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I <br />MR. MUSGROVE REQUESTED THAT HIS REQUEST BE TABLED AND LOOKED <br />AT AGAIN IN A YEAR, AND THE BOARD AGREED. <br />INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT <br />WE HAVE ON HAND UNDER THE FLORIDA BOATING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM $25,000 <br />SURPLUS FUNDS, AND WE NEED SOME PROJECTS. HE NOTED THAT THE USE OF <br />THESE MONIES IS VERY RESTRICTED AS IT MUST RELATE DIRECTLY TO BOATING <br />ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS BOAT RAMPS, DAY MARKERS, ETC. IT CAN BE USED FOR <br />PARKING ACQUISITION AT BOAT RAMPS. HE EXPLAINED THE REASON FOR THE <br />SURPLUS IS BECAUSE THE TWO DOCKS WE APPLIED FOR, ONE ON EACH SIDE OF <br />THE RIVER AT WINTER BEACH ROAD, WERE TURNED DOWN BECAUSE IT WAS FELT <br />THESE WOULD BE FOR FISHING AND NOT BOATING. MR. THOMAS SUGGESTED LO— <br />CATING A BOAT RAMP SOMEWHERE BETWEEN GIFFORD AND WABASSO OR IN THAT <br />GENERAL AREA OR ANY OTHER AREA WHERE THE COMMISSIONERS OR PUBLIC MIGHT <br />FEEL WE NEED ONE. HE NOTED THAT WE HAVE THE ALTERNATIVE OF CONTINUING <br />TO BUILD UP THESE FUNDS IF THE COUNTY WOULD LIKE TO GO INTO THE MARINA <br />BUSINESS OR SOMETHING ON A LARGER SCALE, <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE SUGGESTED LOCATING A RAMP IN SOUTH COUNTY <br />NEAR ROUND ISLAND, BUT COORDINATOR THOMAS NOTED THAT WE DO NOT HAVE A <br />LARGE AMOUNT OF POPULATION IN THIS AREA .YET, AND HE FELT IT WOULD BE <br />USED MAINLY BY ST. LUCIE COUNTY RESIDENTS. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE INQUIRED ABOUT THE DAY MARKERS FOR THE OSLO <br />RAMP. <br />• <br />COORDINATOR THOMAS STATED THAT THESE HAVE BEEN PUT OUT FOR <br />BID TWICE AND NOBODY WILL BID ON THEM BECAUSE OF THE ROCK. HE EXPLAINED <br />THAT BEFORE THE DER WOULD GIVE APPROVAL FOR THE OSLO RAMP, THEY REQUIRED <br />THAT WE ROUTE AROUND GRASS BEDS, WHICH LED INTO A BAD SITUATION WITH <br />ROCK. ONLY 12 MARKERS ARE REQUIRED, BUT FIRMS DO NOT FEEL THEY CAN BID <br />REALISTICALLY BECAUSE THEY CANNOT BE SURE WHAT THEY WILL ENCOUNTER WHEN <br />TRYING TO SET THE PILINGS. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS NOTED THAT ALL BUT ONE OF THE CHANNEL <br />MARKERS OFF OF VERO ISLES HAVE BEEN KNOCKED OUT, AND THEY ARE NEEDED TO <br />LEAD OUT TO THE MAIN CHANNEL. <br />INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS COMMENTED THAT WE HAVE <br />0 <br />NEVER SPENT ANY OF THESE BOATING FUNDS IN THE CITY. <br />10 <br />Wei 319 mu 0 <br />