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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final April 4, 2023 spending plan for the settlement funds was considered to be good. The Board returned to the discussion at hand following Mr. Westcotts' comments. (Item IO.B.1.) Commissioner Flescher stated the use for an atomized or injected Narcan saved lives and is done daily in many jurisdictions, but it does not address the problem. He felt the funding needed to be used for education and support in order to fix the problem. Carrie Lester, Executive Director of the Indian River County Substance Awareness Center, expressed her gratitude to Attorney Reingold for presenting the matter to the Board. She emphasized that the issue at hand involved human lives and that the situation in the community was extremely concerning. Ms. Lester believed that this presents an opportunity for the Board to carefully consider and plan an intentional and strategic approach for utilizing these funds. A motion was made by Commissioner Flescher, seconded by Commissioner Loar, to appoint Commissioner Loar as the liaison and to direct staff and the County Attorney's office to move forward with option five (5) and develop a spending plan with a focus on drug and mental health court and hospital district, and bring back the plan to the Board at a future meeting. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5- Chairman Earman, Vice Chairman Adams, Commissioner Flescher, Commissioner Loar, and Commissioner Moss 13.B. 23-0294 Donation of County Property to the Florida Department of Transportation to be Used as Right -of -Way for the County Road 510 Improvement Project Recommended action: Staff recommends the Board approve the Donation of Property to the Florida Department of Transportation Form for Parcel 100, approve the Resolution for the parcel and approve the County Quit Claim Deed for the Parcel 100 and authorize the Chairman to execute the documents on behalf of the Board. Attachments: Staff Report Color Map Depicting Parcel County Quit Claim Deed Resolution Deputy County Attorney Bill DeBraal stated the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) planned on widening and improving County Road 510 from the Wabasso Causeway all the way to County Road 512. The FDOT had asked the County to dedicate Parcel 100 for the first phase of improvement. Construction was scheduled to begin in the summer of 2024. All told it was 3.587 acres of property on either side of County Road 510 with FDOT paying all of the costs for the improvement. An aerial photo depicting Parcel 100 was displayed. No further discussion was had. Indian River County Florida Page 13