| AGENDA – Regular Public Meeting | Pinellas County |
| Board of County Commissioners (BCC) | |
| 2:01 p.m. | September 5, 2013 |
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS and AWARDS
Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
Robert “Bobby” Barnes, Pinellas Park, re Greater Pinellas Country Fair.
Marjorie Hynish, Pinellas Park, re Greater Pinellas Country Fair.
Tim Caddell, Pinellas Park, re Support Greater Pinellas Country Fair.
Marcus Harrison, Palm Harbor, re PPLC.
David Ballard Geddis Jr., Palm Harbor, re Boston Tea Party was Espionage.
Greg Pound, Largo, re Crime in Pinellas County.
CONSENT AGENDA
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COMPTROLLER
1. Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting Held August 6, 2013
2. Reports to be Received for Filing:
a. $40,938,790.46 from June 30 to July 6, 2013
b. $10,253,589.89 from July 7 to July 13, 2013
c. $15,357,718.02 from July 14 to July 20, 2013
d. $14,739,857.94 from July 21 to July 27, 2013
4. Miscellaneous Items to be Received for Filing:
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Health and Community Services
Management and Budget
Real Estate Management
9. Approval of an Award of Bid to Three Vendors for Job Order Contracting
Other Departments
See Item No. 15
11. Approval of Ranking of Firms and Authority for Staff to Negotiate with the Highest Ranked Firm for Advertising and Promotional Services (Convention and Visitors Bureau)
COUNTY ATTORNEY
14. Notice of New Lawsuits and Defense of the Same by the County Attorney in the Cases of:
REGULAR AGENDA
Any person wishing to speak regarding a Regular Agenda item must have a Blue Card completed and given to staff at the table located at the front of the Board Room. The Chairman will call each speaker, one by one, to the podium to be heard when the item is before the BCC. Each speaker may speak up to three (3) minutes.
Persons who have been authorized to represent a group of five (5) or more persons should complete a Blue Card, submit it to staff at the table located at the front of the Board Room, and should limit their presentation to ten (10) minutes.
Items Nos. 5 and 11
15. Items for Discussion from Consent Agenda (County Administrator and Clerk of Circuit Court)
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Real Estate Management
17. Approval of Change Order No. 1 with Midway Services, Inc. for Building Lighting Retrofits
Other Departments
19. Approval of FY 2013 Budget Amendment No. 10 (Management and Budget)
21. Other Administrative Matters
COUNTY ATTORNEY
None
22. Miscellaneous
AUTHORITIES, BOARDS, AND COUNCILS
Tax Collector
23. Adoption of a Resolution Approving Early Extension of the 2013 Tax Rolls
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS
24. None
Discussed flood plain management and recent federal law re flood insurance subsidies.
COUNTY COMMISSION
25. Miscellaneous
| a. | Commissioner Roche | requested that Health and Community Services Director Gwendolyn Warren provide periodic updates re Medicaid enrollment. | |
| b. | Commissioner Latvala | re Tampa Bay Water providing funding to the Florida Friendly Program. |
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| c. | Commissioner Morroni | re appointment to the Special Recreation District | |
| d. | Commissioner Seel | requested that the School Board and the Juvenile Welfare Board be added to the Social Action Funding list re County surplus items. |
If the afternoon portion of the meeting has not concluded by 5:30 p.m., a recess will be taken from 5:30 – 6:00 p.m. The remainder of the afternoon agenda will resume at 6:00 p.m., followed by public hearings.
6:01 P.M.
SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARINGS
The procedure used by the BCC in conducting Public Hearings is to have a Staff presentation followed by the applicant presenting the specific proposal. The BCC will then hear comments from the proponents followed by comments from the opponents and a staff summary. The applicant will then be given an opportunity to close and the BCC will decide on the matter. Please refer to the back of your agenda copy for more details on guidelines for time limitations and opportunities to speak.
Any person who wishes to speak about a Public Hearing item shall complete a Blue Card, submit it to staff at the table located at the front of the Board Room, and may speak up to three (3) minutes. The Chairman will call each speaker, one by one, to the podium to be heard.
Any person who has been authorized to represent a group of five (5) or more persons shall complete a Blue Card, submit it to staff at the table located at the front of the Board Room, and should limit their presentation to ten (10) minutes.
SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARINGS – BCC
26. Proposed Resolutions to Adopt Tentative Millages and Budgets for FY 2014 (First Public Hearing)
- Public Hearing to be held September 17, 2013
27. Approval of Authority to Advertise the Second Public Hearing for Final Millages and Budgets for FY 2014 (Management and Budget) (Regular Agenda Item)
ADJOURNMENT – 7:20 P.M.
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Persons are advised that, if they decide to appeal any decision made at this meeting/hearing, they will need a record of the proceedings, and, for such purposes, they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
Persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the Office of Human Rights, by written or oral request at least 48 hours prior to the proceeding at: 400 South Fort Harrison Avenue, Suite 500, Clearwater, Florida 33756; Phone: (727) 464-4880, TDD: (727) 464-4062.
PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES
Public Hearings before the BCC are governed by the provisions of Section 134-14 of the Pinellas County Land Development Code. That code provides that at the conclusion of each person’s presentation, any speaker may seek the Chairman’s permission to ask questions of staff. Specifically:
1. At the conclusion of the presentations by the applicant and any proponents, all affected parties may seek the Chairman’s permission to ask questions of or seek clarification from the applicant and/or the proponents.
2. At the conclusion of the presentation by the opponents, all affected parties may seek the Chairman’s permission to ask questions of or seek clarification from any opponent.
The applicant’s closing comments will address testimony subsequent to their presentation. Continuing rebuttal of other than directly preceding testimony will not be allowed.
Because much testimony has already been submitted in writing, the applicant should present his or her entire case in twenty (20) minutes.