Commission Board Meeting on Wed, November 9, 2011 - 4:00 PM


Meeting Information

Amended Agenda

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2011
Convene at 4:00 p.m.
-Proclamation declaring November 16, 2011 as "Geographic Information Systems Awareness Day,"
(Bryce Hirschman)

CONSENT AGENDA
(1) (a)  Consider approval of Commission Orders;
 (b) Consider approval for Sheriff's Office to purchase 2011 VMware Software package in the amount of $42,984.00 from the 2011 Sheriff's Office Budget. (Gary Bunting)


REGULAR AGENDA  
(2) Presentation from Team Rubicon (Ford Sypher)

(3)  Other Business
(a) Consider approval of Accounts Payable (if necessary)
(b) Appointments:   
 Building Code Board of Appeals - vacancy
 Lawrence-Douglas County Advocacy Council on Aging - vacancy
 Douglas County Community Corrections Advisory Board - 12/2011
 Douglas County Senior Services, Inc. Board of Directors - 12/2011
 Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging Tri-County Advisory Council - vacancy
 Fire/EMS District No. 1 - 12/2011 
(c) Public Comment
(d) Miscellaneous 

(4) Adjourn

 

Flory called the regular meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 with all members present. 

CONSENT AGENDA 11-09-11
Flory moved approval of the following Consent Agenda:

► Authorization for Sheriff's Office to purchase 2011 VMware Software package from Shi International Corporation in the amount of $42,984.00 out of the 2011 Sheriff's Office Budget.

Motion was seconded by Gaughan and carried 3-0.

PRESENTATION 11-09-11
Ford Zypher, Regional Director of Team Rubicon, made a presentation to the Board on a non-profit organization based out of Kansas City called Team Rubicon that recruits teams of military veterans and medical professionals to respond to natural disasters. As US military veterans, these responders share a unique brand of skills cultivated on the battlefield which includes emergency medicine, risk assessment, teamwork and decisive leadership. Their goal is to work with local governments to assist in emergency situations. Zyper also offered the team to assist in local services such as volunteering in a food kitchen or working on a habitat for humanity's project to keep the group active.

SUSTAINABILITY 11-09-11
Eileen Horn, Sustainability Coordinator, updated the Board on the application process for the "Common Ground" urban agricultural project and the site locations for the gardens. It was the consensus of the County Commission to include a 4-acre site on the west end of the land just purchased by the County for a new Public Works facility, pending the cost estimates for installing a water meter at the site. The Food Policy Council is focusing on a measuring indicator for the food production. 

Flory moved to go forth with the "Common Ground" project as described by Horn. Motion was seconded by Thellman and carried 3-0.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 11-09-11
Flory moved to approve accounts payable in the amount of $188,119.81 to be paid on 11/10/11. Motion was seconded by Gaughan and carried 3-0.

Flory moved to adjourn the meeting; Thellman seconded and the motion carried 3-0. 


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Jim Flory, Chair                               Mike Gaughan, Vice-Chair

ATTEST:

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Jamie Shew, County Clerk                Nancy Thellman, Member

Location

County Courthouse
1100 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS 66044, USA