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Fr- -1 APR 2 6 1994 ROOF 9;? PAGE298 Director Davis reported that our application is not complete as yet, but County staff is finalizing a letter to respond to the questions raised by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) . It is our feeling that the DEP is mainly concerned with the impact these units may have on the shoreline. He expected that when the permit is issued, there probably will be some conditions to mitigate anything that the modeling might show, such as sand placement or something to that effect. The question today is whether to issue an order to American Coastal to proceed with the fabrication of 1,000 units as discussed at last week's meeting. Commissioner Adams reported that she.talked with Kirby Green of the DEP last Thursday and he reconfirmed his willingness to work with the County. Don Donaldson reports that the physical modeling is going real well. In addition, we received the good news last Friday that the Wetland Resource Department of the DEP has found our application complete. They do have a few items they want us to clarify, but they do not see any problem with the reef. The wetlands permit is the first of four permits. Commissioner Adams felt comfortable with Kirby Green's letter of April 22, 1994, and wished to note that the window is narrowing for constructing the reef this summer. Chairman Tippin commended Commissioner Adams on her massive efforts to get the PEP reef through the permitting process. However, his personal view is that the DEP continues to be an abomination and he just doesn't trust them. He could not support a motion to do anything ahead of having a permit in hand from this outfit. Commissioner Eggert also appreciated Commissioner Adams' fantastic effort in getting the PEP reef permitted. She still felt this is worth considering in terms of cautiously going ahead. However, she questioned the wording in Mr. Green's letter about modifying the proposed configuration of the units. For better understanding of the letter, Commissioner Macht suggested substituting the word "placement" for "configuration." Director Davis returned to the question of issuing a notice to proceed on the fabrication of units. Commissioner Bird understood that if we give the go ahead for the fabrication of units, we would be obligated to buy the units once they'are built. Director Davis explained that -there is a mobilization charge of $200,000 to build the units and another $200,000 mobilization charge to install the first 1000 feet of units. 45