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VICE CHAIRMAN LOY REPORTED THAT WE HELD A SPECIAL MEETING <br />TO AWARD THE CONTRACT FOR BARBER AVENUE RECENTLY, AND A (QUESTION WAS <br />RAISED ABOUT WHERE WE ARE GOING TO GET THE MONEY. SHE FELT THIS <br />ROAD WOULD QUALIFY FOR THE TRUST FUND MONIES AVAILABLE IN TALLAHASSEE <br />AND STATED THAT THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR HAS CHECKED AND <br />EVALUATED, AND SHE FEELS HE WILL TELL US NOW IS THE TIME TO MOVE. <br />INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS COMMENTED THAT THE <br />MAIN REASON HE WISHED TO DO THIS TODAY IS THAT WHEN WE TAKE THESE <br />FUNDS FROM TALLAHASSEE, WE CAN INVEST THEM FOR A 60 -DAY PERIOD. <br />BASICALLY WE HAVE WHAT IS CALLED SECOND TAX GAS MONEY, THE 5TH AND <br />6TH CENT TAX. THE CONSTRUCTION DOES HAVE TO MEET STATE SPECIFICATIONS, <br />AND BARBER AVENUE WILL MEET STATE SPECIFICATIONS. HE CONTINUED THAT <br />HE WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED AND APPLY FOR 60 DAYS OF THE FUNDS BECAUSE <br />CONSTRUCTION WILL START IN 30 DAYS, AND HE WOULD LIKE PERMISSION TO <br />PROCEED WITH THE ATTORNEY AND HAVE HIM VERIFY THAT THIS IS CORRECT <br />AND HAVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE APPLICATION. <br />VICE CHAIRMAN Loy COMMENTED THAT THE BOARD SHOULD GIVE <br />THOUGHT TO AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRMAN OR APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS TO PRO- <br />CEED RIGHT ON THROUGH THE PROJECT WITHOUT HAVING TO COME BACK TO THE <br />BOARD FOR APPROVAL EVERY TIME. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ABOUT THE AMOUNT <br />OF MONEY INVOLVED IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND ALSO THAT NEEDED TO PAY <br />THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS, ETC. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />SIEBERT, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR <br />THOMAS TO PROCEED WITH STEPS TO OBTAIN SECONDARY ROAD FUNDS FOR THE <br />CONSTRUCTION OF BARBER AVENUE; AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN OR VICE CHAIR- <br />MAN TO SIGN THE APPLICATION TO THE STATE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE <br />ATTORNEY; AND AGREED THAT AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS BE <br />EMP-OWERED TO EXECUTE ALL SUBSEQUENT VOUCHERS TO OBTAIN FUNDING FOR <br />THE CONSTRUCTION OF BARBER AVENUE UP TO THE MAXIMUM OF $336,143.79, <br />PLUS OTHER CONTRACTED ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF BARBER <br />AVENUE, <br />57 <br />AUG 2 21979 BOOK 41 n�u6 <br />