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• THE BOARD THANKED THE VERO BEACH CIVIC ASSOCIATION AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE. THE CHAIRMAN STATED THAT THE BOARD WILL AWAIT THE CHAMBERS REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEN A WORKSHOP WILL BE SCHEDULED TO DISCUSS THE DETAILS MORE THOROUGHLY, ATTORNEY BURCH LEFT THE MEETING. THE BOARD DISCUSSED AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL AND THE VERO.BEACH INDIAN RIVER COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION REGARDING THE STATE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. A CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS TO BE ORGANIZED TO REPRESENT INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ON COASTAL ZONE PLANNING. _ I COMMISSIONER SIEBERT WAS OPPOSED TO APPOINTING A COMMITTEE AND STRONGLY OBJECTED TO ARTICLE 11 OF THE AGREEMENT. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THAT HE WOULD GO ALONG WITH ARTICLE 11, BUT IT WOULD BE UNDER PROTEST. CHAIRMAN LOY QUESTIONED WHERE THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA PLANNING COUNCIL GOT THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY TO CREATE AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND STATED THAT SHE WOULD ASK THAT QUESTION OF THE INDIAN RIVER. COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AT THEIR MEETING SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 31, 1975.. JACK HOCKMAN, COUNTY FINANCE OFFICER GAVE A STATUS REPORT ON STATE REVENUE SHARING. HE STATED THAT AT BUDGET TIME, STATE REVENUE SHARING WAS INCLUDED IN OUR BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $348,000.00, WHICH WAS DIVIDED INTO THREE FUNDS AS FOLLOWS: $252,000.00.- ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND 48,000.00 - GENERAL FUND 48,000.00 - FINE AND FORFEITURE FUND. AT THAT TIME THE STATE PROJECTED THE COUNTY'S SHARE TO BE APPROXIMATELY $390,000.000, BUT NOW THE STATE HAS REVISED ITS PROJECTION AND WE CAN EXPECT TO BE, AT BEST $108,000.00 SHORT AND AT THE WORST $128,000.00 SHORT. MR. HOCKMAN STATED THAT STATE REVENUE SHARING FUNDS ARE COMPRISED OF CIGARETTE TAX) AUTOMOBILE ROAD TAX; AND INTANGIBLE TAXES. INTANGIBLE TAXES ARE DOWN WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR THE DROP IN STATE REVENUE SHARING. -6- klAk 2-a-1?75 BOOK 22 2.A 29