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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final October 23, 2018 <br />Recommended Action. <br />Read and Presented <br />Attachments:. <br />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 <br />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 <br />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: <br />Power Point Presentation <br />[Clerk's Note: Item 10.B.1. Public Discussion Item was heard in conjunction with <br />this item.J <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 werealso presented. <br />C.ommissioners:asked and received. answers. regarding the concentrations of:strays <br />across the county and whether there were preventative measures againstahe 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 <br />Page 2 <br />