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THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY,
FLORIDA, MET IN SPECIAL SESSION AT THE COURTHOUSE, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA
ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1975 AT 8:30 O'CLOCK A.M. PRESENT WERE
ALMA LEE LOY, CHAIRMAN; EDWARD J. MASSEY, EDWIN S. SCHMUCKER AND
WILLIAM WODTKE. WILLARD W. SIEBERT, JR. VICE CHAIRMAN WAS ABSENT.
ALSO PRESENT WERE JACK G. JENNINGS, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR; L.S. "TOMMY"
THOMAS, COUNTY COORDINATOR; ELIZABETH FORLANI, DEPUTY CLERK. PAUL
D: BURCH, ATTORNEY TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WAS ABSENT
BECAUSE OF ILLNESS AND GEORGE G. COLLINS, ATTORNEY, SAT IN FOR HIM.
THE CHAIRMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND STATED THAT
AT THE FEBRUARY 19, 1975 COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING, VAL BRENNAN,
PLANNING DIRECTOR•AND BILL BRISSON, REPRESENTATIVE OF ADLEY AND
ASSOCIATES APPEARED AND THE BOARD APPROVED -HIRING ADLEY AND ASSOCIATES
TO PREPARE THE PRELIMINARY APPLICATION FOR FUNDS FROM U.S. DEPARTMENT
OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM. AT THAT TIME IT WAS SUGGESTED BY MR. BRISSON THAT.A JOINT
PRE -APPLICATION OF ALL MUNICIPALITIES, LISTING INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
SEPARATELY, BE FILED.
CHAIRMAN LOY STATED THAT SINCE THAT TIME MR. BRENNAN HAS
RECEIVED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND IT IS NOW RECOMMENDED THAT A PRE -
APPLICATION BE PREPARED OF THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS ONLY AND THE
MUNICIPALITIES FILE THEIR OWN PRE -APPLICATION.
MR. BRENNAN EXPLAINED THAT THIS PRE -APPLICATION IS BEING
FILED TO REQUEST FUNDS WHICH WILL BE USED FOR STREET PAVING, IMPROVING
DRAINAGE, INSTALLING STREET LIGHTS IN THE GIFFORD AND WABASSO AREAS
AND THE PRE -APPLICATION WAS COMPLETED AS FOLLOWS;
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS $215,000.00
MINISTRATION 20,000.00
NGINEERING WORK 15i880.88ONTINGENCY
MR. BRENNAN CONTINUED THAT "HUD" WILL INFORM THE COUNTY
OF ITS DECISION ON THIS PRE -APPLICATION WITHIN 30 DAYS AND AT THAT TIME
THE COUNTY WILL KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH MONEY WILL BE ALLOCATED TO THESE
PROJECTS, THE COMMISSIONER'S WILL THEN HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT STREETS
AND WHAT IMPROVEMENTS ARE TO BE MADE) OBTAIN COST ESTIMATES AND
HAVE PLANS DRAWN, AFTER THAT IS COMPLETED AN APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL
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CHAIRMAN LOY STATED THAT EACH OF THE CITIES ARE MAKING PRE
APPLICATIONS ON THEIR OWN. FELLSMERE IS REQUESTING $100,000.00;
SEBASTIAN $80,000.00 AND THE CITY OF VERO BEACH $172,000.00
THE BOARD DISCUSSED RAISING THE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT
PORTION FROM $215,000.00 TO $315,000.00 AND TO ASK THE CONSULTANT
IF THIS WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE.
COMMISSIONER WODTKE QUESTIONED IF WE COULD SUBMIT ADDITIONAL
FACTUAL INFORMATION ALONG WITH THIS PRE -APPLICATION SUCH AS PICTURES
OF DIRT ROADS IN THE AREA OF GIFFORD AND WABASSO TO BACK-UP THE AP-
PLICATION, COMMISSIONER WODTKE CONTINUED THAT.THERE ARE 12.6 MILES
OF DIRT ROADS, IN THE GIFFORD AND WABASSO AREA, THAT NEED IMPROVEMENT.
CHAIRMAN LOY STATED THAT IF THE CONSULTANT AGREES WITH THE
CHANGE, THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT TOP FIGURE UNDER NEIGHBORHOOD
IMPROVEMENTS BE INCREASED $100,000.00 AND THAT ADDITIONAL FACTUAL
INFORMATION BE FORWARDED WITH THE PRE -APPLICATION.
ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER
SCHMUCKER, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE PRE -APPLICATION AS PREPARED!
BY THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND ADLEY AND ASSOCIATES SUBJECT TO THE
ABOVE CHANGES BEING MADE, AND AUTHORIZED THE SIGNATURE OF THE CHAIRMAN.
ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER
MASSEY, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED OUT -OF -COUNTY TRAVEL FOR
COMMISSIONER WODTKE TO ATTEND AN ORIENTATION PROGRAM FOR NEW MEMBERS
SERVING ON THE DISTRICT 18 MENTAL HEALTH BOARD, IN MIAMI ON FEBRUARY
28TH, 1975.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, ON MOTION MADE SECONDED
AND CARRIED, THE BOARD ADJOURNED AT 9:10 o'cLock A.M.
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