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BOOK 108 FAGE 437 <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Tippin, SECONDED BY <br />Commissioner Adams, the Board unanimously directed <br />Chairman Macht and General Services Director Tom Frame to <br />meet with the proponents to determine an appropriate location <br />for the monument. <br />9.B. PUBLIC DISCUSSION ITEM. -STUDENTS WORKINGAGAINST <br />TOBACCO AND THE TOBACCO FREE PARTNERSHIP OF INDIAN <br />RIVER COUNTY - PRESENTATION OF RELATED DATA - <br />REQUESTED BY LESLIE CRACRAFT <br />The Board reviewed a Letter of February 9, 1999: <br />`w . <br />February 9, 1999 ' 1 <br />Board of County Commissioners <br />Indian River County ^, <br />Attention: James Chandler, County Administrator <br />Administration Building_ <br />1840 25t' Street <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br />Dear Mr. Chandler, <br />Students Working Against Tobacco and the Tobacco Free Partnership of Indian River <br />County request to present the final data from the surveys done of tobacco advertising and <br />product placement in retail establishments in Indian River County. The students would like <br />to present the data to the Commissioners at the February 23, 1999, meeting. As the <br />students stated at their presentation on November 24, 1998, they would like to request a <br />county ordinance requiring: "All tobacco products be placed behind the counter under the <br />control of the store clerk and at a height of at least 4 feet' <br />A delegation of 16 Indian River County students will be attending the 1999 Teen Summit <br />on Tobacco at Innisbrook Resort in Tarpon Springs, FL, from February 25 through <br />February 28. There, youth from throughout Florida will share the results of their county <br />surveys and the local response. <br />We hope that, like us, you have started to notice the pervasiveness of tobacco <br />advertisement and its effect on our youth. We have included a copy of media coverage of <br />the November presentation and an article by Gene Borio "An Ad -¢rage Day in the Life of a <br />Kid' from the Tobacco BBS found at ww-w:tobacco.= about the onslaught of tobacco <br />advertising in our lives and those of our children. We hope that you will support SWAT in <br />their efforts. We thank you for your time and attention. <br />FEBRUARY 23, 1999 <br />►zl <br />