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Boa 63 FADE 853 MAR 12 1986 7 Chapter 16Q-20 of the Florida Administrative Code sets parame- ters for private residential single docks located in the Indian River Aquatic Preserve. Section 16Q -20:04(5)(b), Florida Administrative Code, sets forth specific design standards and criteria for private single docks, among which is the criterion that "the dock will extend out from the shoreline no further than to a maximum depth of minus four (-4) feet (mean low water) " (16Q-20..04 (5) (b) (3) ) . Staff has not determined if the dockage project location is in the Aquatic Preserve or if it is located on privately owned bottomlands. If the project is located in the Preserve, the dock ia"y be conflict with the above cited criterion; the applicant has not provided sufficient information concerning mean low water depth. No dredging or filling is associated with the private single dock projbct. In that respect, the project results in minimal additional impact to an area where private single docks have been previously permitted. Although the extent of any impacts are not fully known at this time, this and other proposed dockage projects in the Indian River may result in negative cumulative impacts upon the Florida Manatee. Staff has not determined the extent to bottomlands of the proposed project area effect of Indian River development on seagrass beds should be considered. RECOMMENDATION: which the submerged will be impacted; the ecologically valuable It is recommended that the Board of County Commissioners authorize staff to forward the following comments regarding this project to the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation: 1) The Department of Environmental Regulation and other appropriate agencies should coordinate with the D.N.R. to determine if the project is located in the Indian River _ Aquatic Preserve and therefore subject to requirements of Chapter 16Q-20, Florida Administrative Code. 2) The Department of Environmental Regulation and other appropriate agencies should consider the potential cumulative impacts of dockage projects upon the Florida Manatee. 3) The Department of Environmental Regulation and other appropriate agencies should evaluate the potential impact of marina projects on ecologically significant submerged bottomlands such as seagrass beds in the Indian River. ON MOTION by Commissioner Lyons, SECONDED by Commis- sioner Wodtke, the Board unanimously authorized staff to forward their comments to the DER as set out in the above memo. I. Allocation of Insurance Increase The Board reviewed the following memo of OMB Director Baird: 20