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COMMITTEE VACANCIES |
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| Charlotte County is seeking volunteers to serve on the following Committees: |
 | Boca Grande Street and Drainage Unit Advisory Committee - is seeking one volunteer to serve as the alternate. Must be a land owner and reside within the unit. Term is two years. |
| Construction Board of Adjustments and Appeals - is seeking one member to serve as an alternate. Must be a member of the construction industry and hold a current license. Meets are held as needed on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at 8:30 a.m. in Murdock. |
| Charlotte Harbor Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Committee - is seeking one volunteer to serve as a Business Representative from within the unit. |
| Greater Port Charlotte Street and Drainage Unit - is seeking one member to serve as the alternate. Must reside within the unit. Term will expire in April 2009. |
| Harbour Heights Waterway Maintenance Advisory Board - is seeking one volunteer to fulfill the term of the alternate which will expire in April 2009. Must be a resident of the unit. |
| Lemon Bay Street and Drainage Advisory Committee - is seeking two regular members and one alternate member. Must be land owners and reside within the boundaries of the unit. |
| Manasota Key Street and Drainage Unit Advisory Committee - is seeking one volunteer to serve as the alternate for a two year term. Must be a land owner and reside within the boundaries of the unit. |
| Mid-Charlotte Stormwater Utility Unit - is seeking five members and one alternate member. Must be residents of the unit. Terms will be determined at the first meeting. |
| Charlotte County-Punta Gorda MPO - is seeking one volunteer to serve as a Minority Interest Representative on the Citizens' Advisory Committee (CAC). |
| Pirate Harbor Waterway Unit - is seeking five regular members and one alternate to serve on this newly formed committee. Must be residents of the unit. Terms will be determined at the first meeting. |
| Placida Street and Drainage Unit Advisory Committee - is seeking one volunteer to serve as the alternate member for a two year term. Must be a land owner and reside within the boundaries of the unit. |
| Rotonda West Street and Drainage Unit Advisory Committee - is seeking one member to serve as the alternate. Must be a land owner and reside within the unit. |
| South Bridge Waterway MSBU - is seeking two regular members and one alternate member. Must live within the boundaries of the unit. Terms will be determined at the first meeting. |
| South Gulf Cove Street and Drainage Unit Advisory Committee - is seeking one member to serve as the alternate member. Must be a land owner and reside in the unit. |
| South Bridge Waterway MSBU - is seeking two regular members and one alternate member. Must live within the boundaries of the unit. Terms will be determined at the first meeting. |
| Suncoast Waterway Maintenance MSBU - is seeking three regular members and one alternate member to serve. Must reside within the unit. Terms will be determined at the first meeting. |
| West Charlotte Stormwater Utility - is seeking one regular member to serve a three year term. Must be a land owner and reside within the unit. |
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| | IV.
CONSENT AGENDA |
| | Clerk
of the Circuit Court |
| | A. | Finance
Division |
| (1) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve Clerk's Finance Memoranda.
BUDGETED ACTION:
None |
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| | B. | Minutes
Division |
| | ( ) | No Items |
| | Board
of County Commissioners |
| | C. | Commission
Office |
| | ( ) | No Items |
| | D. | Administration |
| (1) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the proposed fees for CCTV-20.
BUDGETED ACTION:
Cost basis for fees: Hourly rate for labor + benefits = $42. Half hour increment = $21. Quarter hour increment = $11. Operation costs: CCTV-20 annual budget $235,552 divided by 8760 program hours/year = $27/hour.
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| (2) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve to adopt the attached resolution to accept the Marine Advisory Committee's recommendations for West Coast Inland Navigation District ("WCIND") and the Boater Improvement Fund ("BIF") expenditures for the 2008-2009 fiscal year in the total amount of $1,402,380.
BUDGETED ACTION:
Approve the revenues and expenditures for the WCIND and BIF funds as set forth in the attached resolution. |
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| | E. | County
Attorney |
| (1) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the resolution correcting a scrivener's error in the legal description of Ordinance 2005-084 adopted October 18, 2005 which amended the Charlotte County Zoning Atlas from Planned Development (PD) to Residential Multi-family-5 (RMF-5) for property located south of San Casa Boulevard and east of Tenth Street in the Grove City area.
BUDGETED ACTION:
None |
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| (2) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Set a Special Board meeting for the sole purpose of convening an Executive Session for Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, in the County Attorney's Office Conference Room, to discuss settlement negotiations and/or litigation strategy related to Thomas Rapp v. Charlotte County and Janette S. Knowlton, Case No. 08-CV-642-FtM-29DNF.
BUDGETED ACTION:
None |
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| (3) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the attached agreement with the law firm of Kunkel, Miller & Hament to represent defendants in the action entitled Thomas Rapp vs. Charlotte County and Janette Knowlton now pending in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers Division, Case No. 08-CV-642-FtM-29DNF in an amount not to exceed $75,000.
BUDGETED ACTION:
None, charges will be paid from the Self Insurance Fund. |
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| | F. | Budget
and Administrative Services |
| (1) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the Charlotte County Public Safety Dept. to apply for a grant from the E911 State Grant Program in the amount of $173,160.00 for Call Taker Consoles and authority for the Chairman of the CCBCC to accept the grant if awarded.
BUDGETED ACTION:
None required at this time. |
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| (2) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the Charlotte County Public Safety Dept. to apply for a grant from the E911 State Grant Program in the amount of $87,805.00 for replacing obsolete logging recorders to assure continuous 911 recordings which meet the goals set by the State of Florida 911 Plan on Enhanced 911 Systems and authority for the Chairman of the CCBCC to accept the grant if awarded.
BUDGETED ACTION:
None required at this time. |
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| (3) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the Charlotte County Public Safety Dept. to apply for a grant from the E911 State Grant Program in the amount of $678,648.01 for replacing the County's obsolete E911 System to assure continuous 911 services and authority for the Chairman of the CCBCC to accept the grant if awarded.
BUDGETED ACTION:
None required at this time. |
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 | (4) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the Charlotte County Public Safety Department to apply for a grant from the E911 State Grant Program in the amount of $119,875.00$88,729.99 to purchase software that gives call-takers the needed information to dispatch appropriate aid to medical emergencies and authority for the Chairman of the County Board of Commissioners to accept the grant if awarded.
BUDGETED ACTION:
None required at this time. There is no financial impact to the budget since no matching funds are required by this grant. |
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| | | Fiscal Services |
| | ( ) | No Items |
| | | Information
Technology |
| | ( ) | No Items |
| | | Purchasing |
| (1) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
a) Approve Award Bid #08-352, Sod - Supply, Deliver and/or Install and Hydroseeding, to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, Maloney's Sod Inc., of Punta Gorda, Florida, at the unit prices submitted. Terms of the contract are from October 1, 2008, through and including September 30, 2009; and b) Authorize the County Administrator to approve renewal options for up to two additional one-year terms, at the same prices, terms and conditions, by mutual consent. This is an annual contract for supply, delivery and/or installation of sod and hydroseeding on an "as required" basis for various County departments.
BUDGETED ACTION:
FY08 year-to-date purchases are approximately $287,500. Items will be charged to the appropriate MSBU/TU or Transportation Trust as used. |
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| (2) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
a) Approve Award of Bid #08-327, Tree & Brush Power Shearing, at the unit price bid to Clear Zone Maintenance, Inc. Term of contract is to be from October 1, 2008 through and including September 30, 2009; and b) Authorize the County Administrator to approve the renewal options for up to two additional one-year terms, at the same prices, terms and conditions, by mutual consent. This is an annual contract for tree and brush power shearing, on an as required basis, along selected roadsides of roadways and/or shoulders within Charlotte County.
BUDGETED ACTION:
FY09 budget is available in the five MSBUs that receive power shearing (Greater Port Charlotte, Northwest Charlotte, Englewood East, South Gulf Cove, and Gulf Cove). |
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| (3) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve award of Bid #08-365, 16" Force Main, C.R. 771 and Butterford Waterway Crossing, to Stevens & Layton, Inc., of Fort Myers, Florida, in the amount of $655,049.85, for an experienced, licensed, and qualified Contractor to furnish all materials, labor, equipment, incidentals, and appurtenances required to successfully construct approximately 7800 linear feet of 16-inch diameter wastewater force main.
BUDGETED ACTION:
Budgeted Amount for C.R. 771 Forcemain is $966,650 in CIP c350602 - Forcemain and amount budgeted for Butterford Waterway is $190,000 in CIP c369501 - Waterway Crossings. Funding for this expenditure comes from the Utilities Renewal and Replacement Fund. |
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| (4) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve Sole Source File #09-022, Economic Development Consulting Services with PharmaBioSource, Inc., for a not to exceed fee of $125,000, to perform consulting services for the Economic Development Office.
BUDGETED ACTION:
Funds are available in the Economic Incentive Fund. |
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| (5) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve Change Order #7 to Bid #08-054, 2008 County Paving Program with Ajax Paving, Inc., of Nokomis, Florida in the amount of $159,404.69 for a revised total of $9,926,418.15 with a fifteen (15) calendar day extension to the contract, for a qualified, licensed Contractor to resurface Charlotte County roadways for the 2008 County Paving Program. This change order is for additional roadway work in the Punta Gorda Non Urban MSBU area which includes allowances for all labor, supervision, materials and equipment necessary to complete the work.
BUDGETED ACTION:
FY09 funds are available in the Punta Gorda Non Urban Streets and Drainage MSBU, CIP project c410216 PGNU MSBU Paving Program. Project total is $2,427,000. |
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| (6) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Award Request for Proposal #08-396 Property & Casualty Insurance Coverage to Florida League of Cities for the total premium amount of $2,019,655 for the term October 1, 2008 up to and including September 30, 2009. This is an annual contract for a firm to provide a comprehensive program of self-insurance to cover its workers’ compensation, property, and liability exposures.
BUDGETED ACTION:
None |
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| (7) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the Award of Bid #08-382, Sale of County Owned Property, to Gordon W. Phillips for $39,128.76.
BUDGETED ACTION:
None |
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| (8) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
a) Approve the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) to contract #07-025, Design/Build Services - Office/Warehouse Building - Burnt Store Waste Water Treatment Plant, with Magnum Builders of Sarasota, Inc., in the amount of $682,680 and a Contingency of $64,044; and b) Authorize the Chairman to sign the Amendment to Contract #07-025 for the GMP and contingency, the construction phase of the design/build project.
BUDGETED ACTION:
Budgeted amount in FY08 is $749,400 in CIP Project South County Staging Area. Funding for this project comes from Utilities Operations and Maintenance Fund. Total project budget is $800,000 in CIP Project South County Staging Area. |
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| (9) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve renewal of Contract #06-364, Tourism Advertising and Promotion with Smith Advertising and Associates for the term October 1, 2008 up to and including September 30, 2009 in the amount not-to-exceed $326,000. This is an annual contract for the procurement of marketing services for the Tourist Development Bureau in promoting Charlotte as a travel destination.
BUDGETED ACTION:
None, $326,000 is budgeted in the Tourist Development Trust Fund. |
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| | | Real
Estate Services |
| (1) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve a Resolution repealing Resolution 2005-183 and establishing Administrative, Procedural and Technical Requirements and Filing Fees for Occupation of County Easements and Occupation of County Rights-of-Way, and providing an effective date.
BUDGETED ACTION:
None |
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| (2) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve a Resolution approving and authorizing the Chairman to execute a grant of a utility easement to Florida Power & Light Company, to be located on a portion of Tract L, Block 4611, Port Charlotte Subdivision, Section Eighty-Five, lying in Section 29, Township 41 South, Range 21 East (South Gulf Cove Park).
BUDGETED ACTION:
None |
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| | G. | Building Construction Services |
| | ( ) | No Items |
| | H. | Economic
Development |
| (1) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the Charlotte County Industrial Development Authority's proposed budget for fiscal year 2008-2009.
BUDGETED ACTION:
None |
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| | J. | Environmental
Services |
| (1) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve Resolution adopting revised Accepted Operational Policies for Sanitation Franchise Collection Service.
BUDGETED ACTION:
None |
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| (2) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve Amendment to 2008 Trash Collection Agreement with Waste Management, Inc., of Florida, in order to provide sanitation collection services to Don Pedro and Knight Island residential units as part of the Charlotte County Sanitation Unit, a Municipal Services Benefit Unit (MSBU), and to include the Fuel Cost Indexing formula previously established and adopted by the Board in the 2004 Rate Case.
BUDGETED ACTION:
None |
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| (3) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the Budget Amendment #08-A49 in the amount of $14,337,000 and Budget Transfer #08-025 in the amount of $4,736,027 in order to appropriate funds in the Debt Service Fund for Conservation Charlotte.
BUDGETED ACTION:
Approve Budget Amendment #08-A49 in the amount of $14.3 M and Budget Transfer #08-025 in the amount of $4.7M. Funds are provided by the Conservation Charlotte Fund. |
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| | K. | Facilities
Construction and Maintenance |
| | ( ) | No Items |
| | L. | Growth Management |
| (1) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the Budget Stabilization Agreement between Babcock Property Holdings, LLC and Charlotte County.
BUDGETED ACTION:
None |
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| | M. | Human
Resources |
| | ( ) | No Items |
| | N. | Human
Services |
| (1) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the annual Section 5316 grant and resolution for FY 2008/09 funding, to provide funds for Transportation Disadvantaged County residents who need transportation to work or job training in our existing Sunshine Ride program and authorize the Chairman to sign the requisite documents.
BUDGETED ACTION:
Grant will be reflected in the FY 2008/09 Budget for Transit Division. |
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| (2) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the annual Section 5317 grant and resolution for FY 2008/09 funding, to provide funds for Transportation Disadvantaged County residents who are disabled and need transportation for most reasons in our existing Sunshine Ride program and authorize the Chairman to sign the requisite documents.
BUDGETED ACTION:
Grant will be reflected in the FY 2008/09 budget for Transit Division. |
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| | P. | Parks,
Recreation & Cultural Resources |
| | ( ) | No Items |
| | Q. | Public
Safety |
| | ( ) | No Items |
| | R. | Public
Works |
| (1) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Chair to sign a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit for the Winchester Boulevard South construction project. This project will fill approximately 1.5 acres of wetlands in order to widen Winchester Boulevard from two lanes to four lanes and connect to CR 775 at its southern end.
BUDGETED ACTION:
The FY09 budget contains $4,326,000 for mitigation in the Road Improvements Fund. CIP project C419302 Winchester Corridor South Phase 3. The project total is $69,025,000. |
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| (2) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Request the Board approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit for the Burnt Store Road construction project from a two-lane road to a four-lane road. The project is located within the Alligator Creek and Charlotte Harbor watershed.
BUDGETED ACTION:
Funding for this project is budgeted in the Road Improvements fund. CIP project C419901, Burnt Store Road Safety and Widening. Project total $60,758,000. Funding for this project phase is from gas taxes, road impact fees, the 2002 sales tax extension, an FDOT grant, and developer contributions. |
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| (3) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Request the Board set a public hearing for October 14, 2008, at 10:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as may be heard, to consider approving an ordinance amending the provisions of the Gulf Cove Waterway MSBU to provide for the removal of advisory board members of the Unit by the BCC.
BUDGETED ACTION:
Recording fees of approximately $44 are available in the Gulf Cove Waterway MSBU fund. |
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| (4) | RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Request the Board approve, and authorize the Chairman to sign, a Resolution, with attached exhibits, supporting Charlotte County Erosion Control Project - Phase 1 and provide matching funds for annual monitoring of the completed erosion control project.
BUDGETED ACTION:
The FY09 budget will have $810,000 available in matching funds in the Stump Pass Beach Renourishment fund. CIP project c390404, Stump Pass Maintenance Dredging, project total $16,891,000. |
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| | S. | Tourism
Development |
| | ( ) | No Items |
| | T. | Utilities |
| | ( ) | No Items |
| | U. | Other Agencies |
| | ( ) | No Items |
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Schedule of Future Closures/Hearings/Workshops |
| Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 10:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter - Public Hearings - Annotation to Future Land Use Map & Burnt Store Village MSBU beautification projects, Administration Building, Room #119
Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 1:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter – Workshop – Murdock Village, Administration Building, Room #119
Thursday, September, 25, 2008, 5:01 p.m. - Final Budget Public Hearing, Administration Building, Room #119
Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 9:00 a.m. - Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting, Administration Building, Room #119
Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 9:00 a.m. - Board of County Commissioners Land Use Public Hearings, Administration Building, Room #119
Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 9:00 a.m. - Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting, Administration Building, Room #119
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 – All County Buildings closed in observance of Veteran’s Day
Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 9:00 a.m. – Board of County Commissioners Regular Board Meeting, Administration Building, Room #119 (pending prior approval)
Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 9:00 a.m. – Board of County Commissioners Land Use Public Hearings, Administration Building, Room #119
Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 9:00 a.m. – Board of County Commissioners Regular Board Meeting, Administration Building, Room #119
Thursday & Friday, November 27 & 28, 2008 – All County Buildings closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 9:00 a.m. - Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting, Administration Building, Room #119
Tuesday, December 16, 2008, 9:00 a.m. - Board of County Commissioners Land Use Public Hearings, Administration Building, Room #119
Thursday & Friday, December 25 & 26, 2008 – All County Buildings closed for Christmas Holiday
Thursday, January 1, 2009 – All County Buildings closed for New Year’s Day |
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| (4) | SUMMARY: The grant amout will be $88,729.99.
BUDGETED ACTION: None required at this time. There is no financial impact to the budget since no matching funds are required by this grant.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the Charlotte County Public Safety Department to apply for a grant from the E911 State Grant Program in the amount of $119,875.00$88,729.99 to purchase software that gives call-takers the needed information to dispatch appropriate aid to medical emergencies and authority for the Chairman of the County Board of Commissioners to accept the grant if awarded.
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BUDGETED ACTION: Budgeted Amount for C.R. 771 Forcemain is $966,650 in CIP c350602 - Forcemain and amount budgeted for Butterford Waterway is $190,000 in CIP c369501 - Waterway Crossings. Funding for this expenditure comes from the Utilities Renewal and Replacement Fund.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve award of Bid #08-365, 16" Force Main, C.R. 771 and Butterford Waterway Crossing, to Stevens & Layton, Inc., of Fort Myers, Florida, in the amount of $655,049.85, for an experienced, licensed, and qualified Contractor to furnish all materials, labor, equipment, incidentals, and appurtenances required to successfully construct approximately 7800 linear feet of 16-inch diameter wastewater force main.
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| (9) | SUMMARY: Contract amount changed from $350,000 to match the budgeted amount of $326,000 for FY08/09.
BUDGETED ACTION: None, $326,000 is budgeted in the Tourist Development Trust Fund.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve renewal of Contract #06-364, Tourism Advertising and Promotion with Smith Advertising and Associates for the term October 1, 2008 up to and including September 30, 2009 in the amount not-to-exceed $326,000. This is an annual contract for the procurement of marketing services for the Tourist Development Bureau in promoting Charlotte as a travel destination.
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 | (1) | SUMMARY:
BUDGETED ACTION:
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Set an Executive Session for today at 11:00 am, or as soon thereafter, to discuss status of IUPAT negotiations.
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 | (2) | SUMMARY:
BUDGETED ACTION: No Budget Action necessary.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Board approval allowing the Fire/EMS Department to conduct a pilot program to provide Basic Life Support (BLS) Non-Emergency Transports in Charlotte County.
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| (1) | SUMMARY: Adopt an annotation to the Future Land Use Map limiting density on the J&J Homes site, which was the subject site for large scale plan amendment petition #PA-01-05-16-LS, to settle a finding of Not-in-Compliance by the Department of Community Affairs.
BUDGETED ACTION: None
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt an annotation to the Future Land Use Map for the site which is the subject of Petition PA-01-05-16-LS, owned by J&J Homes. The annotation will limit the overall density of the subject site to 400 units and specifically limit the amount of density that can be placed in the portion of the property located within the Coastal High Hazard Area to 3.5 units per acre.
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| (1) | SUMMARY:
BUDGETED ACTION: None
RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Board and Ex-Officio the Murdock Village Community Redevelopment Agency will hold a workshop to review and discuss the Murdock Village Community Redevelopment Plan at 1:00 P.M., or soon thereafter.
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