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Commissioner Adams pointed out that we must calculate how much we can save by purchasing in volume, and compare it to the down time that will result from vehicles being transferred to a different location for repairs. She was not convinced that our mechanics are underemployed. Commissioner Eggert cautioned that we need to address liability concerns. THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. It was voted on and carried unanimously. UPDATE ON PREFABRICATED EROSION PROTECTION (PEP) REEF PROJECT Commissioner Adams reported that Dr. Robert G. Dean, chairman and graduate research professor at the University of Florida, has offered to let us use his wave tank to do some studies. The cost to the County would be about $10,000. The Beach and Shore Preservation Advisory Committee hopes that the Florida Division of Beaches and Shores will accept this physical model in place of the $25,000 numerical model previously authorized by the Board. She stressed that the study might cost more than $10,000, but she is asking the Board's approval to continue negotiating with Tallahassee while this studies are being conducted to avoid delay on this project. She reported that we are beginning to get some cooperation from Tallahassee. Commissioner Eggert understood from newspaper reports that the objective of the study is to prove that sand will not be taken away from the center and deposited at the two ends instead of on the shoreline. Coastal Engineer Don Donaldson confirmed that one of the objectives of the study is to ascertain that the PEP reef will perform as expected, but the primary objective is to find the best loc4tfon for the PEP -reef. The consensus of the Board was for the Beach and Shore Preservation Advisory Committee to negotiate with Dr. Dean of the University of Florida for the use of his wave tank. APPOINTMENT TO NOMINEE QUALIFICATIONS" REVIEW COMMITTEE The Board reviewed the following letter dated February 10, 1994: 43 'FEB 221994 I