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JAN 19 1988 <br />BOOK 7O rt.GE <br />90 <br />Discussion ensued regarding who would volunteer to sit on <br />the Watershed Committees, and Commissioner Wheeler noted it would <br />tie into areas of interest both to him and Commissioner Bowman. <br />Commissioner Bowman preferred it be Commissioner Wheeler. <br />Commissioner Wheeler agreed and asked that Planner Mike Miller be <br />the technical member. 0 <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by Com- <br />missioner Wheeler, the Board unanimously authorized <br />the appropriation of $4,000 toward an aerial photog- <br />raphy study of seagrass beds in the Lagoon; adopted <br />Resolution 88-7 asking for designation of the Indian <br />River Lagoon an an Estuary of National Significance; <br />and appointed Commissioner Wheeler and Planner Mike <br />Miller to sit on the Sebastian Watershed Action Committee <br />and the Indian River Lagoon Narrows Action Committee. <br />RESOLUTION NO. 88- 7 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO THE GOVERNOR <br />OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN SUPPORT OF DESIGNATING <br />THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON AS AN. ESTUARY OF NATIONAL <br />SIGNIFICANCE. <br />WHEREAS, the Indian River Lagoon is the most diverse <br />estuary in North America; and <br />WHEREAS, the quality of life and economic welfare of <br />the residents of the region have long been associated with <br />the Indian River Lagoon system; and <br />WHEREAS, the Indian River Lagoon is an important part` <br />of our nation's history as the first siting by the Spanish <br />explorers and the last footfall for man .in space; and <br />WHEREAS, the Indian River Lagoon system provides a <br />growing economic base for commercial fishing, marine <br />services and facilities, tourism, and Indian River citrus; <br />and <br />30 <br />