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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final October 4, 2022 posted in the newspaper could be noticed on the County's website, and other government entities could use the County's website as their notification forum if the cost of printing on the website was less than the cost of publishing it in the newspaper. He opined the County could charge other governmental entities to utilize the County's website for their notifications. He pointed out a county with a population of fewer than 160,000 may use a publicly accessible website to publish legally required advertisements and public notices only if it is determined that the residents have sufficient access to the internet by broadband service. He sought guidance from the Board on the use of the County's website for publication of notices for the County and other jurisdictions. Commissioner Adams sought and received information from County Attorney Reingold on publishing notices on the County's website and allowing other jurisdictions use of the County's website for public notices. She was in favor of publishing notifications on the County's website, noting that it would save the County some money and advised there should be a policy in place to establish appropriate deadlines for submission. A discussion followed on the potential cost savings, fees, setting up the County's website for the publication of legal notices, schedule for submitting the notice, and moving forward with only publishing County notices at first. The Town of Indian River Shores Councilmember Bob Auwaerter spoke of the cost savings and better transparency by publishing notices on the County's website and the cost of a newspaper subscription. It was the consensus of the Board to direct the County Attorney's Office to research the cost savings, potential fees, and how to set-up the County's website for the publication of legal notices, and to bring back the information at a future meeting. 13. B. 22-0828 Donation of County Property to the Florida Department of Transportation to be Used as Right -of -Way for the Oslo Road/I-95 Interchange Project Recommended Action: Staff recommends the Board approve the Donation of Property to the Florida Department of Transportation Form for each of the six parcels, approve the six Resolutions for the parcels and approve the six County Quit Claim Deeds for the parcels and authorize the Chairman to execute the documents on behalf of the D -A Attachments: Staff Report Color Map Depicting FDOT ROW Parcel - Oslo 195 Interchange Donation Form Deeds and Resos - FDOT Oslo 195 Interchange Deputy County Attorney Bill Debraal stated the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) was in the process of acquiring the property needed for the Oslo Road/1-95 Interchange Project (project). He stated that construction is scheduled to begin in the Summer, 2023. The County has been assisting the FDOT by attending informational meetings and providing input on the redesign of County owned and maintained roads. He stated as a result of the construction of the oroiect. certain easements and rights-of-wav would be impacted. He reviewed Indian River County Florida Page 10