Board of County Commissioners

Jack Durrance Board Room

Agenda — 82 items

1. 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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3. 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.
4. B. Pledge of Allegiance
5. C. Call to Order
6. D. Approval of Consent Agenda
7. E. Approval of Regular Agenda
8. F. Announcements
9. G. Recognitions
10. 1. Approval of a Proclamation Declaring November 11th, 2022, as “Veterans Day” in Alachua County, Florida 22-0673
11. 2. Approval of a Proclamation Declaring November 2022, as “National Runaway Prevention Month” in Alachua County, Florida 23-0074
12. 3. Approval of a Proclamation Declaring November 2022, as “National Hospice and Palliative Care Month” in Alachua County, Florida 23-0078
13. 4. Recognition of James Fleming as 2022 CARES Designee 22-0747
14. H. Advisory Board Items
15. 5. Veteran Services Advisory Board presentation of Annual Accomplishments and Work Plan for FY2022 23-0093
16. I. 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.
17. J. Items Pulled From Consent
18. K. Action Items
19. 6. Santa Fe River - Waldo Tree Farm Option Contract to Purchase Real Property 23-0063
20. 7. Santa Fe River - Bell Partial Assignment of Option Contract to Purchase Real Property 23-0082
21. 8. Sheriff request for additional FY23 appropriations 23-0124
22. 9. U.S. Dept. of Treasury Emergency Rental Assistance 2 (ERA2) Program Reallocated Funds Round 1 and ERA1 Reallocated Funds Round 4 Awarded 23-0070
23. L. Public Hearing
24. 10. FY23 Budget Amendment for Carry Forwards, Re-appropriations, and Fund Balance Adjustments 22-0798
25. M. Reports and Comments
26. 26 County Attorney Report
27. 27 County Manager Report
28. 28 Board Reports and Commission Comment
29. 29 NOTE: This meeting will not reconvene at 5:01 PM
30. N. Adjournment
31. O. CONSENT ITEMS
32. 32 Budget & Fiscal Services
33. 11. WorkForce Ready software agreement between Kronos/UKG and Alachua County. 23-0034
34. 12. Fee Schedule changes for Agriculture and Equestrian Center and Cuscowilla Nature and Retreat Center. 23-0064
35. 35 CareerSource
36. 13. Report of CareerSource unanticipated grant award for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) 23-0081
37. 37 Clerk of the Court
38. 14. Approve Board of County Commission Minutes 23-0065
39. 39 County Attorney Office
40. 15. Request for a Special Meeting for the purpose of a remote attorney-client litigation strategy session re: Jonah Starling, et al. vs. Alachua County, et al., Bradford County Case #2022-CA-225. 23-0121
41. 16. County Attorney requests authority to initiate action regarding Corizon Health, Inc. 23-0122
42. 42 Community Support Services
43. 17. Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Memorandum of Agreement with the Florida Department of Corrections on behalf of the Victim Services Rape Crisis Center 23-0068
44. 44 Environmental Protection
45. 18. Grant award Letter acceptance and recognize unanticipated revenue for Springs Protection Tag Grant 23-0014
46. 19. Interlocal agreement No. 13163 between Alachua County and City of Gainesville’s Public Works Dept. for SW 62nd Blvd. Connector - Wetland & Buffer Mitigation 23-0114
47. 47 Facilities Management
48. 20. Agreement #13529 - Alachua County Health Department Solar Photovoltaic Systems with Solar Impact, Inc 23-0083
49. 49 Fire Rescue
50. 21. 911 Telephone System Refresh and Cyber Security Services Grant Application and Single Source Certification with AK & Associates 23-0001
51. 22. Regional Geographic Information System (GIS) Repository Grant Application 23-0003
52. 52 Growth Management
53. 23. Historic Ad Valorem Exemption for 716 SE 4th Avenue, Gainesville 23-0027
54. 24. Approval of a Chair letter of support for a grant application to the National Trust for Historic Preservation for Old Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Gainesville 23-0076
55. 55 Human Resources
56. 25. Request one (1) 1.00 Full time Equivalent (FTE) Stock Clerk position for the Fire Rescue Services Department, Central Supply Warehouse. 22-0875
57. 57 Procurement
58. 26. Ranking and Award of contracts for RFP 23-140 Annual Landfill Compliance Monitoring and Solid Waste and Resource Recovery Consulting Services, with the top ranked firm, Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc., and with the second ranked firm, Cornerstone Environmental Group, LLC a Tetra Tech, Inc., in the amount Not to Exceed (NTE) $300,000.00, for Solid Waste and Resource Recovery. 22-0881
59. 27. Purchase Order to Netsync Network Solutions, in the amount of $59,592.00, for the purchase of Standard Cisco DUO Access, for Information & Telecomm Services Department. 23-0054
60. 28. Purchase Order to Strykers Sales Corporation, in the amount of $115,736.55, for the purchase of five (5) MTS Power Load Stretchers for the Fire Rescue Department. 23-0055
61. 29. Purchase Order to Rescue Systems Unlimited LLC, in the amount of $93,685.00, for the replacement of extrication equipment for Fire Rescue. 23-0056
62. 30. Purchase Orders to Alan Jay Chevrolet-Cadillac, Inc., in the amount of $564,461.00, for the purchase of 11 (eleven) vehicles, for Public Works, Fleet Management. 23-0094
63. 31. Purchase Order to REV RTC, Inc. d/b/a Hall Mark RTC, in the amount of $1,278,580.96, for the purchase of two (2) 2023 E-One Fire Pumper 4 Door, Typhoon, replacing #3615 and #3617, for Fire Rescue via Public Works, Fleet Management. 23-0095
64. 32. Ranking and Award of RFP 23-249 Annual Hunting Services Agreement Mill Creek Preserve at no cost to the County, for Environmental Protection, Land Conservation Department. 23-0097
65. 33. Ranking and Award of RFP 23-250-MM Annual Hunting Services Agreement for Tuscawilla Headwaters Preserve at no cost to the County, for Environmental Protection, Land Conservation Department. 23-0098
66. 66 Public Works
67. 34. Drainage Easement Across a Portion of Tax Parcel Number 04350-003-001 Located in the 14000 Block of West Newberry Road. 23-0059
68. 35. Public Access Easement Across a Portion of Tax Parcel Number 04350-003-001 Located in the 14000 Block of West Newberry Road. 23-0066
69. 69 Sheriffs Office
70. 36. Fiscal Year End (FYE) 2022 Annual Equitable Sharing Agreement and Certification 23-0125
71. 71 Solid Waste and Resource Recovery
72. 37. The Recycling Partnership Apartment Recycling Grant 23-0067
73. 38. Revised Certification of the Non-Ad Valorem Assessment Roll - Solid Waste 23-0077
74. 74 UF/IFAS Extension - Alachua County
75. 39. Approve Grant Extension Request for Florida Department of Agriculture Grant Contract for the Extension Office Teaching Garden 23-0108
76. 76 Visitors & Convention Bureau
77. 40. Request Approval of Sixth Amendment for Administration and Eighth Amendment for Bid Pool with the Gainesville Sports Commission 23-0045
78. P. Notation for Record
79. 41. Minutes of the Alachua County Historical Commission (June, August and September 2022) 23-0060
80. 42. Rural Concerns Advisory Board Minutes for September 20, 2022 23-0084
81. Q. Notice of Upcoming Meetings
82. 43. Notice of Upcoming Meetings 23-0109

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