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AUG 17 1989 9'09 541PACE remove some of the protected trees within county rights-of-way. He noted that we can do that, but it does create another step in our process and he just wanted the Board to be aware of that fact. Commissioner Lyons informed the Board that when he was a member --of the Vero Beach City Council, such an exception was made for the City Works Department, and he has regretted it ever since. He believed that environmental control should be left with the Environmental Administrator. Commissioner Scurlock concurred and felt the key question is whether the Public Works Department might not develop different criteria for itself. He continued that his main concern is developing an ordinance that is workable and will be functional for the trades people faced with working with it on a day to day basis. Commissioner Scurlock did not believe the public hearings had been well attended by these people and felt it is very necessary to have input from them as to how they feel the -proposed ordinance will affect them. Considerable discussion ensued about various technicalities, i.e., the definition of a "protected tree," the limited time of year recommended for working with mangroves, the size of the "protected area" around trees, the requirement for an erosion control plan to obtain a land clearing permit, etc., and Chairman Bird expressed the hope that we will be able to come up with a finished ordinance that will deal with a very complex subject in the average layman's terms so that people do not have to hire an engineer just to interpret the ordinance. He also hoped that whatever we adopt, we have the staff and manpower to enforce it without having -to hire additional people. Commissioner Lyons did not feel the proposed ordinance actually is that complicated, and Commissioner Bowman believed that it is mainly a problem of educating the 75