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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final September 19, 2017 • A motion was made by Commissioner Solari, seconded by Chairman Flescher, to ratify the Administrator's decision to waive landfill tipping fees for yard waste and vegetative debris for the period of Wednesday, September 13, 2017, to the close of business on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, and to extend the approval to waive landfill tipping fees to the close of business on Wednesday, September 27, 2017. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 4- Chairman Flescher, Vice Chairman O'Bryan, Commissioner Adams, and Commissioner Solari Absent: 1 - Commissioner Zorc 11.C. 17-0971 Hurricane Irma Storm Related Vegetative Debris Pick -Up Recommended Action: Staff is requesting Board direction on whether to collect vegetative debris from private rights -of way as a result of Hurricane Irma. Staff requests the Board make the determination whether it is in the public interest to clear the vegetative debris from the private rights-of-way to eliminate immediate threats to life, public health, or safety, or the economic recovery of the community at large. And, staff additionally recommends that work on private rights-of-way does not commence until such time as the work is approved as eligible for reimbursement by FEMA. Attachments: Staff Report • Notice Public Roadways FEMA Information - Debris Removal from Private Properties County Administrator Jason Brown announced that the emergency debris collector, Ceres Environmental, began the clean-up of the vegetative debris on public roads in the unincorporated areas of Indian River County on September 18, 2017. He recalled the Board's approval after Hurricane Matthew in 2016 for collection of debris on private roads, and requested that the Board make a determination on whether it is in the public interest to clear from the private rights-of-way, the vegetative debris resulting from Hurricane Irma. He noted that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would need to approve the work as eligible for reimbursement before the County could commence work on private property. He also stated that entities wishing to have the County clear a private road of hurricane debris must submit a Right -of -Entry Permit and Agreement Form to the County, available at the County's website ircgov.com. Commissioner Solari spoke in support of having the vegetative debris safely removed from the private roads, with the public roads in the unincorporated County being the priority. It was noted that staff would transmit the County's request to FEMA, along with the draft minutes of today's County Commission meeting showing the Board's approval of this item. Indian River County Florida Page 24