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2 31976 CHAIRMAN SIEBERT REPORTED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LAKE WALES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE STATING THAT THEY ARE INTERESTED IN HAVING A MEETING BETWEEN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY AND OSCEOLA COUNTY IN REGARD TO ATTEMPTING TO FOUR —LANE ROUTE 60, THE CHAIRMAN COM— MENTED THAT HE PERSONALLY QUESTIONED WHEN THERE WOULD EVER BE ENOUGH MONEY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, BUT THAT, IN THE SPIRIT OF COOPERATION, HE WOULD LIKE THE BOARDS PERMISSION TO GO TO LAKE «ALES TO ATTEND SUCH A MEETING WHEN AND IF IT IS CALLED. ON MOTION BY -COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED OUT—OF—COUNTY TRAVEL FOR CHAIR— MAN SIEBERT AND COMMISSIONER WODTKE TO LAKE WALES TO ATTEND A MEETING IN REGARD TO THE FOUR—LAKING OF ROUTE 60, WHENEVER SUCH A MEETING IS ARRANGED. ADMINISTRATOR .JENNINGS DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD THE TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE D.O.T., THE RAILROAD AND THE COUNTY INTREGARD TO "OLD BUTTERMILK" CROSSING, PROJECT No. 88505-6902, WHICH WAS APPROVED AT • THE LAST MEETING. HE NOTED THAT THE TOTAL COST WILL BE $27,022, OF WHICH THE COUNTY IS TO PAY 10% AND INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE.D.O.T., BUT WE INADVERTENTLY FAILED TO INCLUDE A WARRANT FOR THE 10%, OR $2,702.20, AS THEY REQUIRED. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON HOO BEST TO ACCOMPLISH THIS BECAUSE IF IT IS CHARGED TO SECONDARY ROAD FUNDS, IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 90 DAYS TO GET THE PAPERWORK THROUGH TALLAHASSEE. THE POSSIBILITY OF MAKING A LOAN AGAINST THESE FUNDS AND THEN RECOVERING IT WAS DISCUSSED, AS WAS THE SUG— GESTION OF PAYING THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OUT OF THE CONTINGENCY FUND, THEN SUBMITTING THE PAPERWORK AND PAYING THE CONTINGENCY FUND BACK. CHAIRMAN $IEBERT INSTRUCTED THE ADMINISTRATOR TO CHECK INTO THIS MATTER AND DETERMINE THE BEST METHOD TO WORK IT OUT. ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT MEETING HE HAD ATTENDED IPJ SARASOTA HAS BEEN CONTINUED OVER TO JUNE 30TH AND WILL BE RECONVENED IN ORLANDO, HE STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN UNABLE TO GET THE MATTER OF THE WITHDRAWAL OF INDIAN RIVER•COUNTY FROM THE RESOURCE RECOVERY PROGRAM ON THE AGENDA AND WOULD LIKE PERMISSION TO ATTEND A MEETING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION IN ORLANDO ON .JUNE 29TH AND STAY OVER FOR THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT MEETING SCHEDULED FOR .JUNE 30TH IN ORLANDO.