Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Regular Public Meeting
| Regular Public Meeting | September 11, 2014 | 2:02 P.M. | Printable version |
AGENDA
Agenda Revisions *posted 09-10-2014 3:10PM
Chairman Seel opened the meeting with a moment of silence in remembrance of the victims of the September 11, 2001 disasters.
Public Participation
Persons wishing to speak during the Citizens to be Heard portion of the agenda, excluding Regular Agenda items and Public Hearing items, must complete a yellow card. Persons wishing to speak regarding a Regular Agenda item or a Public Hearing item must complete a blue card. Cards should be given to staff at the table located at the front of the Assembly Room. At the scheduled section of the meeting when the item is before the Board of County Commissioners (Board), the Chair will call each speaker, one by one, to the podium to be heard. Each speaker may speak up to three minutes. Persons who have been authorized to represent a group of five or more individuals, who are present, should limit their presentation to 10 minutes. Items may be taken out of order by the Chair.
Invocation by Pastor Tom Hamilton from the Feather Sound Community Church in Clearwater.
Pledge of Allegiance
I. PRESENTATIONS AND AWARDS
Not Presented
National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims ProclamationDeleted from Agenda
Florida Association of Counties County Champion Award Presentation
II. a. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD – (New Board-Related Business)
David Waddell, Clearwater, re HFA/CD (submitted copy of Clerk’s Audit Report) (BCC to discuss board appointment process at 9/23/14 meeting).
Jerry McIntire, Clearwater, re failure to investigate witnesses and exhibits.
III. CONSENT AGENDA
All matters listed under this item are considered to be routine and action will be taken by one motion without separate discussion of each item. If discussion is desired by a member of the Board, that item(s) will be moved from the Consent Agenda and considered separately.
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COMPTROLLER
1. Approval of minutes of the regular meeting held August 5, 2014.
2. Reports received for filing:
a. $5,687,595.77 from July 6 to July 12, 2014.
b. $16,822,808.02 from July 13 to July 19, 2014.
c. $18,387,992.31 from July 20 to July 26, 2014.
d. $24,003,415.52 from July 27 to August 2, 2014.
e. $28,512,923.03 from August 3 to August 9, 2014.
4. Miscellaneous items received for filing:
c. City of Safety Harbor Ordinance No. 2014-12 adopted August 4, 2014, annexing certain property.
d. Eastlake Oaks Community Development District minutes of the meeting held April 10, 2014.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Environment and Infrastructure
Other Departments
COUNTY ATTORNEY
IV. REGULAR AGENDA
Item No. 5
11. Items for discussion from the Consent Agenda (County Administrator and Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller).
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Health and Community Services
Deleted from Agenda
15. Approval of a substance abuse and mental health funding agreement with Personal Enrichment Through Mental Health Services, Inc. for mental health and emergency treatment services.
Safety and Emergency Services
Other Departments
20. Approval of FY 2014 Budget Amendments: (Management and Budget)
Pulled from Agenda
a. No. 17 for the County Commission.
b. No. 18 for the Industry Certification Training Center and International Program.
None
22. Other administrative matters.
COUNTY ATTORNEY
None
25. Miscellaneous.
AUTHORITIES, BOARDS, CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS AND COUNCILS
Fire Protection Authority
to 9/23/2014 Meeting
26. Approval of the Master Fire Protection Services Agreement with eight municipalities providing fire protection service in ten fire districts.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS
27. None.
Updates by David Downing, Interim Director, Convention and Visitors Bureau:
a. Red Tide
b. Dolphin Tale 2
II b. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD – (Continued) (General Business)
David Ballard Geddis, Jr., Palm Harbor, re Water Ad Valorem as a Non-Ad Valorem Charge.
COUNTY COMMISSION
28. Approval of appointments to the Youth Advisory Council.
29. Miscellaneous.
| a. | Commissioner Justice | attended arrival of Honor Flight for WWII veterans. re Tampa Bay Estuary program. |
| b. | Commissioner Long | re CareerSource Tampa Bay (WorkNet Pinellas) partnership to create job opportunities for youth. re upcoming Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council conference on climate change and rising sea level. |
| c. | Commissioner Morroni | read email thanking DEI Crew No. 415 for quick response and courtesy. |
| d. | Commissioner Welch | thanked Sheriff’s Deputies and commented on new uniforms. re Pathways to Juvenile Justice System program. re discussion with FAST on dental issue. |
| e. | Chairman Seel | re Dental Roundtable (input by Mr. Woodard about funding) and traveling dental team. appointed herself and Commissioner Justice to TDC Search Committee for new Executive Director. re meet-and-greet for County Administrator Mark Woodard at St. Pete-Clearwater Airport on October 14. reminded residents of Park Boulevard Bridge closure to begin September 29. |
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.
V. SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARINGS
The procedure used by the Board in conducting public hearings is to have a staff presentation followed by the applicant presenting the specific proposal. The Board 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 Board will decide on the matter. Please refer to the back of this agenda copy for more details on guidelines for time limitations and opportunities to speak.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
33. Proposed resolutions to adopt tentative millages and budgets for FY 2015 (first public hearing).
– Public Hearing to be held 9/23/14
34. Approval of authority to advertise the second public hearing for final millages and budgets for FY 2015 (Management and Budget) (regular agenda item).
ADJOURNMENT – 9:57 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 Board 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 Chair’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 Chair’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 Chair’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 the entire case in 20 minutes.