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County Coastal Engineer James Gray reported that approximately 40% of the offshore sand resources required for beach restoration over the next 30 to 50 years lie within Federal waters. He continued the PowerPoint Presentation to elaborate on the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM) proposed rule changes for the use of offshore sand, and reviewed staffs concerns/questions on how the changes may affect the County's beach program. Coastal Engineer Gray thereafter asked the Board to approve staff's comments on the proposed letter to BOEM. Commissioner O'Bryan requested that staff add to the proposed letter, comments about preserving some of the County's vested rights to portions of the borrow area sediment (marine sand, gravel, and shell resources). Chairman Solari requested that staff change the salutation portion of the draft letter from "Dear Sir or Madam" to the name of a specific BOEM staff member. ON MOTION by Commissioner O'Bryan, SECONDED by Vice Chairman Flescher, the Board unanimously: 1) approved staff comments on the proposed U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) rule changes; and (2) authorized the Chairman to execute the letter after it is addressed to a specific U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) staff member, and after additional verbiage is added regarding the County's vested interest in a portion of the high quality offshore sand. 11:41 2. Update — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) proposed plan to a.m. dredge and relocate bulk ocean sand from Martin and St. Lucie Counties to Miami-Date County (memorandum dated_May-2,-201-6)---------------------------------------------------130---13-3-_ Assistant Public Works Director Richard Szpyrka recalled that in January 2016, the Board had approved and sent to the United States Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE), Resolution 2016-007, opposing the USACE's proposal to dredge and relocate ocean sand from Martin and St. Lucie Counties to Miami-Dade County. Coastal Engineer James Gray used a PowerPoint Presentation to provide background on- the Southeast Florida Sediment Assessment and Needs Determination (SAND) study that was conducted by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and the USACE. The SAND study (which did not include Indian River County), indicated that Miami-Dade County offshore sand sources are almost depleted, and that large May 10,20161 Page 10 Board of County Commission Minutes