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� - OCT 20 19 51 F 1 , 764 PREPARATION OF RESOLUTION TO LEGIS TURE:RE ADDITIONAL JUDGE Attorney Brandenburg suggested `that if the Board wished to inform the Legislature that the County would like to have an additional judge, that he be directed to draft a formal resolution to forward to them. Chairman Scurlock directed Attorney Brandenburg to draft such a resolution. REPORT ON SEBASTIAN ANNEXATION Attorney Brandenburg informed the Board that he met with Mayor Flood and the Sebastian City attorney in regard to the Sebastian annexation; they discussed the extension of Stratton Avenue to U.S.1 and the County's feeling that-, under our agreement in the interim on the appeal, that property lies within the county and the City would have to obtain the County's permission to request an FEC railroad crossing. There was discussion of the alternative previously presented that if the City were to annex only property west of U.S.1 and leave the property east of U.S.1 in the county, then the City would not need the County's permission to do what they want with respect to the railroad crossing; the appeal would be dismissed; and that would be the end of the litigation. Attorney Brandenburg continued that the City Council"has scheduled the matter for discussion on tonight's agenda and invited the Chairman and himself to attend. He wished to see if the Board members had any feelings on the matter.. Commissioner Lyons noted that there will be no enclave if their annexation stops on the west side of U.S.1, and -he did not think we would have a valid complaint if they drop the annexation on the other side of the road. Attorney Brandenburg felt Sebastian could go through the annexation over again and .just annex the property to the west, and he would recommend accepting that and then work 116