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Special Hearing
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Minutes
Meeting Date
11/20/2018
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Board of County Commissioners
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Settlemet presentation; All Aboard Florida; Brightline; Virgin Trains; CARE-FL; FDOT
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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final November 20, 2018 <br />The following speakers expressed concern over the possibility of Brightline trains <br />carrying Liquefied Natural Gas: <br />Cecile Scofield, Palm City <br />Lamarre Notargiacomo, 5082 4th Lane <br />The Commissioners wrapped up the meeting with discussions regarding licensing <br />agreements for railroad crossings and the cost to maintain those crossings, limits to <br />future legislative action, retaining the County's right to advocate for safety <br />measures, the value of the benefits included in the agreement, liability issues, <br />outlook for the pending litigation, and the lack of support from State regulatory <br />agencies. <br />The Board also addressed the possibility of allocating additional funds for the legal <br />fight in case the agreement does not pass. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Flescher, seconded by Chairman Solari, to <br />reject the Martin County, Indian River County and CARE -FL Brightline Settlement <br />Agreement. The motion carried by the following vote: <br />Aye: 4 - Chairman Solari, Vice Chairman Adams, Commissioner Flescher, and Commissioner <br />Zorc <br />Nay: 1 - Commissioner O'Bryan <br />Commissioner Flescher revisited the suggestion to allocate additional funds for the <br />legal efforts against Brightline. <br />Commissioner O'Bryan commented that since policy had been set with the previous <br />vote, he would support it going forward by approving the additional funds. <br />Vice Chairman Adams opposed the suggestion to add funds; she expressed her <br />preference to wait until after the ruling on the County's oral arguments was handed <br />down before deciding on a path forward. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Flescher, seconded by Chairman Solari, to add <br />$1,000,000 to the efforts to address and prevent the Brightline Train from going <br />through Indian River County. The motion carried by the following vote: <br />Aye: 4 - Chairman Solari, Commissioner Flescher, Commissioner O'Bryan, and Commissioner <br />Zorc <br />Nay: 1 - Vice Chairman Adams <br />5. ADJOURNMENT <br />There being no further business, the Chairman adjourned the meeting at 7:12 pm. <br />Indian River County Florida Page 3 <br />
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