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executed same, as recommended in the memorandum of <br /> July 10 , 2012 . <br /> AGREEMENT ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD <br /> 14 . COMMISSIONER ITEMS <br /> 14.A. COMMISSIONER GARY Ce WHEELER. CHAIRMAN — NONE <br /> 14A COMMISSIONER PETER D. OTRYAN, VICE CHAIRMAN <br /> MAL REGIONAL FIBER OPTICNETWORK <br /> Vice Chairman O ' Bryan reviewed his handouts (copy on file) on the fiber optic cable <br /> network ("the Consortium") jointly owned by the County, City of Vero Beach, and School <br /> District. He noted that although the Consortium and the County ' s Traffic Engineering Division <br /> ("Traffic") share some fiber, Traffic is not considered part of the Consortium . Vice Chairman <br /> O ' Bryan wanted to explore the possibility of expanding the fiber optic network by creating a <br /> regional network with St. Lucie and Martin Counties, for the purpose of fostering economic <br /> development . He explained that the City of Vero Beach ("the City") was the Consortium <br /> member who would lead this effort, and requested that the Board authorize staff to work with the <br /> City to draft an interlocal agreement, which will be brought back to the Board for further <br /> consideration. <br /> Commissioner Davis agreed that the availability of fiber optic cable is extremely <br /> important for the future and cited how advantageous the availability of the network has been to a <br /> Sebastian company, NetBoss Technologies . He wished to see other municipalities join the <br /> network, and also wondered whether the County could work with the Florida Department of <br /> Transportation to expand the network. <br /> Vice Chairman O ' Bryan envisioned that a lot of steps would be needed to create the <br /> regional network, and that there might be a series of agreements where each step is completed <br /> 142 Pu 736 <br /> July 1475 2012 23 <br />