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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final <br />Attachments: Proclamation <br />September 12, 2023 <br />Kendra Bergman, founder, Coastal Connections, provided information regarding <br />International Coastal Clean Day on September 16, 2023, an event coordinated <br />through the Ocean Conservancy. She discussed the harmful effects of microplastics, <br />and provided statistics from the previous year's clean-up effort. Those interested in <br />volunteering were directed to the organization's website, coastal-connections.org. <br />Read and Presented by Commissioner Loar <br />5.C. 23-0845 Proclamation Dedicating September 23rd as Sickle Cell Awareness Day <br />Recommended Action: Recommend Read & Present <br />Attachments: Proclamation <br />Alma Miller and Maya Miller addressed the Board regarding this inaugural effort to <br />raise awareness of sickle cell disease, and spoke of their personal connection to the <br />disease. Ms. Miller invited the community to a parade through Gifford to Victor Hart <br />Park on September 23, 2023. <br />Read and Presented by Commissioner Moss <br />5.D. 23-0848 Proclamation Celebrating Mount Olive Primitive Baptist Church's 97th Anniversary <br />Recommended Action: Recommend Read & Present <br />Attachments: Proclamation <br />Elder Michael Monfiston, Pastor, Mount Olive Primitive Baptist Church, discussed <br />the Church's mission in the community and their outreach programs. He thanked the <br />Board for their support and recognition. Commissioner Flescher thanked the Church <br />representatives for making a difference in the community. <br />Read and Presented by Commissioner Flescher <br />5.E. 23-0849 Demonstration of new website <br />Information Technology Director Dan Russell and Webmaster Scott Johnson <br />provided a preview of the redesigned County website at its new domain, <br />indianriver.gov. Mr. Russell thanked staff and walked the Board through the website <br />and detailed the upgraded content management system. The Commissioners each in <br />turn expressed their support of the holistic changes and improved navigation on the <br />website. <br />Presented by Dan Russell and Scott Johnson <br />Indian River County Florida rage c <br />