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Board of County Commissioners <br />Meeting Minutes - Final February 12, 2019 <br />Richard Baker, Pelican Island Audubon Society (PIAS), mentioned that the <br />PIAS was planning to plant 100,000 trees in the County and offered to work <br />with staff on planting some trees around the walking trail. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Flescher, seconded by Chairman Solari, to <br />move forward as a primary action, with the design and build of the <br />pedestrian/jogging trail at the Dodgertown Golf Course property, as called for in <br />the County's contract with the City of Vero Beach. The motion carried by the <br />following vote: <br />Aye: 5 - Chairman Solari, Vice Chairman Adams, Commissioner Flescher, Commissioner <br />O'Bryan, and Commissioner Zorc <br />14.A.2. 19-0138 Blue Cypress Lake and Biosolids <br />Recommended Action: Discuss Further Action Regarding Biosolids <br />Attachments: Commissioner's Memorandum <br />Chairman Solari made mention of the individuals involved with the water <br />quality issues. He reported that along with Director Burke and Mr. Charest, he <br />has attended several of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's <br />Biosolids Technical Advisory Committee (FDEP's Biosolids TAC) meetings, <br />and that the TAC did not seem to consider the biosolids issue a significant one <br />for water quality in Florida. Chairman Solari spoke on the detrimental impact <br />of biosolids on the Blue Cypress Lake and other water bodies, and outlined <br />steps the County could take to address the impacts of the biosolids. <br />A discussion followed by the Board, with suggestions made to share <br />information with relevant counties and entities; explore new technologies for <br />separating out the biosolid waste and seek markets for the byproducts; and <br />include testing on ground, as well as surface, waters. <br />The following speakers addressed the Board: <br />Captain Mark Yanno, President of the Clean Water Coalition of Indian River <br />County (CWC), read a statement into the record from the CWC and part of a <br />New York Times article about water contamination. <br />Dan Lamson, Executive Director, Indian River Neighborhood Association <br />(IRNA), read a statement from the IRNA and expressed his hope that the <br />Board's actions would encourage the State to be more active on biosolids <br />pollution. <br />Indian River County Florida Page 11 <br />