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PAGE 121 GOP Number GOP Language Recommended Action Comments/Rationale Policy 11.1: Lands acquired by the county under its Environmental Lands Program shall include property located within the Hurricane Vulnerability Zone (HVZ). This land shall be used for either natural resource conservation, passive recreation or both. No Change Policy 11.2: Within the CHHA, the county will not make infrastructure improvements to accommodate development more intense than allowed by the comprehensive plan. No Change Policy 11.3: The county shall utilize all applicable state and federal regulations and the appropriate objectives and policies of the Indian River County Comprehensive Plan to limit public and private development in the CHHA. No Change Objective12: Boating Safety and Law Enforcement Through 2015, the annual boating accident rate in Indian River County will be at or below the 1995 baseline rate of 131 accidents per 100,000 registered boaters. Furthermore, there will be no incidence of watercraft-related human fatalities. Revise Revise date through 2040; update data including year as available Policy 12.1: "By 2010, the county shall request that the FWC adopt the following speed zone amendments for Indian River County: • Gifford Cut: Extend the “unregulated” speed zone north toward Channel Marker 127; • Wabasso Causeway: Establish a year-round slow speed zone within 300 feet of the western shoreline of Wabasso Island, continuing 300 feet north and south of Wabasso Causeway (C.R. 510); and • Create a 400-foot “Idle Speed” zone, within the ICW, centered under each bridge over the Indian River Lagoon; and Eliminate the “Slow Speed” zone in the ICW north of the Barber Bridge (SR 60). " Remove Policy 12.2: The County shall provide ongoing support for the Vero Beach Power Squadron’s and the Vero Beach Coast Guard Auxiliary’s educational and voluntary marine patrol operations by providing in-kind services and assistance in applying for grant funding for program operations. No Change Objective 13: Education/Public Awareness By 2010, informational kiosks displaying manatee protection practices, safe boating practices, and the designated speed zones of the inland waters of the county will be installed at all public boat ramps in Indian River County. Revise Remove year; Revise: Informational kiosks displaying manatee protection practices, safe boating practices, and the designated speed zones of the inland waters of the county will be installed at all public boat ramps in Indian River County. Policy 13.1: By 2010, the county shall obtain funding from the FIND and the FWC to construct informational kiosks at boat ramps and other strategic locations, such as fishing piers. Revise Revise: The County shall obtain funding from the FIND and the FWC to construct informational kiosks at boat ramps and other strategic locations, such as fishing piers. Policy 13.2: The county, in cooperation with the FWC, USFWS, FIND, and the ELC, will distribute manatee awareness and boating safety materials to local boaters at the time of yearly boat registration and other appropriate locations such as marinas, bait and tackle shops, and public parks. No Change Policy 13.3: By 2010, the county shall initiate a monofilament line recycling program by placing marked collection receptacles at boat ramps, marinas, bridges, and strategic locations. Revise Revise: The County shall initiate a monofilament line recycling program by placing marked collection receptacles at boat ramps, marinas, bridges, and strategic locations. Policy 13.4: All existing and new boat facilities (public and private) shall be required to post manatee awareness signs. No Change Policy 13.5: By 2010, all rental vessels, including personal watercraft, in Indian River County shall be required to display stickers or plasticized cards with boating safety and manatee protection information. Revise Revise: All rental vessels, including personal watercraft, in Indian River County shall be required to display stickers or plasticized cards with boating safety and manatee protection information, to the greatest extent practicable. Objective 14: Manatee Through 2015, the annual number of manatee mortalities in Indian River County shall be no more than five (5), excluding unusual events such as red tide or disease outbreaks. Of these annual mortalities, no more than one (1) mortality shall be watercraft-related. Remove