Okaloosa County BOCC — September 3, 2013 — reading text

Okaloosa Community Development Corporation so that it may receive the grant funding. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Packet Pg. 192 Ernie Padgett, County Administrator Packet Pg. 193 Packet Pg. 194  BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: November 5, 2013 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Rick Owen SUBJECT: Approval of Local Government Certification for Emergency Solutions Grant DEPARTMENT: County Administrator BCC DISTRICT: All STATEMENT OF ISSUE: In order for Opportunity Inc to apply for Emergency Solution Grant funds from the Florida Department of Children and Families, the County must recognize that the agency is operating in the area, and that the County agrees to allow the agency to seek the grant funds. BACKGROUND: Opportunity Inc provides housing assistance to financially challenged households throughout Okaloosa County. The Emergency Solutions grant program will enable the agency to assist homeless households obtain housing by providing rent and utility assistance. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations require non-profit organizations to receive certification of local government approval prior to accepting an Emergency Solutions Grant award. This approval signifies the knowledge of the referenced program operating in the local government jurisdiction, and that the local government agrees to allow the applicant to apply for the grant. Approval of the attached certification does not in any way obligate local funds. OPTIONS: Approve/Disapprove RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve certification for Opportunity Inc so that it may receive the grant funding. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator Packet Pg. 195 Packet Pg. 196  BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: November 5, 2013 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Rick Owen SUBJECT: Proclamation Approval for Drug Court DEPARTMENT: County Administrator BCC DISTRICT: All BACKGROUND: This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Okaloosa County Adult Drug Court Program. Special events are being held to celebrate the achievements of the Drug Court Program and honor its graduates. The 20-Year Celebration and Graduation event will be held on Friday, November 15, 2013, at the Okaloosa County Courthouse Annex Extension beginning at 2:30pm in Jury Assembly. The Okaloosa County Drug Court Program is a partnership between the courts, the Okaloosa County Department of Corrections, Pretrial Release Program, Office of the State Attorney, Office of the Public Defender, and Pathway Addiction Treatment Center, a component of Lakeview Center, Inc. The primary goal of the Drug Court Program is to provide immediate and concerted treatment to the drug offender. This program is a twelve month, three phase approach to substance abuse. It encompasses the vocation, education, and spiritual components in conjunction with providing substance abuse treatment. This program also provides early intervention and serves as a meaningful alternative to incarceration for the offender who can adequately function in the community with support. It is the goal of this program to realize a reduced recidivism rate for those offenders who successfully complete the program. This, in turn, will provide the offender the basis to build upon to become a productive member of our community. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of Proclamation of "Drug Court Month" in Okaloosa County. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator Packet Pg. 197 From: Stacy K. Roberts To: Rick Owen Cc: Cathy White; Karen Rossi Subject: Drug Court Proclamation - November 5, 2013 BCC Meeting Date: Thursday, October 24, 2013 2:53:13 PM Attachments: Proclamation - November 2013 Drug Court Month.doc Good afternoon Mr. Owen. Attached is a Proclamation declaring the month of November be Drug Court Month for Chairman Amunds’ signature at the November 5, 2013, Board of County Commissioners meeting. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Okaloosa County Adult Drug Court Program. We are holding a special event to celebrate the achievements of the Drug Court Program and honor our graduates. The 20-Year Celebration and Graduation event will be held on Friday, November 15, 2013, at the Okaloosa County Courthouse Annex Extension beginning at 2:30pm in Jury Assembly. The Okaloosa County Drug Court Program is a partnership between the courts, the Okaloosa County Department of Corrections, Pretrial Release Program, Office of the State Attorney, Office of the Public Defender, and Pathway Addiction Treatment Center, a component of Lakeview Center, Inc. The primary goal of the Drug Court Program is to provide immediate and concerted treatment to the drug offender. This program is a twelve month, three phase approach to substance abuse. It encompasses the vocation, education, and spiritual components in conjunction with providing substance abuse treatment. This program also provides early intervention and serves as a meaningful alternative to incarceration for the offender who can adequately function in the community with support. It is the goal of this program to realize a reduced recidivism rate for those offenders who successfully complete the program. This, in turn, will provide the offender the basis to build upon to become a productive member of our community. Should you have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Stacy Roberts Administrative Assistant III Court Administration, First Judicial Circuit 100 West Maxwell Street Pensacola, Florida 32501 850-595-3055 (office) 850-595-3059 (fax) Packet Pg. 198  PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, drug courts provide the focus and leadership for community-wide, anti-drug systems, bringing together criminal justice, treatment, and other community partners in the fight against drug abuse and criminality; and WHEREAS, drug court programs combine intensive judicial supervision, mandatory substance abuse treatment, and drug testing with escalating sanctions and incentives in order to break the cycle of drug addiction and its concomitant crime, and turn defendants into productive members of our society; and WHEREAS, drug courts not only reclaim lives lost to drug addiction and criminality but save the State of Florida substantial taxpayer dollars by reducing the number of incarcerated defendants; and WHEREAS, the judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, treatment and rehabilitation professionals, law enforcement and corrections personnel, case managers, and others dedicated to the drug court move- ment have had a profound impact through hard work and commitment to their communities; and WHEREAS, the Okaloosa County Adult Drug Court Program began operation in October, 1993; and WHEREAS, with this year marking the 20th anniversary of the Okaloosa County Adult Drug Court, the Drug Court Graduation and 20 Year Celebration will be held on November 15, 2013. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of County Commissioners of Okaloosa County, Florida, does hereby declare the month of November, 2013 as “DRUG COURT MONTH” in Okaloosa County and encourages the recognition of practitioners and participants, who make the drug court programs work, and the significant contributions that drug courts have made, and continue to make, in reducing drug usage and crime. DULY PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of November, 2013. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA ATTEST: _________________________________ DON R. AMUNDS CHAIRMAN ___________________________ DON W. HOWARD CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT Packet Pg. 199  BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: November 5, 2013 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Jeff Littrell SUBJECT: Approval of Engineering Task Order 04 DEPARTMENT: Water and Sewer BCC DISTRICT: All STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The scope of services for the Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) project includes professional and technical services for locating, verifying, installing permanent markers and acquiring information and data for components of the Okaloosa County Water and Sewer System. The county Water and Sewer Department continues to collect information and data regarding the water and sewer system to populate the geographic information system (GIS) and to develop maps of the existing water distribution and wastewater collection systems. This task order has been developed and negotiated with Constantine Engineering, Inc per the terms of our General Engineering Services Contract to assist the County to perform these services. This Task Order requires approval by the Board of County Commissioners. BACKGROUND: OCWS staff has a need for Constantine Engineering to assist the County to perform services for collecting information and data about buried and above ground components of the water and sewer system. The Water and Sewer Department staff uses this information and data daily to protect the existing utilities, plan for future growth, react during emergencies to minimize service outages, and to plan for preventative maintenance and scheduled repair/replacement of these assets. To date, Constantine has performed these SUE services to locate, map and document the water and sewer assets associated with approximately 517 miles of water lines, 99 miles of sewer force mains and 18 miles of reclaimed water lines. Greater than 21,458 water and sewer assets, including buried pipelines, fittings, valves, water meters and fire hydrants have been located, mapped using sub-meter accuracy and uploaded into the County's GIS data base. This accurate information about the existing system allows the County to maximize the capacity of the existing systems to meet current and future demands while minimizing the investment in new assets. The County's engineering staff and consultants rely on this information to evaluate the availability of water and sewer services and their capacity to deliver these services to existing and new customers. Accurate, up-to-date information, data and maps enable the Water and Sewer Department to more efficiently identify, mark and therefore protect the County’s water and sewer assets. Every year, careless construction activities damage buried water and sewer pipelines and valves. Up to-date maps allow the County to react quickly during emergencies to isolate damaged areas from the rest of the system and thereby minimize the impacts of system outages on other non- affected customers. Accurate information that is easily assessable will improve the ability of