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JUN 16 1992 boor <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED <br />by Commissioner Wheeler, to deny the allocation of <br />$5,000 for Sebastian's 4th of July Celebration. <br />Under discussion, Commissioner Bird clarified that the request <br />was not necessarily for $5,000 from tourist tax funds but rather <br />from any source that the County might have available. <br />Mr. Donini agreed and explained that the rejection letter from <br />the Tourist Development Council stated it was a timing problem, and <br />that is why the request was presented to the Commission. <br />Commissioner Bird felt 4th of July is a very important holiday <br />and maybe it is something that we should allocate funds for on a <br />reasonable basis to try to help it occur, but if the criteria for <br />tourist tax funds are so strict, then he agreed this request does <br />not fit the criteria. <br />Chairman Eggert asked, and Commissioner Scurlock clarified <br />that the motion was to deny allocation of funds from any source. <br />THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. <br />It was voted on and carried 3-2, Commissioners <br />Bowman and Bird voting in opposition. <br />RETEST FOR NAME CHANGE FROM GIFFORD PARK TO MARTIN LUTHER KING, <br />JR„ PARK <br />County Administrator Jim Chandler presented a request to <br />change the name of Gifford Park to Martin Luther King, Jr., Park. <br />Mr. Chandler advised that this proposal was suggested to some of <br />the Gifford community leaders, and their recommendation is to <br />rename the park. <br />Chairman Eggert thought that the citizens of Gifford <br />originally requested that 45th Street be renamed Martin Luther <br />King, Jr., Boulevard, and they wished the record to reflect that if <br />we change our policy about renaming old roads after people, they <br />would like 45th Street, or North Gifford Road, renamed Martin <br />Luther King, Jr., Boulevard. It has been County policy not to <br />rename streets after people. <br />Commissioner Bird was not convinced that we have a hard and <br />fast policy about renaming existing streets. He gave examples of <br />streets in the county which had been renamed recently to honor <br />certain people. Commissioner Bird also reported that the people <br />would prefer that 45th Street, or North Gifford Road, be renamed <br />Martin Luther King, Jr., Boulevard. He felt it was simply a matter <br />of removing "North Gifford Road" from the street sign and replacing <br />12 <br />