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FEB, 31987 BOOK 6 7 F-, and felt doing the engineering and getting the right-of-way is the priority between now and the next session. Chairman Scurlock noted that the Twin Pairs involves not only road improvement but drainage, and Mr. Fowler stated that what they got hung up on before was the drainage and the permitting required for it. The Chairman reported that the City of Tallahassee has a significant problem addressing their drainage because a lot of their buildings are government buildings and don't pay taxes, and our consultants, Camp, Dresser & McKee, came up with setting up a drainage program as a utility, which allowed them to charge a fee which did not come under the millage cap. He felt strongly that we must work with the DOT on a more and more cooperative basis to get these projects set on as high a priority as we would like. Commissioner Bird asked if there is some way we could work out some joint participation so that Rockridge could be put back on the list, certainly within the five year period. Mr. Fowler felt that this definitely could be worked on together and hopefully reprogrammed much more quickly than that. Commissioner Bowman inquired about the consultant study of U.S.I throughout the county that was expected to be completed in 18 months, and Mr. Fowler advised that they still are in the process of getting those consultants on board. They want a separate one for each county, and he was not sure of the status for one in Indian River County. Commissioner Bowman then brought up the possibility of improving SR60 and making it a toll road as she felt it is a very dangerous road. She asked what we can do to get this moving. Mr. Fowler informed the Board that the Department is looking more and more to user charges to satisfy needs, but to get something like this moving requires some local support as tolls generally are unpopular. 16