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s s � <br />COUNTY PLANNER BRENNAN REPORTED THAT HE HAD MET WITH THE <br />MAYORS OF THE VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES WITH REGARD TO A RESOLUTION SIGNI— <br />FYING THAT THE COUNTY WOULD NOT BE IN ANY WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY <br />MUNICIPAL PLANS DONE BY THE MUNICIPALITIES AND ALSO IN REGARD TO THEIR <br />APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING UNDER THE $750,000 PLANNING ASSISTANCE <br />PROGRAM BEING FOSTERED BY THE STATE. HE STATED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE <br />FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS WAS AT THE MEETING, AND ALL <br />THE MAYORS WERE PRESENT EXCEPT FROM THE TOWN OF INDIAN RVER SHORES, <br />BRENNAN NOTED THAT ALL THE MAYORS PRESENT WERE IN AGREEMENT TO SIGN <br />THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION, AND REQUESTED THAT THE PLANNER HAVE A CON— <br />SULTANT CONTACT THEM, HE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT TWO CONSULTANTS <br />HAVE CONTACTED THE MUNICIPALITIES, —ADLEY ASSOCIATES, INC., AND <br />RUSSELL & AXON; THE TOWN OF ORCHID HAS AGREED TO HIRE ADLEY ASSOCIATES, <br />BUT THE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES WANT TO MEET WITH RUSSELL & AXON BEFORE <br />MAKING A DECISION. <br />COUNTY PLANNER BRENNAN CONTINUED THAT SEBASTIAN IS CONSIDER— <br />ING SUBMITTING A JOINT PROPOSAL WITH THE TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES. <br />HE NOTED THAT ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS THAT ONE OF THE MUNICIPALITIES <br />HAVE OVER 1,000 POPULATION. THIS WOULD LEAVE THE COUNTY PICKING UP <br />FELLSMERE AND ORCHID TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL. THESE APPLICATIONS MUST <br />BE IN BY OCTOBER 18TH. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE POINTED OUT THAT WITH SUCH A POPULATION <br />REQUIREMENT NEITHER FELLSMERE NOR ORCHID COULD MAKE AN APPLICATION BY <br />THEMSELVES, AND THEY HAVE INDICATED THEY WILL MAKE A JOINT APPLICATION <br />WITH THE COUNTY SO THEY WILL HAVE TO USE THE SAME CONSULTANT AS THE <br />a COUNTY. <br />DISCUSSION CONTINUED ON MAKING SUCH A JOINT APPLICATION -AND <br />WHETHER OR NOT IT MIGHT HURT THE COUNTY'S CHANCES OF BEING FUNDED, <br />COUNTY PLANNER BRENNAN AGREED IT MIGHT AFFECT THE COUNTY'S <br />CHANCES, BUT POINTED OUT THAT THE COUNTY AND SEBASTIAN ARE THE ONLY <br />ONES WHO CAN 'LEAD" THE APPLICATION AS THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES WITH <br />SUFFICIENT POPULATION, AND FURTHER NOTED THAT. THE STATE ENCOURAGES - <br />k <br />JOINT APPLICATIONS WITH A 10% POINT INCENTIVE. COUNTY PLANNER <br />BRENNAN REQUESTED THAT THE BOARD AUTHORIZE THE SIGNING OF A RESOLU— <br />TION'SUCH AS THE SAMPLE SUBMITTED IN REGARD TO .JOINT APPLICATIONS — LOCAL <br />GOVERNMENT COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING ACT ASSISTANCE FUND PROGRAM <br />47 I° <br />OCT <br />t�7� Irk 31 PAGE 2A,5 <br />i <br />- 4 <br />