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2. Add additional backup to Item 9.13.1., George Racicot — Public Discussion. Delete Item 11.C.1., RFQ45022 — Sheriff's Administration Building HVAC Chiller Replacement. 4. Add additional backup to Item 11.C.2., Declare Excess Equipment Surplus for Sale or Disposal. ON MOTION by Commissioner Ginn, SECONDED by Commissioner Neuberger, the Board, by a 4-0 vote (Commissioner Adams absent) unanimously made the above changes to the Agenda. 5. PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS 5.A. PROCLAMATIONDESIGNATINGAPRIL. 2003 AS FLORIDA CONFEDERATE HISTORYMONTH IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY Commissioner Neuberger presented the Proclamation to Gene Lee of the Florida Cow Cavalry Camp. Gene Lee thanked the Board for the recognition and stated that this is important to Florida history. The Civil War was a terrible thing and more Americans lost their lives in that conflict than in any other. The South bore a burden at the end of the War which it is just now recovering from. As a child he listened to many stories about the War which led him to study the history. Some of the organizations which focus on this history are the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution and the Sons and Daughters of the Confederacy. April 61h is a memorial day when flags are placed on the graves of Confederate soldiers, as well as on the graves of the Union soldiers buried in this area. Commissioner Neuberger asked Mr. Lee to talk about the Florida Cow Cavalry Camp, and Mr. Lee explained that the Sons of Confederate Veterans is an international organization with over 50,000 members who trace their ancestry back to someone who served in the Civil War. The Florida Cow Cavalry was a unit designated in 1863 which started out as a loose confederation of cow people protecting their herds from the Union army. Florida became the main provider for the APRIL 1, 2003 2