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I Resolution Supporting Efforts to Secure Permits on PEP Reef Installation <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Bird, the Board unanimously <br />approved Resolution 94-104 supporting efforts <br />to secure permits to authorize the <br />installation of an experimental project, the <br />PEP Reef for beach stabilization and erosion <br />control. <br />RESOLUTION NO. 94- 104 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, <br />FLORIDA, SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO SECURE. PERMITS <br />TO AUTHORIZE THE INSTALLATION OF AN <br />EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT, THE PEP REEF FOR BEACH <br />STABILIZATION AND EROSION CONTROL. <br />WHEREAS, since 1930, the beach in Vero Beach has generally eroded, <br />and numerous projects have been proposed over the last 20 years to <br />provide protection to the beach property, including various nourishment <br />projects, alternative technology, and combinations thereof; and <br />WHEREAS, the beach front continues to be vulnerable to extensive <br />damage, e.g., the 2.6 million dollars in damage experienced by the <br />Thanksgiving Day Storm of 1984, a severe northeasterly storm which is <br />typical of the_ storm events. experienced in the Vero Beach vicinity; and <br />WHEREAS, in recognition of the concerns of its citizens for severe <br />beach erosion which threatens homes, livelihoods, significant capital <br />Investment and the tax base of the coastal communities, and the <br />responsibility of government to provide for the health, safety, and welfare <br />of its citizens, the County has continuously pursued solutions to the beach <br />erosion problem; and <br />WHEREAS, in 1992 the County assumed local sponsorship of an erosion <br />control project and formed the Indian River County Beach and Shore <br />Preservation Advisory Committee; and <br />11 BOOK 93 PAGE <br />August 23, 1994 <br />