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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final June 6, 2017 <br />potential results of the State's actions. The Board also discussed the various <br />economic indicators which are used to measure the impact of grant dollars. <br />Commissioner Zorc advocated designating a portion of tourist development <br />funding to enhance the activities and amenities which are available in the <br />community. <br />A motion was made by Vice Chairman O'Bryan, seconded by Commissioner Zorc, <br />by a 4-0 vote (Commissioner Solari absent), to approve staffs recommendation, <br />amended to correct the funding amount in Table 2 for the Indian River County <br />Chamber of Commerce and Sebastian Chamber of Commerce, from $551,699 to <br />$551,669. The motion carried by the following vote: <br />Aye: 4 - Chairman Flescher, Vice Chairman O'Bryan, Commissioner Adams, and <br />Commissioner Zorc <br />Absent: 1 - Commissioner Solari <br />F. Public Works <br />G Utilities Services <br />13. COUNTY ATTORNEY MATTERS <br />13.A. 17-0581 2017-2018 State Legislative Final Report <br />Attachments: Staff Report <br />2017-2018 State Legislative Final Report <br />Assistant County Attorney Kate Pingolt-Cotner used a PowerPoint Presentation to <br />describe the County's 2017 legislative priorities and provide an overview of the <br />2017 Florida Legislative Session. She pointed out that two laws opposed by the <br />County and passed by the Legislature, were a regulation providing for small <br />wireless facilities to be collocated within a public right-of-way, and a Constitutional <br />Amendment to increase the homestead exemption by $25,000 for homes valued <br />between $100,000 and $125,000. Attorney Cotner reported that the County <br />received appropriations of $13.1 million for Hurricane Matthew Beach Funding; <br />$1,234,286 for a new pollution control facility known as the Osprey Acres Project; <br />and that no appropriation was provided this year for the Sebastian Septic to Sewer <br />Project. <br />Attorney Cotner thereafter addressed the Board's questions and comments. Key <br />topics of discussion included: (1) the possibility of requesting State authorization to <br />charge for use of County infrastructure (based on the Department of <br />Transportation's rate); (2) derelict vessels; and (3) prospective 2018 legislation, <br />including: a) a bill which may redefine internet video service to be excluded from <br />communications services; b) a law which would preempt the County's ability to <br />Indian River County Florida Page 12 <br />