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FEB 12 1996 BOOK 63. PnUF 608 this just by including Item #6 asking that local governments be included in the consideration of all the rule making process. Board members continued to suggest various alternatives for designating areas of the river, and Commissioner Bowman felt we are going to have to designate certain areas for water skiing as they are one of the biggest offenders. Chairman Scurlock believed we need to do an inventory from County line to County line and designate an area to be used for skiing, etc. - Commissioner Bowman did not see, as a practical matter, how you can place a sign at every shallow water area, but she felt you can sign the deep water areas. Commissioner Wodtke wished to know the difference in the definitions of idle speed and slow speed, and Planner Challacombe stated that idle speed is just enough speed to control the boat for steerage, and he felt slow speed is no wake. He did feel, however, the slow and idle are being used synonomously in the resolution. Commissioner Lyons suggested the following language for Item #5; "Inventory distribution of manatee population and designate only particular areas of the waterway as greater than idle speed zones" and also the adding of Item #6; "Include local governments in consideration of all policies." Commissioner Wodkte asked if we can delete the one whereas clause expressing the opinion of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service re not alowing construction of new marinas until existing mortal- ity rates are reduced as he felt this amounts to a moratorium. Administrator Wright agreed that if the Board adopted this resolution, he would feel they were sending him a message not to consider any more marinas. Discussion continued at length as to whether the proposed Resolution indicates support of a moratorium on the building of marinas; the effect, if any, of the jeopardy letter produced by 40 M M