PRESENTATION

Mr. Tom Carpenter, Emergency Management Operations Manager, gave a tropical storm update regarding Tropical Storm Emily.

  

 

 

 

AWARDS

EMPLOYEE AWARDS

 FIVE YEARS

Roland Breeden, Senior Maintenance Specialist

Facilities Development & Management

 

Tim Bridgeman, Traffic Signal Technician

Public Works/Road Operations/Signs, Signals & Striping

 

Thomas Carpenter, Emergency Management Operations Manager

Public Safety/Emergency Management Operations

 

Bill Goodman, Maintenance Specialist (not present)

Facilities Development & Management

 

Dwayne Henry, Landscape Architect/Parks Project Coordinator

Public Resources/Parks & Trails

 

Bonnie Loomis, Animal Control Officer

Conservation & Compliance/Animal Services

 

John Wright, Senior Maintenance Specialist

Facilities Development & Management

 

TEN YEARS

Susanne Clemens, Office Associate II

Conservation & Compliance/Probation Services

 

Jimmy Kirby, Code Enforcement Officer

Conservation & Compliance/Code Enforcement Services

FIFTEEN YEARS

Charlene Smith, Assistant Library Services Director

Public Resources/Library Services

TWENTY FIVE YEARS

Frank Franklin, Equipment Operator III

Public Works/Road Operations/Special Projects

EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER

Alan Kirkland, Engineer IV

Public Works/Engineering

  

APPROVED

Tab 1.  Request approval of the Minutes of June 7, 2011 (Regular Meeting), June 14, 2011 (Special Meeting), and July 5, 2011 (Regular Meeting).

 

 

There was no one who wished to comment to the Board.

 

APPROVED

Tab 2.  Clerk of Court’s Consent Agenda, request to acknowledge receipt of the following: 

1.      List  of warrants paid prior to this meeting, pursuant to Chapter 136.06 (1) of the of the Florida Statutes, which shall be incorporated into the Minutes as attached Exhibit A and filed in the Board Support Division of the Clerk's Office.

2.      Covanta Lake’s Solid Waste Operations Monitoring Annual Report for FY 2010 (October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010).

3.      Proposed Resolution 2011-017 from the City of Fruitland Park in support of keeping the Fruitland Park Post Office open, and a cover letter stating the date for approval of the proposed resolution was July 14, 2011 at the regular City Commission meeting and also requesting support from the Lake County Board of County Commissioners to keep the Post Office open.

 

APPROVED

Tab 3.  Request from County Manager to fill one (1) vacant Chief Maintenance Supervisor position within the Facilities Development and Management Department, Maintenance Division. (Fiscal impact is $48,139).

 

 

APPROVED

Tab 4.  Request from Facilities Development and Management for approval of the award of On-Call contracts as noted in the background summary, and authorize the procurement office to complete all associated contractual documentation. There is no immediate or direct fiscal impact.

 

 

APPROVED

Tab 5.  Request from Fiscal and Administrative Services for approval to (1) declare the items on the attached list(s) surplus to County needs, (2) authorize the removal of all of the items on the attached lists from the County’s official fixed asset inventory system records, and (3) authorize the Procurement Services Director or designee to sign vehicle titles.

 

 

APPROVED

Tab 6.  Request from Fiscal and Administrative Services for approval of award of ITB 11-0818 for Light, Medium & Heavy Equipment Replacement Parts to various firms (noted below) within budgeted funds for annual fleet maintenance and authorize the Procurement Office to complete all associated contract documentation. (Expenditure) Fiscal Impact $100,000.00 estimated.

 

 

APPROVED

Tab 7.  Request from Growth Management for approval to accept sponsorships for the Green Team's 4th Annual Green Fair to be held on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at Wooton Park, Tavares, FL. There is no fiscal impact.

 

 

APPROVED

Tab 8.  Request from Public Works for authorization to release cash funds posted as maintenance surety in the amount of $7,467.87 posted for Citrus Grove Road Improvements – Founder’s Ridge. Citrus Grove Road is in Commission District 2. There is no fiscal impact.

 

 

APPROVED

Tab 9.  Request from Public Works for approval of LAP Supplemental Agreement and Supporting Resolution No. 2011-102 between Lake County and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for utilization of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify System for intersection improvements at Mt. Homer Road and David Walker Drive, and add language pursuant to Governor Rick Scott's Executive Order 11-116. No fiscal impact; Commission Districts 3 & 4.

 

 

APPROVED

Tab 11.  Selection of Commr. Conner and Commr. Parks as BCC members, as well as Mr. Will Walker as a citizen member, to serve on the Value Adjustment Board, and authorizing the Chairman to write a letter to the School Board requesting that the School Board appoint two members.

 

 

APPROVED

Tab 10.  Request from Public Works to approve and execute a purchase agreement with CSX Real Property, Inc. for several pieces of abandoned railroad property, in conjunction with the South Lake Trail – Phase 3 Project in the Groveland area, and authorization for the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners to sign any and all documents necessary for closing. Fiscal impact is $482,141.00. Commission District 3.

 

 

APPROVED

Tab 12.  Presentation:  Staff is recommending that the BCC direct staff to (1) develop a resolution designating an area as a proposed Enterprise Zone, to be adopted by the BCC and (2) create an Enterprise Zone Development Agency within the Resolution. There is no fiscal impact.

 

  

CONSENSUS

Tab 13. Presentation to provide the Board of County Commissioners with an update regarding the status of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) activities (No Fiscal Impact). The Board gave consensus to  approve the natural gas hot water heaters and to authorize the County Manager to add additional natural gas items as appropriate.

 

APPROVED

Tab 14.  PUBLIC HEARING.  Adoption of Ordinance No. 2011-48 assigning duties of Local Planning Agency to the Lake County Zoning Board and changing quorum to majority of voting members. No Fiscal Impact.

 

APPROVED

Tab 15.  Request from Facilities Development and Management for approval of award of contract 11-0216 to ABC Clean-All in the estimated annual amount of $434,689.92 for janitorial services at various County facilities, and authorize the procurement office to execute all related contractual documentation.

 

APPOINTMENT

Tab 16.  Appointment of Mr. William Stokes as the Town of Lady Lake's designated representative to the Lake County Library Advisory Board to complete unexpired term ending 2/28/2012.

 

APPOINTMENT

Tab 17.  Appointment of Mr. Richard Gonzalez as a member who actively serves on the Local Planning Agency (recommended by the Zoning Board) to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, to complete unexpired term ending 11/30/12 and to serve a consecutive two-year term ending 11/30/14, as well as supporting Resolution No. 2011-103.

 

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

Mr. Darren Gray, County Manager, reminded the Board that they had a workshop and presentation regarding public transportation scheduled for next Tuesday, August 9, and they would be discussing the redistricting maps then as well.  He informed the Board that he would need to get them in by Thursday in order to make copies of those redistricting maps to get out to the Commissioners, and he would be putting the redistricting maps on the website and in the rotunda area of the Administration Building.

 

 

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

Commr. Hill related that a lobbyist in Washington was asking for a letter of support to be sent to the Congressional Delegation regarding grants for law enforcement safety programs.

 

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

Commr. Hill stated that the hospitals will cover the cost of the Medicaid invoices for this year, and would like for the Board to meet with them to discuss next year.

 

  

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

Commr. Hill reported that she had a request to send another letter back to FDOT for the Orange Blossom Rail project, and she has already sent that letter, since it was time-sensitive.

 

  

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

Commr. Campione mentioned that she went to and walked the trail at the Lake May property, and she opined that staff did an excellent job of marking the trail.

 

  

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

Commr. Campione asked the Board to explore the issue of tethering pets and to have staff look at different options that they could possibly institute in Lake County to better regulate that kind of activity.

 

  

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

Commr. Campione related that there was a meeting at Sorrento Elementary School on August 29 about the CRA.

 

  

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

Commr. Campione expressed how impressed she was with the reduction of funding requested by the Tax Collector.

 

  

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

Commr. Campione asked that the Chairman or County Manager work with the School Superintendent on a joint agenda for the joint meeting with the School Board and that all of the Commissioners look at the joint resolution for that meeting.  Mr. Gray reported that they have scheduled that meeting from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Lake Minneola High School.

 

  

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

Commr. Cadwell mentioned NACo’s  new County Works initiative, which was free to the school system and the users and which contained interactive activities to teach students about government, and he requested that the Board let the Superintendent of Schools know about this new program.

 

Adjourn 10:32 a.m.