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City Manager Little inquired if there is any news from. Washington regarding funding appropriations. ChairmanScurlock reported that he and Commissioner Bird just got back from Washington and you cannot get answers. He personally did not feel we can afford to keep waiting for the day when the federal government and state will hand out the funds, and believed if we ever are going to do anything for the beaches, it should be in theareaof beach management rather than beach renourishment. He felt we need to put more pressure on our consulting engineers to come up with that plan, have the City and County agree on it, find a funding mechanism, and take it to the voters. The Chairman did not hold great hopes that we are going to get big bucks. Mayor Acor was more optimistic about receiving money from the state than from the federal government. Commissioner Wheeler noted that we should be getting a report on beach management from Cubit Engineering within a few weeks. He advised that it seems our chances are, better of having the state participate at a greater level to put a feeder beach in at Sebastian and let the sand wash south. He agreed that depending who you talk to at the federal level, one says it is likely and another says it isn't, and he believed if we are going to do anything, it ultimately will be determined by a countywide referendum to see what the people want to do and if they want to spend the money. (2.) Recreation_ Programs_ and joint_fundin9l_ Commissioner Bird noted that Director "Tommy" Thomas, who has been our lead man in this field, is retiring soon, and he believed this has created an opportunity to recommend taking action at budgettime to look towards the creation of the position of Recreation Director for the unincorporated area of the county. This person then would have the expertise to work toward consoli- dating the recreation that is presently fragmented in the 17 BOOK.