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RESOLUTION NO. 94- 6 3 - A The resolution was moved for adoption by Commissioner Adams and the motion was seconded by Commissioner E g g e r t , and, upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows: Chairman John W. Tippin Aye Vice Chairman Kenneth R. Macht Aye Commissioner Richard N. Bird Aye Commissioner Carolyn K. Eggert Aye Commissioner Fran B. Adams Aye The Chairman thereupon declared the resolution duly passed and adopted this 3 day of May , 1994. Jeffrey K. Barton, Clerk BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA B - �. t John W . T p n Chairman PUBLIC DISCUSSION - REQUEST BY FRANK ZORC TO DISCUSS PEP REEF PROJECT Frank Zorc, 2044 DeLeon Avenue, 35 -year resident and taxpayer of Indian River County, objected to tax mpnies being used for the PEP reef. He commended Commissioner Adams for the work that has been done on this project, but he considered the PEP reef a substitute for the sandpumping project, which was to have been paid for by beachfront property owners. He recalled that on two occasions, voters defeated the use of tax dollars for beach restoration. He argued that only the beachfront property owners benefit from beach restoration. He asked whether the County is protected if the reef must be removed and whether the contractor will be responsible for that removal. Mr. Zorc suggested that the Board look into the subject of a bond with the contractor for removal of the reef if that should become necessary. Commissioner Macht stated that he supported the PEP reef project because it benefits everyone. The beachfront property owners may receive more benefit because their properties are protected from storms, but even that secondarily benefits all of us because if that property were destroyed by the action of the ocean, ad valorem taxes derived from those properties would be lost. Our community is a beachfront community and everyone in the county MAY 0 3 1994 17