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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final December 14, 2021 ordinance. Attachments: Staff Report Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment Adoption Ordinance Strikethrough and underline version of the CIE 2021 Capital Improvements Element 5 Year Schedule of Capital Improvements (Appendix A) Appendix B -D Community Development Director Phil Matson introduced Chief of Long Range Planning John Stoll and stated that the Capital Improvements Element (CIE) of the Comprehensive Plan process, noting the preparation was a joint effort by several County departments. In a PowerPoint Presentation, Chief Stoll told the purpose of the Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment was to recognize changes in existing and future public facility needs, changes in funding, and to comply with required yearly CIE update requirements. He highlighted the changes to existing revenue information and projections, Appendix A, and updated all tables, figures and corresponding text of the CIE. He reviewed the 5 -Year Schedule of Capital Improvements Program (CIP) expenditures by category and went over the Lagoon benefiting projects funded by the One -Cent Local Option Sales Tax FY 2021/22 through 2025/26. He noted the proposed 5 -year CIP would allocate more than 20% of the extended one -cent local option sales tax revenue to fund lagoon related projects. Chairman O'Bryan sought and received information from Public Works Director Rich Szpyrka for the delay in the widening of 26th Street from 43rd Avenue to 66th Avenue project. In response to Commissioner Adams' question whether the Board would need to move forward capital improvement money in the CIP for the repairs at the Archie Smith Fish House - Ice House, County Administrator Jason Brown and Assistant County Administrator Mike Zito discussed the stabilization efforts and would bring back a plan to the Board after staff had a better assessment of what needed to be done. A discussion followed on the Archie Smith Fish House Restoration with Commissioner Adams stating that it was the County's responsibility to preserve and prevent further degradation of the building and then move forward with the restoration plans. Beth Powell, Assistant Director of Parks and Conservation Resources, reported on the status of the Ice House, the efforts to further prevent debris from falling into the lagoon, and the structural integrity of the Ice House. She would bring back to the Indian River County Florida Page 12