SUWANNEE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

LIVE OAK CITY HALL

101 SOUTHEAST WHITE AVENUE

LIVE OAK, FLORIDA  32064

 

TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR OCTOBER 19, 2010, 4:00 P.M.

 

Invocation

Pledge to American Flag

 

ATTENTION:

The Board may add emergency items to this agenda.

Dinner Break – Approximately 6:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M.

 

CONSENT:

1.            Approve payment of invoices.

 

2.            Approve payment of Invoice No. m749, in the amount of $8,000.00, to Guardian Community Resource Management, Inc. for preparation of EDA Planning Grant Pre-Application and Application for Catalyst Site.

 

TIME SPECIFIC ITEMS:

3.            At 7:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, hold a public hearing, to consider adoption of an ordinance amending Section 5.32, Section 5.36 and Section 5.34.1 of the Suwannee County Land Development Regulations increasing the number of copies from 12 to 15 for the submission of Preliminary Plats, Final Plats, and Construction Plans, and approval of transmittal.  (Application, LDR 10-01)  (Ronald Meeks, Planning and Zoning Director)

 

4.            At 7:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, hold first of two public hearings, to consider adoption of an ordinance amending Policy I.1.6 of the Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan to allow rural lands classified as Industrial Land Use within three (3) miles of lands classified as Highway Interchange Land Use provided that a building permit is not issued until the subject property is served by centralized sanitary sewer, and approval of transmittal.  (Application, CPA 10-02)  (Ronald Meeks, Planning and Zoning Director)

 

5.            At 7:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, hold first of two public hearings, to consider adoption of an ordinance, relating to an amendment of more than ten (10) acres of land to the Future Land Use Plan Map of the Suwannee County Comprehensive Plan, changing the Future Land Use Classification from Agriculture-1 to Industrial of certain lands within the unincorporated area of Suwannee County, and approval of transmittal.  (Application, CLA 10-03)  (Ronald Meeks, Planning and Zoning Director)

 

6.            At 7:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, hold first of two public hearings, to consider adoption of an ordinance amending Policy II.1.1 of the Traffic Circulation Element and a portion of Policy VIII.2.1 of the Capital Improvements Element of the Comprehensive Plan to amend the reference to the Florida Department of Transportation Quality/Level of Service Handbook from the 2002 edition to the 2009 edition, and to amend certain roadway segment level of service standards, and approval of transmittal.  (Application, CPA 10-04)  (Ronald Meeks, Planning and Zoning Director)

 

REGULAR BUSINESS:

7.            Approve minutes of meeting held on September 21, 2010, and of meeting held on October 5, 2010.

 

8.            Constitutional Officers’ Reports.

 

9.            Staff Reports.

a)      Hal A. Airth, County Attorney

b)      Katherine Allen, Extension Office Director

c)      Charlie Conner, Public Safety Director

d)      Joe Gerrity, Jr., County Coordinator

e)      John D. Hales, Jr., Director of Libraries

f)        Greg Scott, Parks and Recreation Director

g)      T. Jerry Sikes, Public Works Director

 

10.        The Chairman calls for emergency items.  (Any items that the Board agrees to consider will be heard under Agenda Item No. 18, Emergency Agenda Items.)

 

GENERAL BUSINESS:

11.        Discuss, with possible Board action, the Board assuming certain operation expenses for Suwannee County Animal Shelter.  (Janis Hunter)

 

12.        Discuss, with possible Board action, the Lake Louise property.  (Sandra Grinnell)

 

13.        Discuss, with possible Board action, replacing fire hydrants in Wellborn.  (Charlie Conner, Public Safety Director)

 

14.        Permission to advertise for Casual Library Aide I position for the Live Oak Library.  (John D. Hales, Jr., Director of Libraries)

 

15.        Consider approval of Memorandum of Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation for the restoration of the Historic Train Depot on US 129/SR 51 at Railroad in Live Oak.  (Joe Gerrity, Jr., County Coordinator)

 

16.        Discuss, with possible Board action, adoption of resolution opposing the Septic Tank Law.  (Commissioner Billy Maxwell)

 

17.        Public Concerns and Comments.  (Come forward to podium – limit comments to five minutes.)

 

18.        Emergency Agenda Items.

 

19.        Board Members’ Inquiries, Requests and Comments.