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BOCC Regular Meeting – October 19, 2010

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REGULAR MEETING

LEVY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

OCTOBER 19, 2010

 

 

The Regular Meeting of the Board of Levy County Commissioners was held on October 19, 2010, at 9:00 AM in the Levy County Board ofCountyCommissionersmeeting room, with the following Commissioners present:

 

Chairperson Nancy Bell

Vice Chairperson Danny Stevens

Comm. Marsha Drew

Comm. Lilly Rooks

Comm.ChadJohnson

            Also present were:

Clerk of Court – Danny J. Shipp

CountyAttorney– Anne Bast Brown

CountyCoordinator– Fred Moody

Assistant to theCountyCoordinator– Dick Tummond

 

 

Chairperson Bell called the meeting to order at 9:01 AM.  Comm. Bell gave the invocation, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

 

EXPENDITURES

 

Comm. Drew made a motion to approve the following expenditures presented for payment.  Second was made by Comm. Stevens and the MOTION CARRIES.

CHECK NUMBER

102783-102933
FUND

AMOUNT
GENERAL REVENUE

534,481.91
ROAD

          64,906.85
SHIP

          10,226.31
COURT TECH/CRIM PREV

            2,045.00
TRANSPORTATION

          27,836.55
911

                   8.76
PROGRESS ENERGY

            3,944.10
EMS

          21,985.97
FIRE

          29,130.10
TOURIST DEVELOPMENT

            4,676.06
UTILITIES

            1,564.08
DRUG TASK FORCE

               600.00
COMMUNICATION

            3,000.00
ADD COURT COSTS

            2,801.39
LANDFILL

          21,988.97
TOTAL  $     729,196.05

 

VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE

 

Robert Lowyns

A.    Presentation of Proclamation 2010 Honoring SPC James Anthony Page.

 

Mr. Lowyns from the Veterans Service Office spoke and asked Chairperson Bell to make the presentation.

Chairperson Bell read Proclamation 2010 honoring SPC James Anthony Page into record.

Comm. Rooks made a motion to accept Proclamation 2010 as presented.  Second was made by Comm. Drew and the MOTION CARRIES.

PUBLIC HEARING

 

Shenley Neely, Planning Director

A.    Proposed Ordinance 2010-02 adopting an approved large scale future land use map amendment.

 

Atty. Brown swore in members of the audience wishing to speak for or against Proposed Ordinance 2010-02 or Proposed Ordinance 2010-03.

Comm. Bell asked if there were any ex-parte communications by the Board members.  There were none.

Ms. Neely presented and read into record proposed Ordinance 2010-02, adopting an approved large scale future land use map amendment for Board approval.

Comm. Bell asked if there was anyone to speak for or against the proposed Ordinance.  There were none.

Comm. Stevens made a motion to approve proposed Ordinance 2010-02 as presented.  Second was made by Comm. Drew and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

 

ZONING

 

Rob Corbitt, Director

A.    Proposed Ordinance 2010-03 approving a rezoning of 10.58 acres from residential to moderately intensive commercial.

 

Mr. Corbitt stated with previously approved Ordinance for the large scale future land use map, he could now present proposed Ordinance 2010-03, approving the rezoning of 10.58 acres owned by William and Linda Grafton from residential to moderately intensive commercial to the Board for approval.

Comm. Bell asked if there was anyone to speak for or against.  There were none.

Comm. Stevens made a motion to approve Ordinance 2010-03 as presented.  Second was made by Comm. Drew and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

 

LEVY COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR

 

Linda Fugate,LevyCountyTax Collector

A.    Request to retain $125,000 of operating expenses.

 

Mrs. Fugate requested Board approval to retain $125,000 of the operating expense to allow the Tax Collector’s Office to operate without having to get a bank loan.  The money will be returned back to the Board after the first Tax Distribution.

Comm. Rooks made a motion to approve the request to retain $125,000 as presented by the Tax Collector.  Second was made by Comm. Stevens and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

Jack Schofield from the Town ofYankeetownstated he was the liaison for the seven parks in the town and thanked the Commissioners for their funding of playground equipment at the Town’s parks.

He then presented a flyer for an upcoming fundraising event taking place during the Yankeetown Seafood Festival, November 21st at 12:00 P.M. called the “Withlacoochee Wubber Duck Wace.”

Mr. Schofield also mentioned on Friday, October 22, 2010 from 10:00 A.M to 1:00 P.M. at the Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve the Friends of the Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve, Inc. will host a presentation on how to fight mosquitoes with bat houses.

 

 

NON-AGENDA ITEM

 

Mr. Tummond requested permission to present a non-agenda item.

Comm. Drew made a motion to hear a non-agenda item.  Second was made by Comm. Stevens and the MOTION CARRIES.

Mr. Tummond presented information from a company called Amnisas who had recently contacted him regarding purchasing the two water systems owned by the Board and asked if this is the direction the Board would want to go.

After discussion, the Board decided by consensus to make a decision later after the two new Commissioners had a chance to speak with Mr. Moody and Mr. Tummond.

 

DEPARTMENT REPORTS

 

ASSISTANT TO THE COUNTY COORDINATOR

 

Dick Tummond

A.    Williams Communication Service Agreement Contract. – TABLED –

 

 

SHIP/WATER

 

Lenore Jones

A.    Satisfaction of Mortgages.

 

Ms. Jones requested Board approval of Satisfaction of Mortgage for Eloise Sims in the amount of $15,000 in Purchase Assistance and a Satisfaction of Mortgage for Cheryl A. Jones in the amount of $8,735 in Purchase Assistance.

Comm. Drew made a motion to approve both of the Satisfaction of Mortgages as presented.  Second was made by Comm. Johnson and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

Ms. Jones requested Board approval of Satisfaction of Mortgage for H. Stan Smith/Russell Rivenburg in the amount of $11,414.40 in Rehabilitation Assistance.

Comm. Drew made a motion to approve the Satisfaction of Mortgage as presented.  Second was made by Comm. Johnson and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

B.     Deferred Payment Loan.

 

Ms. Jones requested Board approval for the Deferred Payment Loan Agreement for Antonio Ortiz/Amparo Rivera in the amount of $10,200.

Comm. Rooks made a motion to approve the Deferred Payment Loan Agreement as presented.  Second was made by Comm. Drew and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

C.     Proposed Resolution 2010-58 amending Local Housing Assistance Plan. – TABLED

 

D.    Proposed Resolution 2010-59 amending Local Housing Assistance Plan. – TABLED

 

E.     Request approval of annual reports submitted to Florida Housing Finance Corporation.

 

Ms. Jones requested Board approval of annual reports submitted to Florida Housing Finance Corporation.

Comm. Stevens made a motion to approve the annual reports as presented.  Second was made by Comm. Drew and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

 

EMS

 

Trish Siebold, Director

A.    Request renewal of Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the State ofFlorida.

 

Mrs. Siebold requested Board approval and signature of the Chairperson for the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the State ofFlorida.

Comm. Stevens made a motion to approve the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity as presented.  Second was made by Comm. Drew and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

 

ROAD DEPARTMENT

 

Bruce Greenlee, Administrative Superintendent

A.    Request permission to auction dragline.

 

Mr. Greenlee requested Board approval to place the dragline from the rock pit up for bid or auction.

Comm. Johnson suggests selling it with a “reserve amount”.  He explains this means the item has to sell at a certain amount or more, and if not, there would be no sale.

Comm. Drew made a motion to approve placing the dragline up for bid or auction as requested by Mr. Greenlee.  Second was made by Comm. Johnson and the MOTION CARRIES.

B.     Resolution 2010-60 C316CountyIncentiveGrant.

 

Mr. Greenlee requested Board approval of Resolution 2010-60 to accept the C316 County Incentive Grant along with the Addendum to the Consulting Engineer Contract, which must accompany the Resolution.

Comm. Drew made a motion the approve Resolution 2010-60 and the accompanying Addendum as presented by Mr. Greenlee.  Second was made by Comm. Stevens and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

 

ATTORNEY’S REPORT

 

Atty. Anne Bast Brown,CountyAttorney

A.    Approve Resolution 2010-61 designating a Recovery Zone pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and related provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

Atty. Brown requested Board approval of Resolution 2010-61 designating a Recovery Zone pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and related provision of the Internal Revenue Code.

Comm. Stevens made a motion to approve Resolution 2010-61 as presented.  Second was made by Comm. Rooks and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

B.     Approve engagement letter with Nabors, Giblin & Nickerson, P.A., to provide legal services as bond counsel for Recovery Zone Facility Bonds for the proposedTri-CountyHospitalproject inChiefland,FL.

 

Atty. Brown requested Board approval of an engagement letter with Nabors, Giblin & Nickerson, P.A. to provide legal services as bond counsel for Recovery Zone Facility Bonds for the proposedTri-CountyHospitalproject inChiefland,Florida.

Comm. Stevens made a motion to approve an engagement letter with Nabors, Giblin & Nickerson, P.A. as presented.  Second was made by Comm. Drew and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

 

CDBG – 2010 APPLICATION CYCLE – PUBLIC HEARING

 

Dick Tummond

A.    Conduct the 1st Public Hearing for the FY 2010 CDBG application cycle.

 

Mr. Tummond requested Board authorization to allow Jordan and Associates to prepare the FY 2010 CDBG application for the County and brought Mr. Blount Armstrong, Vice President of Jordan and Associates to the podium.  Mr. Armstrong stated he would be conducting a hearing and a Fair Housing Activity Workshop in connection with funding availability for the FY 2010 CDBG application cycle.

Mr. Armstrong requested the Board conduct the Public Hearing before considering authorization of Jordan and Associates to prepare the FY 2010 CDBG application for the County.

Comm. Bell announced the public hearing was opened.  He stated the purpose of the public hearing is to make the public aware the County is eligible for up to $750,000 in Grant funding from the Community Development Block Grant.  Mr. Armstrong explained the four areas of funding available for grants if the county qualified for them.  In this funding cycle for 2010, 10% of the funds would go to commercial revitalization, 20% to economic development, 30% to housing rehabilitation, and 40% to neighborhood revitalization.  It was a recommendation from Mr. McJordan of the Citizens Advisory Task Force to re-apply in the housing rehabilitation application.

Comm. Bell asked if anyone would like to speak regarding the information presented.  There were none.

After answering questions from Commissioners the public hearing was closed by Comm. Bell upon Mr. Armstrong’s request.

 

B.     Request Board of County Commissioners authorization to allow Jordan and Associates to prepare the FY 2010 CDBG application for the County.

 

C.     Request Board of County Commissioners adoption of the Resolution for Signature Designee to make application.

 

Mr. Armstrong requested Board approval of Resolution 2010-62, authorizing the chief elected official to make application to the Florida CDBG for fiscal year 2010, to allow Jordan and Associates to prepare the FY 2010 CDBG application in the housing revitalization category and approve re-committing $125,000 in SHIP funds to use as leverage for scoring purposes.

Comm. Stevens made a motion to approve Resolution 2010-62, authorizing the chief elected official to make application to the Florida CDBG for fiscal year 2010, to allow Jordan and Associates to prepare the FY 2010 CDBG application and to approve re-committing $125,000 in SHIP funds to use as leverage for scoring purposes as requested by Mr. Armstrong.  Second was made by Comm. Rooks and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

D.    Conduct the Fair Housing Workshop for the general public and elected officials for the FY 2010 CDBG application cycle.

 

Mr. Armstrong conducted the Fair Housing Workshop for the general public and elected officials for the FY 2010 CDBG application cycle and read aloud for everyone an excerpt from Title 8 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968.

 

 

COMMISSIONER’S REPORTS

 

Comm. Johnson announced there are several students and faculty members from the county planning to attend the FFA national convention inIndianapolis.  He stated Ms. Gore, a student from Chiefland will be in the talent contest and there are others up for State and National Awards.  He asked everyone to keep them in their prayers.

Comm. Johnson stated the Commissioners will be serving clams with help from Aquaculture group from Cedar Key at the Levy County School Foundations Beast Feast on Oct 25th, tickets are $25 each and the event starts at 5:30 P.M.  The money collected provides scholarships for local students.  Tickets are available at Perkins State Bank and Capital City Bank.

 

Comm. Drew asked everyone to wish Bruce Greenlee a Happy Birthday.

 

 

THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION, THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 10:27 A.M.

 

 

ATTEST:                                                                                             BOARD OFCOUNTYCOMMISSIONERS

LEVY COUNTY,FL

 

 

____________________________________                                    ____________________________________

Clerk of Court, Danny J. Shipp                                                          Vice-Chairman, Danny Stevens

 

 

 

 

BOCC Regular Meeting – October 5, 2010

by

REGULAR MEETING

LEVY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

OCTOBER 5, 2010

 

 

The Regular Meeting of the Board of Levy County Commissioners was held on October 5, 2010, at 9:00 AM in the Levy County Board ofCountyCommissionersmeeting room, with the following Commissioners present:

 

Chairperson Nancy Bell

Vice Chairperson Danny Stevens

Comm. Marsha Drew

Comm. Lilly Rooks

Comm.ChadJohnson

            Also present were:

CountyAttorney– Anne Bast Brown

CountyCoordinator– Fred Moody

Assistant to theCountyCoordinator– Dick Tummond

 

 

Chairperson Bell called the meeting to order at 9:00 AM.  Comm. Bell gave the invocation, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

 

EXPENDITURES

 

Comm. Stevens made a motion to approve the following expenditures presented for payment.  Second was made by Comm. rooks and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

CHECK NUMBER

102739-102782
FUND

AMOUNT
GENERAL REVENUE

988,260.81
ROAD

40,617.28
TRANSPORTATION

15.00
911

26,524.76
COURT FACILITIES

62.00
EMS

54,873.83
FIRE

4,290.81
TOURIST DEVELOPMENT

15.00
UTILITIES

600.00
TOTAL  $  1,115,259.49

 

MINUTES

 

Approval of the minutes for the following meetings:

Regular Meeting held September 7, 2010      Budget Hearing held September 20, 2010

TRIM Hearing held September 9, 2010         Regular Meeting held September 21, 2010

 

Comm. Johnson made a motion to approve the above listed minutes as presented.  Second was made by Comm. Stevens and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

 

NON AGENDA ITEM – 1

 

Comm. Bell asked if a non-agenda item could be heard regarding Emergency Management.

 

Comm. Drew made a motion to hear a non-agenda item.  Second was made by Comm. Johnson and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

Mark Johnson introduced Jim Britts, State Division Emergency Management Coordinator, Region 3 and thanked him for his work as Mr. Britts is retiring.  Mr. Johnson presented a plaque to Mr. Britts in recognition of his service.

 

 

ZONING

 

Rob Corbitt, Director

A.    Petition No. Ha.Va. 8-10, Hardship Variance.

 

Atty. Brown swore in members of the audience wishing to speak for or against the Hardship Variance or the Preliminary Plats.

Comm. Bell asked if any of the Board members had ex-parte communication with either of the petitioners.  1.Comm. Johnson stated he had spoken with Mr. Crane regarding Petition No. PP 4-10 ( Item B.).

 

Mr. Corbitt presented Petition No. Ha.Va.8-10, Hardship Variance for Board approval.

Comm. Bell asked if there was anyone to speak for or against.

Angie Medieros stated the petition is to move her parents onto her property she owns with her husband.  She also explained the severity of the health of her parents as this is the reason to move them here from up north.

Comm. Drew made a motion to approve Petition No. Ha.Va. 8-10, Hardship Variance as presented.  Second was made by Comm. Johnson and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

B.     Petition No. PP 4-10, Preliminary Plat of “Crane Acres.”

 

Mr. Corbitt presented Petition No. PP 4-10, Preliminary Plat of “Crane Acres” for Board approval.

Comm. Bell asked if there was anyone to speak for or against.  There were none.

Comm. Stevens made a motion to approve Petition No. PP 4-10, Preliminary Plat of “Crane Acres” as presented.  Second was made by Comm. Rooks and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

C.  Petition No. FP 6-10, Final Plat of “Vaughn’s Acres.”

 

Mr. Corbitt presented Petition No. FP 6-10, Final Plat of “Vaughn’s Acres” for Board approval.

Comm. Bell asked if there was anyone to speak for or against.  There were none.

Comm. Stevens made a motion to approve Petition No. FP 6-10, Final Plat of “Vaughn’s Acres” as presented.  Second was made by Comm. Drew and the MOITON CARRIES.

 

 

PUBLIC HEARING

 

Bruce Greenlee, Road Department Administrative Superintendent

A.    Adopt Resolution 2010-47 approving the Petition to Vacate, Abandon, and Close a Portion of SE 137th Terrace.

 

Mr. Greenlee requested approval of the Board to adopt Resolution 2010-47, Petition to vacate, abandon, and close a portion of SE 137th Terrace as petitioned by Alan and Carol Ward.

Comm. Bell asked if anyone wanted to speak for or against.

Alan Ward, one of the petitioners, spoke to the Board and requested their approval of the Resolution.

Comm. Rooks made a motion to adopt Resolution 2010-47 as presented.  Second was made by Comm. Drew and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

 

CITY OF CHIEFLAND

 

A.  Request approval of Fire Protection Services Agreement for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 between the County and the City ofChieflandfor Fire District 6 (Fowler’s Bluff) and 7 (Chiefland).

 

Norm Fugate Attorney for the City of Chiefland requested approval from the Board of the Fire Protection Services Agreement for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 between the County and the City of Chiefland for Fire District 6 (Fowler’s Bluff) and 7 (Chiefland).

 

Those speaking in favor of the Fire Protection Services Agreement were:

Chiefland Vice-Mayor, Teresa Barron

Gene Stockman

Chiefland Fire Chief, James Harris

 

Those speaking against the Fire Protection Services Agreement and in favor of the Fowler’s Bluff Fire Department functioning without the aid of the Chiefland Fire Department were:

Fowler’s Bluff Fire Department President, Robert Mount

Fowler’s Bluff Fire Department Vice-President, Craig Miller

 

After discussion, Comm. Drew made a motion to accept the Fire Protection Services Agreement as presented.  Second was made by Comm. Johnson and the votes were as follows:

 

Yes                              No

Comm. Drew              Comm. Stevens

Comm. Rooks

Comm. Bell

Comm. Johnson

 

The MOTION FAILS.

 

Comm. Rooks made a motion to leave Chiefland with District 7.  Second was made by Comm. Johnson and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

The meeting recessed at 11:26 P.M.

The meeting reconvened at 11:40 P.M.

 

 

LEVY COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

 

Lt. Scott Finnen

A.    Ratification of the application originally submitted and approval of the acceptance of the award documents sent by DOJ, regarding a Federal Grant award of $100,000.

 

Lt. Finnen requested ratification of the application originally submitted and approval of the acceptance of the award documents sent by DOJ, regarding a Federal Grant award of $100,000.

Comm. Rooks made a motion to approve the ratification of the application originally submitted and approval of the acceptance of the award documents as presented.  Second was made by Comm. Johnson and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

Mrs. Daldine speaks about barking dogs in her neighborhood. She asked if anything had been done and why current laws are not enforced.  Mrs. Daldine also provided a handwritten timeline she had documented of the times the dogs were barking to the Commissioners.

Mr. Tummond spoke to the Commissioners and stated Animal Control and the Sheriff’s Department had both responded.

 

 

WILLIAMS COMMUNICATION

 

A.J. Smith, Williams Communication

A.  Maintenance Agreement for radios and related equipment.

Mr. Tummond spoke to the Board regarding a maintenance agreement for the 330, 800 MHz radios and related equipment as previously discussed at the September 7th Board meeting.  After negotiations with Williams Communication, Mr. Tummond stated the rate per radio is $125 for yearly maintenance.  For a one-time call for repairs, the rate would be $50 per radio.  Mr. Tummond stated the rate for all radios and dispatch equipment would be $54,273.60.

Comm. Stevens made a motion to approve the maintenance agreement amount of $54,273.60 with Williams Communication and to move forward with the contract.  Second was made by Comm. Drew and the MOTION CARRIES.

DEPARTMENT REPORTS

 

COUNTY COORDINATOR

 

Fred Moody,CountyCoordinator

A.   LevyCountyFiscal Year 2011-2012 Assessment Program Proposal by Government Services Group and Nabors, Giblin & Nickerson, P.A. – TABLED –

 

 

ASSISTANT TO THE COUNTY COORDINATOR

 

Dick Tummond, Assistant to theCountyCoordinator

A.  Request to reject current bids for Manatee Utilities Chlorine Monitoring and re-bid the project.

 

Mr. Tummond requested the Board reject the current bids for Manatee Utilities Chlorine Monitoring and re-bid the project.

Comm. Johnson made a motion to reject the current bids for Manatee Utilities Chlorine Monitoring and re-bid the project.  Second was made by Comm. Drew and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

B.     Request to award bids for University Oaks Utility Electrical Upgrade.

 

Mr. Tummond presented the two bids received for the University Oaks utility electrical upgrade and they are as follows:

C & H Electric                        $24,478

Robert Shipp Electric              $33,000

 

Mr. Tummond stated it is his recommendation to enter into a contract with C & H Electric.

Comm. Drew made a motion to accept the bid from C & H Electric in the amount of $24,478 as presented.  Second was made by Comm. Stevens and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

 

PLANNING

 

Shenley Neely, Director

A.    Renewal Service Agreement withWithlacoocheeRegional Planning Council for Planning and Zoning Services for Fiscal Year 2010-2011.

 

Ms. Neely requested approval from the Board for renewal of the Service Agreement with Withlacoochee Regional Planning Council for Planning and Zoning Services for Fiscal Year 2010-2011.

Comm. Stevens made a motion to approve renewal of the Service Agreement with Withlacoochee Regional Planning Council as presented.  Second was made by Comm. Drew and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

 

SOLID WASTE

 

Benny Jerrels, Director

A.    Request Board approval to renew the annual Withlacoochee Regional Planning Council contract.

 

Ms. Neely requested on behalf of Mr. Jerrels approval from the Board to renew the Annual Withlacoochee Regional Planning Council Contract.  She stated this contract is renewed annually for verification of hazardous waste management practices.

Comm. Drew made a motion to approve the renewal of the Annual Withlacoochee Regional Planning Contract as presented.  Second was made by Comm. Stevens and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

 

ATTORNEY’S REPORT

 

Anne Bast Brown,CountyAttorney

A.    Discussion and director on proposed settlement in class action suit, The County of Monroe, Florida v. Priceline.com, Inc. et al.

Atty. Brown asked for direction from the Board regarding the class action suit, The County of Monroe, Florida v. Priceline.com, Inc. et al.  She stated the proposed settlement would meanLevyCountywould receive about $250.  Atty. Brown then gave details of the terms of the settlement to the Board members.

The board decided by consensus to stay in the suit.

 

B.     Request approval and authorization for Chair to sign Short Form Consent Order with Department of Environmental Protection for settlement of proposed civil penalties.

 

Atty. Brown requested approval and authorization from the Board for the Chair to sign Short Form Consent Order with Department of Environmental Protection for settlement of proposed civil penalties.  Atty. Brown stated DEP had made an inspection at the Landfill and issued a warning letter listing proposed violations and penalties in the amount of $66,100.  Staff from the Landfill then had a meeting with DEP and the alleged violations and penalties were reduced to two violations for the amount of $4,000 and $250 in costs.

After discussion, Comm. Rooks made a motion to pay $500 for the improper slope penalty, but to re-negotiate the remaining $3,500 penalty.  Second was made by Comm. Stevens and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

 

COMMISSIONER’S REPORTS

 

Comm. Johnson gave follow up information on the Levy County Beast Feast.

Comm. Rooks stated the Clam Association would donate and come to the Beast Feast to cook the clams.  The Board members will serve.

 

Comm. Bell presented a letter requesting a letter of support forFlorida’s Pure Water Wilderness application for a Rural Regional Development Grant to the Governor’s office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development.

Comm. Stevens made a motion to submit a letter of support as requested.  Second was made by Comm. Drew and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

 

NON-AGENDA ITEM – 2

 

Comm. Rooks made motion to hear non-agenda item.  Second was made by Comm. Stevens and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

Comm. Rooks asked Pat O’Neal and George Sresovich to come to the podium and Mr. O’Neal presented for Board approval a Proclamation to designate October, 2010 as the Helen Denham Month.  He explained the Helen Denham was a paddle-wheel steamer recently found in the #4 Channel at Cedar Key.  Work is being done to bring it up to the surface.  This steamer was used to ferry cypress and lumber on theSuwanneeRiver.  Mr. O’Neal then read the Proclamation into record.

Comm. Rooks made a motion to approve the Proclamation as presented.  Second was made by Comm. Johnson and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

Comm. Rooks introduced Lindon Lindsey and Toni Collins from the Levy County Historical Society.

On behalf of the Levy County Historical Society, Toni Collins made a contribution to the fund designated for the excavation of the Helen Denham in recognition of the entities trying to preserve a piece of Florida History.

 

 

NON-AGENDA ITEM – 3

 

Comm. Johnson made a motion to hear a non-agenda item.  Second was made by Comm. Stevens and the MOTION CARRIES.

Comm. Johnson asked Pat O’Neal to bring the Board up to date on the progress of theChieflandHospital.  Mr. O’Neal statedLevyCountywould need to send a letter drafted by Atty. Brown to the State to ask for re-allocation of funds and to send to Chiefland so they can send the appropriate attachments with it.  Discussion followed as to whether the College could be included in the request for re-allocation of funds.

Comm. Johnson made a motion to have Atty. Brown draft a letter asking for re-allocation of funds as requested for the Hospital as well as for the College.  Second was made by Comm. Drew and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

Comm. Rooks announced there will be a “meet and greet” with Rod Smith at theDoganCobbMunicipalBuildingFriday starting at 8:30 A.M.

 

Atty. Brown stated in order for the College to be included in the letter, the Board would need to adopt a Resolution naming is as a Recovery Zone Project and authorize the Chairperson to sign.

Comm. Stevens made a motion to adopt a Resolution naming the College in Chiefland as a Recovery Zone Project and authorize the Chairperson to sign.  Second was made by Comm. Rooks and the MOTION CARRIES.

 

 

THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION, THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 1:08 P.M.

 

 

ATTEST:                                                                                             BOARD OFCOUNTYCOMMISSIONERS

LEVY COUNTY,FL

 

 

____________________________________                                    ____________________________________

Clerk of Court, Danny J. Shipp                                                          Chairperson, Nancy Bell