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$708,000 in the operating funds of the departments under BCC jurisdiction which are within the General Fund. Administrator Chandler pointed out that he recommended we not fund park improvements within the county in the upcoming year with the exception of the operation and management of Donald McDonald Park. The Forestry Department has managed that park for 25 years and they have indicated that the county must assume management responsibility from this point forward. Irrespective of cutbacks that have been made we must monitor the Gifford Landfill as required by the Department of Environmental Resources (DER). There is also an increase in our budget to compensate for the requirements of Medicaid, over which we have no control. Administrator Chandler recapped that excluding ALS, the General Fund contains a net decrease of $1,452,000. The Chairman opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to be heard in this matter. Rob McClary, City Manager of the City of Sebastian, came before the Board to request conditional appropriation from the County General Fund for further construction of the Barber Street Sports Complex. He recounted that the County traditionally has not provided subsidies to the City of Sebastian as it has to the City of Vero Beach for recreation services because Sebastian does not have the facilities that Vero Beach has. As a result, the City of Sebastian felt the most effective way to provide recreation services would be through construction of a sports facility. The Recreation Committee approved Sebastian's plan and the Commission agreed informally to help fund the program; 50% of $180,000 the first year, and 50% of $100,000 each year thereafter. The first $90,000 was received from the County but each year thereafter the County has found itself in tightened budgets and has not been able to fund what was originally hoped. Likewise the City of Sebastian rolled back its appropriations, and at this point the project is a little behind track. The City of Sebastian now wants to move forward and make up for the past two years by appropriating a project of $180,000 and is asking for 50%, or $90,000, from the County. Mr. McClary also stressed the fact that the facility is maintained completely by the City of Sebastian, use of the facility is on a non-discriminatory basis, not limited to residents of the City of Sebastian, and the rates are uniform. Mr. McClary detailed the importance of the north county facility and cited the numbers of participants in the various programs. The Little League program grew from 262 youths last year to 433 this year, the Panthers 7 Bm 87 PALE 508