Regular Meeting 05/06/2025 09:00 AM

Public Call-In Information

     - Zoom Call Number:  1-305-224-1968

     - Meeting ID:  961 303 1460    Passcode #: 569657

     - The phone lines will open at 08:40 AM

     - All lines will be muted; listening capabilities only

CALL TO ORDER

Invocation
Pledge to the Flag
Roll Call of the Commissioners
Approval of Agenda
     - The Commissioners will approve and/or modify the official agenda at this time.

RECOGNIZE ELECTED OFFICIALS

PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS

• 1.Requesting Proclamation declaring “May 4-10, 2025”, as “National Travel and Tourism Week” in Levy County, Florida.

• AGENDA SUMMARY 5-6-25.pdf (0.05 MB)
• National Travel & Tourism Week 2025.pdf (0.02 MB)
• National Tourism Week 2025.pdf (15.23 MB)

PUBLIC COMMENTS:

     - Complete Public Comment Form and submit to the Board Chairman
     - Approach podium, speak clearly into the microphone and state your full name and address
     - Comments will be limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes per person

BUSINESS OR INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:

LEVY COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS - Tammy Jones

• 2.Requesting the Levy County Board of County Commissioners adopt Resolution 2025-25 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF LEVY COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE FINAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,160 DUE TO RECEIPT OF ADDITIONAL REVENUE FROM A SECURITY GRANT FOR THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OFFICE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

• Res. 2025-25 Item Summary.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Reso 2025-25 Budget Amend - SOE - addl revenue - Security Grant.pdf (0.02 MB)
• Budget Amendment with Signatures.pdf (0.30 MB)
• MOA Grant with State.pdf (6.89 MB)

LEVY COUNTY MANAGER – Mary-Ellen Harper

• 3.Requesting the Levy County Board of County Commissioners receive Second Quarter Fiscal Year Quarterly Reports for January 1 – March 31, 2025 from the Division of Animals and Natural Resources.

• Item Summary Quarterly Reports 2nd quarter 2025 Animals and Natural Resources.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Quarterly Reports April 2025 Animals and Natural Resources.pdf (0.11 MB)

• 4.Requesting the Levy County Board of County Commissioners approval of the Amended and Restated Agreement for Medical Examiner Transport Services.

• Weems Item Summary.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Weems & Sons Funeral Homes, LLC.pdf (4.22 MB)

• 5.Requesting the Levy County Board of County Commissioners to appoint Tisha Whitehurst, Director of Executive Development and Tourism, to the North Florida Economic Development Partnership Board.

• Item Summary NFEDP.pdf (0.05 MB)

• 6.Requesting the Levy County Board of County Commissioners to appoint Jacob Piazza to the Planning Commission as an Alternate for a term expiring April 2028.

• Item Summary Planning Piazza.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Planning Alternate Jacob Piazza.pdf (0.02 MB)

• 7.Requesting the Levy County Board of County Commissioners to receive a presentation from 1000 Friends of Florida.

• Item Summary 1000 Friends of Florida.pdf (0.05 MB)
• FOF -LEVY 2040 BOCC Presentation.pdf (3.78 MB)

• 8.Requesting the Levy County Board of County Commissioners to approve Task Assignment 2025-3 to North Florida Professional Services, Inc to provide engineering services.

• Item Summary North Florida Professional Services.pdf (0.05 MB)
• North Florida Professional Services TA Explain.pdf (0.59 MB)
• TASK ASSIGNMENT 2025-3 North Florida Professional Services.pdf (0.07 MB)

• 9.Requesting the Levy County Board of County Commissioners to approve a non-competitive procurement for asbestos abatement in accordance with Sec. 2-204(b) of County Code, due to the timeliness of the project and the vendor's familiarity with the project; with award of contract to Acme Asbestos Abatement and Remediation in the amount of $38,220.

• Item Summary Acme.pdf (0.05 MB)

• 10.Requesting the Levy County Board of County Commissioners to approve a Termination of Grant Agreement with A&M Manufacturing, Inc.

• Item Summary A&M.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Grant Agreement - Termination - AM Manufacturing.pdf (0.02 MB)

• 11.Requesting the Levy County Board of County Commissioners’ approval of Task Assignment 2025-1 with JBPRO JBrown Professional Group Inc. to provide engineering review of Development (Site) Plans and Subdivision Plats as needed.

• Item Summary Task Assignment 2025-1.pdf (0.05 MB)
• TA 2025-1 JBPro.pdf (0.26 MB)

LEVY COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES – Brandy Cannon, Manager

• 12.Requesting the Levy County Board of County Commissioners adopt Resolution 2025-26 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF LEVY COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE FINAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 BY TRANSFERRING $70,848 FROM CAPITAL OUTLAY RESERVES TO THE GENERAL FUND AND APPROPRIATING THOSE FUNDS FOR EQUIPMENT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

• RES. 2025-26 Item Summary.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Reso 2025-26 - Budget Amend – Animal Services - transfer Capital Outlay reserves for equipment purchases.pdf (0.02 MB)
• 4-16-25 BA Animal Control.pdf (0.22 MB)

LEVY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT – Bernard “Bo” Cox, Provisional Building Official

• 13.Requesting the Levy Board of County Commissioners’ approval of TASK ASSIGNMENT 2025-2 to Locklear & Associates, Inc.  in an amount not to exceed $51,700.

• Locklear Item Summary.pdf (0.05 MB)
• TASK ASSIGNMENT 2025-2 Locklear.pdf (0.25 MB)

• 14.REQUEST THE LEVY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO ADOPT RESOLUTION              2025-22 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF LEVY COUNTY, FLORIDA AMENDING THE FINAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 BY APPROPRIATING $31,422 FROM THE BUILDING INSPECTIONS & SAFETY FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF A VEHICLE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

• AGENDA SUMMARY 05-06-2025.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Reso 2025-22 Budget Amend -Building - Appropriate funds for vehicle purchase.pdf (0.02 MB)
• 4-11-25 BA Building.pdf (0.18 MB)

• 15.REQUEST THE LEVY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2025-27 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF LEVY COUNTY, FLORIDA, DECLARING CERTAIN PERSONAL PROPERTY AS SURPLUS AND AUTHORIZING DISPOSITION OF THAT SURPLUS PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2-320 OF THE COUNTY CODE AND SECTION 274.06, FLORIDA STATUTES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

• AGENDA SUMMARY #2 05-06-2025.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Reso 2025-27 Declare Travel Trailers Surplus and Authorize Disposition.pdf (0.02 MB)
• Reso 2025-27 Attachment A.pdf (0.04 MB)
• Reso 2025-27 Attachment B.pdf (0.32 MB)
• Reso 2025-27 Attachment C.pdf (0.35 MB)

LEVY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT – Leatha Keene, Director

• 16.Requesting the Levy County Board of County Commissioners to receive a presentation of the Proposal for Pre-Storm EOC Meeting Restructuring and Organization Chart Proposal.

• AGENDA SUMMARY 5-06-2025.pdf (0.06 MB)
• Briefing Structure Proposal (6).pdf (0.21 MB)
• Org Chart Proposal (5).pdf (0.67 MB)

LEVY COUNTY GRANT COORDINATOR – BROOKE SMITH

• 17.For RFP_2025_002 Suwannee Sound/Cedar Key Oyster Restoration (1) Reject the proposal of AECOM as non-responsive for the following reason – proposal exceeding the RFP criteria of less than $1.5 million; (2) reject the proposal of Sea & Shoreline as non-responsive for the following reasons – proposal exceeding $1.5 million, omitted submission of litigation history and a statement of financial stability; and (3) direct the County Manager, or designee, to negotiate a contract (in the form provided in the RFP) with SWCA Environmental Consultants as the sole responsive, responsible proposer in an amount not to exceed $1,499,937; and (4) authorize the Chair to sign the contract, subject to review by the County Attorney as to form and legal sufficiency.

• AGENDA SUMMARY 05-06-2025 AGENDA SUMMARY 04-21-2025.pdf (0.06 MB)
• RFP_2025_002.pdf (0.09 MB)
• SWCA Bid.pdf (19.09 MB)
• Certificate of Insurance.pdf (0.01 MB)
• Non-Collusive Affidavit.pdf (0.40 MB)
• Drug Free Workplace Certification.pdf (0.21 MB)
• Permits and Licenses.pdf (18.42 MB)
• Sworn Statement on Public Entity Crimes.pdf (0.38 MB)
• Bid Close Meeting RFP_2025_002.pdf (0.32 MB)
• Bid Tabulation RFP-2025-002.pdf (0.08 MB)
• Determination Letter SWCA.pdf (0.57 MB)

LEVY COUNTY MAINTENANCE - Doug Partin, Director

• 18.Requesting the Levy County Board of County Commisioners’ adopt Resolution 2025-24 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF LEVY COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE FINAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 BY TRANSFERRING $14,500 FROM CAPITAL OUTLAY RESERVES TO THE GENERAL FUND AND APPROPRIATING THOSE FUNDS FOR EQUIPMENT RENTAL EXPENSES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

• ConstMaintitemsummary001.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Reso 2025-24 - Budget Amend – Maintenance - transfer Capital Outlay reserves for equipment rental.pdf (0.02 MB)
• 4-25-25 BA Maintenance (004).pdf (0.16 MB)

LEVY COUNTY TRANSIT - Connie Conley, Director

• 19.Requesting Approval of Resolution 2025-23. A Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Levy County, Florida, approving an application for a 2025-26 Transportation Disadvantaged Trip and Equipment Grant from the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged in the amount of $390,298.00; providing direction and authorization to the County Manager or Designee, and Providing and Effective Date.

• Agenda Item May 6 2025 Resolution 2025-23 T&E Grant application.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Reso 2025-23 Application for Transportation Disadvantaged Trips and Equipment Grant.pdf (0.02 MB)
• TE Grant Recipient Doc 2025-26.pdf (0.04 MB)
• TE Grant Service Rates 2025-26.pdf (0.04 MB)

• 20.Requesting the Levy County Board of County Commissioners to approve the purchase of a Transit T-150 Low Roof Cargo Van in the amount of $43,162.00 for the Library to be purchased from Duval Ford LLC from the Florida Sheriff’s Association Contract, as authorized by SEC. 2-195(b)(7) of the County’s Procurement Code.

• Agenda Item May 6 2025 Library Vehicle.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Transit T-150 State Contract Pricing.pdf (0.88 MB)

PUBLIC COMMENTS:

     - Complete Public Comment Form and submit to the Board Chairman
     - Approach podium, speak clearly into the microphone and state your full name and address
     - Comments will be limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes per person

COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS

Commissioner C. Kennedy

     Court Facilities

                Levy County Jail Diversion Planning Committee

               Small County Coalition Board of Directors

                Circuit 8 Advisory Board

                Juvenile Justice Circuit Advisory Board

Commissioner R. Meeks

   College of Central Florida Jack Wilkinson Levy Campus Advisor      Committee

                County Agent Advisory Board

                Middle & Lower Suwannee River & Withlacoochee River Task Force

Commissioner D. Mills

                Canvassing Board

                Gulf Consortium

                Nature Coast Business Development Council

                North Florida Economic Development Partnership Board of Directors

                North Florida Regional Planning Council

                Restore Act Advisory Committee

                Tourist Development Council

                Transportation Disadvantaged

                Value Adjustment Board

Commissioner T. Hodge

                Career Source

                Nature Coast Oyster Alliance

                Putnam Alachua Levy Library Board

Commissioner J. Hiers

                Affordable Housing Advisory Committee

                Resiliency Florida Board of Directors

                Small County Coalition Board of Directors

• 21.Requesting the Levy County Board of County Commissioners to discuss and provide direction to staff regarding the Adopt-A-Highway Program.

• Item Summary Adopt a Highway.pdf (0.05 MB)

Approval of Expenditures

Approval of Minutes

• 22.Requesting the Levy County Board of County Commissioners approval of minutes for Regular Meetings held February 18, 2025 and March 4, 2025.

• agenda form 05062025.pdf (0.05 MB)
• 02182025 BOCC MINUTES.pdf (0.45 MB)
• 03042025 BOCC MINUTES.pdf (0.53 MB)

Adjourn