The Alachua County Commission will conduct their Regular Meeting/Public Hearing on Tuesday, October 10, 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:
3. Approval of a proclamation declaring October 8, 2017, through October 14, 2017, as "Fire Prevention Week" in Alachua County, FL
4. Approval of a proclamation declaring October 2017, as "Manufacturing Month" in Alachua County, FL
5. Length of service milestone recipients
6. Health Care Advisory Board Appointment of two citizens
7. Health Care Advisory Board one citizen to the Community Advocacy Vacancy
8. Economic Development Update: the Tech Toy Box & Make Work Initiative
9. Rural Concerns Advisory Committee Annual Work Plan FY 2017-2018 and Accomplishments Report FY 2016-2017
11. Farmers Market lease discussion
12. FEMA disaster recovery funding
13. Rehire of an Alachua County BoCC employee who previously retired under DROP
View the Regular Meeting/Consent agenda and backup materials
Items of interest at the Public Hearing:
Legislative Items
2. CPA-06-17: Large-Scale Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment for Skilled Nursing Facility on N.W. 39th Avenue
3. Adoption public hearing for proposed Unified Land Development Code amendments related to Cottage Neighborhoods, Redevelopment, Planned Developments, Medical Marijuana and Short-Term Rentals
Proclamations
5. Approval of a proclamation declaring October 6, 2017, through October 12, 2017, as "National Physician Assistant Week" in Alachua County, FL
6. Approval of a proclamation declaring October 2017, as "White Cane Safety Awareness Month" in Alachua County, FL
7. Approval of a proclamation declaring October 2017, as "Mental Illness Awareness Month" in Alachua County, FL
8. Approval of a proclamation declaring November 2017, as "Hunger Awareness Month" in Alachua County, FL
Quasi-Judicial/Zoning Items
9. ZOM-04-17: Rezoning for Skilled Nursing Facility on N.W. 39th Avenue
10. Revised Preliminary Development Plan for Celebration Pointe Transit Oriented Development
11. ZOS-04-17: A request to renew an existing special use permit (SUP) for a construction and demolition (C&D) facility on approximately 44.5 acres
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.
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For more information, contact the Alachua County Communications Office at 352-374-5204.