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RI SOLUPICIN NO, 68- 25 The Board Of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, resolves: X. PurSI-1,111t to the aUtI101'ity Vested in this Board by Chapter 67-1518,1 Laws of Florida, this Board does herewith determine that it should investigate. and detern-iinc the nature and extent of, the water r('SOLirc(,,s within the bound- arics of Indian River County or otherwise available to it and the means where- by such resource.,; can best be conserved, developed, manage(], controlled and utilized for beneficial public and private use consumption. 2. In order to properly utilize the authority recited above, this Board has SOU&t and MCCiWIAl the advice of a citizens committee Of the County consisting of those citizens known to have special inwrest and qualifi- cations, headed by Dr. G. B. Britton. 3. At its meeting on March 20, 1968, this Board heard a presentation made by Dr. Robert Vernon of the Florida Board of Conservation and Mr, Clyde Conover of the Unitud Suites Coast and Geodetic, Survey, generally out- lining the prospects of a prograni Of agreement among this Board, the State of Florida and tile United States of America for a water resources study, at the conclusion of which this Board tentatively deterinincd that Such a study Was the first essential in determining any future program for thi.,, C'01111tV but that there 01-C presently no budg(etcd fun(k of this Hoard %vhich may he expended for - such a purpose. 4. That this Boar(t docs lici-ewitit expre'ss its hrrsc,itt imcnt to in- elude in its blldi;CL Which Would become effective on October 1, 1968, a sum of money presently estimated to he $15, 000. 00 in order that it could provide the local participating funds required in order to have a complete water resources Study and report made by the Florida Board of Conservation and the: United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. 5. That in accordance with the Suggestions made by the Last Central Florida Regional Planning Council and in order to provide the greatest benefit to this Board and the citizens of this county, this Board does express the desire and suggestions that such a report not only include tile. highly technical. Smith, Heath, Smith & O'Haire, Attorneys At Law, Vero Beach, Florida