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rDEC 14 193 Bou 91 F,vE 26 1 RESOLUTION NO. 93- ? 1 5 The Chairman thereupon declared the resolution duly passed and adopted this 1_ day of n p r p m h a r , 1993. ATTEST: By: n Je9rey K. Bart n, Clerk INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, BY ITS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS By Richard N. Bird, Chairman REPORT ON FACO LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE Vice Chairman Tippin reported that he attended the FACo Legislative Conference in Tallahassee two weeks ago along with Commissioner Adams, at which time they presented our list of requests to the chairperson. A legislative package that included V a number of our requests was developed at the conference. There were a number of discussions about "reinventing government," and representatives seem to be responding to the taxpayers' demands for accountability on the part of the bureaucracy. For example, the President of the Senate objected to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) request for nearly 400 new positions. Commissioner Tippin felt that it was important for us to be aware of what is going on in Tallahassee. PELICAN ISLAND WILDLIFE REFUGE SIGNS Commissioner Adams reported that "Unauthorized Entry Prohibited" signs recently were posted at the Pelican Island Wildlife Refuge. Ron Hight of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service told her that the signs replaced the old refuge boundary markers that were faded beyond recognition. Apparently, they had 7 or 8 boxes of these signs and they wanted to find a use for them. Commissioner Adams directed the Board's attention to a letter from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service dated October 16, 1962, stating that "fishing and boating would be freely permitted except in instances where such use might disturb nesting birds or concentrations of waterfowl." She stressed that the signs are misleading and unnecessary and should be removed. 48