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AT APPROXIMATELY 10:24 AM, THE CHAIRMAN CALLED A <br />SHORT RECESS. THE MEETING WAS RECONVENED AT <br />APPROXIMATELY 10:32 AM WITH ALL MEMBERS PRESENT. <br />9.B.1. PUBLIC DISCUSSION ITEM - REQUEST BY BIBBLE <br />IRVIN TO SPEAK REGARDING BEACH ISSUE <br />Bibble Irvin displayed numerous photographs of the county's coastline to show how it has <br />been functioning and performing over the years. He showed an aerial photograph of Wabasso Beach <br />taken in 1957; there were no homes built there at the time. The photo taken in 1968 of the same <br />coastal area showed homes built close to the bluff line along the ocean. Then a 1998 photo showed <br />a seawall had been built in the same area. He had done a lot of research concerning the beach. <br />Concerning the Ft. Pierce dredging, he had heard that the sand lightens up with the sun. Therefore, <br />one of his projects was putting two baggies of sand (one Vero Beach sand and one of the dredged <br />sand from Ft. Pierce beach) on the dashboard of his car to see if the sand would be bleached by the <br />sun. There was some bleaching but the sand colors of the two were still noticeably different. He <br />called Pensacola to inquire about their 16 -mile sand dredging project. He was told they had more <br />beach, the sand quality was a lot different, they have not had over 4 foot escarpments (have not had <br />any really rough weather), and there was no impact to their reefs because they never had any reefs. <br />The Army Corps of Engineers had told him that we could expect up to 14 foot high escarpments and <br />anything over 4 feet would have to be bulldozed which could not be done during the tourist season. <br />He had concern about the safety factor, felt it should be considered and other alternatives looked into. <br />He showed photographs of the Driftwood Motel taken in 1938, 1951, and present, which to him <br />indicated that the beach area was pretty much a constant. He concluded that the sand at the beach <br />is remarkably stable and was concerned that sand dredging could cover and damage all the reefs on <br />our 27 -mile coastline. He requested that Chairman Adams, as chairperson of the Beach & Shore " <br />Preservation Advisory Committee, call another meeting of the committee next month. <br />Chairman Adams advised that she would get in touch with him. <br />July 189 2000 <br />76 <br />BK 1 14 PG 284 <br />