Media Release

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Alachua County Commission will conduct their Regular Meeting/Public Hearing on Tuesday, February 25, 2014. The Regular Meeting begins at 9 a.m. and the Public Hearing begins at 5 p.m. Both meetings are in the Jack Durrance Auditorium (Room 209) on the second floor of the Alachua County Administration Building located at 12 SE 1st Street, downtown Gainesville.

Items of interest at the Regular Meeting include:

7. Report and Recognitions: Strike Out Hunger Food Drive and Thanksgiving Basket Outcomes.

Added item. Request to waive the recruitment process in order to fill an Assistant County Attorney position, pursuant to policy 3-2, Alachua County Employee Policies, per Dave Wagner, see attachment

8. Presentation by County Attorney.

 9. Lease to Purchase Option for Properties at 515 N. Main under the ITN 14-480

10. Map Genius Mapping Application Demonstration

11. Boundary Adustment Act Letter to Legislative Delegation

12. SFY 2015-2017 Alachua County SHIP Local Housing Assistance Plan

13. NSP Real Estate Offer to Sell 2823 NE 12th Street, Gainesville

14. FY 2014, 2015 Alachua County Housing Finance Authority Housing Assistance Plan

Added item. Resolution supporting the request by Coqui Radiopharmaceuticals Corp. for the participation in the Qualified Targeted Industry (QTI) Program, per Edgar Campa-Palafox

Item of interest at the Public Hearing:

21. Rural Clusters: Draft Comprehensive Plan Amendments and Melrose Special Area Plan

View the complete Regular/Public Hearing/Consent agenda and backup materials.

View Supplemental Agenda.

View supplemental backup item: Waive Recruitment for CAO

View supplemental backup item: Coqui QTI Application

There are four public comment opportunities during the Regular/Public Hearing Meetings, which enable citizens to speak to items not on the agenda. Citizens are encouraged to attend meetings, view them live on Cox Channel 12, or on the County’s Video on Demand website. Citizens are encouraged to stay engaged by signing up for the following: Facebook Twitter Newsletter/Press Release

For more information, contact the Alachua County Communications Office at 352-374-5204.