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A U G 5 1991 DcE <br />LENGTHY DISCUSSION ENSUED AND THE FOLLOWING REVISIONS <br />WERE SUGGESTED: TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY FOR THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF <br />IMPROVEMENTS THAT WOULD BE ASSESSED; TO USE CERTIFIED MAIL TO NOTIFY <br />THE PROPERTY OWNERS; AND TO HAVE 66.7% OF THE OWNERS OF THE LAND <br />INVOLVED PETITION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT. <br />CITY COMPTROLLER THOMAS MASON CAME BEFORE THE BOARD AND <br />EXPLAINED HOW THE CITY OF VERO BEACH HANDLED THEIR PAVING PROGRAM <br />ON THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT BASIS-. HE EXPLAINED THAT THEIR PROGRAM <br />BEGAN IN 196+ IN WHICH SEED MONEY WAS PLACED INTO A REVOLVING ACCOUNT. <br />AFTER COMPLETION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE PAVING PROGRAM, FIRST PAYMENT IS <br />SCHEDULED TO BE PAID WITHIN 90 DAYS, AND THEN THE PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE <br />3 YEARS TO PAY FOR THE BALANCE. REGARDING THE SEWER PROGRAM, PROPERTY <br />OWNERS ARE ALLOWED 6 MONTHS FOR THE INITIAL PAYMENT, AND THE BALANCE <br />TO BE PAID IN 5 YEARS. HE THEN SPOKE ABOUT THEIR COMPUTER PROGRAM AND <br />THAT THEY MAINTAIN AWARENESS OF ALL PROPERTY OWNERS. MR. NASON THEN <br />DISCUSSED THE CITY'S PETITION PROCESS WHERE THEY MUST HAVE 50% <br />PARTICIPATION; THEY ESTABLISH A COST "NOT TO EXCEED! AND OBTAIN BIDS. <br />WHEN THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED AND THE COSTS COME IN LESS THAN <br />ANTICIPATED, THE MONEY IS RETURNED TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS, HE ADVISED. <br />MR. NASON STRESSED THAT THEY MUST HAVE 50% PETITION PARTICIPATI'ON' <br />BEFORE MEETING WITH THE OWNERS INVOLVED, AND IF THEY ARE STILL AT <br />50%, THEN THE CITY PROCEEDS WITH THEIR PROGRAM. MR. NASON STATED THAT <br />THE CITY FILES A LIEN IMMEDIATELY, AND SO FAR HAVE NOT HAD TO SUE <br />FOR THE LIENS. <br />DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. <br />FINANCE DIRECTOR BARTON FELT THE COUNTY WOULD HAVE NO <br />PROBLEM IN SETTING UP THE ASSESSMENT ROLL ON THE COMPUTER, <br />ADMINISTRATOR NELSON REVIEWED THE 66.7% FIGURE AS OPPOSED <br />TO THE 75% PETITION FIGURE SUGGESTED BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE. HE <br />ADDED THAT ALL THE 66.7% FIGURE WAS DOING WAS MAKING A GROUP ELIGIBLE <br />TO PETITION TO COME TO THE BOARD - THE COUNTY WAS JUST TRYING TO MAKE <br />IT EASIER FOR THE PEOPLE TO MAKE THIS PETITION. IT WAS STRESSED THAT <br />THE BOARD DOES HAVE THE FINAL WORD, AS FAR AS THE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS <br />WERE CONCERNED. <br />