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r-, dated May 13, 1977 was executed for this drainage work. 5. The preliminary final draft of the City/County ± Master Drainage Plan, as completed recently by Reynolds, Smith, ® and Hills, requires that a forty-eight (48) inch drainage pipe be installed to serve this and adjacent drainage areas. Construction of the proposed DOT project will allow a proportionate reduction in the necessary size of this drainage outfall, thereby decreasing the implementation costs of the Master Drainage Plan for this area. 6. Increased pedestrian safety and conven'_ence will be derived since handicapped and bicycle ramps will be constructed and sidewalks will be extended to the west away from the inter- section. 7. The Project will shorten existing time delays for the traffic turning southbound from the west of U. S. Highway #1. 8. The Project will provide a convenient connection to 17th Street improvements now under construction further west at a cost of $2.5 million; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County supports construction of this project and desires to express its intent to assist in the funding of these improvements, if• necessary, as an alternative to the Project's not being built at all as a result of an unsuccessful bid process. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that: 1) The foregoing recitals are acknowledged and ratified in their entirety. 2) The County hereby encourages the Florida D.O.T. to continue with bid advertisements for Project #88003-3502, and in the event all bids exceed the Project budget, the County expresses its willingness to negotiate with the Department of Transportation with respect to any additional appropriations, above and beyond the D.O.T. Project budget, which might be necessary to pay for the Project as awarded. The foregoing resolution was offered by Commissioner -2-