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<br />Bowden stated that the County Commission had a history of meeting with counties on both sides, <br />and the meeting with Palm Bay completed this process. <br /> <br />7. QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS <br />AND COUNTY COMMISSION MEMBERS <br />Mayor Mazziotti <br /> talked about Palm Bay’s emergency services. He made it clear that <br />Palm Bay is fairly self-sufficient. Although Palm Bay has its own fire and police departments, the <br />County is currently responsible for the ambulance service. Commissioner Davis stated that each <br />municipality in Indian River County has a different police system, but there is a countywide <br />dual-certified EMS (except for Indian River Shores). <br /> <br />Council Member Woodard <br /> spoke about the importance of the counties working together <br />(perhaps as part of the Metropolitan Planning Organization) on the issues of transportation and <br />eco-tourism, and thanked the Commissioners for participating in the Joint Meeting. <br />Commissioner Davis commented about a project (the Sculling Facility, a world wide training <br />facility) that had resulted after a Joint Meeting between Brevard and Indian River Counties. <br />Deputy Mayor Geier added that it is key to the future of Florida to continue looking at issues as <br />regional, rather than local. <br /> <br />Commissioner O’Bryan brought up the importance of cooperation between Palm Bay and <br />Indian River County on transportation. Council Member Anderson agreed that Palm Bay and <br />Indian River County should work together in order to affect improvements in the community. <br /> <br />Council Member Anderson <br /> thanked the County Commissioners for attending the Joint <br />Meeting and mentioned that there is concern about the environmentally sensitive lands being <br />annexed. He noted that citizens’ health and safety is also a primary concern, and mentioned the <br />importance of the residents having easy access to disaster exodus routes. <br />April 11, 2007 7 <br />Joint. Meeting – City of Palm Bay <br /> <br />