Board of County Commissioners

Gadsden County, Florida

 

AGENDA

 

Regular Public Meeting

September 7, 2010

6:00 p.m.

 

 

Present:  Eugene Lamb, Chair, District 1;  Doug Croley, Vice-Chair, District 2;  Gene Morgan, District 3;  Sherrie Taylor, District 5;  Nicholas Thomas, Clerk;  Mike Glazer, County Attorney;  Johnny Williams, County Administrator

 

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance  

 

                Invocation

                Pledge of Allegiance

 

Amendments and Approval of Agenda

 

  

 

Add Economic Development CDBG Grant as 20A  – Auburn Ford, City of Quincy CRA

Morgan/Croley approve  4 – 0

 

Motion and second withdraw after Attorney Mike Glazer requested removal of Item 14. 

 

  Item 14 was pulled at request of Attorney Mike Glazer.

 

Morgan/Croley approve agenda as amended.  4 - 0

 

Awards, Presentations and Appearances

 

   1   Update on Florida Department of Transportation’s Five Year Work Plan

                (Robert Presnell, Public Works Director)

 

                Keith M. McCarron, ARPC Senior Planner appeared.

 

   2.Presentation of FY 2009 Audit Report

                Richard Law, County Auditor appeared.  Rendered an unqualified opinion. 

 

 

 

               

Consent    Pulled Items:  13 

 

Croley/Morgan approve the remainder of the consent agenda.   

                 

3.            Approval of Minutes – July 29, 2010 – Budget Workshop/Special Meeting

                                                           - July 6, 2010 – Regular Meeting

 

4.            Ratification of Approval to Pay County Bills          

 

5.            Approval of Resolution 2010-040 Recognizing the Contributions of the Citizens   Committee to Review the Rural Emergency Hospital Concept

                (Commissioner Eugene Lamb, Chairman)

 

6.            Approval and Execution of the State Housing Initiative Partnership (SHIP) Annual             Report

                (Clyde Collins, Building Official and Phyllis Moore, SHIP Administrator)

 

7.            Approval of Signatures for Special Assessment Lien and Rehabilitation Contract –             Emergency Repairs

                (Clyde Collins, Building Official)

 

8.            Approval of Signatures for Special Assessment Lien and Rehabilitation Contract – State Housing Initiative Partnership (SHIP) Program

                (Clyde Collins, Building Official)

 

9.            Approval of Signatures for Special Assessment Liens – Impact Fee Proviso (IFP) and        State Housing Initiative (SHIP) Programs

                (Clyde Collins, Building Official)

 

10.          Approval of Signatures for Signatures for Special Assessment Lien and Rehabilitation      Contract – Impact Fee Proviso (IFP) and State Housing Initiative Partnership (SHIP)        Programs

                (Clyde Collins, Building Official)

 

11.          Approval and Signatures for Satisfaction of Special Assessment Lien

                (Clyde Collins, Building Official and Phyllis Moore, SHIP Administrator)

 

12.          Approval of Mosquito Control Agreement with the Department of Agriculture and          Consumer Services (DACS) – Annual Certified Budget

                (Robert Presnell, Public Works Director)

 

Discussion:  Croley/Morgan approve 4 – 0

 

Items Pulled for Discussion

13.          Approval of Amendment 5 – Grant LP 6721 with the Florida Department of          Environmental Protection (Robert Presnell, Public Works Director)

 

 

Citizens Requesting to be Heard on Non-Agenda Items (3 minute limit)

 

 

Lanois Crockett – 2964 Lakeview Point Road – EAR Recent meeting was cancelled; Stipulated Settlement Agreement – requested citizen input meetings be rescheduled

  Commissioner Taylor’s comments – directed to get with the Growth Management Director – cou

 

Murray Seay, 957 Havana Highway, Quincy – Zoning request from Commercial to Rural Residential

 

  David King asked for forensic audit of CRA and the Sheriff

 

Asked that all public funds be withheld until the findings of the forensic audit is concluded. 

 

Matter addressed to the County Administrator.

 

   Sylvia Brooks, 240 Allen Ranch Lane – Paving of Allen Ranch Road – requested attorney’s opinion in writing regarding the legal issue regarding paving of private roads. 

 

  Private road off a public road – Mike Glazer – The Florida Constitution prohibits use of public funds on private roads.  BOCC passed ordinance providing for a process.  However, questions regarding legality of the ordinance have arisen. 

 

Donation of the right-of-way to be given to the County Administrator and he was directed to agenda the matter.  

 

Public Hearings

 

14.          Public Hearing – Amendment of Ordinance Number 88-009 to Include Additional Areas

of Nuisance Abatement  This item was pulled from the agenda at the request of Attorney Mike Glazer.

                (Deborah Minnis, County Attorney)

 

General Business

 

   15. Approval of Contract with Solutia Revenue Recovery - Bad and Outstanding Debt Collection Agency (Don Crum, EMS Director) 

 

   Melissa Andrews, 314 Clematis St. # 201 WPB F: 33401 – ARI

 

Solutia is not licensed in the State of Florida (yet),   No contract was brought to the BCC. 

 

Bring back at next meeting.

 

 

 

 

 

   16.Approval of Inter-Local Agreements with Local Municipalities and the Gadsden County                 School Board  - Charles Chapman addressed the board.                Croley/Morgan approve 4 – 0

 

  17. Department of Homeland Security Grant for Planning Training, Functional Exercise and Equipment Contract:  09-DS-51-02-30-01-393  Charles Brinkley, Emergency    Management Coordinator  Croley/Morgan approve 4 – 0

 

18.          Department of Homeland Security Grant for Planning Training, Functional Exercise and Equipment Contract:  08-60-02-30-01-361  Croley/Morgan 4 – 0 approve

                (Morris Young, Sheriff/Charles Brinkley, Emergency Management Coordinator)

               

  19.  Approval of Continuation of Inter-Local Agreement with the City of Quincy for                             Animal Control Services (Charles Chapman, Administrative Coordinator)    Retro Active to October 1, 2009.  Croley/Morgan approve 4 – 0

 

20.          Approval of Amendment to the Gadsden County Senior Services By-Laws Article III         Board of Directors  (Johnny Williams, County Administrator) Judge Stewart Parsons  Croley/Morgan approve 4 - 0

 

   20A. Auburn Ford CDBG Economic Development Grant –

  Anthony Metheney response.   Recommended that any applicant show proof of financing before the application begins. 

 

 

County Administrator

 

21.          Update on Board Requests

                (Johnny Williams, County Administrator)             

 

County Attorney

 

   22.Update on Various Legal Issues  Commissioner Croley requested written attorney Opinion on the issue of private roads

                (Deborah Minnis, County Attorney)

 

Discussion Items by Commissioners      

 

23.

                Commissioner Morgan, District 3 – No Items

                                                                                                               

                District 4 – No Items

               

   Commissioner Taylor, District 5 – No Items  Letter from Clerk – Local Option on Fuel Tax – Midway has appealed. 

 

  When the CA is preparing to hire a new department head, it comes before the board.   Why not when they are fired?

 

 

                                                                                 

   Commissioner Croley, Vice Chairman, District 2 –

 Emergency Management and E911 – have it on next agenda to receive information Croley/Morgan 3 – 1 (Taylor opposed.) 

                                                                               

  Privatizing mowing of county rights-of-ways –

 

  County Probation Privatization – Vendor has contacted him regarding follow-up.

 

  Parking Lot – open container drinking; complaints from police that partying is going on in the county parking lot.  City Manager is willing to meet with County Administrator.  Croley/Lamb motion to have county administrator to meet with city manager and discuss how to control the parking lot situation.    4 – 0

 

  Library cleanliness and poor maintenance of the facilities.  Many complaints are coming to him. 

                               

   Commissioner Lamb, Chairman, District 1 – Appointments to the 2010 Value Adjustment Board

  Fuel Tax

  Appointments to the Value Adjustment Board – Croley, Lamb and Rowan – Continue with the members that served last year.    

 

 

 

 

Receipt and File

 

24.

 

a.            For the Record:  Letter to Law, Redd, Crona and Munroe, P.A. Regarding the Audit Transition to Purvis, Gray and Company, LLP  David King, 913 Drake Acres Road, Quincy, FL 32351

 

 

b.            For the Record:  Letter from FDLE Regarding the Sheriff’s Area Drug Taskforce 09

 

c.             For the Record:  Budget Amendments – Approved by the County Administrator

 

September Meeting(s)

 

                - September 8, 2010 – 1st Budget Hearing, 6:00 p.m.

 

                - September 21, 2010 - Regular Meeting, 9:00 a.m.

 

                - September 21, 2010 - 2nd Budget Hearing, 6:00 p.m.