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BOOK 59 pm,F 5S Commissioner Wodtke thanked Director Davis for the long hours he put in over the weekend. Commissioner Wodtke then reported that at yesterday's meeting of the Beach Preservation & Restoration Committee, many people pointed out that there was severe erosion further north than where the Corps of Engineers had planned their project, and they requested that the northern area be included in the plans for future restoration. Commissioner Wodtke asked the Corps for this inclusion, but he felt that it might possibly delay the entire project. Commissioner Wodtke suggested the Commission schedule a meeting for discussion on what position the Board will take on restoration of the beach erosion and the type of reconstruction that will be allowed. Basically, the timeframe with the Corps of Engineers requires that the budgeted $50,000 be expended by January 1st, and he thought we really need to address this project and make a determination whether or not it is going to be done so that property owners can determine how they are going to proceed. Chairman Scurlock reported that City Councilman Gary Parris has indicated that a workshop will be held in December and that the County could meet with them at any time to discuss this matter. He believed that George Gross and Attorney George Collins have a new approach as to the funding formula for the restoration project which puts more burden on private property owners. Commissioner Wodtke realized that those conversations with Mr. Parris and Mr. Gross had occurred before the storm and believed we should sit down with the City and map out a plan of action over and above the Corps project to establish a master plan for our beaches and shores, and we need to know if we have a commitment by our elected officials to preserve our beaches. Even in view of the fact that a beach restoration project has not been approved in the last seven years, he felt confident that Mf _ M M