CN-370000-PL263-TA1004.pdf

DEP Contract No. PL263, Attachment A, Page 1 of 1

TASK ASSIGNMENT NOTIFICATION FORM

DEP CONTRACT NO. PL263

Task Assignment Number:______1004 Date: ___ /1 /2021 _____

Contractor: _FNAI/FSU

Contractor Contract Manager: __Dan Hipes __________________________________ Phone Number: 850-224-8207

DEP Contract Manager: _Deborah Burr ________________________________ Phone Number: 850-245-2773

Task Description (Use additional sheets if necessary):_Monitoring of Conservation Easements and Land Protection .

Agreements for Fiscal Year 2021-2022

Final Deliverables and Due Dates: See attached Details and Exhibit A for 1004. Monitoring reports should be submitted twice a year, no later than January 4, 2022 and June 16, 2022 .

Invoices should be submitted no later than January 14, 2022 and June 17, 2022 .

Performance Measures: _See attached Details and Exhibit A for 1004

Financial Consequences: No payment will be made for unsatisfactory deliverables.

Term of Task Assignment: _July 1, 2021 through June 16, 2022

TASK ASSIGNMENT TYPE AND NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNTS:

FEE SCHEDULE FIXED PRICE TOTAL TASK ASSIGNMENT VALUE

X X $61,772

TOTAL TASK ASSIGNMENT VALUE $61,772

Funding Information:

Org Code EO Object Code Fund Category Project # Year Amount

3710-1000-000 QM 139900 423001 101496 00 $61,772

CONTRACTOR FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Contract Manager Date Contract Manager Date

APPROVED:

Contractual Authority Date _________________________ _______

Budget Representative Date

Contractual Authority Date cc: Procurement Administrator (MS93) Bureau of Finance & Accounting (MS78) - 2 copies

Sheryl Boutin Digitally signed by Sheryl Boutin Date: 2021.05.17 11:20:22 -04'00'

Deborah Burr Digitally signed by Deborah Burr Date: 2021.05.18 08:14:28 -04'00'

Callie DeHaven Digitally signed by Callie DeHaven Date: 2021.05.19 09:36:26 -04'00'

Laurel Fulkerson Interim Vice President for Research

Julie Wammack for Laurel Fulkerson

Digitally signed by Julie Wammack for Laurel Fulkerson Date: 2021.06.04 11:11:42 -04'00'

Daniel Hipes Digitally signed by Daniel Hipes Date: 2021.06.04 13:16:45 -04'00'

PL263 – Task Assignment 1004 – Details

Monitoring of Conservation Easements and Land Protection Agreements

The Contractor will conduct site assessments to monitor Board of Trustees less-than-fee interests in the form of conservation easements or land protection agreements on private lands throughout the State. These conservation easements were acquired by the State to perpetuate existing land uses and conservation values on private lands while simultaneously allowing the landowner and his/her heirs and successors to continue to use the land.

Each conservation easement or land protection agreement enumerates certain rights retained by the landowner as grantor, prohibitions against certain activities, and rights granted to the State as grantee. The conditions of the property at the time the easement or agreement is executed are typically documented in a Baseline Documentation Report. The Division is responsible for ensuring that the grantor complies with all terms and prohibitions of the easement or agreement.

The Contractor shall monitor grantor compliance with the terms and conditions of conservation easements and land protection agreements held by the Board and provide updated resource descriptions and photo-documentation of sites where and when appropriate. The services will include, but will not necessarily be limited to, the following:

Examining agricultural and silvicultural practices for compliance with easement restrictions and best management practices

Assessing extent and quality of wetlands Reporting on presence and abundance of invasive exotic plants Determining the extent of new development and its compliance with easement restrictions Revisiting GPS photopoints and documenting any change with new photographs and descriptions of activities.

Producing de facto baseline documentation for those easements and agreements for which it was not originally done

Preparing monitoring reports using the template form (Exhibit A) developed by the Department.

Deliverables: Easements to be evaluated during fiscal year 2021-22 are listed in table 1.

Contractor shall submit a monitoring report for each easement evaluated during the fall (2021) by January 4, 2022. Monitoring reports for easements evaluated during the spring (2022) shall be delivered by June 16, 2022.

Invoice Schedule: Costs for completed monitoring reports are listed in Table 1. Invoice for the Fall 2021 Conservation Easement Monitoring is due no later than January 14, 2022. Invoice for the Spring 2022 Conservation Easement Monitoring is due no later than June 17, 2022.

Invoices should be sent to the DEP CONTRACT MANAGER, Deborah Burr, Deborah.Burr@FloridaDEP.gov and to Budget Representative, Sheryl Boutin, Sheryl.Boutin@FloridaDEP.gov

All invoices shall include the corresponding reporting period. (For Example: Reporting Period:

July 1, 2021 – December 30, 2021).

Work done under this Task is subject to the negotiated overhead rate of 5% as specified in the master agreement PL263.

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Exhibit A: Template Conservation Easement Monitoring Report

GENERAL EASEMENT INFORMATION

Has the inspection team received and reviewed the following documents which should be required to conduct this inspection:

1. Conservation easement. (Y/N)

2. Easement Documentation Report (Y/N)

a. Attach a copy of all prohibited uses as specified in the Easement Documentation Report. Have you reviewed these before commencing inspection (Y/N)

b. Attach a copy of all reserved rights as specified in the Easement Documentation Report. Have you reviewed these before commencing inspection (Y/N)

3. Last inspection report (Y/N)

4. Location of photopoints and copies of photos from last inspection or BDR.

Date(s) of Inspection:

Date(s) of Last Inspection:

Location:

Acreage:

Date Easement Acquired:

Name and Address of Owner at Acquisition:

Name and Address of present owner (if different):

Length of Time in Present Ownership:

Names of Members of Inspection Team:

Was Landowner or Agent present?_______ If not, name and address of representative and identify permission given:

Ensure that you have several copies of the most recent aerial photo/image of this site before commencing so you can record the location of changes.

(Note date and source of aerial images here)

Resources and Infrastructure

Natural Communities Acreage (use FNAI natural community classification)

Estimate any changes in acreage of natural communities from those noted in BDR or in last Inspection Report. Mark approximate location of any significant changes in natural communities on aerial photo. Describe the nature (loss/conversion) of any changes in natural communities.

1.) BDR/last monitoring report acres current acres 2.) BDR/last monitoring report acres current acres 3.) BDR/last monitoring report acres current acres 4.) BDR/last monitoring report acres current acres

Please note any changes in the ruderal areas and associated acreages (if applicable) as listed in the BDR or last Inspection Report. Ruderal areas include: improved pasture, ditches, or man made reservoirs Use standard FLUCCS codes. Note any significant changes in the location of ruderal areas on the attached aerial photo.

Ruderal Areas 1.) BDR/last monitoring report acres current acres 2.) BDR/last monitoring report acres current acres 3.) BDR/last monitoring report acres current acres 4.) BDR/last monitoring report acres current acres

Please note any changes in existing structures on the property from those listed in the BDR or last Inspection Report including, but limited to, barns, corrals, culverts, feed tanks, etc. Note new structures on the aerial map.

Existing Infrastructure 1.)

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3.)

MONITORING TOPICS

When conducting interviews with owner, employees or adjacent property owners, and monitoring the Property please use the following topics to assist you in the determining the compliance status of the easement. Please note any new development or site alterations that have occurred since the date of the easement or the last monitoring visit and determine whether any observed changes are consistent with the conditions of the easement.

Describe any significant qualitative changes in the condition of existing natural terrestrial and wetland communities that have occurred since the BDR or the last inspection report. Note any recent burns (prescribed or otherwise), overgrowth from fire suppression, changes in exotic plant infestation, changes in topography, significant harvesting of trees, or other changes. Document significant changes with photography.

Comments:

Existing status of exotic or non-native plant species and any changes in distribution of species observed.

Note any observations of endangered and/or threatened species and any relevant observations of changes in their habitat on the easement property.

Existing mining and/or excavation activities and any changes in these activities observed since BDR or since last inspection report

Existing hydrologic alterations or disturbances (ditches, culverts, water holes, etc.) and any changes observed since BDR or since last inspection report

Existing location, size and number of wells and any additional wells observed since BDR or since last inspection report

Note and changes in the condition of historical, archeological, or cultural resources and the location of sites discovered since the last inspection report or Baseline Documentation Report.

Existing recreational or motorized vehicle use patterns and any changes observed since BDR or since last inspection report

Restoration or removal of existing dwellings or structures, and any additional structures observed since BDR or since last inspection report

Existing agricultural uses and any changes in agricultural uses observed since BDR or

Condition of existing roads and any additional road construction observed since BDR or

Describe any new Incompatible adjacent property uses or practices observed or noted by owner or owner representative since BDR or since last inspection report. Indicate locations on aerial photos.

General recommendations for improving management; need for prescribed fire, exotic plant control, etc

Other significant observations relating to protection of the state’s interest in the property

Other comments by inspectors

Comments by owner or representative. Include any plans for impending changes in management, land use or ownership.

Collect photopoints. Repeat photopoint locations and orientation from previous inspection report or BDR and add new points as appropriate. (It is helpful to have the last set collected so you can repeat orientation exactly).

Record location of photopoints on aerial photo and provide GPS points if collected. Note orientation (compass direction).

Provide hard copy prints as well as digital images. Label each photo with a photopoint number and date. Note the number of photo points retaken and relevant observations from photographs.

Has an updated aerial photograph been obtained? If so, any relevant observations from the aerial.

Any additional Photographs attached?

Annotate photos with name, date, location on site, and description

Signature of Monitor:

Date:

PROHIBITED USES

Please list all prohibited uses as specified in the Easement Documentation Report

RESERVED RIGHTS

Please list all reserved rights as specified in the Easement Documentation Report