The Alachua County Commission will conduct their Regular Meeting/Public Hearing on Tuesday, August 8, 2017. 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 (12 S.E. 1st Street, downtown Gainesville).
Items of interest at the Regular Meeting:
2. Announcements
3. Alachua County Local Planning Agency/Planning Commission appointment
4. Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Grant Planning Committee membership appointments
5. Environmental Protection Advisory Committee appointment
6. Gainesville/Alachua County Regional Airport Authority appointments
7. Regional Transit System Advisory Board appointments
8. Alachua County Medical Reserve Corps presentation
9. Updates from the Florida Museum of Natural History during its Centennial Year
11. Program presentation by Sheriff Sadie Darnell
12. Draft Request for Applications (RFA) for Transformative Professional Development for Early Care and Education Program Providers (TPD)
13. 17-672 RFP Alachua County Fairgrounds Construction Manager at Risk-Contract
14. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Orange Lake Habitat Management Plan
15. Resolution authorizing acquisition of Tax ID Parcels 06032-001-000 and 06034-010-000 (the “Bryant Property”) by eminent domain for the purpose of constructing the Millhopper Fire Station
16. Overview of the Alachua County Tree Planting Program: FY10-FY17
17. Solid Waste Disposal Services: RFP 18-220
View the Regular Meeting/Consent agenda and backup materials
Items of interest at the Public Hearing:
Presentation
2. Donation of Animal Oxygen Masks presentation
3. High Springs to Newberry Rail Trail and Wild Space Public Places discussion
Public Hearing
4. Unified Land Development Code amendments
Legislative Items
5. CPA-06-17: Large-scale map amendment for skilled nursing facility- N.W. 39th Avenue
6. Adoption Hearing for Alachua County Comprehensive Plan 2011-2030 Future Land Use Element amendment related to Cottage Neighborhoods
View the Public Hearing agenda and backup materials
There are four public comment opportunities during the Regular/Public Hearing Meetings, which enable citizens to speak to items, not on the agenda. The public is encouraged to attend meetings, view them live on Cox Channel 12, or on the County’s Video on Demand website.
Free parking is available for citizens attending these meetings. Please park in the S.W. Parking Garage (105 S.W. 3rd Street, Gainesville) and bring your parking stub to the Alachua County Manager's Office, located on the 2nd floor of the County Administration Building, to receive a chaser validation ticket.
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.
