8-13-24 County Commission Regular Meeting

​The Alachua County Commission will conduct its regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. The regular meeting is in the Jack Durrance Auditorium on the second floor of the Alachua County Administration Building (12 SE 1st St., Gainesville). The meeting begins at 11:30 a.m. The evening portion of the meeting is canceled. 

The meeting can be viewed on Cox Channel 12, the AC TV app (Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Roku), the county’s Facebook and YouTube sites, and the county’s Video on Demand website.

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 three minutes to comment on anything not on the agenda and three 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).

Items of interest: 

  • Retirement Recognition for Gerald Bailey
  • Appoint Two (Citizens At-Large and one alternate member to the Historical Commission
  • Recreation and Open Space Committee Update
  • Infrastructure Surtax Oversight Board FY 24 1st Quarter Presentation
  • Interlocal Agreement Between Alachua County and the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office for a Radio Maintenance Program
  • Request Approval of Joint Wild Spaces Public Places Project with the Town of Micanopy
  • Sale of Former Dollar General Site to Town of Micanopy
  • Appointment of substitute and alternate members of the Canvassing Board for the 2024 General Election
  • Purchase of Sunrise Residence Inn from St. Francis House
  • Ranking of Request for Proposal (RFP) 24-480-LC Architecture & Engineering (A&E) Services for Animal Resources & Care Facility for Facilities Management
  • Ranking of Request for Proposal (RFP) 24-481-LC Construction Manager at Risk for Animal Resources & Care Facility for Facilities Management
  • Evaluation of the Metamorphosis Therapeutic Program
  • Public Hearing for Affordable Housing Inventory List of Properties
  • First of two public hearings for amendments to the Unified Land Development Code (ULDC) related to Florida Statutes and staff-initiated updates


View the meeting agenda and backup items​.

Residents are encouraged to stay informed by following the county on Facebook, X (Twitter), Nextdoor, Instagram and subscribing to the county’s newsletter/press release group.

For more information, contact Alachua County Communications Director Mark Sexton at 352-264-6979 or msexton@alachuacounty.us.   

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