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contacted him and asked if the County was dead set on sticking with this Plan, which the State felt was not restrictive enough for the protection of manatees, and he advised them that he felt we would certainly consider any alternative plan they might offer as a compromise. The State has come back with a modified plan, which is what the Board is reviewing today. Commissioner Bird further advised that he, along with Planner DeBlois, Rich Giteles representing the Sebastian Inlet Taxing District, and Bill Moody representing the water skiers, already have looked at the State's modified plan, and it was felt it was basically a good plan with possibly some additional modifications to it to allow the boaters a little more flexibility. Those modifications are set out in the memo from Chief Planner Roland DeBlois, as follows: TO: James Chandler County Administrator DEPARTMENT HEAD CONCURRENCE: Robert M. eat g, Community Developmehe Director -TJAFROM: Roland M. DeBlois, AIICP Chief, Environmental Planning DATE: April 30, 1990 RE: Public Hearing on Revisions to the County Interim Manatee Protection Plan It is requested that the data herein be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at their regular meeting of May 8, 1990. DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS: Since the Board of County Commissioners adopted an Interim Manatee Protection Speed Zone Plan (Resolution No. 90-20) at a public hearing on February 6, 1990, the Florida Department of Natural Resources (FDNR), Division of Marine Resources, has reviewed the plan and has made the determination that the plan does not provide adequate protection for manatees. As such, the FDNR has submitted a proposal and requests that the Board consider adopting it in lieu of the previous plan. ALTERNATIVES & ANALYSIS: The FDNR proposal is a combination of the Board's adopted plan, the Sebastian Inlet Tax District's plan (north of Wabasso), and the Ad 25 mUC .0 Frgi. 28 � hiAY 81990 �