The Alachua County Commission will conduct an Open Discussion Meeting and its Regular Meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. The Open Discussion Meeting is at 9:30 a.m., in the Grace Knight Conference Room. The regular meeting is in the Jack Durrance Auditorium. It begins at 11:30 a.m. The evening portion of the regular meeting is canceled. Both meetings are on the second floor of the Alachua County Administration Building (12 SE 1st St., Gainesville).
The meetings can be viewed on Cox Channel 12, the AC TV app (Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Roku), the County’s Facebook site, or the County’s
Video on Demand website.
The Open Discussion Meeting items of interest:
- Essential Social Services – Commissioner Anna Prizzia
- Community Navigators - Commissioner Anna Prizzia
- Needs Assessments (301 Corridor) - Chair Mary Alford
During the regular meeting, the public can make comments at the meeting in person or call in during the 12 p.m. (noon) comment period. Callers will have 3 minutes to comment on anything not on the agenda and 3 minutes to discuss anything on the agenda. Callers can choose either or both. Those commenting on items on the agenda will not be allowed to comment again on agenda items if attending the meeting in person later in the day. The call-in number is 1-929-205-6099. When prompted, enter meeting ID 873 5974 1977. Callers can hear the meeting while on hold and can use the system to listen. If you wish to comment, “raise your hand” by dialing *9 (star nine). Once you are called on by the last four digits of your phone number, unmute your phone by dialing *6 (star six).
Regular Meeting items of interest:
- 2023 Quarter 4 Employee Length of Service Presentation
- Approval of a Proclamation declaring December 18, 2023, as “Mathew Lewey Day” in Alachua County, Florida
- Approval of a Proclamation declaring January 19, 2024, as “Arbor Day” in Alachua County, Florida
- Request Approval of a Cease-Fire Amid the Ongoing Israel-Hamas War in Gaza Resolution
- Gainesville Sports Commission presentation
- Presentation by Gainesville for All (GNV4ALL)
- Lochloosa Connector – Rimes Tract Tri-Party Option Contract to Purchase Real Property
- Discussion of Interlocal Agreements for Code Enforcement with the small cities
- Christ Community Church Phase 2 Preliminary Development Plan
- Z22-000006: A request to amend Comprehensive Plan FLUE Policy 2.2.3 (Newberry Village)
- Z23-000004 – A request to amend the Alachua County Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element to allow accessory dwelling units in rural clusters
For more information, contact Alachua County Communications Director Mark Sexton at 352-264-6979 or
msexton@alachuacounty.us.
