SUWANNEE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

LIVE OAK CITY HALL

101 SOUTHEAST WHITE AVENUE

LIVE OAK, FLORIDA 32064



TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR JANUARY 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. 3, in the amount of $22,018.98, to The Scruggs Company for work performed on 52nd Street and 71st Road.



TIME SPECIFIC ITEMS:

3. At 4:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, open qualifications for Attorney for Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners. (RFQ 2009-14) (Kasey Stewart, Staff Assistant)



4. At 4:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, discuss, with possible Board action, the selection and ranking process for applicants for County Attorney position. (Kristie Harrison, Administrative Services Director)



5. At 4:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, consider approval of lease agreement with the Suwannee County Fair Association, in the amount of $300.00, for lease of the Coliseum Complex from March 15 – April 16, 2010 for the Suwannee County Fair. (Tim Alcorn)



6. At 4:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, presentation of County’s new ISO rating. (Ralph Roberts, Senior Field Representative – ISO)



7. At 4:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, consider recommendation in accepting the Village Volunteer Fire Department into the County system. (Charlie Conner, Public Safety Director)



8. At 4:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, discuss, with possible Board action, equipment needs. (Terry Burgess, Chairman – Suwannee County Volunteer Fire Governing Board)



9. At 4:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, discuss, with possible Board action, the new station for Luraville Volunteer Fire Department, and possible stations in the Branford and McAlpin areas. (Terry Burgess, Chairman – Suwannee County Volunteer Fire Governing Board)



10. At 4:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, permission to advertise for a Temporary Parks Maintenance Worker I position due to regular full time employee being on Family Medical Leave (FMLA). (Greg Scott, Parks & Recreation Director)



11. At 4:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, consider approval of Designation Agreement with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Greenways & Trails Program and the Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners formally designation the Suwannee River Greenway at Branford as part of the Florida Greenways and Trails system. (Greg Scott, Parks & Recreation Director)



12. At 4:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, consider approval of Memorandum of Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation for the construction of a multi-use trail on US 129/SR 49 from US 27/SR 20 to William Guy Lemmon Park, and adoption of enabling resolution. (Greg Scott, Parks & Recreation Director)



13. At 5:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, authorization to advertise for new Part-Time Library Aide II position as funded by Madison County for the Lee Library. (John D. Hales, Jr., Director of Libraries)



14. At 5:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, authorization to advertise for Machine Operator II position at Transfer Station. (T. Jerry Sikes, Public Works Director)



15. At 5:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, consider approval of Traffic Signal Maintenance and Compensation Agreement Amendment #1 to include the maintenance and operation of intersection control beacons beginning in Fiscal Year 2010-2011. (T. Jerry Sikes, Public Works Director)



16. At 5:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, discuss, with possible Board action, formally rejecting tentative contract with Certified Air Contractors for In-ground Four Pipe A/C System located at Suwannee County Jail, and approval to re-advertise for replacement/modification of loop system at Suwannee County Jail. (Chairman Wesley Wainwright)



17. At 5:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, consider approval agreement with Borge Larson for lease of Hangar “C-2” at Suwannee County Airport. (Chairman Wesley Wainwright)



GENERAL BUSINESS:

18. The Chairman calls for emergency items. (Any items the Board agrees to consider will be heard under Agenda Item No. 23, Emergency Agenda Items.)



19. Approve minutes of meeting held on January 5, 2010.



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



21. Constitutional Officers’ Reports.



22. Staff Reports.

a) Hal A. Airth, County Attorney

b) Katherine Allen, Extension Office Director

c) Charlie Conner, Public Safety Director

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

e) Greg Scott, Parks & Recreation Director

f) T. Jerry Sikes, Public Safety Director



23. Emergency Agenda Items.



24. Board Members’ Inquiries, Requests and Comments.