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MAR 271975 <br />THURSDAY) MARCH 27, 1975 <br />THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, <br />FLORIDA, MET IN SPECIAL SESSION AT THE COURTHOUSE, VERO BEACH, <br />FLORIDA ON THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1975 AT 8:30 O'CLOCK A.M. PRESENT <br />WERE ALMA LEE LOY) CHAIRMAN; WILLARD W.'SIEBERT, JR., VICE CHAIRMAN; <br />EDWARD J. MASSEY; EDWIN S. SCHMUCKER; AND WILLIAM WODTKE. ALSO <br />PRESENT WERE JACK G. JENNINGS, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR; L.S. "TOMMY" <br />THOMAS, COUNTY COORDINATOR; AND ELIZABETH FORLANI, DEPUTY CLERK. <br />PAUL D. BURCH, ATTORNEY TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WAS <br />ABSEUT BECAUSE OF ILLNESS AND GEORGE G. COLLINS, ATTORNEY, SAT IN <br />FOR H:M. <br />CHAIRMAN LOY CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND STATED THAT AT <br />THE JANUARY 29, 1975 SPECIAL MEETING THE BOARD DISCUSSED THEIR IDEAS <br />OF C)MMUNITY PROJECTS THAT MIGHT PROPERLY QUALIFY UNDER THE COM- <br />MUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974 AND IT WAS THE OPINION OF THE??OARD <br />THAT THE GIFFORD AREA AND WEST WABASSO AREA HAVE A GREAT NEED FOR <br />IMPROVEMENT AND WOULD QUALIFY, UNDER THIS PROGRAM, FOR FEDERAL FUNDS, <br />SHE CONTINUED THAT SHE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING <br />AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, JACKSONVILLE AREA DIRECTOR, R.W. BUSKIRK, STATING <br />THAT INDIAN RIVER COUNTY'S PRE -APPLICATION FOR DISCRETIONARY COMMUNITY <br />DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS UNDER THE COMMUNIT`i DEVELOPMENT ACT OF <br />1974 HAD BEEN RATED IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THOSE SUBMITTED, <br />VAL BRENNAN, PLANNING DIRECTOR AND ROBERT BERG, ASSISTANT <br />PLANNING DIRECTOR WERE PRESENT FOR THIS DISCUSSION, <br />MR. BRENNAN STATED THAT THE REASON FOR TiiIS SPECIAL MEETING <br />IS THAT THE FULL APPLICATION FOR THESE FEDERAL FUNDS MUST BE SUB- <br />MITTED TO THE EAST, CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL FOR <br />REVIEW BY APRIL 15, 1975, AND HE IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF THE <br />FOLLOWING: <br />1. AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED WITH THE FILING OF THE FULL APPLICATION; <br />2. APPOINTMENT OF AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF CITIZENS PRE- <br />FERABLY FROM THE AREAS INVOLVED FOR IMPROVEMENTS; <br />3. <br />To AUTHORIZE CONSULTANTS ADLEY AND ASSOCIATES. TO PREPARE', THE <br />APPLICATION AND TO ACCEPT THEIR FEE; <br />4. AUTHORIZE ADVERTISEMENT OF PUBLIC HEARINGS ON APRIL 9TH AND 14TH, <br />