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• <br />Mr. Van Mele believed that the Continuum Task Force, with members from Indian River <br />County and St. Lucie County, was explained in detail. St. Lucie County had to be mentioned because <br />12 of the original Task Force members are from St. Lucie County; they have dual roles between <br />Indian River and St. Lucie County. That was included and made official at the April 20`h meeting <br />when Louise Hubbard made a presentation about how many more needs score points could be <br />obtained in order to increase the probability of getting the grant next year. If it is delayed, it would <br />be two years before the grant funds are received. The needs score was increased at that time by <br />including Pt. St. Lucie, Ft. Pierce, and St. Lucie County but, at the same time, there is no <br />responsibility for any of the grant funds to be spent in any way at all on any property within or to any <br />advantage to St. Lucie County. <br />Vice Chairman Ginn understood then that homeless from St. Lucie County would not be <br />brought to Indian River County, and Mr. Van Mele stated an emphatic "no". It is a transitional <br />housing facility and a supportive services program for our county. <br />Mr. Van Mele advised that this grant was cleared through the Florida Coalition for the <br />Homeless as well as the HUD office in Jacksonville. He respectfully thought that the errors <br />mentioned did not exist; every one of the entities mentioned therein do exist and every individual is <br />part of the Task Force. <br />Commissioner Stanbridge interjected that the expansion was neither confirmed nor authorized <br />by the Board of County Commissioners. If the County was not the applicant, she would not be <br />concerned. <br />Commissioner Macht addressed the Board on the issue by stating that the Commission had <br />authorized the Task Force to explore the problem, make recommendations, and set forth the <br />possibilities for programatic help and that is what was done. The discretion of the membership was <br />left to the Task Force and they assembled a "blue ribbon group" which included representatives of <br />most of the care provider organizations who would logically operate on behalf of the people to be <br />helped. Also included were representatives of the hospital, United Way, the faith -based community <br />in the persons of Rabbi Raskin, Father Reardon, and Reverend Nigh, and others who have worked <br />July 18, 2000 <br />83 <br />a <br />