Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners
Emergency Meeting
July 27, 2021
Present: Brenda A. Holt, Chair, District 4
Dr. Anthony “Dr. V” Viegbesie, Vice Chair, District 2 - Absent
Eric Hinson, District 1-Absent
Kimblin NeSmith, District 3
Ronterious “Ron” Green, District 5
Edward J. Dixon, County Administrator
Clayton Knowles, County Attorney
Marcella Blocker, Deputy Clerk
G/N 3-0
Green read aloud COVID statement
CALL TO ORDER, INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chair Holt called meeting to order, led in Pledge of Allegiance and then asked for moment of silence.
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AMENDMENTS AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA No amendments Green/NeSmith 3-0
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Awards, Presentations and Appearances None
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CONSENT
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ITEMS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION
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CITIZENS REQUESTING TO BE HEARD
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GENERAL BUSINESS
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Approval of the application submission of the State-Funded Small County Emergency Operations Center Design Initiative Grant F0073 Mr. Dixon introduced above item. Award of this grant is $200,000 and is a cost reimbursement agreement.
NeSmith asked about cost reimbursement agreement-means must spend first and get reimbursed, up to $200,000.
Green asked about project design, hiring architect to design.
NeSmith asked if had to do RFP for engineering firm
Holt asked if used design that was used by someone else, was there a need for a bid? Dixon said not looking at single building but co-locating buildings into a multi-use building.
Tashonda Whaley, Emergency Management Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office, appeared before the Board. Other counties have already started this process. It actually came down in 2019 but COVID happened and it stalled in a lot of counties.
Green asked if this was just for design plan or in talking about location or places to put center, could it be at old Stevens School? She said in speaking with FDEM Bureau Chief and other counties that were already doing it, felt initially they would retro-fit a building already standing. However now felt they were moving toward a new facility and as manager stated, could use as multi-purpose and was what lot of counties were doing to cohabitate
NeSmith asked Ms. Whaley if she was familiar with operations center
in Tallahassee?
Dixon said planning to build new facility-not just talking building, talking staging to go with it.
Whaley said even though just for architectural design, why State doing this, when monies come down to build the counties that have done this will have opportunity to get funds.
Green motion to approve option 1/NeSmith 3-0
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Adjourned at 10:19 a.m. |
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