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Commissioner Solari said that he had met with Mr. Mosley and members of the Gifford <br />community on February 12, 2014 to discuss the Gifford Economic Development Council, Inc. <br />(GEDC). He felt there was still a lot of misinformation in the community regarding the proper <br />functions of County Government, as opposed to different Government Agencies and reiterated <br />that he would be glad to return to Gifford to continue discussions on a regular basis. He also <br />noted that he had taken a list of questions to the GEDC meeting, and thought it would be <br />reasonable to ask basic financial and organizational questions of leadership, and believed it <br />would be appropriate to ask questions similar to those that would be asked of any nonprofit <br />seeking financial support from County government He agreed that individuals need to work <br />together and get a better grasp on the information out there to succeed. <br />10.13.3. REQUEST TO SPEAK FROM SHAWN FROST, THE GREEN PATROL, <br />REGARDING HELPING WITH GREEN CERTIFICATION / GREEN HEART <br />AWARDS <br />Shawn R. Frost, founder and CEO of the Green Patrol, recalled that at the February 11, <br />2014 Solid Waste Disposal District meeting, Jeremy Nelson had provided a brief overview of the <br />Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC) and the ways in which the Coalition can help counties <br />achieve the green government standard, and he wanted to know what the Board's decision was <br />for recertification. <br />Vice Chairman O'Bryan informed Mr. Frost that the item had been tabled, and that Mr. <br />Nelson, or a FGBC representative, would be returning to the Board with additional information <br />regarding the benefits to the County for recertifying with the FGBC. He admitted that the Board <br />did not feel they could justify spending taxpayers' dollars on recertification to maintain the <br />County's Green Local Government status. <br />Mr. Frost said that he wanted to offer a service through the Green Patrol <br />(thegreenpatrol.org) that would require no tax dollars, create jobs that would help keep Indian <br />River County clean, focus on cleaning the Lagoon, boost the economy, and provide funding to <br />February 18, 2014 11 <br />