The Alachua County Commission will conduct their Regular Meeting/Public Hearing on Tuesday, October 24, 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 2017 as "American Pharmacists Month" in Alachua County, FL
4. Approval of a Proclamation declaring October 2017 as "Florida Native Plant Month" in Alachua County, FL
5. National Association of Counties (NACo) Health Achievement Award for Alachua County Victim Services and Rape Crisis Center
6. Recognize Alachua County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team for winning the 34th Annual SWAT Round-Up International
7. Affordable Housing Advisory Committee appointment
8. Alachua County Housing Authority Board appointments
9. Alachua County Land Conservation Board appointments
10. Three appointments to Wild Spaces Public Places Citizens Oversight Board
11. Economic Development Update: Americas Competitiveness Exchange on Innovation & Entrepreneurship
12. Public comments
13. Amended resolution in support of USR Systems LLC for participation in the Qualified Target Industry (QTI) program
14. Special Pay for Southern Lawn Care Mid FL Inc.
15. Special Pay for Watson Construction LLC Invoice# 8182017
16. Special Pay for Causseaux, Hewett, & Walpole, Inc (CHW) Invoice# 201701619
17. Request to approve recommended Tourism Product Development Grant Program funding awards
View the Regular Meeting/Consent agenda and backup materials
Items of interest at the Public Hearing:
Proclamations and Presentations
2. Approval of a Proclamation declaring November 2017 as "Hospice and Palliative Care Month" in Alachua County, FL
3. Approval of a Proclamation declaring October 2017 as "Physical Therapy Awareness Month" in Alachua County, FL
4. Approval of a Proclamation declaring October 2017 as "National Disability Employment Awareness Month" in Alachua County, FL
5. Public comments
Quasi-Judicial/Zoning Items
6. Rescission of Special Exception ZOX-03-01
7. ZOM-06-17: A request to amend an existing Planned Development district to allow additional permitted uses and an amended phasing schedule on 15.71 acres
8. ZOM-07-17: A request to amend an existing non-residential Planned Development district to allow additional permitted uses and a revised phasing schedule on approximately 4 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.