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Board of County Commissioners <br />Meeting Minutes - Final April 23, 2019 <br />Michael Korpar, 340 38th Sq. SW, GM of John's Island Property Owners <br />Association and JIWM, presented the Deputy Clerk with over 900 signatures from <br />property owners of John's Island and the Town of Indian River Shores who were in <br />support of the Board's approval of the easement request, and made mention that the <br />proposed reuse line could be utilized by other Barrier Island residents in the future. <br />Attorney Brian Seymour, 777 S. Flagler Dr., Suite 500 East, West Palm Beach, <br />representing JIWM, spoke on the efforts of completing this project in the most <br />effective and environmentally sensitive manner. He also felt that he could provide <br />the title assurance required to move forward with the subaqueous route, and noted <br />that the residents of John's Island were opposed to the Al A route recommended by <br />Schulke, Bittle & Stoddard, LLC (SBS) in Item 12.G2. <br />Commissioner O'Bryan asked for the title documentation, and Attorney Seymour <br />confirmed that he had not yet started the title assurance process. <br />The following individuals were opposed to the County approving the temporary <br />construction easement for several reasons that were addressed, and offered their <br />concerns and recommended alternatives to the Board. <br />Thomas Lowther, Commissioner, Indian River Mosquito Control District <br />R. Grant Gilmore, Jr., Ph.D., 5920 1st Street SW, who spoke in reference to a letter <br />he had distributed to the Board <br />Dr. Leesa Souto, Executive Director, Marine Resources Council (MRC), Palm Bay, <br />who provided an Indian River Lagoon Health Update brochure to the Board <br />Marty Baum, representing Indian Riverkeeper, and a resident of Martin County <br />Jean Catchpole, 526 Fiddlewood Road, a representative of the Indian River <br />Neighborhood Association <br />Russell Herrmann, 586 Redwood Ct, Sebastian, who read a letter written by his <br />grandson, Jacob Herrmann <br />Doug Carlson, Director, Indian River Mosquito Control District <br />John November, Chairman and Legal Council, Coastal Ocean Association of <br />Science and Technology (COAST), and a resident of Jacksonville Beach, spoke on <br />the positive impact related to reuse water. <br />Chairman Solari called for a recess at 11:59 a.m., and reconvened the meeting at <br />1:00 p.m., with all members present. <br />Indian River County Florida Page 11 <br />