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I APR 2 1991 BOOK 8:3 PAGE 3 Commissioner Scurlock asked why this matter is before us instead of the City of Sebastian. Director Davis advised that we did write a letter to Bruce Cooper, Sebastian Community Development Director, re the traffic study recommending these improvements be constructed prior to the project being finaled out, and Dr. Fischer wrote a letter basically requesting we rescind our recommendation. Commissioner Scurlock believed we have an agreement to coordinate with Sebastian projects that are on the boundary line and have some impact on the county, and we can make comments and then Sebastian has the ability either to accept or reject them, and that was confirmed. Commissioner Bowman wasn't clear as to who owns 99th Street, and Director Davis advised that it is a county road, but there is a short portion within the city. The city limit line is somewhat at a border at that point. The proposed development is within the city north of 99th Street, and a very short portion of the road west of the railroad tracks goes through the city limits. The remainder of the roadway is in the county. He continued that staff concurs with some of the items in the traffic study, the impact fee credit, etc., and staff feels that widening of 99th is a safety factor to accommodate the trucks that would be attracted to the industrial use proposed in that area. Chairman Bird inquired with which of the recommended condi- tions Dr. Fischer might have a problem. Director Davis referred to Item 1 about constructing various turn lanes at the U.S.1/99th Street intersection, the eastbound right turn lane along 99th, and eventual signalization of that intersection. He believed that Dr. Fischer feels that some of these improvements should be done by the DOT or the County since other projects in the area do utilize 99th St. Chairman Bird asked if it is staff's recommendation that Dr. Fischer do all those improvements, and Director Davis clarified that it is staffs' recommendation that those improvements should be done prior to all the impacts of the project being at that location. Commissioner Scurlock asked if the Commission did not relieve Keith's Oil Can of a similar responsibility at that same intersection because that improvement was supposed to be on a DOT project, and whether we didn't write the DOT urging that they carry out that improvement. Director Davis agreed that we did, but pointed out that was in 1989 and the difference is that we now have concurrency being implemented. 26 M