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9.B. PUBLIC DISCUSSION - COUNTRY CLUB POINTE SUBDIVISION - RICHARD BOGOSIAN, REPRESENTATIVE - REQUEST FOR COUNTY TO DREDGE BOAT CANALS The Board reviewed a Memorandum of May 14, 1997, a letter of February 3, 1997, and a drawing submitted by Mr. Bogosian: TO: James Chandler County Admini or FROM: James W. Davis, P. Public Works Direct SUBJECT: Request for County to Dredge Boat Canals Country Club Pointe Subdivision Richard Bogosian, Representative DATE: May 14, 1997 In the late 19Ws, the plat of Country Club Pointe Subdivision established two canal right- of-ways which are currently being used by Country Club Pointe property owners for drainage and boat access. The canals conned to the 300' wide Main Relief Canal right-af- way owned by the Indian River Farms Water Control District Over the past several years, sediment and sift has been deposited in the mouth of the canals causing a narrowing and shallow depth. Richard Bogosian, resident of Country Club Pointe, is requesting the County or the Indian River Farms Water Control District to dredge and restore the canal cross-section. The primary siltation is at the mouth of the two canals which lies within the 300' wide Main Relief Canal right-of-way. The Drainage District has not dredged the Main Canal for several years and does not maintain the mouth of tributaries that are not a part of their canal system. To staffs knowledge, the County has not dredged these two tidal canals in the past 16 years. The County did dredge the 14th Street Canal in 1989, but that canal served a large drainage water shed consisting of all of the land east of Old Dixie Highway in the south Vero Beach area. A very similar request was recently made by the Vero Shores Property Owners in south county. The County helped with permitting, but the canal dredging was funded by the property owners through their Property Owner's Association. Alternative No. 1 Approve the request and authorize staff to apply for dredging permits. Once permits are obtained, land clearing of portions of the Main Relief Canal right-of-way must take place. After the clearing, the mouth of the two canals could probably be dredged from land by using a drag -line. The County's drag -line has limited boom to reach the centerline of the canal, but work could take place from each side. Costs should be assessed to the benefitted property owners. Alternative No. 2 Deny the request. Several similar situations exist in the County such as River Shores, Hobart Landing, etc. Staff is reluctant to approve the request since many similar project requests may follow and a precedent would be established. MAY 20, 1997 59 GO�� PAGE ��'