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Bob Solari <br />Chairman <br />District 5 <br />Susan Adams <br />Vice Chairman <br />District 1 <br />August 14, 2019 <br />Via email <br />Mayor Jim Hill <br />City of Sebastian <br />1225 Main Street <br />Sebastian, FL 32958 <br />Joseph E. Flescher <br />District 2 <br />Tim Zorc <br />District 3 <br />Peter D. O'Bryan <br />District 4 <br />RE: Ordinance 0-19-04 - Petition for Voluntary Annexation - Graves Brothers Company <br />Mayor Hill, <br />On Monday, the Metropolitan Planning Organization had a productive conversation focused on the <br />transportation issues relating.to the proposed Graves Brothers Company annexation. Yesterday, the Indian <br />River County Board of County Commissioners discussed the annexation and expressed concerns with the <br />transportation and utility issues pertaining to the proposed annexation. <br />Based upon these discussions, it appears that there is an opportunity.to craft an annexation agreement <br />between the City of Sebastian and the Graves Brothers that more fully addresses key issues such as <br />transportation, utilities, and the relationship with the Sebastian River Improvement District which have not <br />been adequately addressed to the benefit of both parties and importantly the citizens of Sebastian and <br />Indian River County. <br />On behalf of the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners, I respectfully request that the City <br />Council of the City of Sebastian table making any decision on the annexation on August 28th. We would <br />hope that the City Council would consider adopting an annexation agreement that could both address <br />these issues and memorialize the framework for the annexation while at the same time gain the support of <br />the community. The proposed annexation has the potential to change the future makeup of the City of <br />Sebastian. We believe it is best to take the time to make sure that these changes will be a benefit for the. <br />current and future residents of Sebastian and Indian River County as a whole. <br />Sincerely, <br />Bob Solari <br />Chair of the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners <br />CC: Indian River County Board of County Commissioners <br />Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />6 <br />