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CONSENT AGENDA <br />BCC Meeting April 7, 2020 <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />AGENDA ITEM <br />Assistant County Administrator / <br />Department of General SPrviiPc <br />Pat <br />Date: March 23, 2020 <br />To: The Honorable B4 <br />Through: Jason E. Brown, ( <br />Michael C. Zito, A <br />From: Kevin M. Kirwin, <br />Subject: Approval of Licen <br />Inc. for Partition <br />Office to Include <br />Antenna. <br />BACKGROUND <br />adio Club, <br />mpground <br />in of One <br />Vero Beach Amateur Radio Club, inc. (vEEARC) is a registered not for profit organization located <br />within Indian River County. The VBARC stated mission is " to recruit, train and help committed <br />HAM (term that refers to amateur radio operators) Radio operators carry on the tradition of <br />amateur radio by using our network of technical resources, and expertise to provide equipment, <br />skilled operators and emergency services when called upon by local authorities in time of need to <br />assist and protect the citizens in the communities in which we live and serve." <br />The VBARC has a long standing history of service to the citizens of Indian River County through <br />their cooperation with the Indian. River County Emergency Services Division. <br />Most recently, when Indian River County opened ten shelters in preparation for Hurricane Dorian, <br />the Indian River County Emergency Services Division worked with Amateur Radio Emergency <br />Services (ARES) and VBARC to activate communications at all of the shelters including the <br />Special Needs & the Pet Friendly Shelters. ARES and VBARC provided vital health and welfare <br />information to the various agencies throughcoordination with the Emergency Services Division. <br />Amateur radio operators logged 631 hours amongst the 16 volunteers during this activation. <br />VBARC is looking to utilize space at the Donald MacDonald Campground, located at 12315 <br />Roseland Road. The office of the campgrounds is housed within a 1,976 square foot, repurposed <br />modular building (formerly the pro -shop and club house for the Sandridge Golf . Course). <br />Campground staff use only a small portion of the entire square footage of the building and their <br />primary tasks are focused on campsite maintenance and grounds maintenance duties on nearby <br />parks. <br />VBARC intends to partition approximately 204 square feet of the building's space to set up a fully <br />operational amateur radio station along with an antennae tower in order to conduct HAM <br />certification trainings for Scouts, Veterans and other interested residents. The club will hold <br />monthly gatherings for low powered temporary installations, training in the latest digital <br />techniques, license courses, testing, and conduct amateur radio exercises. 89 <br />