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are some items we may have to consider renting in the meantime. THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. It was voted on and carried unanimously (4-0) DISCUSSION RE TOURIST TAX Attorney Vitunac noted that recently there have been some articles in the local paper setting out opposing views between the City of Vero Beach and the County over what the money generated from a Tourist Tax would be used for. He believed this problem may have been caused by misinformation from the state as it appears, from an article in the last issue of Florida Trend, that the state has been underestimating these revenues for all the counties in the state. Attorney Vitunac informed the Board that since Commissioner Wheeler, who is chairman of the Tourist Development Council, could not attend the City Council meeting tonight, he asked that Attorney Vitunac attend to relate his concerns and try to clear up any misunderstanding. Attorney Vitunac felt he needed author- ity and direction from the full Board as to what they want him to relate to the City tonight. He advised that it is Commissioner Wheeler's belief it is in the best interests of the City and County to pass this tax as there are a wealth of needs that can be funded by this money however small the pot is. He apparently is in favor of some sort of beach restoration but feels the county's or city's share of the tax would be so small that for the millions of dollars required for beach renourishment, it would not generate any support to pass the tax and that, there- fore, it would be better to use the tax for such things as parking lots, beach walkovers, etc., to open up the beaches we have or even acquire more beach property. He is not opposed to the City of Vero Beach getting its share of the money to use as they want; he is just opposed to using it for beach restoration because he feels that would kill the whole issue. 43 AQGK � F�� 84 JAN 6 198