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STANDARD FORM 330 (REV. 312013) PAGE 1 F. EXAMPLE PROJECTS WHICH BEST ILLUSTRATE PROPOSED TEAM’S QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS CONTRACT (Present as many projects as requested by the agency, or 10 projects, if not specified. Complete one Section F for each project) 20. EXAMPLE PROJECT KEY NUMBER 3 21. TITLE AND LOCATION (City and State) Coastal Environmental Assessment Surveys for Beach Jacquemontia and Winter Shorebirds and Seabirds Associated with the Hillsboro Beach Renourishment Truck Haul Project Town of Hillsboro Beach, Broward County, Florida 22. YEAR COMPLETED 2018 - Present PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Marine Environmental Science CONSTRUCTION (If Applicable) N/A 23. PROJECT OWNER’S INFORMATION a. PROJECT OWNER Town of Hillsboro Beach Via a Coastal Engineering and Marine Environmental Services Contract with Moffatt & Nichol, Inc. b. POINT OF CONTACT NAME Timothy Blankenship c. POINT OF CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER 786-725-4180 24. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT RELEVANCE TO THIS CONTACT (Include scope, size and cost) • Budget: $17,000 / Final Cost: $17,000 • Original Schedule: March 2018 • Actual Schedule: March 2018 Project Description: Pinnacle Ecological, Inc. (Pinnacle) was contracted by the Town of Hillsboro Beach under a professional services contract with Moffat and Nichol to conduct pre-construction and post-construction environmental assessment surveys for beach jacquemontia (Jacquemontia reclinata) and winter shorebirds and seabirds associated with the Hillsboro Beach Renourishment Truck Haul Project. The surveys were performed in p artial support of environmental resource permit requirements (US Army Corps of Engineers Permit No.: SAJ -1997-02355(SP-LCK). Winter shorebird and seabird surveys were conducted according to the Florida Shorebird Alliance’s Winter Shorebird Survey and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) protocols, on a 2 km stretch of beach that was to be renourished as part of an emergency nourishment project after the passing of Hurricane Irma. Two surveys were conducted before the start of construction (February 12 and 28) to establish a baseline for the presence of sea and shorebirds in the project area. The total area surveyed along the beach was 32,930 m 2, 294 birds were recorded belonging to eight (8) species between the two surveys. All but one of the species was present during both surveys with Black-bellied plovers (Pluviali squatarola) only being present in the second survey. The most common species recorded was the sanderling (Calidris alba) which represented 43% of all birds sighted, the second most common birds were the ring-billed gulls (Larus delawarensis). None of the species, identified as focal species by the FWC were observed during the initial surveys. No birds with injuries were recorded during the first survey but two birds with injur ies to their legs were observed during the second survey. There was a 26% decrease in the number of birds observed during the second survey. A post-construction survey will be conducted upon completion of the project to assess the differences in bird abundance and species composition between the pre-construction assemblage and the post-construction assemblage. Additionally, surveys were conducted to locate and mark the location of J. reclinata which is a flowering plant endemic to southeastern Florida and is listed as Endangered in the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). The surveys were conducted along the beach and the sand dunes where present, the upland beach access corridor and the staging area. No plants were observed on the beach or dunes, but one stand was observed in the staging area. The stand consisted of 5-7 stems with 1 or 2 white flowers each. A 25 ft. wide buffer area was marked around the plant to prevent it being trampled. Upon the second survey, the buffer area had been reduc ed to accommodate trucks needing to turn towards the beach to deliver sand, and the plants had lost all their flowers. A post -construction survey will be conducted to assess the state of the plants after the end of construction and to remove any markings, as required by FWC. . 116