1.      APPROVED Proclamation - Jim Kirton Day - July 28, 2005.  (Item 1)

2.      CONFIRMED Ms. Lois Bollenback as VOTRAN's new General Manager, effective January 1, 2006. (Item 5)

3.      CONTINUED for ninety (90) days request for consideration of Ty Harris, Attorney for Owner, Volusia Materials, to APPEAL the zoning enforcement official's interpretation of the exempt status of the excavation when done in conjunction with a Florida Department of Transportation funded beach re-nourishment project.  The property is located on the west side of Marsh Road, approximately 1,600 feet from its intersection with Carter Road, near the City of DeLand.   (Item 7)

4.      DENIED request for consideration of McDonald Owens, III, Owner, to APPEAL the decision made by the Planning and Land Development Regulation Commission at its meeting on May 10, 2005 regarding Variance Case V-05-051, AND UPHELD the PLDRC’s decision.   (Item 8)

5.      UPHELD recommendation of PLDRC and Planning Staff for APPROVAL of Zoning Case Z-05-067 – Application of Ray Toutounchian, Owner, requesting a rezoning from the B-2 (Neighborhood Commercial) zoning classification to the R-5 (Urban Single-Family Residential) zoning classification, and request to adopt Resolution No. 2005-139.  (Item 9)

6.      UPHELD recommendation of PLDRC and Planning Staff for APPROVAL, with modifications,  Zoning Case PUD-05-066 – Application of Exum Energy, Inc., Owner, requesting a rezoning from R-4C (Urban Single-Family Residential/Thoroughfare Overlay Zone) and B-4C (General Commercial/Thoroughfare Overlay Zone) zoning classifications to the Exum Energy BPUD (Business Planned Unit Development) zoning classification; Resolution No. 2005-140.  (Item 10)

7.      UPHELD recommendation of PLDRC and Planning Staff for approval, with conditions, of Zoning Case S-05-069 - Application of Glenn Storch, Attorney for Owners, Randy Beach and John Coogle, requesting a special exception for a recreational area to allow a private gun club and a waiver of Section 817.00(c)(6) to allow grass/dirt surfaced parking on A-2 (Rural Agriculture) zoned property, with the recommended conditions, as amended.    (Item 11)

8.      ADOPTED Resolution No. 2005-141 abandoning/vacating a portion of a 15-foot utility easement lying within Lot 83, Spring Garden Hills Unit No. 2, Map Book 25, Page 49 in the DeLand area, zoned R-4, urban single-family residential. [Howard and Mary Wilson, Petitioner.  (Item 12)

9.      ADOPTED Resolution No. 2005-142 abandoning/vacating  Lots 6,7,8,9 and a portion of Lots 12 and 13, John Gillson's Subdivision, Map Book 5, Page 55 in the DeLand area, containing approximately 5 acres, zoned R-3, urban single-family residential. [George B. and Helen E. Spencer, Petitioners] (Item 13)

10.    ADOPTED  Ordinance No. 2005-08 amending Chapter 38 of the Volusia County Ordinances, to reflect changes in court fees, for teen court and law library. (Item 14)

11.    APPROVED appeal of Owner, Carl E. Crow’s APPEAL, to OVERTURN the Volusia County Development Review Committee’s denial of the Subdivision Overall Development Plan Application for Crow Subdivision No. 05-S-ODP-0742.  (Item 15)

24.    APPROVED request to terminate for convenience Price Agreement #2273 with All Transmission World, Orlando, Florida, under Bid No. 03-B-172JJ. [$30,000.00] (Item 28)

25.    AUTHORIZED the Director of Purchasing & Contracts to issue a one-year county-wide Price Agreement renewal for the period from October 2, 2005, through October 1, 2006, to Blue Crystal Southeast Region, Inc., for bottled water services and supplies. [$45,000.00]; Bid No. 02-B-139DW.    (Item 29)

26.    APPROVED award bid to Mid Florida Security Group, Inc. of Melbourne, Florida, and TransCor America, LLC of Nashville, Tennessee, for an initial three year period, with two subsequent one-year renewals permissible upon mutual written agreement and, when applicable, approval of County Council, for prisoner transport services. [$125,000.00]; Bid No. 05-B-122JG. (Item 30)

27.    APPROVED request to award a Price Agreement to Tarmac America Inc. of Daytona Beach, Florida, for an initial three-year period, with two subsequent one-year renewals permissible, upon mutual written agreement and approval of County Council, for ready mix concrete, flowable fill, concrete block, reinforcing bars, brick, fabric and masonry sand. [$200,000.00] Bid No. 05-B-170JG;  (Item 31)

28.    APPROVED request to award bid to Utility Pipe Sales of Winter Haven, Florida,  Ferguson Waterworks of Orlando, Florida and National Waterworks of Orlando, Florida, for three years with two one-year renewals, upon Council approval; and to authorize the Director of Purchasing and Contracts to issue price agreements to each of the above mentioned vendors, for miscellaneous materials for water and sewer operations. [$150,000.00]; Bid No. 05-B-118PW  (Item 32)

29.    APPROVED  award of bid to Charles Coleman, Inc. of Orange City, Florida, for the construction of a single-family home at 637 West Ida Street, DeLand, Florida; Bid No. 05-B-149PW; $87,802.00.   (Item 33)

30.    AUTHORIZED the Director of Purchasing and Contracts to issue a price agreement to C. S. Engineered Casting, Inc. of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for two years with the option for three one-year renewals, upon Council approval and renewal by Palm Beach County’s of its bid, for the purchase of traffic signal clamps, brackets and hangers;  Bid No. 05-B-192PW [$150,000.00].  (Item 34)

31.        APPROVED award of bids (Bid No. 05-B-143PW) , as set forth below and authorized the Director of Purchasing and Contracts to issue price agreements to the awarded vendors, for three years with two one-year renewals, permissible with Council approval, for supplies needed to maintain the County roadways. [$150,000.00]

• Sign Faces: Primary Award to Vulcan Inc., d/b/a Vulcan Signs of Foley, Alabama, Secondary Award to Universal Signs & Accessories of Fort Pierce, Florida

• Posts: Multiple Award to Universal Signs & Accessories of Fort Pierce, Florida and Vulcan Inc., d/b/a Vulcan Signs of  Foley, Alabama

• Safety Equipment: Safety Products, Inc. of Eaton Park, Florida

• Miscellaneous Hardware: Universal Signs & Accessories of Fort Pierce, Florida

• Pavement Marking Materials: Pavement Marker section to 3M of St. Paul, Minnesota, and Thermoplastic Pavement Marking Material to Flint Trading, Inc. of Thomasville, North Carolina

• Rolled Reflective Sheeting: Primary Vendor, 3M of St. Paul, Minnesota and Secondary Vendor, American Traffic Safety Materials, Inc. of Orange Park, Florida

32.    APPROVED request to award Bid No. 05-B-114LB to McMahan Construction Co., Inc. of DeLand, Florida, for Deltona North Well No. 5. [$435,600.00] Bid No. 05-B-114LB.  (Item 36)

33.    APPROVED request to amend the awarded Bid No. 05-B-142BB to Woerner Distributors, d/b/a H and W Distributors for vinyl sheet piling; $1,955.00.  (Item 37)

34.    APPROVED request to award to JBLCo/Shamrock Scale Co. of Knoxville, Tennessee and authorize the Director of Purchasing and Contracts to issue a price agreement for three years with two one-year renewals, with Council approval, for monthly calibration, service and emergency repairs of scales. [$35,500.00] (Item 38)

35.    APPROVED request to award a one-year price agreement with Storage Battery Systems of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin and Florida Detroit Diesel Allison of Orlando Florida, for the purchase of generators, with the option to renew at the end of the contract period; Bid No. 05-B-136JJ.  (Item 39)

36.    APPROVED recommendation of the Selection Committee and authorize staff to negotiate basic contract agreements with Buholtz Professional Engineering, Inc. of Sanford, Florida and RCC Consultants, Inc. of Tallahassee, Florida, for a period of three years, to provide communications engineering services; RSQ No. 05-SQ-117RB.  (Item 40)

37.    APPROVED issuance of a purchase order to PRIDE Digital Information Services for the conversion of Building, Zoning & Code Enforcement microfilm to digital images. [$77,980.00]. (Item 41)

38.    ADOPTED Resolution No. 2005-146 declaring Parcel No. 6033-06-05-0011 as surplus property; approval of the transfer of the parcel to the City of DeLand; and authorization for the Council Chair and County Manager to execute a County Deed transferring the property. (Item 42)

39.    ADOPTED Budget Resolution No. 2005-147 transferring funds from the General Fund Leisure Services Repair and Replacement account to the Waterways Assistance Program Grant Fund (754) for the Lake Monroe Trailhead. ($5,540.00).  (Item 43)

40.    APPROVED Change Order No. 3 to Task Assignment No. 1 to the contract with Miller-Legg and Associates, Inc., for additional permitting of the improvements to Green Springs Park. [$8,425.00] (Item 44)

41.    APPROVED Change Order No. 1 to Task Assignment No. 1 to the contract with Schweizer Waldroff Architects, Inc. of New Smyrna Beach, Florida for architectural and engineering services for the Beach Safety Lifeguard Headquarters. [$52,003.00]  (Item 45)

42.    APPROVED a fixed-fee, performance-based agreement between the State of Florida and Volusia County regarding a hazardous materials planning grant; and adopt Budget Resolution No. 2005-148. [$10,066.00]  (Item 46)

43.     ESTABLISHED a public hearing on September 8, 2005 @ 9:20 A.M for consideration of the Emergency Medical Foundation, Inc., d/b/a EVAC Ambulance’s application for renewal of a Certificate of Public Convenience an  Necessity (COPCN) for advanced life support, and transport emergency medical services.  (Item 47)

44.    APPROVED request to accept the emergency purchases for a sinkhole that opened on Howland Boulevard, Deltona, Florida, on December 23, 2004, as being processed in compliance with all emergency purchasing procedures. [$692,787.99]  (Item 48)

45.    APPROVED Task Assignment No. 15 to the contract with CPH Engineers, Inc. for the design of the Rhode Island Avenue Extension-West from U.S. 17-92 to the future Westside Parkway. [$258,589.20] (Item 49)

46.    APPROVED purchase of tax parcel 8015-01-00-0460 owned by Frank Lambert in accordance with the Right of Way Purchase Agreement. [$150,000.00]  (Item 50)

47.    APPROVED request to approve Change Order No. 1 to the contract with Antinori Group, Inc. of New Smyrna Beach, to replace hurricane damaged seawalls within public rights of way at 26th Avenue and 27th Avenue, with a 90-day extension of time.  The total compensation for all work including Change Order No.1 is $611,821.22. [$65,647.86]  (Item 51)

48.    APPROVED Amendment to County of Volusia Standard Interlocal Agreement for Provision of Municipal Services to the City of DeBary that waives the final quarterly payment for construction engineering services; and authorize the County Chair and County Manager to execute the Amendment. (Item 52)

49.    APPROVED proceeding with BellSouth line replacement at the Tomoka Landfill Facilities  and authorize the County Chair to sign the authorization letter. [$51,881.18] (Item 53)

50.    APPROVED approve Task Assignment No. 6 to the contract with SCS Engineers of Tampa, Florida, to provide solid waste engineering services for the Plymouth Avenue Landfill Evaluation Monitoring Project. [$49,350.00] (Item 54)

51.    APPROVED a one-year extension to the Agreement for the Provision of Police Dispatch Services between the City of Oak Hill and the Volusia County Sheriff's Office, with remuneration, for FY 2005-2006. [$13,025.00] (Item 55)

52.    authorized the Volusia County Sheriff's Office to offer the Collision Avoidance Training Program to Volusia County residents at a cost of $165.00 per resident, and authorize the appropriation of revenue into General Fund Account 001-000-0000-xxxx as an expense reimbursement; ($9,900.00)  (Item 56)

53.    AUTHORIZED purchase 160 PACA bulletproof vests and associated carriers and covers from SRT Supply of St. Petersburg, Florida, in compliance with State of Florida contract #680-850-05-1. [$79,436.70] (Item 57)       

54.    APPROVED request to amend Chapter 15 (Capital Improvements Element) of the Volusia County Comprehensive Plan, by repealing the 2003-2004 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) and adopting in its place the 2004-2005 CIP; and request to ADOPT Ordinance No. 2005-09.  (Item 58)

56.    ADOPTED Resolution No. 2005-150, increasing fees assessed to contractors for administration and enforcement of contractors’ licensing. (Item 59)

57.    APPROVED  Interlocal Annexation Agreement between the County of Volusia and the City of DeLand, for the purpose of annexing existing enclaves into cities; and request to authorize the County Chair and the County Manager to execute said Agreement. (Item 60)

58.    Second Public Hearing August 18, 2005, 9:45 a.m. re Ordinance No. 2005-11,  text amendments to Zoning Ordinance 80-8 Section 817.00 Special Exceptions, specifically subsection (g) Flea Markets, amending the days of operation from four days a week to seven days a week, and subsection (o) Excavations.  (Item 61)

59.    APPROVED extension of time to the agreement with Consolidated Tomoka  Land Company to June 30, 2006, concerning the closing of the Strickland Shooting Range; execute the quit claim deed; and authorize staff to record the warranty deed and quit claim deed, as required. (Item 62)

60.    AUTHORIZED acceptance of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Grant awarded for the Strickland Shooting Range; authorize the Leisure Services Director to execute all corresponding grant award documentation; ADOPTED Budget Resolution No. 2005-151 appropriating the $1,405,919.00 under the Parks Capital Project fund; and AWARDED bid to Bean Construction of Holly Hill, Florida for Contract No. 1154 for the Strickland Gun Range. [$1,405,918.80] (Item 63)

61.    APPOINTED Thomas W.  Massfeller to Historic Preservation Board as a District #4 Member (replacing Gordon Kipp) for two year term expiring March 31, 2007. (Item 65)

62.    REAPPOINTED John Graham, Larry Fornari, and Gary Libby, and appointed new member Jim Merrill (replacing Gary Brown), as Districts 2, 3, 4 and At-Large members, respectively, to the Halifax Area Advertising Authority Board for three year terms expiring August 1, 2008.   (Item 66)

63.    CONTINUED TO August 4, 2005 meeting appointment to Health Facilities Authority (entire Council appointment).  (Item 67)

64.    Assigned Council Member Jack Hayman to the Selection Committee for solicitation of Professional Hydrogeological and Environmental Consulting Services,  RSQ 05-SQ-176RB.  (Council Time)

65.    APPROVED proposed expenditure of $15,000 to cover expenses associated with the Historic Courthouse opening events.