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BOOK 63 �.�: E610 <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Lyons, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Wodtke, the Board unanimously <br />adopted Resolution 86-06, as rewritten elimin- <br />ating Page 1 and including the following changes: <br />Item #1 - Slow and idle speeds to include all areas <br />known to be frequent manatee habitat. <br />Item #5 - Inventory distribution of manatee popula- <br />tion and designate only particular areas of <br />the waterway as greater than idle speed zones. <br />Item #6 - To be added - Include the local governments <br />in consideration of all policies. <br />RESOLUTION NO. 86-6 <br />A RESOLUTION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, <br />FLORIDA REQUESTING ACTION BY THE STATE <br />OF FLORIDA TO REDUCE MANATEE DEATHS <br />CAUSED BY BOATS IN THE INDIAN RIVER <br />LAGOON SYSTEM. <br />BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of <br />Indian River County that Indian River County requests the State of <br />Florida to take positive steps through legislation or rule adoption <br />to reduce and eliminate mortality in the manatee population caused <br />w <br />by collisions with boats in the Indian River Lagoon System. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following policies be <br />considered by the State for adoption: <br />1. Expand "slow" and "idle" speed zone areas to include all <br />areas known to he habitat areas within which this the manatee <br />frequently occurs. <br />2. Expand, to whatever extent is necessary, enforcement of <br />laws designed to protect the manatee from harm. <br />3. Require licensing and education of all powerboat <br />operators. <br />4. Require licensing fees of sufficient amount to fund <br />administrative costs to the State and costs of expanded enforcement <br />requirements . <br />5. Inventory all local manatee habitat areas and then <br />designate only particular areas as greater than idle speed zones. <br />42 <br />