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Tuesday, May 16, 1994. The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, met in Special Session at the County Commission Chambers, 1840 25th Street, Vero Beach, Florida, on Tuesday, May 16, 1994 at 9:00 o'clock a.m. Present were John W. Tippin, Chairman; Kenneth R. Macht, Vice Chairman; Carolyn K. Eggert; and Richard N. Bird. Commissioner Fran Adams was absent due to illness. Also present were James E. Chandler, County Administrator; Charles P. Vitunac, County Attorney; and -Barbara Bonnah, Deputy Clerk. Chairman Tippin called the meeting to order. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA%EMERGENCY ITEM Commissioner Macht requested the addition to today's Agenda of a brief discussion concerning the parking garage for the new Courthouse. ON MOTION by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by Commissioner Macht, the Board unanimously added the above item to today's Agenda. PARKING GARAGE FOR NEW COURTHOUSE Commissioner Macht reported that an article in this morning's newspaper mentioned that the new parking garage would be free and basically unmonitored, and he wished to state that has not been determined as yet. He pointed out that there is a potential of $200,000 annually in parking fees, and we have to make a determination on whether the parking will be free or whether we want to recover some of the construction and maintenance costs by charging fees. Commissioner Eggert felt the Board should review an analysis before making that decision. Administrator Chandler confirmed that staff has not made a recommendation as yet. Commissioner Bird didn't feel the employees nor the jurists should pay parking fees. However, the merchants in that area might be willing to pay for that privilege. The consensus was that staff was to proceed with bringing a recommendation to the Courthouse Advisory Board. MAY C 199 Bou 92 Face 396