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[BAR28 939 BOOK 76 F"GE 45 4 Mr. Boling next reviewed the access management plan that will protect the manatees and the seagrass beds from boat traffic. Commissioner Scurlock asked if there was any provision for continued maintenance of the drainage canal as he was concerned that the County might be faced with the problem of maintaining the canal somewhere down the road, which was the problem the County encountered with the 14th Street canal in the Rockridge Subdivision. Mr. Boling explained that the Florida Department of Trans- portation (DOT) have to be involved in getting the necessary permits, but the money would have to come from somewhere else. Commissioner Scurlock felt the long-term responsibility for maintaining these access canals along the river should be spelled out in the site plan. Vice Chairman Eggert understood that this would be part of the traffic management plan and although, they would have to work with the DOT, they would have to bear the cost themselves. Mr. Boling confirmed that would be the case if any maintenance was involved. Basically, this boat ramp facility is a shared facility, the same as a single family dock. Commissioner Scurlock wanted to see it all down in black and white so that if a time comes when the canal cannot be navigated any longer, the entities of the development have agreed to maintain the canal. Commissioner Bowman pointed out that the bottom lands to the east, the ones they are going to travel over, belong to River Shores and were deeded to Mr. Lowenstein, but Mr. Boling advised that staff checked with the County Attorney's office and while it is true that the bottom lands are privately owned, the public has a right to go over them as long as there is water over them and it is navigable. Commissioner Bowman emphasized that they don't have a right to dredge the canal, and wanted to know who would dredge it in 14