Alachua County Special Meeting

Minutes

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County Administration Building - Grace Knight Conference Room
12 SE 1 Street, 2nd Floor, Gainesville, FL 32601
Present:
  • Vice Chair Mary Alford, 
  • Commissioner Ken Cornell, 
  • Chair Anna Prizzia, 
  • and Commissioner Marihelen Wheeler 
Absent:
  • Commissioner Charles S. Chestnut, IV 

A.
Approval of Agenda

 

Chair Alford called the meeting to order at 1:34pm

 

Commissioner Cornell moved approval of the agenda.

2nd Commissioner Prizzia

The motion carried 3-0 with Commissioner Chestnut and Commissioner Wheeler absent.

  • To approve the Agenda. 

B.
Items for Discussion

 

1.
Comprehensive County Dashboard - 24-00121

 

Assistant County Manager Missy Daniels gave a brief introduction on the above item to the Board. 

The Board had a discussion to further direct staff on how to move forward creating the countywide dashboard. 

Commissioner Prizzia, Commissioner Cornell, Commissioner Prizzia, and Chair Alford all presented comments. 

Commissioner Wheeler entered the meeting at 1:50pm

Commissioner Cornell, County Manager Lieberman, Commissioner Prizzia, Donna Bradbrook, Chair Alford, Commissioner Prizzia, Donna Bradbrook, Barzella Papa, Kristen Young, Chair Alford, Commissioner Prizzia, Donna Bradbrook, Commissioner Prizzia, Commissioner Wheeler, Chair Alford and Commissioner Cornell all presented comments. 

Commissioner Cornell moved to ask staff to review the public facing achieve-it metrics by department and work with the community foundation to develop recommendations of key performance community indicators that could potentially be developed into a countywide dashboard. Also bring back the recommendations and budget impacts during the budget cycle. 

Commissioner Prizzia, Chair Alford, Commissioner Cornell, County Manager Lieberman, Commissioner Prizzia, Donna Bradbrook, and Chair Alford all presented comments. 

Commissioner Cornell exits meeting at 2:25pm

Commissioner Cornell returns at 2:27pm

 

Commissioner Cornell moved to ask staff to review the public facing achieve-it metrics by department, as well as internal metrics related to the existing strategic plan and work with the community foundation utilizing my sidewalk to develop recommendations of key performance community indicators that could potentially be developed into a countywide dashboard. Also bring back the recommendations and budget impacts during the budget cycle. 

2nd Commissioner Prizzia

 

Commissioner Wheeler, Assistant County Manager Missy Daniels, and County Manager Lieberman presented comments.  

 

Public Comment

Chair Alford recognized Khalil Blount who presented comments. 

 

The motion carried 4-0 with Commissioner Chestnut absent.

 

  • Give staff direction on creating a countywide dashboard.

C.
Closing Comments

 

1.
Public Comment

 

There were no comments presented.

2.
Commission Comment

 

Commissioner Cornell stated he attended a meeting at Eastside regarding the career and technical education group. There is a renewed focus that not everyone will attend college after high school. The new focus is on making sure that if kids aren't going to college, then there are opportunities locally with businesses. There aren't only magnet programs but technical programs available also. The magnet applications are due by February 13th. 

Commissioner Prizzia stated she is excited to collaborate and work with the EMPOWER Coalition. Also, Commissioner Prizzia would like to have a meeting soon with the Childrens Trust. 

Commissioner Wheeler stated she is still trying to get Hawthorne to set up a meeting with Dr. Brodie about the possibilities of students having access to the dual enrollment programs. 

Chair Alford would like an update on the Green Procurement Program before budget season. 

D.
Adjourn

 

There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 3:02 p.m.

  • To adjourn the meeting. 

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