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F E B 2 7 19 00 Box PACE 803 <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS NOTED THAT IS ANOTHER WEEK OF DELAY, <br />AND IT SEEMED TO HIM THAT IT DOESNT CHANGE OUR POSITION AT ALL, <br />WHILE ON THE OTHER HAND IT DOES HELP THE FINANCIAL PEOPLE IF WE GO <br />AHEAD AND APPROVE THIS MOTION. HE POINTED OUT THAT THERE ARE TWO <br />DIFFERENT SETS OF FINANCES INVOLVED HERE. <br />COORDINATOR THOMAS NOTED THAT THERE IS A THIRD FACTOR <br />INVOLVED AND ASKED ARNOLD SCHNEIDER ABOUT THE SHORT TERM MARKET TODAY. <br />MR. SCHNEIDER FELT IT IS ABOUT 7-112% RIGHT NOW BUT STATED <br />THERE IS SOME WEAKENING IN THE MONEY MARKET AND TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO AMEND HIS <br />MOTION TO ADD THE COURTHOUSE BASE BID FOR $689,000 WITH THE UNDER- <br />STANDING THAT THE CONTRACTOR, ENGINEERS AND OUR REPRESENTATIVE WILL <br />GET TOGETHER BETWEEN NOW AND THE 20TH OF MARCH TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS <br />FOR THE HANDLING OF ANY PEOPLE PROBLEMS THAT COME UP, THIS ALSO TO <br />BE BASED ON SITE PLAN APPROVAL. <br />THERE WAS NO SECOND, AND COMMISSIONER LYONS WITHDREW HIS <br />ORIGINAL MOTION. <br />COMMISSIONER Loy WITHDREW HER SECOND AND STATED THAT SHE <br />AGREED WITH CHAIRMAN SIEBERT THAT WE SHOULD HOLD OFF A WEEK. SHE <br />EXPRESSED GREAT CONCERN THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD SOMETHING FORMALLY IN <br />THE CITY'S HANDS PRIOR TO NOW AND DID NOT WANT TO PUT ANY PRESSURE <br />ON THE CITY OF VERO BEACH, <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS REPEATED THAT WE SIMPLY HAVE THE OBLIGA- <br />TION TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY IN WHICH WE ARE BUILDING. <br />COMMISSIONER Loy WONDERED WHAT KIND OF A MOTION THE BOARD <br />COULD MAKE THAT WOULD INDICATE TO OUR CONTRACTOR THAT WE WANT TO AWARD <br />THESE BIDS IN THESE AMOUNTS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, BUT WE HAVE TO <br />BE ASSURED WE WILL NOT RUN INTO A DELAY WITH THE NECESSARY APPROVALS. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS FELT THIS COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED BY THE <br />INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION OF THE COMMISSIONERS. <br />COMMISSIONER LOY FELT WE CAN LOOK TO MARCH 20TH AND THAT <br />SHOULD GIVE US AMPLE TIME TO FIND OUT THAT WE HAVE EVERYTHING READY. <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT ASKED, IF WE SHOULD FOLLOW THAT ROUTE AND <br />AWARD THE CONTRACT AS OF MARCH 20TH AND ACTUALLY SIGN THE CONTRACT <br />