1. CERP Guidance Memorandum
Recreation and Public Use
Planning

2. CERP Goals and Objectives
Goal: Enhance Ecological Values
Increase the total spatial extent of natural areas
Improve habitat and functional quality
Improve native plant and animal species abundance and diversity
Goal: Enhance Economic Values And Social Well Being
Increase availability of fresh water
Reduce flood damages (agricultural/urban)
Provide recreational and navigation opportunities
Protect cultural and archeological resources and values

3. DESCRIPTION Provides Guidance to Project Delivery Teams for:
Evaluating impacts of alternative designs on existing recreation and public use
Evaluating new public use and recreation opportunities for potential inclusion in project designs
A program of this size, complexity, and magnitude requires much more than just the implementing agencies. It requires all of us - government, the private sector, and the public to work together for a long period.
But this is not just about Florida or just about ourselves. It’s about an American treasure and it’s about the future - our children’s future.
I believe we’re up to the challenge.

4. GUIDANCE Current list of topics Philosophy and Checklist
Minimum Design Considerations
Evaluation of Project Impacts
Interaction Between Teams

5. GUIDANCE - Philosophy and Checklist
Include statement that, where possible, Project Delivery Teams should :
Attempt to minimize negative impacts on existing public use and recreation
Attempt to provide new public use and recreation opportunities
Summarize guidance from Corps Engineering Regulation ER
Include checklist of cost-sharable recreation/public use features

6. GUIDANCE - Minimum Design Considerations
General Criteria
American with Disabilities Accessible
Threatened and endangered species
Compatibility with project purposes, goals and objectives

7. GUIDANCE - Minimum Design Considerations
Feature specific design criteria for:
Bird watching Canoe/Kayaking
Picnicking Hiking
Nature/Interpretive Trails Bicycling
Equestrian Trails Off-Road Biking
Boat Ramps Bank Fishing
Hunting Frogging
Camping Airboating
Off-Road Vehicles Soccer
Football Skeet shooting
Rifle Ranges Archery

8. GUIDANCE - Evaluation of Project Impacts
Recreation Planning Team:
Regional inventory of existing public use and recreation opportunities
Regional evaluation of CERP project impacts and opportunities
Project Delivery Teams - Project Specific Evaluations:
Baseline Assessment of existing public access in project area
Effects of Alternative Designs
Compensation Proposals

9. GUIDANCE - Interaction Between Teams
Describe and differentiate between roles of the following teams:
Recreation Planning Team
Project Delivery Teams
Recreation Sub-Team of the RECOVER Regional Evaluation Team

10. APPLICATION Primary application is for the plan formulation phase:
Project Implementation Reports
Feasibility Reports
May also be applicable for detailed design phase

11. Schedule for Development
Draft guidance memo for Regional Planning Team review in October
Draft guidance memo for Corps and SFWMD internal review in November
Final guidance memo for CERP Program Manager approval in December

12. Questions?