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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes-Final January 24,2017 <br /> No action required or taken. <br /> The Chairman called for a break at 10:16 a.m. and reconvened the meeting at 10:25 <br /> a.m., with all members present. <br /> 14. COMMISSIONERS MATTERS <br /> A. Commissioner Joseph E. Flescher, Chairman <br /> B. Commissioner Peter D. O'Bryan,Vice Chairman <br /> C. Commissioner Susan Adams <br /> D. Commissioner Bob Solari <br /> E. Commissioner Tim Zorc <br /> 17-0098 14.E.1. Alliance Bioenergy Post Process Yard Waste <br /> Commissioner Zorc recapped his memorandum dated January 23, 2017, <br /> regarding Alliance BioEnergy+, Inc.'s(Alliance BioEnergy)offer to purchase <br /> the former Indian River BioEnergy Center, operated by INEOS New Planet <br /> BioEnergy, LLC (INEOS). He outlined the current interim Agreement with <br /> INEOS and the proposed 90-day Option Agreement with Alliance BioEnergy <br /> for processed vegetative waste. He requested staff to draft the Agreement and <br /> bring it back to the February 7, 2017 Board of County Commission meeting <br /> with the following conditions: (1)there would be no fee or charge associated <br /> with the yard waste; (2)no guarantee for the quality or quantity of the post <br /> process yard waste; and(3)the County would keep a percentage of the yard <br /> waste. <br /> Daniel de Liege,President and CEO of Alliance BioEnergy+, Inc., conveyed <br /> that his company has the exclusive world-wide license for the patented process <br /> that was developed and also owned by the University of Central Florida. He <br /> said his company was currently negotiating the purchase of the INEOS site, and <br /> as part of their funding package, they need to secure the feedstock for that <br /> location, as well as seek an option for the processed material. <br /> Commissioner Zorc reiterated that Alliance BioEnergy was not asking for <br /> financial contributions or looking for anything definitive at this time,only a <br /> consensus or motion that would direct staff to create a 90-day Option <br /> Agreement that addresses the processed yard waste. <br /> Commissioner Adams agreed with the proposal,but expressed concern over the <br /> request being rushed on today's Agenda as an emergency item,with minimal <br /> Backup information. <br /> Indian River County Florida Page 10 <br />