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CONSENT DA r CC Meeting 02-20-2024' AVER C.. OG 2 INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA * * AGENDA MEMORANDUM Deputy County Administrator To: The Honorable Board of County Commissioners T hru: John A. Titkanich, Jr., ICMA-CM, County Administrator From: Michael C. Zito, Deputy County Administrator Date: January 31, 2024 Subject: The 2024 Indian River County All Disaster Preparedness Expo Event is scheduled to be held at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex on May 11, 2024 BACKGROUND: Section 6.04 of the Amended and Restated Facility Lease Agreement between the County and VeroTown, LLC allows the County use of the facility for up to two (2) days annually for education, entertainment, and community enrichment purposes. The Indian River County All Disaster Preparedness Expo is the premier seasonal event to connect residents with businesses and emergency service providers. The Expo raises awareness for storm event readiness and other local disasters that may occur. It enables residents and visitors in the community to receive the most updated information available. Our goal is to engage vendor representatives from all areas of the community who are involved in Community Disaster Preparedness. This includes (but is not limited to): Public Safety Partners, Private Non -Profits, and companies who specialize in hurricane and disaster preparedness products or services. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS: The event will be held at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex — 42 Building Field and Conference Rooms on Saturday, May 11, 2024, from 10:00 am — 2:00 pm. There is no cost to attend the event nor to participate as a vendor. We anticipate having 55-60 vendors in attendance this year as well as 600-800 attendees. VeroTown is holding the date open pending approval by the Board of County Commission. FUNDING: No unbudgeted funds will be requested for this event. Any nominal expenses associated with the use of the facility will be charged to General Fund/Emergency Management/Other Operating Supplies, Acct# 00120825-035290. RECOMMENDATION: Staff respectfully requests that the Board of County Commissioners designate the 2024 Indian River County All Disaster Preparedness Expo as one of the 2 annual reservations to utilize the Jackie Robinson Training Complex for community enrichment purposes, and direct Staff to coordinate the event with the cooperation of VeroTown, LLC. APPROVED AGENDA ITEM FOR FEBRUARY 20, 2024 C:\Granicus\Legistar5\L5\Temp\bcebe3e3-eaca4 164-9ef545fl d9cdc706.docx 189