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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/24/2015BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2015 County Commission Chamber Indian River County Administration Complex 1801 27th Street, Building A Vero Beach, Florida, 32960-3388 www.ircgov.com COMMISSIONERS Wesley S. Davis, Chairman Bob Solari, Vice Chairman Joseph E. Flescher Peter D. O'Bryan Tim Zorc DISTRICT District 1 District 5 District 2 District 4 District 3 Present Present Absent Present Present Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator Dylan Reingold, County Attorney Jeffrey R. Smith, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller Terri Collins -Lister, Deputy Clerk Present Present Present Present DVD CALL TO ORDER 10:22 a.m. TIMES 15. SPECIAL DISTRICTS AND BOARDS A. Emergency Services District 10:22 1. Approval of Minutes Meeting of February 17, 2015 a.m. ON MOTION by Commissioner O'Bryan, SECONDED by Chairman Davis, by a vote of 4-0 (Commissioner Flescher absent), the Board approved the Emergency Services District meeting minutes of February 17, 2015 as written. 10:22 2. Potential Lawsuit Challenging U.S. Department of Transportation's a.m. Approval of the Issuance of $1,750,000,000 of Tax Exempt Private Activity Bonds for All Aboard Florida (memorandum dated March 17, 2015) Attorney Reingold recalled at the March 17, 2015 Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) Meeting, the Board authorized the County Attorney's Office to file a lawsuit challenging the bond allocation letter submitted and distributed by the U.S. Department of Transportation concerning the All Aboard Florida project. He named several potential plaintiffs including other local municipalities, organizations, interest groups, individuals and the PACKET PAGES 103-104 Emergency Services District Page 1 March 24, 2015 Emergency Services District. He was seeking the Board's authorization to include the Emergency Services District as a plaintiff in the lawsuit. The County's General Fund would be the source of funding. ON MOTION by Vice Chairman Solari, SECONDED by Commissioner O'Bryan, by a 4-0 vote (Commissioner Flescher absent), the Board authorized the inclusion of the Emergency Services District as a plaintiff in the lawsuit. The Chairman called a break at 10:25 a.m. and reconvened at 10:33 a.m., with all members present. 10:33 3. Addition: Remediation Efforts in Fire Stations a.m. Emergency Services Director John King recalled the Board's concerns raised at the Impasse Meeting on March 20, 2015, regarding the presence of mold at the Fire Stations. The County's Outside Attorney for defense of the Workers Compensation Claims, Mark Hill with MacWilliam, McCain & Hill, P.A., addressed the Board's concerns regarding the remediation efforts, explaining the Workers Compensation Law, and advising that they were currently waiting on a written notification so the County could proceed with remediation and repairs. Commissioner O'Bryan understood there were legal ramifications, but felt it was ridiculous that it took three months to get to this point. The Board sought and received additional information from Attorney Hill. A discussion ensued on the timeframe for the testing at the fire stations, remediation and repairs of the fire stations, and temporary housing. John O'Connor, President of the International Association of Firefighters Local 2201, said his first priority was relocating the employees in the fire stations with mold, to temporary housing, and wanted to know the Board's plans for removing the employees from those stations. Further discussion ensued by the Board regarding timelines, mold testing, repairs, and temporary housing. County Administrator Joe Baird replied Fire Stations 10 and 11 should be repaired Emergency Services District Page 2 March 24, 2015 quickly and to do that properly, the County needed a Certified Mold Remediation and Removal Contractor and Fire Stations 1 10:59 and 7 would require relocating individuals to temporary housing. a.m. Chairman Davis pointed out by the time you get the permit and utilities setup for temporary housing for Fire Stations 10 and 11, the repairs could be completed. Director King committed to continue giving updates to the Board on the progress of the fire stations. He advised that Fire Station 1 had the most employees and that he had been working with Assistant Fire Chief Brian Burkeen on a temporary plan to move some of the employees to other fire stations, knowing there would be a renovation at Fire Station 1. Mr. O'Connor remarked that there were some concerns on items in the fire stations with mold that may contain mycotoxins and mold spores, which could be transferred into the new building and suggested cleaning or replacing those items. Following a discussion on locations for new fire stations, the meeting adjourned. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the Chairman declared the meeting adjourned at 11:11 a.m. Jeffrey R. Smith, CPA, CGFO, CGMA Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller ESD/TCU2015 Minutes Wesley S. Davis, Chairman Approved: MAY 1 2 2015 Emergency Services District March 24, 2015 Page 3