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          2                  T H E   C A B I N E T
 
          3             S T A T E   O F   F L O R I D A
 
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                                 Representing:
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                             DIVISION OF BOND FINANCE
          6                   DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
                             STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
          7                 ADMINISTRATION COMMISSION
                             TRUSTEES OF THE INTERNAL
          8                   IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND
 
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                       The above agencies came to be heard before
         10   THE FLORIDA CABINET, Honorable Secretary Mortham
              presiding, in the Cabinet Meeting Room, LL-03,
         11   The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida, on Wednesday,
              May 29, 1996, commencing at approximately 9:38 a.m.
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         16                       Reported by:
 
         17                    LAURIE L. GILBERT
                        Registered Professional Reporter
         18                 Certified Court Reporter
                            Notary Public in and for
         19              the State of Florida at Large
 
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          1   APPEARANCES:
 
          2            Representing the Florida Cabinet:
 
          3            BOB CRAWFORD
                       Commissioner of Agriculture
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                       SANDRA B. MORTHAM
          5            Secretary of State
 
          6            BOB BUTTERWORTH
                       Attorney General
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                       BILL NELSON
          8            Treasurer
 
          9            FRANK T. BROGAN
                       Commissioner of Education
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          1                        I N D E X
 
          2   ITEM                  ACTION                PAGE
 
          3   DIVISION OF BOND FINANCE:
              (Presented by J. Ben Watkins, III,
          4       Director)
 
          5    1                  Approved                  5
               2                  Approved                  5
          6    3                  Approved                  5
               4                  Approved                  7
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              DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE:
          8   (Presented by L.H. Fuchs,
                  Executive Director)
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               1                  Approved                  8
         10    2                  Approved                  8
               3                  Approved                  9
         11    4                  Approved                  9
 
         12   STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION:
              (Presented by Robert L. Bedford, Ph.D.,
         13       Deputy Commissioner)
 
         14    1                  Approved                 10
               2                  Approved                 17
         15    3                  Approved                 25
               4                  Approved                 27
         16    5                  Approved                 27
               6                  Approved                 27
         17    7                  Deferred                 27
               8                  Approved                 28
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              ADMINISTRATION COMMISSION:
         19   (Presented by Gale Sittig,
                  Deputy Director)
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               1-4                Deferred                 29
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          1                         I N D E X
                                   (Continued)
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              ITEM                  ACTION                PAGE
          3
              BOARD OF TRUSTEES,
          4   INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT
              TRUST FUND:
          5   (Presented by Virginia B. Wetherell,
                  Secretary)
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               1                  Approved                 30
          7    2                  Approved                 30
              Substitute 3        Approved                 30
          8    4                  Approved                 31
               5                  Approved                 31
          9    6                  Approved                 31
              Substitute 7        Approved                 31
         10    8                  Approved                 32
               9                  Approved                 32
         11   Substitute 10       Approved                 32
              Substitute 11       Withdrawn                33
         12   12                  Approved                 33
              13                  Approved                 42
         13   14                  Approved                 43
 
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          1                  P R O C E E D I N G S
 
          2            (The agenda items commenced at 10:21 a.m.)
 
          3            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Okay.  We're ready to
 
          4       get into the agenda.
 
          5            Division of Bond Finance.
 
          6            ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH:  Move the
 
          7       minutes.
 
          8            MR. WATKINS:  Item number 1 is approval of
 
          9       the minutes of the May 14th meeting.
 
         10            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Move approval.
 
         11            ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH:  Second.
 
         12            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Moved and seconded.
 
         13            Without objection, it's approved.
 
         14            MR. WATKINS:  Item number 2 is a resolution
 
         15       authorizing the issuance of not exceeding six
 
         16       million one hundred eighty-five thousand
 
         17       University of Central Florida bookstore revenue
 
         18       bonds.
 
         19            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Move approval.
 
         20            ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH:  Second.
 
         21            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Moved and seconded.
 
         22            Without objection, it's approved.
 
         23            MR. WATKINS:  Item number 3 is a resolution
 
         24       authorizing the issuance of not exceeding
 
         25       nineteen million four hundred fifty-five

 
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          1       thousand University of Central Florida student
 
          2       housing revenue bonds.
 
          3            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Move it.
 
          4            ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH:  Second.
 
          5            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Moved and seconded.
 
          6            Without objection, it's approved.
 
          7            MR. WATKINS:  Item number 4 are resolutions
 
          8       authorizing the negotiated sale on behalf of and
 
          9       at the request of the Florida Housing Finance
 
         10       Agency for items -- for transactions indicated
 
         11       in (A) through (C).
 
         12            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  I would move approval
 
         13       of items number 4 (A) through (C),
 
         14       Madam Secretary, and also say that I was very
 
         15       pleased with all the additional information that
 
         16       we received on -- on this negotiated sale.
 
         17       I think it helped me understand a little more
 
         18       clearly the difference between the competitive
 
         19       and the negotiated as far as these housing
 
         20       issues are concerned.  I appreciate that.
 
         21            MR. WATKINS:  Sure.
 
         22            There'll also be a report on the next
 
         23       agenda item on a workshop that the Florida
 
         24       Housing Finance Agency undertook on negotiated
 
         25       versus competitive.  And you'll be receiving

 
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          1       that in the next agenda package.
 
          2            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Is there a second?
 
          3            ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH:  Second.
 
          4            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Moved and seconded.
 
          5            Without objection, it's approved.
 
          6            Thank you very much.
 
          7            (The Division of Bond Finance Agenda was
 
          8       concluded.)
 
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          1            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Department of Revenue.
 
          2            And while Mr. Fuchs is coming forward,
 
          3       let's be reminded that our next meeting will be
 
          4       on June 13th, 1996.
 
          5            MR. FUCHS:  Good morning.
 
          6            Item 1 is a request for approval of minutes
 
          7       of the February 27th meeting.
 
          8            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Move approval.
 
          9            ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH:  Second.
 
         10            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Moved and seconded.
 
         11            Without objection, approved.
 
         12            MR. FUCHS:  Item 2, request for authority
 
         13       to file with Secretary of State amendments to
 
         14       Rule, Chapter 12, dash, 2, regarding the
 
         15       organization of the Department of Revenue.
 
         16            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Move approval.
 
         17            COMMISSIONER CRAWFORD:  Second.
 
         18            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Moved and seconded.
 
         19            Without objection, approved.
 
         20            MR. FUCHS:  Item 3, request for authority
 
         21       to file with Secretary of State proposed
 
         22       amendments to Rule, Chapter 12B, dash, 5,
 
         23       regarding administrative -- the Administrative
 
         24       Code for the Motor Fuels Tax.
 
         25            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Move approval.

 
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          1            ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH:  Second.
 
          2            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Moved and seconded.
 
          3            Without objection, approved.
 
          4            MR. FUCHS:  And item 4 was an item which
 
          5       was deferred from the February 27th meeting,
 
          6       request for authority to file proposed
 
          7       amendments to Rule Chapter 12B, dash, 11, on the
 
          8       tax on gross receipts on dry cleaning.
 
          9            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Move approval.
 
         10            ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH:  Motion.
 
         11            Second.
 
         12            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Moved and seconded.
 
         13            Without objection, approved.
 
         14            MR. FUCHS:  Thank you.
 
         15            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Thank you.
 
         16            (The Department of Revenue Agenda was
 
         17       concluded.)
 
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          1            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  State Board of
 
          2       Education.
 
          3            Commissioner Brogan.
 
          4            DR. BEDFORD:  Commissioner Brogan, members
 
          5       of the State Board of Education, good morning.
 
          6            Item 1, minutes of the meeting held
 
          7       April 9th, 1996.
 
          8            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Move for approval.
 
          9            ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH:  You chair
 
         10       this.
 
         11            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Got a motion?
 
         12            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  That's a motion.
 
         13            ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH:  Second.
 
         14            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Got a motion and a
 
         15       second.
 
         16            Without objection.
 
         17            DR. BEDFORD:  Item 2, Rule 6A, dash,
 
         18       1.09401, new Student Performance Standards.  We
 
         19       present to you today for your approval the new
 
         20       Student Performance Standards in seven areas:
 
         21       Mathematics, language arts, science, social
 
         22       studies, foreign languages, the arts, and
 
         23       health/physical education.
 
         24            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Madam Secretary, this
 
         25       is -- I'm going to hand the meeting back to

 
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          1       you.  I know I chair this part, but because I'm
 
          2       going to do a brief presentation, I'm going to
 
          3       hand it over to you.
 
          4            If you recall, not too long ago we unveiled
 
          5       the entire concept of Statewide Standards, the
 
          6       new assessment instrument, et cetera, the staff
 
          7       development components that were involved, and a
 
          8       host of other activities leading us to, I think,
 
          9       greater heights in public education in the state
 
         10       of Florida.
 
         11            Today, as billed, we are bringing to you
 
         12       the draft copies of the final version of the
 
         13       Florida Sunshine State Standards,
 
         14       prekindergarten through 12th grade.
 
         15            As you saw with the original conceptual
 
         16       draft of reading, language arts, and math, we
 
         17       have tried to make them not only rigorous, but
 
         18       also -- which is a little unusual for
 
         19       education -- as clear and as concise a read as
 
         20       we can possibly make them.  The idea being that
 
         21       we not only want our educational community to
 
         22       understand what a child should know and be able
 
         23       to do in this state as they move through the
 
         24       system, but we want to ultimately make these
 
         25       available to all of our parents and to our

 
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          1       business partners so that they also can see what
 
          2       children in the state of Florida should know and
 
          3       be expected to do.
 
          4            We have packaged them in draft form for you
 
          5       today, just to give you an idea of the kinds of
 
          6       things that we would like to do in the future.
 
          7            And in your packet, you have some drafts as
 
          8       we've put them together, prekindergarten through
 
          9       second with all seven disciplines contained
 
         10       therein, three -- grades 3 through 5, 6 through
 
         11       8, and 9 through 12.
 
         12            And believe that however we ultimately
 
         13       package them for distribution and education,
 
         14       they're going to be easy to understand, easily
 
         15       identified, and something that we will
 
         16       ultimately see integrated into our entire
 
         17       curriculum around the state of Florida.
 
         18            You also have contained within your packet
 
         19       the continuing unfolding and evolution of the
 
         20       staff development piece, which is also so
 
         21       important to all of this, that will begin
 
         22       immediately upon the approval of these standards
 
         23       so that we can begin working as early as this
 
         24       summer with schools and staff members, and
 
         25       ultimately parent groups around the

 
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          1       state of Florida so they will not only know and
 
          2       understand what the standards represent, but
 
          3       also how the new assessment instrument will
 
          4       work, how we would like to see the State do more
 
          5       than just benchmark assessment, how we very much
 
          6       want to help them in doing a better job of
 
          7       assessment year-to-year as the new assessment
 
          8       will benchmark once in elementary, once in
 
          9       middle, and once in high.  That's a critical
 
         10       element that we will continue, but begin
 
         11       immediately on the communication piece.
 
         12            You also have been told, I think, and are
 
         13       aware that we're developing some new technology
 
         14       staff development opportunities surrounding
 
         15       programs like Florida Writes, the teaching of
 
         16       mathematics, the teaching of reading and
 
         17       comprehension, so that ultimately the people in
 
         18       the field who are going to have to turn all of
 
         19       this into a reality will have a better
 
         20       understanding, awareness of how to recreate
 
         21       their own curriculum, how to develop new
 
         22       instructional materials, and how to devise new
 
         23       teaching strategies in order to help youngsters
 
         24       achieve these high challenging, and rigorous
 
         25       standards.

 
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          1            We join only a handful of states in the
 
          2       country today who have such statewide
 
          3       standards.  And if you recall, the Governor and
 
          4       I came back from the National Governors Summit
 
          5       on Education, and this was the consensus of that
 
          6       particular group, is that all states should
 
          7       spend the next two years -- if they've not begun
 
          8       the process already -- developing their
 
          9       standards, developing an assessment instrument
 
         10       to benchmark how schools and districts and
 
         11       children are faring against those standards.
 
         12            And the good news is that we now join only
 
         13       a handful of other states who are already this
 
         14       far along.
 
         15            If you combine this with our school
 
         16       improvement activities, if you combine this
 
         17       with -- with our identification of schools that
 
         18       are in greatest need of change, those identified
 
         19       as critically low performing, and recognizing
 
         20       that we are virtually to the day when there will
 
         21       be a significant accountability system in the
 
         22       state of Florida, all centered and focused on
 
         23       students and student achievement increases,
 
         24       I think it's safe to say that in a very short
 
         25       period of time, once fully implemented, Florida

 
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          1       will, indeed, be on the cutting edge of
 
          2       educational reform; and more importantly,
 
          3       I think educational accountability, to make
 
          4       certain that our students are achieving where we
 
          5       need them to achieve.
 
          6            We talked a great deal about remediation in
 
          7       the state of Florida, and I'm convinced that one
 
          8       of our problems with remediation is the fact
 
          9       that we've never identified what a youngster
 
         10       should know and be able to do in this state as
 
         11       they attempt to move on to the next step in
 
         12       their educational process, whether that's
 
         13       advanced vocational training; whether it's
 
         14       community college or university; or whether
 
         15       they're going to move directly into the world of
 
         16       work.
 
         17            And I think this will give us a new focus
 
         18       on where we expect our students to be as we
 
         19       revise our system of education to make certain
 
         20       that they can attain these high challenging
 
         21       standards.
 
         22            We will communicate this in a variety of
 
         23       ways.  But as soon as they are approved,
 
         24       assuming they are today, we already have them
 
         25       plugged into the Internet and would, upon your

 
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          1       approval then, make them available even through
 
          2       the Internet immediately to people all over the
 
          3       state of Florida so that they can
 
          4       instantaneously start to access them, and start
 
          5       to work over the summer, and knowing what they
 
          6       are, even prior to us getting out there into the
 
          7       field with them.
 
          8            So we are very pleased and proud.  We want
 
          9       to thank all of the people who've been involved
 
         10       in this process.  And that's been an incredible
 
         11       number of teachers, administrators, Board
 
         12       members, superintendents, business partners,
 
         13       parents, and others who've spent an incredible
 
         14       number of hours in helping to generate these
 
         15       kinds of standards.
 
         16            It's interesting that as some states have
 
         17       gone to war over the creation of their
 
         18       standards, these standards have moved through
 
         19       the process I think very, very well, always
 
         20       recognizing that not everyone will agree with
 
         21       every standard that is contained within this, or
 
         22       any other document.
 
         23            But I think Florida can be proud of the
 
         24       fact that we've gotten there together.  And by
 
         25       virtue of that fact, I think have created not

 
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          1       only a wonderful piece as far as these standards
 
          2       are concerned, but also something everyone can
 
          3       ultimately embrace.
 
          4            So, Madam Secretary, we are pleased to be
 
          5       at this point in time.  We know we have a great
 
          6       deal left to do.  But I think this gets us yet
 
          7       one step closer to the day when we will have an
 
          8       ultimate accountability system, and also refocus
 
          9       our energies on teaching and learning, which is
 
         10       the bottom line.
 
         11            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Okay.  Is there a
 
         12       motion for approval?
 
         13            ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH:  Motion.
 
         14            COMMISSIONER CRAWFORD:  Second.
 
         15            TREASURER NELSON:  Second.
 
         16            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Okay.  It's been moved
 
         17       and seconded.
 
         18            Without objection, it's approved.
 
         19            DR. BEDFORD:  Thank you.
 
         20            Item 3 is an amendment to Rule 6A, dash,
 
         21       10.0315, College Preparatory Testing, Placement,
 
         22       and Instruction.
 
         23            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  This is, members of
 
         24       the State Board, an amendment that changes with
 
         25       law, and also is a recommendation of the

 
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          1       Articulating Coordinating Council, as well as
 
          2       the -- as well as PEPC.
 
          3            And what this, in essence, does is create a
 
          4       consistency when it comes to college placement
 
          5       testing.  You know as a result of the law, we'll
 
          6       now be dropping a version of the college
 
          7       placement test on a voluntary basis down as
 
          8       early as tenth grade, so students can start to
 
          9       take it on a voluntary basis.
 
         10            But we also through this will be creating a
 
         11       consistent college placement test at all
 
         12       postsecondary institutions, community colleges
 
         13       and state universities in the state, and
 
         14       identifying through the efforts of those
 
         15       councils and through the PEPC Commission that I
 
         16       alluded to, a common cut score, something we've
 
         17       never had before, at least not been utilizing
 
         18       before.
 
         19            We've had a number of different cut scores
 
         20       around the state.  We've had a number of
 
         21       different test forms.  And this will give again
 
         22       a clear and concise statement to all in our K
 
         23       through 12 system, as well as the postsecondary
 
         24       level, that we are measuring student achievement
 
         25       for postsecondary entrance purposes at a

 
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          1       consistently applied standard, and a
 
          2       consistently applied measure.
 
          3            You have seen, there is an increase, based
 
          4       on the recommendation, of the cut scores in
 
          5       reading, writing, and mathematics that we've
 
          6       used in the past, all again in an attempt to not
 
          7       only clarify, but to -- to challenge those who
 
          8       are seeking a postsecondary educational
 
          9       experience.
 
         10            And the group continues to feel strongly
 
         11       that this is most doable.  And again, as we
 
         12       apply it to the standards and the expectations
 
         13       that we're now seeing K through 12 with some of
 
         14       the other things that we've just talked about,
 
         15       can make certain that there's a day and time in
 
         16       the near future when a high school diploma not
 
         17       only means something, guaranteed; but also that
 
         18       anyone who wishes to access a postsecondary
 
         19       education should have the kinds of skills
 
         20       necessary to allow them to compete.
 
         21            It still provides for remedial activity so
 
         22       that if a student needs remedial work in
 
         23       reading, writing, or mathematics, they're still
 
         24       able to get that at the postsecondary level if
 
         25       they are not successful on passing the college

 
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          1       placement test.
 
          2            As a matter of fact, it still allows for as
 
          3       many as three remedial courses in each of those
 
          4       areas, reading, writing, and/or mathematics,
 
          5       before any final decisions have to be made in
 
          6       terms of a postsecondary experience.
 
          7            Recognizing, of course, that the average
 
          8       age of a community college student in the state
 
          9       of Florida, I believe, is about twenty-eight
 
         10       years of age.
 
         11            So it's not only going to affect those who
 
         12       are coming directly out of 12th grade, it will
 
         13       also affect those who are returning for a
 
         14       postsecondary experience, or another
 
         15       postsecondary experience later on in their life.
 
         16            And with that, I'd be glad to try to
 
         17       entertain any questions, Madam Secretary.
 
         18            TREASURER NELSON:  Frank, with the new
 
         19       score, how many increases in students needing
 
         20       remediation do you think's going to occur, and
 
         21       how much is that going to cost?
 
         22            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  It's hard to gauge,
 
         23       Commissioner, by virtue of the fact that you --
 
         24       you just don't know how many students are going
 
         25       to be able to fare at the new level.

 
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          1            We do recognize though that there may
 
          2       need -- at least in the early administrations of
 
          3       this test -- to be some additional remediation.
 
          4       But, again, that remediation is still available,
 
          5       will continue to be available, and someone again
 
          6       can take as many as three remedial courses in
 
          7       each of those areas before any final decision is
 
          8       made.
 
          9            But to try -- we've tried.  We've -- we
 
         10       talked about trying to quantify and qualify
 
         11       through PEPC and some of the other groups, and
 
         12       it's -- it's very difficult to put a
 
         13       quantifiable number on that.
 
         14            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Commissioner Brogan,
 
         15       I'd like to offer an amendment to the rule.
 
         16       I'll pass one down to each of you.  It's a
 
         17       pretty simple amendment.
 
         18            But in section 5 of the rule where it
 
         19       says:  Community colleges and universities shall
 
         20       have the option of delaying implementation of
 
         21       the provisions of subsection (3) of this rule
 
         22       upon notification by the president of the
 
         23       institution to the Commissioner.
 
         24            No institution shall be permitted to exempt
 
         25       the provisions of subsection (3) of this rule

 
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          1       for more than two academic years; and no
 
          2       exemptions may be in effect past June 30th,
 
          3       1998.
 
          4            I would offer the amendment that the two
 
          5       should be stricken, and replaced with one
 
          6       academic year; and the exemptions may be
 
          7       in effect not past June 30th, 1997.
 
          8            The rationale is pretty straightforward.
 
          9       If, in fact, changing these cut scores for
 
         10       reading from 23 out of 35, to the proposed 25
 
         11       out of 35; and for writing, 23 out of 35, to 24
 
         12       out of 35; and algebra, 18 out of 35, to 22 out
 
         13       of 35.  If, in fact, that is what we need to do,
 
         14       we need to do it sooner rather than later.
 
         15            I see no reason whatsoever that two years
 
         16       is going to be utopia for anybody.  So it would
 
         17       seem to me that this -- if this is correct, then
 
         18       we need to implement it sooner, and so I would
 
         19       move that amendment.
 
         20            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Secretary, although I
 
         21       don't get to second because I'm chairing this
 
         22       portion, I would tell you that I agree with
 
         23       you.
 
         24            I -- I've been uncomfortable with the
 
         25       two-year phase-in, and think a one-year phase-in

 
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          1       would be very appropriate, and I think could be
 
          2       handled very well, not only by the postsecondary
 
          3       institutions, which would allow them that
 
          4       opportunity to phase toward the new cut scores
 
          5       within that year.  But I think it will also,
 
          6       in essence, be better for the students in the
 
          7       long run.
 
          8            So I can't second it, but I will tell you
 
          9       that I agree with you.  Don't have a problem
 
         10       with the amendment as you've offered it.
 
         11            So with that, we have a motion on the
 
         12       floor, and I'd look for a second.
 
         13            TREASURER NELSON:  Second.
 
         14            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Got a second.
 
         15            A motion and a second.
 
         16            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Okay.
 
         17       Commissioner Brogan, I'd have a question.
 
         18            I've received a letter from Santa Fe
 
         19       Community College basically saying that they
 
         20       very much support the rule.
 
         21            Is it not correct that there are a number
 
         22       of community colleges that have already raised
 
         23       their cut score?
 
         24            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Yes, that's correct,
 
         25       Secretary, a number have.  And I must tell you

 
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          1       that the new cut scores -- this went
 
          2       considerably smoother than most people thought
 
          3       it would.
 
          4            When we asked PEPC and the Articulation
 
          5       Coordinating Council to sit down and come up
 
          6       with a recommendation, which had the buy-off of
 
          7       28 communities colleges, and 10 state
 
          8       universities, and others, we thought that it
 
          9       might be considerably more difficult than it
 
         10       was.
 
         11            But, indeed, what we found was that a
 
         12       number of those institutions had already on
 
         13       their own raised the cut score; and that the
 
         14       ones who had not, came to terms and reached
 
         15       consensus on the cut scores that are before you
 
         16       today.
 
         17            So you're right on both counts.  And
 
         18       I think what you have is a recommendation that
 
         19       the postsecondary institutions embrace.  It's
 
         20       also -- we've worked with school superintendents
 
         21       and others at the K through 12 level to make
 
         22       certain that they are aware of this.
 
         23            We just did send out the letter that I
 
         24       talked to you about at one of the previous
 
         25       meetings to all the 8th graders in the state of

 
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          1       Florida that was signed by Chancellor Reed and
 
          2       myself, and Clark Maxwell, talking about
 
          3       rigorous and challenging course work at the
 
          4       high school level.
 
          5            We're going to also be doing a great deal
 
          6       of communication with the K through 12 world on
 
          7       all of this, to make certain as they work on the
 
          8       new State Standards, they also understand what
 
          9       that expectation is at the postsecondary world
 
         10       in terms of making certain that students are
 
         11       prepared.
 
         12            And also urging any youngster who has any
 
         13       aspiration of a postsecondary career to consider
 
         14       taking that college placement test as early as
 
         15       10th grade, 11th grade, to get the opportunity
 
         16       to see what sorts of skills are going to be
 
         17       required when they finally do go to the -- to
 
         18       the postsecondary world.
 
         19            Any other questions?
 
         20            All right.  We have a motion and a second
 
         21       on this item.
 
         22            Any further discussion?
 
         23            Hearing none, without objection, item
 
         24       passes.
 
         25            DR. BEDFORD:  As amended.

 
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          1            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  As amended.
 
          2            DR. BEDFORD:  Thank you.
 
          3            Item 4 is an amendment to Rule 6A, dash,
 
          4       10.0341, Vocational Education, Student Follow-Up
 
          5       Requirements.
 
          6            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  I would move the
 
          7       item.
 
          8            ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH:  Motion.
 
          9            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Got a motion.
 
         10            Second?
 
         11            COMMISSIONER CRAWFORD:  Second.
 
         12            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Got a motion and a
 
         13       second.
 
         14            Without objection --
 
         15            ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH:  Did you want
 
         16       to discuss this, Frank, for a while; or do you
 
         17       want to --
 
         18            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Not I, sir.
 
         19            Give him another cookie.
 
         20            DR. BEDFORD:  I think those are supposed to
 
         21       go with me when I leave, sir.
 
         22            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Yeah.  We'll see to
 
         23       that.
 
         24            DR. BEDFORD:  Item 5, Division of Community
 
         25       Colleges amendment, Rule 6A, dash, 14.0734,

 
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          1       Bidding Requirements.
 
          2            ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH:  Motion.
 
          3            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Second.
 
          4            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Got a motion and a
 
          5       second.
 
          6            Discussion?
 
          7            Without objection, item passes.
 
          8            DR. BEDFORD:  Item 6, amendment,
 
          9       Rule 6A-14.0765, Investment of Funds.
 
         10            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Move approval.
 
         11            COMMISSIONER CRAWFORD:  Second.
 
         12            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Motion and a second.
 
         13            Discussion?
 
         14            Without objection, item passes.
 
         15            DR. BEDFORD:  Item 7,
 
         16       State University System, Florida
 
         17       Board of Regents, eminent domain.  We will
 
         18       request deferment, please.
 
         19            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Move deferral.
 
         20            ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH:  Second.
 
         21            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Motion and a second.
 
         22            Without objection, item deferred.
 
         23            DR. BEDFORD:  Item 8, appointment to
 
         24       Tallahassee Community College District Board of
 
         25       Trustees of Fountain H. May, Jr., through

 
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          1       May 31st, 1997.
 
          2            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Move approval.
 
          3            ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH:  Second.
 
          4            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Motion and a second.
 
          5            Discussion?
 
          6            Without objection, item passes.
 
          7            DR. BEDFORD:  Thank you.
 
          8            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Thank you,
 
          9       Mr. Bedford.
 
         10            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Thank you,
 
         11       Commissioner.
 
         12            (The State Board of Education Agenda was
 
         13       concluded.)
 
         14                             *
 
         15
 
         16
 
         17
 
         18
 
         19
 
         20
 
         21
 
         22
 
         23
 
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          1            SECRETARY MORTHAM:
 
          2       Administration Commission.
 
          3            MS. SITTIG:  Because the Governor is
 
          4       required to vote in the affirmative on these
 
          5       agenda items, we are asking that they be
 
          6       deferred until the June 13th meeting.
 
          7            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Need a motion.
 
          8            ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH:  Second.
 
          9            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Moved and seconded.
 
         10            Without objection, it's deferred.
 
         11            MS. SITTIG:  Thank you.
 
         12            (The Administration Commission Agenda was
 
         13       concluded.)
 
         14                             *
 
         15
 
         16
 
         17
 
         18
 
         19
 
         20
 
         21
 
         22
 
         23
 
         24
 
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          1            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Trustees.
 
          2            MS. WETHERELL:  Item 1, minutes.
 
          3            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Move approval.
 
          4            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Is there a second?
 
          5            ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH:  Second.
 
          6            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Moved and seconded.
 
          7            Without objection, it's approved.
 
          8            MS. WETHERELL:  Item 2, quarterly
 
          9       management report.
 
         10            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Move approval.
 
         11            COMMISSIONER CRAWFORD:  Second.
 
         12            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Moved and seconded.
 
         13            Without objection.
 
         14            MS. WETHERELL:  Substitute item 3 is a
 
         15       purchase agreement for the
 
         16       University of Florida.
 
         17            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Move approval.
 
         18            COMMISSIONER CRAWFORD:  Second.
 
         19            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Moved and seconded.
 
         20            Without objection, approved.
 
         21            MS. WETHERELL:  Item 4 is an option
 
         22       agreement for the Archie Carr CARL project.
 
         23            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Move approval.
 
         24            COMMISSIONER CRAWFORD:  Second.
 
         25            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Moved and seconded.

 
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          1            Without objection, approved.
 
          2            MS. WETHERELL:  Item 5 is an option
 
          3       agreement for the Wekiva-Ocala Greenways
 
          4       project.
 
          5            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Move approval.
 
          6            COMMISSIONER CRAWFORD:  Second.
 
          7            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Moved and seconded.
 
          8            Without objection, approved.
 
          9            MS. WETHERELL:  Item 6 is an option
 
         10       agreement for Tate's Hell CARL project.
 
         11            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Move approval.
 
         12            COMMISSIONER CRAWFORD:  Second.
 
         13            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Moved and seconded.
 
         14            Without objection, approved.
 
         15            MS. WETHERELL:  Substitute Item 7 is an
 
         16       option agreement for Tate's Hell CARL project.
 
         17            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Move approval.
 
         18            COMMISSIONER CRAWFORD:  Second.
 
         19            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Moved and seconded.
 
         20            Without objection, approved.
 
         21            MS. WETHERELL:  Item 8 are two option
 
         22       agreements for Tate's Hell CARL project.
 
         23            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Move approval.
 
         24            COMMISSIONER CRAWFORD:  Second.
 
         25            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Moved and seconded.

 
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          1            Without objection, approved.
 
          2            MS. WETHERELL:  Item 9 is an option
 
          3       agreement for Florida First Magnitude Springs
 
          4       CARL project.
 
          5            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Move it.
 
          6            COMMISSIONER CRAWFORD:  Second.
 
          7            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Moved and seconded.
 
          8            Without objection, approved.
 
          9            MS. WETHERELL:  Substitute Item 10 is an
 
         10       acquisition agreement for Kissimmee Prairie CARL
 
         11       project.
 
         12            COMMISSIONER CRAWFORD:  Motion.
 
         13            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Second.
 
         14            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Moved and seconded.
 
         15            Without objection, approved.
 
         16            MS. WETHERELL:  And I was asked to clarify
 
         17       that this is, indeed, just for the prairie
 
         18       project, not for the river parcel.
 
         19            Okay.  Substitute Item 11, we're
 
         20       recommending withdrawal.
 
         21            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Need a motion on
 
         22       that?
 
         23            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  (Nodding head.)
 
         24            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  So move.
 
         25            COMMISSIONER CRAWFORD:  Second.

 
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          1            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Moved and seconded.
 
          2            Without objection, approved withdrawn.
 
          3            MS. WETHERELL:  Item 12 is a surplus land
 
          4       sale and a waiver of competitive bidding.
 
          5            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  Move approval.
 
          6            COMMISSIONER CRAWFORD:  Second.
 
          7            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Moved and seconded.
 
          8            Without objection, approved.
 
          9            MS. WETHERELL:  Item 13 is conceptual
 
         10       approval of a modification or release of a
 
         11       dedication.  And we have one speaker,
 
         12       Madam Chairman.
 
         13            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Okay.  Do we have a
 
         14       motion before the speaker?
 
         15            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  So move.
 
         16            COMMISSIONER CRAWFORD:  Second.
 
         17            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Okay.  We're ready for
 
         18       the speaker, Secretary.
 
         19            MS. WETHERELL:  Thank you.
 
         20            Councilwoman Elizabeth Wade.  And she is
 
         21       here, along with a number of people from that
 
         22       area.
 
         23            MS. WADE:  Good morning, distinguished
 
         24       Cabinet members.  I am Elizabeth Wade,
 
         25       Chair Pro Tem, Council for the Riviera Beach.

 
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          1            I would like to introduce my --
 
          2            (Commissioner Crawford exited the room.)
 
          3            MS. WADE:  -- staff with me.
 
          4            We have the CRA Director,
 
          5       Michelle Andrewin; we have the head of our CDEC
 
          6       department, Davender Kant; and we have some of
 
          7       the aquarium people, which I --
 
          8            Where are they?
 
          9            Duane, Chuck, Bob O'Connor.
 
         10            We would just like to impress upon the
 
         11       Cabinet the importance of the venture that we
 
         12       are trying to do in the City of Riviera Beach.
 
         13            We worked for several years to become part
 
         14       of the enterprise zone, which we were successful
 
         15       in doing.  We have created and been maintaining
 
         16       and working with a CRA, which we created
 
         17       approximately ten years ago.
 
         18            The City of Riviera Beach is a very diverse
 
         19       community.  We are economically depressed at the
 
         20       time.  Property values are lower than they
 
         21       should be.
 
         22            We are the rough jewel of the -- of the
 
         23       Gold Coast.  And we're trying to make a
 
         24       difference in the City of Riviera Beach.
 
         25            We feel that the aquarium, a world-class

 
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          1       facility, which is being proposed here, will
 
          2       help the City jump-start its economic
 
          3       development.  It will help us revitalize our
 
          4       downtown area, which will ultimately include our
 
          5       entire area.
 
          6            We are experiencing some growth in our
 
          7       western boundaries, as you know, with the
 
          8       Veterans' hospital.  And we need this to go
 
          9       forward and make the things happen in the City
 
         10       of Riviera Beach that we want to see.
 
         11            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Yes.
 
         12       General Butterworth.
 
         13            ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH:  Thank you.
 
         14            We're just here for conceptual approval
 
         15       today.  And I had the opportunity to visit the
 
         16       site, as you know, and speak to you there, and
 
         17       other people that were interested in it.
 
         18            I have severe reservations.  And when this
 
         19       does come back before us for -- for approval, I
 
         20       hope to get a number of questions answered.
 
         21            And they're the same questions basically
 
         22       that were brought up by the Palm Beach Post --
 
         23            (Commissioner Crawford entered the room.)
 
         24            ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH:  -- and --
 
         25       and some things I don't quite understand as to

 
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          1       why there is a not-for-profit corporation, and
 
          2       then there's also a for-profit corporation.
 
          3            And the answer I get is that, well, some
 
          4       things that legally the not-for-profit can do,
 
          5       the for-profit can.  And it appears -- at least
 
          6       according to the editorial of May 5th -- that
 
          7       the land will be -- in essence, Riviera Beach is
 
          8       giving the land away and not leasing the land,
 
          9       as I understand it.  You'll be giving away --
 
         10            MS. WADE:  We have some stipulations on
 
         11       that giveaway.  I sat on the council that gave
 
         12       the initial approval for this.
 
         13            And the stipulation that we have is that
 
         14       the land could only be used for the aquarium; or
 
         15       for a nonprofit venture; or back to the State,
 
         16       or County, or City agency.
 
         17            We -- one of the -- that was one of my
 
         18       concerns when I voted for this.  And that was
 
         19       that this land that was given to us would never
 
         20       be given to somebody else to make a profit off
 
         21       of.
 
         22            So that was one of my heavy concerns, and
 
         23       I'm the one that pushed that part of the
 
         24       contract.  And if you look at the contract
 
         25       instead of the Palm Beach Post, it tells you

 
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          1       that the land goes to them, it comes back to us
 
          2       if they should fail in any manner whatsoever.
 
          3            We've tried to protect the City in that
 
          4       manner.
 
          5            ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH:  And I
 
          6       appreciate you attempting to do that.
 
          7            I'm a little concerned about the fact that
 
          8       the State has a number of acres that we have,
 
          9       in essence, given to Riviera Beach of State
 
         10       sovereignty lands, and that Riviera Beach may
 
         11       use them in certain ways.
 
         12            According to the -- the amendment that I
 
         13       have in front of me, it says that the agreement
 
         14       of the buyer shall survive any termination of
 
         15       dedication number 24438-A, which is a dedication
 
         16       that the Board of Trustees -- when a Board of
 
         17       Trustees gave this land to Riviera Beach.
 
         18            So even -- no matter what happens, the
 
         19       State of Florida will lose this particular land
 
         20       to the private function the way it is written
 
         21       now.  And I'm concerned about this.
 
         22            I'm concerned about the fact -- this may
 
         23       not be true any more -- as to whether or not the
 
         24       County is going to back the financing or not.
 
         25       I think originally some people thought they

 
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          1       were, and as I understand, the County is not
 
          2       going to back the bonds.
 
          3            MS. WADE:  The County has not been asked to
 
          4       back the bond, sir.
 
          5            ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH:  Okay.
 
          6            MS. WADE:  At this point.
 
          7            ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH:  Okay.
 
          8            The -- the people who are the -- your
 
          9       financial directors I guess, and the aquarium
 
         10       CEO say they have a lot of large donors, but
 
         11       they do not wish to say who they are.  That --
 
         12       that may or may not be -- be appropriate.
 
         13            I just have a number of problems.  I'd like
 
         14       to see it go forward as much as you would.  But
 
         15       I do want to see the State's interests be
 
         16       protected.
 
         17            And I am sure during this conceptual
 
         18       period, we will be having a number of
 
         19       conversations about this aquarium.
 
         20            MS. WADE:  The City of Riviera Beach would
 
         21       like to thank you for the conceptual approval.
 
         22       I would hope and wish that you would work with
 
         23       us along this process.
 
         24            I, as an elected official, just as you are,
 
         25       it is my primary goal to protect the citizens

 
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          1       and the taxpayers of the City.  There are things
 
          2       that -- you know, as we move forward, there's
 
          3       going to be some changes naturally, and some
 
          4       going back.
 
          5            But I would just like to -- to let you
 
          6       know, one of the reasons why I have faith in
 
          7       this particular group is I have lived in the
 
          8       City for some thirty some years, and been in
 
          9       Palm Beach County all of my life -- and I'm not
 
         10       going to tell you all of that, because then
 
         11       you'll know how old I am.
 
         12            But one of the things that -- that we are
 
         13       experiencing here, all of the entities that are
 
         14       trying to be built in most of the communities
 
         15       around, they're going to the boards asking for
 
         16       full -- full indemnity.  They're asking to be
 
         17       funded totally.  You know, you're asking for
 
         18       excess tax dollars and so forth.
 
         19            This group has come forth, and they've
 
         20       stepped to the table, and they are right now
 
         21       spending their dollars to get this thing
 
         22       started.
 
         23            This is why I personally have faith in
 
         24       them, and this is why I will be working with
 
         25       them.

 
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          1            But I will assure you that it is my full
 
          2       intent to make sure that the taxpayers are
 
          3       protected.
 
          4            And I would invite you to, whatever
 
          5       questions you have, give us a call at any time.
 
          6       We'll come here, you can come there, and it is
 
          7       our intent to do the same thing.
 
          8            ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH:  Thank you.
 
          9            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Are there any other
 
         10       comments?
 
         11            I have one quick one.
 
         12            Councilwoman, I understand completely
 
         13       you're an elected official, the last thing you
 
         14       want to do is burden your taxpayers and your
 
         15       local community beyond what they should be for
 
         16       this particular project.
 
         17            And I can certainly understand that being a
 
         18       quote, rough jewel, as you -- as you would
 
         19       enumerate, I would say, yes, we would love to
 
         20       make you a gem in Palm Beach County.
 
         21            I would like to concur with
 
         22       General Butterworth in some concern primarily
 
         23       from my standpoint for funding.  And I think
 
         24       that it's incumbent upon your group to make sure
 
         25       that we have the specifics of the funding for

 
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          1       this Board of Trustees as soon as possible.
 
          2            MS. WADE:  I will --
 
          3            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  And not confusing it
 
          4       with the feasibility study, because that's
 
          5       apples and oranges here.
 
          6            MS. WADE:  I agree with you.  But if you
 
          7       look at our contract, the land is not going to
 
          8       be transferred to them until they show us the
 
          9       funding.  Until they show us how.  That is a
 
         10       part of the stipulation of our contract.  We do
 
         11       not convey anything until they show us where,
 
         12       how, and who.
 
         13            So, you know, that's why I'm not at the
 
         14       point -- you know, when they identify, they get
 
         15       it; they don't identify, they don't get it.
 
         16            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Okay.  Well, all I'm
 
         17       saying is is I think that the sooner that we
 
         18       see --
 
         19            MS. WADE:  The better.
 
         20            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  -- how the funding's
 
         21       going to work --
 
         22            MS. WADE:  -- the better, yeah.
 
         23            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  -- the better off --
 
         24            MS. WADE:  I agree with you.
 
         25            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  -- we'll all be.

 
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          1            Okay.  There's a motion and a second.
 
          2            Any objection?
 
          3            It's approved.
 
          4            MS. WADE:  Thank you.
 
          5            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Thank you.
 
          6            MS. WADE:  Riviera Beach thanks you.
 
          7            TREASURER NELSON:  Madam Secretary, I just
 
          8       want to say that I have been to the site.  And
 
          9       if all of these financial concerns get worked
 
         10       out, that I think that this would be a very
 
         11       positive addition to Palm Beach County.
 
         12            The architect for this particular aquarium
 
         13       is the same architect who has done the Tampa
 
         14       aquarium.  And I think of an aquarium as a big
 
         15       tank with a lot of fish swimming around, until I
 
         16       visited the Tampa aquarium.
 
         17            It is one of the most educational
 
         18       experiences that I have ever encountered.  And
 
         19       if the aquarium planned in -- in
 
         20       Palm Beach County were to be anything like that,
 
         21       that would be a very positive step.
 
         22            So it's my hope that the objections raised
 
         23       by the General, as well as those in the
 
         24       Palm Beach Post, would be able to be met, and
 
         25       that the finances of this project can be

 
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          1       straightened out, because I think it would be a
 
          2       very considerable plus for southeast Florida.
 
          3            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  And I think everybody
 
          4       agrees, and we want to see it work out.  But we
 
          5       need -- we need the parameters, the specifics.
 
          6            MS. WETHERELL:  Okay.
 
          7            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Secretary.
 
          8            MS. WETHERELL:  Thank you.  I think you
 
          9       took a vote?
 
         10            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  We did.
 
         11            MS. WETHERELL:  Okay.  Thank you.
 
         12            The final item, 14, is a settlement
 
         13       agreement.
 
         14            COMMISSIONER BROGAN:  So move.
 
         15            ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH:  Second.
 
         16            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Moved and seconded.
 
         17            Without objection, it's approved.
 
         18            MS. WETHERELL:  Thank you.
 
         19            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Great agenda.
 
         20            MS. WETHERELL:  Thank you.
 
         21            SECRETARY MORTHAM:  Thank you all very
 
         22       much.
 
         23            (The Board of Trustees of the Internal
 
         24       Improvement Trust Fund Agenda was concluded.)
 
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          4   STATE OF FLORIDA:
 
          5   COUNTY OF LEON:
 
          6            I, LAURIE L. GILBERT, do hereby certify that
 
          7   the foregoing proceedings were taken before me at the
 
          8   time and place therein designated; that my shorthand
 
          9   notes were thereafter translated; and the foregoing
 
         10   pages numbered 1 through 45 are a true and correct
 
         11   record of the aforesaid proceedings.
 
         12            I FURTHER CERTIFY that I am not a relative,
 
         13   employee, attorney or counsel of any of the parties,
 
         14   nor relative or employee of such attorney or counsel,
 
         15   or financially interested in the foregoing action.
 
         16            DATED THIS 3RD day of JUNE, 1996.
 
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