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5. PROCLAMATIONS and PRESENTATIONS <br /> 9:15 A. Presentation of Proclamation and Retirement Award Honoring Richard D. <br /> a.m. Villars on His Retirement from Indian River County Board of County <br /> Commissioners Department of Emergency Services/Fire Rescue with <br /> Twenty-Five- _ _ <br /> YearsofService1-2 <br /> ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------- <br /> Presented by Chairman O'Bryan to Richard D. Villars, who was <br /> accompanied by his family. <br /> 9:23 B. Presentation of Proclamation Designating the Month of September, 2014, as <br /> a.m. Attendance Awareness Month 3 <br /> ---------------------------------------- <br /> Presented by Chairman O'Bryan to Dr. Lillian Torres-Martinez, <br /> Director of Student Services for the Indian River County School <br /> District; Dr. Tracy Crawford, Lead Social Worker for Attendance for <br /> the Indian River County School District; Marie O'Brien, Learning <br /> Alliance and Moonshot Moment; and Kerry Bartlett, Literacy Leaders <br /> with Moonshot Moment. <br /> 9:28 C. Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing the Month of September, 2014, as <br /> a.m. Hunger Action Month 4 <br /> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> Presented by Commissioner Flescher to Chief Development and <br /> Marketing Officer of the Treasure Coast Food Bank Amber Vlangas, <br /> along with Lissete Morales, and Samantha Cruz, also with the Treasure <br /> Coast Food Bank. <br /> 9:37 D. Presentation of Proclamation Designating the Month of October 2014, as <br /> a.m. National Domestic Violence Awareness Month 5 <br /> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> Presented by Commissioner Zorc to the Director of Development Tracy <br /> Levy, on behalf of the SafeSpace, Inc. Board of Directors. <br /> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> 9:03 E. Presentation by Florida State Senator Thad Altman, District 16 <br /> a.m. <br /> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> Senator Thad Altman expressed why he believes Florida is suffering <br /> from a great injustice relating to the All Aboard Florida (AAF) <br /> proposal. He said he had asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to provide <br /> an opinion on the legality of the Orlando Authority Agreement; and <br /> requested the Board to participate and work with his office regarding <br /> being"frozen out" of the planning process. <br /> Chairman O'Bryan informed Senator Altman that the City of Sebastian <br /> had passed a Resolution supporting his request, and asked County <br /> Attorney Dylan Reingold to bring a similar Resolution to the September <br /> 16th Board of County Commission Meeting so the Board could take <br /> formal action. <br /> Each Commissioner voiced their support and thanked Senator Altman <br /> for his involvement. <br /> Board of County Commission Minutes Page 2 <br /> September 9,2014 <br />