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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final November 19, 2024 <br />delays. He agreed the League should not be tasked with obtaining right-of-way, <br />and closed with a call for effort on the County's part to complete the existing plan <br />before creating a new one. <br />Freddie Woolfork suggested the County should offer compensation for <br />right-of-way acquisition, as had been done with the widening of 66th Avenue. He <br />stated the widening of 45th Street and installation of sidewalks was of utmost <br />importance to the community. <br />Anthony Brown spoke of the community's disillusionment that the GNP's actions <br />were not completed after 22 years. He questioned whether the current Board was <br />obligated to complete plans approved by previous administrations. Mr. Brown <br />also took issue with infrastructure improvements made in Gifford to serve the <br />County, but stopped short of Gifford's residential streets. <br />Ervin Cartwright expressed frustration for the lack of accountability to <br />follow-through with promises made, and prioritization of improvements to <br />neighboring communities over Gifford and Wabasso. <br />Barbara Lipton revisited the question of the current Board's obligation to honor <br />agreements made by prior Boards. County Attorney Jennifer Shuler advised that <br />technically one Board could not bind a future Board to appropriate money. <br />However the GNP had been adopted and never revoked, so it would be treated <br />as policy. <br />Chairman Flescher vowed to ensure action would be taken, and the Board <br />agreed that the original GNP needed to be completed rather than incorporated <br />into a new plan. Mr. Balter stated there were two (2) outstanding action items: <br />8.5 and 8.6, 32nd and 35th Avenue Improvements. Lengthy discussion ensued <br />regarding paying to obtain ROW, funding sources, and the details of road <br />construction. <br />Administrator Titkanich noted there were no designs or cost estimates to build the <br />roads being discussed. Public Works Director Addie Javed advised his <br />department could put together a rough design to obtain ballpark construction <br />estimates, and advised his department would need a month to produce that <br />report. <br />In response to Commissioner Earman, Mr. Brown stated the need to create a <br />road on 32nd Avenue was the priority. MPO Director Brian Freeman also <br />addressed the Board with details of Action 7.4, Sidewalks on 41 st and 49th <br />Streets. <br />A motion was made by Vice Chairman Loar, seconded by Commissioner <br />Earman, to direct staff to return in January 2025 with an estimated cost and <br />Indian River County, Florida Page 15 <br />