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City Manager Little discussed the funding for the studies and believed there has been some confusion and paranoia on both sides. George Gross, Coastal Resource Project Manager for the City, reported that the environmental study is in three phases. The first step is to analyze the data taken by the Corps to see if our consultant agrees. The consultant has received a pile of documents which finds some good sand and some bad sand. It has been agreed that if we do not have good quality sand, we will not proceed any further. City Manager Little clarified that there have been some restorations that did the job, but the material put on the beach made walking on it quite uncomfortable and we don't want that kind of sand. We are striving for a high quality sand; it looks as if we have some problems, and we are delving into them. Mr. Gross advised that the second phase is looking at the reefs or rock out-croppings. Reefs are living organisms, and the Corps says these are not living reefs; they are rock out-croppings. First of all, we need to know where they are; they are now being charted and when we know specifically where they are, we will send out divers and determine just what kind of marine life and marine growth is around them. These studies are very dependent on the weather as we must have clear water in order to take both still life and video photos. The DNR needs this information in order to make a recommendation to the Governor as to whether we should be considered for budgeting the project. City Manager Little reported that the City staff is doing their own turbidity sampling and went on to express his irrita- tion with those who ask why the City has considered nothing other than sand pumping. He emphasized that they have looked at every other alternative they know of. As to the new DuPont reef, this is so recent there is no scientific basis as to whether it is successful or not. 18 NOV 1 1988 BOOK 75 FA _ E. 210