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Meeting Name: City Commission Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/5/2015 1:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall Auditorium
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140602. 1  Staff RecommendationRatification of Amendment to the Agreement between the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1579 (ATU) Bargaining Unit and the City of Gainesville for October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014 (B) This item is to ratify a one-year Wages Amendment to the Agreement between the City and the ATU Bargaining Unit.Approved as Recommended  Action details Not available
140658. 1  Staff RecommendationSpirit of Blue Foundation Partnership Grant (NB) This is a request for City Commission approval to accept the Spirit of Blue Foundation Partnership Grant.Approved as Recommended  Action details Not available
140647. 1  Staff RecommendationWILLIAM A. NEWSOM, MD D/B/A EYE ASSOCIATES OF GAINESVILLE, LLC V. CITY OF GAINESVILLE AND GAINESVILLE REGIONAL UTILITIES (GRU); EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, CASE NO. 2014-SC-4285 (B)Approved as Recommended  Action details Not available
140671. 1  Staff RecommendationAppointments to the City Commission Advisory Boards and Committees (NB)Approved as Recommended  Action details Not available
140674. 1  Discussion ItemNERC Operating Standard and Cyber Security Compliance Requirements (B) This is an informational item regarding the impact of federally mandated electric system reliability standards on GRU's operating practices, cyber security and compliance programs.Heard  Action details Video Video
140391. 2  Discussion ItemGRU 2015 Business Plan First Quarter Update (B) This is an informational item to update the Commission on the first quarter results of GRU's 2015 Business Plan.Heard  Action details Video Video
140675. 1  Discussion ItemGRU Project SHARE Update (B) This is an informational item regarding the status of GRU’s Project Share program.Heard  Action details Video Video
140669. 1  Discussion ItemRUC Recommendation to Allocate Funds to the Community Weatherization Coalition (CWC) (NB)Approved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
140670. 1  Discussion ItemAppointment to the Gainesville/Alachua County Regional Airport Authority (B)Approved, as shown abovePass Action details Video Video
140681. 1  Discussion Item2015 Canvass Board (NB)Approved, as shown abovePass Action details Video Video
140659. 1  Staff RecommendationCity Auditor Employment Agreement and Appoint Interim City Auditor (B) This is a request for the City Commission to approve the City Auditor Employment Agreement and appoint an Interim City Auditor.Approved as AmendedPass Action details Video Video
140587. 1  Discussion ItemDesign and Construction of Fire Station 1 (B) This item recommends that the City Commission review and approve the preliminary design for Fire Station 1 at 525 South Main Street and authorize the development of construction drawings. **ESTIMATED STAFF PRESENTATION 15 MINUTES**Approved as RecommendedPass Action details Video Video
140581. 3 Sweetwater Branch RestorationDiscussion ItemPaynes Prairie Sheet Flow Project Operations (B) This item involves a request to receive an update from staff on the status of the Paynes Prairie Sheet Flow project and to review recommendations from the Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Public Works Committee regarding public access.Approved, as shown abovePass Action details Video Video
140672. 1  ProclamationSchool Crossing Guard Appreciation Day - February 5, 2015 (B)Heard  Action details Video Video
140673. 1  ProclamationHome Matters for Gainesville Month - February 2015 (B)Heard  Action details Video Video
140687. 1  Special RecognitionSpecial Recognition to the Gainesville Youth Cultural Ambassadors (B)Heard  Action details Not available
140638. 1  ResolutionResolution Adopting the Recording of Regulatory Assets Related to Debt Issuance Costs and Costs Recoverable in Future Years Related to the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center (GREC) Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) Accounting Treatment. (B) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING AND PROVIDING FOR THE RECORDING OF REGULATORY ASSETS RELATED TO DEBT ISSUANCE COSTS AND RECORDING OF REGULATORY ASSETS FOR COSTS RECOVERABLE IN FUTURE YEARS RELATED TO THE GAINESVILLE RENEWABLE ENERGY CENTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH GASB STATEMENT NO. 62; PROVIDING OTHER DETAILS WITH RESPECT THERETO; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.Adopted (Resolution)Pass Action details Video Video
140513. 1  OrdinanceQUASI-JUDICIAL - DEEMING STRUCTURES LOCATED AT 207 NE 7TH STREET AS CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURES TO THE NORTHEAST RESIDENTIAL HISTORIC DISTRICT (B) Ordinance No. 140513; Petition No. PB-14-155 MSC An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, deeming structures generally located at 207 NE 7th Street, as more specifically described in this ordinance, as contributing structures to the Northeast Residential Historic District in accordance with the historic preservation and conservation provisions of Section 30-112 of the Land Development Code; providing directions to the City Manager; providing directions to the Clerk of the Commission; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.Approved (Petition) and Adopted on Adoption ReadingPass Action details Video Video
140463. 2  OrdinanceQUASI-JUDICIAL - HISTORIC PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION - 207 NE 7th STREET (B) Ordinance No. 140463 An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, finding that property located at 207 NE 7th Street, Gainesville, Florida, as more specifically described in this ordinance, qualifies for an ad valorem tax exemption for historic properties; granting an exemption from ad valorem tax for certain improvements beginning January 1, 2015, and continuing for 10 years under certain conditions; authorizing the Mayor and the Clerk of the Commission to sign the Historic Preservation Property Tax Exemption Covenant between the property owner and the City; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance)Pass Action details Video Video
140657. 1  OrdinanceTRANSITIONING THE DISABILITY BENEFITS CURRENTLY PROVIDED TO CITY EMPLOYEES FROM THE DISABILITY PLAN TO THE EMPLOYEES PENSION PLAN (B) Ordinance No. 140657 An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending Chapter 2, Article VII, Divisions 5 (Employees Pension Plan) and 6 (Disability Plan) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Gainesville to transition the disability benefits currently provided to employees under the Disability Plan to the Employees Pension Plan; by amending Sections 2-523(c)(2) and 2-526 to add the disability benefits currently provided to employees under the Disability Plan to the Employees Pension Plan; by amending Section 2-524 to provide for city funding of disability benefits; by amending Section 2-546 to close the Disability Plan; by amending Section 2-549(c) to provide for procedures for termination of the Disability Plan; by amending Section 2-550(e) to stop future eligibility in the Disability Plan; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance)Pass Action details Not available
140690. 1  Discussion ItemCommissioner Craig Carter - Five Member City Commission (NB)Heard  Action details Video Video
130561. 5  Discussion ItemUpdate on the Provision of Homeless Services at the Empowerment Center (B) This item is a request for the City Commission to hear an update on the recommendation of the Empowerment Center Oversight Board regarding the use of unspent funds from the FY14 agreement with the Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry (ACCHH) for the provision of services at the Empowerment Center.Approved as AmendedPass Action details Not available
140739. 1 Welcoming CityResolutionWelcoming Gainesville (B) This is a request for the City Commission to adopt a Resolution designating Gainesville as a Welcoming City and become a part of the Welcoming America Network.ReferredPass Action details Not available
140740. 1 Hiring vendors/workers at fairs/eventsStaff RecommendationHiring Vendors/Workers at Fairs/Events (NB) This item provides a report from the Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Public Works Committee regarding the process of hiring vendors/workers at fairs/events.ReferredPass Action details Not available



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