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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes-Final February 13,2018 <br /> permitting issues for both project locations and provide staff with direction. <br /> Attachments: Staff Report <br /> Oslo Boat Ramp Parking Area <br /> Oslo Boat Ramp Spoil Containment Area <br /> Aerial of Power Plant Location <br /> City Mainland Boat Launch Concept Plan <br /> Additional back-up; news articles and reports <br /> (Clerk's Note: This item was heard following Item 12.G.1., and is placed here <br /> for continuity). <br /> Public Works Director Richard Szpyrka recalled the Board's direction on <br /> October 24, 2017, for staff to research ways to reduce the scale of proposed <br /> improvements to the Oslo Boat Ramp (the Boat Ramp). In his PowerPoint <br /> Presentation,he presented and reviewed options for the Board's consideration, <br /> and disclosed that various regulatory agencies would require the project to be <br /> redesigned and re-permitted. He also conveyed that there has been discussion <br /> between the County and the City of Vero Beach(the City) about undertaking a <br /> joint venture for a Mainland Boat Launch at the old City Power Plant site. <br /> Director Szpyrka asked the Board to provide staff with direction on how to <br /> proceed, and responded to the Board's questions. <br /> The Chairman invited public input. <br /> The following speakers voiced their concerns and opposition to the proposed. <br /> changes to the Boat Ramp: <br /> Paul Fafeita, 955 82nd Avenue,President, of the Treasure Coast Chapter of the <br /> Coastal Conservation Association <br /> Dr. Richard Grant Gilmore, 5920 1st Street Southwest <br /> Mark Yanno, former biologist with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service <br /> Bill Loftus, 5600 Dominica Street,research scientist retired from the U.S. <br /> Geological Survey and currently a biological consultant <br /> Dr. Edie Widder, CEO and Senior Scientist of the Ocean Research and <br /> Conservation Association(ORCA) <br /> Dr. Richard Baker, President of the Pelican Island Audubon Society <br /> Deliberations ensued among the Board regarding the proposed improvements to <br /> the Boat Ramp,restoration of the Lagoon, and the prospective Mainland Boat <br /> Launch. Chairman O'Bryan expressed concerns about the muck that was <br /> impacting the Indian River Lagoon. <br /> Indian River County Florida Page 10 <br />