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PAT FLOOD, CITY OF SEBASTIAN COUNCILMAN REPRESENTING THE.NORTH <br />COUNTY RECREATION COMMITTEE, APPEARED REQUESTING AN ALLOCATION OF COUNTY <br />FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,000,00 IN ORDER TO IMPROVE FACILITIES NOW AVAILABLE <br />FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES. <br />MR. FLOOD STATED THAT THIS PROJECT IS NOT TO KNOCK OUT THE COUNTY- <br />WIDE PROJECT. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS UNTIL A COUNTYWIDE PROGRAM <br />IS ESTABLISHED, <br />MR, FLOOD PRESENTED A BREAKDOWN OF THE AREAS THIS MONEY WILL BE <br />SPENT ON. THE BALLFIELDS IN SEBASTIAN AND FELLSMERE WILL BE MULTI-PURPOSE <br />TYPE FIELDS WITH PORTABLE FENCES, <br />MR, FLOOD STATED THAT HE FEELS THE COUNTY SHOULD DISBURSE THE <br />MONEY TO THE CITIES THAT ARE PROVIDING THE SERVICE, HE ASKED IF THE COUNTY <br />CAN BE THE OVERSEER OF THE MONEY AND DISBURSE IT, IF THERE IS AN AGREEMENT <br />FROM THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN AND FELLSMERE, <br />THE COUNTY ATTORNEY STATED THAT THE COUNTY SHOULD SET AN ALLOCA- <br />TION UP TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT AND THAT IT BE UP TO THE DISCRETION OF THE <br />COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, <br />HOMER SIMPSON, CITY OF FELLSMERE, STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO <br />EMPHASIZE THAT THESE ARE NOT FELLSMERE OR SEBASTIAN SOFTBALL FIELDS; THEY <br />ARE BALLFIELDS THAT ARE TO BE USED BY THE PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY, <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT THERE HAS TO BE A SPONSORING <br />AGENT MAKING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY STIPULATING THAT AT SUCH TIME AS <br />WE HAVE A TAXING DISTRICT, THAT THOSE FACILITIES WILL BECOME PART OF THE <br />COUNTYWIDE RECREATION PROGRAM. AND THAT THESE FACILITIES WILL BENEFIT ALL <br />COUNTY RESIDENTS ON AN EQUAL BASIS, <br />MR. FLOOD STATED THAT HE SEES NO PROBLEM GETTING THIS AGREEMENT <br />WITH SEBASTIAN. <br />HOMER SIMPSON, CITY OF FELLSMERE, STATED THAT IN THE CITY OF <br />FELLSMERE THIS WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM, <br />CHAIRMAN LOY STATED THAT REVENUE SHARING FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR <br />CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, AND IN REVIEWING THIS PROPOSED BUDGET, SHE SUGGESTED <br />DELETING $1,400,00 - $$00.00 UNDER EQUIPMENT AND $609,00 UNDER MISCELLANEOUS. <br />DEC 1 7 1975 <br />9 <br />=�t,198 <br />