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registered patients in those communities with varied ethnic backgrounds. Mr. Diaz explained that they work on a sliding fee scale according to federal guidelines. They have dental equipment that has been sitting waiting to be installed in a permanent location, and as of July, they will be retiring the mobile unit because of the mileage and wear and tear. It costs them $18,000 to maintain this unit on the road, and they are desperately looking for a facility for a permanent site. As far as permanency of funding, Mr. Diaz was confident that the migrant funds will never be cut out of the federal budget. Considerable discussion ensued as to the necessity for the establishment of a permanent relationship between the various entities involved so that the community would be assured that a portion of the facility would be available to them; the fact that this facility must be open to the public on a non-profit basis; the length of a possible lease; the necessity for a reversion clause, etc., and Mr. Diaz emphasized that his group would prefer ,to go for a deed so they could use the property to finance a new facility. s Commissioner Wodtke questioned the terminology of the proposal which states that the Medical Group will "donate" the use of the classrooms to the Progressive Civic League and the League will, in turn "donate" to the Medical Group for costs of operation, and Mr. Diaz confirmed that they would expect that the costs for at least the electricity, water, etc., would be reimbursed. He noted that their "donation" is actually from their grant towards maintenance of that building. Commissioner Scurlock discussed a time frame for a formal agreement between these groups. Attorney Wayne McDonough, representing the Progressive Civic League, noted that Mr. Diaz has just today made his proposal and gone on public record as to his group's intentions and commitments, 88 MAR Z 1983 � t J