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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final August 19, 2025 the County and its Municipalities: the City of Vero Beach (COVB), the City of Sebastian, and the Town of Indian River Shores; Sebastian later withdrew their participation at the August 20, 2024 BCC meeting. She then reviewed the requirements for ALAS, enforcement, and exclusions. Next, maps were displayed of the anchoring areas agreed to by Vero Beach and Indian River Shores. The projected budget of $255,500-$329,000 included consultant fees and construction of signs and buoys. Municipalities would reimburse the County 50 percent of the construction costs and would be responsible for on-going monitoring, maintenance, and enforcement. Ms. Meisenburg informed Commissioner Earman that Sebastian preferred to see how the ALAS performed before committing, and there was no penalty to later modify the maps which had been vetted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. County Attorney Jennifer Shuler added that if changes were made, they needed to go through the Ordinance process again. Chairman Flescher referred to previous comments from the Youth Sailing Foundation's (YSF) leadership. Ms. Meisenburg recounted being informed of their request to eliminate Area 2. It was her understanding that the City removed the portion of Area 2 which was adjacent to the YSF, and confirmed the approved anchoring areas were contained in an agreement between the COVB and the YSF; the County received the final maps from COVB. County Administrator John Titkanich noted the final Vero Beach map covered a smaller area than the map submitted during the ILA. The Chairman opened the floor for comments. Danessa Chambers, Assistant City Engineer, City of Vero Beach (COVB), recounted the City's decision to reduce only a portion of Area 2 adjacent to the YSF, and noted the City's discomfort reducing the area further. Commissioner Adams received confirmation from Ms. Meisenburg that the map shown at this meeting was the one approved by the COVB and would be part of the Ordinance; Ms. Chambers agreed the displayed map was correct. Christopher Drake, Executive Director of the Youth Sailing Foundation, returned to the Board to ask that the entirety of Area 2 be removed for safety. He questioned how removing more of the area would be a detriment. Commissioner Adams advised that if Mr. Drake desired further changes, he needed to address the COVB directly. He asked if Area 2 could be stricken or amended, and decided upon at a later date. He was advised to address the City as they were the decision makers, not the County. Chris Pope, Board of Directors of the Youth Sailing Foundation, explained the Indian River County, Florida Page 15