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v CHAIRMAN WODTKE EXPLAINED THAT WE WANT TO GET.THESE ISLANDS UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE COUNTY, AND IF WE CAN GET THEM PROPERLY ZONED, WE CAN FOLLOW THROUGH ON ACQUIRING THEM, ASSISTANT PLANNER BERG STATED THAT THE ISLANDS IN (QUESTION ARE OUTLINED IN GREEN ON THE COMPREHENSIVE MAP. THERE ARE ABOUT 40 OF THESE ISLANDS, AND THEY ARE IDENTIFIED AND "RECORDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS. HE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE PLANNING STAFF MADE UP A PROPOSED MP DISTRICT (MARINE PARK DISTRICT) WHICH THE -BOARD ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE IN 1975._ THIS ORDINANCE ALSO CREATED A MARINE ISLAND ADVISORY COMMIS- SION. MR. BERG STATED THAT THE PLANNING STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT ALL ISLANDS LOCATED IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE COUNTY BE ZONED TO MP, WHICH WOULD ALLOW SUCH USES AS LIMITED WATER SPORTS, FISHING, WILD- LIFE STUDY AREAS AND LIMITED RECREATION ACTIVITIES. HE NOTED THAT THE CITY HAS ALREADY REZONED THEIR ISLANDS TO THIS CATEGORY, CHAIRMAN WODTKE INFORM€D THOSE PRESENT THAT THE MEMBERS OF .THE MARINE ISLAND ADVISORY COMMISSION ARE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS, ASSISTANT PLANNER ROBERT BERG, FORMER COMMISSIONER EDWARD MASSEY, MAYOR PAT LYONS, JOE EARMAN, SR., ROY HAIR, AND HIMSELF. THE CHAIRMAN ASKED IF ANYONE PRESENT WISHED TO BE HEARD. .JOE EARMAN, SR., HEARTILY RECOMMENDED THE PASSAGE OF THE PRO- POSED ORDINANCE SO THAT THEY CAN PROCEED TO CONTACT HIGHER GOVERNMENTAL LEVELS AND SECURE THE AUTHORITY TO OVERSEE -AND PROTECT THESE ISLANDS. Roy HAIR STATED THAT HE HAS WORKED ON THIS PROJECT FOR MANY YEARS AND WILL BE VERY HAPPY WHEN IT IS ACCOMPLISHED ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DEESON, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER .SCHMUCKER, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED ORDINANCE No. 77-37. 64 DEC 71977 L