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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final April 11, 2017 Read and Presented 5.13 17-0355 Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing National Public Safety Telecommunications Week Recommended Action: Read and Presented. Attachments: Proclamation Chairman Flescher read and presented the Proclamation to Sheriff Deryl Loar; Captain Chuck Kirby; Administrator of the 911 Dispatch Center Sandy Fox; and a group of telecommunications professionals from the Indian River County Sheriffs Office. Sandy Fox announced that there was an initiative to reclassify Public Safety Telecommunicators as Protective Service Occupations, and requested that the Board and public sign the petition at www.apcointl.org\whitehousepetition. Read and Presented 5.0 17-0399 Presentation of Proclamation Observing April, 2017 as Aviation Appreciation Month. Recommended Action: Read and Presented. Attachments: Proclamation Vice Chairman O'Bryan read and presented the Proclamation to Vero Beach Regional Airport Director Eric Menger; Piper Aircraft CFO John Calcagno; and FlightSafety International Center Manager Nancy Ritter. Read and Presented 5.D 17-0359 Presentation of Florida Bicycle Association 2016 Law Enforcement Agency of the Year Award and Florida Bicycle Association 2016 Program of the Year Award by Becky Afonso, Florida Bicycle Association Executive Director Recommended Action: Presentations made Florida Bicycle Association (FBA) Executive Director Becky Afonso announced that the FBA was celebrating its 20th Anniversary, and described its mission to educate the public and promote bike safety. Ms. Afonso presented FBA's 2016 Annual Law Enforcement Agency of the Year Award to Sheriff Deryl Loar and Major Eric Flowers, representing the Indian River County Sheriffs Office. Discussion ensued on the initiatives within the Sheriffs Department and in the community, to promote bike safety and provide bicycles to disadvantaged citizens. Indian River County Florida Page 2