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Ken Macht, Chairman of the Substance Abuse Council appreciated <br />Commissioner Scurlock's comments and added that the County <br />Commission deserves a lot of credit for making the program <br />possible, not only in the funding but by becoming personally <br />involved. He also thanked County Administrator James Chandler and <br />Assistant to the County Administrator Randy Dowling, along with OMB <br />Director Joe Baird, for their help during the difficult first year. <br />He gave credit to Bonnie Swanson and the First Start Program, the <br />New Horizon Program and the DARE Program as well as the Just Say No <br />Program and announced that this year they would be launching, in <br />conjunction with the Sheriff, a neighborhood -in -action program. <br />(GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF CLERK TO THE BOARD.) <br />MARINE RESOURCES COUNCIL REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY FUNDING <br />The Board reviewed memo from County Administrator James <br />Chandler dated May 15, 1991: <br />TO: Board of County Commissioners DATE: May 15, 1991 FELE: <br />Request from Marine <br />SUBJECT: Resources Council for _ <br />Temporary Funding <br />James E. Chandler 57,5 <br />FROM: County Administrator REFERENCES: <br />Attached is a request from the Marine Resources Council (MRC) for temporary <br />funding. <br />The MRC has a $150,000 grant from DER and a $50,000 grant from the St. <br />.Johns Water Management District. Both are reimbursable grant contracts. <br />According to the Executive Director, Diane Barile, MRC funds are limited at <br />this time. As a result, the MRC is requesting assistance from various <br />agencies to meet the "front end" expenses until the grant reimbursements are <br />received in approximately 10 weeks. The Director indicated that the total <br />amount requested from all agencies is $30,000 - $40,000. <br />The amount requested from Indian River County is $1,000. Upon receipt of <br />the grant reimbursement, the $1,000.would be repaid. <br />If the Commission approves the request, funding would be from General Fund <br />Contingency. <br />6TI, <br />MAY 2 11991 <br />�ODK J [.Aa �o <br />