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10.B.2. REQUEST TO SPEAK FROM FRED MENSING REGARDING BEACH SAND PROJECT PHASE 3 AND RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE Fred Mensing, 7580 129th Street, Sebastian, indicated that he was speaking for himself, not as the President of the Friends of Historic Roseland. He said he had attended the pre-bid conference regarding beach re -nourishment, and felt that the contract that was presented was one sided, and not on equal footing, between the local sand miners and the dredging contractors, as the Board had earlier requested. He requested the Board direct staff to ensure the contract be fair and on equal footing, that the sand size be a standard requirement of 2.3, and to penalize the appropriate parties if the grain size provided is not correct. Mr. Mensing also spoke about bringing Amtrak services back to the County. He felt the Board needed to "integrate something strictly seeking Amtrak" to work with all the counties from Duval to Palm Beach, where in the past, proposals would re-route from the Florida East Coast (FEC) railway over to the tri -rail system. He wanted the Board to take the lead, and also create a medium that would allow all the proposed Counties to put the pressure on Washington. Chairman Davis said that the Metropolitan Planning Organization (PLO) had passed a Resolution supporting Mr. Mensing's proposal, and that it promogated through the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council. He emphasized that the Resolution is doing what Mr. Mensing wants, only with a stronger voice. Commissioner Solari informed Mr. Mensing that the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council had recently noted that they had 74 Resolutions from different Counties and Municipalities throughout the region in support of this, and at their last meeting, two more Municipalities added their names to the list. He acknowledged that they were actively pursuing this, and believed they were the best group in the area to do so. NO BOARD ACTION REQUIRED OR TAKEN 17 July 21, 2009