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I 1. A . <br />Office of the <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />Michael C. Zito, Assistant County Administrator <br />ADMINISTRATOR <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Members of the Board of County Commissioners <br />FROM: Jason E. Brown <br />County Administrator <br />DATE: December 10, 2020 <br />SUBJECT: 2021 Indian River County Legislative Priorities <br />BACKGROUND <br />The 2021 Florida Legislative Session begins on March 2, 2021 Indian River County staff has put <br />together a proposed legislative program which includes an appropriation for the South County <br />Water Treatment Plant Enhanced Recovery Project, funding for Sector 3 Beach Restoration and <br />policies related to Lagoon health, recycling, rural broadband, short-term vacation rentals and other <br />relevant policy areas which affect Indian River County. <br />Upon adoption of the Indian River County 2021 Legislative Priorities, County Commissioners and <br />County Staff are authorized to advocate in support of those priorities before the Indian River <br />County Legislative Delegation and the Florida Legislature as a whole. <br />In addition to specific policy issues, the proposed legislative program contains a number of guiding <br />principles as well as a policy statement directing opposition to any legislative action which takes <br />away the home rule authority of local governments in Florida. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />County staff recommends that the Board approve the proposed 2021 Indian River County <br />Legislative Priorities. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />2021 Indian River County Legislative Priorities <br />