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Administrator Baird reported that the Cultural Council had withdrawn their request for financial assistance , and Vice Chairman Wheeler commended them on the letter they had sent • withdrawing the request . Commissioners O ' Bryan and Flescher advocated returning $ 35 , 000 (the proposed budget reduction) to the Children ' s Services ' budget. Bradley Bernauer, Director of Human Services , Children ' s Services Advisory Committee, advised that he was grateful for the monies received from the Board . Responding to questioning, he told the Board there was not much duplication of services ; instead, there was cooperation between the agencies as they tried to help people . Administrator Baird, with input from Director Brown, provided further information about the revenues from the Florida State of the Arts license plates . It was noted that the County ' s designated arts agency, which is currently the Cultural Council , receives the license plate revenues . QUASI-NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Administrator Baird announced the proposed budgets as follows . Community Transportation Coordinator (Senior Resource Association, Inc . ) , $ 500, 130, a 5 % or $26 ,322 reduction; Community Transportation Coordinator Grants , $ 0 (the amount will be adjusted after the grants are awarded) ; Gifford Youth Activity Center, $ 90 , 038 , a reduction of $4 , 739 or 5 . 0% ; Progressive Civic League of Gifford, $ 12 , 825 , decreased by $675 or 5 . 0% ; Humane Society of Vero Beach & IRC , $ 395 , 547 , the same as last year (still under negotiation) ; and Treasure Coast Homeless Services Council , Inc . , $ 15 , 270 , a reduction of $ 803 or 5 % from last year. The following speakers thanked the Commissioners for their support . Freddie Woolfork, 4590 57`" Avenue , Administrator of Development and Marketing, Gifford Youth Activity Center July 13 , 2011 20 141 PG 158