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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes-Final April 4,2017 <br /> Commissioner Zorc read and presented the Proclamation designating April 10, <br /> 2017 as Gopher Tortoise Day. He also pointed out that Gopher Tortoise Day will <br /> be observed annually on April 10th in Indian River County. <br /> Conservation Lands Manager Beth Powell used a PowerPoint Presentation to <br /> provide facts pertaining to Florida Gopher Tortoises,noting they are listed as a <br /> threatened species by the State of Florida. <br /> Read and Presented <br /> 5.E 17-0357 Proclamation Honoring the Members of the Florida Forest Service(FFS) &The <br /> Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission(FWC) for their Assistance <br /> with Habitat Management within the County's Conservation Areas <br /> Recommended Action: Informational. <br /> Attachments: Proclamation <br /> Commissioner Solari read and presented the Proclamation to members of the <br /> Florida Forest Service(FFS) and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation <br /> Commission(FWC). <br /> Conservation Lands Manager Beth Powell introduced Smokey Bear, and used a <br /> PowerPoint Presentation to outline the ways that FFS and FWC are helping to <br /> manage our valuable land. <br /> Read and Presented <br /> 5.F. 17-0361 Presentation on Florida Department of Transportation Treasure Coast Regional <br /> Household Travel Survey by Tamara Phillips, Public Information Officer, Quest <br /> Corporation of American, Inc. <br /> Attachments: Travel Survey Brochure <br /> Quest Corporation of America Public Information Officer Tamara Phillips <br /> represented the Florida Department of Transportation(FDOT)with an <br /> informational presentation. She mentioned that the Treasure Coast Regional <br /> Household Travel Survey(TC-HTS)will be mailed out to households in Indian <br /> River, St. Lucie and Martin Counties in the near future. Individuals may go online <br /> to www.treasurecoastsurvey.com to complete the survey, or they may download an <br /> app to submit their input as to which means of transportation they rely on daily. <br /> This information would be intended to reduce road and public transit congestion, <br /> and to enhance both walking and bike paths, in the years to come. <br /> Indian River County Florida Page 3 <br />