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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY" WHICH INCLUDED A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED ROUTES; ESTIMATED PASSENGER UTILIZATION AND REVENUE GENERATION; LEVEL OF SERVICE; AND OPERATING COSTS, ON JANUARY 9,1973, NATIONAL CITY MANAGEMENT COMPANY SUBMITTED AN ADDENDUM TO THE TRANSIT PLAN, . A CITIZENS COMMITTEE WAS FORMED CONSISTING OF MEMBERS OF THE VERO BEACH CITY COUNCIL, COUNTY COMMISSION, MUNICIPALITIES, DOWNTOWN.MERCHANTS, AFTER SEVERAL MEETINGS IT WAS DECIDED BY THE COMMITTEE THAT A BUS SYSTEM WAS DESIRABLE AND NEEDED IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY AND THE FOLLOWING ARE RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO THE MOST EQUITABLE METHOD TO PROCEED, 1, THAT INDIAN RIVER COUNTY SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBLE AGENCY TO OWN AND OPERATE A SYSTEM, Z, A TRANSIT AUTHORITY BE APPOINTED TO MANAGE THE SYSTEM, 3, THAT UP TO 114 MILL CAP SUBSIDY BE PLACED ON THE SYSTEM, COMMISSIONER DRITENBAS FURTHER STATED THAT IN VIEW OF THE COMMITTEES RECOMMENDATIONS HE WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TAKE, THE NECESSARY STEPS TOWARDS ESTABLISHING AN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY BUS TRANSIT SYSTEM, COMMISSIONER DRITENBAS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE COUNTY WILL PAY 16TH OF THE COST; THE STATE 1/6TH OF THE COST AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 2/3RDS OF THE COST, MR, JENNINGS STATED THAT THIS TRANSIT SYSTEM WOULD START WITH FIVE OR SIX BUSES AND AS THE SYSTEM GROWS MORE BUSES WILL BE ADDED AND HE ALSO STATED THAT THE BUSES COULD BE HOUSED AT THE COUNTY GARAGE, ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MASSEY, COMMISSIONER BOGOSIAN VOTED IN OPPOSITION, THE BOARD APPROVED TO ACCEPT THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE, THE BOARD ALSO AUTHORIZED THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR COMMISSIONER DRITENBAS AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TRANSIT AUTHORITY IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, 7 .. -OCT 241973