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A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE
COMMITTEE FOR IMMEDIATE STUDY, LOCATIONS,
40 FINANCING AND IMPLEMGNTATIO,V OF LOW COST
HOUSING; ESTABLISHING THE TYPES OF REP-
RESENTATIVES TO CONSTITUTE THE SAID COM-
MITTEE; REQUESTING THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
COMMISSION TO ADOPT ASSISTING RESOLUTIONS
AND DESIGNATING AN IMMEDIATE DISCUSSION
MEETING.
WHEREAS, the need for the purchase or rental of low cost housing
in the City of Vero Beach and Indian River County, Florida, is acute,
resulting in extreme hardship for low and median income employees and
their families; and
WHEREAS, the lack of low cost housing discourages industry from
locating in the City of Vera Beach and Indian River County, and one in-
dustry presently located therein, The Piper Aircraft Company, is limiting
plant expansion, due to the inability of its employees to find affordable
housing; and
WHEREAS, the economy of the aforementioned area is experiencing a
recession and a clear and present need exists to stimulate the building
industry, whereby jobs would be created and a flow of money would be real-
ized by the business community,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERO BEACH, that the City Council calls upon the citizens of Vero Beach
and Indian River County and their duly elected officials and the business
community and its leaders to join in an all out effort to seek out and
find the solution to the need for low cost housing by establishing a TASK
FORCE COMMITTEE FOR LOW COST HOUSING as hereinafter constituted, to com-
mence immediately to study the need; to locate and determine the avail-
ability of and the cost of suitable land for such housing; to recommend
the most suitable type of construction and to determine the means of
financing low cost housing in the City - County area.
The TASK FORCE COMMITTEE FOR LOW COST HOUSING shall consist of eight
members as follows:
1. A member of the Indian River County Commission.
2. A member of the Vero Beach City Council.
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3. The president or senior officer of a commercial bank.
i 4. The president or senior officer of a savings and loan
association.
5. A member of the Associated General Contractors.
® 6. The general manager of Piper Aircraft Company.
7. The president: of the Chamber of Commerce.
8. The president of the Board of Realtors.
The Indian River County Commission is requested by the City Council
to adopt such resolutions as will assist in regard to the above.
The•initial appointees to the TASK FORCE COMMITTEE FOR LOW COST
HOUSING representing the Vero Beach City Council and the Indian River County
Commission shall meet within ten (10) days after their appointment and select
additional appointments to fully constitute the COMMITTEE for recommendation
to the City Council and for the setting of an organizational meeting.
ADOPTED this day of 1974.
CITY OF VERO BEACH, FLORIDA
By
Arthur R. Neuberger, Mayor
Attest•
City Clerk
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