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Mr. Collins addressed the Board as a representative of the Sanderling Homeowners Association. He had also spoken with and guessed he was representing the Disney Resort, 12 property owners in Ambersand, Sea Oaks, Town of Orchid, Orchid Development Company, and Windsor Development Company. He stated that north county beaches have received the worst erosion ever from Hurricane Floyd. Ten feet of his 30' dune was gone along with his beach stairs and it just dropped straight down. He stated it was a critical situation and that emergency was what brought him to the Board, he appreciated being put on the agenda. He described what would happen to the beaches if nothing were done and requested the Board grant permission for beach scraping at the homeowners' expense. He asked that the County cooperate and do the same for the County's public beaches. The homeowners intended to work very closely with the County's Coastal Engineer Jeff Tabar to ensure the privilege is not abused. Administrator Chandler stated that staff could work with the homeowners. He reported that Coastal Engineer Jeffrey R Tabar has been in contact with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in terms of the requirements of various agencies. Vice Chairman Adams stressed that now is the opportune time to reclaim the dune sand on the beach before it is totally lost. The private property owners have a quicker response time and the ability to get it done much faster that the County. Supporting Mr. Collins' request was not a problem from her standpoint and she believed the State had issued an emergency declaration for the whole coastline for emergency measures that need to be done to protect property and the shoreline. She wanted to see the County join with the property owners to be able to reclaim sand at Wabasso Beach. If we get another storm, the north county coastline is completely exposed because of the critical erosion. SEPTEMBER 219 1999 39