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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final January 16, 2018 <br />12.C.1. 18-1339 Fair Associations Request to Amend the Agreement for Use of the <br />Indian River County Fairgrounds <br />Recommended Action: Staff respectfully recommends that the Board decide whether to grant the Fair <br />Association's request to amend the Fair Agreement to allow the Association to <br />apply for a Fairgrounds Alcohol Permit and direct staff accordingly. <br />Attachments: Staff Report <br />Fair Association's Request <br />IRC Fair Assn Executed Contract <br />(Clerk's Note: This matter was heard following Iters 13.A. Remainder Interest <br />in the Event of Sale of Indian River Memorial Hospital, and is placed here for <br />continuity). <br />Assistant County Administrator Michael Zito relayed the request of the Indian <br />River County Fair Association, Inc. (Fair Association) for the Board to amend <br />the Agreement for Use of Indian River County Fairgrounds (the Fairgrounds) to <br />allow the sale and consumption of alcohol at the Fairgrounds. <br />Wayne Howard, 1585 78th Avenue, General Manager, Firefighters' Indian <br />River County Fair, explained that alcohol sales would help offset the costs <br />associated with entertainment. <br />The Board sought and received additional information about the requirements <br />for alcohol servers, and whether any adjustments would need to be made to <br />security operations. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Flescher, seconded by Commissioner <br />Adams, to approve staffs recommendation. <br />Mr. Howard stated that the Fair Association would monitor the impacts of <br />alcohol sales and adjust the policy or eliminate alcohol sales, if necessary. <br />Assistant Administrator Zito requested that the Motion include direction to the <br />County Attorney to return to the Board with the amendment to the Fairgrounds <br />Agreement. <br />MOTION WAS AMENDED by Commissioner Flescher, seconded by Commissioner <br />Adams, to approve staffs recommendation, and direct the County Attorney to <br />return to the Board with the amendment to the Agreement for Use of Indian River <br />County Fairgrounds with the Indian River County Fair Association, Inc., and Vero <br />Beach Firefighters Association Inc. The motion carried by the following vote: <br />Indian River County Florida Page 8 <br />