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THE CHAIRMAN ASKED WHETHER THE GRANT FUNDS COULD APPLY TO THE <br />CLEARING OF THESE ZONES AND IF THIS WOULD BE A REFUNDABLE COST, BUT MR. <br />HARRIS STATED THAT THE FAA DOES NOT HAVE ARRANGEMENTS TO ALLOW FOR THAT. <br />MR. BIESCHKE ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM OF TYING UP THE EQUIPMENT <br />AND MANPOWER FOR A LENGTHY PERIOD AND FELT THE WORK MIGHT BE DONE ON A <br />STAGGERED BASIS. MR. HARRIS STATED THAT HE PREFERRED TO HAVE IT DONE AS <br />QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE SINCE THEIR PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY MONETARY BUT ONE <br />OF TIME. <br />COMMISSIONER SOY POINTED OUT THAT THE COUNTY GENERALLY TRIES <br />TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO HELP, BUT THEY SHOULD AT LEAST HAVE THE CONCUR- <br />RENCE OF THE GOVERNING BODY INVOLVED. SHE CONTINUED THAT OUR EXPERIENCES <br />IN CLEANING AREAS ON THE AIRPORT PROPERTY FOR THE CITY IS SO BAD THAT <br />SHE, FOR ONE, DOES NOT FEEL WE OUGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN ANOTHER PROJECT <br />UNTIL THE CITY OF VERO BEACH CONCURS POSITIVELY THAT THEY ARE GOING TO <br />COMPLETE THE JOB AND ALSO AGREES THAT WE WOULD NOT RUN INTO A PROBLEM <br />TAKING DOWN TREES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY'S TREE ORDINANCE. <br />MR. BIESCHKE ASKED IF THE BOARD COULD MAKE THEIR APPROVAL <br />CONTINGENT ON GOING BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL -FOR THEIR APPROVAL, HE <br />STATED THEY WOULD BE IN A BETTER POSITION WITH THE BOARD'S BACKING. <br />COMMISSIONER SOY STATED THAT SHE DOES NOT WANT THE BOARD TO BE <br />USED AS A WEDGE WITH CITY COUNCIL. SHE FELT STRONGLY THAT THE AIRPORT <br />IS PAYING FOR EVERYTHING AND DID NOT SEE WHERE THE CITY PARTICIPATES IN <br />THEIR OWN AIRPORT. SHE NOTED THAT THE COUNTY ALREADY HAS PARTICIPATED <br />IN A NUMBER OF PROJECTS OUT THERE. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE DISCUSSED THE CITY NOT HAVING THE NECESSARY <br />TYPE OF EQUIPMENT AND FELT THAT POSSIBLY IT IS TIME THEY DO GET THAT <br />TYPE OF EQUIPMENT. HE NOTED THAT THE COUNTY IS BEING REQUESTED CONTIN- <br />UALLY TO LEND OUR EQUIPMENT OUT, <br />ADMINISTRATOR KENNINGS DISCUSSED THE TIME INVOLVED, AND THE <br />COSTS INVOLVED, NOT ONLY WITH THE MANPOWER AND USE OF THE EQUIPMENT, BUT <br />THE TRANSPORTING OF SAME. HE EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THIS AMOUNT OF <br />MONEY COMING OUT OF THE ROAD & BRIDGE DEPARTMENT BUDGET,.NOTING THAT IF <br />IT IS NOT REPLACED, IT COULD RESULT IN THE ELIMINATION OF A COLLECTOR <br />STATION OR SOME OTHER COUNTY PROJECT. HE CONTINUED TO DISCUSS THE <br />20 <br />MAY 91979 BQDK 40 Pw,225 <br />