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0 <br />INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS REPORTED TO THE BOARD THAT <br />THE COUNCIL ON AGING IS IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING A SECOND MAXI -VAN WITH <br />A HYDRAULIC LIFT FOR WHEEL CHAIRS. HE STATED THAT THEY HAVE FUNDS IN <br />THE AMOUNT OF $5,559.78 AVAIUWLE, BUT THE TOTAL COST IS $7,984.98, PLUS <br />$1,500.00 FOR THE LIFT. HE CONTINUED THAT THIS WILL BE USED NOT ONLY AS A <br />BACK-UP TO THE MINI -BUS WHICH WAS ACQUIRED LAST YEAR, BUT WILL ALSO BE <br />USED BY THE SUNSHINE CENTER AND THE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SQUAD, COORDINA- <br />TOR THOMAS CONTINUED THAT THE COUNCIL ON AGING IS MAKING A REQUEST FOR <br />$3,925.20 FROM FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING FUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE, -AND HE IS <br />RECOMMENDING THE BOARDS CONSIDERATION OF THIS ITEM. COORDINATOR THOMAS <br />STATED THAT THE MAXI -VAN WOULD ALSO BE USED IN THE NEW DISTRICT PROGRAM <br />MAY 181977 <br />FOR CONGREGATE MEALS, <br />COMMISSIONER LOY NOTED THAT THE HYDRAULIC LIFT IS BECOMING <br />1 <br />MORE AND MORE IMPORTANT ESPECIALLY AS NONE OF THE AMBULANCES HAVE THIS <br />CAPACITY, <br />COORDINATOR THOMAS POINTED OUT THAT THE SUNSHINE CENTER HAS <br />MANY NON-AMBULATORY PATIENTS AS DOES THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HEALTH <br />DEPARTMENT:. AND HEALTH REHABILITATIVE SE,RV_IC0., WHO WILL ALSO MAKE USE <br />OF THIS VAN AND LIFT, <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED IF THE COUNCIL;.ON AGING CAN HANDLE <br />THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING EXPENSES, AND COORDINATOR THOMAS SAID THEY <br />COULD, <br />DISCUSSION FOLLOWED IN REGARD TO WAITING TO TAKE ACTTON ON <br />THIS ITEM UNTIL BUDGET TIME, <br />COORDINATOR THOMAS NOTED THAT THE VEHICLE IS REALLY NEEDED, AND <br />A GOOD PART OF THE MONEY IS COMING FROM THE CONGREGATE MEAL PROGRAM, WHICH <br />IS FEDERALLY FUNDED, <br />COMMISSIONER LAY STATED SHE DID NOT SEE ANY NEED TO MAKE THEM <br />WAIT, AND COMMISSIONER DEESON STATED, "IF THE NEED IS THERE AND WE ARE <br />GOING TO DO IT EVENTUALLY, WHY NOT NOW?" <br />MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />DEESON, TO APPROVE THE REQUEST OF THE COUNCIL ON AGING FOR $3,925.20 TO <br />BE USED TO PURCHASE A MAXI -VAN COMPLETE WITH HYDRAULIC LIFT: THE MONEY <br />TO BE TAKEN FROM FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING FUNDS. <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER NOTED THAT HE WOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO <br />WAIT UNTIL BUDGET TIME, BUT WOULD NOT VOTE AGAINST THE MOTION. <br />42 <br />