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AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER MASSEY, <br />SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER .WODTKE, THE BOARD UINANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED $8,598.21 <br />BEING TAKEN FROM CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT OF THE GENERAL FUND AND DEPOSITED IN <br />THE CAPITAL OUTLAY FUND AND THEN DISBURSED TO THE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SQUAD <br />FOR THE NEW ADDITION TO THE COUNTY BUIDLING HOUSING THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SQUAD. <br />CHAIRMAN LOY STATED THAT THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS IS WAITING FOR <br />RECOMMENDATIONS FROM INDIAN RIVER COUNTY REGARDING BEACH EROSION CONTROL <br />FOR INDIAN RIVER COUNTY AS WE HAVE TO BE THE SPONSOR OF ANY PROJECT IN THIS <br />COUNTY, <br />CHAIRMAN LOY REVIEWED THE POINTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS SHE FEELS <br />THE BOARD, ALONG WITH THE CITY OF VERO BEACH WHO IS VITALLY INVOLVED, SHOULD <br />CONSIDER SO THAT A RECOMMENDATION COULD BE FADE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE , <br />ARMY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS. <br />THE CHAIRMAN CONTINUED THAT OUR RECOMMENDATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTEI; <br />TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS BY JULY 10, 1975. THE CORPS MUST APPROVE THESE <br />RECOMMENDATIONS IN ORDER TO FORWARD THEM TO WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR FINAL <br />APPROVAL, <br />THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE FOLLOWINGG RECOMMENDATIONS: <br />1. SUPPORT STATE OF FLORIDA'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SEBASTIAN STATE PARK AREi <br />INCLUDING REQUEST PROJECT BE MONITORED, <br />THE FEDERAL PROJECT SHOULD PROVIDE FOR A PROTECTIVE AND RECREATIONAL <br />BEACH AND FUTURE MAINTENANCE NOURISHMENT. IT WOULD BE VERY DESIRABLE <br />FOR THE PROJECT TO PROVIDE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A MORE EFFICIENT SAND <br />TRANSFER SYSTEM AT THE INLET AND PARTICIPATION IN THE OPERATION OF THAT <br />SYSTEM. WE WOULD PREFER TO.HAVE THE BREAKWATER GROIN SOUTH OF THE INLE1 <br />INCLUDED AS AN AUTHORIZED ALTERNATIVE FOR CONSTRUCTION ONLY AFTER ITS <br />NEED IS CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED. A MONITORING PROGRAM SHOULD DEFINITELY BI <br />INCLUDED AS A PART OF A. PROJECT IN THIS AREA. THE MONITORING PROGRAM <br />WOULD ASSIST IN THE EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT AND IS PARTICULARLY <br />IMPORTANT FOR ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SAND TRANSFER OPERATION <br />AT THE INLET AS WELL AS FOR DETERMINING THE NEED FOR THE DEFERRED <br />STRUCTURE. <br />WITHIN CITY OF VERO BEACH <br />2. RECOMMEND AND CONCUR WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS` RECOMMENDATION FOR <br />BEACHFILL RENOURISHMENT IN THE NORTH END OF THE PROJECT AREA, INCLUDING <br />BREAKWATER GROIN AS AN AUTHORIZED ALTERNATIVE FOR CONSTRUCTION ONLY <br />AFTER ITS NEED IS CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED. A MONITORING PROGRAM WOULD <br />ASSIST IN THE EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT AND IS PRARTICULARLY IMPORTANT <br />FOR ASSESSING THE RESULTS OF THE BEACHFILL PROJECT. <br />3. RECOMMEND A TEST REEF KNOWN AS THE SABECON REEF BE AN AUTHORIZED <br />AUTHORAZIDE FOR EOUTSTATESON, NHLONGRESS.ERTAKEN BYTHIS TESTCORPS <br />REEF�TOINEERS CONSISTS <br />AUTHORIZED BY THE UNITED <br />OF TWO TANGENTS OF THE REEF WITH NO BEACH FILL ACCOMPANYING. PROJECT <br />MONITORED TO EVALUATE RESULTS. BASED ON THE PROFESSIONAL TESTIMONY <br />PRESENTED DURING THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, THIS PROJECT COULD PROVIDE A NEW <br />AVENUE FOR BEACH AND SHORE PROTECTION AND RESTORATION FOR THE ENTIRE <br />COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. <br />40 <br />JO 18 1975 <br />23 <br />107 <br />