BRADENTON -- The Manatee County Commission convened Tuesday for a regular meeting. Perico Reserve is moving along on schedule and so is Neal Preserve. Medicare cost saving law may present a budgetary challenge, and Ken LaBarr is Manatee County's employee of the month.
ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR A TIME CERTAIN
2. 11:30 a.m. ITEM 34 - 2012 Legislative Wrap Up
CHANGES TO AGENDA (County Administrator and County Attorney)
3. Updates to Agenda -- Pull #12 for vote, Add paragraph 2, to #32
A. AWARDS/PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS Presentations
4. Employee of the Month Ken LaBarr Attachment: LaBarr_Ken.pdf -- Ken started working for the county in 1994. He worked in customer service until 2009. His boss at Public Works, Andy Fichser, said LaBarr is always concerned with what's right, adding, "Ken has done an outstanding job at zoning infrastructure inspections. LaBarr was in attendance with his wife, son and soon to be new member of the family. Ken's wife Katie LaBarr, also works for Manatee County as a principal planner. Ken expressed much thanks for being chosen as employee of the month.
Proclamations (Motion required to adopt proclamations)
5. Dr. Mary Fulford Green Day -- The Fulford family moved to Cortez almost 125 years ago. They have left a 95-acre fish preserve and museum. Mary is a member of the Cortez Village Historic Society.
6. National Crime Victims' Rights Week Attachment: proc_crime victims. -- There are 18 million people that are victims of criminal activity each year. Suzie Brown, with Victims Advocates at the Manatee Sheriff's Office brought in their therapy assistant, GeeBee, a black Labrador who assists with children in cases when needed. GeeBee helps witnesses keep calm and relaxed.
7. Taking it to the Streets Month - Try Transit Day Attachment: proc_transit day. -- Commission thanks Carl Hunsinger, Traffic Division Manager at MCAT, for all of the advanced work making public transportation more available. Chairman thanked Hunsinger for his quick response and success with the Beach Trolly.
8. Clerks Consent Agenda Attachment:
Attorney
9. 51st Avenue East at 15th Street East Intersection Improvement Project – Approval of Settlement Parcels 114 & 714
10. Execute Mutual Release between City Excavating, LLC and Manatee County in re: 75th Street West Roadway Improvements, Project No. 6062360, Performance Bond No. 584675P (44th Ave. W. to 53rd Ave. W.)
11. Proposed Ordinance No. 12-10, Manatee County Animal Ordinance, which will replace Article I of Chapter 2-4 of the Manatee County Code: This is for the ever-so popular non-tethering program.
12. Medicaid Cost Sharing Law -- Approved, Unanimous, (FULL STORY)
13. Ware’s Creek, Phase III, Parcel W-297.1
Community Services
14. Child Welfare System Advocate Funding Agreement with Sarasota County BCC and Sarasota County Health Department
15. Emergency Home Energy Assistance Program Amendment 2 to FY 11-12 Agreement with West Central Florida Area Agency on Aging
16. Emergency Home Energy Assistance Program FY 12-13 Agreement with West Central Florida Area Agency on Aging
17. Home Care for the Elderly Grant Amendment 1 to FY 11-12 Agreement with West Central Florida Area Agency on
Aging
18. Summer Food Service Program
Financial Management
19. Budget Amendment Resolutions
Natural Resources
20. Florida Department of Environmental Protection grant agreement for the development of trails at Neal Preserve. * SAS
21. Use Tree Trust Funds for Duette Preserve
Neighborhood Services
22. Adoption of FY 2012-2015 Local Housing Assistance Plan
23. HUD EDI Grant Close Out
Property Management
24. Property Acquisition for the 15th Street East @ 51 Avenue East Road Project
Public Safety
25. Emergency Medical Services Auxiliary Agreement--update to existing agreement * RME
Public Works
27. Surplus Equipment
APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA
29. Approve Consent Agenda -- Approved, Unanimous
CITIZEN COMMENTS (Consideration for Future Agenda)
30. Citizen Comments
Building and Development Services
31. Ordinance 12-023 Floodplain Management -- Continued -- Approved, Unanimous
Property Management
32. Resolution R-12-68 Tropicana Manufacturing Application to Vacate Certain Rights of Way -- Commissioners thanked Tropicana for the jobs and economic engine they have been for Manatee county. Most of the commission have recently visited their new facilities and were amazed. Commissioner Gallen said "I always thought that wonderful smell of orange came from the cooking of oranges, only to find that is just the peel drying for cattle feed." Commissioner McClash said he was amazed to see that Tropicana had a 250 K generator plant there for emergencies, adding, "that has got to be a asset for the county." -- Approved, Unanimous
E. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS (Presentation Scheduled) F. REGULAR
Natural Resources
33. Perico Preserve Seagrass Mitigation Project -- Natural Resourse Department Director Charlie Hunsicker, brought a pictorial map of the Seagrass concept plan. There are 15 acres of seagrass and a 28-acre pond that has a island in the middle for sea birds. Commissioner McClash said, "an environmentally friendly low impact reserve," adding "I think this is the icing on the cake." Hunsicker said, "We will not receive the construction plan until we get the budget." He added they should have things well on their way by the end of the year. -- Approved, Unanimous
G. REPORTS Administrator
34. 2012 Legislative Wrap-up with Cari Roth reviewed the last round of legislative decisions. The District lines were thrown out of court, State Senator Bennett is term-limiting out, Medicaid issued - did extend the payout period and flipped the burden of proof. Passed - tangible personal property aimed at small businesses. Didn't pass - Pre-trial detention, Resort gaming issue, the fertilizer laws and Stand Your Ground rule will be an issue.
COMMISSIONER AGENDA COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
35. Commissioner Comments,
-- DiSabatino said, Sales are up, market is up and foreign buyers are here.
-- McClash said, "I got a call the other day and someone asked if some county employee got a $5,000 bonus, I said, 'I don't know.' We should be getting a heads-up on things like this. Somehow it would be good to be able to tell them what for. We should be notified.'"
-- Whitmore said, "We should send a letter to Palmetto and tell them we approve going forward with the 7th Street South project. I make a motion to send them a letter stating that."
-- McClash responded, "We have to quit sending letters. They all ready know."
-- DiSabatino said, "I feel like I am stuck on a merry-go-round."
-- Whitmore's motion was seconded by Bustle, vote to send letter was -- Approved, 4 - 3, McClash, DiSabatino, and Gallen dissented.
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