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SEMINOLE COUNTY GOVERNMENT

COUNTY SERVICES BUILDING
1101 EAST FIRST STREET
SANFORD, FLORIDA
32771-1468

BAR 20-045 Natural Lands and Parks Bond Phase 2

Agenda Memorandum
File Number: 2020 - 1948



Title:
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #20-045 through the General Fund for Natural Lands and Parks Bond preparations in the amount of $25,000. Countywide (Timothy Jecks, Deputy CFO/Budget Division Manager) Requesting Department/Division -Leisure Services/ Business Office
Division:
Budget
Contact/Phone Number:
407-665-7176
Background:

Seminole County Leisure Services intends to place a general obligation (GO) bond question on the November 2020 ballot. This GO bond is anticipated to support Parks and Natural Lands in Seminole County. Phase I of this process has been completed with a survey comparing 2015 data to data collected in January, 2020. This scope of services is for Phase II that has been modified due to the COVID-19 event. Phase II will now consist of County staff working in conjunction with the County’s BCC-Appointed Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and the County Attorney’s Office to draft the required ballot language based on the outcomes of Phase I of the process.  The Budget Amendment Request is to fund a new Public Opinion Survey designed to test the specific ballot language. Input will also be sought from the County’s Parks and Preservation Advisory Committee (PPAC) and the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC).

Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the Board approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #20-045 through the General Fund for Natural Lands and Parks Bond preparations in the amount of $25,000.
ATTACHMENTS:
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BAR 20-045 PACKAGE