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• <br />9.B.1. PUBLIC DISCUSSION ITEM - BIBBLE IRVIN'- <br />DISCUSSION OF BEACH MATTERS ABOUT THE PEP <br />REEF <br />The Board reviewed the following: <br />�cR <br />4/20%x01 <br />fir• <br />APR 1999 <br />"iRAiOR'S <br />Bibble Irvin stated that he had a number of concerns and had been monitoring the <br />beaches for 14 years. He expressed his concern about the safety of the PEP reef and the lack <br />of buoys to mark the location. He believed it is a hazard to swimmers and attracts sharks. <br />He felt that pocket beaches would have many benefits and very low costs. He stated that he <br />is circulating a petition in favor of the pocket beaches and will be on the agenda at the City <br />Council Meeting of May 4, 1999. <br />Coastal Engineer Jeff Tabar commented, in response to a question from <br />Commissioner Ginn, that the PEP reef is not excluded from the Beach Preservation Plan. <br />This is an experimental project and we are in the final year of monitoring the reef. A report <br />will be submitted in the next several months and a determination will be made on the future <br />of the project. The buoy safety system has been in place from the very beginning. There are <br />23 buoys on the breakwater and he is in constant touch with the lifeguards in the area. There <br />are also warning signs. <br />NO ACTION REOL RED OR TAKEN. <br />APRIL 20, 1999 <br />-33- <br />BOOK 100 mu <br />• <br />