Revised 5/18/09

Board of County Commissioners
Wakulla County, Florida
Agenda
Regular Public Meeting
Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Invocation

Pledge of Allegiance - Commissioner Stewart

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 6:00pm, 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).

1. Request Board Consideration and Approval to Hold a Public Hearing to Adopt an Ordinance Repealing Ordinance 09-05 (Flood Hazard Areas)
   (Lindsay Stevens, Assistant County Administrator)

   Attachment: Ordinance to Repeal

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).

Announcement of EMS Week and Presenting of Statewide EMS Award to Fran Councill – Scott McDermid, Public Safety Director

County Wetlands Ordinance – Commissioner Kessler

(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).

2. Approval of Minutes – May 5, 2009 Regular Meeting
   (Brent X. Thurmond, Clerk of Court)

   Attachment: Draft of Minutes – May 5, 2009 Regular Board Meeting

3. Approval of Minutes – April 27, Workshop Regarding Ways for EDC/TDC to Explore Ideas To promote Wakulla County Businesses
   (Brent X. Thurmond, Clerk of Court)

   Attachment: Draft of Minutes – April 27, 2009 Workshop Regarding Ways for EDC/TDC to Explore
   Ideas To promote Wakulla County Businesses.

4. Approval of Minutes – May 5, 2009 Workshop Regarding a Working Relationship Between Wakulla County Commission and Wakulla Recreation Association, Inc.
   (Brent X. Thurmond, Clerk of Court)

   Attachment: Draft of Minutes – May 5, 2009 Workshop Regarding a Working Relationship Between
   Wakulla County Commission and Wakulla Recreation Association, Inc.

5. Approval of Payment of Bills and Vouchers Submitted for April 30, 2009 – May 13, 2009
   (Brent X. Thurmond, Clerk of Court)

   Attachment: Statement of bills and vouchers submitted for April 30, 2009 – May 13, 2009

6. Request Board Approval to Apply for Multiple “Assistance to Firefighters” Grants through FEMA
   (Scott McDermid, Public Safety Director)
7. Request Board Approval to Fund a $7,000.00 Match Requirement for an Assistance to Firefighters Grant Through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Awarded to the Sopchoppy Volunteer Fire Department
   (Louis Lamarche, Interim Fire Chief)
8. Request Board Approval of the Wakulla County Tourist Development Council January – March 2009 Quarterly Report
   (Pam Portwood, TDC Director)

22. Request Board Approval of a Proclamation Declaring May 17-23, 2009 to be Designated as Emergency Medical Services Week for Wakulla County
    (Fran Council, EMS Director)

    Attachment: Proclamation

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).

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

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).

9. Request Board Approval of the Rankings for the RFP for Legal Services
   (Tim Barden, Assistant County Administrator)

   Attachment: Request for Legal Services RFP Initial Ranking Sheet

10. Request Board Approval of a Resolution and Loan Agreement to Purchase Financial Software
    (Brent X. Thurmond, Clerk of Court)

    Attachments:

    1. April 21, 2009 Agenda Item.
    2. Board Minutes from April 21, 2009 Meeting.
    3. Loan Agreement with Capital City Bank. Part 1 | Part 2
    4. Implementation Schedule with Costs.
    5. Resolution to Accept the Funding Sources for the Financial Software Purchase.

23. Request Board Approval of the Revised Exclusive Agency Agreement and the Management Plan with Florida Foresight, Incorporated for the Development of the Big Bend Maritime Center
    (Tim Barden, Assistant County Administrator)

11. Request Board Approval of a Resolution for the Tax Collector’s Office to Operate as a Budget Office for the Current Term of Tax Collector
    (Cheryll Olah, Tax Collector)
12. Request Board Approval to Purchase an Eagle Raptor 6000psi Compressor and Cascade Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Filling Station
    Louis Lamarche, Interim Fire Chief)
13. Request Board Approval to Purchase a Mower for ROW Mowing
    (Cleve Fleming, Public Works Director)

21. Request Board Approval to Purchase a Used 544J Loader With Grapple Rake
    (Cleve Fleming, Public Works Director)

14. Request Board Approval of the Industrial Waste Services & Disposal Agreement with Waste Management Inc.
    (Cleve Fleming, Public Works Director)

    Attachment: Waste Management Agreement.

15. Request Board Consideration of the Transportation Concurrency Management System Application Review Fees and Stormwater Review Fees
    (Lindsay Stevens, Assistant County Administrator)
16. Request Ratification of Board Discussion During the April 27, 2009 Workshop Regarding Ways for the EDC & TDC to Explore Ideas to Promote Wakulla County Businesses
    (Jennifer Langston, Special Projects Coordinator)
17. Request Ratification of Board Discussion During the May 5, 2009 Workshop Regarding Developing a Working Relationship Between Wakulla County Commission and the Wakulla Recreation Association, Inc.
    (Ray Gray, Parks & Recreation Director)

    Attachments:

    1. April 7, 2009 Agenda Item.
    2. May 5, 2009 Workshop Item.

18. Request Board Approval to Apply for the USDA-RD Grant to Secure Stimulus Funding Rather than the State Revolving Loan Fund and Seek Board Direction on the Prioritization of the Entire Sewer Project Moving Forward
    (Tim Barden, Assistant County Administrator)

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).

19. Commissioner Kessler
    
    1. Ordinance Requiring a Supermajority Vote on Large-Scale Comprehensive Amendments to The Comprehensive Plan
    2. Request Board Approval of a Resolution Concerning Growth Management Bill

       Attachment: Letter to Governor Crist

20. Commissioner Artz
    
    1. Request Board Approval to Form a Public Transit Work Group

       Attachment: Charter

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).

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.)

Commissioner Kessler – No through truck traffic roads

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
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.

PUBLIC NOTICE
2009 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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