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S.B. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT FOR VERO BEACH ELECTRONICS RECYCLING <br />EVENT ON JANUARY 23, 2010 <br />Himanshu Mehta, Managing Director SWDD; Elizabeth Pollick, Senior Account Clerk, <br />SWDD; and Kristy Sturdivant, Executive Director KIRB, provided details on the Vero Beach <br />Electronics Recycling Event to be held at the Macy's parking lot on Saturday, January 23, 2010 <br />from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. <br />5.C. REQUEST TO SPEAK FROM BRIAN HEADY REGARDING ISSUES RELATED <br />TO VERO BEACH ELECTRIC UTILITY <br />(Clerk's Note: This item was moved from 10.B.2. and redesignated as Item S.C.) <br />Brian Heady, 406 19th Street, newly elected City of Vero Beach Council Member, spoke <br />about the situation wherein County residents living outside of Vero Beach City Limits are paying <br />higher electric rates to the City of Vero Beach Electric Utility, than other County residents pay to <br />Florida Power and Light (FPL). He recalled that Stephen Faherty and Glenn Heran had initiated <br />action to get the Public Service Commission to take over the Utility, which action has <br />subsequently been discontinued. Mr. Heady discussed the merits of maintaining local control for <br />the Utility and declared that he would work with the Vero Beach City Council towards providing <br />safe, reliable, and affordable electric service for the residents. He thereafter extended an <br />invitation to Board members and the Public to attend the City of Vero Beach Council Meetings, <br />one of which will occur this evening (January 19, 2010) at 6:00 p.m. <br />Commissioners extended their thanks and avowed their support to Mr. Heady for his <br />efforts in remedying this situation; discussed some of the challenges he might face with the City <br />Council; and advised that they would be monitoring the situation on behalf of the affected <br />residents. <br />No Board action required or taken <br />3 <br />January 19, 2010 <br />