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INII►L4N RIVER COUNTY Introduction Indian River County engaged Inspire Placemaking Collective, Inc. (Inspire) to evaluate the County's existing Urban Service Boundary (USB) to determine its ability to accommodate growth through the year 2050. As part of that analysis, Indian River County and Inspire conducted public engagement sessions with County residents and stakeholders. This engagement was designed with a multi -faceted approach, with a mix of online surveys and in-person workshops. The intent of the engagement was to determine resident preferences about the type and location of development to be constructed within the County through 2050. This was accomplished through the following activities: 1. Online Survey: Awebsite was created as a one-stop shop for information related to the project. The website included an eleven -question survey, with the goal of obtaining demographic data on the respondents and their preferences for growth. The survey was open from April 17, 2024, through June 28, 2024, and it received 1,126 contributions from interested parties. 2. Public Workshops: The County hosted six total workshops over a three-day period to engage a diverse cross section of the community. The workshops were originally planned to be held in summer, but they were rescheduled to the month of May to accommodate the County's large seasonal resident population. The following workshops were conducted: • May 8, 2024: North County Library, Sebastian, FL (11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.) • May 22, 2024: Intergenerational Recreation Center, Vero Beach, FL (11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.) • May 29, 2024: Indian River County Board of County Commissioners Chambers, Vero Beach, FL (11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.) As part of the public workshops, attendees were given three exercises to determine their preferences for growth. Those exercises were as follows: Population Growth Exercise: The intent of this exercise was the attendees' preferences for the location of population growth through the year 2050. Attendees were provided four dots, each of which represented 10,000 people. The attendees were free to place the dots anywhere within the County. Workshop facilitators encouraged the placement of the dots within unincorporated Indian River County, as the population projections and Future Land Use Map for the County only reflect the unincorporated area. b. Housing Typology Exercise: The intent of this exercise was to determine the type of growth that attendees preferred to see constructed within the community through the year 2050. Attendees were provided with four dots, which could be allocated to various types of housing that included large -lot single-family, townhomes, multifamily, vertical mixed-use, and others. Community Idea Wall: A Community Idea Wall was provided to allow for free -form responses on topics related to and adjacent to the USB effort. This feedback was facilitated on large notepads and the comments have been included directly within this report. Appendix B: Public Engagement Summary B-3