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------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -- <br /> first page "WHEREAS, it is now also understood that in addition <br /> to the federal assistance...for a new rail station at the Orlando <br /> International Airport which will benefit All Aboard Florida and <br /> other transit systems; and..." OPPOSING All Aboard Florida; <br /> and (2) for the citizens of the Treasure Coast to continue <br /> standing up against All Aboard Florida. <br /> Mr. Kite readdressed the Board about population growth in the <br /> State of Florida and the traffic congestion and pollution that <br /> this will cause. <br /> Discussion/debate ensued between Mr. Kite and Commissioner <br /> Solari regarding his (Commissioner Solari's) letter of <br /> September 30, 2014 (pages 216 & 217 of the agenda package) to <br /> Rusty Roberts. <br /> Mark Yanno declared his opposition to the All Aboard Florida <br /> Project, asking the Board to work towards maintaining the <br /> small town atmosphere of this area. <br /> The Chairman CALLED THE QUESTION and the Motion <br /> carried unanimously. <br /> 9:37 a.m. C. Oslo Boat Ramp Presentation <br /> (memorandum dated-October_1,_2014) ------- ------------------------------------------21 <br /> - <br /> (Clerk's Note: This item was heard following Item 9.A.) <br /> Deputy County Attorney William DeBraal, pursuant to Board <br /> direction on September 23, 2014, presented a report on the <br /> history and development of the Oslo Boat Ramp Project. He <br /> discussed the changes that were made to the plans after review <br /> by various permitting agencies, and stated that the current <br /> approved plan proposes a paved parking lot with 12 boat <br /> trailer and 11 car spaces; a dock extension; muck removal from <br /> a portion of the existing channel; a guardrail; vinyl sheet piling; <br /> a sidewalk; and roadway paving. He noted that 1.41 acres of <br /> wetlands will be impacted, whereas 5.0 acres would have been <br /> affected by the original plan. He stated that other project <br /> improvements included signage; an off-site mitigation project; <br /> manatee slow-speed restrictions; more channel markers; and <br /> construction of a dock perpendicular to the ramp. He <br /> described the large amount of muck found at the channel site, <br /> and disclosed that in accordance with testimony presented at <br /> the Oslo Boat Ramp Administrative Hearing, six seagrass <br /> surveys have shown that there is a statistically insignificant <br /> amount of seagrass within the proposed muck removal site. He <br /> also noted that the area has been undamaged by boat use for a <br /> Board of County Commission Minutes Page 19 <br /> October 7,2014 <br />