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W: 2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG BCC Commissioner Adams delivered the Invocation. SITD Commissioner Enzor Maggard led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. 3. INTRODUCTIONS BCC Chairman Macht and SITD Chairman Glover introduced their respective delegations. SITD Chairman Glover thanked the Board for inviting them to this meeting. She made reference to the joint project in 1995 and the interlocal agreement that never materialized. She was glad that they were once again meeting in an attempt to work together. 4. UPDATE ON CHANNELIZATION ISSUE SITD Administrator Ray LeRoux gave a brief background on the Sebastian Inlet Tax District's channel extension efforts since 1930 and brought the BCC up-to-date on the present mitigation plan. He said they have never been able to secure both a State and Federal permit. They have experienced a battle getting through the permitting process and then being able to meet the time requirements in that process. In 1996 they were issued a construction permit from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, but they failed to coordinate with the Army Corp of Engineers. The current mitigation plan for the Sebastian Inlet Channel Dredge Project is to extend the existing inlet channel with markers all the way to the Intercoastal Waterway. There have been many changes to the original mitigation plan and the latest change is now in the 60 - day comment period that ends the middle of December. The earliest they can obtain a permit is mid-January and then they can apply to the State. There are two obstacles that have been raised. One comes from the Florida Marine Fisheries Commission. They want the channel narrowed to 50 feet which is not acceptable to the Sebastian Inlet Tax District because it makes it difficult for two boats to pass through the channel simultaneously OCTOBER 6, 2003 2 The other issue is from the Save The