Revised 1/7/10

Board of County Commissioners
Wakulla County, Florida
Agenda
Regular Public Meeting
Monday, January 11, 2010

Invocation 

Pledge of Allegiance - Commissioner Kessler

Approval of Agenda
(The Chairman and members of the Board will approve and/or modify the official agenda at this time).

Public Hearing
(Public Hearings are held as required to receive public comments on matters of special importance or as prescribed by law. Public Hearings shall be heard at 5:00pm, or soon thereafter. Individual speakers are encouraged to adhere to a three (3) minute time limit. The Chairman has the discretion to either extend or reduce time limits, based on the number of speakers).

Awards and Presentations
(Members of the Board will have the opportunity to acknowledge members of the community or commendable efforts at this time. Presentations will be made from individuals concerning issue of importance).

Linda Awad – Certificate of Recognition

(To ensure fairness and encourage participation, citizens who would like to speak on any item will need to fill out a speaker’s card and turn in to Ms. Welch prior to the beginning of discussion on that particular item. Citizens are allowed a maximum of 3 minutes to speak.)

Consent
(All items contained herein may be voted on with one motion. Consent items are considered to be routine in nature, are typically non-controversial and do not deviate from past Board direction or policy. However, any Commissioner, the County Administrator, or the County Attorney may withdraw an item from the consent agenda, either in writing prior to the meeting, or at the beginning of the meeting and it shall then be voted on individually. Every effort shall be made to provide such a request to the Chairman at least 24 hours before the meeting).

1. Approval of Minutes – December 8, 2009 Regular Board Meeting
   (Brent X. Thurmond, Clerk of Court)

   Attachment: Draft of Minutes – December 8, 2009 Regular Board Meeting

2. Approval of Minutes – December 10, 2009 Board Retreat
   (Brent X. Thurmond, Clerk of Court)

   Attachment: Draft of Minutes – December 10, 2009 Board Retreat Special Meeting

3. Approval of Payment of Bills and Vouchers Submitted for December 3, 2009 – January 6, 2010
   (Brent X. Thurmond, Clerk of Court)

   Attachment: Statement of bills and vouchers submitted for December 3, 2009 – January 6, 2010

4. Request Ratification of Discussion Taken During the November 19, 2009 Workshop Regarding the Concept of the Capital City to the Sea Loop Bicycle/Pedestrian Trail
   (Jennifer Langston, Special Projects Coordinator)
5. Request Ratification of Discussion Taken During the November 19, 2009 Workshop Regarding Paving of Forest Road 13 and Other Possible Alternatives to Assist with Emergency Medical Services to Smith Creek Residents
   (Jennifer Langston, Special Projects Coordinator)
6. Request Board Approval of Change Order to Roadscape North Florida, Inc. for ARRA Road Striping Contract
   (Jennifer Langston, Special Projects Coordinator)

   Attachment: Change Order #1

7. Notification to the Board of New Appointed Chairperson on the Roads Clean Action Plan Committee
   (Jessica Welch, Policy & Public Information Coordinator)

   Attachment: Notification of appointment of Pamela Joy

8. Request Board Approval of the Consent Agreements with the Property Appraiser and Tax Collector and Authorize the Chairman to Execute
   (Heather Encinosa, County Attorney)

   Attachment: Agreements with the Property Appraiser and Tax Collector

9. Request Board Approval of Road Closing on February 13, 2010 for the 12th Annual Rotary Valentine Celebration Parade
   (Doug Jones, Director, Public Services)
10. Request Board Approval to Authorize the Chairman to Execute the Contract Between the County and ARPC for FY2008/2009 and FY2009/2010 (SQG) Hazard Waste Assessments, and Approve Budget Amendment to Transfer Funding from the Reserve to Fund Both Contracts
    (William Wright, OMB Analyst)

    Attachments:

    1. Invoice and Contract for the FY2008/2009
    2. Contract between the County and the Apalachee Regional Planning Council for 2009/2010
    3. Budget Amendment

12. Request Board Consideration and Authorization to Apply for the State of Florida EMS County Grant and Approval of the Resolution
    (Fran Council, EMS Director)

    Attachment: Resolution

13. Request Board Approval to Amend Resolution #09-55, Related to the Industrial Development Authority and Appoint Brent Thurmond as the Certified Public Accountant Representative
    (Jennifer Langston, Special Projects Coordinator)

    Attachment: Amended Resolution

14. Request Board Approval to Direct Staff to Schedule a Workshop to Invite the State Fire Marshall’s Bureau of Fire Standards and Training to Review & Discuss Standards/Requirements for Firefighters in the State of Florida
    (Commissioner Kessler)

Consent Items Pulled for Discussion
(Members requesting further information on items placed under “Consent Agenda,” may withdraw those items and place them here, for further discussion).

Planning and Zoning
(Members will be provided with planning and zoning amendment requests five (5) business days prior to the scheduled meeting. To the maximum extent possible, all support information and documentation for P&Z items shall be made available through a variety of means including the County website that will provide the public with the greatest opportunity to review documentation at the date of advertisement pursuant to Resolution No. 04-43).

General Business
(General Business items are items of a general nature that require Board directions or pertain to Board policy).

11. Request Board Approval to Appoint Planning Commissioners and Alternate Members, and Appoint Members-at-Large and Alternate Members-at-Large for the 2010 Year
    (Lindsay Stevens, Assistant County Administrator)

Attachments:

1. Ordinance #09-17
2. 2010 List of Planning Commissioners
3. Section 24.054, Wakulla County Code

Citizens to be Heard
(Three (3) minute limit; non-discussion by Commission; there shall be no debate and no action by the Commission).

Commissioner Agenda Items
(Items with supporting documentation shall be provided by a Commissioner to the County Administrator three (3) business days prior to the scheduled meeting. Items that are agendaed by Commissioners and fail to gain approval may not be replaced on the agenda by a Commissioner on the non-prevailing side for a period of six (6) months without approval of the Chairman unless there is substantive new information to present).

15. Commissioner Artz
    1. Properties in Greiner’s Addition and Magnolia Gardens

    Attachment: Map and Info on Properties

County Attorney
(County Attorney items are items of a legal nature that require Board direction or represent general information to Board Members, staff or the public).

Update to the Board on Litigation

County Administrator
(County Administrator items are items that require Board direction or represent general information to Board Members, staff or the public).

Discussion Issues by Commissioners
(The purpose of this section is for Commissioners to request staff action on various issues, including scheduling of a future agenda item for later Board action, based on the approval of a majority of the Board. No assignments or request for agenda items shall be given to the County Administrator or County Attorney without the express approval of the majority of the Board. The Board shall take no policy action without an agenda item unless such is accomplished through a unanimous vote of the Board. The remarks of each Commissioner during his or her “discussion items” time shall be limited to no more than three (3) minutes, unless the Chairman extends the time, and all comments shall adhere to Robert Rules of Order, for proper decorum and civility as enforced by the Chairman.)

Adjourn
(Any departure from the order of business set forth in the official agenda shall be made only upon majority vote of the members of the Commission present at the meeting).

The next Board of County Commissioners Meeting is scheduled for
Monday, January 25, 2010 at 5:00 p.m.

PUBLIC NOTICE
2010 Tentative Schedule
All Workshops, Meetings, and Public Hearings are subject to change
All sessions are held in the Commission Chambers, 29 Arran Road, Suite 101, Crawfordville, FL
Workshops are scheduled as needed.

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