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Bob Johnson, Coral Wind Subdivision, opposed the gasoline tax increase, and <br />advocated that the Board hold another public hearing and a Workshop Meeting. <br />Joseph Paladin, 6450 Tropical Way, supported staff's recommendation, and <br />asked Director Keating what sanctions were in place for those counties who have not adopted <br />Senate Bill 360. <br />Director Keating did not believe that sanctions had been imposed and told the <br />Board that the Legislature has pushed back the deadline from December 1, 2007 and given local <br />governments until December 1, 2008 to make sure their Capital Improvements Element is <br />compliant. He divulged that the Statutes did not specify any particular sanctions. <br />Commissioner Davis proposed sending to the Secretary of the Department of <br />Transportation, perhaps in the form of a Resolution, the idea for an appropriate sanction - forfeit of <br />DOT dollars for those counties that have not implemented Senate Bill 360. He noted that if the <br />sanctions were applied, extra DOT money might come back to Indian River County, since it has <br />complied with the law. <br />Vice Chair Bowden added that grace periods should not be extended for those <br />counties that have not "measured up." <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Davis, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner O'Bryan, by a 4-0 vote (Chairman Wheeler <br />absent), the Board unanimously approved sending the <br />suggestion to the Secretary of the Department of <br />Transportation (DOT), that an appropriate sanction for the <br />counties that do not implement Senate Bill 360, would be <br />that they forfeit their DOT dollars. <br />There were no other speakers and the Vice Chair closed the public hearing. <br />November 13, 2007 <br />8 <br />