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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final July 17, 2018 <br />There being no other speakers, the Chairman closed the Public Hearing. <br />Discussion among Board and staff followed and covered a range of topics <br />including the renewal procedure for the proposed Ordinance, coordination with <br />Fellsmere's effort for a similar moratorium, the need to direct staff in their <br />research, and cross-referencing rainfall data with pollution data. <br />The Board also agreed that it would be beneficial to amend the proposed <br />Ordinance in Section 3, to allow land application of biosolids for testing <br />purposes only, as approved by the DEP. <br />A motion was made by Vice Chairman Solari, and seconded by Chairman <br />O'Bryan, to adopt Ordinance 2018-016, authorizing a temporary moratorium for <br />180 days, or until a comprehensive review of the impact on the County's <br />ecosystem is completed, within the unincorporated areas of Indian River County <br />prohibiting land application activities of Class B biosolids; providing for study <br />and possible regulation of Class B biosolids application activities; providing for <br />exhaustion of administrative remedies; and providing for codification, <br />severability, repeal of conflicting provisions, and an effective date, as amended to <br />include an exception to the ban for instances of testing as approved by the <br />Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The motion carried by the <br />following vote: <br />Aye: 5- Chairman O'Bryan, Vice Chairman Solari, Commissioner Adams, Commissioner <br />Flescher, and Commissioner Zorc <br />B. PUBLIC DISCUSSION ITEMS <br />C. PUBLIC NOTICE ITEMS <br />11. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR MATTERS <br />11.A. 18-2059 Support for City of Vero Beach Application for Florida Department of Economic <br />Opportunities Grant <br />Recommended Action: Staff recommends the Board of County Commission approve the proposed <br />resolution in support of the City of Vero Beach application for a Florida <br />Department of Economic Opportunity Grant for Public Infrastructure to fund <br />improvements to Aviation Boulevard. <br />Attachments: Staff Report <br />Resolution <br />County Administrator Jason Brown recapped the outstanding inquiries from the <br />July 3, 2018 Board meeting regarding improvements to Aviation Boulevard. <br />Indian River County Florida Page 9 <br />