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COMMISSIONER WODTKE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE MARINE ISLAND ADVISORY COMMISSION IS BASICALLY SATISFIED WITH THE REPORT. HE, THEREFORE, FELT IT WOULD BE PROPER FOR THIS BOARD, WHICH ACTUALLY RECEIVED THE GRANT TO DO THE STUDY, TO APPROVE THE PLAN AND THE REPORT BEFORE IT IS SENT TQ DER AS OUR COMPLETED PLAN AND HAVE THE MINUTES REFLECT THAT THE REPORT HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING STAFF WITH THE ADVISORY COMMISSION AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD WITH THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THIS DOCUMENT BE DISTRIBUTED TO STATE AGENCIES AND MUNICIPALITIES.. COMMISSIONER WODTKE STATED THAT THE MARINE ADVISORY COMMIS- SION FEELS STRONGLY THAT WE SHOULD NOT JUST ADOPT THE PLAN AND CALL IT FINAL, BUT THAT WE SHOULD PROCEED ON WITH TWO SPECIFIC PROGRAMS - RECEIVE AUTHORIZATION TO GO TO TALLAHASSEE TO DER TO TRY AGAIN TO TAKE WHATEVER STEPS ARE NECESSARY TO SECURE AS TIGHT A LOCAL CONTROL OVER THESE SPOIL ISLANDS AS POSSIBLE, AND SECONDLY, AUTHORIZE THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THE ADVISORY COMMISSION TO WORK IMMEDIATELY ON IM- PLEMENTING A PROGRAM UNDER THIS PLAN, HE NOTED THEY HAVE TENTATIVELY SELECTED THE FRITZ ISLAND AREA WITHIN THE CITY OF VERO BEACH FOR A PROJECT, AND HE FELT WE SHOULD AUTHORIZE THEM TO COME UP WITH A RECOMMENDATION UTILIZING THE FUNDS WE GOT FROM F.I.N.D. TO POST THE ISLAND BECAUSE WE WANT TO HAVE A PROJECT MOVING AHEAD TO SHOW THAT WE ARE UTILIZING THOSE DOLLARS. MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, SECONDED BY COMMIS- SIONER Loy, TO AUTHORIZE ACCEPTANCE OF THE STUDY OF THE SPOIL ISLANDS DONE BY THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL, THE PLANNING STAFF AND THE MARINE ADVISORY COMMISSION, WITH THE RECOMMENDATION THAT IT BE FOR- WARDED TO THE VARIOUS AGENCIES; TO AUTHORIZE REPRESENTATIVES TO CON- TINUE TO WORK WITH THE DER AND NECESSARY AGENCIES IN SECURING CONTROL OF THE ISLANDS; AND TO AUTHORIZE THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND MARINE ADVISORY COMMISSION TO COME UP WITH AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR A PROGRAM FOR FRITZ ISLAND. COMMISSIONER LYONS FELT IT SHOULD BE CLARIFIED THAT WE ONLY HAVE CONTROL OVER THE NORTHERN ONE THIRD OF FRITZ ISLAND; THE REST OF IT BEING PRIVATE PROPERTY, THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. IT WAS VOTED ON AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. NOV 51980 95 aom 45 FAcE213"