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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final March 30, 2021 1. CALL TO ORDER Present: 5 - Chairman Joseph Flescher Vice Chairman Peter O'Bryan Commissioner Susan Adams Commissioner Joe Earman Commissioner Laura Moss 2.A. A MOMENT OF SILENT REFLECTION FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 2.11. INVOCATION Dr. Christina Moore, Sr. Pastor, Rhema Apostolic International Deliverance Center 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Commissioner Joseph H. Earman 4. ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA / EMERGENCY ITEMS A motion was made by Commissioner Adams, seconded by Commissioner Moss, to approve the Agenda as presented. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5 - Chairman Flescher, Vice Chairman O'Bryan, Commissioner Adams, Commissioner Earman, and Commissioner Moss 5. PUBLIC HEARING 5.A. 21-0349 Consideration of Diamond Drinks of Florida, Inc's Request For an Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemption (Tax Abatement) [Legislative] RecommendedAction: Staff and the Economic Development Council (by consensus) recommend that the Board of County Commissioners approve the tax abatement application and: 1. Find that the Diamond Drinks of Florida, Inc. facility qualifies as a "New Business" under the tax abatement ordinance; and 2. Find that the application scores in the 2nd tax abatement award category (out of 3 categories) under the adopted scoring guidelines; and 3. Grant a tax abatement using the schedule for up to the 2nd highest award category, with up to the 8 year abatement period to begin in 2022 (a lower award category may be applied if company's performance results in it meeting lower average wage and/or lower # of provided jobs); and 4. Approve the attached ordinance granting an economic development ad valorem tax exemption to Diamond Drinks of Florida, Inc.; and 5. Authorize the chairman to execute the Economic Development Tax Exemption Agreement for Diamond Drinks of Florida, Inc. Indian River County Florida Page 1