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PAT FLOOD, JR., MAYOR OF SEBASTIAN, CAME BEFORE THE BOARD AND REQUESTED THAT THE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN GET TOGETHER TO DISCUSS ROAD PRIORITIES. HE SPOKE OF SEVERAL HAZARDS IN THE SEBASTIAN AREA AND WOULD LIKE TO GET THE HILL CUT DOWN -ON STATE ROAD 512, WHICH IS THE ROAD THE DOT IS PLANNING TO WIDEN. MAYOR FLOOD INQUIRED IF A TRAFFIC ENGINEER HAS BEEN HIRED BY THE COUNTY. ADMINISTRATOR NELSON REPLIED THAT THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO SECURE A TRAFFIC ENGINEER - THERE ARE NOT THAT MANY AROUND. DISCUSSION ENSUED ABOUT MAYOR FLOODS CONCERN OF THE HILL ON SR 512, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT COULD BE HANDLED AS A JOINT VENTURE. ADMINISTRATOR NELSON FELT IT WOULD BE A CHANGE ORDER SITUATION, AND IF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN AND THE COUNTY SAID THEY WOULD FUND THE CHANGE ORDER, THEN POSSIBLY THEY COULD GET TOGETHER WITH THE DOT. AFTER MORE DISCUSSION, CHAIRMAN LYONS SUGGESTED THAT LLOYD AND ASSOCIATES, ENGINEERS, GET TOGETHER WITH ENGINEER JIM DAVIS AS TO THE COST OF REMOVING THE HILL. THE CHAIRMAN FELT THE COUNTY WOULD BE RETICENT TO FUND SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE FUNDED ENTIRELY BY THE STATE. ADMINISTRATOR NELSON COMMENTED THAT THE TIME TO REMOVE THE HILL IS WHEN DOT WIDENS THE ROAD. MORE DISCUSSION FOLLOWED AND MAYOR FLOOD ADVISED THAT HE WOULD REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD OF HIS FINDINGS BY THE NEXT MEETING. COMMISSIONER WODTKE FELT THE BOARD SHOULD AUTHORIZE THE ATTORNEY TO RESEARCH PREVIOUS RESOLUTIONS WITH THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN AND THEN DRAFT A RESOLUTION TO REQUEST DOT TO CONSIDER INCLUDING, IN THE PROJECT OF WIDENING SR 5121 THE REMOVAL OF THE HILL AT.THAT LOCATION; AND THAT THEY CONTACT THE COUNTY AND CITY OF SEBASTIAN FOR A JOINT PARTICIPATION. HE FELT IT WAS A DANGEROUS ROAD - THE COUNTY WOULD NOT DE WILLING TO ACCEPT IT IN SUCH A DANGEROUS CONDITION. HE CONTINUED THAT WE SHOULD INSIST THAT IT BE DONE WHEN THE ROAD IS WIDENED AND IF IT REQUIRES JOINT FUNDING, THAT DECISION COULD BE MADE BEFORE THE ROAD IS WIDENED. AUG -5 991 1 �. � PAGE 4_ � �ooK _7 , 33