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write specifications and contract documents to provide for upland sand sourcing; but the State <br />and Federal permits would have to be modified to stipulate an alternative sand source. He stated <br />that the use of the upland sand source would be feasible only if the proposed fill material meets <br />or exceeds the critical characteristics of the offshore material, and concluded that the offshore <br />borrow source was the most appropriate fill material available currently for use in Sector 3. <br />Chairman Davis desired that the permit should be modified, in order to explore the <br />option of using the upland sand source. He provided an example of erosion occurring and there <br />not being enough dredges to go around, and spoke to the advantages of having the opportunity to <br />use both the upland sand source and the offshore borrow sand source. <br />Commissioner O'Bryan remarked that it would be advisable to determine whether <br />the upland sand source was suitable, before potentially causing a delay to the Sector 3 Project. <br />Additionally, he was concerned about traffic issues which might result from hauling the upland <br />sand to the beach. <br />Mr. Gorham assured Commissioner O'Bryan that a prerequisite for a permit <br />modification would be to have the sand source evaluated. <br />Public Works Director Jim Davis provided information on work which the Florida <br />Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the County had done to the Wabasso Causeway <br />Bridge, and discussed the need to evaluate what the impact would be to the bridge of having <br />dump trucks hauling many cubic yards of upland sand. He did not want to see the inconvenience <br />and expense of having a major repair to the bridge. <br />Steve Smith, an owner of Ranch Road Sand Mine, introduced Tom Hammond, of <br />the neighboring Hammond Sand Mines, and Chuck Kramer, representing Fischer & Sons Sand <br />Mines. <br />March 3, 2009 4 <br />