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BOOK 103 PAU 5,33 Mr. Mensing advised the Board that there are 260 tenants at the storage mall and 8 families in that area; 2 of whom have a potential need for emergency assistance. Mr. Mensing circulated some photographs (Clerk's Note: Photographs were not supplied to the Clerk.) The owner of one car was bitten by water moccasins as he was leaving his car and was hospitalized. He reminded the Board of their responsibility for the health and welfare of the citizens of the County. C. N. Kirrie of 12855 79'h Avenue on the edge of Roseland, also believed the culverts in the area are too small. He questioned whether the monies to be provided through the one - cent local option sales tax program are in place for this project and offered his services to assist with the project. Chairman Eggert questioned whether the project's scheduling could be moved up, and County Administrator Chandler responded that 1.1 million has been budgeted for drainage in the north area of the County. He agreed to investigate the current funding as to whether or not there is an ability to accelerate the project. Commissioner Adams questioned the timing and questioned what could be done as a temporary fix. Director Davis stated that after the first of the year an RFP would be issued and engineering could begin. Extensive survey work has been done. Staff has planned to clean the ditch on the east side of the Kirrie property and hopes to relocate that ditch which will require some permitting as there are some wetland areas in this natural flood plain. The Elaine Street ditch has been cleaned downstream. Also, some of the culverts have been enlarged which has helped to a certain degree. However, when you receive 8 inches of rainfall in a short period of time, even large culverts are not able to handle the drainage. Commissioner Tippin questioned whether emergency pumps had been employed, and Director Davis advised that staff had a pump operating the next day but that storm occurred without any warning late at night. By the time staff arrived, it was already flooded. After further discussion, Director Davis suggested that there are a number of unopened rights-of-way which could be opened for advanced drainage. The construction of swales and cleaning the rights-of-way would provide some temporary assistance. Perhaps Representative Sembler can assist in obtaining any necessary St. John's River Water Management District permits. He did warn that some people may lose some trees and vegetation in an effort to resolve the problem. NOVEMBER 25, 1997 -20-