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Ordinance No. 2014-020 Comprehensive Plan Capital Improvements Element Culture/Recreation All costs associated with providing and maintaining cultural and recreational facilities and activities for the benefit of citizens and visitors fit into this category. County libraries, parks, recreation operations, and the golf course are included here. As shown in table 6.5, the County spent $14,613,121 on those services in FY 2012/13. Between fiscal years 2011/12 and 2012/13, cultural/recreation expenditures decreased by 21.87%. Since FY 2007/08, cultural/recreation expenditures have decreased by 39.30%. Culture/recreation expenses represented 6.91 % of all County expenses in FY 2012/13. Court Related All costs of operating the judicial branch of Indian River County Government are classified here. That category includes the County Court, Circuit Court, State Attorney's Office and Public Defender. As shown in table 6.5, expenditures from that category totaled $6,054,822 in FY 2012/13. Between fiscal years 2011/12 and 2012/13, Court Related expenditures increased by 3.31%. Court Related costs represented 2.86% of all county expenses in FY 2012/13. Debt Service Debt service consists of interest and payments made by the county on its debt. That figure includes principal retirement, interest and other miscellaneous debt service. As table 6.5 indicates, total County debt service expenditures were $8,168,704 in FY 2012/13. Between fiscal years 2011/12 and 2012/13, debt service expenditures decreased by 22.10%. That decrease was due to the early payoff of a general obligation bond issue with a remaining principal balance of $3.6 million during FY 2011/12. Since FY 2007/08, debt service expenditures have increased by 3.75%. Debt service expenses represented 3.86% of all County expenses in FY 2012/13. Existing Outstanding Debt At the end of FY 2013/14, Indian River County's outstanding debt, comprised of revenue bonds and general obligation bonds, stood at $70,925,000. That is shown in table 6.6. Currently, Enterprise Funds comprise 52.47% of the overall debt (Utility Dept), leaving $33,710,000 in bonds paid from general governmental funds. In November 2001, Indian River County issued the remaining $11,000,000 of the $26,000,000 Environmentally Sensitive Land Acquisition general obligation bonds originally approved by voters in 1992. Also in 2001, the County issued $16,810,000 in Spring Training Facility Bonds to finance the acquisition and expansion of the Dodgertown spring training facility (now known as Historic Dodgertown). In 2003, two bonds were refinanced to take advantage of lower interest rates: the 1993 Series Refunded Recreational Revenue Bonds and the 1995 Series Environmental Lands Acquisition Bonds. Those bonds have since been paid off. Community Development Department Indian River County Adopted , 2014, Ordinance 2014- 22