Volusia County Council Agenda

County Council of Volusia County, Florida
AGENDA June 6, 2013
UPDATED May 31, 2013
Revised June 3, 2013
Revised June 5, 2013

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Public participation is encouraged on matters on the agenda. If you desire to be recognized by the Chair, please fill out a request form and present it to one of the staff members present in the Council Chambers. This will allow the County Chair to provide ample time for those desiring to be heard.

Public participation on items not on the agenda can be presented to the County Chair and other Council Members attending, along with County staff representatives at 8:30 a.m. prior to the regular session of the Council meeting that begins at 9:00 a.m. Public participation will also be heard at the end of the Council meeting.

Public comment on issues on the agenda or public participation shall be limited to 3 minutes.

Public hearings and time-certain matters may be heard later, but not sooner, than the designated time.

If any person decides to appeal a decision made by the County Council with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he/she will need a record of the proceedings including all testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. To that end, such person will want to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made.
 

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - 8:30 a.m.
The Volusia County Council welcomes your involvement and is interested in hearing your comments. 

Please complete a public participation slip and indicate in the subject line the issue you wish to address. You may use the back if necessary. After recognition by the County Chair, state your name and address for the record before beginning your comments. You may speak up to three minutes.

The County Council does not answer questions or requests during Public Participation due to time constraints. Any specific questions or requests that necessitate a follow-up will be based upon the written information on your public participation slip.

Please be courteous and respectful of the views of others. Personal attacks on Council members, County staff or members of the public are not allowed.

CALL TO ORDER 9:00 a.m.
The Frank T. Bruno, Jr. County Council Chambers, Room 204, Thomas C. Kelly Administration Center, 123 West Indiana Avenue, DeLand, Volusia County, Florida.

ROLL CALL

INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
By: Pastor John Reynolds, Volusia County Baptist Church in Orange City

PULL CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
If discussion is desired by any member of the Council, that item must be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately. All other matters included under the Consent Agenda will be approved by one motion. Citizens with concerns should address those concerns by filling out a public participation slip and giving it to the Deputy Clerk prior to Consent Agenda items being pulled. 

PRESENTATIONS

9:00 a.m.
Item 01A NO AGENDA ITEM
Energy Management Project of the Year Award to Central Services
Charlene Weaver (386) 943-7054 x 17054

9:10 a.m.
Item 01 NO AGENDA ITEM
CRA blight analysis
James T. Dinneen (386) 736-5920 x12188 Morgan Gilreath (386) 736-5901 x12622

10:00 a.m.
Item 02 FILE NUMBER 1009 AGENDA ITEM TO FOLLOW

Implementation of additional senior homestead exemption
James T. Dinneen (386) 736-5920 x12188 Daniel D. Eckert (386) 736-5950 x15950

10:15 a.m.
Item 03 NO AGENDA ITEM
Fire assessment overview.
James T. Dinneen (386) 736-5920 x12188

10:30 a.m.
Item 04 FILE NUMBER 989
Contract task assignment for wildlife mitigation 10-SQ-05SR and waiver of tree ordinance.
Expenditure: $190,713 (FAA = 90%; FDOT = 5%; Airport funds = 5%)
Rick Karl (386) 248-8030 x18318 Karen Feaster (386) 248-8030 x18304 Jamie Seaman (386) 736-5950 x15950

PROCLAMATIONS - Presented Outside Chambers

Item 05 FILE NUMBER 987
• Building Safety Month - May 2013 
• DeBary/Orange City Relay for Life Days - May 4 and 5, 2013 
• March Against the Madness Day - May 18, 2013 
• Eagle Scout Kaj Elliott Eckhardt - May 26, 2013 
• Memorial Day - May 27, 2013 
• Memorial Day Celebration at Emory L. Bennett Memorial Veterans Nursing Home - May 30, 2013 
• Law Enforcement Memorial Day - May 31, 2013 
• Father Richard Grasso Day - June 1, 2013 
• Rotary Club of Daytona Beach West - June 14, 2013
Dave Byron (386) 822-5062 x12616 Pat Kuehn (386) 822-5062 x12934

APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Item 06 FILE NUMBER 961
Minutes of April 4, 2013, county council meeting.
Camilla Grasso (386) 626-6688 x16688

Item 07 FILE NUMBER 978
Minutes of April 18, 2013, county council meeting.
Camilla Grasso (386) 626-6688 x16688
 

AVIATION AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES

Airport Services

Item 08 FILE NUMBER 943
Contract change order for airport in-line baggage handling system upgrade, C-1454.Expenditure: $247,868
Rick Karl (386) 248-8030 x18318     Karen Feaster (386) 248-8030 x18304

COMMUNITY SERVICES

Community Assistance

Item 09 FILE NUMBER 979
Contract with The Volusia Flagler County Coalition for the Homeless for an Emergency Solutions Grant for homelessness prevention, 13-SQ-16PW.
Expenditure from federal grant funds: $151,180
Dave Byron (386) 943-7029 x12616 Dona DeMarsh Butler (386) 736-5955 x12893

Parks, Recreation and Culture

Item 10 MOVED TO 3:00 P.M. 
Budget resolution - Emergency ECHO grant for DeBary Hall roof repairs.
Grant Funds: $355,275 - emergency historic stabilization grant       
David F. Byron (386) 943-7029 x12616    Timothy Baylie (386) 736-5953 x12636

Item 11 FILE NUMBER 960
Five year joint use agreement with Samsula Baptist Church, for use of its facility for county summer recreation, teacher duty days, spring break and winter break programs.
Expenditure: $4,000 
Dave Byron, Community Services Director (386) 943-7092 x12616 Timothy Baylie, Parks, Recreation, and Culture Director (386) 736-5953 x12636

Item 12 FILE NUMBER 974
License agreement for Chuck Lennon Park mountain bike trail with Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association Inc. (SORBA); and Flagler Area Biking, a chapter of Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association
Dave Byron (386) 943-7029 x12616 Tim Baylie (386) 736-5953 x12636

FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Central Services

Item 13 FILE NUMBER 934
Renewal of interlocal agreement with Volusia County School Board for printing services.
Expenditure: $60,000
Rhonda Orr (386) 943-7054 x17054 George Baker (386) 254-1595 x11850

Item 14 FILE NUMBER 957
Contract to Volusia Mirror and Glass for new and replacement glass, 13-B-83KW
Expenditure: $75,000.
Rhonda Orr (386) 943-7054 x17054 George Baker (386) 254-1595 x1850

Item 15 FILE NUMBER 972
Use of state contract 863-000-10-1 to purchase Goodyear tires through McGee Tire Stores, DeLand and Daytona Beach; Boulevard Tire Centers, DeLand and Daytona Beach; and Wingfoot Commercial Tire Co.
Expenditure: $120,000
Rhonda Orr (386) 943-7054 x17054 Dave Byron (386) 943-7029 x17029 
George Baker (386) 254-1595 x11850

Item 16 FILE NUMBER 980
Multiple contracts for OEM automotive parts and service, 13-B-46VO.
Expenditure: $300,000
Rhonda Orr (386) 943-7054 x17054 George Baker (386) 254-1595 x11850

Item 17 FILE NUMBER 984
Multiple contracts for automotive parts and accessories, 13-B-45VO.
Expenditure: $300,000
Rhonda Orr (386) 943-7054 x17054 George Baker (386) 254-1595 x11850

Personnel

Item 18 FILE NUMBER 998
Workers’ compensation settlement of all claims with former employee, Linda Hill-Mahan.
Expenditure: $16,882
Art Graham (386) 736-5950 x13241 Charles Spencer (386) 736-5963 x12884

GROWTH AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Building and Zoning

Item 19 FILE NUMBER 956
Multiple contracts for demolition services, 13-B-52RF.
Expenditure: $50,000
Kelli McGee (386) 822-5013 x12000 Rob Walsh (386) 822-5013 x16597

PUBLIC PROTECTION

Medical Examiner

Item 20 FILE NUMBER 150
Renewal of contract with NMS Labs for postmortem toxicology services, 08-P-101SC.
Expenditure: $90,000 (Volusia County = $60,000; Seminole County = $30,000)
George Recktenwald (386) 736-5940 x12904 Marie A. Herrmann (386) 358-4060 x11116 Chris Boden (386) 358-4060 x11117

PUBLIC WORKS

Engineering

Item 21 FILE NUMBER 948 SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENT

Budget resolution - Contract to General Mechanical Corporation for construction of additional recreational amenities at Beck Ranch Park; 13-B-32JD.
Expenditure from grant funds and park impacts fees: $1,440,906 (ECHO funds = $442,188; Park Impact Fees = $998,718)
Gerald N. Brinton, P.E. (386) 736-5967 x12294 Tim Baylie (386) 736-5953 x12636

Item 22 FILE NUMBER 976
Purchase agreement with the Riverside Condominium Association of DeBary for easements for Spring to Spring Trail construction from Mansion Blvd to Deltona Blvd in DeBary (parcel 702/802).
Expenditure from park impact fees: $133,467
Gerald N. Brinton, P.E. (386) 736-5967 x12294

Road and Bridge

Item 23 FILE NUMBER 958
Assignment and assumption of agreement to Contech Engineered Solutions, LLC for metal culvert pipe, 11-B-60DL.
Expenditure: $50,000
John Angiulli (386) 736-5965 x12712 Judy Grim (386) 822-6422 x12309

Water Resources and Utilities

Item 24 FILE NUMBER 971
Contract renewal with Advanced Environmental Laboratories; and Pace Analytical, Ormond Beach for lab analysis and sampling, 09-B-76KW.
Expenditure: $185,000
John Angiulli (386) 736-5965 x12712 Michael Ulrich (386) 943-7027 x12724 Leonard Marion (386) 943-7889

Item 25 FILE NUMBER 975
Encroachment agreement with Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC, for construction of the Rhode Island Avenue reclaimed water main extension.
John Angiulli (386) 736-5965 x12712 Mike Ulrich (386) 943-7027 x12724

SHERIFF'S OFFICE

Administration

Item 26 FILE NUMBER 944
Budget resolution - Acceptance of donation from FDLE of Stalker SAM portable speed trailer and Nightstick Pro Safety lights.
Revenue: $8,040 
Laura Bounds (386) 736-5951 x12108

Item 27 FILE NUMBER 954
Budget resolution - Acceptance of donation from North Florida ICAC task force of an Apple IMAC computer.
Revenue: $1,879
Laura Bounds (386) 736-5961 x12108

Item 28 FILE NUMBER 988
Budget resolution - Acceptance of donation from the DeBary Animal Clinic. 
Revenue: $50
Laura Bounds (386) 736-5961 x12108

Item 29 FILE NUMBER 991
Budget resolution - Acceptance of Department of Homeland Security/FEMA anti-terrorism grant from the City of Daytona Beach bomb detection x-ray equipment.
Revenue: $30,500
Laura Bounds (386) 736-5961 x12108
 

LUNCH
Executive Session – Union Negotiations

PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER TIME CERTAIN MATTERS

2:00 p.m.
Item 30A FILE NUMBER 1012 AGENDA ITEM TO FOLLOW

St. Johns River designation as a state paddling trail or blueway. 
Cindy Finney (386) 740-516  0 x15160

2:15 p.m.
Item 30 FILE NUMBER 947 AGENDA ITEM TO FOLLOW

Order of Business:
Open Public Hearing
Staff Report 
Public Participation
Close Public Hearing
Council Discussion/Action
Resolution - Proposed abandonment/vacation of the Lennox Avenue Beach approach in Daytona Beach; Applicant: Glenn Storch, representing property owner 801-905 S. Atlantic LP.
Gerald N. Brinton, P.E. (386) 736-5967 x12294 Jamie Seaman (386) 736-5950 x12951

3:00 p.m.
Item 10 FILE NUMBER 955 SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENT

Budget resolution - Emergency ECHO grant for DeBary Hall roof repairs.
Grant Funds: $355,275 - emergency historic stabilization grant
David F. Byron (386) 943-7029 x12616    Timothy Baylie (386) 736-5953 x12636

3:30 p.m.
Item 30B                                                                      NO AGENDA ITEM
Halifax Area Advertising Authority request for $250,000 additional funds for current and final 2013 summer advertising schedule.
James T. Dinneen (386) 736-5920 x12188

REPORTS - May be heard anytime throughout County Council meeting as time permits

OTHER BUSINESS - NOMINATIONS/APPOINTMENTS

Item 31 FILE NUMBER 899
Appointments to ECHO Advisory Committee.
NOMINATION PROCESS: Chair westside, District 1, and District 5
[Must reside in council member’s district]
Three Positions: Two year terms expiring March 31, 2015
Applications received from the following individuals who reside in the districts indicated:
District 1:
Michael L. Donnelly, Sr.
L. Thomas Roberts
District 5:
None
Marcy Zimmerman (386) 736-5920 x12398

Item 32 FILE NUMBER 952
Appointments to animal control board.
NOMINATION PROCESS: At-Large, District 2 and District 4
[Membership of the animal control board may include, but are not limited to: (1) a licensed veterinarian, (2) a humane society representative, (3) a cat owner, (4) a member of a kennel club, (5) a hunter, (6) a county citizen from an unincorporated residential area, (7) a livestock owner, (8) a county citizen from an unincorporated agricultural area, (9) a county citizen from an unincorporated area with an expressed interest in animal issues.]
Three Positions:
Vacancy: Two year term commenced April 1, 2013 and expires March 31, 2015
Vacancy: Two year term commenced April 1, 2013 and expires March 31, 2015
Vacancy: Two year term commenced April 1, 2013 and expires March 31, 2015
NOTE: * means incumbent
Applications received from:
- Maria Avellino ( a county citizen from an unincorporated area with an expressed interest in 
animal issues)
- Kathy Blackman (citizen)
- Pat Mihalic (citizen) *
Marcy Zimmerman (386) 736-5920 x12398

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
The Volusia County Council welcomes your involvement and is interested in hearing your comments. 

Please complete a public participation slip and indicate in the subject line the issue you wish to address. You may use the back if necessary. After recognition by the County Chair, state your name and address for the record before beginning your comments. You may speak up to three minutes.

The County Council does not answer questions or requests during Public Participation due to time constraints. Any specific questions or requests that necessitate a follow-up will be based upon the written information on your public participation slip.

Please be courteous and respectful of the views of others. Personal attacks on Council members, County staff or members of the public are not allowed.

DISCUSSION BY STAFF OF MATTERS NOT ON AGENDA

DISCUSSION BY COUNCIL OF MATTERS NOT ON AGENDA AND COMMITTEE REPORTS

ADJOURNMENT