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Joint Meeting - Alachua County Children's Trust · 2026-06-11 · agenda

This document is a meeting agenda for the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners and the Alachua County Children's Trust. It details various agenda items including public comment, adoption of the agenda, consent agenda items, and items for discussion. The discussion items cover updates on initiatives like Alachua County Reads, Family Eviction and Housing Stability, Emergency Assistance and Family Resource Centers, and the Nonprofit Lifecycle Pilot Program. The document also includes detailed presentations on Property Tax and Alachua County Millage Rate Rankings, Impact of Assessed Value vs. Taxable Value, Property Taxable Value vs. Taxes Assessed, Ad Valorem on a $250,000 home, Government Specific Cost Escalation, Budget Context, MSTU-LE and General Fund Revenues, Strategic Funding of Services, State Services Mandated to County, and Resources. The Alachua County Reads initiative is presented with its dual charge, community literacy needs, system infrastructure needs, refined implementation model, key priority areas, insights from HELIOS and successful Florida literacy initiatives, UFLI scope, PEAK/Catalyst model, accomplishments, CNE coordination, community awareness, and investment outcomes. The Family Eviction & Housing Stability Convening is summarized with its background, purpose, guided questions, critical challenges, service gaps, key findings, and recommendations. Updates are provided on Emergency Food Distribution, Community Resource Center services, and the Children's Trust Strategic Plan FY 2027-FY 2030, including its methodology, purpose, mission, vision, guiding principles, executive summary, goals and focus areas, implementation roadmap, and detailed plans for each focus area (Pre- and Postpartum Family Health, Infant and Early Childhood Health, Comprehensive Health, Children and Youth with Special Needs, Early Learning, Literacy and Academic Success, Safe Spaces, Prevention, CTAC Capacity Building, and Agency Capacity Building).