Board of County Commissioners Meeting: August 2026

BCC Public Agenda Packet August 18, 2026

[case Resolution 2024-007] This document is the Indian River County State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) for fiscal years 2024-2025, 2025-2026, and 2026-2027. It is a program plan, not a specific development project. It describes multiple housing assistance strategies for income-eligible households, including owner-occupied rehabilitation loans, purchase assistance with and without rehabilitation, emergency repair loans, disaster mitigation loans, impact fee/capacity charge loans, new construction matching loans for affordable rental housing, foreclosure prevention, demolition/reconstruction, and manufactured housing assistance. The plan was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on January 23, 2024, via Resolution 2024-007. It includes an administrative budget of $189,270.70 per fiscal year, based on estimated SHIP funds of $1,892,707.00 per fiscal year. The plan lists incentive strategies such as expedited permitting and a 20% density bonus for affordable housing projects. Public input was solicited through face-to-face meetings with housing providers, social service providers, local lenders, and neighborhood associations, and through advertising in the local newspaper. The document does not describe a specific project site, address, or parcel. [Not stated for a specific project. The Indian River County Administration Complex is at 1801 27th Street, Vero Beach, Florida 32960. The transit route is from Oslo Road area to Indian River State College Main Campus in Fort Pierce, a 37 mile round trip.; case File ID 2026-947 for the medical services extension; File ID 2026-950 for the transit grant amendment. The LHAP resolution number is blank.] This document is a multi-item consent agenda for the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners meeting on August 18, 2026. It includes a Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) for fiscal years 2026-2027, 2027-2028, and 2028-2029, which describes multiple housing assistance loan programs for income-eligible persons, but does not specify a single project site. It also includes a second extension of a medical services agreement for a shelter and an amendment to a public transportation grant agreement for intercounty bus service. No specific construction project with a street address, parcel, or acreage is described. [case File IDs: 2026-906, 2026-959, 2026-960; Grant #: G2N79; Agreement Number: T0503] The document is a multi-item consent agenda for the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners meeting on August 18, 2026. It includes a grant agreement for a Transit Corridor Development Program, a proposal to purchase a Fire Rescue Incident Command Mobile Vehicle, a grant application for beach and dune restoration, and a grant agreement for a hazards analysis. No single project is described; the document contains multiple distinct items. This document is a Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) grant agreement for the 2026-2027 Hazard Analysis Grant Program. It does not describe a specific development project, site, or land use change. The document outlines the terms, conditions, budget, and deliverables for a grant recipient to conduct on-site hazards analyses at chemical facilities with Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHSs). The recipient must complete site visits for 50% of facilities listed in Attachment H, with deliverables due November 30, 2026, March 31, 2027, and May 31, 2027. The agreement includes provisions for public records, audits, reports, monitoring, liability, default, remedies, termination, subcontracts, payments, repayments, and mandated conditions. No specific facility addresses, parcel numbers, acreage, or applicant names are provided in this portion of the document. [Not stated for any project. The document lists the Indian River County Administration Complex at 1801 27th Street, Vero Beach, Florida 32960 as the county address.; case File ID 2026-961 (Animal Services Fee Schedule); File ID 2026-962 (Interlocal Agreement with City of Palm Bay); File ID 2026-1078 (RFP 2026017 Disaster Recovery Management Services).] This document is a multi-item consent agenda for the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners meeting on August 18, 2026. It includes three items: (1) File ID 2026-961, approval of the Initial Fee Schedule for the Indian River County Animal Services Shelter, with no specific address, size, or zoning change stated; (2) File ID 2026-962, approval of an Interlocal Agreement between Indian River County Emergency Services District and the City of Palm Bay for Automatic and Mutual Aid, with no specific address, size, or zoning change stated; (3) File ID 2026-1078, award of RFP 2026017 for Disaster Recovery Management Services to DebrisTech, LLC (primary) and Thompson Consulting Services, LLC (secondary), with no specific address, size, or zoning change stated. The document also includes a Statement of Determination form for hazardous substances, indicating no hazardous substances were present on-site during the current filing year, with no specific facility address stated. [Bluewater Bay: north of County Road 510 between 90th Avenue and 86th Avenue, Vero Beach, FL. Shoreline project: not stated (letter to USACE, no site address).; case Bluewater Bay: File ID 2026-964. Shoreline project: Docket No. COE-2026-0034.] The document is a public record from Indian River County, Florida, containing two distinct items. First, a staff recommendation to approve a Letter of Continued Local Support for the Indian River County Shoreline Protection Project, to be submitted to the USACE under Docket No. COE-2026-0034. Second, a staff recommendation for the first of two public hearings on an Amended and Restated Developers Agreement for the Bluewater Bay residential development. The first item involves no construction project, only a letter to preserve federal authorization. The second item is a proposed residential planned development of 374 single-family lots, located north of County Road 510 between 90th Avenue and 86th Avenue, with a prior 2006 agreement being amended. The main change is the replacement of a bridge on 89th Street with a traffic signal at 86th Avenue and County Road 510. The document does not state a final decision on either item, only staff recommendations. Public comment sentiment is not stated in the document. [Blue Cypress Lake Rd., Vero Beach, Indian River County, FL 32966; case AC25-2609] The document is a real estate appraisal report for the Blue Cypress Lake Shoreline Property, located at Blue Cypress Lake Rd., Vero Beach, Indian River County, FL 32966. The property consists of two parcels of adjoining vacant land totaling 38.9 acres (1,694,484 square feet), with 100% of the site classified as jurisdictional wetlands. The current zoning is A-3 (Agricultural-3 District, up to 1 unit/20 acres), and the proposed use is a municipal park. The owner is Blue Cypress Lake Ranch Inc. The appraised value is $355,000 as of January 2, 2026. The highest and best use is for conservation, recreation, or speculative investments. The report was prepared for Indian River County Parks & Recreation, with the client being Ms. Wendy Swindell, Assistant Director Parks & Conservation. The report file name is AC25-2609. The appraisal report date is February 17, 2026, and the inspection date is January 2, 2026. The document does not state a decision (approved/denied/deferred/recommended) as it is an appraisal report, not a zoning or permit decision. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.

Board:

Board of County Commissioners Meeting

Date:

2026-08-18

Type:

Agenda_packet

Decision:

Adopted

Address:

Not stated for a specific project. The Indian River County Administration Complex is at 1801 27th Street, Vero Beach, Florida 32960. The transit route is from Oslo Road area to Indian River State College Main Campus in Fort Pierce, a 37 mile round trip.

Applicant:

Indian River County