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JUN 18 19 80 wax ' 43PAGE 840 <br />COMMISSIONER DEESON FELT IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT THE <br />PORTION OF INDIAN RIVER DRIVE, WHICH IS IN THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, <br />IS CURRENTLY 35 MPH, THE SPEED LIMIT SHOULD BE LOWERED ON BOTH THE <br />NORTH AND SOUTH ENDS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA SO THAT IT IS 35 MPH <br />ALL THE WAY, EVEN THOUGH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FELT THE PRESENT <br />LIMIT IS A SAFE SPEED. HE ALSO WENT ALONG WITH THE PETITIONERS' <br />RECOMMENDATION THAT RUMBLE STRIPS BE ADDED ON THE NORTH END. <br />COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED IF HE FELT BUMPER STRIPS WERE REALLY <br />NECESSARY. SHE NOTED THAT SHE HAD MIXED EMOTIONS ON THESE AND HAS <br />SEEN CARS ACTUALLY CROSS OVER INTO THE OTHER LANE TO AVOID THEM. <br />COMMISSIONER DEESON AGREED THAT HE PERSONALLY DOESN'T LIKE <br />THEM AND WOULD FEEL THE 35 MPH SPEED LIMIT SHOULD HELP ALLEVIATE THE <br />SITUATION. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DEESON, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />Loy, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO REDUCE THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE <br />NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF INDIAN RIVER DRIVE IN THE UNINCOR- <br />PORATED AREA AROUND THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN TO 35 MPH AS REQUESTED BY <br />THE PETITIONERS. <br />PLANNING DIRECTOR REVER CAME BEFORE THE BOARD AND STATED <br />THAT ATTORNEY COLLINS WOULD LIKE ASSISTANCE FROM THE COMMISSION AS <br />TO WHAT THEIR INTENT IS REGARDING THE SCOPE OF WORK IN THE AGREEMENT <br />FOR A CONSULTANT FOR THE MASTER PLAN, IS IT INTENDED THAT THE <br />CONSULTANT BE A DRAFTER TO BE INVOLVED IN PUTTING TOGETHER THE PLAN, <br />OR DOES THE BOARD ENVISION ALL THAT TO BE DONE BY THE PLANNING <br />DEPARTMENT WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT ASKING THE CONSULTANTS <br />QUESTIONS THAT MAY ARISE AND THE CONSULTANT GIVING FEEDBACK TO THE <br />PLANNING DEPARTMENT AFTER REVIEW? <br />MR. REVER CONTINUED THAT WHEN HE FIRST GOT INTO THIS, HE <br />ENVISIONED THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTINUE TO DO THE PLAN <br />BECAUSE THE SHIFT OF ALL THE KNOWLEDGE FROM OUR BODY TO THE CONSULTANT <br />WOULD TAKE A GOOD DEAL OF TIME, AND WE COULD CONTINUE WITH THEIR <br />COMMENT AND CRITICISM. THEIR PRIMARY FOCUS WOULD BE ON CREATING AND <br />ADVISING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TOTAL PACKAGE. MR. REVER STATED <br />104 <br />