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J U L 181979 mu 41 wF 201 RATIFY AT THIS TIME; AND WE MUST PREPARE TWO SEPARATE CONTRACTS WITH HARBOR BRANCH FOUNDATION AND THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL. PLANNER REVER NOTED THE PROBLEM THAT EXISTS IN THE TIME ELEMENT IS THAT THE MONEY WILL RUN OUT AT THE END OF THE YEAR, AND WE HAVE 90 DAYS AFTER DECEMBER 31ST TO FINISH UP THE REPORT, BUT THE WORK HAS TO BE COMPLETED AND THE MONEY EXPENDED BY DECEMBER 31, 1979. DISCUSSION WAS HELD ABOUT THE PROPOSED CONTRACTS WITH THE OTHER TWO ENTITIES. PLANNER REVER REPORTED THAT MONEY -WISE, IT WOULD BE SPLIT IN HALF - $16,000 COMING FROM THE GRANT, AND $4,000 IN-KIND FROM OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT. HE FELT WE WILL HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH INPUT FROM STAFF TO ACCOMPLISH OUR PORTION OF THE TRANSACTION. INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS A MODEL TYPE PROGRAM AND WE GET THE BENEFIT OF OBTAINING ALL THE INFOR- MATION CONCERNING THE SPOIL ISLANDS. PLANNER REVER REITERATED THAT BECAUSE IT IS SET UP AS A PILOT PROGRAM, THE MONEY IS PASSED THROUGH FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; AND THAT IS WHY THE STIPULATION EXISTS TO FILTER INFORMATION TO OTHER PLACES. COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT THE DER DOESN'T REALLY CARE WHERE OUR PORTION COMES FROM, BUT THE BOARD SAID WE COULD PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM UP TO $4,000. PLANNER REVER COMMENTED THAT FUNDS FROM THE PLANNING DEPART- MENT BUDGET COULD BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE MATCHING FUNDS. INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS REPORTED THAT REGARDING THE SPOIL ISLANDS, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY IS THE MOST ADVANCED COUNTY. PLANNER REVER NOTED THAT WE HAVE A WEALTH OF INFORMATION ALREADY AVAILABLE WHICH WILL BE UTILIZED. HE CONTINUED THAT THE DER DOES NOT WANT US TO GO INTO A GREAT INVENTORY ON THE SPOIL ISLANDS. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LOY, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED APPROVAL OF CONTRACT DER -CM -16 'AND AUTHORIZED THE SIGNATURE OF THE CHAIRMAN. THE CONTRACT AND MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ARE HEREBY MADE A PART OF THE MINUTES.