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1- Human Services <br /> None <br /> 2. Sandridge Golf Club <br /> None <br /> 3. Recreation <br /> None <br /> DEPARTMENTAL MATTERS <br /> 12. PAGE <br /> D. Human Resources <br /> None <br /> E. Office of Management and Budget <br /> None <br /> F. Public Works <br /> None <br /> G. Utilities Services <br /> 11:26 1. Spoonbill Reef—Update <br /> a.m. (memorandum dated February 19, 2015) 278-282_ <br /> ------------------------ <br /> ----------------------------- <br /> Director of Utility Services Vincent Burke provided a brief <br /> history of the: (1) Oyster Pilot Project at Spoonbill Marsh; and <br /> (2) the Artificial Reef Pilot Study (Spoonbill Reef), which was <br /> constructed in the Indian River Lagoon adjacent to Spoonbill <br /> Marsh. <br /> Chip Swindell, Ecotech Consultants, Inc., used a PowerPoint <br /> Presentation to provide an update on Spoonbill Reef. He said <br /> that the reef has provided habitat for a dense oyster colony, <br /> which filters large amounts of nutrients (nitrogen/phosphorous) <br /> from the water flowing from the Florida Department of <br /> Transportation (FDOT) ditch across the reef, into the Lagoon. <br /> He relayed that State funding was being sought to construct a <br /> small Test Pond for educational and research purposes, and <br /> that the Florida Department of Environmental Protection <br /> (FDEP) appears favorable to the construction of another oyster <br /> reef at 45t Street. Mr. Swindell announced that there would be <br /> an Eco-Tour of Spoonbill Marsh on Saturday, March 14, 2015, <br /> from 8:00 a.m.to 2:00 p.m. <br /> Board of County Commission Meeting Page 10 <br /> March 3,2015 <br />