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JAN, 91980 eoOK 4 PAGE 4;34 THE BOARD NEXT DISCUSSED A LETTER RECEIVED FROM LEWIS GREENE, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, CITY OF VERO BEACH, REQUESTING JOINT CITY -COUNTY PARTICIPATION IN CLEANOUT OF A CANAL THAT DRAINS A PART OF ROCKRIDGE SUBDIVISION. ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS EXPLAINED THAT THE MAP ATTACHED IS ERRONEOUS AND MR. GREENE IS NO LONGER ASKING FOR PARTICIPATION ON THE WHOLE THING - JUST AT THE SOUTH END OF THE CANAL AT 15TH 'FTREET AND 3RD AVENUE WHERE IT GOES DUE EAST INTO THE INDIAN RIVER. HE STATED THAT JOHN AMOS OF THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT HAS AGREED TO FURNISH MARL OFF THE NORTH RELIEF CANAL BANK TO THE CITY AND COUNTY. THE ADMINISTRATOR NOTED THAT WHILE THE COUNTY HAS NO ACTUAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS, IF THE CANAL DOES BECOME BLOCKED, IT WILL HAVE A TENDENCY TO FLOOD THE ROCKRIDGE AREA AND THEN IT WOULD BECOME THE COUNTY'S RE- SPONSIBILITY. THE ADMINISTRATOR SUGGESTED THAT THE BOARD CONSIDER AUTHORIZING HIM TO DO THIS WORK WITH THE CITY AND REMOVE THE TRASH TREES. HE CONTINUED THAT MR. GREENE HAS CHECKED WITH THE FORESTER, WHO HAS AGREED THE TREES CAN COME OUT. THE CITY WILL TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY, AND WE CAN SEND DOWN A DRAGLINE AND A DOZER AND POSSIBLY SOME TRUCKS. COMMISSIONER LYONS COMMENTED THAT THERE ARE SOME GOOD OAK TREES IN THIS AREA. HE NOTED THAT THE CITY HAS A GOOD TREE PROTEC- TION ORDINANCE, AND IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT MR. GREENE SAYS HE GOT CLEARANCE FROM THE FORESTER, THE FORESTER HAS NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT: IT WILL REQUIRE A TREE REMOVING PERMIT. ADMINISTRATOR JENNING COMMENTED THAT MR. GREENE DID SAY THAT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WOULD THEY MOVE ANY OAK TREES - ONLY PEPPER TREES AND SOME AUSTRALIAN PINES. MR. GREENE ALSO SAID THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE NECESSARY PERMITTING. MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMIS- SIONER WODTKE, THAT THE COUNTY PARTICIPATE IN THE CLEARANCE OF THIS - CANAL AND REMOVAL OF TREES AS REQUESTED BY MR. GREENE ON THE CONDI- TION THAT ALL NECESSARY PERMITS, INCLUDING TREE REMOVAL PERMITS, ARE SECURED BY THE CITY OF VERO BEACH.