BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA
June 9, 2020
The following is a non-verbatim
transcript of the BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS MEETING OF SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA, held virtually, made
permissible pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Orders, at 1:00 p.m., on
Tuesday, June 9, 2020, via Communications Media Technology (CMT) through the SEMINOLE COUNTY SERVICES BUILDING at SANFORD, FLORIDA, the usual place of
meeting of said Board.
Attending
remotely:
Chairman Jay
Zembower (District 2)
Vice Chairman Lee Constantine (District 3)
Commissioner
Robert Dallari (District 1)
Commissioner
Amy Lockhart (District 4)
Commissioner Brenda
Carey (District 5)
County Manager Nicole Guillet
County Attorney Bryant Applegate
Deputy Clerks Kyla Farrell and Terri
Porter
OPENING CEREMONIES
Reverend
Bob Melhorn, Integrity Church, Orlando, gave the Invocation. Commissioner Lockhart led the Pledge of
Allegiance.
AWARDS
AND PRESENTATIONS
Agenda Item #1 – 2020-2071
Alan Harris, Office of Emergency Management, addressed
the Board to report on the emergency management response to the COVID-19
pandemic.
CONSENT AGENDA
With regard
to public participation, Kimberly Buchheit, 252 Spring Run Circle, addressed
the Board in regard to Item #14, Easement Agreements with
St. Johns River Water Management District, and expressed her concern as to the
accuracy of the Geneva Sketch (Exhibit “A”).
She opined the geometry in the legal description does not match the
geometry in the parcel line table.
Commissioner Carey suggested if the item is not time sensitive, they
should have staff check it to make sure it is right because once it’s approved,
it gets recorded and trying to unwind that is a bit of an issue. County Manager Nicole Guillet responded staff
will bring it back.
Commissioner Lockhart requested Items #10 through #13,
grant agreements for fiscal year 2019/2020 Seminole County Arts and Culture
Grant Program Awardees, be pulled for a separate discussion.
Sam Hall, County Survey Office, addressed the Board to
respond to Ms. Buccheit’s public comment. Mr. Hall advised in relation to her concern,
he does not see the technical errors.
The documents appear to be consistent and correct. It is still staff’s position that the
documents are appropriate for execution.
Bill Hyde,
2379 Audley Street, spoke in regard to Item #31, resolution approving
revenue bonds for Enclave at Alafaya Apartment Homes. He stated unless Volusia County has made a
change, their housing authority does not specifically permit the use of their
bonds outside the county. He expressed
his opposition to this item.
Commissioner Carey advised Item #31 is simply a resolution that has to
do with the Internal Revenue Code that would allow them to issue the housing
bonds. County Attorney Bryant Applegate
responded Commissioner Carey is correct.
It is a statutory requirement under Florida Statutes and the IRS Code. There is no obligation committed to Seminole
County, and
bond counsel prepared and approved all of the documents. Commissioner Carey confirmed with Mr.
Applegate it has no impact to the taxpayers of Seminole County.
No one else spoke to the Consent Agenda, and public input was closed.
Motion by Commissioner Constantine,
seconded by Commissioner Lockhart, to approve the following:
Economic Development
2. Approve the Agreement for Services to the
Industrial Development Authority between Seminole County and the Orlando
Economic Partnership, Inc., for Fiscal Year 2019/2020 through Fiscal Year
2021/2022. (2020-2047)
3. Adopt appropriate Resolution #2020-R-60,
amending Resolution #2020-R-44 recommending GCR, Inc. as a Qualified Target
Industry Business (QTI). (2020-2068)
Development
Services
Planning and
Development
4. Adopt appropriate Resolution #2020-R-61
vacating and abandoning a sidewalk easement, as recorded on March 11, 2020, in
Seminole County Official Records Book 9555, Pages 548 through 552, for property
more particularly known as the MLK Commerce Park, located at the corner of
Martin Luther King JR Boulevard and W. 20th Street; BPG Sanford 1, LLC,
Applicant. (2020-2037)
5. Authorize release of Maintenance Bond
#0111958 for private roads in the amount of $50,398.16 and Maintenance Bond
#0111957 for streets, curbs, and storm drains in the amount of $6,286.06 for
the Lake Florence Preserve subdivision; K. Hovnanian Homes, Applicant. (2020-2038)
6. Authorize release of Performance Bond
#SU1151356 for roads, streets, and drainage in the amount of $599,787.72 for
the Whitetail Run subdivision; Taylor Morrison of Florida, Inc., Applicant. (2020-2039)
7. Authorize the Chairman to execute a
Satisfaction of Pool Abatement Lien in the amount of $842.02 associated with
the property located at 421 Ruth Street, Longwood, filed against Deutsche Bank
National Trust Company – Trustee; Altisource Solutions, Inc., Applicant. (2020-2050)
8. Authorize release of Maintenance Bond #3405343
for streets, curbs, and storm drains in the amount of $1,110.70 for Epic Retail
at Sanford; Strategic Commercial Construction, LLC, Applicant. (2020-2045)
Fire Department
Business Office
9. Approve and authorize the Chairman to
execute Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity (COPCN) for all first
response agencies in Seminole County's EMS System: Lake Mary Fire Department; Longwood Fire
Department; Oviedo Fire Department; Sanford Fire Department; Seminole County
Fire Department; AdventHealth d/b/a AdventHealth EMS; AdventHealth
d/b/a AdventHealth Flight 1; Orlando Health d/b/a
Orlando Health Air Care Team; Falck Southeast II Corp. d/b/a American Ambulance;
Lifefleet Southeast, Inc. d/b/a American Medical
Response; Rocky Mountain Holdings, LLC d/b/a Air Care; First 2 Aid EMS, Inc.;
and MCT Express, Inc. d/b/a United Medical Transportation to become effective
July 1, 2020; and Non-Exclusive Ambulance Franchise Agreements for Falck
Southeast II Corp. d/b/a American Ambulance; MCT Express, Inc. d/b/a United
Medical Transportation; First 2 Aid EMS, Inc.; and Lifefleet
Southeast, Inc. d/b/a American Medical Response; and Non-Exclusive Air
Ambulance Franchise Agreement with Rocky Mountain Holdings, LLC d/b/a Air
Care. (2020-2072)
Business
Office
10. Pulled
for a separate discussion.
11. Pulled
for a separate discussion.
12. Pulled
for a separate discussion.
13. Pulled
for a separate discussion.
Greenways and
Natural Lands
14. Continued the request to approve and
authorize Chairman to execute two (2) Easement Agreements with St. Johns River
Water Management District (SJRWMD) as part of their Central Florida Water
Initiative at the Black Hammock and Geneva Wilderness Areas. (2020-2044)
Public Works
Engineering
15. Approve and authorize the Chairman to
execute a Purchase Agreement in the amount of $3,360 between JOT Childcare, LLC
(owner) and Seminole County for property interests necessary for the
construction and maintenance of a sidewalk along a portion of Longwood Hills
Road. (2020-2040)
Facilities
16. Approve and authorize the Chairman to
execute the Agreement between Seminole County and Breezeway Restaurant and Bar,
LLC for sharing of trash dumpster. (2020-2046)
Resource
Management
Budget
17.
Approve and authorize the Chairman to
execute appropriate Resolution #2020-R-62 implementing the Budget Amendment
Request (BAR) #20-058 through the Fire Protection Fund to appropriate budget of
$6,805,462 from Reserves for design and construction costs associated with Fire
Station #39. (2020-2052)
18. Approve and authorize the Chairman to
execute appropriate Resolution #2020-R-63 implementing the Budget Amendment
Request (BAR) # 20-059 through the SHIP Grant Funds in the amount of $236,506
to establish funding for the additional allocation to the SHIP Fiscal Year 2019/2020
Grant. (2020-2054)
19. Approve and authorize the Chairman to
execute a Grant Agreement from the State of Florida, Division of Emergency
Management in acceptance of $105,806 for the Emergency Management Preparedness
and Assistance (EMPA) grant award; and appropriate Resolution #2020-R-64
implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) # 20-060 through the Disaster
Preparedness Fund in the amount of $105,806 to establish funding. (2020-2055)
20.
Approve and authorize the Chairman to
execute a Grant Agreement from the U.S. Homeland Security Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) through the State of Florida Division of Emergency
Management in acceptance of $118,590 for Emergency Management Performance Grant
(EMPG); and appropriate Resolution #2020-R-65 implementing Budget Amendment
Request (BAR) #20-061 through the Disaster Preparedness Fund in the amount of
$118,590 to establish funding. (2020-2056)
21. Approve and authorize the Chairman to
execute a Grant Agreement from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the State of Florida Division of
Emergency Management in acceptance of $25,787.80 for the Emergency Management
Performance Grant Supplement (EMPG-S) for expenses incurred from the COVID-19
pandemic; and appropriate Resolution #2020-R-66 implementing Budget Amendment
Request (BAR) #20-062 through the Disaster Preparedness Fund in the amount of
$25,787.80. (2020-2058)
22. Authorize the Employer Security
Administrator (ESA) to execute the Nationwide Retirement Solutions Form to
elect plan provisions made available to participants in the deferred
compensation plan under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
(CARES) Act for Seminole County employees.
(2020-XXXX)
23. Approve submittal of a Grant Application
to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) Fire Prevention and Safety Grant requesting up to $300,000 to conduct fire
prevention and safety activities for communities in Seminole County. (2020-2051)
MSBU
24. Approve and authorize the Chairman to
execute nineteen (19) Satisfactions of Lien for the Sylvan Lake Aquatic Weed
Control MSBU Phase I non-ad valorem capital assessments that have been paid in
full. (2020-2043)
Purchasing and
Contracts
25. Award IFB-603713-20/ESN – Term
Contracts for Roofing Repair and Replacement Services for Residential
Properties - to AMC Capital Constructors, Inc., Apopka; Hodges Brothers
Roofing, LLC, New Smyrna Beach; Pat Lynch Construction, Orlando; and Precision
Roofing Solutions, Inc., Tampa; and authorize the Purchasing and Contracts
Division to execute the Agreements and issue Purchase Orders on an as-needed
basis. (2020-2036)
26.
Approve Work Order #71 - Wekiva
Springs Road Intersection Improvements - under PS-0009-15/RTB Continuing
Services Agreement for Design of Minor Projects with Construction Costs Less
Than $2,000,000 with Pegasus Engineering, Inc. of Winter Springs, in the amount
of $273,900.66; and authorize the Purchasing and Contracts Division to execute
the Work Order. (2020-2035)
27.
Approve Work Order #72 - Oregon and
Michigan Avenue Drainage Improvements - under PS-0009-15/RTB Continuing
Services Agreement for Design of Minor Projects with Construction Costs Less
Than $2,000,000 with Atkins North America, Inc., in the amount of $139,350.50;
and authorize the Purchasing and Contracts Division to execute the Work
Order. (2020-****)
28.
Approve Work Order #34 - CEI Services
for Cross Seminole Trail Missing Link - under PS-1832-18/AEJ Continuing CEI
Services for Construction Projects Less Than $2,000,000 with CDM Smith, Inc.,
in the amount of $134,019.28; and authorize the Purchasing and Contracts
Division to execute the Work Order. (2020-2049)
29.
Award RFP-603793-20/CAR - Seminole
Education, Restoration & Volunteer (SERV) Program Coordinator - to
Elizabeth L. Stephens, Casselberry, in the amount of $64,000 for the first year
and an increase of three (3) % per year through the term of the Agreement; and
authorize the Purchasing and Contracts Division to execute the Agreement. (2020-2041)
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and
5 voted AYE.
Seminole
County Arts and Culture Grant Program Awardees
10. (2020-2062)
11. (2020-2066)
12. (2020-2063)
13. (2020-2064)
Commissioner
Lockhart stated she wants to address all four items together because they are
all part of the new process of doing cultural arts grants in the
community. One of the things they need
to take into account moving forward, whether it’s part of a process that the
department director would like to implement or an actual, potential revision to
the Admin Code, is that several of the applications require the involvement of
another entity to deliver their service.
As part of the application process, they need to have confirmation that
that vehicle knows that they’re a part of the application and that they are
consenting in some way, shape, or form to being part of the program. The School District was frankly not aware
that these programs were being planned to be implemented in their schools. Commissioner Lockhart feels from a process
position, they need some acknowledgment and understanding as a part of the
application that all participants are really participating.
Richard Durr, Leisure
Services Director, addressed the Board and indicated this is the inaugural year
of running through this process, and they modeled the process off a number of
typical processes in Central Florida.
There may be some room for improvement in the process, like some type of
acknowledgment from the group that is proposing these particular programs that
says they’ve had, at a minimum, conversations with the folks that they’re
partnering with. Staff did stay in
contact with all of the organizations during the COVID crisis to confirm they
are still in on the programs. That being
said, they have had some hiccups on the non-profit side. They will be happy to look at improvements
they can make in the process.
Commissioner Carey agreed it’s a good idea to have that confirmation,
but Steinway Society has had that program in place for years. Commissioner Lockhart clarified they have
been donating and doing a type of programming, but what is being proposed in
this grant is different and new. The
Commissioner knows they have to prove they did the programing in order to
receive the funds, and she likes that a lot.
But if they are going to allocate money to a program, and it hasn’t even
been solidified yet in terms of a partnership, then that money is tied up when
it could be utilized for another organization that already has all of their
ducks in a row. She does not feel
comfortable voting on giving grant money to an organization for a program that
is just an idea at this point.
Commissioner Carey asked
Mr. Durr if he has gone back to the other agencies that are supposed to be the vehicle for pushing the
programs out to confirm whether or not they are on board with the idea. She also asked if they should continue any of
the four items until the next meeting.
Mr. Durr responded they have circled back with each of the applicants at
this point. It was not a requirement of
the grant to provide some level of proof that they either have agreements in
place or even have who their contact is at the other agency that they would be
doing with. Staff would need to circle
back to track that information down to make sure everything is in place. He restated that was not a requirement of the
actual grant application. Commissioner
Carey advised it should be a requirement going forward.
Commissioner Lockhart
pointed out Items #10 and #11 both involve partnering with other entities, but
Items #12 and #13 do not appear to involve other entities. She said they could move forward with Items
#12 and #13 if her perception is correct.
Mr. Durr said that is also his perception and noted the only time
sensitive part of these items is related to this fiscal years’ dollars. Commissioner Dallari commented he doesn’t
have a problem continuing the two of them that need more feedback to make sure
the organizations are working with them, but he would like to at least move
forward with the other two.
Motion
by Commissioner Lockhart, seconded by Commissioner Carey, to approve and authorize the Chairman to
execute Grant Agreements between Seminole County and Chance 2 Dance, Inc., in
the amount of $15,000; and Emotions Dance, Inc., in the amount of $2,539, as
fiscal year 2019/2020 Seminole County Arts and Culture Grant Program Awardees;
and continue the requests to execute
Grant Agreements between Seminole County and Steinway Society of Central
Florida, Inc., in the amount of $15,000; and the Asian Cultural Association
(ACA) of Central Florida Inc., in the amount of $7,400, as fiscal year
2019/2020 Seminole County Arts and Culture Grant Program Awardees until proof
of collaboration can be brought forward.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 voted AYE.
County Attorney’s Office
Mr. Applegate
explained add-on Item #31A is requesting that the County release mineral rights
through two deeds that the County released to a property back in the
1950s. The Cushman Corporation needs to
get a closing done and the title company has refused to move forward on it
until the mineral rights are released by the County. Staff is requesting approval to release the
mineral rights on the properties contained in the item.
In regard to Item
#31, Commissioner Carey asked for clarification that this item has nothing to
do with the design, or road entry, or anything like that relating to Enclave at
Alafaya. She stated it is strictly the
bond documentation that the statute requires to have this type of funding. Mr. Applegate replied that is correct. Commissioner Carey confirmed with Mr.
Applegate that the access points and those types of things that were brought up
in Mr. Hyde’s public comment is not up for approval in Item #31.
Commissioner
Constantine noted he doesn’t have a problem with the documents, but he would
like an update regarding the transportation plan because he remembers this
particular project and they had certain conditions of the DOT and what they
would do. He believes it was just
discussed that they are not approving anything that has to do with
transportation, but he would still like to have an update on that. Chairman Zembower asked if the Board can be
briefed in their offices because he isn’t sure if staff is ready to provide
that update. Commissioner Carey briefly
discussed zoning processes and advised Item #31 has nothing to do with that. Commissioner Dallari stated he plans to bring
it up during his District Report because it’s not appropriate right now since
it is a separate issue from bond financing.
Motion by Commissioner Carey, seconded
by Commissioner Lockhart, to approve the following:
30. Approve and authorize the Chairman to
execute the Voluntary Collection Agreement by and among HomeAway.com, Inc.;
Joel M. Greenberg, Seminole County Tax Collector; and Seminole County. (2020-2061)
31. Approve appropriate Resolution #2020-R-67
approving, solely for the limited purposes of Section 147(f) of the Internal
Revenue Code, the issuance by the Housing Finance Authority of Volusia County,
Florida, of its multifamily housing revenue bonds (Enclave at Alafaya Apartment
Homes), Series 2020, for the purpose of financing a multifamily residential
rental project as described in the Resolution, one of which is located in the county;
and providing an effective date. (2020-2073)
31A. Approve and authorize the Chairman to
execute a County Deed with Robert A. Cushman and Betsy A. Cushman in the amount
of $10 for Lots E, F, and G, Block 47, and that portion of the North ½ of
vacated alley lying South and adjacent to said lots, in amended plat of Crystal
Lake Shores; and a County Deed with Cushman Enterprises, Inc., in the amount of
$10 for Lots R, S, T, and U, Block 47, in amended plat of Crystal Lake Shores. (No
file number.)
Constitutional Officer’s Consent
Agenda
Clerk
of Court & Comptroller’s Office
32. Approve
Expenditure Approval Lists dated April 28, May 5 and 12, 2020; and Payroll
Approval Lists dated April 30, and May 14, 2020. (2020-2065)
Clerk and Comptroller’s “Received and
Filed” is for information only
1. Executive Orders in connection with COVID-19 (Coronavirus Pandemic): #2020-016 and #2020-017 requiring social distancing and adhering to opening-up America guidelines; #2020-018 and #2020-019 extending the declared local state of emergency; #2020-020 requiring social distancing and adhering to Phase 1 of Florida’s Recovery Plan; and #2020-021 extending the declared local state of emergency.
2.
Executive Order #2020-022
establishing a local burn ban due to dry weather conditions.
3.
Notice of Annexation Ordinance
#20-2175 from the City of Longwood; 1800 Lake Emma Road.
4.
FPSC Orders PSC-2020-0137-CO-EI
issued May 11, 2020; PSC-2020-0154-PCO-EI issued May 14, 2020;
PSC-2020-0157-CO-GU issued May 15, 2020; and PSC-2020-0169-PAA-EI issued May
26, 2020.
5.
Lease Agreement with Seminole State
College for use of property as a temporary staging area for COVID-19 testing
purposes.
6.
Bill of Sale accepting off-site
water and sewer systems for the project known as BioFit
Performance.
7.
Bill of Sale accepting water system
for the project known as Ligonier Ministries – RBC Learning Center.
8.
Conditional Utility Agreement for
water, wastewater, or reclaimed water services for the project known as Red
Ember Estates.
9.
Bill of Sale accepting water and
reclaimed water systems for the project known as Terra Bona Estates.
10.
Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit
in the amount of $66,420 and Maintenance Agreement (Water and Sewer
Improvements) for the project known as Ligonier Ministries.
11.
Cash Maintenance Bond in the amount
of $4,150 and Maintenance and Escrow Agreement (Water and Sewer Improvements)
for the project known as BioFit Performance.
12.
Cash Maintenance Bond in the amount
of $4,980 and Maintenance and Escrow Agreement (Water and Sewer Improvements)
for the project known as Terra Bona Estates.
13.
Maintenance Bond #GM203602 (Streets,
Curbs, Storm Drains) in the amount of $139,491.66 for the project known as
Riverside Reserve - Cameron Heights Village C.
14.
Maintenance Bond #674211520
(Right-of-Way Utilization Permit) in the amount of $10,332.53 for the project
known as MLK Commerce Park.
15.
Performance Bond #CMS0339730 (Water
and Sewer Facilities) in the amount of $26,635.37 for the project known as
Cadence.
16.
Developer’s Commitment Agreement
#20-20500003, River Run Preserve, Corporate Partners of Florida LLC.
17.
Development Orders #20-30000006, Kiggen and Neimann, Cherry Hill
Circle; #20-30000012, Taylor, Vagabond Way; #20-30000014, Grigg, Audley Street;
#30-30000009, White, Southwind Drive; #20-30000013, Soto, Old Pine Court;
#20-30000010, McFall, W. Paulinda Avenue;
#20-30000005, Costa Geneva LLC, Lake Harney Road; #20-30000017, McGarry,
Riverbend Boulevard; #20-30000018, Greene, Riverdale Court; #20-30000016, Luker, Tiffany Woods Circle; and #20-30000015, Lopez,
Sanford Avenue.
18.
Denial Development Orders
#20-30000011, Rozelle, N. Jerico Drive; and
#20-30000004, Rodriguez, W. Lake Brantley Road.
19.
Amendment #2 to Work Order #43 to
PS-0009-15 with Inwood Consulting Engineers, Inc.
20.
Work Order #6 to PS-0033-15 with
Bentley Architects & Engineers, Inc.
21.
Amendment #1 to Work Order #27 to
RFP-0336-15 with Miller Electric Company.
22.
Amendment #2 to Work Order #3 to
PS-0426-15 with Horizon Engineering Group, Inc.
23.
Change Order #2 to Work Order #26 to
CC-1294-17 with M&J Enterprises International, Inc.
24.
Change Order #2 to Work Order #27 to
CC-1294-17 with Pat Lynch Construction, LLC.
25.
Work Orders #22 and #23 to
PS-1320-17 with Wood Environmental & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.
26.
Work Order #24 to PS-1320-17 with
Southeastern Surveying and Mapping Corp.
27.
Change Order #1 to Work Order #4 to
CC-1391-17 with P&S Paving, Inc.
28.
Closeout to Work Order #7 to
CC-1391-17 with Central Florida Environmental Corp.
29.
Work Order #10 to CC-1391-17 with
Ryan Fitzgerald Construction.
30.
Amendment #1 to Work Order #2 to
PS-1405-17 with Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson,
Inc.
31.
Work Order #18 to PS-1822-18 with
Reiss Engineering, Inc.
32.
Work Order #19 to PS-1822-18 with
CDM Smith, Inc.
33.
Amendment #1 to Work Order #13 to
PS-1832-18 with England-Thims & Miller, Inc.
34.
Amendment #1 to Work Order #12 to
PS-1998-18 with E Sciences, Inc.
35.
Work Order #14 to PS-1998-18 with
Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc.
36.
Closeout to CC-2407-19 with Glen
Holt Aluminum, LLC.
37.
Closeout to CC-2408-19 with Linton
Enterprises, Inc.
38.
Change Order #3 to CC-2432-19 with Dager Construction, Inc.
39.
Change Order #1 to CC-2696-19 with
Black Street Enterprises, LLC.
40.
Amendment #8 to Work Order #3 to
PS-8005-12 with CDM Smith, Inc.
41.
Amendment #2 to Work Order #29 to
PS-9738-14 with E Sciences, Inc.
42.
Work Order #7 to PS-9983-14 with Consor Engineers, LLC.
43.
First Amendment to RFP-602702-16
with Tag Grinding Services, Inc.
44.
First Amendment to IFB-602819-17
with Lamp Sales Unlimited, Inc.
45.
Second Amendment to IFB-603221-18
with Butler Animal Health Supply, LLC d/b/a Covetrus
North America.
46.
First Amendment to RFQ-603240-18
with Nicole Isola d/b/a Ono Moku Shaved Hawaiian Ice.
47.
First Amendment to IFB-603507-19
with Atlantic Pipe Services, LLC.
48.
First Amendment to IFB-603507-19
with Hinterland Group, Inc.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 voted AYE.
Agenda
Item #33 – 2020-1956
DB-2785-19/RTB
– Design Build Services for JAC Addition to the Juvenile Detention Center
Chairman Zembower announced this
item will be presentations from two qualified firms for design build services
for Juvenile Assessment Center Addition to the Juvenile Detention Center. Jamie Locklear, Purchasing and Contracts
Manager, will introduce the agenda item, provide instructions to the
Commissioners, and introduce the presenting firms. Ms. Locklear will keep time on the
presentations to ensure fairness.
Ms. Locklear addressed the Board and
reviewed the item as outlined in the agenda memorandum and briefly reviewed how
the presentations will work. Each firm
will have 10 minutes to review their presentation and then be available for an
additional 10 minutes of questions and answers with the Commissioners after
their presentations. Once both presentations
have concluded, Ms. Locklear will collect rankings from each Commissioner for
tabulation and then read the final rankings for Board discussion and motion to
approve and move forward with the project.
The Commissioners asked questions of
staff before the presentations began.
Rob Maphis,
COO, Collage Companies, addressed the Board, introduced his team, and provided a
10-minute presentation (copy received and filed). There was a question-and-answer session
between the Board, Collage Companies, and County staff.
Chairman Zembower recessed the
meeting at 10:58 a.m., reconvening at 11:05 a.m.
Rick Bundy, Project Executive,
Wharton-Smith, Inc., addressed the Board, introduced his team, and provided a
10-minute presentation (copy received and filed). There was a question-and-answer session
between the Board, Wharton-Smith, Inc., and County staff.
The Board asked Collage Companies
some additional questions, and there was an extensive question-and-answer
period with staff.
In regard to public participation,
no one spoke in support or opposition to this item, and public input was
closed.
Ms. Locklear instructed the
Commissioners to rank the two firms first and second based on the technical and
pricing proposals in the presentations.
The Commissioners will read their individual rankings out loud for tabulation,
then Ms. Locklear will share the final tabulation for final discussion and a
motion.
Commissioner Dallari ranked
Wharton-Smith, Inc., number one and Collage Companies number two; Commissioner
Lockhart ranked Wharton-Smith, Inc., number one and Collage Companies number
two; Commissioner Carey ranked Collage Companies number one and Wharton-Smith,
Inc., number two; Commissioner Constantine ranked Wharton-Smith, Inc., number
one and Collage Companies number two; Chairman Zembower ranked Wharton-Smith,
Inc., number one and Collage Companies number two. Ms. Locklear announced the total ranking
points make Wharton-Smith, Inc., ranked number one.
Motion by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Constantine,
to award DB-2785-19/RTB - Design Build Services for Juvenile Assessment Center
Addition to the Juvenile Detention Center - to Wharton-Smith, Inc. Construction
Group; and authorize staff to execute the agreement in accordance with Section
287.055, Florida Statutes, Consultants Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA).
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 voted AYE.
COUNTY
MANAGER’S REPORT
Ms. Guillet stated
she is seeking authority to execute two leases related to property that was purchased
through the HOME program. There are two
homes that are currently vacant and they are intended to be part of the
homeownership program. There are a
couple of families that the County is doing rehab/rebuild projects for, and
they would typically be housed in a hotel or an apartment during the
rehabilitation process. Staff would like
to let them use the two vacant homes to save money that can be put back into the
rehab program.
Motion by Commissioner Carey, seconded
by Commissioner Dallari, to approve and authorize the County Manager and her
designee to have authority to execute Residential Lease Agreements in
County-owned homes acquired with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds
for eligible individuals in an amount not to exceed $1 per year.
Districts 1, 2,
3, 4, and 5 voted AYE.
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Ms. Guillet
reminded at the budget work sessions they had discussed the Five Points project
and the last budget work session they talked specifically about putting
together a financing plan. There was no
official action at that meeting, so she is seeking approval from the Board to
have the County’s Financial Advisor (Hilltop Securities) start putting together
the plan and taking the actions they need in order to have a specific financing
scheme put in place. There was consensus of the Board for
Ms. Guillet to move forward with the Board’s direction given at the work
session.
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As part of Master
Planning process, Ms. Guillet stated they were preparing the Basis of Design
for the Annex and the parking garage.
She would like approval to move forward with submitting the Basis of
Design to the three firms that are prequalified for the design build so they
can start getting that process rolling.
They’ll have 90 days to bring their proposal to the BCC once they issue
the Basis of Design. Chairman Zembower
stated he thinks the Board has been pretty clear that they do not want to fool
around with the financing if they aren’t moving forward. Commissioner Carey added the Board has been
pretty clear about moving ahead pretty rapidly.
Motion by Commissioner Carey,
seconded by Commissioner Constantine, to authorize the County Manager to move
forward with submitting the Basis of Design to the three firms that are
prequalified for the design build.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 voted AYE.
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Commissioner Constantine stated he has no problem with the 10
names submitted by the County Manager, but he does have three other names that
he would like them to look at. He asked
to give those names to Commissioner Lockhart to be presented to the board. Chairman Zembower noted his office shared a
couple names with Ms. Guillet’s office, and
Commissioner Carey added she believes all of the commissioners have.
Motion by Commissioner Dallari,
seconded by Commissioner Carey, to approve the proposed slate for the Rescue
Outreach Mission Board distributed by the County Manager.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 voted
AYE.
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Ms.
Guillet reminded at the last meeting the Board approved a Purchase Order for
the TimeClock Plus software. The contract associated with that was not
included and it requires Board approval.
Nothing in regard to the pricing or scope of the project has changed.
Motion by Commissioner Carey, seconded
by Commissioner Dallari, to approve SS-603834-20/BJC with TimeClock
Plus, LLC, associated with the Purchase Order that was approved at the May 12,
2020, BCC meeting.
Districts 1, 2,
3, 4, and 5 voted AYE.
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Staff was
previously asked to look into a concept of Rights of Nature, and Ms. Guillet
provided a brief update. She advised there
is already a very robust environmental protection system in place. Staff will continue to look at it, but staff
believes that the system that is already in place is sufficient. The other thing the Board needs to be aware of
is there was a bill, SB 712, that was approved in the last legislative
session. It has a number of
environmental provisions within it. One
of the provisions within that bill, which will likely be signed by the
Governor, is a provision that would preclude any local government from
establishing any sorts of policies related to the Rights of Nature movement and
would convey any rights to any element of nature. Before they move any further and invest more
staff resources, she asked the Board to allow staff to stand down until they
have a better idea of where that bill is going with respect to the
Governor. There was consensus of the Board to allow staff to stand down in
regard to this matter.
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Ms. Guillet stated
the School Board has requested that the July 14 joint work session be
rescheduled for the fall, so that work session will be pulled from the BCC’s
schedule and rescheduled when it is more convenient for the School Board. She then discussed the BCC meeting scheduled
for July and asked if the Board would like to meet for a BCC meeting on July
14. She advised her recommendation is to
have two regular meetings in July because the July 28 meeting is seven weeks
away and she doesn’t want to hold up any business. Discussion ensued regarding the schedule and
whether or not they will still be having virtual meetings in July. Chairman Zembower stated he will work with
the County Manager to arrive at what works best for everybody.
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Chairman Zembower
announced they will move District Reports to the afternoon portion of the
meeting and move the closed session to after the afternoon session.
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In regard to Item
#14, Easement Agreements with St. Johns River Water Management
District, Commissioner Constantine advised he received an email from the
County’s surveyor which stated Ms. Buchheit is correct in regard to her public
comments stating the survey may be inaccurate.
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Chairman
Zembower recessed the meeting at 12:53 p.m., reconvening at 1:30 p.m. with all Commissioners and all
other Officials, with the exception of Deputy Clerk Kyla Farrell who was
replaced by Deputy Clerk Terri Porter, who were present at the Opening Session.
PROOFS OF PUBLICATION
Motion
by Commissioner Dallari, seconded by Commissioner Carey, to authorize the
filing of the proofs of publication for this meeting's scheduled public
hearings into the Official Record.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 voted
AYE.
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Note: Item #34 has been moved to the last agenda item.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Item #35 –
2020-1947
Seminole
County East Urban Bear Management Ordinance
Meloney Lung, Assistant County Manager, addressed the Board to advise
staff is requesting that the item be continued to the July 28, 2020, BCC
meeting.
Motion by Commissioner Dallari, seconded by
Commissioner Carey, to continue to July 28, 2020, at 1:30 p.m. or as soon
thereafter as possible, the request to adopt an Ordinance amending the Seminole
County Code Chapter 258, Urban Bear Management, establishing a new Section
258.13, the East Seminole County Urban Bear Management Area, located east of SR
417 in the City of Oviedo.
Under discussion, Commissioner Carey stated
they still have a lot of unfulfilled requests in the initial bear management
area. She wanted to ensure that if they
are expanding these footprints that they are not jumping the line to take away
from the areas that already have requests in.
It is her understanding that Oviedo will fund their own program, but she
did not want to put something on the books if they haven’t allocated some
funding for some assistance to the residents for this. Commissioner Lockhart noted this urban bear
management program is not funding for trash cans. Ms. Lung agreed. County Manager Guillet explained the County
has never allocated any funds for bear-resistant cans. They advised Oviedo that they have always had
a shortfall and that they would be responsible for pursuing grant monies and it
is up to them how or if they want to provide bear-resistant trash cans to their
community. However, having a
bear-resistant can is not required to be compliant. As the Board is aware, they have never
budgeted any tax dollars for bear-resistant cans.
Chairman Zembower agreed with Commissioner
Carey about the issue of not having enough cans to fulfill the requests already
out there. Commissioner Dallari also
agreed with the other Commissioners that Oviedo will need to budget for the
cans if they want to provide them to the community. He added that the City of Oviedo has their
own trash hauling company and they have a new contract that is coming up on
October 1st. So, any
additional costs need to be bared by that new contract. They have their own trash hauling company,
and they are asking Seminole to include them, but the County doesn’t have any
jurisdiction over Oviedo’s trash hauling.
He explained that Oviedo had sent a letter asking to be included in the
program, and they have now asked to continue this item so they can redefine the
line.
Commissioner Carey noted they had received
grant funding for the cans, but if they continue to expand the area of urban
bear management locations and the County doesn’t even have enough grant money
yet to fulfill what they already have requests for, then they will be competing
with others in their own jurisdiction for grant funding to get the bear-proof
cans. She explained FWC is the only one
that is giving out any grants for the trash cans and they would be competing
with their own internal city.
Commissioner Lockhart opined that anyone that
wants a bear-proof trash container can buy one today. The difference is there are some that would
like their cost subsidized by a grant, and she understands that, but the
implementation of an urban bear management program does not hinge on everyone
having a government-provided, bear-proof trash can. If they are going to do urban bear
management, there are a lot of ways to accommodate it with all of the different
mechanisms.
Commissioner Constantine stated this is a
program that the citizens find extremely valuable and important, and there have
been no more incidences of any major concern since this has been
implemented. He agreed that there are
many ways to secure your trash without going out and buying a bear-proof can. There are small kits that can be bought for
less than $5.00 or $10.00 and there are a lot of different ways to do it. He is happy that their citizens want to
expand this. He noted they have over
1,000 requests, and he believes they have under 100 cans left.
Katrina Shadix, 1133
Covington Street, addressed the Board to comment about the Board’s discussion;
however, the motion was only in regard to a continuance, so she advised that
she is in favor of the continuance.
With regard to public participation, no one
else spoke in support or opposition to the continuance, and public input was
closed.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 voted AYE.
Item #36 –
2020-2069
Rolling
Hills Environmental Remediation MSBU
Final
Assessment Rate Resolution
Kathy Moore, MSBU Program Manager,
addressed the Board to present the request as outlined in the agenda
memorandum.
Chairman Zembower stated there were
several citizens that responded who were not aware of this or who did not
understand it. Ms. Moore replied that
every citizen that contacted her office did receive a response back.
Commissioner Constantine mentioned
that this request was brought to the County by the citizens that live in
Rolling Hills, and they overwhelmingly supported this as part of the purchase
of the Rolling Hills Country Club. And
when they were talking about the remediation of the environmental concerns,
they thought that it was actually going to cost more than it did. He has heard only positive comments about
fixing up the property to become a beautiful community park.
Motion
by Commissioner Constantine, seconded by Commissioner Lockhart, to approve and
authorize the Chairman to execute appropriate Resolution #2020-R-68 confirming
the capital non-ad valorem assessment for the Rolling Hills Environmental
Remediation Municipal Services Benefit Unit (Ordinance #2018-16) at $1,067.50
per benefit unit.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 voted
AYE.
Item #37 – 2020-2053
FY
2019/2020 Mid-Year Budget Amendment Resolution
Sara Carrick, Finance Administrator,
addressed the Board to present the request as outlined in the agenda
memorandum. She advised that countywide,
the current amount budgeted as beginning fund balance is $426.2 million; the
actual available amount at the closing of the books on 9/30/19 was
approximately $497.9 million as reconciled with the CAFR (Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report). Thus, the mid-year
adjustment to various beginning fund balance revenue budgets totals $71.7
million. In addition, there were revenue
reductions to the budget of approximately $25.9 million, which was primarily
attributed to several major fund revenues being reduced including $17.3 million
in total due to the economic shutdown related to COVID-19 and other revenue
adjustments in the Water and Sewer and Solid Waste Funds related to FEMA reimbursements
received last year. In total, $45.8
million of revenue adjustments are included in this amendment. This mid-year budget amendment also includes
a $44 million increase in reserves and operating contingencies countywide. Currently the countywide reserve and
operational contingency budget is $209 million, and will increase to $253
million after this amendment is approved.
This amount is exclusive of any items approved by the Board today. Expenditure adjustments were also included in
this amendment in the amount of $1.8 million for a total of $45.8 million in
adjustments to expenditures countywide.
This item also includes a motion by the Board to approve six new
projects, capital purchase items in Environmental Services totaling
$287,500. She noted a mid-year
adjustment summary by fund is included in the backup and provides a recap of
each fund’s change in beginning fund balance, reserve or contingency budget
adjustments, and columns indicating if adjustments to other budgets were done
outside of reserves and contingencies.
Finally, they previously provided to the Board a Supplemental Detail
Fund Report (not received) that shows adjustments by revenue type as well as
expenditure function. A summary of budgetary adjustments requested by Environmental
Services is also included in this amendment with establishment of the six
projects.
With regard to public participation,
no one spoke in support or opposition, and public input was closed.
Motion
by Commissioner Lockhart, seconded by Commissioner Carey, to approve the FY
2019/20 Mid-Year Budget Amendment Resolution #2020-R-69, BAR #20-057, adjusting
countywide fund balances in the amount of $45,849,764 including appropriation
of $2,897,000 for projects and capital purchases in Environmental Services.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 voted
AYE.
Item #38 –
2020-2048
Lake
View Drive and Oak Drive/Michael Towers
Danalee Petyk, Planning and Development, addressed the Board to
present the request as outlined in the agenda memorandum. She advised the purpose of the vacate is for
a future redevelopment and combination of the properties to the north and the
west of the platted rights-of-way. Staff
recommends approval.
It was determined that the
Applicant, Michael Towers, was on the line to answer any questions the Board
may have. Commissioner Dallari said he
supports the vacate, but asked why they did not square up that corner with the
curve where Oak Drive comes in at the southeast corner. Mr. Towers replied there are existing
utilities there and those were requested by Florida Power and Light.
With regard to public participation,
no one spoke in support or opposition, and public input was closed.
Motion
by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Dallari, to approve and
authorize the Chairman to execute appropriate Resolution #2020-R-70 vacating
and abandoning uncut portions of the public rights-of-way known as Lake View
Drive and Oak Drive, as recorded in Plat Book 10, Page 66, in the Public
Records of Seminole County, for property located on the south side of W.
Seminole Boulevard, Sanford; Michael Towers, Applicant.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 voted
AYE.
Item #39 –
2020-0015
Spencer
House Rezone/Warren L. Spencer
Ms. Petyk presented the item as outlined in the agenda
memorandum. She advised the Applicant is
requesting the rezone in order to subdivide the property into two single-family
lots. Staff recommends approval.
It
was determined that the Applicant, Warren Spencer, was on the line to answer
any questions the Board may have.
With regard to public participation, no one
spoke in support or opposition, and public input was closed.
Motion by Commissioner Lockhart,
seconded by Commissioner Constantine, to adopt Ordinance #2020-17 enacting a
Rezone from A-1 (Agriculture) to R-1AA (Single Family Dwelling) for a two-lot,
single-family residential subdivision on approximately 1.08 acres, located on
the northwest corner of Myrtle Lake Hills Road and Northridge Drive; Warren
Spencer, Applicant.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 voted AYE.
Item #40 – 2020-2067
Industrial Pretreatment Ordinance
Chapter 270, Part 8, Seminole County Code
Terry
McCue, Environmental Services Director, addressed the Board to present the
request as outlined in the agenda memorandum.
He advised that in April of 1997, the BCC adopted their Industrial
Pretreatment Code per federal and state regulations. In June of 2017, the Federal Department of
Environment Protection adopted the Dental Amalgam Rule in which municipalities
with their own industrial pretreatment ordinances were required to adopt by
July 2020. The rule prohibits the
discharge of dental amalgam waste into wastewater systems. He explained dental amalgam waste includes
fillings which contain mercury. Dentist
offices are required to have a separator which separates out the amalgam waste
before it enters the wastewater system.
Additional changes were made to this ordinance and the first, main one
makes it very clear that pharmaceutical waste is not allowed to be discharged
into the wastewater systems. Additional
clarifications were also made to Chapter 270, Part 8.
With
regard to public participation, no one spoke in support or opposition, and
public input was closed.
Motion by Commissioner Constantine,
seconded by Commissioner Dallari, to adopt Ordinance #2020-18 amending the
Industrial Pretreatment Ordinance, Chapter 270, Part 8 of the Seminole County
Code by adding new provisions to regulate the discharge of dental amalgam waste
and pharmaceutical waste as mandated by the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection and making other clarifications and updates.
Commissioner
Carey questioned how they will contact all those who will be affected by the
change in the ordinance. Dr. McCue
answered that the contacts have already been made.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 voted AYE.
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Chairman Zembower announced the Board is going
to recess in order to convene the Closed Session. Once the Closed Session is adjourned, they
will reconvene the meeting.
Chairman Zembower recessed the meeting at 2:08
p.m., reconvening at 3:47 p.m. with all
Commissioners and all other Officials, with the exception of Deputy Clerk Kyla
Farrell who was replaced by Deputy Clerk Terri Porter, who were present at the
Opening Session.
Dustin Schieber/Courtney Schieber V.
Seminole County
and Johns
Eastern Company Workers’ Compensation Case
With regard to public participation, no one
spoke in support or opposition, and public input was closed.
Motion by Commissioner Carey, seconded by
Commissioner Constantine, to authorize Counsel to continue the mediated
settlement negotiations in an effort to resolve this case.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 voted
AYE.
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Ex parte
communications were received from Commissioner Dallari.
DISTRICT REPORTS
District 1
Commissioner Dallari said he wanted to
recognize Navy Reserve Lieutenant Commander Tom Judd who resides in Palm
Valley. He is one of Oviedo’s residents
who just returned home from New York City where he helped treat COVID-19
patients. The Commissioner congratulated
him and noted that he and the Mayor of Oviedo along with the Sheriff’s Office
and dozens of friends and neighbors were there to welcome him home.
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Commissioner Dallari said they had an update
at their last SunRail meeting, and reported they are putting up directional
signs about self-distancing as well as sanitation stations on each one of the
trains in connection with COVID-19. For
residents actually using SunRail, the numbers are on the rise from their low
point in May.
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Commissioner Dallari noted that an item they
heard earlier today was about the intersection at SR 434, and he would like to
ask staff to address Bill Hyde’s issue with the development happening
there. His concern is about the
directional right-in, right-out to that street that is now going to be affected
by that subdivision. He wants to make
sure that it is reviewed by staff to see if there is anything that can be done,
and depending upon what they say, he would like them to work with DOT. Jean Jreij, Public Works
Director, addressed the Board and advised the Enclave development is accessed
to Alafaya Road, and they want a permit from DOT. As a condition of the permit, DOT is
requiring them to modify two intersections along Alafaya; one of the
intersections is Lake Hayes Road and the other is Beasley Road.
Commissioner Dallari reiterated that his
question to staff is have they reviewed it and is there any additional
information that they can look at. Mr. Jreij replied they have reviewed the directional intersection,
but it is DOT’s road. The design is
modified at the intersection from a full intersection in operation to
directional, and a directional normally operates more safely than a full
intersection. DOT made the decision and
it was a condition that the team put it in the development order. Chairman Zembower asked if anything has been
discussed with FDOT. Mr. Jreij responded he could discuss it if they want him to but
that everything is up to DOT. He opined
it is safer, but the residents will have to go down the road and make a U-turn
to go in the opposite direction.
Currently, both sides of that subdivision have a restricted right-in and
right-out. That will be inconvenient for
the residents, but from a safety point of view, it is safer being directional
than the former format. Chairman
Zembower questioned if this is the only place in the county where this
exists. Mr. Jreij
explained they modify that type of intersection when it is needed. It is not new and they have that on a lot of
roads.
District 5
Commissioner Carey gave an update on the
Orlando Sanford International Airport stating international travel continues to
be down. They have not lifted the
requirements that allow international travel yet, and it has really impacted
this year; it is down 85% over the prior year.
Domestic travel also continues to be down. In April, there were just over 2,800 domestic
passengers through the airport, and in May there were just over 58,000 domestic
passengers, yet it is still down 46% year over year. The good news is that it is starting to get
better.
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Commissioner Carey said the other update is
about the Expressway Authority. Their
April revenues were down 53%+ over the prior year, but they are starting to see
the revenues come back. When they approved
their budget at the workshop, they actually did it with the caveat to say they
will monitor trips at every meeting. So,
they will be looking at their budget at every meeting because there were a
couple of projects that got pushed out including the Osceola Parkway
Extension. They hope to be able to put
those back in as soon as possible, but they have to wait until revenues return
to required levels to be able to do that.
District 3
Commissioner Constantine advised on May 21st
they had a Tourism Development Council virtual meeting and there were two
things he thinks are significant: 1) the
Economic Development group with the two advertising/marketing groups put
together a very aggressive plan, “Drive to Seminole County,” out of the TDC
reserves (about $300,000) which will be coming to the Board as a
recommendation; and 2) in 2017, the Zoo was asked to put together a business
plan. It was working and was very
successful, but unfortunately the pandemic occurred. Since that time, they have had to close
during the months of February, March, and April, which are some of their
biggest months for ticket sales, and they are hurting. They asked for $600,000, but they also wanted
that in installments of $300,000 and then another $300,000. The recommendation was to give them $300,000
for the next fiscal year plus have them provide a business plan as to how they
are going to take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves with
the pandemic. He noted if there is any
attraction that gives the opportunity for social distancing, it would be the
Zoo.
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At the May 28th LYNX meeting, they
extended the free fares through the end of June. They feel confident that they will present a
budget to this Board that will be flat from the previous year.
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Commissioner Constantine noted there is a FAC
Executive Committee meeting scheduled in lieu of their conference, and on the
12th, they will be having their next year’s election of officers.
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Commissioner Lockhart asked Commissioner
Constantine to help her understand the Zoo’s business plan that is being
requested. Commissioner Constantine
explained they pushed them to try to get more of a business level
situation. They did that, it had been
successful, their numbers were good and their reserves were going up, and then
the pandemic hit and they had to close.
They will submit a revised business plan so that hopefully they will not
have to come back and ask for the additional $300,000. Commissioner Carey reminded that the reason
they started the tourist development tax was to help fund the Zoo.
District 4
Commissioner Lockhart expressed she is excited
to get back to what might be somewhat normal, and that a lot of the committees
she has served on had to postpone meetings and have postponed decisions because
they feel like tough conversations need to be had in person or whatever it is
can be delayed, so hopefully, she will have more committee meetings to be able
to report back on. As far as meeting in
person in July, unless there is something drastic that changes, she is
supportive of moving back to in-person meetings making sure they can still
abide by the Governor’s executive orders and CDC guidelines. It feels to her that the community has
already decided on their own that they are done. She supports everyone who is taking the
necessary precautions out in public, but the entire intention and purpose in
implementing so many of these things was to make sure they did not overwhelm
the hospital system.
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT/District 2
Chairman Zembower stated he had an opportunity
to film a farewell and thank you to Mr. Ed Burford from their Veterans’ Affairs
Office who is unfortunately leaving that position. He thanked him on behalf of the BCC and the
community for all the good work that he has done for all the veterans. Commissioner Carey asked if someone has been
selected to fill the position and Ms. Guillet responded she believes they have
and that Mr. Burford was involved in that process.
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Chairman Zembower noted he has been meeting with
the EOC (Emergency Operations Center) on a weekly basis on resiliency for the
region as well as with Mayor Dyer. They
continue to have discussions on what each respective county is doing along the
I-4 corridor. This past week they were
going to share their letter to the Governor asking for the review and
distribution of the CARES Act funding that went to the State; that was also
done by Lake County as well as Osceola.
Those three counties have not received anything from the CARES Act
funding. Due to its significant size,
Orange County has received $243 million.
Chairman Zembower said he also wanted to
report on the business grant program that the County kicked off in the first
couple hours. They had already fielded
over 500 pre-apps, and as of yesterday, they were up to 1,270 pre-apps. Of those 1,270, they have narrowed down that
about 670 are actually eligible, and staff is working their way through that to
sort those out and determine who will ultimately be eligible. Some were disqualified because they were not
Seminole County businesses and some were Sanford businesses, who also has
funding for this project. He would like
the Commission to consider, if they do receive additional CARES Act funding,
that they consider earmarking a portion of that to help the small business
community. He also asked staff to do
whatever is necessary, maybe turn up the heat with their lobbyists and the
Governor’s Office, to try to get some kind of answers as to what really will go
on there.
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Chairman Zembower said he thought about two
meetings ago, he had asked his aid, Ms. Schafer, to distribute to all of his
fellow Commissioners some provisions and items that are done by other
counties. Specifically, Palm Beach
County in the way that public hearings and meetings are run. He would like everyone to review those and
asked the County Manager that as they work on policy and procedure, they try to
fast track that to get agreement so they get some more policy and procedure in
place. Ms. Guillet stated she has reviewed
the Palm Beach documents and they do have some policies and draft policies in
the works. Since they are revamping the
meeting on July 14th, they can put that on the schedule to discuss
if the Board is interested. Chairman
Zembower opined they should get it on there so they can make those decisions as
soon as possible.
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Chairman Zembower thanked all the first
responders who have helped the community during the COVID-19 crisis and the
residents and the business community who have been very patient. A lot have paid a high price from a business
perspective.
COMMUNICATIONS AND/OR REPORTS
ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDA
Kimberly Buchheit,
252 Spring Run Circle, addressed the Board to comment regarding action that
will be taken about Item #14 that was deferred from earlier today. She thanked the survey department staff and
Commissioners Carey and Constantine.
Katrina Shadix,
1133 Covington Street, addressed the Board to discuss incorporation of Oviedo
into the bear management area. She is in
support of the ordinance and sad to see that Winter Springs does not want to
participate because that would reduce human bear encounters.
Andrew Brown, 2769 Chadsford Circle, addressed the Board to talk about the
murder of George Floyd. He looks forward
to concrete actions.
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Listing of Speakers and Final Registrants received and filed.
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There being no further business to come before the Board, the Chairman
declared the meeting adjourned at 4:35 p.m., this same date.
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