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BOOK E She was sure that the LAAC Board's final decision will hold up when it is presented to the community because those same components of the community are represented on the committee. Ms. Brown thought it was unfortunate that all the work of the first entire year of the committee was not presented in the newspaper in terms of criteria. The newspaper reported that there was a plan to prioritize the list, or that the list was not prioritized. Ms. Brown stressed that the object of that first year's work was to decide how the list would be prioritized, and the document which was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners represents how we propose to do that. Ms. Brown felt the entire community should know more about the process; then they will ham more confidence that this is not a pig -in -the -poke. Commissioner Bowman asked what alternative language would be appropriate to follow 1120 years." Commissioner Scurlock thought that "not to exceed $26 million" was appropriate because that does not say we are required to spend that amount, but that it is potentially available. He felt that retaining the length of 15 years would make the Board responsible not to issue debt in excess of what the millage would support. He felt the rest of the language was acceptable. Commissioner Bowman mentioned the sums that Brevard and Martin Counties received from the Preservation 2000 Fund and stressed the importance of having something we can offer to the CARL committee when it meets in December, because we are not getting our fair share of the Preservation 2000 Fund. ON MOTION by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by Commissioner Bowman, the Board unanimously (3-0, Commissioner Bird abstaining because of a conflict of interest and District #4 Commission Seat Vacant) adopted Resolution No. 92-146 authorizing the issuance of General Obligation Bonds or Notes of Indian River County, Florida as follows: 18