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ON MOTION by Commissioner Davis , SECONDED by <br /> Chairman Solari, the Board unanimously approved the <br /> Agreement to Purchase and Sell Real Estate with Gamma <br /> Delta Corporation, for purchase of the five parcels from <br /> Gamma Delta for $ 671 ,258 . 80 , together with attorney ' s <br /> fees of $ 50 , 344 . 38 , and engineering costs of $ 6 , 500 . 00 for <br /> a total of $ 728 , 103 . 18 , as requested in the memorandum <br /> of February 1 , 2011 . <br /> B. B. CONCEALED WEAPONS IN COUNTYPARKS <br /> Attorney Polackwich revealed that he had been asked to research whether County Code, <br /> Chapter 205 Parks and Recreation, Section 205. 03 (5) Firearms or Fireworks, which prohibits <br /> the possession of a weapon in any park or recreational area without a County permit, conflicts <br /> with State law. He reported that the entire field of firearms is preempted to the State of Florida, <br /> and further, that Florida Statutes , Chapter 790. 01 Carrying Concealed Weapons permits an <br /> individual holding a Florida-issued concealed weapons permit to carry it in a park or recreational <br /> area. He presented his conclusion that the County Ordinance does violate State law, and asked <br /> the Board if they wanted him to draft an amendment bringing the Ordinance into compliance . <br /> Commissioner Davis explained that he had referred this matter to the County Attorney, <br /> subsequent to an inquiry from a concerned citizen. He observed that a County regulation should <br /> be brought into compliance if it conflicts with State law. <br /> MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Davis , <br /> SECONDED by Commissioner Flescher, to direct the <br /> County Attorney to initiate the process of amending <br /> Section 205 . 03 , Indian River County Code , to be <br /> consistent with State law by allowing a person holding a <br /> February 8 , 2011 14 <br />