BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA INFORMATION JUNE 23, 2020 PAGE NO. BCC CORRESPONDENCE: A) Chairman CARES Act Funding Request Letter 1 B) Notices: Notice to Receive Sealed Bids (Bid #1920-31 * Sale Vacant Lots Located at 1002 Marvin Avenue . 2BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA BLO. 200M 392, PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA 324 OAM. ET. May 27, 2020 ‘The Honorable Ron DeSantis, Governor State of Florida The Capitol 400 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001 Dear Governor DeSantis, (On behalf of the Gulf County Board of County Commissioners, { am writing to respectfully request the approval and allocation of the CARES Act funding as passed by Congress on March 27, 2020, for state and local government stabilization, AC this time, Gulf County and many other Florida counties have not received CARES Act funds despite hhaving tremendous needs for the well-being of our residents. As of today, only twelve counties in Florida with populations of over 500,000 have received direct funding pursuant to the provisions of the CARES Act. These twelve Florida counties have received $2,472,413,692 of the funds that were allotted for Florida local governments. The remaining 55 counties, including Gulf County, have not been provided an allocation by the state o receive stabilization funds that were authorized by Congress for local government use. As provided in the CARES Act and pursuant to the U. S. Treasury Guidelines, there remains a balance of $1,275,285,790 that may be allocated for Florida local governments that did not receive direct funding, (On May 1, 2020, the Florida Association of Counties (FAC) and the Florida League of Cities (FLC) sent a joint etter requesting that the $1.275 billion in remaining local government funds be earmarked to provide necessary resources to the local governments that were not direct beneficiaries of CARES Act dollars. The Small County Coalition has also written to request the expedited distribution ofthe funds as recommended by the Florida League of Cities and the Florida Association of Counties. Gulf County now joins the Florida Association of Counties, the Florida League of Cities and the Florida Small County Coalition in respectfully requesting that you authorize the allotment of the remaining S1.275 billion to the counties and local governments that have not received any direct funding under the CARES Act. This allotment would provide the desperately needed resources for Gulf County to address the important state interests of the health, safety and welfare ofits citizens. (On behalf of the entire Gulf County Board of County Commissioners, I want to express our sincere appreciation for your leadership of this state and for the efforts of your agencies during this unprecedented time of emergency. Thank ‘you forthe flexibility that you have given to the county to deal locally with the issues that have impacted our citizens land our business communities the most. ‘Thank you for your consideration of this request for the distribution of the CARES Act funds. With Gratitude, Saif CounsfBoard In INFORMATION ‘Sandy Quinn, Chairman DATE:NOTICE TO RECEIVE SEALED BIDS BID #1920-31 The Gulf County Board of County Commissioners will receive sealed bids from any qualified person, company or corporation interested in purchasing: VACANT LOTS LOCATED AT 1002 MARVIN AVENUE, (Parcel #05344-000R) Please place YOUR COMPANY NAME, SEALED BID. and the BID NUMBER on the outside of your envelope and include the original bid plus 3 copies. There is a minimum bid of $60,000.00. Bids will be received until 4:00 p.m, Eastern Time, on Friday, June 19, 2020 at the Gulf County Clerk's Office, 1000 Cecil G. Costin Sr. Blvd, Room 149, Port St. Joe, Florida 32436. Bids will be opened at this same location on Monday, June 22, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. E.T. The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to waive informalities in any bid, to accept and/or reject any cr all bids, and to accept the bid that in their judgment will he in the best interest of Gulf County. SIONERS. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA /s/ Sandy Quinn, Chairman Ad #2020-34 ‘Ad Date: June 11, 2020 Publish: Legals ~ The News Herald Invoice: GCBOCC