RESTORE ACT Direct Component Multiyear Plan Matrix — Department of the Treasury OMB Approval No. 1505‐0250

A pplicant Name: Gulf County 

1. MULTIYEAR PLAN VERSION (INITIAL OR AMENDMENT NUMBER): Amendment 01 2a. DATE OF INITIAL MULTIYEAR PLAN ACCEPTANCE (mm/dd/yyyy): 2/17/2017 2b. DATE OF LAST MULTIYEAR PLAN ACCEPTANCE: 2/17/2017 

3. CUMULATIVE DIRECT COMPONENT ALLOCATION AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION TO APPLICANT: $4,418,091.88 COMPONENT: $18,813,287.93 

8. Estimated Total Funding Contributions For Proposed Activity(ies)(refer to Instructions) 5. Primary Direct Component Eligible 6. Activity Title 7. Location 9. Proposed Start Date 10. Proposed End Date Activity Further Described in Application (Static Field) (Static Field) 8a. Direct Component 8b. Other RESTORE Act 8c. Other Third Party 8d. Total Contribution 11. Status (refer to Instructions) mm/dd/yyyy mm/dd/yyyy (Static Field) Contribution Contribution Contribution 

Coastal flood protection and 7.1 St. Joseph Peninsula Beach St. Joseph Peninsula, Gulf $2,780,970.88 $9,219,029.12 $12,000,000.00 07‐2017 06‐2018 Initial MYP Activity 

related infrastructure Restoration County, Florida Revised in Amendment 01 

Coastal flood protection and 7.1 St. Joseph Peninsula Beach St. Joseph Peninsula, Gulf $19,029.12 ‐$1,611,029.12 ‐$1,592,000.00 08‐2018 11‐2018 Amendment 01 ‐‐ Revised

related infrastructure Restoration ‐ Amended County, Florida activity to modify scope, 

increase Direct Component 

funds, and decrease third party 

funds. 

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$0.00 

$0.00 

$0.00 

$0.00 

12. ESTIMATED TOTAL FUNDING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ACTIVITY(IES) (refer to Please note: Grant awards may reflect non ma ‐ terial changes in proposed dates and 

Instructions) $2,800,000.00 $0.00 $7,608,000.00 $10,408,000.00 estimated funding.

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RESTORE ACT Direct Component Multiyear Plan Narrative 

Department of the Treasury 

OMB Approval No. 1505‐0250

Directions: Use this form for the Initial Multiyear Plan and any subsequent amendments to an accepted Multiyear 

Plan. For amendments, include only new and/or materially modified activities. 

Multiyear Plan Version (Initial or Amendment Number): Initial‐01 

Date of Initial Multiyear Plan Acceptance: 2/17/17 

Date of Last Multiyear Plan Acceptance: 2/17/17 

Eligible Applicant Name: Gulf County, Florida 

Name and Contact Information of the Person to be contacted (POC) on matters concerning this Multiyear Implementation Plan: 

POC Name: Warren Yeager 

POC Title: Restore Coordinator 

POC Email: wyeager@gulfcounty‐fl.gov

POC Phone: (850) 229‐6106

NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION: 

1. A description of each activity, including the need, purpose, objective(s), milestones and location. Include map showing the 

location of each activity. 

This is an update to Gulf County’s initial RESTORE Act Mutiyear Implementation Plan (MYP), accepted by Treasury on 2/17/2017.

The St. Joseph Peninsula Beach Re‐nourishment and Environmental Enhancement project is revised to increase Direct Component 

funds, decrease third party funding, and decrease the scope of work from 5.1 miles of beach re‐nourishment to 3.1 miles. These 

changes were necessitated by an increase in project costs. 

Need: The St. Joseph Peninsula Beach Re‐nourishment and Environmental Enhancement project will mitigate shoreline

erosion that has occurred since the construction of the St. Joseph Peninsula Beach Restoration Project in 2008‐2009.

Providing a wider beach will reduce coastal flooding and increase the level of storm protection to the upland structures 

and to State Road 30‐E (located adjacent to the shoreline), which is the only ingress/egress route on the St. Joseph 

Peninsula and is a critical hurricane evacuation route for residents and visitors. An additional ancillary need is to protect 

and maintain beaches on the peninsula where sea turtle nesting occurs each year between May 1 and October 31 and 

provide foraging habitat for shorebirds. 

Purpose: The St. Joseph Peninsula Beach Renourishment Project is revised from the initial MYP to extend 

approximately 3.1‐miles (16,254 feet) from DEP Monument R‐89.5 south to R‐105.5. This 3.1‐mile segment is the 

southern portion of the developed shoreline located between Rish Park (north) to the Stumphole Revetment 

(south). The project consists of the placement of more than 700,000 cubic yards of clean white beach compatible sand 

to mitigate for the long‐term erosion of the beach, and restore the storm damaged dunes. Placing sand along the 

southern portion of the project limits will have an immediate benefit by mitigating for the long‐term erosion but

also over time, the beach to the north of Rish Park will gain sand from material transported to the north. This concept 

was in the original design for the 2008/2009 beach fill project and was verified in the results of the post‐construction

monitoring. The construction of the project, consisting of mobilization/demobilization and sand placement, is 

anticipated to take less than 90‐days from start to finish, and occur within an allowed timeframe between August 1, 

2018 and November 30, 2018. It is anticipated that the restored dunes 

will be planted with native dune vegetation in the Spring of 2019. 

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The 

valid OMB control number for this information collection is 1505‐0250. Comments concerning the time required to complete this information collection, including the 

time to review instructions, search existing data resources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information, should 

be directed to the Department of the Treasury, Office of Gulf Coast Restoration, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20220. 
2. How the applicant made the multiyear plan available for 45 days for public review and comment, in a manner calculated to 

obtain broad‐based participation from individuals, businesses, Indian tribes, and non‐profit organizations, such as through public 

meetings, presentations in languages other than English, and postings on the Internet. The applicant will need to submit 

documentation (e.g., a copy of public notices) to demonstrate that it made its multiyear plan available to the public for at least 45 

days. In addition, describe how each activity in the multiyear plan was approved after consideration of all meaningful input from the 

public and submit documentation (e.g., a letter from the applicant's leadership approving submission of the multiyear plan to 

Treasury or a resolution approving the applicant's multiyear plan). 

The MYP Initial‐01 was made available to the public for review and comment from April 10, 2018 until May 25, 2018 (a

45 day period). No public comments were received. 

The Gulf County Board of County Commissioners published NOTICE that the Draft MYIP was available for the Public’s 

review and comment during the 45 day period at the following locations: 

− Gulf County Administrative Complex located at 1000 Cecil G. Costin Sr. Blvd. Port St. Joe, FL 32456, from Monday to 

Friday during normal business hours. 

− Gulf County RESTORE Act website: http://www.gulfcountyrestore.com and the main County website: 

http://www.gulfcounty‐fl.gov 

− The Star, the local news publication, http://www.starfl.com 

The public notice and a letter from the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners approving the MYP Initial‐01

will be attached. 

3. How each activity included in the applicant's multiyear plan narrative meets all the requirements under the RESTORE Act, 

including a description of how each activity is eligible for funding based on the geographic location of each activity and how each 

activity qualifies for at least one of the eligible activities under the RESTORE Act. 

Project 1: St. Joseph Peninsula Beach Restoration 

The activities of this project are eligible under eligible activity VII: Coastal flood protection and related infrastructure, as 

per §1603 (3)(t)(1)(B)(i) of the RESTORE Act, by designing, permitting, and constructing a beach restoration project to 

mitigate shoreline erosion and offer protection to upland structures and State Road 30‐E, which is the only

ingress/egress route on the St. Joseph Peninsula, as well as a critical hurricane evacuation route for residents and 

visitors. Geographic requirement to be in Gulf Coast Region: Construction of the beach restoration project will occur on 

St. Joseph Peninsula, adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico in Gulf County, Florida. 

4. Criteria the applicant will use to evaluate the success of the activities included in the multiyear plan narrative in helping to restore 

and protect the Gulf Coast Region impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. 

The performance measures that will be used to measure the success of the activity include: The placement of more 

than 700,000 cubic yards of clean white beach compatible sand. Pre‐construction surveying and post construction

surveying and monitoring will be conducted to evaluate the success of the project. 

5. How the activities included in the multiyear plan narrative were prioritized and list the criteria used to establish the priorities. 

The Gulf County Board of County Commissioners with staff and the County's RESTORE Act Committee and outside 

consultants, developed the initial MYP for Gulf County. From the original list of proposed projects, (1) project was 

submitted in the initial MYP in 2017. This amended MYP Initial ‐01 reflects an update to the scope of that first priority

project based on available funds. 

6. If applicable, describe the amount and current status of funding from other sources (e.g., other RESTORE Act contribution, other 

third party contribution) and provide a description of the specific portion of the project to be funded by the RESTORE Act Direct 

Component. 

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) ‐ $2,357,443.35. Status of funds: Gulf County has been

appropriated for funding from the FDEP Beach Management Funding Assistance Program (BMFA) Grant 18GU1. State 
 

 

Appropriation 1599A (SFY1819)‐ $1,000,000.00. This is nonreoccuring funding to Gulf County under HB5001 currently 

available. FDOT State Funding‐ $200,000.00. Funding for sand placement under JPA vendor contract ARZ32. County

funds (MSTU) ‐ $2,956,205.01. Status of funds: On April 12, 2016, residents of Cape San Blas in Gulf County voted by 

county referendum for a Municipal Service Taxing Unit (MSTU) to collect ad valorem taxes for the specific purpose of 

funding a significant portion of the St. Joseph Peninsula Beach Restoration. As of 5/7/18 the allocation from the MSTU 

for this project is $2,956,205.01. The County has been issued a bond, therefore the funds are currently available. The 

bond will be paid back with funds collected from the MSTU, as dictated by the terms of the bond agreement. County 

funds (TDC) ‐ $1,094,351.64 Status of funds: The Gulf County Tourist Development Council collects a 1% year‐round

Tourist Development Tax dedicated to the beach restoration program. This equates to approximately $265,000 

annually. The County has been issued a bond, therefore the funds are currently available. The bond will be paid back 

with funds collected from the TDC tax, as dictated by the terms of the bond agreement. 

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