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MEMORANDUM TO: Board of County Commissioners FROM: Gene E. Morris, Tax Collector DATE: March 2, 1988 SUBJECT: Occupational Licenses Pursuant to Indian River County Ordinance No. 86-59, please be informed that $3,239.40 was collected in occupational license taxes during the month of February 1988, representing the issuance of 141 licenses. Gene E. Morris, Tax Collector (12) Authorization to Amend Tree Protection Ordinance The Board reviered memo from Community Development Director Keating: TO: Charles Balczun County Administrator DATE: March 2, 1988 FILE: AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND THE COUNTY'S TREE PROTEC- SUBJECT: TION ORDINANCE Robert M. Keating, AICP" WK Direct•r •': ,4: Commun'ty—Development DeREFERENCES: It is requested that the information herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at their. regular meeting of March 15, 1988. DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS: Recently, one county commissioner suggested that the staff consider several amendments to the County's tree protection ordinance. One recommended change is simply to add trees of the Bald Cypress Family to the list of trees which are protected regardless of size. Another proposed change is more complex. It involves assessing the adequacy of tree violation penalties generally, and in particular considering a specific alternate penalty procedure for assessing mangrove violations. Cypress trees are associated with wet "swampy" areas. Cypress heads or swamps are documented as valuable natural resource areas.. Cypress head habitats are important wildlife refuge areas since they are well suited for waterfoul, wading birds, turkey roosting and water adapted reptiles and mammals. Also, many threatened and endangered species of plants and several threatened wildlife. 12 MAR 15 1988 BOOK 71 FACE 131