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i r Tuesday, April 10, 1984 The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, met in Special Session at the County Commission Chambers,, 1840 25th Street, Vero Beach, Florida, on Tuesday, April 10, 1984, at 9:00 o'clock A.M. Present were Don C. Scurlock, Jr., Chairman; Patrick B. Lyons, Vice Chairman; Richard N. Bird; and William C. Wodtke, Jr. Absent was Margaret C. Bowman due to illness. Also present were Michael J. Wright, County Administrator; Gary Brandenburg, Attorney to the Board of County Commissioners; and Virginia Hargreaves, Deputy Clerk. The Chairman called the meeting to order and announced that it was for the purpose .of clarification of the County's position regarding the proposed South Beach annexation by the City of Vero Beach. It appears there has been a great deal of misinformation on all sides as far as the County's position, the City's, The Moorings, the property owners, etc., are concerned. There has been a suggestion that the County Commission initiated the request for annexation, and that is totally untrue.. There is question about why the Commission signed the consent card, and the Chairman believed the obvious reason is that at the time there seemed to be a very strong movement for annexation. The County then became concerned about what would happen to the land we acquired in that area fora public park if the annexation did occur.: We, therefore, agreed to sign the consent card based on the City entering into an agreement that we would continue to develop that park under our master plan and the City would not interfere. To ensure our long range develop- ment plans, it was felt it was in the best interests of the County to sign the agreement and agree to sign the consent card. The Commission, however, took the position that we. BOOK 56 PAGE` 67 3 4 AR -10_19