Agenda Packet

Board of Commissioners Meeting · 2026-09-08 · agenda_packet

[201 E. Green Street, Taylor County Administrative Complex, Perry, Florida (meeting location); not stated for individual projects] This document is a suggested agenda for the Taylor County Board of County Commissioners meeting on September 8, 2026, at 6:00 PM, at 201 E. Green Street, Taylor County Administrative Complex, Perry, Florida. It lists multiple agenda items, including consent items, bids/public hearings, and general business. The document does not state a decision (approved/denied/deferred/recommended) for any item, as it is a proposed agenda. Key items include: approval of the FY 2026/2027 EMPA EM Agreement (grant amount $105,806), approval of a hangar lease with Andre Smith, approval of a shortlist of contractors for the construction of Fire Station 7, approval of a State Financial Assistance Agreement for the Courthouse Improvement Project (budget increase from $1,264,000 to $2,064,000 for air handler unit replacement), approval of a task order for the 13th and Central USACE Floodplain Mitigation Project, approval to advertise an RFQ for Hodges Park Rehabilitation at Keaton Beach, a public hearing for a possible FRDAP grant for Phase 1 of Steinhatchee Coastal Park, receiving bids for the Ash Street Widening/Resurfacing LAP/SCOP Project, and discussions on a data center moratorium and land development code revisions. The document does not state any public comment or stakeholder sentiment. The document does not provide a specific address, parcel/folio, acreage, or unit count for any project, and does not state a zoning or use change. [Adjacent to Doctors' Memorial Hospital, part of Taylor County's Public Safety Complex; SOQ submission address: Clerk of Court, 1st Floor Courthouse, 108 North Jefferson Street, Suite 102, Perry, Florida 32347; SOQ opening location: Taylor County Administrative Complex, 201 East Green Street, Perry, Florida 32347; case Florida Department of Commerce Agreement No. MS047] Taylor County is soliciting Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) for professional architectural, engineering, and related design services for the Taylor County Special Needs Emergency Shelter Project. The project is funded by a $4,969,425.00 Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) award under Florida Department of Commerce Agreement No. MS047. The facility will be a new hardened emergency shelter located adjacent to Doctors' Memorial Hospital as part of Taylor County's Public Safety Complex. The project includes a hardened storm-shelter structure, redundant emergency power, special-needs support spaces, mechanical/electrical/plumbing and life-safety systems, civil/site improvements, communications/security systems, accessibility, testing, commissioning, and closeout. The recommended action is to approve the SOQ. SOQs must be submitted to the Clerk of Court, 1st Floor Courthouse, 108 North Jefferson Street, Suite 102, Perry, Florida 32347, no later than 4:00 P.M. local time on [INSERT DUE DATE]. SOQs will be opened at [INSERT OPENING TIME] on [INSERT OPENING DATE] in the Taylor County Administrative Complex, 201 East Green Street, Perry, Florida 32347. The project must meet all hurricane-rated standards and ICC 500 and Florida Building Code requirements. The facility will provide shelter for medically vulnerable and elderly residents and shelter-in-place space for emergency personnel. The document does not state any public comment or stakeholder sentiment. [Fourth and Fifth Avenues NW, Steinhatchee, Florida (for the Steinhatchee Roads Reconstruction Project); not stated for the Taylor County Special Needs Emergency Shelter Project; case MS045 (Steinhatchee Roads Reconstruction Project); MS047 (Taylor County Special Needs Emergency Shelter Project)] The document is a solicitation for professional engineering and related services for the Steinhatchee Roads Reconstruction Project - Fourth and Fifth Avenues NW in Taylor County, Florida. The project is funded by a $1,050,000 Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grant under Florida Department of Commerce Agreement No. MS045. The work includes roadway reconstruction and resurfacing, stabilization of subgrade and base, repair/replacement/installation of culverts and stormwater drainage features, shoulders and edge stabilization, paving, striping and signage, traffic control, erosion control, restoration, inspections, testing, and project closeout documentation. The document also includes a separate agenda item for the Taylor County Special Needs Emergency Shelter Project (MS047), which is a separate project for a special needs emergency shelter. The document does not state a decision, as it is a solicitation for qualifications, not a decision record. The document does not state any public comment or stakeholder sentiment. [Hodges Park at Keaton Beach, Taylor County, Florida. The RFQ is issued by Taylor County Board of County Commissioners, 201 East Green Street, Perry, Florida 32347. SOQs are to be returned to Taylor County Clerk of Court, 108 N. Jefferson Street, Perry, Florida 32347.; case FSEP Project No. 10-2; Gulf Consortium Subaward No. 220037102.01; FAIN GNSSP22FL0037-01-00; CFDA 87.052.] This document is a Taylor County Board of County Commissioners agenda packet for a September 8, 2026 meeting. It includes two main items: (1) approval of a Certificate of Non-Ad Valorem Assessment Roll for multiple subdivisions and solid waste, and (2) approval to advertise a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for professional design, engineering, and permitting services for the Hodges Park Rehabilitation at Keaton Beach. The first item is a list of non-ad valorem assessments for various subdivisions, with no construction or development project described. The second item is a solicitation for design services only, not construction. The project involves demolition and reconstruction of restroom and picnic pavilion facilities, a new ADA-compliant playground with shade coverings, a sand volleyball court, parking facility reconstruction using permeable pavers, and associated site, security-lighting, and landscaping improvements. The RFQ is for design, engineering, and permitting services only; construction will be procured separately. The total subrecipient award is $1,765,495.00. The recommended action for the first item is to approve the assessment roll. The recommended action for the second item is to advertise the RFQ. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document. [21275 Keaton Beach Drive, Keaton Beach, Taylor County, Florida; case FSEP 10-2 | Subaward 220037102.01] This document is a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for design and permitting services for Hodges Park, a public beach park project in Taylor County, Florida. The project is located at 21275 Keaton Beach Drive, Keaton Beach, Taylor County, Florida, with Parcel ID 06836-000, Section-Township-Range 35-07-07, and approximately 8.20 acres. The property is currently Vacant-County. The RFQ solicits design, engineering, and permitting services for nine approved elements, including demolition of existing parking, new ADA-compliant restrooms and picnic pavilions, a playground, sand volleyball court, parking reconstruction with permeable pavers, sidewalk and boardwalk to a fishing pier, beach re-nourishment, invasive vegetation removal, security lighting, and an informational kiosk. The applicant is Taylor County Board of County Commissioners. The case/file number is FSEP 10-2, Subaward 220037102.01. The decision is not stated; this is a solicitation for qualifications. Key dates are not stated. The business opportunity is for a design firm to provide 100% construction-ready design and permitting documents; construction is not part of this engagement and will be procured separately. [Hodges Park Rehabilitation at Keaton Beach: not stated. Steinhatchee Coastal Park: Steinhatchee, Florida. Ash Street Widening/Resurfacing: Ash Street, Perry, Florida. Former Blue Creek Baptist Church: 21070 Beach Rd and 21028 Beach Rd, Perry, FL. Other items: not stated.; case HMGP Stormwater Projects: HMGP Contract H1269, H1267, H1274, H1346; State Match H1270, H1272, H1275, H1419. Code Enforcement: Case No. 2025-05-02 (Houck). Other items: not stated.] The document is a multi-item agenda for the Taylor County Board of County Commissioners meeting on September 8, 2026. It includes a request for qualifications for design and permitting services for Hodges Park Rehabilitation at Keaton Beach, a payment approval for maintenance dredging, a transfer and payment for a cybersecurity incident, a public hearing for a FRDAP grant application for Steinhatchee Coastal Park, a bid opening for the Ash Street Widening/Resurfacing project, a discussion of the FY27 budget, a reappointment to the Big Bend Water Authority, discussions on data center next steps and moratorium, a pressbox at the sports complex, large debris in the Gulf, property boundaries, potential purchase of the former Blue Creek Baptist Church property, approval of a contract with Lampl Herbert for a seafood facility study, approval of a ranking for HMGP stormwater design services, and several code enforcement legal actions. The document does not state a single project with a decision; it is a meeting agenda with multiple items.