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DONALD MAC DONALD AND DALE WIMBROW PARKS BOOK The Forestry Service is in the process of renovating the restrooms at Donald MacDonald Park. He said they built a bridge across the canal to the nature trail. The Committee discussed the possibility of improving the Donald MacDonald/Dale Wimbrow parks and turning the area into a money -making project similar to Long Point. The County Attorney's office was asked to review the Forestry Service lease for Donald MacDonald Park, and the Committee will continue its discussion at the next meeting. SOCCER PROGRAM AT FAIRGROUND Joe Spataro reported that the soccer program is doing extremely well. They have 133 children in the program at this time. PURCHASE'OF TREE SPADE Mr. Thomas stated there is a used truck and tree spade for sale for $22,000. Rex Hailey and Jack McCorkle inspected the equipment and reported that they are in good shape. In the past, the County has had to deny donated trees because it was too expensive to hire a company to move. them. With our own tree spade, we could accept all donated trees and use the spade as a rental item to other areas of the County, the City of Ver -o Beach, - and the Town of Indian River Shores. Mr. Davis indicated that the Road and Bridge Department would be able to use the tree spade frequently. MOTION: The Committee unanimously recommended the purchase of the used truck and tree spade for an amount not to exceed $22,000, the money to come from the Parks and Recreation Capital Improvement Fund. MOTION: If the tree spade is purchased, the Committee would like top priority to be placed on developing plans for various County parks (such as Gifford Park) showing where trees could be planted so that when trees become available, they can be planted. It was also suggested that a place at the sanitary landfill site might be set aside for a small nursery to grow trees until they are needed for placement at various County properties. GOLDEN SANDS CONCEPTUAL PLAN The Committee reviewed the conceptual plan for the Golden Sands beachfront property. MOTION: The Committee unanimously approved the conceptual plan for the Golden Sands Park, and recommended that the County Commission apply for grant funds to begin the first phase of development. SEBASTIAN YACHT CLUB BOAT RAMP There is a problem with washout at the end of the Sebastian Yacht Club boat ramp. This is a very heavily used ramp by County residents as well as Sebastian City residents. The City of Sebastian has requested an amount not to exceed $3,000 to fill the washed out area with rock. Mr. Davis suggested other methods of correcting the problem. The Committee suggested that the representative from Sebastian.get in contact with Mr. Davis to discuss how the ramp should be fixed, and to come up with a definite cost of the project. The Committee will .consider. the request after this information is available. 76