Okaloosa County BOCC — August 24, 2013 — reading text

17,785,295 Packet Pg. 447  BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: August 20, 2013 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Daniel O'Byrne SUBJECT: Request for Qualifications for Professional/General Consulting Services DEPARTMENT: Tourist Development Department BCC DISTRICT: All STATEMENT OF ISSUE: TDD staff requests approval to issue an RFQ for Professional/General Consulting Services. Staff also requests approval of the following members of the Review Committee: 1. Director of the Tourist Development Department or his designee 2. Director of the Public Works Department or his designee 3. Director of the Growth Management Department or his designee 4. A member of the Board of County Commissioners if the Board so desires The County's Purchasing Department will coordinate the process and serve as a facilitator for any meetings of the review committee. BACKGROUND: A Professional Services contract for general consulting #C91-0088-TDC (Master Consulting Agreement) was entered into on March 26, 1991 by and between the Okaloosa County Tourist Development Council and Genesis Professional Services Inc. This contract is due to expire at the end of September 2013. The Tourist Development Department is requesting to go out to bid for similar services such that the County can award up to three contracts for Professional/General Consulting Services. The selected consultants may work in conjunction with the County's technical staff and/or other consultants hired by the County as part of a project team. Requested services may involve an entire project, several projects, part of a project or for any project phase. OPTIONS: Approve/Disapprove RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve the issuance of an RFQ for Professional/General Consulting Services and appoint members to a review committee as described. RECOMMENDED BY: Packet Pg. 448 APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator Packet Pg. 449  BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: August 20, 2013 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Rick Owen SUBJECT: Okaloosa County Gas District BOD County Representative DEPARTMENT: County Administrator BCC DISTRICT: All STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Request Board consideration of the appointment of a new County representative to the Okaloosa County Gas District Board of Directors (OGDBOD). BACKGROUND: The Okaloosa Gas District Board of Directors was formed by legislative act in 1953 and initially included the municipalities of Crestview, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, and Valparaiso. This Act was amended in 1986 to include a representative of the unincorporated portions of Okaloosa County, to be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. The representative re-appointed by the BCC in October 2010 began his current term in January 2011 and tendered his resignation after receiving an appointment to represent the City of Fort Walton Beach on the OGDBOD. He resigned effective January 31, 2013 with approximately two years remaining on his appointed term. At the BCC meeting on January 22, 2013, the Board approved to advertise the vacancy on the Okaloosa Gas District Board for the next 30 days and to seek individuals who live in the unincorporated areas of the county, have a minimum of three years residency, and are a customer of Okaloosa Gas. After announcing the position through a news release, staff received a single application for the position from an individual who did not meet the criteria adopted by Board. RECOMMENDATIONS: Board discussion and further direction concerning a new representative to be appointed by the BCC and consider taking applications for the position. RECOMMENDED BY: Packet Pg. 450 APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator Packet Pg. 451 Packet Pg. 452