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OCT 2 2.1980 mex 45, mrE 08 ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER L.OY, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RESCINDED THE ACTION TAKEN ON AUGUST 27, 1.990, WHICH GRANTED A RECREATION COVENANT TO RIOMAR COUNTRY CLUB AND AGREED THAT THE SITUATION WOULD REVERT TO THE STATUS QUO. ATTORNEY GOULD ASSURED THE BOARD THAT THE RIOMAR COUNTRY CLUB HAD APPROACHED THIS .MATTER IN GOOD FAITH; HOWEVER, IN LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD FOR TEN YEARS OR SO, THE CLUB DOES NOT FEEL IT CAN OPEN ITSELF TO THE PUBLIC ON THE BASIS NOW BEING REQUIRED. HE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE CLUB IS NOT CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC AS HAS BEEN INDI- CATED IN THE NEWSPAPERS; IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, THOUGH NOT ON A COMPLETE BASIS. COMMISSIONER L.OY BELIEVED THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE PARTICULAR STATUTE IN QUESTION WAS TO PROTECT VALUABLE OPEN SPACE FOR THE GOOD OF ALL PEOPLE AND TO ENCUMBER THESE SPACES TO ASSURE THEIR AVAILABILITY FOR THAT EXPRESS PURPOSE. SHE NOTED THAT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT FOR ANY PRIVATE CLUB TO EXTEND ITS FACILITIES IN THE MANNER NOW REQUIRED AND CONTINUE TO OPERATE IN A PROFITABLE MANNER. ATTORNEY GOULD NOTED THAT THE AMENDMENT FOR PUBLIC USE WAS JUST ADDED IN 1978, AND HE FELT IT TOOK AWAY THE HEART OF THE LAW WHICH WAS AIMED AT PRESERVING THE GREEN SPACE. COMMISSIONER LYONS COMMENTED THAT IF THE BOARD EVER VOTED AGAIN ON THIS MATTER, HE WOULD VOTE TO PASS IT ON TO THE CITY OF VERO BEACH, AND HE WAS GLAD IT HAS TURNED OUT THIS WAY. PROCLAMATION R "ALCOHOLISM AWARENESS MONTH" CHAIRMAN SIEBERT STATED THAT ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT REQUIRED, HE WOULD LIKE THE BOARD TO VOTE ON THIS PROCLAMATION. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER "ALCOHOLISM AWARENESS MONTH FOR INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA." CHAIRMAN SIEBERT THEN READ THE PROCLAMATION ALOUD,AND ROBERT VERDI, CHAIRMAN OF THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD ACCEPTED THE PROCLAMATION AND THANKED THE BOARD.