Report to the Board
of County Commissioners
February 21, 2012
1- Board action for Ms. Beverly Hewitt to be appointed the
Apalachicola Chamber of Commerce representative to the TDC. She is replacing Mark Friedman. The TDC
has reviewed Ms. Hewitt’s qualifications and has determined she is qualified to
serve.
2 – Inform the Board that the cutting of 4th St
in Eastpoint was done by Eastpoint Water and Sewer District. It was done in the US 98 ROW. The road cutting and ditch work are
being supervised by Transfield Services in accordance with their contract with
DOT. I informed Transfield
of the Board’s objections to 4th St being cut without Board
approval, and about the Board’s safety concerns for the deep ditch the District
has dug along the side of the road.
I am waiting a response back from Transfield.
I
did receive a draft Letter of Credit from the District that Mr. Allen said his
Board would be reviewing at their next meeting.
3- Airport update- The Airport Advisory Committee recommends
the Board enter into negotiations with Sky High Apalachicola as the new FBO at
the airport. The Committee would
have Sky High use the existing FBO building. The Committee recommends that all the proposals for use of the
new hanger be rejected and re-advertise.
The concern was that some of the firms wanting to use the new hanger
offered to increase their proposed rent, but this was done after all the
proposals had been opened and discussed.
Based upon previous direction from the Board, AIATC has signed a 3 month
extension so unless the extension is cancelled AIATC is entitled to be the FBO
until April 30. Board
discussion.
4- Board action to approve Final Change Order (Change Order
No. 4), Reconciliation of Quantities for Corporate Hanger. The Changer Order has been approved by
the engineers and the Airport Manager, Ted Mosteller.
5- Board action for Chairman to sign Notice of Award to C.W.
Roberts for the CR 67 Bridge approach contract.
6- Inform Board that Ms. Kim Barnhill is now the new acting
administrator for the Franklin County Health Dept. From the brief message I received I believe Ms. Barnhill
will continue in her role as Jefferson County Director while she is acting
director here.
7- Inform Board that the FWC did respond to the Board’s
comments about the Gag Grouper rules, and the FWC did create a Florida season
for 4 counties, including Franklin, for the time April through June.
8- Inform Board that the FWC has announced tentative dates
for applying for construction grants for Abercombie Boat Ramp and the St.
George Island Bathroom project will be April 9- June 8. Mark Curenton will be working on the
applications for both projects.
9- Board direction on a sunken boat at the sand ramp on St.
George Island. The boat has been
sunk for about a month. It is not
currently in the way, but high water could shift the boat causing major
problems for everyone trying to use the ramp. The boat is approximately 20 feet long and is probably 75
feet from land in the middle of the lagoon.
10- Inform Board that by Order of the Governor (Executive
Order 12-10), the Governor has ordered a review of all 1634 special districts
in the state. The Office of Policy
and Budget will conduct the examination.
11- Inform Board that the Northwest Florida Water Management
District will be holding a public hearing on Feb. 23, at 1:10 PM at its offices
in Havana to present its 5 Year Land Acquisition Plan. The 5 Year Plan does not include any
new acquisitions in Franklin County so there are no proposed changes in the
county.
12- Inform the Board that DEP did grant a time extension
until March 21 to the county regarding the Notice of Violation issue on
Alligator Point. I am arranging a
site visit with DEP and the county’s consultant, Mike Dombrowski, to go over
the issue.
13- Commissioner Lockley asked that I make some inquiry into
how other rural hospitals have established billing offices as it has been a
discussion the Board has had ever since the two local banks were closed by the
FDIC. I spoke at length with
Doctor’s Memorial CEO Mr. Richard Huth, in Perry, Florida. He has been the CEO of Doctor’s
Memorial for 3 years and was very informative. He offered to come to a Board meeting and discuss with the
Board what he has learned about running a rural hospital. Doctor’s Memorial is under a lease
agreement with TMH.
14- Franklin County Librarian Glenda Ondracek requests Board
permission to advertise to fill the vacancy created by the departure of Ms.
Suzanne Creamer. The position is a
permanent, part-time, position, with a recommended hourly salary of $10/hour,
and up to 26 hours per week of employment.
15- Commissioner Parrish was in Washington, DC, attending to
county business during the first week of February regarding the BP oil spill,
and also the oyster industry. On the
BP oil spill, it appears that Congress is making progress in directing money to
the impacted counties. The House
passed the RESTORE Act which stipulates that for the state of Florida, “75% of
the funding shall be applied to the 8 disproportionately affected counties…” of
which Franklin is one, and the remaining 25% will be distributed around the
state. The amount of funding is
being negotiated between federal officials and BP.
The
Senate is expected to vote on a similar bill within 2 weeks.
16- Chairman Jackel met with Congressman Southerland, USACOE
representatives, and DEP representatives on Feb. 13 to discuss the need to
dredge the Eastpoint Channel. DEP
appears ready to accept the commitment made in 1983 to allow “one more time
open water disposal.” This means
the spoil material will be placed on the Eastpoint breakwater and solves a
major problem of where to put the spoil.
The USACOE is looking into the funding opportunities.
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