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report. However, the findings of Dr. Dean's study did not include properties south of R30. Therefore, they were not included in the settlement. She continued to explain that over the past ten years there has been no spirit of cooperation from the Sebastian Inlet Taxing District to work with Indian River County due to the fact that they were under the impression that our County had filed suit against them. Her concern is that unless there is some cooperation between Brevard County and Indian River County the erosion problem will become greater. Bill Glynn, 1802 Barefoot Place, expanded on the findings of the lawsuit and informed the Board that the Sebastian Inlet Taxing District is considering appealing the Court's decision although in the Inlet's testimony they admitted that 110,000 cubic yards of sand are being removed each year from the beaches due to the jetty at Sebastion Inlet. Mr. Glynn pointed out that the sand replacement agreement signed five years ago by representatives of the Sebastian Inlet Taxing District, Brevard County and Indian River County states that 70,000 cubic yards of sand would be replaced. Since then the Sebastian Inlet Taxing District issued orders to change 70,000 cubic yards to 70,000 tons. This is equivalent to 53,000 cubic yards of sand, and the price remained the same. He recommended that a negotiating team be created to work with the Sebastian Inlet Taxing District Commission and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to install a sand transferring system as quickly as possible to the jetty; to talk with the Brevard County Commissioners regarding disbanding the Sebastian Inlet Taxing District Commission and establishing a new group representative of both counties; and to contact the DEP to investigate why the measurement was changed from cubic yards to tons, approximately 1/3 of the difference. Commissioner Adams expressed her feelings of unfairness to the taxpayers and added her concern with the operation of the Sebastian Inlet Taxing District in regard to the unusual meeting schedules, preventing attendance of the public. She would like to see the County Attorney investigate the contract. ON MOTION by Commissioner Lowther, SECONDED BY Commissioner Adams, the Board unanimously (4-0, Vice Chairman JULY 1, 2003 14