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MR. REGAN COMMENTED THAT THE HEAD START PROGRAM, WHICH IS <br />THE MOST SUCCESSFUL OF THE EOC'S ACTIVITIES, HAS 18 EMPLOYEES, TWO <br />SUPERVISORS, AND A YOUTH COUNSELOR, WHICH AMOUNTS TO A WEEKLY PAYROLL <br />OF $2,5OO. HE THEN WENT ON TO TALK ABOUT UTILIZATION OF THE FLORIDA <br />FARM WORKERS EMPLOYEES, WHO ARE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE ANXIOUS TO DO <br />SOMETHING WORTHWHILE. HE STATED THAT THEY ARE AN ON-GOING GROUP; <br />THEY DO HAVE SUPERVISION, AND HE WISHED THE COUNTY TO BE AWARE THAT <br />THERE IS A WORK FORCE OUT THERE WHICH HE FELT .WILL DO WHATEVER IS <br />REQUESTED OF THEM THAT IS REASONABLE. HE FELT THAT PROBABLY WITH <br />MINIMUM SUPERVISION THEY COULD ASSIST WITH PLANTING GRASS ON THE <br />DUNES. HE FURTHER NOTED THAT HE HAS REQUESTED RALPH LUNDY TO MOVE <br />AHEAD WITH THE SEEDING OF THE GIFFORD PARK, AND THIS IS A WORK FORCE <br />THAT COULD PLANT GRASS ALL OVER THE COUNTY OR CLEAN PARKS, ETC. MR. <br />REGAN CONTINUED THAT THE E.O.C. DOES NOT HAVE A LOT OF MONEY, BUT <br />THEY DO HAVE ABOUT $100.00. THE LANDFILL CHARGES WOULD BE ABOUT <br />$99.00, AND IF THE BOARD COULD AUTHORIZE THE USE OF A FRONT END LOADER <br />AND TRUCKS TO REMOVE THE DEBRIS FROM THE AREA OF THE HEAD START <br />ACTIVITIES, HE FELT IT WOULD BE A SUBSTANTIAL GESTURE OF COOPERATIVE <br />EFFORT. <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT STATED THAT HIS PERSONAL FEELING IS THAT <br />WE HAVE FALLEN INTO THE TRAP OF PROVIDING SERVICES FOR OTHER GOVERN- <br />MENTALLY FUNDED AGENCIES TOO MANY TIMES. <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE COMMENTED THAT THE LETTER FROM HEAD <br />START STATED THAT THEY WOULD PAY ANY FEES INVOLVED, AND ASSISTANT <br />ADMINISTRATOR NELSON EXPLAINED THAT WHEN HE TOLD THEM IT WOULD AMOUNT <br />TO $516.001 THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE THAT MUCH MONEY. <br />COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED WHAT KIND OF DEBRIS ARE WE TALKING <br />ABOUT, AND MR. REGAN STATED THAT IT WAS A MIXTURE OF BRANCHES, TRASH <br />AND GARBAGE. <br />DISCUSSION ENSUED AS TO THE FACT THAT WE DO NOT MAKE ANY <br />EXCEPTIONS TO THE LANDFILL CHARGES FOR ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, <br />NOT EVEN OURSELVES. <br />COMMISSIONER Loy POINTED OUT THAT WE ACTUALLY DONT KNOW <br />WHAT KIND OF FUNDS THE E.O.C. HAS AVAILABLE. <br />-95- <br />THEY STATED THAT THEY <br />ooK 43 -'PAGE 597 <br />