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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final April 18, 2023 <br />Vice Chairman Adams asked if this grader purchase would translate to additional <br />roads which could be graded, or hopefully reduce the time between grading. <br />Public Works Director Richard Szpyrka advised that the additional machine <br />would reduce grading time across several neighborhoods, and advised his <br />department's overall goal was to keep grading time to within 10 days on all <br />routes. <br />A motion was made by Vice Chairman Adams, seconded by Commissioner <br />Flescher, to approve staffs recommendation. The motion carried by the <br />following vote: <br />Aye: 5 - Chairman Earman, Vice Chairman Adams, Commissioner Flescher, <br />Commissioner Loar, and Commissioner Moss <br />H. Utilities Services <br />13. COUNTY ATTORNEY MATTERS <br />13.A. 23-0329 Use of Optional Sales Tax for Beach Renourishment Projects <br />Recommended Action: The County Attorney's Office recommends that the Indian River County Board of <br />County Commissioners approve the resolution authorizing the use of optional sales tax <br />funds for beach and dune renourishment projects. <br />Attachments: Staff Report <br />Optional Sales Tax - Beach and Dune System <br />County Attorney Dylan Reingold presented the Resolution to authorize use of <br />Optional Sales Tax funds for beach renourishment projects. Attorney Reingold cited <br />Florida Statutes which allowed for funds to be used for infrastructure projects that <br />have a life expectancy of five (5) or more years. <br />The Commissioners weighed -in on the proposal. Chairman Earman expressed caution <br />that the sales tax should not be used as the first source of funding for beach <br />renourishment. <br />Management and Budget Director Kristin Daniels assured that it would not; however, <br />she cautioned that the Beach fund was running a negative balance while the County <br />awaited repayment from FEMA grants. She advised that future project funding was <br />not sustainable, and having the option of using the sales tax funds would be a useful <br />budgeting tool. <br />Commissioner Moss expressed her rationale for opposing use of the funds for beach <br />restoration, fearing that other projects would be short-changed with reallocations. <br />Indian River County Florida Page 16 <br />