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12.1. PUBLIC WORKS 12.1.3. STAFF UPDATE — SECTOR 3 BEACH RENOURISHMENT PROJECT Coastal Resource Manager Jonathan Gorham recalled that due to reports that the use of upland sand would eventually cover an offshore reef, the volume of sand to be placed on certain beach property (in the Towns of Indian River Shores and Orchid) was going to be substantially reduced. He reported that upland sand suppliers have worked to process the sand equivalent to the median grain size of the offshore material, and the design will proceed with the original 471,858 cubic yard volume of sand. Dr. Gorham reported that Coastal Technology, Inc. has submitted a permit modification request to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on October 30, 2009, with a courtesy copy to the local U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He presented a timetable of upcoming meetings with the FDEP, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and credited the State Legislative Delegation for helping to expedite the permitting process, noting that he has never seen the State and Federal Agencies so responsive. Dr. Gorham disclosed that the Bureau of State Lands has accepted the County's Mean High Water Line Survey and the FDEP would be holding a public hearing on the establishment of the Erosion Control Line, on December 14, 2009, several weeks sooner than staff had anticipated. Concluding, Dr. Gorham conveyed that thus far, staff was moving forward on its ambitious schedule for permit issuance in time to construct the beach renourishment project this year. Commissioner O'Bryan wanted to make sure that Indian River Shores was informed that the full volume of sand would now be placed on their beaches, as its Council Members had sent to the permitting agencies a letter of protest regarding the reduced volumes of sand that they were going to get (because of the upland sand). 37 November 3, 2009