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JAN 7 BOOK 88 PAVE 469 Director Davis assured the Board that staff is knowledgeable about the process and acquainted with the people who sit on the state review committee. . That committee is familiar with our project from prior applications, and we must advise them that this is the same project that was transferred to the City of Vero Beach. Commissioner Macht addressed the representatives of the City of Vero Beach and asked whether they could communicate to Mayor Smith the Board's intention. He also felt that this action would be approved by Mr. Zorc and Dr. Scarpinato inasmuch as this is federal and not local money. Dr. Scarpinato confirmed that the Corps has not changed; there is only one project and it is their project. Chairman Bird clarified that Director Davis feels we must attach a plan to the application, and the plan we would attach is the beach sand pumping renourishment plan that the Corps designed and which the City of Vero Beach is currently sponsoring. Mr. Walther stated that the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers has changed current regulations of allowing the Corps to scale back a project for environmental considerations. He recommended that we should attach the maximum project that might considered locally and which is represented by the Corps' plan. We can scale it back and reduce the request for federal funding when the project is defined more specifically. Councilwoman Ginn felt the City Council would agree to that. Councilman Jordan saw nothing in Resolution 87-133 that would prevent the County from submitting the application because the County did not relinquish responsibility but only changed sponsors. Attorney Vitunac suggested we include an authorization from the City for the County to file the application. That way the City continues to be the sponsor but the County would submit the application in a spirit of cooperation with the City. Commissioner Bird asked, and Mr. Walther thought his professional fee might be $1500, or could be as low as $500. Mr. Walther also offered to assist County staff in the process. Councilman Pease felt the City would approve the County's request for authorization for the County to submit the application. Director Davis advised that to avoid confusing the committee, there should be some letter of understanding that the City and the County are in concert regarding the application. The matter of the sponsor is important to the committee that reviews these applications, and the committee does not meet for 5 or 6 months after the deadline for the applications. Councilman Jordan stated that the council members and staff had a mini conference and they felt the County should go ahead and 12