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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final February 1, 2022 <br />Attachments: Proclamation <br />A Proclamation was presented honoring Kenneth J. Holmes for his contributions to <br />the community and as one of Vero's finest all-time athletes. Mr. Holmes thanked <br />the Board for the recognition. <br />Read and Presented by Chairman O'Bryan <br />5.C. 22-0043 Presentation from Ken Grudens, Executive Director, Indian River Land Trust, Re: <br />Proposed 2022 Environmental Land Bond Referendum <br />Recommended Action: <br />Attachments: Memo 2022 Bond Referendum <br />Feasibility Memo Update 9-30-21 <br />Ken Grudens, Executive Director, Indian River Land Trust (Trust), sought the <br />Board's support on behalf of the Trust and several community environmental <br />organizations for a resolution referring a $50 million bond to the November 8, 2022 <br />ballot in order to acquire and permanently preserve environmentally significant <br />land. <br />Mr. Grudens utilized a PowerPoint presentation to inform the Board of historical <br />conservation efforts, and the importance of environmentally sensitive locations in <br />the County. Will Abberger, Finance Director, the Trust for Public Land (TPL), <br />continued by outlining the financing details for the bond. <br />Under Board discussion, Chairman O'Bryan received information from Mr. <br />Abberger regarding the impact of a rise in Federal interest rates, the need for <br />flexibility in the bond's millage rate, and confirmation that permanent ownership of <br />the land included purchase of conservation easements. <br />[Clerk's Note: Discussion continued under Item 14. C. 1.1 <br />Presented <br />5.D. 22-0071 Presentation by Casey Lunceford, Campus President - Mueller Campus, Indian <br />River State College re: Fellsmere Inn <br />Recommended Action: <br />Casey Lunceford, Campus President - Mueller, Indian River State College (IRSC), <br />provided an update on the Fellsmere Inn Project. He detailed the estimated cost to <br />do the necessary repairs and cosmetic work to ensure that the Fellsmere Inn was in <br />Indian River County Florida Page 2 <br />