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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final December 5, 2023 <br />Attachments: Staff Report <br />Location Map <br />Plat Vacation Resolution <br />Approved staffs recommendation and Resolution 2023-076 <br />B. PUBLIC DISCUSSION ITEMS <br />10.6.1. 23-1105 Request to Speak from Skylar Jenkins re: idea to increase public safety on our <br />roadways for bicyclists, pedestrians, drivers, and impacted animals <br />Recommended Action: No action required <br />Attachments: Request to Speak S.Jenkins <br />Skyler Jenkins, a fifth -grade student at Liberty Magnet School, detailed her <br />science experiment to test the effectiveness of glow -in -the -dark paint on roads. <br />This type of paint was a cost-effective alternative to streetlights and can improve <br />road safety, especially in areas without streetlights. Additionally, using <br />glow -in -the -dark road paint in beach communities can protect sea turtles from <br />lights that could confuse them. Skyler stated she planned to share her idea with <br />sea turtle conservation groups and requested the Board allocate funds for this <br />initiative. <br />Each Commissioner and County Administrator applauded Skyler's efforts and <br />offered their assistance in getting Skyler in contact with state entities and the <br />Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), Public Works, and Road and Bridge <br />to further her effort. <br />No Action Taken or Required <br />C. PUBLIC NOTICE ITEMS <br />10.C.1. 23-1092 Public Notice of Public Hearing for December 12, 2023, to Consider Amending <br />an Ordinance Imposing An Additional Cent of Tourist Development Taxes <br />Attachments: Staff Report <br />County Attorney Bill DeBraal read the notice into the record. <br />No Action Taken or Required <br />11. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR MATTERS <br />12. DEPARTMENTAL MATTERS <br />Indian River County Florida Page 10 <br />