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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes-Final October 23,2018 approval. Commissioner Adams requested moving or cancelling the March 19, 2019 meeting to accommodate families on Spring Break. The Board agreed to move the meeting to the following week on March 26,2019. A motion was made by Commissioner Flescher,seconded by Commissioner Adams, to approve the Proposed 2019 Meeting Dates as amended. The_motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5- Chairman O'Bryan,Vice Chairman Solari, Commissioner Adams, Commissioner Flescher, and Commissioner Zorc [Clerk's Note:Atthis time the Chairman announced that the Board would adjourn from the regular Board of County Commissioners Meeting to conduct the Attorney-Client Session scheduled for 10:30 am. This action appears under Item 13.A. and is placed here for.continuity] 11.C. 18-2436 Red Tide Update and Ratification of County Administrator's Actions Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners: 1.) Ratify the grant agreement with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to fund debris cleanup for Indian River County as executed by the County Administrator. 2) Ratify the attached Work Order with Ceres Environmental Services, Inc. as executed by the County Administrator on October 18, 2018. 3.) Ratify the Memorandum of Understanding with Waste Management of Florida as executed by the County Administrator on October 18, 2018. 4.) Authorize a budget amendment to allocate funding for these expenses in the amount of$144,825. Attachments: Staff Report Florida Department of Environmental Protection Grant Agreement Red Tide Clean Up Work Order with Ceres Environmental Services, Inc. Notice to Proceed to Ceres Environmental Services, Inc. Memorandum of Understanding Waste Management of Florida Emergency Addition Staff Report Emergency Addition Work Order No.2 Ceres Environmental County Administrator Jason Brown provided an update on actions being taken to combat the effects of Red Tide following the official confirmation of its presence in Indian River County. He reported that staff had executed a grant agreement with the Department of Environmental Protection that would reimburse costs to clean up the resulting fish and debris which washed ashore. Additionally,Administrator Brown reached an agreement with Ceres Environmental Services for debris removal along the County's coast, and issued an Indian River County Florida Page 8