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OV 1'!138 <br />BOOK 78 FACE 434 <br />well received by the Parks & Recreation Committee earlier this <br />month, and the Committee recommended that the Board of County <br />Commissioners approve the master plan. <br />Brad Smith expressed their appreciation for the opportunity <br />to work together with the County staff in setting the stage for <br />development of this park. This is a unique piece of property, <br />and it is just a gorgeous piece of what Florida used to be. They <br />are excited about the opportunity not only to provide oceanfront <br />access, but to preserve some of the natural environment there and <br />utilize some educational opportunities as well. He showed some <br />aerial photographs and ground photographs of the site that show <br />the thick vegetation that exists along that stretch of property. <br />Director Davis noted that prior to the project, the Sheriff <br />took Mr. Smith up in his low -altitude plane for 3-4 hours to get <br />an aerial inventory of the vegetation. <br />Mr. Smith explained that they have divided the master plan <br />into 4 areas: the main oceanfront recreation area that provides <br />the typical beach access; the hammock campground in the <br />triangular piece on the west side of AIA; the seaside camp sites <br />on the detached piece of oceanfront; and the village rentals on <br />the other portion that stands alone on the west side of AIA. In <br />addition to nestling those planned improvements, they looked for <br />ways to provide a variety of recreation experiences, not just <br />your typical beach access, and looked for opportunities for <br />public/private partnership efforts. Funding is always a problem <br />in public projects such as this, and he felt that the more <br />creative funding mechanisms that are considered, the better off <br />we are. They have included improvements throughout the park that <br />will generate revenue. <br />Beginning with the oceanfront recreation area, Mr. Smith <br />advised that the master plan calls for 631 paved parking spaces; <br />5 dune crossovers equally spaced throughout; 1 lifeguard tower <br />centrally located; restroom facilities; 4 picnic areas located <br />34 <br />