Serving Alachua Bradford • Columbia Dixie • Gilchrist • Hamilton Central Florida Lafayette • Levy • Madison Regional Suwannee • Taylor • Union Counties Planning Council 2009 NW 67th Place, Gainesville, FL 32653 -1 603 • 352. 955. 2200 MEETING NOTICE NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL There will be a meeting of the North Central Florida Regional Planning Council on January 24, 2019. The meeting will be held at the Lake City Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, 213 Southwest Commerce Boulevard, Lake City, Florida. Dinner will start at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting at 7:00 p.m. MEETING STARTS AT 7:00 P.M. Please call the Council at 352.955.2200, or 800.226.0690, or email [email protected] by January 21, 2019 to let us know ifyou will be attending the meeting. (You can call after hours and leave a message on voice mail too.) THANK YOU. (Location Map on Back) Please be at/vised tllat the Co1111cil meeting packet is posted on the Council website tit http://ncfrpc.org (click on Upcoming Meetings and Meeting Packets, then click on North Central Florida Regional Planning Council Full Packet.) Dedicated to improving the quality of life of the Region's citizens, by enhancing public safety, protecting regional resources, promoting economic development and providing technical services to local governments. -1- Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites 213 SW Commerce Blvd Lake City, Florida 32025 Directions: From the intersection of Interstate 75 and U.S. Highway 90 (exit 427) in the City of Lake City turn, East onto U.S. Highway 90, travel approximately 450 feet to SW Commerce Blvd, turn right (South) onto SW Commerce Blvd, travel approximately 720 feet and the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites is on the left. 1 inch = 500 feet Holiday Inn _l Hotel & Suites ~I -2- January 24, 2019 Page 2 * B. Clearinghouse Committee 55 Committee Level Comprehensive Plan Review Items 1. #16 - Gilchrist County Comprehensive Plan Adopted Amendment (DEO No. 18-lESR) 2. #18 - City of Newberry Comprehensive Plan Adopted Amendment (DEO No. 18-lESR) 3. #19 - City of Newberry Comprehensive Plan Adopted Amendment (DEO No. l 8-2ESR) 4. #22 - City of Cedar Key Comprehensive Plan Adopted Amendment (DEO No. 18-lESR) 5. #26 - Dixie County Comprehensive Plan Adopted Amendment (DEO No. 18-2ESR) C. Finance Committee * 1. Fiscal Year 2017-18 Audit 57 2. Authorize Payment of Auditor * D. Middle and Lower Suwannee River and Withlacoochee River Task Force 103 IX. EX-OFFICIO MEMBER REPORTS X. CITIZEN COMMENTS This agenda item provides an opportunity for citizens to address the Council on any matter not included on the agenda. The comment period is limited to three minutes for each individual. XI. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT * A. Florida Regional Councils Association Monthly Activity Report 105 * B. Florida Regional Association Policy Board Meeting 109 * C. Florida Regional Councils Association Annual Report 111 * D. Florida Chamber Foundation Scorecard 129 * E. Legislative Report 145 * F. Florida Job Growth Fund 147 * G. Economic Development District Grantee Performance Report 149 for period January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018 * H. National Association of Development Organizations 153 Aliceann Wohlbruck Innovation Award * See Attachments O:\COUNCIL.MTG\CNC\AGENDAS\2019\NCFRPCagenda 1-24-19.docx -4- IV.A. NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL MINUTES Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites December 13, 2018 Lake City, Florida 7:00 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS AB E T Anthony Adams, Lafayette County David Arreola, City of Gainesville Patricia, Bouie, City of Hawthorne Rick Davis, Madison County Robert Brown, Hamilton County Mike Deming, City of Perry LaBarfield Bryant, City of Jasper Robert Hutchinson, Alachua County James Catron, City of Madison Linda Jones, City of High Springs Charles Chestnut IV, Alachua County John Meeks, Levy County Ken Cornell, Alachua County James Montgomery, Columbia County Frank Davis, City of Live Oak Daniel Riddick, Bradford County Louie Davis, City of Waldo Mike Williams, Madison County Thomas Demps, Taylor County Matt Hersom, City of Newberry Gene Higginbotham, Dixie County OUNCILATTORNEY PRESENT Fletcher Hope, City of Archer Janice Mortimer, City of Starke Jonathon Wershow Tim Murphy, Columbia County Gigi Simmons, City of Gainesville Len Stapleton, Suwannee County OTHERS PRESENT James Tallman, Union County Kenrick Thomas, Gilchrist County Sandra Buck-Camp Lorene Thomas, Dixie County Diana Davis Helen Warren, City of Gainesville Kurt Gray Robert Wilford, City of Alachua Whitney Gray Stephen Witt, City of Lake City Stew Lilker Tom Mirti Susan Ramsey NON-VOTING DELEGATE PRESENT TAFF PRESENT EX-OFFICIO MEMBER REPRES NTATJVES PRESENT Steven Dopp Carmelita Franco Barney Bennett, Florida Department of Scott Koons Transportation Jean Strong Ben Glass, Suwannee River Water Management District Executive Members names are bolded Sean Greene, Florida Fish and Gubernatorial Members names are italicized Wildlife Conservation Commission -5- North Central Florida Page 2 Regional Planning Council Meeting Minutes December 13, 2018 I. INVOCATION Chair Davis called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. with an invocation given by Commissioner Wilford. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Council and guests pledged allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. III. INTRODUCTIONS Chair Davis stated there was a quorum of the Council, and welcomed and introduced Susan Ramsey Executive Director for Hamilton County Development Authority and Chair of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Committee; Sandra Buck-Camp, member of the Columbia Hamilton Suwannee Transportation Disadvantaged Local Coordinating Board; Diana Davis, wife of Mayor Louie Davis from City of Waldo and Stew Lilker from the Columbia County Observer. IV. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA A. Minutes - October 25, 2018 B. Monthly Financial Report - October 2018 C. Agreement with Florida Division of Emergency Management for Hazardous Materials Emergency Management Preparedness - Fiscal Year 2018-19 Chair Davis asked ifthere were any questions regarding the items on the Consent Agenda and requested that these items be approved. ACTION: Commissioner Wilford made the motion, with a second by Councilman Bryant, to approve the consent agenda. The motion carried unanimously. V. APPROVAL OF REGULAR AGENDA Chair Davis asked for approval of the regular agenda. ACTION: Commissioner Mortimer made the motion, with a second by Commissioner Cornell, to approve the regular agenda. The motion carried unanimously. VI. CITIZEN COMMENTS Stew Lilker, from the Columbia County Observer, spoke about rural transportation and rural broadband. VII. FLORIDA RESILIENT COASTLINES PROGRAM Whitney Gray, Administrator for Resilient Coastlines Program from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection provided Council members with an overview of the Florida Resilient Coastlines Program. Chair Davis thanked her for her presentation. -6- North Central Florida Page 3 Regional Planning Council Meeting Minutes December 13, 2018 VIII. CHAIR'S REPORT A. Introduction of New Members Chair Davis welcomed new Council members Matt Hersom, Commissioner from City of Newberry and Len Stapleton, Commissioner from Suwannee County. B. Resolution of Appreciation - Larry Sessions ACTION: Commissioner Catron made the motion, with a second by Commissioner Demps to approve the Resolution of Appreciation for Larry Sessions from Suwannee County. The motion carried unanimously. C. Transportation Disadvantaged Program Resolutions of Appreciation I. Jason Holifield 2. Miriam Otera ACTION: Commissioner Wilford made the motion, with a second by Councilman Bryant to approve Resolutions of Appreciation for Jason Holifield from Dixie County and Miriam Otera from the Florida Department of Elder Affairs representing Gilchrist County. The motion carried unanimously. D. Committee Appointment - Florida Regional Councils Association Policy Board - Charles Chestnut IV ACTION: Commissioner Cornell made the motion, with a second by Commissioner Demps to ratify the appointment of Charles Chestnut IV to the Florida Regional Councils Association Policy Board as recommended by the Chair. The motion carried unanimously. IX. COMMITTEE REPORTS - A. Executive Committee - Management Alternatives for Human Waste Water Biosolids Resolution Scott Koons, Executive Director stated that one of the by-products or residuals of the wastewater treatment process is called biosolids or the wet sludge that is left behind after initial processing, which i then collected for further treatment and processing. He further stated in Florida biosolids are either land-applied as a soil amendment for improved agricultural productivity or disposed of in landfills and either way it is an impo11ant source of water, energy, nitrogen and pho phorous resources that some suggest could be recovered and used more efficiently. Mr. Koons stated there is aJso concern statewide that excess nutrients from land application of human waste biosolids reach surface water as a result of rainfall runoff and continue to increase the occurrence of chronic harmful algal blooms. He stated that the purpose of the agenda item and the attached resolution is to inform the Council's member counties, municipalities and their associations about this regional issue and potential solutions. -7- North Central Florida Page 4 Regional Planning Council Meeting Minutes December 13, 2018 ACTION: Commissioner Chestnut made the motion, with a second by Commissioner Demps to adopt Resolution No. 2018-22 concerning Management Alternatives for Human Waste Biosolids in the