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Commissioner Bowman referred to Policy 6.3, as follows: POLICY 6.3: By 1992, the county shall acquire and/or assist state and federal agencies in the acquisition of coastal/tropical hammocks for the protection of the vegetative community. The following sites shall be considered: a. coastal/tropical hammocks and other complementary native plant communities adjacent to the (IFAS) Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, north of Oslo Road, east of U.S.#1. b. coastal/tropical hammocks adjacent to northern Jungle Trail, in coordination with the proposed Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge expansion, and c. coastal/tropical hammocks on Orchid Island north of Wabasso Beach and east of S.R. A1A, in conjunction with the proposed CARL Wabasso Beach/Sea Turtle National Wildlife Refuge project. Commissioner Bowman felt we should add sand ridge to the above list as "d." Planner DeBlois felt that was covered under the previous POLICY 6.2 with reference to xeric scrub, but Commissioner Bowman pointed out that says "preserved;" it doesn't say "acquired." It was agreed to add sand ridge as "d." Bud Kleckner noted that POLICY 6.10 states that "By 1995 the county shall establish a GIS computer mapping inventory of vegetative communities...." He stressed that this is urgently needed now, and he felt this date should be moved up. OBJECTIVE 7 WILDLIFE AND MARINE HABITAT There will be no reduction in the critical habitat of endangered or threatened plant and animal species occurring in Indian River County, and the county shall conserve, appropriately use and protect non -threatened, non -endangered fisheries, wildlife, wildlife habitat and marine habitat (i.e. seagrass beds) through the implementation of land development regulations and policies. For the purpose of this objective, "critical habitat" is defined as the minimum required sum of environmental conditions in a specific area necessary to sustain a given species. The protec- tion of critical habitat shall be measured and evaluated on a site development basis, in addition to county land acquisition efforts as described in Policy 5.5 and the policies of Objective 6 of this element. - NO COMMENT OBJECTIVE 8 RECREATIONAL USES OF NATURAL RESOURCES Sufficient resource-based parks and outdoor recreational oppor- tunities will be provided for public use; viable communities of flora and fauna on public recreational and open space lands will E0 133 BOOK i<�` F'":c