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Commissioner Flescher wanted 50% of the donations to open the pool and 50% to go towards marketing, brochures, programs, and scholarships. Freddie Woolfork, 4590 57th Avenue, reiterated that the 5 -Point Plan, which was approved at the October 7, 2008 Board of County Commission Meeting, was a plan of action with no funding mechanism tied to it. He said that some of the donors wanted their money to be used to keep the pool open while others gave unrestrictedly. He proposed using half of the funds to keep the pool open, and the other half to set up a discretionary fund (under the County's control) for legitimate requests, programs, scholarships, and marketing. Administrator Baird pointed out that there had been confusion after the October 7th meeting. He said the motion had been to take funding from contingency, but after a confusing discussion about moving people, money and recreation, staff did not know which direction to take. Commissioner Wheeler emphasized that the money was given to keep the pool open, and he thought the appropriate thing to do with the funds would be to contact the individuals and have them specify if they want the money to be used for keeping the pool open, or for something else. He did not want to take money out of contingency since the County has already been operating under the new budget. Chairman Bowden believed that since the money was solicited for keeping the pool open, it should be used for such. Commissioner Flescher divulged the he had spoken to the major benefactors and was informed that the funds should go wherever needed, in order to get the pool re -opened. He believed that moving forward with Alternative 1 would be contradictory to the original motion. 20 October 14, 2008