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EJLA i (� tMur Dear Commissioner Adams: Thank you for agreeing to serve as a Commissioner/Lobbyist during the 2000 Legislative Session. We appreciate your willingness to volunteer to be a voice on the "Hill". Your presence is crucial given the number of important county issues coming before the Florida Legislature this session — Revision 7 Implementation, County Revenue Sharing Reform, Growth Management, and Transportation Funding. FAC has made a concerted effort to organize commissioner teams during each week of the session. Based on scheduling needs and the response you provided, you have been assigned the following day(s) to lobby in Leon County/Tallahassee: Week 3: March 22.24 Week 8: April 24.28 Please notify Paula Roberts, Program Coordinator. at the FAC office if you would like additional times assigned to you. By participating in this program, you are responsible for arranging appointments with your legislators and/or state agency officials, cost of transportation, lodging, and meals. For your convenience, FAC has reserved three rooms per week through session at the Double Tree Hotel located at 101 South Adams Street (just down the block from the FAC office). The room rate will be $109 per night. You may make your reservations by calling (850)224.5000. You will need a credit card and the following to reserve your room at the given rate: confirmation number. Week 3: 185881 and Week 8: 165886 Individual reservations may be canceled up to 72 hours prior to 4:00 p.m. on the date of arrival to avoid penalty of first night's room and tax. Enclosed is an itinerary form to assist with your travel plans and legislative activities. Please fax your travel plans and appointment schedule to Ms. Roberts at (850)488.7192 one week prior to your arrival. This is to allow FAC to cancel any hotel rooms that have not been reserved and to better prepare for your visit. A week ON MOTION by Commissioner Stanbridge, SECONDED by Commissioner Ginn, the Board unanimously approved out -of -County travel for Chairman Adams to attend Week 3 (March 22-24, 2000) and Week 8 (April 24-28, 2000) as a Representative for the Florida Association of Counties Commissioner/Lobbyist Program during the 2000 Legislative Session, as requested. FEBRUARY 8, 2000 -22- • 0