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THE CHAIRMAN CALLED THE QUESTION and the motion carried unanimously (4-0, Commissioner Macht being absent). FINAL UPDATE ON SOUTH BEACH OF NON MILITARY DEBRIS CLEANUP PROJECT - BUDGET AMENDMENT 020 Emergency Services Director Doug Wright reviewed a Memorandum of March 17, 1997 and presented overhead projection of photos showing the various pieces of both military and non-military debris that was found: TO: Honorable Board of County Commissioners THROUGH: Jim Chandler, County Administrator FROM: Doug Wright, Director Emergency Services DATE: March 17, 1997 SUBJECT: Final Update On The South Beach Non -Military Debris Cleanup Project Over a three-week period, Fire Division staff divers and heavy equipment vendors under contract with the County have removed 227,580 pounds of debris from the South Beach area. Pursuant to the Board's direction, the primary objective was to remove debris which could cause injury to beachcombers and swimmers. A portion of this debris was attributed to the Genessee shipwreck; however, a substantial amount of debris was in fact World War II vintage material. This material included concrete rubble (horned scullies that had been blown apart during training); a Belgian Gate (an angled steel structure); 12,250 pounds of 1.5" pipe; eight (8) rail type scullies; and wreckage from an amphibious landing craft. Additional debris which was removed in an effort to make the beach safer included boards with nails; concrete slabs from sidewalks which had been undermined by severe beach erosion; a steel keel from, a sailboat which came ashore approximately five (5) years ago; an aluminum mast from a hobie cat sailboat; and miscellaneous flotsam and jetsam. The debris removal project was concluded on March 13, 1997. The remaining debris is clearly World War II vintage material and the Corps of Engineers LARC contractor is working at this time removing the items which Fire Division divers have located and marked. The items are located in three debris fields which include rail scullies east of the Porpoise Point Tiki Hut; a pipe field east of Oceanside Subdivision; and some debris from the amphibious landing craft east of the Porpoise Point Subdivision. The Sturgis property has been cleaned up and sand has been placed near the crossover to restore the dune. Seagrapes vegetation, some marl, and two cabbage palm trees have been included in the anticipated expense of the project so that the property is returned to the Sturgis family in satisfactory condition. Mitigation of the property will be delayed until the sea wall construction project at the adjacent Bunger property is completed so it does not interfere with restoring the Sturgis property and dune. 0161 March 25, 1997 BOOK JAW FAZ