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2. A new Transit Administration/Maintenance Facility is currently being constructed for the County's public transportation coordinator, the Senior Resource Association. The 5,000 square foot facility will be adjacent to the Supervisor of Elections Office on 43rd Avenue on County - owned property. It will be the first "Florida Green Building Certification" building in the County. The facility is designed to withstand hurricane force winds which is critical due to the role of public transit during emergencies. It will have secured bus parking that complies with Homeland Security guidelines. The project is federally funded by a $2 million pass-through grant. 3. The South County Regional Park multi-purpose athletic field expansion project is necessary to accommodate youth football and lacrosse programs and tournaments. The project consists of improving current green space to construct three multi-purpose athletic fields surrounded by a walking trail at a cost of approximately $1.5 million. Funding for design and construction will be from Parks and Recreation impact fees. The general fund will initially fund operational costs, however, once completed, a public private partnership may be more cost effective. 4. The Indian River County Shooting Range will undergo a $640,000 expansion that includes the construction of a Sporting Clays Shotgun Course with 15 different shooting stations and a 12' wide cart path along the course for access. Other improvements are three new combination skeet and trap ranges with a new parking area. Also included would be lighting which would enable the Shooting Range to expand its hours of operation. Increased operations costs will be funded with increased revenues. 5. The Utilities Department is constructing the North Regional Reuse Storage and Repump Facility which is designed to transfer reuse water from the mainland to the barrier island. Completion of the reuse main is scheduled for 2011-2012 with a cost of approximately $2 million. 6. During FY 2011, the Utilities Department implemented a new utility billing software system which allows customers to view statements, account history, request or change service and pay their bills online. For those customers without access to a computer, a voice recognition system was also implemented for phone payments. This software also increased efficiency by reducing the bill processing cycle time from three days to one. With these more efficient business processes in place, the timeliness and effectiveness of customer service is also more efficient. Awards and Acknowledgements The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to Indian River County for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010. This was the 28th consecutive year that the County has received this prestigious award. In order to be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, a government must publish an easily readable and efficiently organized comprehensive annual financial report. This report must satisfy both generally accepted accounting principles and applicable legal requirements. A Certificate of Achievement is valid for a period of one year only. We believe that our current comprehensive annual financial report continues to meet the Certificate of Achievement Program's requirements and we are submitting it to the GFOA to determine its eligibility for another certificate. vi