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the agenda, he opined that the government access TV channel is a perfect place for the candidates to conduct a debate. Vice Chairman Neuberger agreed that everyone has the right to instruct their government, but added that the Public Discussion part of the Board’s agenda is not dictated by law and pointed out that there are many other ways for citizens to instruct their representatives and it need not be during Commission meetings. When Mr. Heady wished to rebut, Vice Chairman Neuberger stated that Mr. Heady had already used his 3-minutes, ruled out him of order, and asked that he be escorted from the podium. 9.B.2. PUBLIC DISCUSSION ITEM – TIM ZORC – ROADWAY LEVEL OF SERVICE “F,” BUILDING DEPARTMENT NEW STAFF, AND TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES th Tim Zorc, 4415 5 Place SW, a local home builder and member of the Treasure Coast Builders Association, wanted to clear up some information concerning the additional staff for the Building Department. He specified that the Building Department is run as an enterprise fund and the developers pay large amounts of that budget. He expressed thanks for the on-going relationship with staff to ensure that money collected remains in the department. He liked getting the monthly reports on the departments financial status. Mr. Zorc Second, asked if there will be continued discussions on LOS “F.” If yes, then he would request that the Board temporarily postpone the implementation of the September st 1 impact fee, because many of the fees were determined based on roadway projects. But if the LOS is changed, the cost of those projects would be subtracted out and could potentially change the amount of the traffic impact fees. He suggested that they first finish the LOS discussion and see if any changes are warranted in the fee schedule. rd Mr. Zorc ’s third point was that he favored a boulevard concept road design for 43 Avenue (rather than a center continuous turn lane) no matter how wide it is decided to make it. August 10, 2004 24