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it DEC 171980 BvoK 45 MAW THE BOARD MEMBERS CONCURRED WITH THE CHAIRMAN AND IT WAS AGREED TO TRY TO HAVE A WORKSHOP MEETING WITH THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION SOMETIME IN JANUARY. LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING ASSISTANCE CONTRACT FOR $20,000 GRANT MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, SECONDED BY COMMIS- SIONER BIRD TO ACCEPT THE CONTRACT FOR THE GRANT AS SET OUT ABOVE AND AUTHORIZE THE SIGNATURE OF THE CHAIRMAN. COMMISSIONER WODTKE COMMENTED THAT THESE ARE THE DOLLARS THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAS ANTICIPATED RECEIVING TO HELP FINISH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE BALANCE WILL BE USED TO FUND THE BARRIER ISLAND STUDY. PLANNING DIRECTOR REVER INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE COUNTY, OR GRANTEE, AGREES TO PROVIDE A CASH MATCH OF $4,500 PLUS AN IN-KIND MATCH OF $5,500. COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK REQUESTED THAT THE STATUS REPORT ON THE BARRIER ISLAND STUDY BE DISCUSSED AT THIS TIME. COMMISSIONER FLETCHER REPORTED THAT HE ATTENDED THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL MEETING AND WHILE THERE WAS SOME COMMENT AT THE MEETING ABOUT THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL INVOLVING ITSELF IN OUTSIDE PLANNING AND CONSULTING IN THE FUTURE, THEY DID CONSENT TO DO -THE STUDY AND THE CONTRACT SHOULD BE COMING BACK SHORTLY. CHAIRMAN LYONS DID NOT FEEL THAT IS CONSIDERED OUTSIDE CONSULTING, AND NOTED THAT THE COMMENT IN THAT REGARD WAS MADE BY A NEW MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR. COMMISSIONER WODTKE NOTED THAT THE MAN WHO MADE THE COMMENT IS IN THE PRIVATE CONSULTING BUSINESS. HE FELT THAT IN OUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, THE EXPERTISE AND EXTENSIVE REGIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE MEN IN THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL WILL SUPPLY US WITH A MORE MEANINGFUL REPORT THAN WE COULD OBTAIN BY GOING SOMEWHERE ELSE FOR A CONSULTANT. HE FURTHER NOTED THAT IF THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL DOES ONE OR TWO OF THESE REPORTS A YEAR, IT HAS THE EFFECT OF REDUCING THE COST TO THE COUNTY FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE COUNCIL. 50