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OCT 2 4 <br />1994 <br />Boor, <br />58 <br />pnr, <br />Public Works <br />Director Jim Davis recommended that <br />staff <br />go <br />ahead and design the bridge to provide 9.2 feet to 9.96 feet of <br />vertical clearance and that the dredging of the channel be <br />included as part of the Indian River Boulevard Project. <br />Director Davis understood that a public hearing would not be <br />necessary before going ahead with the construction of the bridge <br />because they have contacted everyone in the area who uses this <br />canal. Once the dredging is done and the draft is increased, <br />people will be able to take their boats through the canal at low <br />water, whereas at present they can barely use it at high water <br />level. He referred to a strip map of the property along the <br />canal and pointed out that the dredging would be done from just <br />west of the bridge on to the river. <br />Commissioner Bird asked if they would be dredging the delta, <br />and Director Davis thought that could be done. He advised that <br />they plan on throwing the dredging in as an alternate bid and see <br />what the dragline costs would be. If the cost is too high, the <br />work will be done in-house. It would not be an actual pumping <br />operation, just a dragline operation. The spill will probably <br />have to be hauled 'away if it cannot be used on the site. He <br />advised that the County does not have rights-of-way or easements <br />along this canal; the canal comes right up to the property lines. <br />Vice Chairman Lyons asked if there was anyone who wished to <br />be heard in this matter. There were none. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Wodtke, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Bird, the Board unanimously (4-0) <br />authorized the consultant to apply to the Coast <br />Guard for a permit to build the bridge as designed, <br />and authorized the dredging of the channel as an <br />alternate bid in the project. <br />34 <br />_I <br />