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THAT HE HAS NOT TALKED WITH MR. GIERHART SINCE RECEIVING THIS LETTER AND NOTED THAT WE DO HAVE SOME ISLANDS THAT ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES AND IT WOULD BE ADVISABLE FOR INDIAN RIVER SHORES TO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE ON THAT COMMISSION. HE STATED THAT IF THE BOARD WISHED, HE PERSONALLY WOULD CONTACT MR. GIERHART AND SEE IF HE COULD GET HIM TO RECONSIDER, UPON THE ASSURANCE THAT HE WOULD BE KEPT PROPERLY ADVISED. THE BOARD AGREED THIS SHOULD BE DONE. DISCUSSION ENSUED AS TO WHY MR. GIERHART HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY NOTIFIED OF MEETINGS, AND COMMISSIONER Loy COMMENTED THAT SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THERE WERE MEETINGS, MR. GIERHART WAS OUT OF TOWN. IN ADDITION, SHE BELIEVED THIS PROBABLY WAS HANDLED T00 INFORMALLY IN THE PAST AND THAT NOTICES OF THE MEETINGS SHOULD BE MAILED OUT IN THE FUTURE. COMMISSIONER WODTKE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT ELIZABETH GILLICK IS SERVING ON THE MARINE ADVISORY COMMISSION, ALTHOUGH SHE OFFICIALLY IS NOT WITH THE CITY OF VERO BEACH ANY MORE. COMMIS- SIONER WODTKE FELT MRS. GILLICK CAN BE BENEFICIAL WHETHER SHE IS WITH THE CITY OR NOT, BUT BELIEVED WE SHOULD DISCUSS THIS WITH THE CITY TO SEE IF THEY HAVE SOMEONE THEY SPECIFICALLY WOULD LIKE TO BE ON THE COMMISSION. HE STATED THAT HE WILL FOLLOW UP ON THIS AND COME BACK TO THE BOARD FOR RESOLUTIONS TO APPOINT. COMMISSIONER WODTKE THEN DISCUSSED OBTAINING ASSISTANCE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A PROGRAM FOR FRITZ ISLAND FROM CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, I.E., THE GARDEN CLUB, ECOLOGY CLUB, ETC. COMMISSIONER WODTKE REPORTED THAT THEY HAD A MEETING OF THE BEACH PRESERVATION COMMITTEE WITH FULL ATTENDANCE. HE NOTED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A GRANT TO THE CITY OF VERO BEACH FOR INSTALLA- TION OF SOME TYPE OF SANDBAGGING, AND THEY HAD A SLIDE PRESENTATION SHOWING HOW THIS HAS BEEN DONE IN OTHER AREAS. HE CONTINUED THAT THEY HAD A DISCUSSION ON BEACH RESTORATION PROBLEMS AND THE STATUS 97 ` 190 NOV 5 a 5 PAcE 5