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to a third of the pond on City land, giving the County enough latitude to make a better complex . Administrator Baird felt it was a good compromise . Questions were posed to Interim Manager Falls by City Council , seeking further clarification of what changes this meant to their proposed drawing that they originally voted upon . He confirmed that City staff agreed to the concept as Administrator Baird described . Commissioner Flescher was concerned who would be responsible for the maintenance of the pond, which Administrator Baird believed would be the County ' s responsibility. Upon learning that the parking parcel restrictions allowed only for green space and public parking use , Commissioner Davis expressed his concern that the County would be locked- in to those restrictions in the future , and he wanted a lot more flexibility . County Attorney Polackwich advised him that the lease restrictions would be amended . MOTION WAS AMENDED by Vice Chairman Wheeler, SECONDED by Commissioner Flescher, to approve the property exchange , leaving up to one-third of the pond on City property, and to look for the most efficient use of that site . Chairman Solari opposed the motion for three reasons : 1 ) the parking issues have not been adequately addressed to provide long-term usage of the Sports Village . It had been narrowed down to accommodate baseball for MiLB , but he believed no private business would want the facility without adequate parking ; 2) they are spending over 1 . 2 million dollars for economic dollars, and no special analysis has been made that this is the best way to spend those economic development dollars ; and 3 ) this is economic development dollars for one single company . He believed those dollars should be available for economic development throughout the County . Joint Meeting with City of Vero Beach 8 January 11 , 2011