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AGENDA
Board of County Commissioners
Regular Meeting –January 20, 2011– 5:30 p.m.
Governmental Complex – First Floor
 
             
1.   Call to Order.
 
(PLEASE TURN YOUR CELL PHONE TO THE VIBRATE, SILENCE, OR OFF SETTING) 
 
2.   Invocation – Commissioner Robertson.
 
3.   Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
 
4.   Are there any items to be added to the agenda?

Recommendation:  That the Board adopt the agenda as prepared (or duly amended).
 
5.   Commissioners’ Forum.
 
6. 287   Retirement Proclamations.
 
   
Recommendation: That the Board adopt the following five Proclamations:

A. The Proclamation commending and congratulating Faye Dees, Human Resources Supervisor, Management and Budget Services Bureau, on her retirement after 30 years of service;

B. The Proclamation commending and congratulating Maxine Fountain, Storekeeper Warehouse Supervisor, Public Works Bureau, on her retirement after 26 years of service;

C. The Proclamation commending and congratulating Edward Patterson, Corrections Captain, Corrections Bureau, on his retirement after 17 years of service;

D. The Proclamation commending and congratulating Charlene Ward, Animal Control Officer, Corrections Bureau, on her retirement after 12 years of service; and

E. The Proclamation commending and congratulating Calvin Wilson, Fleet Maintenance Specialist, Public Works Bureau, on his retirement after 7 years of service.
 
7.   Written Communication - January 6, 2011, email communication from Mrs. Roxanne Hicks concerning County maintenance of Pittman Avenue during a sewer project.
 
8.   Did the Clerk’s Office receive the proofs of publication for the Public Hearing(s) on the agenda and the Board’s Weekly Meeting Schedule?
 
Recommendation: That the Board waive the reading of the legal advertisement(s) and accept, for filing with the Board’s Minutes, the certified affidavit(s) establishing proof of publication for the Public Hearing(s) on the agenda, and the Board of County Commissioners – Escambia County, Florida, Meeting Schedule.
 
9. 245   5:31 p.m. Second of Two Public Hearings Designating 3300 Mobile Highway as a Brownfield Area.
 
   
Recommendation: That the Board, at the 5:31 p.m. second Public Hearing, take the following action concerning designating 3300 Mobile Highway as a Brownfield Area (Funding Sources: CRA Admin, Fund 151, Cost Center 220523, Object Code 54901; [Local Option Sales Tax] LOST III, Fund 352, Cost Center 220102, Object Code 56301):

A. Adopt a Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Escambia County Florida, designating 3300 Mobile Highway as a Brownfield Area within the Brownsville Redevelopment Area of Escambia County for the purpose of Economic Development and Environmental Rehabilitation; authorizing the Community & Environment Deputy Bureau Chief to notify the Department of Environmental Protection of said designation; providing for an effective date; and

B. Authorize the Chairman to execute the Resolution.
 
10. 293   5:32 p.m. Public Hearing to Amend the Panhandling and Solicitation Ordinance.
 
   
Recommendation: That the Board, at the 5:32 p.m. Public Hearing, adopt an Ordinance amending Chapter 86, Article VIII, Sections 86-250 through 86-253, of the Escambia County Code of Ordinances, the Panhandling and Solicitation Ordinance.
 
11. 276   5:33 p.m. First of Two Public Hearings Designating 7220 North Palafox Street as a Brownfield Area.
 
   
Recommendation: That the Board, at the 5:33 p.m. first Public Hearing, take the following action concerning designating 7220 North Palafox Street as a Brownfield Area (Funding Source: CRA Admin., Fund 151, Cost Center 220523, Object Code 54901):

A. Hold the first of two public hearings to receive input on the proposed designation of 7220 North Palafox Street as a Brownfield Area; and

B. Approve the scheduling and advertising of the second of two public hearings for February 3, 2011, at 5:32 p.m., to consider adoption of a Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Escambia County, Florida, designating 7220 North Palafox Street as a Brownfield Area within Escambia County for the purpose of economic development and environmental rehabilitation; authorizing the Community & Environment Deputy Bureau Chief to notify the Department of Environmental Protection of said designation; and providing for an effective date.
 
12. 291   5:34 p.m. Public Hearing - Supplemental Budget Amendment #092 - Fund Balance Carry-forwards.
 
   
Recommendation: That the Board, at the 5:34 p.m. Public Hearing, adopt the Resolution approving Supplemental Budget Amendment #92, in the amount of $65,463,163, to recognize certain revenues and adjust fund balance estimates for the following funds, and to appropriate these funds accordingly:

General Fund (001)
Escambia County Restricted Fund (101)
Economic Development Fund (102)
Code Enforcement Fund (103)
Mass Transit Fund (104)
M&A State Fund (106)
Tourist Promotion Fund (108)
Other Grants and Projects Fund (110)
Misdemeanor Probation Fund (114)
Article V Fund (115)
Development Review Fees Fund (116)
Perdido Key Beach Mouse Fund (117)
Law Enforcement Trust (121)
Escambia Affordable Housing (124)
Handicapped Parking Fund (130)
Family Mediation Fund (131)
Fire Protection Fund (143)
E-911 Operations Fund (145)
HUD-CDBG Housing Rehab (146)
Community Redevelopment Fund (151)
Southwest Sector CRA Fund (152)
Bob Sikes Toll Bridge Fund (167)
Transportation Trust Fund (175)
MSBU Assessment Fund (177)
Master Drainage Basin Fund (181)
New Road Construction Fund (333)
Local Option Sales Tax Fund (350)
Local Option Sales Tax II Fund (351)
Local Option Sales Tax III Fund (352)
Solid Waste Fund (401)
Building Inspections Fund (406)
EMS Fund (408)
Civic Center Fund (409)
 
13. 331   Committee of the Whole Recommendations.
 
   
Recommendation: The Committee of the Whole (C/W), at the January 13, 2011, C/W Workshop, recommends that the Board take the following action:

A. Take the following action concerning maintenance and improvements of private roads (C/W Item 3):

(1) Refer to T. Lloyd Kerr, Bureau Chief, Development Services Bureau, discussion concerning maintenance and improvements of private roads,"to move to the Land Development Code," and to receive input from the engineers as to the standards that address proper environment (for road construction); and

(2) Refer to the January 20, 2011, Regular Meeting, for the Board's consideration of the County accepting Bowker Road as a public road (for permanent County maintenance) and bringing Bowker Road up to County standards;

B. Take the following action concerning the Delano Street Area Drainage Project/Property Acquisition/Property Acquisition Policy (C/W Item 4):

(1) Authorize staff to pursue the acquisition, by purchase, of parcels in the Delano Street area; and

(2) Authorize staff to negotiate and perform surveys, assessments, and appraisals;

C. Approve the creation of a Policy that would allow a Commissioner to appoint a substitute, who would be approved by the Board, if the Commissioner is appointed to a committee that meets on a Board Meeting date, relative to discussion concerning the Escambia County School Readiness Coalition Appointment (C/W Item 6);

D. Take the following action concerning Boards/Committees established by the Board of County Commissioners (C/W Item 7):

(1) Eliminate the Citizens' Environmental Committee (CEC);

(2) Eliminate the Fire Services Citizens Advisory Committee (FSCAC); and

(3) Approve, for the remaining Advisory Committees accountable to the Board of County Commissioners, that:

(a) Each Committee will provide at least one report per year, tied to the Fiscal Year, at least two months prior to the beginning of the Fiscal Year, so the Board can consider it as part of the Budget process, unless any of the Committees are currently, under their bylaws or mission statements, required to provide more frequent reporting; and

(b) Committee Members who have three unexcused absences within a 12 month rolling period will be replaced; and



E. Approve, along with the Staff Actions/Recommendations (outlined in the PowerPoint Presentation, entitled, "Status Report: BP Oil Cleanup and Response January 13, 2011, Community & Environment Bureau, Water Quality & Land Management Division"), the following additional requests (C/W Item 8):

(1) That Floridians are employed (for the cleanup);

(2) That the University of West Florida (UWF), as the local research institution, be involved in OSAT (Operational Science Advisory Team);

(3) Redefining local to require residence (in Escambia County or Santa Rosa County) since January 1, 2010; and

(4) That (beach) renourishment be the top environmental priority for moving forward in the State of Florida.
 
14.   Reports:
 
332   Clerk & Comptroller's Report
 
     
 
334   Growth Management Report
 
     
 
333   County Administrator's Report
 
     
 
330   County Attorney's Report
 
     
 
15.   Items added to the agenda.
 
16.   Announcements.
 
17.   Adjournment.
 
 

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