AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HELD IN AND FOR GADSDEN COUNTY, FLORIDA ON JUNE 1, 2010 AT 6:00 P.M., THE FOLLOWING PROCEEDINGS WERE HAD, VIZ.

PRESENT: Eugene Lamb, Chair, District 1

Doug Croley, Vice-Chair, District 2

Gene Morgan, District 3

District 4 – Vacant since resignation of Brenda A. Holt

Sherrie Taylor, District 5

Nicholas Thomas, Clerk

Deborah Minnis, County Attorney

Johnny Williams, County Administrator

CALL TO ORDER

· Invocation

· Pledge of Allegiance to U.S. Flag

AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA

Chief Crum asked to pull Item 13

Croley/Morgan approve as amended. 4 – 0

AWARDS, PRESENTATIONS AND APPEARANCES

1.	Parking Challenge to Business in Downtown Quincy Grace Malloy, Chair of Quincy Mainstreet Program Resolution of Support to City of Quincy – Croley/Taylor 4-0
2.	Legislative Report by Chris Doolin, Lobbyist Mr. Doolin did not appear.
3.	Hospital Update Mike Glazer, Attorney for GHI Final inspection of the hospital will be later this week. If this survey is passed, license will be forthcoming. Re-opening will be June 8, 2010. Letter received from AHCA stating that the county can get the license back if the agreement with HCA should unfold. Mr. Glazer will provide the Clerk with copy of this letter.

CONSENT AGENDA

Morgan/Croley approve 4 – 0

4.	Approval of Minutes – April 6, 2010
5.	Ratification of Approval to Pay County Bills Accounts Payables Dated: May 21, 2010 May 28, 2010 Payroll Dated: May 20, 2010
6.	Approval of Resolution 2010-030 Dedicating June 8, 2010 as Capital Regional Medical –Gadsden Memorial Campus Day
7.	Policies of the State Housing Initiative Program (SHIP)
8.	Approval of New Road Name – Andrew Lee Lane – South of Joe Adams Road , East of Reed St.

CONSENT ITEMS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION

None

CITIZENS REQUESTING TO BE HEARD

None.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

None.

GENERAL BUSINESS

9.	Approval to Confirm Appointment of Planning and Community Development Director Anthony R. Matheny Arthur Lawson introduced Anthony R. Matheny. Chairman Lamb welcomed him. Commissioner Taylor Remarks Wants the department to be business/customer friendly. Commissioner Croley Remarks Will you make Gadsden County your home? Yes. Florida Department of Transportation – Rail Division - experience Commissioner Morgan Remarks Economic Development Funding very important Comprehensive Plan – need to make it user friendly Brenda Holt - Croley/Morgan approve the appointment 4 – 0
10.	Public Officials Bond Reviews Ordinance 2009-005 requires the Board of County Commissioners to review the public officials bonds each year for sufficiency. (The first meeting in January and June of each year.) Currently the ordinance requires the Clerk of Circuit Court and the Tax Collector to post a $100,000 bond; Sheriff - $10,000 plus $1,000 per deputy; Supervisor of Elections and Property Appraiser - $5,000 each; and the County Commissioner to post $2,000 each. The bonds were not examined in January. Since there has been no change to the duties and responsibilities of the various offices, it was the staff’s recommendation to find the current bonds to be sufficient. Have this subjectively looked at by committee. Clerk, Mr. Lawson, County Administrator to bring back a recommendation. Commissioner Morgan’s comments. Taylor/Croley table and bring back with committee recommendations 4 - 0
11.	Approval of Gadsden County Tourist Development Council Grant/Marketing Request – 2010 Funding Cycle (First and Final Funding Cycle for 2010) Jill Jeglie, Growth Management Department Planner addressed the board. TDC Recommendation for Funding: Gadsden Art Center $ 8,340.00 o Mark Linquist Exhibitiion $5,000 o 22^nd Art in Gadsden 3,340 Havana Merchants Association 6,500.00 o Pumpkin Fest -$ 2,500 o Holiday Open House - 2,000 o Lawnmower Parade 2,500 o Old Time Havana Days 2,500 City of Quincy 1,500.00 o Quincyfest Blues & Barbeque 1,500 Quincy Music Theater 10,000.00 o Grease 2,425 o Scrooge 2,425 o Music Man 2,425 o Meet Me in St. Louis 2,425 o Chicago 2,425 West Gadsden Historical Society 1.500.00 o Annual 4^th of July Celebration 1,500 Habitat For Humanity 1,500.00 o Fishing Tournament 1,500 TOTAL $ 29,340.00 Commissioner Morgan’s remarks. Commissioner Taylor’s remarks. Hemant Patel’s remarks – marketing dollars. Croley/Morgan approve Option # 1; 4 - 0
12.	Approval of the Brownfields Award Application and Community-Wide Assessment Grant Work Plan and Authorization for the Chairman to Execute The county applied for the EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant in October, 2009. The county was notified on April 19, 2010 that it had received funding of two grants for assessments, totaling $400,000. ($200,000 for hazardous substances and $200,000 for petroleum) This funding will allow the county to pay qualifying property owners to conduct as assessment of their property toward the revitalization and redevelopment process. (For the clean-up of old industrial sites for redevelopment) The EPA requires that the grant recipients prepare and submit a Brownfields assessment work plan no later than June 1, 2010. The work plan outlines the required tasks and anticipated dates of completion for the Brownfields grant over the three year duration of the project. Once the work plan has been accepted by the EPA, the county will issue a “Request for Qualifications” to select a qualified contractor/consultant to perform the required tasks required by the EPA. Requested Action: Approval of the Brownfields Assessment Grant Application and Work Plan; Acceptance of the Award; and authorization for the Chairman to execute documents for transmittal. Commissioner Taylor’s comments. Roger Register, 2804 Remington Green Circle, Tallahassee, 32308 Representing Larono TBE Commissioner Morgan’s Comments Commissioner Croley – type of sites that would qualify for this grant. Croley/Taylor approve; 4 – 0
13.	Approval of Contract with MAF Collection Service for Bad Debt Collections at Gadsden County Emergency Services (EMS) – Write Off of Bad Debts Gadsden County EMS has contracted with Superior Assess for bad debt collections for several years. However, that company has now gone out of business and EMS must contract with some other entity for that service. EMS staff met with two companies. MAF Collection Service and Green Flag Profit Recovery. MAF proposes to retain 25% of what they collect on each account. There would be no out of pocket expense up front to the county. Green Flag proposed a charge of $10.99 per account as a flat fee before starting to collect on the bad debt. (This would cost the county $10,999 up front before any money would be recovered.) Staff Recommendation: Approve the contract with MAF Collection Services This was pulled at the beginning of the meeting.
14.	Approval to Sell Ambulance At Auction Gadsden County EMS Department requested board approval to declare an ambulance that is no longer in service as surplus and sell it at auction. They further requested that the funds received from the sale be allocated to the FY 2009-2010 budget 0144-54600 line item. (Maintenance and repair) These funds would give some financial relief to EMS as they encountered some unexpected repairs to the ambulance fleet during the year. Captain Crum addressed the commission. Michelle Ostenberg, as resident of Gadsden County, spoke to this issue. Ambulances for Afghanistan. Requested this item be tabled until more information can be gathered to possibly donate this ambulance to this cause. Commissioner Morgan’s remarks and questions. Morgan/Taylor table and bring back with more information regarding the donation and what the department might expect to gain from this sale. Commissioner Croley’s remarks Morgan/Taylor table and come back 3 -1 (Lamb opposed.)
15.	COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR’S AGENDA Update on Board Requests No items.
16.	COUNTY ATTORNEY’S AGENDA Update on Pending Legal Issues Requested Executive Session 30 – 45 minutes. Duly noticed meeting. Reconvened at 7:36 p.m.
17.	DISCUSSION ITEMS BY COMMISSIONERS Commissioner Morgan, District 3 – Commissioner Taylor, District 5 Apologized for not attending the retreat. DCA Agreement with Gadsden County – Residents Discussions about what they wanted the community to look like. Ed Allen has copy of the agreement that was derived with DCA. Asked the Administrator to meet with Mr. Allen and discuss with Preble Rish also. Notice of Appeal Process – very cumbersome and not user friendly. County Administrator’s contract review and evaluation Commissioner Croley, District 2 Volunteer Firemen’s contracts – Maintenance It would be prudent to work with the fire departments to make sure there is a maintenance log being kept and verified. Apologized to Commissioner Morgan for comments on his motion to table an issue during the meeting. Commissioner Lamb, District 1
18.	RECEIPT AND FILE AGENDA a. Letter from the Department of Community Affairs extending grant period for 08DB-3R-02-30-01-E01 through January 8, 2011 (Monty Bradwell Restaurant Project) b. Fund Summary Report as of May 10, 2010 – Filed by the Clerk c. Cash Report as of May 14, 2010 – Filed by the Clerk d. Non-Profit Funding Agreements: Legal Services of North Florida, A Better Body, DISC Village, Tony Parker Ministries; The Early Learning Coalition; New Image Wellness Center; Redeemed, Inc.; Midway Community Improvement Organization Org, Inc. Gadsden Arts Center
	JUNE MEETING DATES o June 15, 2010 – 9:00 a.m.

ADJOURNMENT

THERE BEING NO OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD, THE CHAIRMAN DECLARED THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT P.M.

Eugene Lamb, Chair

ATTEST:

Muriel Straughn, Deputy Clerk