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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 />