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SCENIC ROADS & TRAIL COMMITTEE - PRELIMINARY REPORT Ruth Stanbridge came before the Board and reviewed the following material concerning Jungle Trail: PRELIMINARY REPORT SCENIC ROADS AND TRAILS COMMITTEE JUNGLE TRAIL The Jungle Trail Committee met officially on March 18th and on April Sth. I have prepared a short summary of each -.of these meetings. Mr. Chris Paull, assistant county attorney, met with our committee at our first meeting and discussion centered around the legal questions on the maintenance map, land ownerships, possible legal authority by county to bulkhead on private property, the need for various signs from speed signs to litter signs, etc. (see attachment). Since that meeting, we have contacted and received from the Division of Archives, History and Records a print-out of historical and prehistorical data for Jungle Trail. We have contacted the Florida Inland Navigation District concerning "Please No Wake" and "Scenic Area" signs and county staff is now corresponding with the U.S. Coast Guard concerning submitting_ application to erect said signs outside but near the channel in the vicinity of the most damaging erosion areas. We have received a preliminary biological assessment from Mrs. Ellie Van'Os, awformer biologist with the local office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service off ice, on the erosion problems and suggested ways to combat them. Mr. Mike Orr of the county staff was contacted concerning posted speed limits and I believe that matter was approved at the last meeting. The Public Works Department also prepared an off icial*county sign which we -hope can be erected in the very near future. Another aspect and positive a�-proach t&' -the preservafidn. of Jungle Trail and something entirely separate from the Ad Hoc Committee has been the organization of a non-profit group called the Jungle Trail Preservation League, Inc. The Articles of Incorporation have been prepared, signed and on the way to Tallahassee. This Preservation League's purpose is "..to preserve the integrity of the scenic, historic road known as Jungle Trail and its environs." Each of the committee members has undertaken a specific task to further our research on Jungle Trail (memorandum April 22, 1982). At our April 8th meeting, after input from staff and much discussion, it was decided that County Commission"appr0Ail`w;as necessary if the Jungle Trail Committee was to proceed further. (See attachment) I am here today, as Chairman of that Committee, to ask you to consider these specific items. 1. Revalidation of the maintenance map for Jungle Trail. 2. Authorization for the Planning Department to build a unified data base map of the Jungle Trail area. We feel with these things accomplished, our Committee can provide this Commission with reasonable, precise and valuable recommendations for the preservation of Jungle Trail. MAY 51982 25 5,,wc,49pk4r509 .