ORDER OF BUSINESS

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA

 

 

OCTOBER 23, 2007

 

 

 

TUESDAY                                                                                                          COMMISSION CHAMBERS

9:30 A.M.                                                                                                             

 

 

 

1.         CALL TO ORDER

 

A.        Roll Call

B.        Invocation

C.        Pledge of Allegiance

 

 

2.         AGENDA APPROVAL

 

A.        Additions, Deletions, Substitutions

B.        Adoption

 

 

WORKSHOP SESSION

 

 

3.           9:30 A.M.                 Public Shooting Park Master Plan (FD&O)

 

 

4.           2:00 P.M.                 Staff requests Board:

 

A)  approve the proposed Animal Care and Control fee increases for Rabies License Tags Fees; Service Fees and Citation Fees;

 

B)  provide direction regarding mandatory spay/neuter of dogs and cats; and

 

                        C)  provide direction regarding backyard breeding of dogs and cats.

 

SUMMARY:  The Palm Beach County Division of Animal Care and Control operates two (2) animal shelters that serve the County’s human and animal population and provide various services to the public.  The Division has established fees in order to defray the costs of providing services to the public.  The schedule of fees and fines previously adopted by the Board has not been amended for eight (8) years and no longer reflects the expenses incurred by the Division.  Staff will provide the Board with an outline of the issues related to both mandatory spay/neuter of dogs/cats and “backyard breeding” and also provide a number of options to address the issues.  With the number of animals sheltered at the Division continuing to increase annually, the Division has looked toward alternative methods to discourage unnecessary breeding of dogs and/or cats.  Countywide  (SF)

 

 

5.         REGULAR AGENDA

 

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OCTOBER 23, 2007

 

 

5.         REGULAR AGENDA

 

 

A.        CLERK AND COMPTROLLER

 

1.         Staff recommends motion to approve:  Warrant List.

 

 

2.         Staff recommends motion to approve:  Contracts (regular) and claim settlements list as submitted by various departments to the Clerk & Comptroller=s Office.  Countywide

 

 

 

            B.        FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT & OPERATIONS

 

1.         Staff recommends motion to approve: an Agreement with the Wildlife Foundation of Florida, Inc. (WFF), for the right to name the Public Shooting Park (Park) and selected features within the Park in exchange for meeting minimum fund raising amounts set by the County.  Summary:  Due to the projected cost of designing, constructing and operating a Public Shooting Park, the County will require outside funding to meet the desired timeline for development of the Park.  WFF has agreed to raise the minimum net amount of $5,000,000 by December 31, 2010, to assist in the construction of Phase 1 of the Park through the sale of naming rights at the Park and through a variety of community based fund raising programs.  In exchange for the $5,000,000, the WFF shall be afforded the opportunity to name the Park and selected features within the Park; however, the opportunity to name the entire Park shall require a minimum amount of $1,500,000.  The WFF shall submit a comprehensive fund raising plan including interim milestones within ninety (90) days.  In addition, WFF has agreed that names which promote anything offensive to the general public or perceived by the County to be offensive to the public will not be permitted and that names which promote tobacco, liquor, exotic dancing, religious or political groups are specifically prohibited.  Should WFF fail to raise the full amount by the deadline, the County may terminate this Agreement and the right to name the Park and selected features reverts to the County.  WFF shall not be afforded any other advertisement or promotion opportunities at the Park and shall not receive any operational control of the Park or special privileges at the Park.  As fundraising and the administration of donated funds involves operating and administrative expenses (primary costs being for legal and accounting services), WFF shall be entitled to retain seven (7) percent of each donation for the Park and ten (10) percent of each donation made for the Park using a credit card.  These amounts are identical to the amounts retained by WFF in its agreement with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for similar services.  WFF shall submit all names to the County Administrator for approval prior to executing an Agreement with the donor for the name.  This Agreement may be terminated by the County, without cause, upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the other party prior to the acceptance of the fundraising amount.  (FDO Admin)  District 6  (JM)

 

 

           

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October 23, 2007 – 9:30a.m.

Final

 

                                                     BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

 

BOARD MEETING

PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA

 

ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, & SUBSTITUTIONS

 

 

OCTOBER 23, 2007

 

 

ITEM              

 

5A-2*              DELETED:  Exhibits B & C only on the Purchasing Contracts list.  (Further staff review)             

 

NOTE:  Items that were revised, added, deleted, or backup submitted and were not listed on the preliminary addition/deletion sheet distributed to the Board the prior day are noted with an asterisk(*).