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soap 95 ?�H 208 spent in looking at beach options and the Committee has come up with a solution they felt was economically viable and feasible and very good for the county. She hoped sand -pumping never occurs here to cover up that beautiful reef. As far as the leadership and work that has been done, she felt Commissioner Bird had had plenty of time to take a leadership role and to try to do something about the beach. It galled her that he sat there as an "armchair quarterback" about what the Committee had done for 18 months. The Committee has looked at options, paid consultants, visited different places and attended beach conferences. They have talked to the State and to the Feds, and she thought it was very unfair to the Committee and unfortunate that Commissioner Bird had taken that position. Commissioner Bird countered that he had started his remarks by complimenting her and he certainly included her committee and staff on the job that they had done and he thought they had done the absolute best job that they could, but the test results and the expert opinions were not in harmony. Some experts have said the PEP reef might even enhance erosion. He reiterated his suggestion to continue pursuing the permits to be in a position for next summer; that if PEP reef is the way to go, that's the way to go. He did not rule out the PEP reef, but wanted to see if there are any other options out there, and sand -pumping may not be the only other option. Commissioner Eggert commented that this was not a duplicate of the Palm Beach reef; they did not do the modelling, they put in a continuous line without breaks in it. Chairman Macht added that no two sections of beach are alike. Commissioner Tippin recounted his historical knowledge of beach erosion, commenting that groins work on the west coast, but not on the east coast. The issue of beach erosion has been debated and studied for years. He expressed his sympathy to Mr. Zorc for the burden he carried of having the monopoly on all the right. answers. He would vote to proceed, but wanted to force Mr. Zorc to move forward with his intended appeal. Commissioner Eggert understood staff's recommendation was to not proceed until we see the appeal. Chairman Macht reiterated staff's recommendation, not to approve the Notice to Proceed either partially or totally. MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Adams, SECONDED BY Commissioner Tippin, to issue a partial Notice to Proceed, to allow May 23, 1995 50 EA r