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MAY 1990 BOOK 80 PAGE 51 Mr. Rose agreed that is certainly one critical area. The highest concentration of manatees is not necessarily there, but that is the area they all have to pass through to get back and forth. He stressed that the DNR researched the 20 mph concept extensively. The time saving was about 5 minutes, and with the added confusion on the water way, their conclusion was that there was not a significant savings to the boater and that it was definitely a greater threat to the manatees. Commissioner Scurlock asked if they had looked at the entire corridor being a slow zone versus just part of it being a slow zone, and Mr. Rose confirmed that they did. Mr. Rose commented that their understanding of the County's last Resolution was that the county did support what the DNR had proposed in rule making for the Sebastian River, and he wished to know if that is correct or if they have misinterpreted that. Commissioner Bird advised that we did say slow speed for everything west of the U.S.I bridge in our original Resolution, which was in conflict with the Sebastian Inlet Tax District's recommended plan. Mr. Rose wished the Board to understand that they have no' proposed rule for the rest of Indian River County; they would not have finished that before working with the county on it. Commissioner Bird wished to know once we leave the U.S.I. bridge and and start heading east, if we can't designate a certain area there, possibly 500' east of the bridge, as slow speed and then from that point increase the speed to 20 mph on out to the Intracoastal. Mr. Rose noted that it would require additional channel marking and additional study to develop that, but he d.id feel something like that can be worked out. Commissioner Scurlock agreed that we do not want idle speed all the way out to the Inlet. Commissioner Bird further commented that he would be willing to give up the area west of the Intracoastal that we had proposed 48