Board of County Commissioners
Jack Durrance Board Room
Agenda — 65 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 at the end of the agenda. This meeting will not reconvene at 5:01 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. Recognition of Leg-AZ World Soccer Club Champions
- G. Board and Committee Items
- 2. Advisory Board Update - Rural Concerns
- 3. Appointment Alternate Member for the Arts Council of Alachua County Committee, with a term ending Sept. 30, 2026
- H. 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.
- I. Commission Response to Public Comment
- J. Items Pulled From Consent
- K. Presentations
- 4. A presentation by the County Historical Commission about the Center of Modern Art in Micanopy
- 5. FY24 Budget Development - Board Focus Issues & Historical Trends
- 6. American Rescue Plan - State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds - Broadband
- L. Action Items
- 7. Request to advertise for proposed amendments to the Unified Land Development Code (ULDC) for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, Home-Based Businesses, Substation Approval Process, and Parcel Disaggregation.
- 8. Request to advertise for an amendment to the Alachua County Code proposing a Construction Noise Waiver Process.
- 9. Pharmacy Proposal with Self Insurance Review Committee recommendation
- M. Public Hearing
- 10. Ordinance relating to Solid Waste; amending Chapter 75 of the Alachua County Code
- 11. Public Hearing to Consider an Ordinance Adopting a New Section on Nuisance Overgrowth, Updating Code Enforcement Procedures and Amending the Section on the International Property Maintenance Code adoption
- N. Reports and Comments
- 28 County Attorney Report
- 29 County Manager Report
- 30 Board Reports and Commission Comment
- 31 NOTE: This meeting will not reconvene at 5:01 PM
- O. Public Comments (At the conclusion of the agenda)
- P. Adjournment
- Q CONSENT ITEMS
- 35 County Attorney's Office
- 12. County Attorney’s request to initiate or defend cases.
- 37 County Manager's Office
- 13. Recommend to the Library Board of Governors Philip “Stan” Huguenin for appointment to the Library District Board of Trustees
- 14. Request to Advertise a Public Hearing to Establish Maximum Towing Rates for Unincorporated Alachua County
- 40 Environmental Protection
- 15. Recognize unanticipated revenue and sign grant contract between Alachua County and the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- 42 Fire Rescue
- 16. Amendment to the agreement with Public Consulting Group LLC (PCG) to add Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection Assistance
- 44 Growth Management
- 17. Annual Workplan for Local Planning Agency and Planning Commission
- 46 Human Resources
- 18. International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) General Unit Collective Bargaining Agreement revisions
- 19. International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Management Unit Collective Bargaining Agreement Revisions
- 49 Information and Telecommunications Services
- 20. Resolution and budget amendment for unanticipated revenue to increase the General Fund Information Services Technology Investment Account
- 51 Office of Sustainability, Equity, Economic, and Strategic Development
- 21. Chair Letter Supporting the City of Hawthorne REDI Application to the Department of Economic Opportunity
- 53 Parks & Open Space
- 22. Approve Budget Amendment to increase the project total by $11,400 for Lake Forest Elementary Pocket Park
- 55 Procurement
- 23. Renewal Contract with Azteca Systems LLC, in the amount of $62,798.00, for the annual renewal of Cityworks Enterprise License Agreement for the period of April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024, for Information & Telecom Services
- 24. Purchase Order to Motorola Solutions Inc., in the amount of $71,999.04 for the purchase of sixteen (16) APX6000 Portable Radios and accessories for Fire Rescue.
- 25. Change Order 1 to Purchase Order 23-1485 to CDW-G., in the amount of $15,870.00, for the purchase of Thirty (30) Keyboards for the Panasonic Toughbook computers, Telehealth program initiative, for Fire Rescue.
- 59 Visitors & Convention Bureau
- 26. Request to Approve the FY23 Local Sports Destination Enhancement Grant Program Funding Awards
- R. Notation for Record
- 27. Report of Contracts Approved by County Manager and Staff during the month of January 2023
- 28. Local Planning Agency and Planning Commission approved minutes
- S. Notice of Upcoming Meetings
- 29. Notice of Upcoming Meetings