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J U L 15 198 ® j 878 <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS GAVE THE BOARD AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS <br />OF THE TREASURE COAST LITIGATION, EXPLAINING THAT THE COUNTY'S <br />ATTORNEYS HAVE FILED A MOTION TO DISMISS ACCOMPANIED BY AN <br />EXHAUSTIVE 57 PAGE MEMO HITTING ON ALL THE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN <br />RAISED. IT IS NOW A BURDEN ON THE PLAINTIFF TO COME FORTH WITH AN <br />ACCOUNTABILITY MEMO. ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT HE IS IMPRESSED <br />BY THE WORK BEING PUT OUT BY THE ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING THE COUNTY <br />IPJ THIS -ACTION. HE FELT THAT IN AUGUST WE SHOULD TRY AND SET UP <br />A MEETING WITH THE VARIOUS PARTIES AND ONCE THE POSITIONS HAVE <br />BEEN ESTABLISHED, AT LEAST TRY AND TALK TO EACH OTHER. <br />DISCUSSION REGARDING INCREASING ASSESSMENTS FOR CRIMINAL .JUSTICE <br />TRAINING <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS REPORTED THAT FOR THE LAST SEVEN OR EIGHT <br />YEARS, THE CITY AND COUNTY HAVE HAD $1.00 FOR LOCAL AND $1.00 FOR <br />STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES TACKED ON TO EACH TRAFFIC <br />AND CRIMINAL OFFENSE CITATION, AND IT WAS FELT THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN <br />VERY SUCCESSFUL. THE ATTORNEY NOTED THAT THEY NOW HAVE INCREASED <br />THE AUTHORITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO ADD $2.00 FOR BOTH LOCAL AND <br />-ATE LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ON EACH OFFENSE. ATTORNEY <br />60 LLINS REPORTED THAT HE HAS HAD PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE OFFICERS <br />TRAINING PROGRAM AND KNEW IT TO BE WORTHWHILE, AND HE WOULD RECOMMEND <br />THAT ANIMPLEMENTING ORDINANCE BE ADVERTISED FOR PUBLIC HEARING. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />FLETCHER, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE ATTORNEY TO ADVERTISE <br />A PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE TO IMPLEMENT AN INCREASE IN THE <br />AMOUNT ASSESSED FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. <br />COMMISSIONER BIRD NOTED THAT HE ATTENDED A SCHOOL BOARD <br />MEETING AS CHAIRMAN OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE WHERE THE <br />RECOMMENDATION FOR ADDITIONAL PARKING AT THE 16TH STREET RECREA- <br />TIONAL COMPLEX WAS DISCUSSED. THE SCHOOL BOARD RECEIVED THE <br />PRESENTATION AND SAW A REVISED PLAN WHICH INCLUDES THE FOUR -LANE <br />POSSIBILITY. HE CONTINUED THAT THEY DISCUSSED IT BUT TABLED FURTHER <br />ACTION ON IT, AND THE INDICATION HE GOT WAS THAT THEY PROBABLY WOULD <br />NOT BE IN FAVOR OF GOING A FULL 1/3 OF THE COST, OR $41,000, BUT <br />