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JUN 6 1984 BOOK 57 PACE 380 specific benefit ratio for everyone, the Chairman felt there is no question that the significant impact is on the city. The issue, however, is if you put sea walls there, what effect will it have on the City of Vero Beach, and Vero Beach is an integral part of the county. For all these years we have kept passing resolutions that say we want to keep the door open before we make a final commitment, and now it appears we have reached the point where we finally have to make a decision as to initiating Phase I and the only thing we are committed to is $650,000. Although he does not like beach pumping, the Chairman felt we must face this as reasonable men, and stated that he would support the first phase with the absolute assurance that we have not committed for the long haul and also with the assurance from the City that those are county beaches as well as city and there will be no discriminatory fees. He further emphasized that if in the future it seems there is going to be a commitment to a 34-50 million -dollar project, then we would go to the public. Chairman Scurlock further noted that we are dealing with this with only a four member Commission, which does not make it easy, but in his opinion, we cannot delay even a few weeks. Commissioner Wodtke noted that at the City Council meeting last night concern was expressed that if we do this project, we are locked in for 50 years of continuous renourishment, but he has verified again today with Mr. Hobbs of the Corps of Engineers that there will be no reference in the agreement we have with the Corps as to fifty years. Commissioner Wodtke went on to explain that when you have your money up front, then you go to the Corps and make an agreement that the initial renourishment will occur. For each additional renourishment, there will be a complete new analysis and the local money must be up front, but you do not have to renegotiate a new contract each time; 85 -,