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Mr. King emphasized that the committee is the advisory <br />board and the actual action is taken by the Governor. <br />Discussion continued at length about addressing the <br />proper place where the decision will be made. <br />Thomas Eagan addressed the Board speaking as an <br />individual and questioned why the county is so afraid to be <br />a part of this overall picture. He stated that if our <br />Comprehensive Plan is as good as we have been told and is in <br />the best interests of all in the county, then we should <br />enter into the committee and work from within for what we <br />think is right. <br />Mayor Cain stated that the City feels that if they can <br />persuade the committee -to vote that Vero -Beach, Orchid and <br />Sebastian are not areas of vital concern, it will be very <br />difficult for the Governor then to decide otherwise. She <br />emphasized that their representative has presented <br />amendments that have been totally ignored, and the City is <br />afraid they are going to be trapped into a long term <br />relationship with a three county committee telling them how <br />to utilize their resources. <br />a critical date. <br />They were told that June 2nd is <br />Question arose as to whether the June 2nd meeting might <br />not be premature for such a decision, and Mr. Shannon <br />stressed that is the first time the full committee is <br />looking at the whole report. <br />Commissioner Scurlock asked if on June 2nd the <br />committee would have the ability to say Indian River County <br />is out of the study, and Mr. Shannon doubted it. <br />Mayor Cain referred to the sentence previously quoted <br />by Mr. MacAdam which stated that "the committee will <br />establish what action should be taken by local government <br />and ultimately whether any or all of the study area should <br />be declared an area of critical concern," which leads them <br />to believe their lobbying to be removed would have some <br />23 <br />MAY 2 5 1983 <br />