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COMMISSIONER LOY REQUESTED THAT AN EMERGENCY ITEM BE ADDED.TO <br />THE AGENDA IN REGARD TO A POSSIBLE TRAFFIC SIGNAL LIGHT AT THE INTERSEC- <br />TION OF OSLO ROAD AND 27TH AVENUE. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />SCHMUCKER, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO ADD THE EMERGENCY ITEM <br />REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER LOY AS ABOVE TO TODAY'S AGENDA, <br />COMMISSIONER LOY STATED THAT WE ARE ALL WELL AWARE OF THE PROB- <br />LEMS THLRE HAVE BEEN WITH THIS PARTICULAR INTERSECTION AND THERE HAS BEEN <br />ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT THIS P..3T WEEKEND. SHE NOTED THAT IT SEEMS THE <br />ONLY THING THAT MAY SOLVE THIS IS TO GET A REGULAR TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THIS <br />LOCATION AND SUGGESTED THE ADMINISTRATOR BE AUTHORIZED TO CONTACT THE DOT <br />AND ASK FOR A_TRAFFIC STUDY IMMEDIATELY. COMMISSIONER LOY NOTED THAT <br />THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF TRAFFIC ON THIS ROAD, AND SHE IS SURE IT WILL <br />QUALIFY FOR A LIGHT. <br />ADMINISTRATOR ,JENNINGS ASKED IN THE EVENT THIS MATTER -CAN BE <br />MOVED ON THROUGH THE STATE ON, -_4N EMERGENCY BASIS,.WHETHER THE BOARD <br />WOULD WANT TO FOLLOW THEIR SAME POLICY AND ORDER AND INSTALL THE LIGHT <br />RATHER THAN GO TO THE STATE FOR IT. <br />DISCUSSION FOLLOWED, AND IT WAS FELT THIS SHOULD BE INCLUDED <br />IN THE MOTION. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LOY, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, <br />THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE ADMINISTRA-TOR TO ASK THE DOT TO MAKE <br />AN IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY STUDY OF THE TRAFFIC ON OSLO ROAD AND 27TH AVENUE <br />FOR POSSIBLE INSTALLATION OF A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, AND IF THE REQUEST IS <br />FAVORABLY RECEIVED, AUTHORIZED THE ADMINISTRATOR TO IMMEDIATELY PROCEED <br />THROUGH NORMAL CHANNELS TO HAVE A LIGHT INSTALLED. <br />INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS DISCUSSED APPOINTMENT OF <br />MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE REGIONAL MANPOWER COMMISSION AND RECOMMENDED <br />THAT AN AGREEMENT BE MADE WITH THE LOCAL STATE EMPLOYMENT OFFICE TO <br />HANDLE CETA PROGRAMS -AS HAS BEEN DONE IN LAKE COUNTY. HE NOTED THAT HE <br />IS ATTENDING A DISTRICT MEETING IN FORT PIERCE THIS AFTERNOON AND WOULD <br />LIKE TO BE ABLE TO INDICATE TO THEM THAT THEY WILL BE DEALING WITH THE <br />LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, IF THAT IS THE BOARD'S DESIRE. HE INFORMED <br />THE BOARD THAT TWO OR THREE PEOPLE HAVE STATED THEY WILL BE WILLING TO <br />SERVE ON THE REGIONAL MANPOWER COMMISSION, BUT WE STILL LACK ONE IN THE <br />5 <br />NOV 171976 $ <br />