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---------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- <br /> minimum of five years. <br /> Discussion ensued, with input from Roadway Production <br /> Manager Mike Nixon, on stormwater treatment in the Oslo <br /> Boat Ramp area. <br /> Commissioner Solari supported the right of the public to use <br /> the boat ramp, but was concerned that appreciable harm might <br /> be done to the already fragile Lagoon by significant use. <br /> Attorney DeBraal provided additional information for <br /> Commissioner Flescher regarding the road paving and size of <br /> the boat trailers the ramp can accommodate. He stressed that <br /> the muck removal would be done with a suction dredge, and <br /> that the proposed plan is in compliance with State and local <br /> regulations. He also noted that the County is waiting for <br /> various Federal permits from the U.S. Army Corps of <br /> Engineers. <br /> Commissioner Zore sought and received further information <br /> on St. John's River Water Management District's (SJRWMD) <br /> role at the Administrative Hearings; prop scarring; channel <br /> markers; the size of the Oslo Boat Ramp, and the scope of the <br /> Project. <br /> Chairman O'Bryan commented that the additional <br /> navigational markers and signage would keep boaters within <br /> the Channel. He pointed out that the Project's environmental <br /> impacts have been minimized since the original plans were <br /> drawn; and noted that environmental experts helped design the <br /> mitigation plans. <br /> Discussion ensued on the precise location of the proposed muck <br /> removal. <br /> Attorney DeBraal addressed the Board's questions about the <br /> mitigation project planned for Joe Earman Island. <br /> Commissioner Solari commented on the significant decline of <br /> the seagrass beds and the Lagoon since the Project's inception, <br /> and suggested delaying the project until the seagrasses and <br /> Lagoon are restored. He advocated to "Do No Harm." <br /> Chairman O'Bryan stated that the Basin Management Action <br /> Plan (BMAP) allocates credits for muck removal, and that the <br /> seagrasses will benefit from cleaning up the turbidity in the <br /> channel. He also remarked on the benefits of the mitigation <br /> Board of County Commission Minutes Page 20 <br /> October 7,2014 <br />