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ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED OUT -OF -COUNTY TRAVEL FOR VAL BRENNAN, PLANNING DIRECTOR, TO ATTEND A 701 PLANNING PROGRAM APPLICATION MEETING IN TALLAHASSEE ON DECEMBER 23, 1975. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT REGARDING THE PROPOSED COUNTY- WIDE RECREATION PROGRAM, HE HAD ATTENDED MEETINGS WITH VARIOUS DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS, AND AT THOSE MEETINGS, ALL WERE HANDICAPPED BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF INFORMATION OF THE TRUE COST OF RECREATION WITHIN THE CITY OF VERO BEACH, THE APPARENT SKEPTICISM ON THE PART OF THE CITY OF VERO BEACH IS THAT THE COUNTYWIDE RECREATION PROGRAM, ON THE BASIS WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT, WOULD COST THE CITY RESIDENTS MORE MONEY FOR A SMALLER AMOUNT OR LESS SERVICES. IT IS COMMISSIONER SIEBERT'S FEELING THAT IT WILL COST THE CITY TAXPAYERS LESS MONEY. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE WAS ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY FORMAL ACTION BY THE BOARD TO EXCLUDE THE BEACHES FROM A COUNTYWIDE PROGRAM, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO FORMAL ACTION, HE FEELS THAT THE BEACHES SHOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM THE SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT IN THE INITIAL.PHASE. HE HOPED THAT IN THE FUTURE THEY WOULD BE BROUGHT INTO THE PROGRAM. IT WAS ALSO HIS IMPRESSION THAT SOME OF THE FACILITIES THAT ARE USED FOR RECREATION AT THE PRESENT TIME, SUCH AS THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE PHYSICAL ARTS BUILDING, SERVICE THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF VERO BEACH AND THE SOUTH COUNTY MORE THAN THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE AND SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN THIS. HOWEVER, THERE IS NOT ANOTHER FACILITY THAT COULD HANDLE THESE PROGRAMS, I.E. GYMNASTICS, AND HE WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE THE PHYSICAL ARTS BUILDING, COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED IF HE HAD INTERPRETED THE COMMISSIONERS' FEELINGS CORRECTLY, AND THE BOARD STATED THAT HE HAD, COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT THE APPROACH HE HAS CONSIDERED IS TO HAVE THREE SEPARATE BUDGETS, NAMELY OPERATIONAL; .MAINTENANCE AND CAPITAL BUDGETS. DEC 17 1975 28