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Board of County Commissioners Draft Meeting Minutes November 15, 2022 <br />Vice Chairman Earman recalled that at the March 8, 2022 meeting, the Board <br />elected to postpone the Sector 7 Beach Renourishment Project due to a lack of <br />sufficient signed easements. He continued, at the August 16th meeting, it was the <br />Board's consensus for Vice Chairman Earman to begin meeting with the individual <br />Sector 7 homeowners to gather information on how they felt the County could <br />best protect the beaches from erosion. He proposed an updated version of a <br />previously -used easement from the year 2009. <br />Vice Chairman Earman sought approval from the Board to take the revised <br />easement proposal back to the Beach and Shore Preservation Advisory <br />Committee (BSPAC) for their input. <br />In response to a question by Commissioner Adams, County Attorney Dylan <br />Reingold stated the difference between the proposed easement and the original <br />easement was the removal of the broader customary -use language replaced by <br />the reference to Section 161.141, Florida Statutes. <br />Commissioner Adams expressed her concern with the drastic language change <br />compared to the other easements obtained by the County, noting customary -use <br />law had changed since 2009. She felt the County should be consistent across the <br />whole beach management program and that it was not necessary to make <br />accommodations for a project with no public access. <br />A discussion followed on a Board policy to replace the easement agreements <br />from previous beach restoration projects and allow those individuals who had <br />already signed an agreement the opportunity to sign the new easement. The <br />Board was in agreement to wait for input from the Beach and Shore Preservation <br />Advisory Committee and then bring it back to the Board at a future meeting for <br />further discussion. <br />A motion was made by Vice Chairman Earman, seconded by Commissioner <br />Flescher, to approve taking the proposal for the revised beach renourishment <br />project easement to the Beach and Shore Preservation Advisory Committee, <br />then bring it back to the Board at a future meeting. The motion carried by the <br />following vote: <br />Aye: 5 - Chairman O'Bryan, Vice Chairman Earman, Commissioner Adams, <br />Commissioner Flescher, and Commissioner Moss <br />C. Commissioner Susan Adams <br />D. Commissioner Joseph E. Flescher <br />E. Commissioner Laura Moss <br />Indian River County Florida <br />T47e 11 <br />