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Staff had requested the engineering design plans previously and they were willing to give further consideration to the matter. In response to Commissioner Ginn's question, Mr. Tabar advised that under an emergency permit, work on the seawall could continue during turtle nesting season. Responding to Chairman Eggert, Mr. Tabar said he was still awaiting engineering plans. Mr. Mosby advised that the final design of the sheet piles cannot be done until they have the final alignment to determine whether they will use cantilevered sheet piles or "dead men" between the structures and the wall itself. Chairman Eggert pointed out that a line was approved at the previous meeting. Mr. Mosby claimed that they had submitted drawings over 6 months ago that had the alignment that was not approved. It was changed in the configuration. Chairman Eggert assumed that they would do now what they had proposed 6 months ago, and Mr. Mosby advised that was what they were proposing, that they had been revised several times since they were submitted. Director Davis advised that staff had received the first plan on January 13, 1997; they did not see plans 6 months ago. The plan they did see showed the seawall seaward of the top of the bluff, which they knew was not acceptable to the DEP. DEP's position has been 15 feet off the dwelling, or at the top of the bluff, whichever is more landward. Because the swimming pool is in a very seaward location, it will be very difficult to get the "dead men" installed by the swimming pool. Commissioner Adams felt that in some instances DEP had not looked objectively at applications, but her main concern was to remove the Board from the middle of this problem and have good communication between staff and the applicants. Chairman Eggert asked if staff could bring the matter back to the next meeting, if they receive the engineering plans on Friday. Director Davis advised that Friday was a holiday. Commissioner Adams added that there would be no time for revisions either. There was some discussion as to which comes first, the alignment or the engineering drawings. Commissioner Tippin, wanting to cut through the bureaucratic nonsense and adding that the dune line had changed considerably since his youth, thought that simple logic and common sense would dictate that by taking a string from the north end of the Jelmby property to the Millar's would provide an alignment for a seawall. Chairman Eggert called for a second to Commissioner Adams' 33 March 25, 1997 BOOK .1LU0 PAGE L-