County administrator's report to the Franklin County Commission for December 21st meeting

Report to the Board of County Commissioners

December 21, 2010

1- Read Seth Blitch’s letter of resignation.   Seth is the Manager of the Apalachicola Research Reserve.  There is no word on when or how his replacement will be selected.

2- Provide Board with copy of Unified Area Command’s Monitoring and Maintenance Plan for BP Oil Spill.

3- Board action on proposed Resolution opposing the relocation of the PHEREC Lab in Panama City.  The PHEREC lab is a resource for mosquito control directors.  Mr. Dewitt Polous requests the Board approve the Resolution, as he and all the other Panhandle Mosquito Control Directors are trying to keep the lab in Panama City.  If it is relocated it will go to Vero Beach.

4- Board action to approve advertising for Request for Qualifications from Engineers and
Architects for the services related to the $500,000 energy grant the county received.  Inform the Board that because this is federal money the county has no ability to favor the selection of local services.  The feds and the state both state that there can be no local preference on any aspect of these jobs.

5- Board action to accept the free energy audit from Progress Energy related to energy grant.  The county needs to have an energy audit to meet the terms of the grant.

6- Board action to approve a one year repeal of a county health department inspection fee of $100 on commercial septic tanks.  Mr. Jason Flowers has sent an email which I will read.

7- Board action to approve the Abercombie Boat Ramp Management Plan as developed by the county.  When the county leased the land from FWC there was a requirement that a management plan be developed and the county was a little late getting the plan developed in conformance with the FWC rules.  Basically the management plan says we will manage the land consistent with the uses of a boat ramp.

8- Board direction on the date of the open house for the Urgent Care Clinic.  The Hospital is proposing to have an open house on Friday, January 28, from 3-6 PM at the Clinic.

9- Board action to complete the local appointments to the ARPC.  Commissioner Jackel, at the Board’s pleasure, will continue to represent the Board, but in the letter from the ARPC the Board must make another appointment for a city official.  The city appointment has rotated between Apalachicola and Carrabelle, although not in any consistent pattern.  The current city appointment is Apalachicola Mayor Van Johnson.  Board direction on making the city appointment.

10- Inform the Board that I am working with DEP to resolve the Indian Creek violation.  We will be doing an in-kind project and I am working with the Riverkeepers to design a project that will meet DEP requirements.  We hope to have all parts of the Indian Creek project completed by the end of January. 

11- Board action to sign DOT maintenance agreement for the solar powered flashing beacon that the Board asked to be installed at the US 98/SR65 intersection.

12- Board discussion about Farmshare and transportation of goods to Franklin County. The fall harvest season is in full swing and food is available at the Farmshare distribution center in Quincy.   Mr. George Jackson has been driving to Quincy at his own expense with his own pick-up truck and trailer and bringing back items for distribution through the Senior Center in Carrabelle.   I have spoken to Mr. Jackson and he has offered to provide some additional trips so that food can be brought to Apalachicola and Eastpoint but it is not fair to expect Mr. Jackson to do all this work by himself and at his own expense.  I have also spoken to Ms. Lori Switzer about food distribution.  Part of the dilemma is that Farmshare has fresh produce some of which must be kept cool.  The Senior Center has coolers to handle a limited amount of food but at this point there are not designated coolers in Apalachicola for the same purpose.  Board discussion on how to assist in the food distribution.

13- Inform Board that the funds the Board allowed to be removed from S eafood Promotions in the TDC budget will be returned.  The TDC, back in August, had asked the Board to allocate $21,000 of Seafood Promotions money and add it to the BP gift card idea.  Not all of the gift cards were used so the remaining cards are going to be sold at face value and the money put back in the Seafood Promotions line item.  When the gift cards are all sold the Board will be presented with a Resolution of unanticipated revenue prepared by the Finance Office.  This should happen in the next few weeks.

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