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MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Bowman, to give the Fellsmere Library <br />Association $2,000 as a pledge against their grant <br />program and authorize whatever budget amendment is <br />necessary. <br />Susan Wilson advised the Board that the grant application <br />will be sent in today, and what they need is a pledge, not actual <br />money in hand. <br />Commissioner Bird asked if it would be in order at some <br />point in the future to repay this amount out of the library bond <br />issue, or if that is separate. <br />Com. Eggert advised that is a completely separate matter, <br />and we would like to do something wonderful for that branch <br />library. <br />THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. <br />It was voted on and carried unanimously. <br />INDIAN RIVER ARTS COUNCIL <br />City Councilman Ken Macht came before the Board speaking as <br />chairman of the Indian River Arts Council for this year. The <br />Council is a sort of Chamber of Commerce for the Arts; it has <br />been in existence five years and annually sponsors the Arts <br />Festival, which includes the Children's Arts Festival and <br />presentations by their member groups, of which there are 25 or <br />so. Mr. Macht noted that in the last 2 or 3 years it has become <br />quite apparent that the economics factors involved in the <br />cultural arts are very strong and it has become one of the major <br />industries in the county. The combined budgets of their three 01 <br />major institutions top two million, and employment countywide of <br />full time professional staff is now about 45-50 people. That <br />doesn't take into account the tourist dollars spent here which <br />4 1 <br />11 <br />���� 0.00K D9 PAG1 4481 <br />EP 15 k. <br />