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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final <br />F. Office of Management and Budget <br />Gr Public Works <br />12.G.1. 21-0929 <br />Recommended Action: <br />October 5, 2021 <br />Native Garden Configuration, County Administrative Building A <br />Staff is presenting this proposed layout to the Board for action to allow Dr. <br />Baker and his team to finalize the construction plans for review by staff and to <br />allow for the County Attorney's office to complete the necessary construction <br />and maintenance agreement that will be based on the approved layout. Staff <br />also recommends that the Board Authorize the County Administrator to execute <br />any and all documents necessary to effectuate the implementation of the plan <br />Attachments: Staff Report <br />L1 -Proposed Native Plant Garden Configuration <br />1 -2 -Proposed Native Plant Garden Configuration <br />Public Works Director Rich Szpyrka recalled the discussion at the August 17, <br />2021 Board Meeting regarding the Native Plant Garden Configuration proposed <br />for the front of County Administration Complex Building A. He presented the <br />final proposed layout of the native garden provided by Dr. Richard Baker and <br />noted that County staff had reviewed the proposed layout and plant materials <br />and there were no objections. <br />Vice Chairman O'Bryan noticed that Coontie was listed on the plant schedule, <br />which was a food source for butterfly larvae, but wondered why Milkweed was <br />not listed on the plant schedule, a sole host plant for monarch butterflies. <br />Director Szpyrka replied that Milkweed was hard to sustain and susceptible to <br />aphids. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Moss, seconded by Chairman Flescher, to <br />approve staff's recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: <br />Aye: 5 - Chairman Flescher, Vice Chairman O'Bryan, Commissioner Adams, <br />Commissioner Earman, and Commissioner Moss <br />H. Utilities Services <br />12.H.1. 21-0932 Utility Accounts Receivable Bad Debt Follow Up and Potential Foreclosure <br />Activity <br />Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners: a) Authorize staff <br />to classify the $582,507.76 in penalties and interest that was written off as bad <br />debt expense; b) Authorize the Director of Management and Budget to process <br />a budget amendment from the operating fund balance (cash) to cover the <br />$582,507.76 expense; c) Authorize staff to work with the County Attorney's <br />office to process any potential foreclosures; and, d) Authorize staff to seek <br />Indian River County Florida Page 10 <br />