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9 ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DRITENBAS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MASSEY, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ACCEPTED THE BID FROM KELLY TRACTOR COMPANY FOR ONE NEW MODEL (1974) TRACK LOADER, COMPLETE WITH 96"WIDE MULTI-PURPOSE BUCKET, AS BEING THE LOWEST AND BEST BID MEETING SPECIFICATIONS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $53,590.00. THE CHAIRMAN STATED THAT SHE HAS RECEIVED A REPORT FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT REGARDING THE POPULATION SURVEY FIGURES FOR MUNICIPALITIES THAT WAS REQUESTED THIS MORNING. IT WAS STATED THAT ALL MUNICIPALITIES WERE CONTACTED AND THEY ALL CONCURRED WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENTS POPULATION FIGURES. THE BOARD AGREED THAT BASED ON THIS INFORMATION THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE AUTHORIZED TO CONTACT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AT GAINESVILLE INDICATING THAT THEIR FIGURES ARE NOT REASONABLE. THE LETTER SHOULD INCLUDE THE PLANNING DEPARTMENTS FIGURES AND THE METHODOLOGY USED TO OBTAIN THEM, THE BOARD DISCUSSED A LETTER FROM THE MIAMI HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY IN BEHALF OF THE ORLANDO SENTINEL AND WGYL RADIO STATION REGARDING THEIR REQUEST TO HAVE ALL COUNTY COMMISSION MEETINGS TAPE RECORDED AND THEIR REQUEST TO RECEIVE INFORMATIVE AGENDAS AND BACK-UP SUPPORTIVE MATERIAL BEFORE THE COUNTY COMMISSION MEETINGS. THE BOARD AGREED THAT IF THE NEWS MEDIA WISHED TO BRING THEIR OWN TAPE RECORDERS TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION MEETINGS, THE BOARD WOULD HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THAT, BUT THE BOARD AGREED NOT TO TAPE THE FULL MEETING, BUT WILL CONTINUE THEIR POLICY OF TAPING PUBLIC HEARINGS. THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE AGENDAS AND THE PRESS RECEIVING SUPPORTIVE MATERIAL BEFORE THE COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING AND IT WAS AGREED THAT THE AGENDA WOULD BE MADE MORE INFORMATIVE, BUT THE BOARD WAS NOT IN FAVOR OF ISSUING SUPPORTIVE MATERIAL TO THE NEWS MEDIA BEFORE ALL THE COMMISSIONERS HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW IT AND IT WAS BROUGHT BEFORE THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION. DEQ5193 `eoo�� rbE323.