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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes-Final October 23,2018 <br /> Recommended Action: Read and Presented <br /> Attachments: Proclamation <br /> Commissioner Zorc presented the proclamation to Kim Denmark and thanked her <br /> for her efforts to help homeless veterans. <br /> Read and Presented <br /> 5'.C:: 18-2413 Presentation on International Coastal Cleanup Results,Lagoon Friendly Lawn <br /> Program, and Announcement of Paddle Dash Fundraiser by Ashima Wild, <br /> President, Keep Indian River Beautiful, and Daisy Packer,Executive Director, <br /> Keep Indian River Beautiful <br /> Ashima Wild,President, Keep Indian River Beautiful(KIRB),presented. <br /> information on KIRB's efforts to increase recycling, reduce litter, and beautify <br /> Indian River County. <br /> No Action Taken or Required <br /> 5.D. 18-2335 Presentation by Indian River County Health Department on Trap,Neuter, <br /> Vaccinate, and Release (TNVR) <br /> Recommended Action: <br /> Informational Presentation-No Action Required <br /> Attachments: Power Point Presentation <br /> [Clerk's Note:Item 10.B.1. Public Discussion Item was heard in conjunction with <br /> this item.] <br /> Miranda Hawker,Administrator, Indian River County Health Department,used a <br /> PowerPoint presentation to provide information on the numbers of free-roaming <br /> cats in Indian River County and:the public health risks they pose. The report <br /> highlighted the difficulty and ineffectiveness of Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Release <br /> (TNVR)programs in controlling stray cat populations or the spread of disease. <br /> Alternates to TNVR such as educating the public against feeding'strays, increasing <br /> adoptions,and strategies to keep cats indoors were also presented. <br /> Commissioners asked and receivedanswersregarding the concentrations of strays <br /> across the county and whether there were preventative measures against the spread <br /> of diseases such as toxoplasmosis carried by cats. <br /> The following speakers addressed the issue: <br /> •Tony Brown,NAACP President;addressed the relatively high number of stray <br /> animals in Gifford. <br /> • Emergency Services Director Tad Stone spoke about the challenges facing animal <br /> control officers. <br /> Indian River County Florida Page 2 <br />