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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final November 19, 2024 13. COUNTY ATTORNEY MATTERS 13.A.1. 24-0921 Calcutta Drive Docks Guidance on Potential Changes Recommended Action: The County Attorney's Office seeks instruction from the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners on how to move forward with each of the above questions. Attachments: Staff Report Form License Agreements Deputy County Attorney Susan Prado referred to staff s memo dated November 6, 2024, which provided history of the docks along Calcutta Drive in the Country Club Pointe neighborhood. Ms. Prado informed that the dock agreements had been updated in 2022, but several issues had arisen which staff sought guidance on. The main questions related to dock inspections (whether annual or in response to complaints), how to assess fees for inspections, which department would be responsible for them, procedures to obtain permits for electrical or irrigation services, and how to handle docks in disrepair. The issues were complicated by the lack of addresses for individual docks, and docks which were grandfathered -in under previous rules and fees. Any changes would apply to revised -lease holders and upon the sale of a dock. Discussion ensued between the Board and Ms. Prado regarding solutions to staffs questions: should the docks be assigned individual addresses; which department should be in charge of performing the required inspections; which department would need to sign off on the installation of electricity and/or water service; which department would review the required 5 -year inspection report submitted by dock owners; should homeowners be allowed to own more than one dock. Ms. Prado agreed to research options in the code to provide due process to condemn docks in disrepair. She advised that the old licenses had no term limits, which complicated the Attorney's Office ability to make global changes for all the docks. Commissioner Earman made a motion which addressed staff s questions. County Administrator John Titkanich agreed to discuss the assignment with the head of the Building Department. A motion was made by Commissioner Earman, seconded by Commissioner Adams, directing staff to: 1. Assign a unique address to each boat slip using geocodes and numbers; 2. Direct the Building Department to handle inspections that arise from complaints about a dock; 3. Direct the Building Department to see and sign off on the installation of electric and water service to a dock; 4. Direct the Building Department to review the inspection report required every five (5) years from dock owners: and 5. Disallow ownership of more than one dock by any homeowner. Staff was directed to return before the Board with the revised lease agreement. The motion carried by the following vote: Indian River County, Florida Page 17