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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final March 16, 2021 No Action Taken or Required 7.B. 21-0332 License Agreements Granting Beach Park Access for Purpose of Dune Stabilization Projects Recommended Action: This is an informational item; no Board action required Attachments: Staff Report Seagrape Beach Access Point License Agreement No Action Taken or Required 7.C. 21-0334 Appointment of New Alternate Member to the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program Board of Directors Recommended Action: Inform Attachments: Commissioner's Memo Chairman Flescher was appointed as the new alternate member to the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program Board of Directors. No Action Taken or Required 8. CONSENT AGENDA A motion was made by Vice Chairman O'Bryan, seconded by Commissioner Adams, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended, pulling Item B.A. for discussion. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5- Chairman Flescher, Vice Chairman O'Bryan, Commissioner Adams, Commissioner Earman, and Commissioner Moss 8.A. 21-0259 Quarterly Tourist Development Tax Report for the Quarter Ending 12/31/20 Recommended Action: Accept the report. Attachments: Finance Department Staff Report Vice Chairman O'Bryan pointed out the increase in the tourist tax collected for short-term rentals and the decrease in tourist tax revenue for hotels compared to the quarter from the previous year. He was curious if the change could be a response to the pandemic, where more families opted to rent a house than to stay in a crowded hotel or the hotels had reduce their room rates, which therefore reduced the revenue collected. Jeffrey R. Smith, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, agreed that people felt safer in a residential house than in a hotel with crowds. He also pointed out that February 1, 2021 was the one year anniversary of the agreement with VRBO and Home Away Vacation Rentals. Indian River County Florida Page 3