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. |