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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final October 30, 2024 <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br />Present: 5 - Chairman Susan Adams <br />Vice Chairman Joseph Flescher <br />Commissioner Joe Earman <br />Commissioner Laura Moss <br />Commissioner Deryl Loar <br />2.A. A MOMENT OF SILENT REFLECTION FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND MEMBERS OF <br />THE ARMED FORCES <br />2.B. INVOCATION <br />Commissioner Susan Adams, Chair <br />3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br />Commissioner Laura Moss <br />4. STAFF/ CONSULTANT PRESENTATIONS <br />4.A. 24-0883 Presentation of the Indian River County 2024 Urban Service Boundary Study <br />Recommended action: Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners review the presentation <br />and study materials, consider any public comment, and provide consensus direction <br />on each of the five recommendations. <br />Attachments: Consultant Staff Report <br />IRC USB Draft Recommendations <br />Planning and Development Services Director Chris Balter reported that the County <br />established the Urban Service Boundary (USB) in 1990, which designated specific <br />public facilities and service areas to facilitate suburban growth. Since its establishment, <br />the County's population has experienced significant growth. As part of the update to <br />the Comprehensive Plan, the County engaged Inspire Placemaking Collective <br />(Inspire) to assess the USB's capacity and propose necessary modifications. These <br />recommendations would be incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan update, which <br />was scheduled to be adopted in 2025, if approved. <br />Inspire Project Manager Eric Raasch utilized a PowerPoint presentation to show <br />Inspire's analysis of the existing conditions within the 151,176 acre study area, <br />explicitly focusing on approximately 42,659 acres of property within the <br />unincorporated County and within the existing USB. He stated that the overall <br />Comprehensive Plan update would extend the County's planning horizon by 25 years. <br />Inspire evaluated the ability of the existing USB and Future Land Use Map (FLUM) <br />to accommodate the projected growth through 2050. He noted that this carrying <br />Indian River County Florida Page 1 <br />