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9 <br />6 <br />P <br />ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS RECOMMENDED, FOR THESE THREE PROJECTS, <br />THAT WE INTERVIEW KUNDE-DRIVER-SIMPSON & ASSOCIATES. HE EXPLAINED <br />THAT THIS FIRM IS IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR THE WORK. MR. SIMPSON IS . <br />A PAST DISTRICT ENGINEER AND WOULD MAKE A LIASON ARRANGEMENT WITH <br />COUNTY CONSULTING ENGINEER, ,JAMES BEINDORF. IN ADDITION, THIS FIRM IS <br />LOCATED IN FORT LAUDERDALE JUST A FEW BLOCKS FROM THE DOT OFFICES. THE <br />ADMINISTRATOR FELT THAT WITH THIS LIASON ARRANGEMENT, WE COULD GET ALL <br />THREE OF THESE PROJECTS IN, AND POINTED OUT THAT IF WE DON'T GET <br />ENGINEERS UNDER CONTRACT AT ONCE, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET THESE PROJ- <br />ECTS UNDER THE DEADLINES AND THE OFF SYSTEMS ROAD MONEY WILL LEAVE US <br />AND GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. <br />COMMISSIONER Loy CONCURRED, NOTING THAT WE MUST HIRE ENGINEERS <br />AND GET THE PLANS APPROVED, AND THEN THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT <br />WILL PAY FOR BUILDING THE ROADS, SHE POINTED THAT THE EARLIEST DEADLINE <br />IS FOR THE COLLEGE ROAD AND THUS WE NEED SOMEBODY WITH QUICK ACCESS TO <br />THE DOT OFFICES, SHE FURTHER NOTED THAT WE MAY VERY WELL USE A NUMBER <br />OF THESE CONSULTANT FIRMS OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS TO HANDLE VARIOUS <br />PROJECTS, BUT AT THIS TIME, WE NEED TO MOVE IMMEDIATELY, <br />ADMINISTRATOR .KENNINGS NOTED THAT THE ROAD AT VERO LAKE <br />ESTATES WILL RELIEVE TRAFFIC AROUND THE NEW SCHOOL. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />Loy, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ACCEPTED THE ADMINISTRATOR'S RECOMMENDATION <br />IN REGARD TO INTERVIEWING KUNDE-DRIVER-SIMPSON & ASSOCIATES, INC., AND <br />AUTHORIZED THE ADMINISTRATOR, THE ATTORNEY AND THE CHAIRMAN, TO NEGOTIATE <br />A CONTRACT FOR THE THREE PROJECTS. <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAS RECEIVED <br />A LETTER FROM .JERRY CUMMINGS RESIGNING FROM THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COM- <br />MITTEE OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. HE IS RECOM- <br />MENDING IRVING CARTWRIGHT AS A REPLACEMENT, AND COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER <br />STATED THAT HE WILL TAKE THIS UP AT THE NEXT CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br />MEETING AND REPORT BACK, <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DEESON, <br />THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED RESOLUTION No. 75-5 HONORING DONALD ADAMS, <br />CITY -COUNTY BUILDING DIRECTOR, AND AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN TO PRESENT IT <br />TO MR. ADAMS AT THE PROPER TIME. <br />JAM 41978 <br />ff <br />I�COKrNj IVf � <br />