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EW ADDRESS: <br />C <br />kf1iin'SsJoners iST <br />S.4. , Rt 5, Sox 4316; Pabtt-ka, P1. 32077' t tot,leytrator <br />January 3, 1989 <br />Pubi17,17:1Corn: Works <br />Utiii jnit <br />F, ties �' dev, <br />OthanCe <br />et <br />Indian River County Board of County Commissioners <br />1840 25th Street <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br />1 <br />Dear Commissioners: <br />I am extremely pleased that on 1/19/88 the commission voted to invest <br />$4,000 in seagrass beds in Martin County, which directly support the <br />majority of a fishing industry worth over $50,000,000 a year to Indian <br />River County. Two developments have taken place since then. First, we did <br />not have suitable conditions for aerial photography in 1988 after the money <br />was awarded. Secondly, the additional money needed for photointerpretation <br />and extensive ground—truthing (field verification) will now be provided by <br />the water management districts through the SWIM program. I will therefore <br />bill the county only for the aerial photography of seagrasses in Indian <br />River County. <br />Thus, for the total sum of one thousand four -hundred dollars <br />($1,400.00), Seagrass Ecosystems Analysts will provide aerial photos of <br />all of Indian River lagoon in Indian River County, from Round Island to . <br />Sebastian Inlet. This price includes the photography plus my cost of <br />obtaining that photography for the county: Film format will be 9" x 9" <br />aerial color infra—red exposed to give a film scale of 1:24,000 (1" = 2,000 <br />ft, the same as quadrangle—scale topographic maps). They could be printed <br />at any scale to match planning maps. This film would thus also be useful <br />for other purposes, such as determining wetlands and detecting land <br />clearing. The film would belong to. Indian River County, but would be <br />available for examination at any time by SEA. <br />I hope there is no problem in extending our contract past the original <br />1988 expiration date. Please let me know if there is any problem with <br />this. I thank you for your consideration of this badly needed project and <br />appreciate your care and concern in spending county funds. <br />Again, thank you. <br />Sincerely, <br />1 .a)(„). <br />Robert W. Virnstein, Ph.D. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by Com- <br />missioner Eggert, the Board unanimously approved the <br />extension of the 1988 contract with Seagrass Ecosystems <br />Analysts past the original expiration date per the <br />above letter from Dr. Virnstein. <br />EXTENSION OF CONTRACT IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE <br />13 <br />FB 71989 <br />BOND 6 osE 13' <br />BOARD <br />