Committee of the Whole Recommendation.

Recommendation:  The Committee of the Whole (C/W), at the February 12, 2015, C/W Workshop, recommended that the Board take the following action:

A.  Direct staff to move forward with the draft Ordinance, provided in the agenda backup, amending the Escambia County Land Development Code, Article 2, "Administration," Section 2.14.02, to modify the authority to grant exceptions to the overlay district standards (C/W Item 3);

B. Direct staff to craft language for the Comprehensive Plan with a goal to maintain the status quo regarding rezoning requests on Perdido Key to assure all impacted landowners have the opportunity to benefit from the County HCP (Habitat Conservation Plan) process (C/W Item 4);

C.  Approve extending the temporary moratorium on permitting and re-permitting Construction and Demolition Debris facilities, Land Clearance Debris facilities, and other landfill operations (C/W Item 6);

D.  Proceed with the selection process (shortlist, rank, and negotiate fee) for the Design Criteria Professional for a 1,476-bed correctional facility (C/W Item 7);

E.  Take the following action concerning potential jail sites (C/W Item 8):

(1)  Eliminate the Old Soccer Complex site from consideration;
(2)  Keep the Old Palafox and Airport Boulevard site for consideration; and
(3)  Keep and combine the current jail site and the McDonald's site for consideration; and

F.  Add discussion concerning potential jail sites to the agenda for the February 17, 2015, Special BCC Meeting.