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COMMISSIONER WODTKE AGREED THAT IT IS NOT OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND NOTED THAT THE CITY ORIGINALLY PLACED THE POWER PLANT IN THIS LOCATION AGAINST THEIR ADVISERS RECOMMENDATIONS AND WITH THE FULL UNDERSTANDING THAT THE BRIDGE WOULD EVENTUALLY BE BUILT THERE AND KNEW THE COSTS THAT WOULD BE INVOLVED. HE CONTINUED THAT HE FEELS IT IS A SHAME THAT THE COUNTY HAS TO STEP IN, BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT A TEN MILLION DOLLAR BRIDGE, AND IT SEEMS THIS IS THE ONLY WAY WE WILL EVER GET IT. HE NOTED THAT THE D.O.T.WILL BE DOING THE DESIGN FOR THE RE— LOCATION OF THE UTILITIES AND ASKED IF THEY WILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE DECISIONS ON THIS RELOCATION BASED UPON ACCEPTANCE BY THE -CITY AS, HE FELT THE COUNTY SHOULD BE PROTECTED. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT STATED THAT WE ARE RESERVING THE RIGHT TO TURN DOWN ANY "CADILLAC" FIGURES AND ALSO NOTED IT WILL BE PUT UP FOR BIDS. IF THE DESIGN IS TOO ELABORATE OR THE BID IS UNACCEPTABLE, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO RECONSIDER THE COUNTY IS PARTICIPATION. COMMISSIONER WODTKE ASKED HOW SPENDING THE AMOUNT OF $390,000 ON THIS RELOCATION WOULD AFFECT OUR SECONDARY ROAD FUNDS, ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS ANSWERED THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY APPROXI— MATELY-$900,000 PPROXI— MATELY5900,000 IN A SECONDARY ROAD FUND TRUST ACCOUNT, WHICH WAS SET UP IN ANTICIPATION OF THESE PROJECTS COMING UP. WE ALSO WILL HAVE ANOTHER $400,000 OR BETTER COMING TO US IN THE NEXT BUDGET. IT SIMPLY MEANS THAT IF YOU TAKE THIS MONEY AND USE IT, SOME PROJECT DOWN THE LINE WILL HAVE TO .BE HELD UP. HE COMPLIMENTED THE BOARD`SAYING THAT IT IS DUE TO THEIR CONSERVATIVE AND PRACTICAL APPROACH OVER THE YEARS THAT THIS MONEY IS NOW AVAILABLE TO BE USED. HE CONTINUED THAT IT WILL NOT STOP ROAD PROGRESS, BUT THERE WILL BE THAT MUCH LESS MONEY TO USE_ON OTHER PROJECTS. MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER TO SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATION THAT CAME FROM THE JOINT MEETING OF JUNE 4TH BETWEEN THE D.O.T. AND THE CITY OF VERO BEACH AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTY OFFICIALS I.E., THAT THE RELOCATION COSTS FOR THE WATER AND SEWER IN THE AMOUNT OF $200,000 AND THE ELECTRICAL IN THE AMOUNT OF 5 5 i s COMMISSIONER WODTKE AGREED THAT IT IS NOT OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND NOTED THAT THE CITY ORIGINALLY PLACED THE POWER PLANT IN THIS LOCATION AGAINST THEIR ADVISERS RECOMMENDATIONS AND WITH THE FULL UNDERSTANDING THAT THE BRIDGE WOULD EVENTUALLY BE BUILT THERE AND KNEW THE COSTS THAT WOULD BE INVOLVED. HE CONTINUED THAT HE FEELS IT IS A SHAME THAT THE COUNTY HAS TO STEP IN, BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT A TEN MILLION DOLLAR BRIDGE, AND IT SEEMS THIS IS THE ONLY WAY WE WILL EVER GET IT. HE NOTED THAT THE D.O.T.WILL BE DOING THE DESIGN FOR THE RE— LOCATION OF THE UTILITIES AND ASKED IF THEY WILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE DECISIONS ON THIS RELOCATION BASED UPON ACCEPTANCE BY THE -CITY AS, HE FELT THE COUNTY SHOULD BE PROTECTED. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT STATED THAT WE ARE RESERVING THE RIGHT TO TURN DOWN ANY "CADILLAC" FIGURES AND ALSO NOTED IT WILL BE PUT UP FOR BIDS. IF THE DESIGN IS TOO ELABORATE OR THE BID IS UNACCEPTABLE, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO RECONSIDER THE COUNTY IS PARTICIPATION. COMMISSIONER WODTKE ASKED HOW SPENDING THE AMOUNT OF $390,000 ON THIS RELOCATION WOULD AFFECT OUR SECONDARY ROAD FUNDS, ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS ANSWERED THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY APPROXI— MATELY-$900,000 PPROXI— MATELY5900,000 IN A SECONDARY ROAD FUND TRUST ACCOUNT, WHICH WAS SET UP IN ANTICIPATION OF THESE PROJECTS COMING UP. WE ALSO WILL HAVE ANOTHER $400,000 OR BETTER COMING TO US IN THE NEXT BUDGET. IT SIMPLY MEANS THAT IF YOU TAKE THIS MONEY AND USE IT, SOME PROJECT DOWN THE LINE WILL HAVE TO .BE HELD UP. HE COMPLIMENTED THE BOARD`SAYING THAT IT IS DUE TO THEIR CONSERVATIVE AND PRACTICAL APPROACH OVER THE YEARS THAT THIS MONEY IS NOW AVAILABLE TO BE USED. HE CONTINUED THAT IT WILL NOT STOP ROAD PROGRESS, BUT THERE WILL BE THAT MUCH LESS MONEY TO USE_ON OTHER PROJECTS. MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER TO SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATION THAT CAME FROM THE JOINT MEETING OF JUNE 4TH BETWEEN THE D.O.T. AND THE CITY OF VERO BEACH AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTY OFFICIALS I.E., THAT THE RELOCATION COSTS FOR THE WATER AND SEWER IN THE AMOUNT OF $200,000 AND THE ELECTRICAL IN THE AMOUNT OF 5 5