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A CHAIRMAN LYONS POINTED OUT THAT PARAGRAPH B STATES "NO MOTOR VEHICLES" SHALL BE OPERATED ON ANY PART OF THE PUBLIC BEACHES, AND HE FELT SOME PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OR EMERGENCY VEHICLES, DISCUSSION FOLLOWED AS TO DEFINING "AUTHORIZED" -VEHICLES; QUESTION AROSE ALSO AS TO ENFORCEMENT, ATTORNEY COLLINS EXPLAINED THAT THE COUNTY WILL BE ENFORCING THIS, AND THE ADMINISTRATOR WOULD GO TO THE SHERIFF, HE CONTINUE D THAT THIS IS IN RESOLUTION FORM RATHER THAN AN ORDINANCE BECAUSE THE COUNTY BY A SPECIAL ACT WAS GIVEN AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH SUCH RESTRIC TIONS BY RESOLUTION, AND A RESOLUTION WAS PASSED IN 1976 WHICH EXISTS TODAY ESTABLISHING AN AREA WHERE DRIVING ON THE BEACH IS PROHIBITET. AND AN AREA WHERE IT IS ALLOWED, THE BEACH DOES NOT INCLUDE THE BLUFF AREA, THE CHAIRMAN ASKED IF ANYONE PRESENT WISHED TO BE HEARD, MICHAEL WODTKE POINTED OUT THAT AREAS ARE SET ASIDE FOR SURFING AND WISHED TO KNOW WHY THERE CAN `T BE AREAS FOR BEACH BUGGIES, CHAIRMAN LYONS EXPLAINED THAT WE ARE TRYING TO PRESERVE THE BLUFF LINES AND PROTECT THE TURTLES, AND THE INCREASE IN DRIVING ON THE BEACHES IS BECOMING A HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC SO THAT WE CAN NO LONGER TOLERATE THIS PRACTICE, COMMISSIONER BIRD AGREED THAT WHILE HE HAS SPENT MANY PLEASANT HOURS DRIVING ON THE BEACH, HE UNFORTUNATELY BELIEVED THAT WITH PROGRESS, IT HAS BECOME UNSAFE TO ALLOW IT ANY MORE, ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BIRD, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING, MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BIRD, TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 8I-57 WITH REVISIONS TO ALLOW EMERGENCY TYPE, MAINTENANCE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES ON THE BEACH. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED AS TO THE APPROPRIATE WORDING, AND THE ATTORNEY SUGGESTED EXEMPTING EMERGENCY, MAINTENANCE AND SCIENTIFIC VEHICLES AS APPROVED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR, THE BOARD AGREED. THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. IT WAS VOTED ON AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 61 o c 47 pml)t264 I