Board of County Commissioners
Jack Durrance Board Room
Agenda — 72 items
- 1 In-person public comment will be taken for each non-ministerial motion. The public will have one opportunity to speak about items not on the agenda at noon or 5:30 p.m. Public comments are limited to three minutes per speaker. Phone in public comment will be taken at noon. Callers will be given up to 3 minutes to speak on a single item on the agenda and up to 3 minutes for all items not on the agenda, for a total of up to 6 minutes. How to participate: • The call-in number is 1-929-205-6099. When prompted, enter meeting ID 873 5974 1977 • If you wish to comment, Raise Your Hand by dialing *9 (star nine) • Once you are called on, Unmute Your Phone by dialing *6 (star six) Masks for vulnerable citizens are strongly recommended. ______________________________________________________________________ The public may view the meeting on Cox Channel 12 and the County’s Video on Demand website: http://alachua.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=8 ______________________________________________________________________ Citizens attending Alachua County public meetings downtown can enjoy free parking in the S.W. Parking Garage (105 SW 3rd St, Gainesville). To obtain parking validation, download the “Passport” app on your smartphone and pay for your session. Then visit the Alachua County Manager's Office, located on the 2nd floor of the County Administration Building, on noticed public meeting days to receive a validation code. ______________________________________________________________________ All persons are advised that, if they decide to contest any decision made at any of these meetings, they will need a record of the proceedings and, for such purpose they may need to ensure that verbatim record of the proceedings is made which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. (Section 286.0105 Florida Statutes) ______________________________________________________________________ If you have a disability and need an accommodation to participate in this meeting, please contact the Alachua County Equal Opportunity Office at (352) 374-5275 at least 2 business days prior to the meeting. TTY users please call 711. (Florida Relay Service)
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- A. Invocation - Any invocation that may be offered before the official start of the Commission meeting shall be the voluntary offering of, a private citizen, to and for the benefit of the Commission. The views or beliefs expressed by the invocation speaker have not been previously reviewed or approved by the Commission, and the Commission is not allowed by law to endorse the religious beliefs or views of this, or any other speaker.
- B. Pledge of Allegiance
- C. Call to Order
- D. Approval of Regular and Consent Agenda
- E. Announcements
- F. Recognitions
- 1. Approval of a Proclamation Declaring February 2nd, 2023, as “World Wetlands Day” in Alachua County, Florida
- 2. Approval of a Proclamation Declaring January 2023, as “National Radon Action Month” in Alachua County, Florida
- G. Public Comments 12:00 PM or as soon thereafter as possible Members of the public may only speak during one of the two designated public comment periods during the course the morning and evening regular meeting. Members of the public commenting on issues appearing on the agenda during the first public comment period will not be entitled to speak on those issues during the remainder of the meeting. All members of the public wishing to speak during the “Public Comment” portions of the agenda will be limited to three (3) minutes to make their request or presentation. Members of the public wishing to speak on quasi-judicial matters should be encouraged to speak during the hearings on those matters, since the Board’s decisions in those matters may only be based on evidence in the record of the hearings.
- H. Items Pulled From Consent
- I. Commission Response to Public Comment
- J. Presentations
- 3. 2022 Fourth Quarter (October through December) Length of Service Presentation
- 4. Plans for Distributed Workplace (formerly Hybrid Workplace)
- 5. Cuscowilla Nature & Retreat Center Update
- 6. Animal Resources Update
- 7. Update on Department of Energy Technical Assistance for Energy Modernization for People, Opportunity, Work, Equity, and Renewables (EMPOWER)
- 8. Presentation: Growth Management - Update on Comprehensive Planning Equity Review, Community Engagement, and Best Practices
- 9. Presentation Transportation Capital Improvement Program TCIP
- K. Action Items
- 10. International Travel Request for the Mobile Response Team Coordinator Amanda DeLorenzo, to present at the American Counseling Association Conference in Toronto, Canada on March 30 and April 1, 2023
- L. Summary Public Hearing
- 11. Z22-000009: A Request for a Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Land Use Amendment from Office to Office/Business Park in the 300 block of SW 140th Terr in Jonesville.
- M. Public Hearing
- 12. Outstanding Florida Water / Wetland Buffer Mitigation Plan for Martins Island, Lots 11 & 12 - Bickmeyer Single Family Home
- 13. Public Hearing to Amend Chapter 118 of the Alachua County Code of Ordinances, entitled “Beggars, panhandlers, solicitors, peddlers and canvassers”
- 14. Public Hearing to Amend the FY23 Budget for Alachua County
- N. Reports and Comments
- 31 County Attorney Report
- 32 County Manager Report
- 33 Board Reports and Commission Comment
- 34 NOTE: This meeting will reconvene at 5:01 PM
- O. Public Comments (The earlier of 5:30PM or at the conclusion of the agenda)
- P. Commission Response to Public Comment
- Q. Public Hearing
- 15. Green Corridor PACE District and Ygrene Energy Fund Florida
- 16. Preliminary Development Plan for Tara Larga Subdivision (quasi-judicial) located in the 119th Block of SW 8th Avenue.
- 17. Preliminary Development Plan for Alachua Verde located at 13908 NW 13th Avenue. (quasi-judicial)
- R. Adjournment
- S. CONSENT ITEMS
- 43 Budget & Fiscal Services
- 18. TeleStaff scheduling software and equipment agreement between Kronos/UKG and Alachua County.
- 19. January Fee Schedule and Supplemental Fee Schedule Update
- 46 CareerSource
- 20. Report of CareerSource unanticipated grant awards
- 48 Clerk of the Court
- 21. Approve Board of County Commission Minutes
- 50 Court Services
- 22. Inter-Agency User Agreement with the Office of State Courts Administrator (OSCA) for Access to Criminal Justice Information via the Judicial Inquiry System (JIS)
- 52 Equal Opportunity
- 23. Alachua County Human Rights Board Appointment
- 54 Facilities Management
- 24. 3rd Amendment to Contract #11751 with Brooks Building Solutions, Inc. for Annual County Facilities’ HVAC Maintenance
- 25. BBI Change Order and Deadline Extension for the Cuscowilla Nature and Retreat Center Project
- 57 Growth Management
- 26. Chair Letter Requesting Restoration of Passenger Rail Service Through Alachua County
- 27. First Amendment to Agreement with Regional Transit System for Age Based Fare Free Transit Service
- 28. Letter of Support by the County Historical Commission for the nomination of the Church of God by Faith to the National Register of Historic Places
- 61 Human Resources
- 29. Request one 1.00 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Mobile Response Team Specialist for the Community Support Services Department, Crisis Center.
- 30. FY 2022 - 2023 Revisions to the Labors International Union of North America (LIUNA) Bargaining (BAR) Pay Plan
- 64 Procurement
- 31. Purchase Order to Bartow Ford Co., in the amount of $78,058.49, for the purchase of one (1) 2023 F-550 Super Cab DRW 6.7 Powerstroke Diesel, Knapheide PGTC Flatbed with Gooseneck Body, replacing ES3625 for Conservation Lands, via Public Works, Fleet Management.
- 32. Purchase Order to Bartow Ford Co., in the amount of $165,750.98, for the purchase of two (2) 2023 F-550 4X4 Super Cab DRW 6.7 Powerstroke Diesel, 11’ 3-4 yard Dump Body, replacing RD094 & RD1037 for Road and Bridge, via Public Works, Fleet Management.
- 67 Risk Management
- 33. Examination of Sufficiency of Public Officials Bonds
- T. Notation for Record
- 34. Report of Contracts Approved by County Manager and Staff during the month of December 2022
- U. Notice of Upcoming Meetings
- 35. Notice of Upcoming Meetings
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