Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Regular Public Meeting
| Public Meeting | April 7, 2015 | 1:01 P.M. | Printable version |
Public Participation
Persons wishing to speak during the Citizens to be Heard portion of the agenda or regarding Regular Agenda items and Public Hearing items must complete a comment 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 Chairman 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 four or more individuals, who are present, should limit their presentation to 10 minutes. Items may be taken out of order by the Chairman.
Invocation by Reverend Anthony Johnson from the Unitarian Universalist Church in Clearwater
Pledge of Allegiance
I. PRESENTATIONS AND AWARDS
“Playing on Water” Dolphin Recognition
Coyotes presentation by Angeline Scotten, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
II. 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
COUNTYWIDE PLANNING AUTHORITY
Proposal to amend the adopted Countywide Plan Map:
III. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
Lenore Faulkner, Madeira Beach, re middle school excellence.
David Ballard Geddis, Jr., Palm Harbor, re reclaimed water/14th Amendment.
Mark Klutho, Largo, re stupidity, waste.
IV. 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
3. Approval of minutes of the regular meeting held March 10, 2015.
4. Reports received for filing:
6. Miscellaneous items received for filing:c. City of Seminole Ordinance No. 01-2015 adopted February 24, 2015, relating to nuisances.
d. Notification by Homeowners Association of Highland Lakes, Inc. of its 2015 Board of Directors.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Departments
AUTHORITIES, BOARDS, CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS AND COUNCILS
Housing Finance Authority
10. Approval of receipt and file of the 2014 annual reports for the:
V. REGULAR AGENDA
Item No. 7
11. Items for discussion from the Consent Agenda.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Departments
Management and Budget
12. Approval of FY 2015 Budget Amendments Nos. 4 and 5.
Public Works
Other Departments
COUNTY ATTORNEY
20. Miscellaneous.
Attorney Bennett thanked Managing Assistant County Attorney Donald Crowell for finding a software solution for the County Attorney’s Office.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS
21. Charter Review Commission:
b. County Commissioner appointment.
Commissioner Long appointed to serve on the Charter Review Commission.
COUNTY COMMISSION
a. Commissioner Justice
announced that Youth Advisory Committee held a mock County Commission meeting and offered an archive on disk to Commissioners for viewing; thanked staff for their efforts in making it a great experience for participants.
b. Commissioner Long
discussed value of today’s meeting with Federal Legislative Delegation and encouraged Board to pursue more partnering opportunities; thanked Intergovernmental Liaison Mary Scott Hardwick for coordinating meeting.
discussed value of recent New Ideas Symposium and commended Commissioner Welch on his presentation.
c. Commissioner Eggers
echoed earlier comments re joint Delegation meeting and New Ideas Symposium.
discussed conversation with a citizen re future of downtown Palm Harbor.
announced Relay for Life in Oldsmar on April 11 and Dunedin on April 17.
congratulated staff and consultant on successful kickoff event for Dunedin Causeway project.
d. Commissioner Welch
echoed comments on value of joint Delegation meeting.
discussed his attendance at Wage Theft workshop in St. Petersburg.
declared outrage that Legislature did not act on backyard gun ranges.
e. Chairman Morroni
related that Board members were in Tallahassee last week and could not attend veterans event referenced in email from Reverend Swick, and discussion ensued re funding request.
ADJOURNMENT – 2:52 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 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 the entire case in 20 minutes.