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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1973
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER
COUNTY FLORIDA MET IN SPECIAL SESSION AT THE COURTHOUSE, VERA
BEACH, FLORIDA ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14. 1973 AT 9:10 O'CLOCK A.M.
PRESENT WERE ALMA LEE LOY, CHAIRMAN: EDWARD J. MASSEY, VICE CHAIRMAN:
WILLARD W. SIEBERT, JR.; JACK U. DRITENBAS AND RICHARD P'1 BOGOSIAN.
ALSO ?RESENT WERE PAUL D. BURCH, ATTORNEY TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS: ROY KIRKLAND AND ELIZABETH FORLANI, DEPUTY CLERKS AND
L. S. THOMAS, FINANCIAL COORDINATOR, JACK G. JENNINGS, COUNTY
ADMINISTRATOR WAS ABSENT,
ALSO PRESENT WAS JAMES BEINDORF,'COUNTY CONSULTING ENGI]NEER.
THE CHAIRMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND STATED THAT
THIS SPECIAL MEETING WAS CALLED TO REVIEW THE RESULTS OF A MEETING
HELD TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1973, OF THE JOINT CITY -COUNTY SEWER AND
WATER STUDY COMMITTEE, REGARDING A JOINT SEWAGE TREATMENT OPERATION.
COMMISSIONER BOGOSIAN, A MEMBER OF THAT COMMITTEE INFORMED
THE BOARD THAT THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF VERO BEACH
AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTY THAT THE BOARD ADOPTED ON JANUARY 11, 1973,
WAS REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED ALONG WITH PROPOSED ANNEXES, THIS
MATERIAL WAS THEN FORWARDED TO THE COUNTY CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND
COMMISSIONERS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS. AS OF THIS
MORNING, DR. DAVID SMITH IN GAINESVILLE HAD NOT RECEIVED THIS
MATERIAL.
COMMISSIONER BOGOSIAN FURTHER STATED THAT THE CITY OF
VERO BEACH IS FACED WITH A NOVEMBER IS, 1973 DEADLINE IN REACHING
AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A GRANT FROM U.S.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND REQUESTED THAT IF THE COUNTY
ENGINEERS SEE ANY OBSTACLES, THAT THEY GET BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
SO ADDITIONAL MEETINGS CAN BE SET UP, BEFORE THE NEXT COUNTY COMMISSION
MEETING OF NOVEMBER 7, 1973.
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ATTORNEY BURCH SUGGESTED THAT JAMES BEINDORF AND
COMMISSIONER BOGOSIAN MEET IN HIS OFFICE AND TELEPHONE DR, SMITH TO
DISCUSS THIS AGREEMENT AND ANNEXES,
CHAIRMAN L.OY STATED THAT IT HAS BEEN THE INTENT
OF THIS BOARD TO SECURE ADDITIONAL BEACHFRONT PROPERTY AND THIS
MORNING BART COLLARD, REAL ESTATE AGENT AND GEORGE BLOIS, OWNER
OF BEACHFRONT PROPERTY, APPEARED TO MAKE A PRESENTATION AND
PROPOSAL TO THE BOARD.
MR. BLOIS STATED THAT THIS PROPERTY IS IN THE VICINITY
OF FLORATON BEACH, RUNS FROM THE OCEAN TO STATE ROAD AIA, CONSISTS
OF 27 ACRES OF WHICH 750 FEET IS OCEANFRONT PROPERTY. THERE IS
A HOUSE AND SEVERAL COTTAGES ON THE PROPERTY AND THE COST TO
THE COUNTY IS $1,400,000.00. MR. COLLARD WAIVED HIS COMMISSION:
OF $50,000.00 BRINGING THE COST TO THE COUNTY TO $1,350,000.00.
L. S. THOMAS, COUNTY FINANCIAL COORDINATOR WAS ASKED
HOW THE COUNTY COULD PAY FOR THE PURCHASE OF THIS PROPERTY AND HE
SUGGESTED THAT ADVALOREM BONDS COULD BE ISSUED WHICH WOULD REQUIRE
A REFERENDUM OR SPECIAL BONDS COULD BE ISSUED SECURED BY RACE TRACK
FUNDS, FINALLY FEDERAL OR STATE REVENUE SHARING MONEY COULD BE USED.
ATTORNEY BURCH QUESTIONED THE POSSIBILITY OF OBTAINING
STATE AND FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS.
CHAIRMAN Loy STATED THAT SHE HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT THE
STATE DOES NOT HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE THIS YEAR, BUT IT IS HOPED
THAT FUNDS DILL BE AVAILABLE NEXT YEAR. THEIR FISCAL YEAR STARTS -
JULY 1973.
AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION COMMISSIONER DRITENBAS STATED
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CHAIRMAN Loy STATED THAT IT IS THE POLICY OF THE BOARD
TO HAVE AN APPRAISAL OF THE PROPERTY BEFORE FINAL ARRANGEMENTS
ARE MADE.
MR. BLOIS STATED THAT HE WILL ACCEPT TERMS, AND THE
DOWN PAYMENT WILL Bt PUT IN ESCROW PENDING AN APPRAISAL AND COMPLETION
OF THE CONTRACT.
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ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY
COMMISSIONER MASSEY, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN
TO SIGN A CONTRACT TO PURCHASE ALL THAT PART OF THE NORTH 660
FEET OF THE SOUTH 710 FEET OF GOVERNMENT LOT 5, SECTION 21,
TOWNSHIP 33 SOUTH, RANGE 40 EAST, WHICH LIES EAST OF THE EAST
RIGHT-OF-WAY OF HIGHWAY AIA: AND.THE NORTH 100 FEET OF THE SOUTH
710 FEET OF GOVERNMENT LOT l", SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 33 SOUTH,
RANGE 40 EAST: AND ALL THAT PART OF THE NORTH 560 FEET OF THE SOUTH
610 FEET OF GOVERNMENT LOT 1, SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 33 SOUTH,
RANGE 40 EAST WHICH LIES WEST OF THE WEST BOUNDARY LINE OF REEF
ROAD, AS SAID WEST BOUNDARY LINE OF REEF ROAD IS EXTENDED AND
PROJECTED NORTHERLY, IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,3500-000,00, CONTINGENT
UPON AN APPRAISAL OF THE PROPERTY IN AT LEAST THAT AMOUNT. THE
ATTORNEY WAS AUTHORIZED TO DRAW UP A CONTRACT;. -AND TO HIRE AN.
APPRAISOR TO APPRAISE THE PROPERTY. `
THE FINANCE OFFICER WAS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE A CHECK IN THE
AMOUNT OF $100,000.00 TO BE PUT IN ESCROW, IN AN INTEREST BEARING AC-
COUNT AT THE INDIAN RIVER CITRUS BANK. THE COUNTY IS TO RECEIVE THE
INTEREST.
ED .JACKSON AND BOB LABER, REAL ESTATE AGENTS APPEARED
WITH A PROPOSAL OF PROPERTY LOCATED APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY
BETWEEN THE WABASSO BRIDGE AND THE SEBASTIAN INLET. THIS PROPERTY
CONSISTS OF 350 FEET OF OCEANFRONT PROPERTY AND IT EXTENDS FROM
THE OCEAN TO THE RIVER AND IS APPROXIMATELY 7 OR -8 ACRES.
COMMISSIONER DRITENBAS STATED THAT THE -BEACH -FRONT
PROPERTY COMMITTEE HAS DONE A FINE JOB AND HE" SUS&E'STED EXPANDING
THAT COMMITTEE TO INCLUDE RIVERFRONT LAND.
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MR. THOMAS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE,COUNTY ALREADY OWNS
RIVERFRONT PROPERTY KNOWN AS ROUND ISLAND AND HE SUGGESTED THAT WHEN
THE DETERMINATION'IS MADE ON HOW TO FINANCE THE PURCHASE OF THE AFORE-
MENTIONED PROPERTY, THAT SUFFICIENT FUNDS RE CONSIDERED TO COMPLETE
ROUND ISLAND AS A RIVER PARK
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IT WAS THE BOARD'S DECISION TO,R ER THIS PIECE OF
PROPERTY PRESENTED TO THE BOARD BY MR. .JACKSON AND MR, LAGER
TO THE BEACHFRONT PROPERTY COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND EVALUATION.
ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER
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DRITENBAS, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED RICHARD NE*g LL,
ATTORNEY LOCATED IN FORT PIERCE, TO REPRESENT INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
IN A LAW SUIT FILED BY EISWELL CORPORATION AGAINST INDIAN RIVER,"
COUNTY, AT AN HOURLY RATE OF $50'.00.
THE BOARD RECEIVED A "PETITION FOR CLARIFICATION AND
REHEARING" FROM JOSEPH .JACOBS, ATTORNEY REPRESENTING VEROMAR
DEVELOPMENT, LTD. VEROMAR DEVELOPMENT HAD REQUESTED REZONING OF
BEACHFRONT PROPERTY AND WAS DENIED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COM—
MISSIONERS ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1973 AT THEIR REGULAR MEETING.'
ATTORNEY BURCH STATED THAT THE BOARD HAS TWO OPTIONS:
1. GRANT A REHEARING
2. CLARIFY THE BOARDS ACTION FOR DENYING THE REZONING
OF THIS PROPERTY.
ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DRITENBAS, SECONDED BY
COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE ATTORNEY
TO WRITE .JOSEPH .JACOBS, ATTORNEY, STATING THE BOARD'S REASONS
FOR DENYING THE REZONING OF THIS VEROMAR PROPERTY.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, ON MOTION MADE AND
SECONDED, THE BOARD ADJOURNED AT 10:45O'CLOCK A.M.
ATTEST:
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