BRADENTON -- At Tuesday's BOCC meeting, commissioners approved Resolution 14-038, a request for funding a Double-Diamond Diverging Intersection at University Parkway and I-75 in Bradenton. In other business, members approved of lowering the Land Development Code Amendment Bonds from 200 percent of project improvement cost to 130 percent.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER (Larry Bustle, Chairman)
INVOCATION (The commission does not endorse the religious beliefs of any speaker.)
1. Invocation led by Pastor James Hamilton, Mt. Gilead Seventh-Day Adventist Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Presentation of Colors
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Items Scheduled for Time Certain
Changes to Agenda
A. AWARDS/PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS
Reports
5. Florida Association of Counties Legislative Update
Proclamations (Motion required to adopt proclamations) -- Approved, Unanimous
6. Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day
Attachment: Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day - 03.25.14.pdf
Attachment: The Society Inc Proclamation - 03.25.14.pdf
8. National Crime Victims' Rights Week
Attachment: Crime Victims Rights Week - 03.25.14.pdf
Attachment: Every Child a Reader Week - 03.25.14.pdf
Attachment: Fair Housing Month - 03.25.14.pdf
11. Hernando De Soto Historical Society Month
Attachment: Hernando de Soto Historical Society - 03.25.14.pdf
12. National County Government Month
Attachment: County Government Month - 03.25.14.pdf
Attachment: Parliamentary Law Month - 03.25.14.pdf
Attachment: Water Conservation Month - 03.25.14.pdf
REQUEST BY COMMISSIONERS (Items to be pulled from Consent Agenda)
CITIZEN COMMENTS (Consent Agenda Items Only)
15. Citizen Comments --
B. CONSENT AGENDA
Clerk of Circuit Court
Attachment: 03252014 Clerk's Consent Agenda.pdf
Administrator
17. Dashboard Report for the Month of February 2014
Attachment: Feb. 2014 dashboards.pdf
Attachment: PSCC_FEB 2014.pdf
18. Flexible Benefits Plan Amendment
Attachment: Carryover Amendment.pdf
Building and Development Services
19. Thomas E. Kevelighan Jr, Code Enforcement Case No. CE2010010618
Attachment: BOCC Attachments 3-25-2014 Kevelighan.pdf
Community Services
20. Amendment Number One to Non Profit Agency Funding Agreement
Attachment: Amendment Number One YMCA.pdf
Financial Management
21. Budget Amendment Resolutions
Attachment: B-14-043 Resolution_Narrative.pdf
22. Budget Submission Date for Certain Constitutional Officers
Attachment: R-14-037 Constitutional budgets due.pdf
23. Change Order 1 to Contract 14-0640MW, Coquina Beach Nourishment Project
Attachment: beach nourish Change Order #1.pdf
Attachment: beach nourish co1 dept rec.pdf
Property Management
Attachment: Whisenant Amendment to Contract.pdf
25. Permanent Utilities Easement between SMT Auto LLC and Manatee County
Attachment: Permanent Utilities Easement.pdf
Attachment: AFD_Ownership and Encumbraces.pdf
Attachment: Joinder and Consent_Mortgagee.pdf
Attachment: Joinder and Consent_Mortgagee2.pdf
Attachment: 16th St-1st AutoSales UE.pdf
Public Safety
Attachment: Stop Payment Fee Waiver Agenda 032514.pdf
Public Works
Attachment: Surplus list 3-25-14.pdf
Attachment: Reconciliation list 3-25-14.pdf
Attachment: Resolution R-14-034.pdf
Attachment: Resolution R-14-035.pdf
Attachment: Resolution R-14-036.pdf
Utilities
28. Agreement for Solid Waste with the Town of Longboat Key * Sikora
Attachment: Town of Longboat Key Solid Waste Agreement.pdf
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
29. Motion to Approve Consent Agenda -- Approved, Unanimous
CITIZEN COMMENTS
30. Citizen Comments (Consideration for Future Agenda)
Lee Redfern said the the commission needs to quit taking inquiries citizens have as if they are attacks. Redfern continued, saying that the chairman (Bustle) had no right to turn her microphone off last time she was there; that she didn't swear or throw any slurs to members, and that he (Bustle) "didn't have the right."
Glen Gibellina said he has come before the board six times, wanting to know why the county still doesn't have a renewable energy program at the port. Gibellina compared other ports to Port Manatee, in that they capture the energy they use from roof-top collectors, but that Manatee is not taking advantage of that. Gibellina added, "This is not a privilege that we have, to come up here and address you, it is a right!"
C. ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENTS
CIVIC CENTER AUTHORITY (Robin DiSabatino, Chairman)
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (Betsy Benac, Chairman)
PORT AUTHORITY (Carol Whitmore, Chairman)
D. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS (Presentations Upon Request)
Building and Development Services
Attachment: Staff Report - Ordinance 14-02 fka 13-40 Land Development Code Bond - 3-25-14 BC.pdf
Attachment: Ordinance 14-02 - fka 13-40 - Land Development Code Amendment Bonds - 3-25-14 BC.pdf
Attachment: Copy of Newspaper Advertising - Land Development Code Amendment Bonds - Ord. 14-02 - 3-25-14 BC.pdf -- Approved, Unanimous
E. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS (Presentation Scheduled)
F. REGULAR
Administrator
Attachment: Resolution R-14-038.pdf -- Approved, Unanimous
Public Works
33. 2014 Project Priorities and Grant Requests
Attachment: Table1_Priorities.pdf
Attachment: Table2_Major_Project_Changes.pdf
Attachment: Table3_TIP_Process.pdf -- Approved, Unanimous
G. REPORTS
COMMISSIONER AGENDA
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
Commssioner DiSabatino said she loved the University Parkway project, and that It will help to get more people here, adding "I think it is a great thing, we would not be here if we did not see a benefit."
Commssioner Gallen said the "Common Law Grand Jury" trumps what he was taught studying government, and that it wouldn't work here now. Gallen added, "Now, if you don't like your representatives, you get rid of them (vote them out)."
Commssioner Benac said she travels around the county all of the time, and rides her bike many places because of the traffic. Benac said, that there is always traffic, no matter where you go, and that everyone should just get used to it.
Commssioner Baugh ragged on the FDOT, saying she agreed with Carol Whitmore, and that there is no reason for a study. "We know there is traffic there." Baugh added, "People out east, (LWR) thank you for the resolution."
Commssioner Whitmore said there are ways to navigate around the heavy traffic, that people just need to get a little creative, adding, "Maybe the traffic guys can think out of the box."
Bustle said that they (the commission), were having some trouble with citizen comments, and that he had asked Micky (county attorney) to draw up some new rules.
ADJOURN
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