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Based upon the Planning Council's report and recommendations and staff's own analysis, the request to add the River Club area to the D.R.I. project and the request to add 72 sailboat slips to the project marina warrant approval with the conditions described above. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners adopt the attached resolution, amending the Grand Harbor development order to conditionally add the "River Club" area to the D.R.I. project and to conditionally allow 72 additional sailboat slips in the project marina. FIRE PROTECTION MATTERS: At the time that the D.O. was adopted in October of 1985, analysis by the Planning Council staff, County staff, and Chief Forrest Smith (South County Fire District) indicated that fire protection services would not be adversely impacted by the project, and that the ad valorem taxes generated by the project (for the fire district's MSTU portion) would exceed costs of service .demands. Furthermore, Chief Smith verified that response- time to the project, from existing facilities, would be adequate (3 minutes and 5 minutes). This analysis, along with previous comments, were provided for in the initial D.R.I. review. Subsequent needs analysis can only be applied to new or modified project areas (in this case, the River Club and marina areas) or to new taxing/ser vice districts or impact fee districts. Recently Chief John Allen of the South County Fire District met with staff and expressed concerns that the District's previous analysis did not consider protection during construction (prior to receipt of generated taxes) and did not include the District's recent policy of responding to calls with two engines and a Chief Officer. Staff has informed Chief Allen that the review of fire protection services for the project (minus the River Club and additional 72 slips) was considered in 1985; re -review is after - the -fact. However, staff is including all correspondence with Chief Allen for informational purposes. Chairman Scurlock felt there would be sufficient tax monies generated from the expansion of the project to provide sufficient fire protection services, but Commissioner Eggert was concerned about protection during construction time. Commissioner Bird noted that there is a fire station right across the street from the development. Commissioner Bowman was concerned about the addition of the -Ir- 72 72 boat slips, and Planner Stan Boling explained that the permit anticipated the addition of these slips under certain conditions and staff is recommending that these 72 slips be used for sailboats only. Chairman Scurlock felt it was ridiculous to limit the slips to just sailboats and believed that a lot more protection can be given to the river by better educating those boaters who come to Florida, have never operated a boat before, and don't seem to 9 DEC 9 1966 Boaz 66 ; jcL