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• TO: James E. Chandler Cou . • . inistrator ONCURRENCE: ti ,/!{ t1 � .moi l �%CCV obert M. Keating, ICP o7 Community Development DActor THROUGH: Roland M. DeBloigrATICP Chief, Environmental Planning & Code Enforcement FROM: Brian Poole, FREP Senior Environmental Planner DATE: September 9, 2002 RE• Board Consideration of MANWAC Recommendations on State Proposed Revisions to Manatee Protection Speed Zones in the Jungle Trail Narrows and at the Vero Beach Power Plant It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners formally consider the following information at the Board's regular meeting of September 10, 2002. BACKGROUND In January 2000, the Save the Manatee Club and a number of other non-governmental environmental organizations filed suit against the Flonda Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) alleging that the State had not done enough to protect endangered manatees. As part of a settlement of that lawsuit, the FWC is proposing to increase boating speed zone restrictions in the Jungle Trail Narrows and at the Vero Beach Power Plant (See Attachment 1). This past year, the FWC conducted several public meetings and a public hearing within Indian River County soliciting public comment on these two proposed speed zone area changes. This Thursday, September 12, 2002, the FWC will hold a final public hearing in Kissimmee, at which the FWC will finalize its proposed changes to the two speed zone areas. On September 6, 2002, the Marine Advisory/ Narrows Watershed Action Committee (MANWAC) reviewed the proposed speed zone changes. The MANWAC's concerns and recommendations are summarized in Attachment 2 to this memorandum. This matter is now being presented to the Board for the Board to consider ratifying the MANWAC's recommendations for presentation at the FWC September 12 final hearing. SEPTEMBER 10, 2002 45 1„r Ler I •