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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final April 22, 2025 Read and Presented by Vice Chairman Loar 5.13. 25-0453 Recognition of OF/IFAS Extension Indian River County Volunteers Recommended Action: Presentation only - no board action required Andrea Lazzari, OF/IFAS Extension Director, praised their volunteers who contributed more than 5,600 hours extending knowledge and improving residents' lives. Ms. Lazzari described the community contributions of the 4-H and Master Gardener programs. She thanked the Board for their support and presented a symbolic check for $178,849, which was the monetary value of the volunteers' time. Presented 5.C. 25-0472 Proclamation Recognizing April as Child Abuse Prevention Month Recommended Action: Read and Present Attachments: 04.22.25 Child Abuse Prevention Month. Matt Markley, CEO of Hibiscus Children's Center, discussed its founding 40 years ago as a safe place for children removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect. He also described the Vero campus which provides for older kids aged 12 to 18. Joseph Walsh, Exchange Club of Vero Beach, along with members of the Indian River Exchange Club, appeared before the Board with updates on their new center and "Parenting Matters" program, designed to help break the cycle of child abuse. Read and Presented by Chairman Flescher 6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 6.A. 25-0496 Regular Meeting Minutes of January 28, 2025 Recommended Action: Approve Attachments: 01282025BCC Draft A motion was made by Commissioner Adams, seconded by Chairman Flescher, to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of January 28, 2025 as written. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5- Chairman Flescher, Vice Chairman Loar, Commissioner Adams, Commissioner Earman, and Commissioner Moss 6.B 25-0488 Regular Meeting Minutes of February 11, 2025 Indian River County, Florida Page 2