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REPORT ON REGIONAL COUNCIL POLICY COMMISSIONER LYONS PASSED ON TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR INFORMATION A DRAFT DISCUSSION WRITTEN BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL, SAM SHANNON, IN REGARD TO THE COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL POLICY PLAN. COMMISSIONER LYONS THEN PROCEEDED TO DISCUSS THE GOVERNOR'S APPOINTMENTS. HE REPORTED THAT HE ATTENDED A MEETING IN TAMPA LAST WEEK WITH ABOUT SEVEN OTHER REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCILS, PLUS REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE GOVERNORS OFFICE. ORIDINALLY THEY HAD ASKED FOR A LOT OF MINORITY APPOINTMENTS, BUT THE GOVERNOR BALKED AND SAID HE WOULD NOT APPOINT MORE THAN ROUGHLY THE POPULATION PER- CENTAGE. COMMISSIONER LYONS CONTINUED THAT THE GOVERNOR WAS ENTHUSI- ASTIC ABOUT HAVING A MEETING FOR ALL THE NEW GOVERNORS APPOINTMENTS, BUT AFTER HAVING IT POINTED OUT HOW MUCH MONEY SUCH A MEETING WOULD TAKE OUT OF THE PLANNING COUNCIL BUDGETS, HE MAY HAVE CHANGED HIS MIND. COMMISSIONER LYONS THEN STRESSED THE EXPENSE THE ADDITION OF EIGHT PEOPLE TO THE TREASURE COAST PLANNING COUNCIL BOARD WILL REQUIRE, I.E., HIRING A LARGER MEETING PLACE, ADDED TRANSPORTATION EXPENSE, PAPERWORK, ETC. THIS WAS FORCED ONTO THE COUNTY BY STATE MANDATE AND HE FELT IT WAS MADE CLEAR TO THE GOVERNOR THAT WE DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH EXPENSES. SCHEDULING OF PU LB IC HEARINGS _ COMMISSIONER LOY DISCUSSED THE CONTINUATION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE REZONING REQUESTED BY EDWARD LEWIS, TRUSTEE, TO OCTOBER 15TH AT 9:00 A.M., AND ASKED ABOUT CONTINUING THE OCTOBER STH PUBLIC HEARING REQUESTED BY ED SCHLITT, TRUSTEE, FOR SIMILAR PROPERTY, OVER TO OCTOBER 15TH AT 10:00 A.M. IT WAS THE GENERAL FEELING THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO COMPLETELY REDO THE LEWIS HEARING, AND THE ATTORNEY ALSO FELT THAT IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO GO THROUGH THE WHOLE HEARING AGAIN. IT WAS AGREED TO SET THE SCHLITT PUBLIC HEARING FOR 1:30 P.M. ON THE 15TH OF OCTOBER. SEP 2 41980 119 �� 4 4 fasE'699