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his designee, to negotiate and execute a new Indian River National <br /> Estuary Program inter-local agreement and provide $500,000 in fiscal year <br /> 2014-2015 funding to the program", does not include a requirement that a <br /> member from the SJRWMD be a voting member of the Policy Board. An <br /> audio of the meeting confirms that the requirement that someone from the <br /> SJRWMD be a voting member on the new IRL-NEP, in order for the <br /> SJRWMD to fund the new IRL-NEP, was never discussed at the <br /> Governing Board meeting_ <br /> The public information request also asked about FDEP's requirement to be <br /> a voting member before it would provide funding. The response to the <br /> Public Information request states: "There are no responsive documents <br /> related to this item." <br /> Given the subcommittee was told that idea for the reorganization came <br /> from the governor's office I did another Public Information Request to the <br /> Governor. I asked for: <br /> 1) "Any memorandum or directive from the Governor's Office which <br /> directs FDEP, SJRWMD or SFWMD to have a vote on the <br /> reorganized IRL-NEP before making any monetary contribution to the <br /> IRL-NEP; <br /> 2) Any policy from the Governor's Office that would suggest the FDEP, <br /> SJRWMD or SFWMD would be required a vote on the reorganization <br /> of the IRL-NEP before any monetary contribution could be made by <br /> the FDEP, SJRWMD or SFWMD to the IRL-NEP," <br /> The response from the Governor's Office of Open Government States: "A search <br /> of the Executive Office of the Governor's files produced no responsive records." <br /> In short, based on the responses to the public information requests, <br /> there is no basis for Mr. Dean's assertions that: "Neither <br /> department nor two districts will participate if they are not voting <br /> members," <br /> 4. September 8, 2014 — Solari letter to Maurice Sterling outlining problems in the <br /> reorganization process particularly regarding lack of Financial Information, failure <br /> to have any meaningful discussion on the new organizations goals and <br /> objectives and reliance on a 6 year old Comprehensive Conservation and <br /> Management Plan, which the Interim Director had said was "long in the tooth, as <br /> the basis of the new IRL-NEP. I did ask that this letter be made part of the <br /> agenda package — but was told, erroneously, that doing so would be a violation <br /> of the sunshine laws, <br />