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lw RESOLUTION NO. 68- 2 The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, resolves: 1. Pursuantto the authority vested in this Board by Chapter 67-1518, Laws of Florida, this Board does herewith determine that it should investigate and determine the nature and extent of the water resources within the bound- aries of Indian River County or otherwise available to it and the means -where- by such resources can best be conserved, developed, managed, controlled and utilized for beneficial public and private use consumption. 2. In order to properly utilize the authority recited above, this Board has sought and received the advice of a citizens committee of the county consisting of those citizens known to have special interest and qualifi- cations, headed by Dr. G. B. Britton. 3. At its meeting on March 20,, ° 1968, this Board heard a presentatio made by Dr. Robert Vernon of the Florida Board of Conservation and Mr. Clyde Conover .of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, generally out- lining the prospects of a program of agreement among this Board, the State of Florida and the United States of America for a water resources study, at the conclusion of which this Board tentatively determined that such a study was the first essential in determining any future program for this County but that there are presently no budgeted funds of this Board which may be expended for such a purpose. 4. That this Board does herewith express its present intent to in- clude in its budget which would become effective on October 1, 1968, a sum of money presently estimated to be $15, 000.00 in order that it could provide the local participating funds required in order to have a complete water resources study and report made by the Florida Board of Conservation and the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. 5. That in accordance with the suggestions made by the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council and in order to provide the greatest benefit to this Board and the citizens of this county, this Board does express the desire and suggestions that such a report not only include the highly technical Smith, Heath, Smith & O'Haire, Attorneys At Law, Vero Beach, Florida NO i& 1[t APR 101968