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THURSDAY) MARCH 27, 1975
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY,
FLORIDA, MET IN SPECIAL SESSION AT THE COURTHOUSE, VERO BEACH,
FLORIDA ON THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1975 AT 8:30 O'CLOCK A.M. PRESENT
WERE ALMA LEE LOY) CHAIRMAN; WILLARD W.'SIEBERT, JR., VICE CHAIRMAN;
EDWARD J. MASSEY; EDWIN S. SCHMUCKER; AND WILLIAM WODTKE. ALSO
PRESENT WERE JACK G. JENNINGS, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR; L.S. "TOMMY"
THOMAS, COUNTY COORDINATOR; AND ELIZABETH FORLANI, DEPUTY CLERK.
PAUL D. BURCH, ATTORNEY TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WAS
ABSEUT BECAUSE OF ILLNESS AND GEORGE G. COLLINS, ATTORNEY, SAT IN
FOR H:M.
CHAIRMAN LOY CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND STATED THAT AT
THE JANUARY 29, 1975 SPECIAL MEETING THE BOARD DISCUSSED THEIR IDEAS
OF C)MMUNITY PROJECTS THAT MIGHT PROPERLY QUALIFY UNDER THE COM-
MUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974 AND IT WAS THE OPINION OF THE??OARD
THAT THE GIFFORD AREA AND WEST WABASSO AREA HAVE A GREAT NEED FOR
IMPROVEMENT AND WOULD QUALIFY, UNDER THIS PROGRAM, FOR FEDERAL FUNDS,
SHE CONTINUED THAT SHE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, JACKSONVILLE AREA DIRECTOR, R.W. BUSKIRK, STATING
THAT INDIAN RIVER COUNTY'S PRE -APPLICATION FOR DISCRETIONARY COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS UNDER THE COMMUNIT`i DEVELOPMENT ACT OF
1974 HAD BEEN RATED IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THOSE SUBMITTED,
VAL BRENNAN, PLANNING DIRECTOR AND ROBERT BERG, ASSISTANT
PLANNING DIRECTOR WERE PRESENT FOR THIS DISCUSSION,
MR. BRENNAN STATED THAT THE REASON FOR TiiIS SPECIAL MEETING
IS THAT THE FULL APPLICATION FOR THESE FEDERAL FUNDS MUST BE SUB-
MITTED TO THE EAST, CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL FOR
REVIEW BY APRIL 15, 1975, AND HE IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF THE
FOLLOWING:
1. AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED WITH THE FILING OF THE FULL APPLICATION;
2. APPOINTMENT OF AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF CITIZENS PRE-
FERABLY FROM THE AREAS INVOLVED FOR IMPROVEMENTS;
3.
To AUTHORIZE CONSULTANTS ADLEY AND ASSOCIATES. TO PREPARE', THE
APPLICATION AND TO ACCEPT THEIR FEE;
4. AUTHORIZE ADVERTISEMENT OF PUBLIC HEARINGS ON APRIL 9TH AND 14TH,
1975 AT 7:30 O'CLOCK P.M. IN THE COUNTY COMMISSION ROOM.
MR. BRENNAN STATED THAT OUR PRE -APPLICATION WAS FOR A GRANT
OF $350,000.00 AND HE SUGGESTED PREPAPING THE FULL APPLICATION LISTING
AREAS ACCORDING TO PRIORITY IN THE EVENT THAT THE $350,000.00 Is
CUT.
THE BOARD DISCUSSED ESTABLISHING THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND
IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THIS COMMITTEE BE MADE UP OF FIVE PEOPLE -
ONE FROM THE GIFFORD PROGRESSIVE CIVIC LEAGUE: - ONE FROM THE
GIFFORD JAYCEES: - TWO FROM THE WEST WABASSO AREA: - AND ONE MEMBER
AT -LARGE FROM THE GIFFORD AREA. CHAIRMAN LOY RECOMMENDED A SMALL
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE TO WORK ON THIS PROJECT WITH THE ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE AND SHE APPOINTED JACK G. .JENNINGS, VAL BRENNAN, AND COM-
MISSIONER SCHMUCKER TO THIS TECHNICAL COMMITTEE.
AFTER DISCUSSION A MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER MASSEY,
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
FILING THE FULL APPLICATION FOR DISCRETIONARY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT FUNDS UNDER THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974.
ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MASSEY, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER
GIEBERT, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE APPOINTMENT OF AN
AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE DISCUSSED ABOVE.
ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER $IEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER
MASSEY, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED HIRING CONSULTANTS ADLEY AND
ASSOCIATES TO PREPARE THE FULL APPLICATION FOR DISCRETIONARY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS, AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED
$4,000.00.
ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER $IEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER
MASSEY, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED ADVERTISEMENT OF TWO PUBLIC
HEARINGS ON APRIL 9TH AND 14TH, 1975 AT 7:30 O'CLOCK P.M. IN THE
COUNTY COMMISSION ROOM.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, ON MOTION MADE, SECONDED AND
CARRIED, THE BOARD ADJOURNED AT 9:00 O'CLOCK A.M.
ATTEST:
MAR 27 1975
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