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Board of County Commissioners <br />May 31, 2019 <br />Page 2 <br />On January 8, 2019, the Board approved an ordinance establishing another 180 day temporary moratorium <br />on the land application of Class B biosolids in the unincorporated areas of Indian River County. The <br />moratorium will expire in July of 2019. During the recent legislative session, the Florida Legislature <br />passed HB 829, which contains language that protects the ability of a county to continue to enforce or <br />extend an ordinance, regulation, resolution, rule, moratorium, or policy adopted before February 1, 2019, <br />relating to the land application of Class B biosolids until the ordinance, regulation, resolution, rule, <br />moratorium, or policy is repealed or until the effective date of the rules adopted by FDEP, whichever <br />occurs first. Thus, the County Attorney's Office is presenting to the Board another moratorium ordinance <br />consistent with HB 829, which will extend the moratorium into January 2020. <br />FUNDING. <br />The cost of publication of the required public notice for the public hearing was $138.57. The cost was <br />funded from the County Attorney's Office budget within the General Fund (account number 00110214- <br />034910). <br />RECOMMENDATION. <br />The County Attorney's Office recommends that after the public hearing the Board vote to approve the <br />draft ordinance. <br />ATTACHMENT(S). <br />Draft Biosolids Moratorium Ordinance <br />124 <br />