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BOOK <br />Staff has reviewed and examined the certificate applications for the above referenced agencies. <br />Each applicant has paid the $25.00 application fee and the matter is now before the Board for <br />consideration. It should be noted that Section 304.14 (4) provides that an application for an <br />"E1" certificate does not require a showing or demonstration of need. <br />Based on the fact that a demonstration of need is not required for a certificate to be issued, staff <br />and County Attorney Charles Vitunac has determined that a public hearing is not required. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff recommends the Board approve the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and <br />Necessity for a Class "E1" Certificate for the three (3) above -listed organizations to provide <br />wheelchair vehicle services. <br />98 FREE 325 <br />Commissioner Eggert advised she had met with representatives <br />from Medicaid and there is no further need for additional ambulance <br />or wheelchair service in the County at this time. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Bird, the Board unanimously approved <br />the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience <br />and Necessity for a Class "El" Certificate for <br />HealthSouth Treasure Coast Rehabilitation Hospital, <br />Florida Baptist Retirement Center and ACTS, <br />Inc./Indian River Estates to provide wheelchair <br />vehicle services; pursuant to staff's <br />recommendations. <br />GPS STATION - SATLOC COMPANY <br />The Board reviewed a Memorandum of June 3, 1996: <br />DATE: June 3, 1996 <br />TO: Honorable Board of County Commissioners <br />THRU: James E. Chandler <br />County Administrator <br />FROM: H.T. "Sonmr" Dean, Directo <br />Department of General Services <br />SUBJECT: GPS Station <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The SATLOC Company located in Arizona, has been in touch with staff in reference to them locating a <br />Global Positioning System (GPS) receiving station at the County Administration Building. SATLOC is <br />in the process of locating fourteen such sites all over the nation to be used in precision GPS applications. <br />They have offered to install one of their stations at the _Administration Building without cost to the County <br />except for electric current to run the receiver. <br />The company is only interested in real time information and offers the postmission data to be used by <br />County Staff in surveying, mapping and other precision location operations within the county. SATLOC <br />will not charge a fee for use of the data received and used They will also provide a port in their equipment <br />for computer connection to receive the data. <br />JUNE 119 1996 35 <br />