, communities, ecosystems (High), altered fire regime (High), altered landscape mosaic or context (High), altered water quality of surface water or aquifer: nutrients (High), and altered species composition/dominance (High). Within Seepage/Steephead Stream, this project focuses on alleviating the following stresses: altered hydrologic regime (High), altered community structure (Medium), altered successional dynamics (Medium), habitat destruction/conversion (Medium), and altered species composition/dominance (Medium). Coastal Tidal River or Stream, Freshwater Marsh and Wet Prairie, and Seepage/Steephead Stream provide important habitat for several Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) listed in the CWCS. 1b. Project Budget - Provide total budget costs and leveraging See attached Monitoring cost will be for 104 hours @ $30/hr = within each of the following categories as applicable. Provide $3120Permitting costs $20 with a $100 deduction for using FDEP sufficient detail in the budget narrative to justify the feasibility of online portal the proposed project. Additional budget breakdown information can be provided as a PDF attachment. Please address the following minimum categories in the proposed project budget: Planning, Design, Construction, and Monitoring. Please enter (See attached) here if you are submitting a budget as an attachment (250 words maximum - 3 points maximum (combined with Question 1a above)) 2. Timing - Provide a brief project development schedule Permitting 0-6 months, construction 3-12 months, monitoring 1 yr showing that the proposed project can be implemented and after construction A comprehensive prescribed burn plan currently benefits realized within a reasonable and acceptable timeframe. exists for Tarkiln Bayou Preserve and Big Lagoon State Parks. The At a minimum please address Planning, Design, Construction, first was produced in concert with The Nature Conservancy and both and Monitoring time frames. (250 words maximum - 3 points parks' plans are updated annually. Burn objectives are in place for maximum) the fiscal year until June 2016. Burn objectives and plans for Fiscal Year 2017 will be developed in coordination with environmental staff from the Bureau of Parks District 1 late fall 2015 and will commence July 2016. Monitoring burn zones and objectives are completed at the end of the growing season of the same calendar year or by the end of the following growing season when burns are conducted during a dormant season. Day-of-burn monitoring is conducted during and/or after each prescribed burn. The GCPEP partnership provides Ecosystem Support Team (EST) members year round to assist in the implementation of the burn plan and for preparation of the landscape. Florida Forest Service (FFS) provides perimeter mineral soil line construction and issues permits under state regulations for open burning. In addition, FFS often provide stand-by heavy equipment, mitigation crew or staff on day-of- burn. Additional staff will be provided by state parks in other nearby counties as needed. Signage may be provided by FL Dept. of Transportation.

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Information for this question was obtained from the response to 3. Public Interest - Provide a short narrative describing how the proposed project is in the public interest. (250 words maximum - Question A.1 Project Justifcation. 3 points maximum) 4. Monitoring Plan - Provide a short narrative describing the See attached. 1. Re-establish sheet flow and hydrological connection comprehensive monitoring and success measurement plan for that has been severed by roads and off-road driving among and the proposed project. (250 words maximum? 3 points between the wetland natural communities in Tarkiln Bayou State maximum) Park watersheds as evaluated by no channels forming and 0% of water dammed by the road for 1 year after project completion. This objective will be evaluated by the return of the flow of water across the road. Observations of presence of water crossing the road into wet flatwoods and wet prairie in a sheet flow pattern (as opposed to channelization (0 channels developing)), and the lack of damming by the road (0% of water damming) will serve to evaluate this objective. 2. Prevent short-circuiting of waterflow into artificial ditches that directs water west into Perdido Bay. This objective will be measured through photo points and monitoring for the presence of ponding water on the road or water moving along the road instead of across the road. The presence of any ponds greater than 3 feet in diameter or any movement of water (0%) along the road will be used to evaluate the success of the objective. 3. Ensure that presence of any invasive exotic species are not introduced from restoration activities. Only fill that is free from exotics will be used for this project. Surveys will be conducted bi-annually to ensure that no introductions of new exotics have established. Section C1 - Environmental Criteria 1. Habitat Restoration - Provide a short narrative on how the Restored sheet flow will improve both freshwater quantity and quality proposed project improves, enhances, or restores the structure to the wet prairies and wet flatwoods. - Restoration of the natural and function of upland, coastal, bays, bayous, wetlands, rivers, hydroperiod will support the suite of wetland fauna that are found in lakes, streams, or marine natural systems, benefiting native the natural communities to be restored, including wet prairie, wet flora and fauna (Examples include: Restoration, improvement, flatwoods, and seepage slope. Herpetofauna and invertebrates will or enhancement of ecological function such as natural especially benefit.- Returning the freshwater flow to its original course hydrological function, tidal connections, soil composition, will stop erosion and sedimentation deposition into Tarkiln Bayou and vegetation diversity and renewal; Restoration, improvement, or Perdido Bay.- Re-creating residence time in wetlands will enhance enhancement of community structure such as increased native freshwater wetland flora and fauna as well as increase the water vegetation, biodiversity, or beneficial substrate; removal of non- quality that flows into Tarkiln Bayou and Perdido Bay.- Preventing the native species; removal of fish passage barriers; or benefits introduction of exotic species will keep the wetland communities from threatened and endangered fish or wildlife). (500 words being degraded.- Improved access and firebreak will aid the park in maximum - 5 points maximum) prescribed burning efforts that increase the quality of habitat for many plant and animal species. 2. Habitat Conservation and Preservation - Provide a short Tarkiln Bayou State Park supports habitats that are listed in the narrative on how the proposed project improves, enhances, or Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy (CWCS) of the restores the structure and function of upland, coastal, bays, Florida Wildlife Legacy Initiative. Freshwater Marsh and Wet Prairie bayous, wetlands, rivers, lakes, streams, or marine natural are listed as “Priority Habitats”, which are identified as having the systems, benefiting native flora and fauna (Examples include: highest relative threat status, and their current condition is Establishing conservation easement or wildlife corridors, considered “Poor and Declining”. The current condition of reducing unnatural disturbances, implementing a habitat Seepage/Steephead Stream is considered “Good and Declining”, management plan or other best practice). (500 words maximum - which illustrates the need to prevent further degradation of this 5 points maximum) habitat. Tarkiln Bayou State Park provides important habitat for several Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) listed in the CWCS. Please visit www.myfwc.com/wildlifelegacy for further information about the Wildlife Legacy Initiative. 3. Water Quality Improvement - Provide a short narrative on how Restored sheet flow will improve both freshwater quantity and quality the proposed project reduces point and nonpoint sources of to the wet prairies and wet flatwoods. - Restoration of the natural pollutants entering local waterways, provides treatment to hydroperiod will support the suite of wetland fauna that are found in improve water quality, or proposes other measures which will the natural communities to be restored, including wet prairie, wet improve water quality (Examples include: Reduces pollutant flatwoods, and seepage slope. Herpetofauna and invertebrates will loading from point sources, installation of Best Management especially benefit.- Returning the freshwater flow to its original course Practices (BMP's); reduces pollutant loading from nonpoint will stop erosion and sedimentation deposition into Tarkiln Bayou and sources such as impervious surface coverage, implements Perdido Bay.- Re-creating residence time in wetlands will enhance stormwater Best Management Practices such as bioretention, freshwater wetland flora and fauna as well as increase the water vegetated buffer preservation, etc. to reduce sedimentation or quality that flows into Tarkiln Bayou and Perdido Bay.- Preventing the provides treatment for nutrients or legacy contaminants; introduction of exotic species will keep the wetland communities from Improves impaired waterway). (500 words maximum - 5 points being degraded.- Improved access and firebreak will aid the park in maximum) prescribed burning efforts that increase the quality of habitat for many plant and animal species.1. Re-establish the presence of sheet flow and hydrological connection that has been severed by roads and off- road driving among and between the wetland natural communities in Tarkiln Bayou State Park watersheds as evaluated by no channels forming and 0% of water dammed by the road for 1 year after project completion. 2. Prevent the presence of any (0) waterflow or ponding greater than 3 feet in diameter into artificial ditches that directs water west into Perdido Bay for 1 year after completion of project. 4. Natural Systems Resiliency - Provide a short narrative on how The project will stop the shortcutting of surface and subsurface flow the proposed project increases ability of natural systems to that historically moved across seepage slope, wet prairie, and wet withstand disasters and adapt to changing environmental flatwoods. These natural communities will be positively affected by conditions due to climate change, associated sea level rise, and this action. The diversity and productivity of the plant and animal other factors (Examples include: Stabilizes shoreline/provides components of these communities will be significantly enhanced over natural wave attenuation, increase species and/or ecosystem time as the hydrologic restoration is augmented with prescribed adaptability to changing conditions, provide for natural burning. Ensure that presence of any invasive exotic species are not successional progression, or improve air quality). (500 words introduced from restoration activities. Only fill that is free from exotics maximum - 5 points maximum) will be used for this project. Surveys will be conducted bi-annually to ensure that no introductions of new exotics have established. Section C2 - Economic Criteria

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1. Tourism and Tourism Opportunities - Provide a short Describe the significance of the resource area (include value to eco- narrative on how the proposed project provides for increases in tourism, recreation, etc.). tourism activity through new or additional marketing efforts, Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park contains some of the best improvements to existing attractions, or addition of new examples of wet prairie in Florida. The State acquisition of this area destinations or attractions. (Examples include: Provides had strong support from the local community, and continues to have increased or additional public access to the waterfront or other a following of the “Friends of the Perdido Pitcher Plant Prairie”. It is tourism destinations, Enhances existing attractions or within the rapidly expanding development area of Escambia County destinations, Increases total annual visitor count, Increases and as the park infrastructure is developed will be both a local natural access to cultural tourism or local historical assets, Promotes resource recreational area as well as a destination park with very tourism destinations through marketing or promotional efforts). strong potential for eco tours from within the U.S and abroad. (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) 2. Recreational Fishing and Local Seafood - Provide a short Tarkiln Bayou was purchased under the CARL program for its high narrative on how the proposed project provides for increases in quality and environmentally sensitive components. The initial parcels tourism activity or encourages the consumption of Gulf seafood were purchased in 1998. Acquisition of the rest of the CARL project through new or additional marketing efforts, improvements to of approximately 7,000 acres is ongoing. existing attractions, or addition of new destinations or The bayou itself supports a diverse array of fish and other attractions (Examples include: Improves opportunities through marine/estuarine species. The edges of the bayou have significant addition of artificial reefs, oyster reefs, Submerged Aquatic emergent vegetation such as black rush, bulrush, and sawgrass. The Vegetation (SAV); increases access to fishing opportunities bayou is fed from the surround land by means of surface and through addition of fishing piers, boat ramps; or promotes subsurface seepage. The outlet from the bayou to the bay is by a recreational fishing and/or local seafood consumption through very narrow, very shallow opening on the south end of the bayou. marketing and promotional activities) (500 words maximum - 4 This provides the fish and other organism an excellent breeding and points maximum) nursery area. During high tides, Dolphins can occasionally be seen feeding on schools of mullet with the bayou. Speckled trout, osprey, waterfowl, and shorebirds are frequently seen foraging in the bayou. This would indicate that the system is very productive. The bayou occasionally has low dissolved oxygen levels, as does Perdido Bay. A low dissolved oxygen level is not necessarily an indicator of poor water quality. There can be highly productive and healthy systems with low oxygen contents. Water quality should not be judged on dissolved O2 levels alone. Any alteration would likely take away from this condition. 3. Job Creation - Provide a short narrative on how the proposed Increasing visitation should provide for more season tourism jobs project provides for new seasonal, temporary, part time, full locally. In addition, the last contract awarded utilized a local time, and/or higher wage jobs within the County. If applicable, contractor who was a small business owner. Most visitors expend explain how the proposed project can provide jobs that meet or $75.00 per day per person visiting from out-of-area locations. exceed the Escambia County average annual median wage and/or are within local targeted industries or supporting infrastructure industries. (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) 4. Industry and Business Growth - Provide a short narrative on Tourism is an increasing player in the local and regional economy. how the proposed project directly contributes to expansion of The Florida State Parks are a 3-time award winning program existing industry/business or siting of a new industry/business attracting nearly 28 million individual visitor experiences. Local in local targeted industries. Provide evidence of a measurable visitation has expanded at more than 5%/year in 2014 and 2013. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increase if possible. (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) 5. Workforce Development - Provide a short narrative on how Partnering with GCPEP allows for on-the-job training with NWCG the proposed project provides innovative higher education, job trained prescribe burn managers, access to higher level fire courses training, or other workforce training/career development which with NWCG certification for park staff, AmeriCorps members, increases the total skilled workforce pool and advances volunteers and fire team employees. Training includes courses such opportunities for higher wage employment (Examples include: as Wildland Urban Interface, S131, S133, S212 and more. Working Providing industry focused training resulting in certification for with fire instructors and fire cadre also allow staff and volunteers to trainees, addressing workforce gaps in specific target meet FDEP fire standards to advance from Crew Member status to industries, development or expansion of youth employment and Certified Burn Boss over time. It has enhanced AmeriCorps member training opportunities in STEM fields, job training targeting "at- training and several previous members have been selected a full time risk" groups). (500 words maximum - 4 points maximum) employees with the Florida Park Service. One now serves as a Park Service specialist which is several pay grades above entry level. Section C3 - Infrastructure Criteria: 1. Transportation Network Improvements - Provide a short Reduces longer trips when neighborhoods can access local parks for narrative on how the proposed project improves components of recreation and access. Parking lot will be enlarged with completion existing transportation network or adds new features to of project. Reduce potential for smoke on local roads as burn blocks transportation network such as roads, sidewalks, bike lanes, become larger and fewer burn days result in increased acreage greenway trails, streetlights, and urban/street landscaping treated. (Examples Include: Use of "complete streets" design including street lighting, traffic calming, and pedestrian safety; improvements to the multimodal transportation network including waterways, ports, railways, and mass transit). (500 words maximum - 6 points maximum) 2. Flooding Improvements - Provide a short narrative on how the Prescribed burning implementation as a result of having specialized proposed project provides structural improvements or additions necessary equipment will result in management zones which function which will reduce flooding to homes and businesses, thereby with improved bio-retention, it will enhance the 4230 acres of reducing overall disaster costs and increasing economic vegetated buffer Tarkiln Bayou Preserve offers to Tarkiln Bayou and resilience. (Examples include: decreasing the frequency and/or Perdido Bay and will reduce sedimentation or provide treatment for intensity of flooding events through impervious surface nutrient loading by allowing for natural treatment of sheetflow from reduction or increased storage/retention or retrofit, repair or communities to the northeast. This project will assist in recovery of replace existing stormwater management infrastructure to water quality in the Perdido Bay systems. improve drainage). (500 words maximum - 7 points maximum) 3. Community Resiliency - Provide a short narrative on how the Natural communities provide buffers from storm events which proposed project increases community resiliency by adversely impact area housing, slows the discharge and lessen the strategically retrofitting, upgrading, or replacing critical cyclical nature of stormwater, thus decreasing intensities of flooding infrastructure to reduce community vulnerability to natural and events. Purchase of this equipment allows for the timely restoration manmade disasters; utilizes renewable energy; or implements of wetland plant communities so that they may function well in natural other disaster preparatory mechanisms such as additional or manmade disasters and recover quickly. improved planning, shelters or evacuation routes. (500 words maximum - 7 points maximum)

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Section D - Bonus Points 1. Benefits Traditionally Underserved Persons or Areas - Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park is located within Escambia Provide a short narrative on how the proposed project improves County, about 12 miles west of opportunities for disadvantaged or traditionally underserved downtown Pensacola. The population of Escambia County has grown persons or areas, such as low-income areas, areas of minority 25 percent since 1990 and is concentration, persons with disabilities, persons with limited projected to grow an additional 26 percent by 2020 (BEBR, University English proficiency, etc. (Examples Include: Project is located in of Florida, 2004). The low income, very low income, or primarily minority median age of Escambia County is 37.8, which is slightly younger neighborhood (as defined by U.S. Census tract); Project than the state average of incorporates universal or creative ADA design beyond the 39.4 (BEBR, University of Florida, 2004). Nearly 450,000 Floridians minimum requirements providing increased access for persons reside within 50 miles with disabilities; Training and job creation benefits for of the park, which includes the cities of Pensacola, Gulf Breeze, disadvantaged or traditionally underserved persons; Project Milton and Ft. Walton Beach benefits disadvantaged or traditionally underserved groups in (Census, 2000). The park is also in close proximity to residents of other ways) (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) Gulf Shores and Mobile, Alabama. This area of Florida has a large military and retired military population due to the presence of the Pensacola Naval Air Station and other regional military bases. The park provides reduced entry fees for SNAP recipients, life time free passes military veterans with service connected disabilities, their survivors and families and reduce pass fees to active military. The low cost of park entry fees is generally affordable by the majority of county residents and other visitors. Access to our ADA 1.5 mile trail is from the parking area at Tarkiln or from several areas with Big Lagoon State Park. Interpretive signs and brochure introduce park visitors, home schooled children and their care givers, school groups, ARC Gateway or staff-led walkers to the park's natural resources and processes. 2. Community Health - Provide a short narrative on how the Tarkiln's Perdido Bay trail provides shoreline access to Perdido Bay proposed project improves physical or mental health of the through a 7.5 mile loop trail where fishermen have access to over 1 community through health improvement programs or health mile of the eastern shore. Use of specialized equipment will result in education (Examples include: Project provides for improved the ability to more frequently mow this access and route. The route affordable access to healthy food; project targets improvement can be a more reduced simple 2 mile out and back trail with of public health, disease, or mental health issues; or project appropriate signage and a simple flyer. provides the public with opportunities for increased physical activity such as parks, greenways and community centers). (250 words maximum- 3 points maximum) 3. Neighborhood Benefits - Provide a short narrative on how the This project links with our agency's current and future restoration and proposed project provides neighborhood benefits such as prescribed burn goals, utilizes state and private resources to increased affordable housing; reduction in crime; located in leverage for more acres treated by either prescribed fire, exotic plant Community Redevelopment Area (CRA), brownfields area, or reduction by ongoing partnership with the federal AmeriCorps Enterprise Zone or provides significant aesthetic neighborhood program or the EST team of the local GCPEP alliance. Once fuel improvements. (250 words maximum - 3 points maximum) loading is reduced to maintenance levels, those management zones may be added to fire return interval rotations and previously untreated areas of the parks are then prioritized for fireline preparation, installation and planning for either prescribed burning or exotic plant surveys and treatments. Also, as fuel loading in wildlands is reduced larger blocks can be treated in fewer days reducing burns days per acre and allowing for burn parameters which generally result in lower fire intensity. Fuel reduction in areas of the county with high levels of wildland urban interface have been shown throughout the state to reduce wildfire impacts from increased particulate production, road closures, and the need for emergency response teams. During extended droughts state park lands with effective prescribed burn programs could be patrolled and managed with fewer national and state personnel and equipment. Fires were typically smaller and could be contained more rapidly. Fewer adjacent communities were evacuated and less businesses was interrupted. 4. Local Preference - Provide one or more specific examples on FEDP's first contractor awarded for the southern property boundary how the proposed project can incorporate the use of local labor line in this preserve was a small business owner. He hired locals for forces or promotes local small businesses. (250 words traffic control for deliveries of clean fill. He also hired a local trucking maximum - 3 points maximum) company and bought materials at the Port of Pensacola. 5. Education and Awareness - Provide one or more specific With the implementation of the Division’s prescribed fire management examples on how the proposed project enhances education or program, the visual resources of the property will increase as the wet early childhood education programs or incorporates education prairie and wet flatwoods communities expand. Perdido Bay, Tarkiln outreach. (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) Bayou, and the mosaic of sandhills, flatwoods and interspersed wetland communities will provide dramatic vistas from several points in the park. In the spring, the beautiful wildflower displays in the wet prairie community will be an extraordinary visitor attraction. Scenery appreciation and opportunities for nature photography will be popular at this park in the future. Tarkiln Bayou Preserve and big Lagoon State Parks conserve significant examples of the natural communities that were originally found in the panhandle coastal region of Florida. The properties contain unique natural resources that provide outstanding opportunities for nature based outdoor recreation, environmental education, field research, guided or self-guided or volunteer led interpretive tours featuring northwest Florida’s ecological diversity.

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6. Environmental Outreach - Provide one or more specific Project will allow for the appropriate locating and installation of more examples of environmental outreach components included in than $13,000 in current interpretive signs that need to be deployed in the proposed project (Examples include: Project engages select habitats within the parks. Project will enhance volunteer guided citizens in the active preservation, protection, or restoration of walks, environmental education outreach into newly restored areas of natural resources or provides publicly accessible environmental wet prairie or tidal marsh by ARC Gateway clients, visitors, residents education signage at the project site). (250 words maximum - 2 and area school members. points maximum) 7. Cultural and Historic Resources - Provide one or more Installation of extended low water crossing will allow for enhanced specific examples of how the proposed project provides for protection of multiple cultural resources located in and around Tarkiln preservation, protection or restoration of cultural, historical, or Peninsula, especially one which contains military resources located archaeological significant resources above and beyond in a floodplain area. Use of this specialized equipment will mean less minimum regulatory requirements (Examples may include impact to subsurface deposits and the ability to not place bare adaptive reuse of buildings or other existing assets) (250 words mineral soil lines near cultural resources for needed control lines. maximum - 2 points maximum) Equipment can also be used to prepare areas with subsurface deposits for LIADR scanning to determine extent of cultural site. 8. Consistency with Local Plans - Provide one or more specific Escambia County has identified the need to develop and implement a examples of how the proposed project is consistent with or non-motorized, shared-use greenway trail network through the implements existing adopted plans (Plans may include Surface southwest sector of the county. Their greenway plan identifies Big Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) Program, Basin Lagoon State Park and Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park as Management Action Plan (BMAP), Comprehensive Economic excellent trailheads due to the existing amenities that can support the Development Strategy, Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), or other trail system. The Division of Recreation and Parks supports trail City, County, State, or Regional plan). (250 words maximum - 2 connections to local greenways, however, it is the responsibility of points maximum) the local governments to determine the routes of these proposed trails leading to the state parks. When Escambia County identifies a possible connection to Big Lagoon State Park and Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park, the Division will support their ideas upon considering the sensitivity of the natural and cultural resources of the property and concerns related to park operations. The Division will decide the most appropriate route for the trail within the state park and what additional facilities to provide. Successful implementation of this trail linkage will require Division coordination with the Escambia County Neighborhood and Environmental Services Department.The annual revision of the parks' fire plan and 10 year updates for the Unit Management Plans (UMPs) guided by public input, subject to approval by the Governor and Cabinet will be followed, DRP's 2010 Fire Standards, Dept. of State's DHR matrix and Best Management Practices (BMPs) adhered to. 9. Green Design - Provide one or more specific examples of how Restoration of sheetflow reduces stormwater pulses which have the proposed project incorporates green design elements such eroded the shoreline of Perdido Bay impacting our neighbors at as Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Bronson OLF to our north and within the preserve. Slowing the principles or other energy and water efficiency/ conservation returning storm waters to Perdido Bay should also enhance water measures (Examples include: Project integrates water quality by allowing nutrients to be filtered by swamps and tidal conservation design features beyond minimum standards; or marshes. Project includes renewable energy component, recycling and reuse of materials, or other sustainable or low impact design features). (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) 10. Leverages funds - Provide one or more specific examples of Leverages partnership with NRCS who have and will provide up to how the proposed project can provide for in-kind or other $50,000 in in kind service. GCPEP staff will also enhance the supplemental funding, increasing fund leveraging (Examples projects success by assisting in prescribed burns conducted within include: Project can include local/state/Federal grant matching Tarkiln Bayou once the project is complete. We also partner with funds, Volunteer labor, Etc.) (250 words maximum - 7 points NAS Pensacola Natural Resources to cooperatively burn these maximum) adjacent landscapes. with sheetflow restored NAS Pensacola may be able to redirect funding for nuisance species back onto Bronson OLF. This project links with our agency's current and future restoration and prescribed burn goals, utilizes state and private resources to leverage for more acres treated by either prescribed fire, exotic plant reduction by ongoing partnership with the federal AmeriCorps program or the EST team of the local GCPEP alliance. Once fuel loading is reduced to maintenance levels, those management zones may be added to fire return interval rotations and previously untreated areas of the parks are then prioritized for fireline preparation, installation and planning for either prescribed burning or exotic plant surveys and treatments. Also, as fuel loading in wildlands is reduced larger blocks can be treated in fewer days reducing burns days per acre and allowing for burn parameters which generally result in lower fire intensity. 11. Sustainability and Efficiency - Provide one or more specific The results of this management action will continue for as long as the examples of how the proposed project approach utilizes State manages natural areas in Florida.As a member of the GCPEP efficiency measures and provides long term benefits (Examples alliance we work closely with the other governmental or private include: Project links outcomes, partners, or lands to leverage entities to enhance prescribed burn and invasive exotic treatment overall impact; project provides long-term benefit(s) beyond life implementation, monitoring and planning across more than one of funding period; project builds upon existing community million acres. The lack of low ground pressure rated equipment and assets or proposed project avoids or minimizes negative the high cost of rental of the same has slowed restoration of more environmental impacts). (250 words maximum - 2 points than half of the parks nearly 4500 acres of fire dependent maximum) communities. This specialized equipment also expands growing season and off-season burn windows to include periods of sheetflow or standing water on the landscape, the use in muddy or coastal areas such as tidal marsh which present challenges to areas where it crosses management zone boundaries. The more than 5 year lifespan of the equipment ensures that it will be available far beyond the funding period. Our agency has some in use that exceed 10 years of age. The use of such equipment means that fuel loading in WUI areas can be reduced, thus limiting potential for catastrophic wildfire impacts on more than 15 adjacent communities.

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12. Planning and Partnerships - Provide one or more specific NRCS has been involved heavily in designing this restoration plan examples of how the proposed project includes beneficial and pushing for its implementation. Escambia county staff have also partnership or is complete and shovel ready. (250 words been consulted over the years as well as ERP staff from FDEP's maximum - 2 points maximum) Northwest District office. 13. Enhanced Tourism Opportunities - Provide one or more Enhancing year round access to two trail west of Bauer for ADA specific examples of how the proposed project provides for accessible or longer hiking to the Perdido Bay. Parking lot will be enhanced tourism opportunities during the "off season" of enlarged once project is completed. September 1 through March 31. (250 words maximum - 2 points maximum) Section E - Permitting and Ownership: 1. Are permits required to construct or implement the proposed Yes project? If Yes, list specific required permits and status of each. If No, 62-330.060(1) - Joint Application for Individual And Conceptual indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum - No Points) Environmental Resource Permit/Authorization to Use 2. Is land acquisition required to construct or implement the proposed project? -No If Yes, what legal rights will be acquired? (Select one or more) If easements, what are the terms of the easement? Otherwise, N/A indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum– No Points) 3. Will the proposed project cause displacement of persons or No businesses? If Yes, provide a description of the displacement the proposed N/A project may cause including any known addresses that may be impacted. If No, indicate 'N/A.' (100 words maximum – No Points)

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