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The Board reviewed the following letter dated 2/4/97: Summerplace Improvement Association, Inc. 1802 Barefoot Place East Vero Beach, Florida 32963-4548 February 4,1997 James W. Davis, P.E. Public Works Director Indian River County 1840 25th Street Vero Beach, Florida 32960 Dear Mr. Davis: William G. Glynn Telephone 407488-0034 Fax 407-388-5577 Th purpose of this letter is to confirm our conversations of the past week. The 3 .foot jog in the Summerplace seawall evolved as follows. On Friday, April 26, 1996, I received a letter (with a copy to you ) from Mr.Hal Bean, Program Administrator of the Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The letter expressed concerns that were raised by Michael Sole of the DEP about the siteing of the seawall and protection of any marine turtles and their hatchlings. It also clearly stated that unless we used an approved plan from the DEP, we would have potential problems in obtaining our final permit. I immediately attempted to contact Mr. Bean, who was not in his office, and in his absence, Mr. Jim Martinello, who had left for the day also. I left messages for both and received a telephone call 30 minutes later from Mr. Gene Chelecki who advised me that Michael Sole and one of the DEP's engineers, Mr. Sri Tammisetti, would be at Wabasso Beach parking lot on Monday, April 29,1996 at one o'clock in the afternoon to meet with me. I called you, asked that you join us, and you accepted. On Monday, April 29, 1996, we met with Sole and TammisettL The following people were also in attendance: Bob Bruce, president of the North Beach Civic Association, Dr. Peter Fallon, who videotaped the meeting, Kel LaBranche, vice- president of the Civic Association, Jim Doyle, vice president of the Summerplace Improvement Association, Rod Williams, Evelyn Shea, Chuck Pickard, Myself, several officers from Sea Oaks Homeowners Association, Jim Davis, Indian River County Public Works Director and myself. Michael Sole gave us his interpretation of the new State Law governing the armoring of beach fronts through emergency permits issued by County Governments. He emphasized that it was strictly his interpretation and that there were no rules in place in Tallahassee covering emergency permits. He spoke on the protection of turtles and made the point that seawalls had to be sited as far to the FEBRUARY 11, 199741OOK l h�J F��E