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STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION
6 DIVISION OF BOND FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
7 STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
ADMINISTRATION COMMISSION
8 TRUSTEES OF THE INTERNAL
IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND
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10 The above agencies came to be heard before
THE FLORIDA CABINET, Honorable Governor Chiles
11 presiding, in the Cabinet Meeting Room, LL-03,
The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida, on Tuesday,
12 October 8, 1996, commencing at approximately
9:50 a.m.
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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 LAWTON CHILES
Governor
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BOB CRAWFORD
5 Commissioner of Agriculture
6 BOB MILLIGAN
Comptroller
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BOB BUTTERWORTH
8 Attorney General
9 FRANK T. BROGAN
Commissioner of Education
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1 I N D E X
2 ITEM ACTION PAGE
3 STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION:
(Presented by Barbara L. Jarriel, CFA,
4 Acting Executive Director)
5 1 Approved 19
2 Approved 19
6 3 Approved 19
4 Approved 20
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DIVISION OF BOND FINANCE:
8 (Presented by Tim Tinsley,
Manager of Bond Programs)
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1 Approved 5
10 2 Approved 5
3 Approved 6
11 4 Approved 6
12 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS:
(Presented by Carlos L. Rainwater,
13 Executive Director)
14 1 Deferred 7
15 STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION:
(Presented by Robert L. Bedford, Ph.D.,
16 Deputy Commissioner)
17 1 Withdrawn 8
2 Withdrawn 8
18 3 Approved 9
4 Approved 9
19 5 Approved 9
6 Approved 9
20 7 Approved 10
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1 I N D E X
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ADMINISTRATION COMMISSION:
4 (Presented by Robert B. Bradley, Ph.D.,
Secretary)
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1 Approved 11
6 2 Approved 12
3 Approved 12
7 4 Approved 13
8 BOARD OF TRUSTEES,
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT
9 TRUST FUND:
(Presented by Virginia B. Wetherell,
10 Secretary)
11 1 Deferred 17
Approved 21
12 2 Approved 14
3 Approved 14
13 4 Approved 15
5 Approved 15
14 6 Approved 15
7 Approved 16
15 8 Approved 16
9 Approved 16
16 10 Approved 17
11 Approved 17
17 12 Deferred 17
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DIVISION OF BOND FINANCING
October 8, 1996
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1 P R O C E E D I N G S
2 (The agenda items commenced at 9:59 a.m.)
3 (Commissioner Crawford not present.)
4 GOVERNOR CHILES: Let's move past the State
5 Board of Administration until
6 Commissioner Nelson gets here.
7 Division of Bond Financing.
8 MR. TINSLEY: Item 1 is approval of the
9 minutes of the September 26th meeting.
10 ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH: Motion.
11 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: Move approval.
12 ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH: Second.
13 GOVERNOR CHILES: Moved and seconded.
14 Without objection, the minutes are
15 approved.
16 MR. TINSLEY: Item number 2, adoption of a
17 resolution authorizing the issuance of not
18 exceeding forty million three hundred and
19 ninety-five thousand dollars in revenue bonds
20 for the State University System.
21 ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH: Motion.
22 COMPTROLLER MILLIGAN: Second.
23 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: Second.
24 GOVERNOR CHILES: Moved and seconded.
25 Without objection, it's approved.
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1 MR. TINSLEY: Item number 3 is adoption of
2 a resolution authorizing the issuance of not
3 exceeding nine million seven hundred and eighty
4 thousand dollars in parking revenue bonds for
5 the University of Central Florida.
6 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: Move approval.
7 ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH: Second.
8 GOVERNOR CHILES: Moved and seconded.
9 Without objection, that's approved.
10 MR. TINSLEY: And Item 4 is report of award
11 for multifamily bond issues done on behalf of
12 the Florida Housing Finance Agency.
13 COMPTROLLER MILLIGAN: Motion.
14 ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH: Second.
15 GOVERNOR CHILES: Moved and seconded.
16 Without objection, that's approved.
17 (The Division of Bond Finance Agenda was
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
October 8, 1996
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1 GOVERNOR CHILES: Veterans' Affairs.
2 MR. HAHN: Good morning.
3 Because of complications resulting from the
4 recent storm, and the inability of some of the
5 people who wanted to speak to the issue that we
6 had on the agenda today, we'd like to defer that
7 agenda item until the next regular meeting.
8 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: Move it, Governor, if
9 you need it.
10 GOVERNOR CHILES: Moved and --
11 COMPTROLLER MILLIGAN: Second.
12 GOVERNOR CHILES: -- seconded, motion to
13 defer.
14 Without objection, it's approved.
15 MR. HAHN: Thank you.
16 (The Department of Veterans' Affairs Agenda
17 was concluded.)
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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
October 8, 1996
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1 GOVERNOR CHILES: State Board of
2 Education.
3 DR. BEDFORD: Good morning,
4 Governor Chiles, members of the State Board of
5 Education.
6 The first five items today are items
7 dealing with the State Board of Independent
8 Colleges and Universities.
9 We would ask to withdraw Item 1.
10 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: I'll move it.
11 ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH: Second.
12 GOVERNOR CHILES: Moved and seconded.
13 Without objection, motion to withdraw is
14 approved.
15 DR. BEDFORD: We would move -- we would ask
16 to withdraw Item 2.
17 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: Move it.
18 ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH: Second.
19 COMPTROLLER MILLIGAN: Second.
20 GOVERNOR CHILES: Moved and seconded.
21 Without objection, motion to withdraw is --
22 on -- approved number --
23 DR. BEDFORD: Item 3, 6E, dash, 1.0034,
24 Amendment to Fees and Expenses.
25 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: Move approval.
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1 ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH: Second.
2 COMPTROLLER MILLIGAN: Second.
3 GOVERNOR CHILES: Moved and seconded.
4 Without objection, it's approved.
5 DR. BEDFORD: Item 4, Rule 6E-1.0045, an
6 amendment to the Minimum Standards for Use of
7 the Term College or University.
8 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: Move approval.
9 ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH: Second.
10 COMPTROLLER MILLIGAN: Second.
11 GOVERNOR CHILES: Moved and seconded.
12 Without objection, it's approved.
13 DR. BEDFORD: Item 5, Rule 6E-2.0042,
14 Amendment, Medical Clinical Clerkship Programs.
15 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: Move approval.
16 COMPTROLLER MILLIGAN: Second.
17 GOVERNOR CHILES: Moved and seconded.
18 Without objection, it's approved.
19 DR. BEDFORD: Item 6 would be appointments
20 to the Educational Practices Commission.
21 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: Move approval.
22 ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH: Second.
23 GOVERNOR CHILES: Moved and seconded.
24 Without objection, it's approved.
25 DR. BEDFORD: Item 7 would be appointments
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1 and reappointments to the Education Standards
2 Commission.
3 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: Move approval.
4 COMPTROLLER MILLIGAN: Second.
5 GOVERNOR CHILES: Moved and seconded.
6 Without objection, that's approved.
7 DR. BEDFORD: Thank you.
8 GOVERNOR CHILES: Thank you, sir.
9 (The State Board of Education Agenda was
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October 8, 1996
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1 GOVERNOR CHILES:
2 Administration Commission.
3 DR. BRADLEY: Item number 1, recommend
4 approval of the minutes of the meeting held
5 September 26th, 1996.
6 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: Move the minutes.
7 ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH: Second.
8 COMPTROLLER MILLIGAN: Second.
9 GOVERNOR CHILES: Moved and seconded.
10 Without objection, minutes are approved.
11 DR. BRADLEY: Item number 2 is recommend
12 the approval of the transfer of general revenue
13 appropriations in the Department of Education.
14 This was the item that was deferred from
15 the September 26th agenda having to do with
16 distance learning.
17 COMPTROLLER MILLIGAN: Governor, if I could
18 make a quick comment.
19 We have been working with the Department of
20 Education, and the folks with the Florida
21 Distance Learning Network, and TCC, and I'm
22 comfortable with where we're going with this
23 fiscal agent agreement.
24 And I would move the item with --
25 contingent upon the -- my ultimate approval of
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1 the fiscal agent agreement, to ensure that we
2 have the proper oversight and controls in place.
3 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: Governor, I'll second
4 it with that contingency.
5 GOVERNOR CHILES: Without objection then,
6 there's no more discussion -- is there a --
7 there's a motion.
8 Is there a second?
9 ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH: There is a
10 second.
11 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: Yes, sir.
12 GOVERNOR CHILES: Without objection, it's
13 approved.
14 DR. BRADLEY: Item number 3, recommend the
15 establishment of one position in excess of the
16 number fixed by the Legislature in the Game and
17 Fresh Water Fish Commission.
18 ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH: Motion.
19 COMPTROLLER MILLIGAN: Motion.
20 ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH: Second.
21 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: Second.
22 GOVERNOR CHILES: Motion and seconded.
23 Without objection, it's approved.
24 DR. BRADLEY: Item number 4, recommend the
25 approval of the transfer of general revenue
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1 appropriations under Items A., B., and C. in the
2 Department of Juvenile Justice.
3 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: Governor, I'll move
4 Items 4 A., B., and C.
5 COMPTROLLER MILLIGAN: Second.
6 GOVERNOR CHILES: Moved and seconded.
7 Without objection, Items 4 A., B., and C.
8 are approved.
9 (The Administration Commission Agenda was
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October 8, 1996
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1 GOVERNOR CHILES: Trustees.
2 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: Come on, Wetherell.
3 MS. WETHERELL: I'm coming.
4 Item 1 requires five votes, Governor,
5 Trustees, and --
6 GOVERNOR CHILES: All right. We'll hold --
7 MS. WETHERELL: -- defer it.
8 GOVERNOR CHILES: -- that one.
9 MS. WETHERELL: Okay. Or temporarily pass
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11 GOVERNOR CHILES: Uh-hum.
12 MS. WETHERELL: Unless someone walks in.
13 Item 2 is an option agreement for
14 Archie Carr CARL project.
15 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: Move approval.
16 ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH: Second.
17 GOVERNOR CHILES: Moved and seconded.
18 Without objection, it's approved.
19 MS. WETHERELL: Item 3 is an option
20 agreement for Collier Seminole Additions
21 project.
22 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: Move approval.
23 COMPTROLLER MILLIGAN: Second.
24 GOVERNOR CHILES: Moved and seconded.
25 Without objection, it's approved.
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1 MS. WETHERELL: Item 4 is an option
2 agreement for Archie Carr CARL project.
3 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: Move approval.
4 COMPTROLLER MILLIGAN: Second.
5 GOVERNOR CHILES: Moved and seconded.
6 Without objection, it's approved.
7 MS. WETHERELL: Item 5 is an option
8 agreement for the Belle Meade CARL project, and
9 a waiver of survey.
10 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: Move it.
11 COMPTROLLER MILLIGAN: Second.
12 ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH: Second.
13 GOVERNOR CHILES: Moved and seconded.
14 Without objection, it's approved.
15 MS. WETHERELL: Item 6 is a purchase
16 agreement for Belle Meade CARL project, and a
17 waiver of survey.
18 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: Move approval.
19 ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH: Second.
20 COMPTROLLER MILLIGAN: Second.
21 GOVERNOR CHILES: Moved and seconded.
22 Without objection, it's approved.
23 MS. WETHERELL: Item 7 is a purchase
24 agreement for Belle Meade CARL project, and a
25 waiver of survey.
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1 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: Move it.
2 COMPTROLLER MILLIGAN: Second.
3 GOVERNOR CHILES: Moved and seconded.
4 Without objection, it's approved.
5 MS. WETHERELL: Item 8 is an option
6 agreement for the Wekiva-Ocala Greenway CARL
7 project.
8 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: Move approval.
9 COMPTROLLER MILLIGAN: Second.
10 ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH: Second.
11 GOVERNOR CHILES: Moved and seconded.
12 Without objection, it's approved.
13 MS. WETHERELL: Item 9 is an option
14 agreement for Tate's Hell CARL project.
15 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: Move approval.
16 ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH: Second.
17 GOVERNOR CHILES: Moved and seconded.
18 Without objection, it's approved.
19 MS. WETHERELL: Item 10 is an option
20 agreement for the Juno Hills CARL project.
21 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: Move approval.
22 GOVERNOR CHILES: Moved and second--
23 Is there a second?
24 ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH: Second.
25 COMPTROLLER MILLIGAN: Second.
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1 GOVERNOR CHILES: Second.
2 Without objection, it's approved.
3 MS. WETHERELL: Item 11 is conceptual
4 approval of an exchange of land.
5 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: Move approval.
6 ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH: Second.
7 COMPTROLLER MILLIGAN: And second.
8 GOVERNOR CHILES: Moved and seconded.
9 Without objection, it's approved.
10 MS. WETHERELL: And on Item 12, we're
11 recommending deferral at the Secretary of
12 State's request.
13 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: I'll move deferral.
14 ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH: Second.
15 GOVERNOR CHILES: Moved and seconded.
16 Without objection, Item 12 is deferred.
17 MS. WETHERELL: And that is it, if we can
18 request deferral on Item 1 until the next
19 Trustee's meeting.
20 GOVERNOR CHILES: All right.
21 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: I'll move that,
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23 COMPTROLLER MILLIGAN: And second it.
24 GOVERNOR CHILES: Moved and seconded.
25 Without objection, that's approved.
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1 MS. WETHERELL: Okay. Thank you very much.
2 GOVERNOR CHILES: Thank you.
3 I think we'll just stand in temporary
4 recess now until --
5 ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH: Governor, on
6 the number 1, as soon as someone shows up, we
7 can -- we can take that. Are we going to defer
8 it to next meeting, or just until someone else
9 shows up?
10 GOVERNOR CHILES: I thought we'd just --
11 MS. WETHERELL: We didn't know if we --
12 GOVERNOR CHILES: -- item 1, just till we
13 get another member. We've got to have five.
14 MS. WETHERELL: Okay. We do expect another
15 member today?
16 Okay. We'll stay here.
17 MR. DANNY FUCHS: You can do the
18 State Board with the Comptroller making the
19 motion, you seconding it, if you want to -- it's
20 just two items on it. You can go ahead and --
21 GOVERNOR CHILES: Well, let's do the State
22 Board of Administration.
23 (The Board of Trustees of the Internal
24 Improvement Trust Fund Agenda was continued.)
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1 MS. JARRIEL: The first item is approval of
2 the minutes of the meeting held on
3 September 10th, 1996.
4 COMPTROLLER MILLIGAN: Motion.
5 GOVERNOR CHILES: Second.
6 Without objection, it's approved.
7 MS. JARRIEL: The second item is a --
8 (Commissioner Crawford entered the room.)
9 MS. JARRIEL: -- recommendation to approve
10 an interest rate exception authorizing a rate
11 not to exceed nine-and-a-half percent on
12 Cory Lakes Community Development District
13 Special Assessment Revenue Bonds.
14 COMPTROLLER MILLIGAN: And a motion.
15 GOVERNOR CHILES: Second.
16 Without objection, it's approved.
17 MS. JARRIEL: The third item is also a
18 recommendation to approve an interest rate
19 exception authorizing a rate not to exceed
20 9 percent on Lakewood Ranch Community
21 Development, District 3 bonds.
22 COMPTROLLER MILLIGAN: Motion.
23 GOVERNOR CHILES: Second.
24 Without objection, that's approved.
25 MS. JARRIEL: The last item is a submission
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1 of the investment performance and fund balance
2 analyses for the month of August 1996.
3 COMPTROLLER MILLIGAN: Motion, and not a
4 bad month, considering all things.
5 GOVERNOR CHILES: Moved and seconded.
6 Without objection, that's approved.
7 MS. JARRIEL: That concludes our agenda.
8 (The State Board of Administration Agenda
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1 GOVERNOR CHILES: All right. Let's go back
2 and take the resolution of
3 Commissioner Crawford.
4 COMMISSIONER CRAWFORD: Thank you,
5 Governor.
6 (Resolution recognizing
7 Forest Awareness Month was presented.)
8 GOVERNOR CHILES: All right. Let's go back
9 to the Trustees now, Item 1. I think we have a
10 fifth vote.
11 MS. WETHERELL: Okay. Item 1 is Isleworth
12 Settlement Agreement.
13 ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH: I move the
14 settlement agreement.
15 GOVERNOR CHILES: It's been moved --
16 COMMISSIONER CRAWFORD: Second.
17 COMPTROLLER MILLIGAN: And second.
18 GOVERNOR CHILES: -- and seconded.
19 Without objection, it's adopted.
20 MS. WETHERELL: Thank you.
21 COMMISSIONER BROGAN: You looking for
22 trouble, Governor?
23 GOVERNOR CHILES: Well, no. I thought that
24 maybe the General had a question, but I don't
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1 ATTORNEY GENERAL BUTTERWORTH: I was
2 thinking about asking the Commissioner of
3 Education about his Atlanta trip yesterday.
4 GOVERNOR CHILES: I think we're adjourned.
5 (The Board of Trustees of the Internal
6 Improvement Trust Fund Agenda was concluded.)
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1 CERTIFICATE OF REPORTER
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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 23 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 10TH day of OCTOBER, 1996.
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