BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA
JUNE 13, 2017
The following is a non-verbatim transcript
of the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MEETING OF SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA, held at 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, June 13,
2017, in Room 1028 of the SEMINOLE
COUNTY SERVICES BUILDING at SANFORD,
FLORIDA, the usual place of meeting of said Board.
Present:
Chairman
John Horan (District 2)
Vice
Chairman Brenda Carey (District 5)
Commissioner Robert Dallari (District 1)
Commissioner
Lee Constantine (District 3)
Commissioner Carlton Henley (District 4)
County Manager Nicole Guillet
County Attorney Bryant Applegate
Deputy Clerk Kyla Spencer
Pastor Eric Allen, The Open Door Church, Sanford,
gave the invocation. Commissioner Carey led
the Pledge of Allegiance.
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
The
Business Spotlight video for NutraKey was presented.
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Chairman
Horan recessed the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners at 9:41 a.m.,
and convened as the U.S. Hwy 17-92 Community Redevelopment Agency.
U.S. 17-92 CRA
Item #1 – A-3679-17
Chairman Horan confirmed with Nicole
Guillet, County Manager, that Item #1, the request to approve additional
funding totaling $49,610 requested by Seminole County, to complete the design
and construction of a left-only turn lane at the intersection of Spartan Road
and U.S. 17-92, at a total cost not to exceed $424,610; and the associated
Resolution implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #17-062 appropriating
the additional $49,610 from the 17-92 CRA Fund Reserve for Catalyst Projects,
has been pulled from the Agenda. Ms.
Guillet noted there was a contractual issue that needs to be straightened out but
staff will bring the item to the Board in the near future.
Chairman Horan announced there will be a
work session regarding the U.S 17-92 CRA immediately following the morning
session.
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Chairman Horan adjourned the meeting of the
U.S. 17-92 Community Redevelopment Agency at 9:43 a.m., and reconvened the
meeting of the Board of County Commissioners.
COUNTY MANAGER’S CONSENT AGENDA
Nicole Guillet, County Manager, stated Item #6 regarding the
Garden Park Apartments Final Plat has been pulled from the Agenda due to a
missing necessary document and will hopefully be brought back at the next
meeting. Item #18A is an add-on item
regarding a moratorium for
120 days during which Seminole County will not accept any request for
alternative educational facility impact fee studies.
Commissioner Dallari requested Item #2 be pulled for a separate
discussion.
Motion by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Dallari, to authorize
and approve the following:
County
Manager’s Office
Tourism
Development Division
2. Pulled
for separate discussion by Commissioner Dallari.
Community Services
Business Office
3. Approve and
authorize the Chairman to execute the Second Amendment to the Homelessness
Outreach Partnership Effort Agreement with Aspire Health Partners, Inc. to
provide outreach, engagement, assessment, and case management services for the Seminole
County homeless population. (A-3701-17)
4. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
the Mutual Termination of Seminole County and Rescue Outreach Mission of
Central Florida Subrecipient Agreement for Program Year 2017-2018 to provide
for case management services. (A-3690-17)
Development Services
Planning
& Development Division
5. Approve the Minor
Plat for the Discovery Industrial Center subdivision containing one (1) lot on
8.997 acres zoned M-1 (Industrial), located on the southwest corner of
Stonewall Place and Benchmark Lane; Glen Moller, Waterfall Industries, Inc.,
Applicant. (A-3673-17)
6. Pulled
from the Agenda request to approve the Garden Park Apartments Final Plat
containing three (3) commercial lots on 6.73 acres zoned PD (Planned
Development), located on the west side of U.S. 17-92, south of SR 436; Marc
Gauthier, Applicant. (A-3671-17)
7. Approve the Plat for the Park Place at Aloma
single-family residential subdivision containing thirty-eight (38) lots on
10.40 acres zoned PD (Planned Development), located on the south side of W. SR
426, east of SR 417; Denver Marlow, Applicant. (A-3629-17)
8. Adopt
appropriate Resolution #2017-R-92 vacating and abandoning a Nonexclusive Access
Easement to the benefit of Seminole County, as recorded in the Public Record of
Seminole County, Book 2212, Pages 0206 through 0207, more particularly known as
2330 E. SR 46; Seminole County Public Schools, Applicant. (A-3606-17)
Environmental
Services
Utilities
Engineering Division
9. Approve and authorize the Chairman to
execute, in conjunction with the construction of the Wekiva Parkway, Section
7A, appropriate Resolution #2017-R-93, Utility Work by Highway Contractor
Agreement (at Utility Expense), and Three Party Escrow Agreement (in connection
with this Agreement subtitled “at Utility Expense”); and appropriate Resolution
#2017-R-94, Utility Work by Highway Contractor Agreement (at FDOT Expense), and
Three Party Escrow Agreement (in connection with this Agreement subtitled “at
FDOT Expense”). (A-3702-17)
Public
Works
Business
Office
10. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
appropriate Resolution #2017-R-95 amending Section 34.25 of the Seminole County
Administrative Code, Vehicle Use Policy. (A-3641-17)
Engineering
Division
11. Adopt and authorize the Chairman to execute
appropriate Resolution #2017-R-96 accepting Churchill Drive into the Seminole
County Maintained Road System; an acceptance of a Warranty Deed for Churchill
Drive; and an acceptance of an Exclusive Permanent Drainage Easement for the
drainage areas appurtenant to Churchill Drive. (A-3711-17)
Resource Management
Budget and Fiscal Management Division
12. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
the submittal of Final Program and Financial Reports to the Florida Department
of Children and Families for the Criminal Justice, Mental Health and Substance
Abuse Reinvestment Grant that ended on April 30, 2017. (A-3676-17)
13. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
appropriate Resolution #2017-R-97 implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR)
#17-043 through the General Fund to reprioritize Capital Budget in the amount
of $20,529 to establish the Sanlando Park Public Address System project and
return $4,448 to the General Fund reserves.
(A-3677-17)
14. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
appropriate Resolution #2017-R-98 implementing the Budget Amendment Request (BAR)
#17-059 through the General Fund in the amount of $154,743 from reserves for
Distributed Amplifiers Systems. (A-3672-17)
15. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
appropriate Resolution #2017-R-99 implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR)
#17-060 through the Public Works Grant Fund in the amount of $2,693,774 to
recognize revenue received from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)
Local Agency Program Funds for the construction and CEI services of the CR 46A
Roadway, Intersection, and Sidewalk projects #427899-1-58/68-01 and 429585-2-58/68-01. (A-3675-17)
16. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
appropriate Resolution #2017-R-100 implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR)
#17-063 through the 2014 Infrastructure Sales Tax Fund to reduce budget in the
amount of $1,511,245 to reflect repayment of the loan from the City of
Casselberry’s Oxford Road Redevelopment project and return funds to reserves. (A-3686-17)
Purchasing
& Contracts Division
17. Award M-602886-17/TLR - Shelter Veterinary
Services to Dr. S. Nanea Morris, Chuluota, at $73.00 per hour; and authorize
the Purchasing & Contracts Division to execute the Agreement. (A-3642-17)
18. Waive the Competitive Requirement of Section
3.5513, of the Seminole County Administrative Code and Award M-602898-17/BJC to
Motorola Solutions, Inc., Lake Mary, in the amount of $154,743 for the Design,
Integration and Optimization of an in-building Signal Enhancement System to
improve Public Safety 800 MHz Simulcast Radio System performance in some
schools within the County; and authorize the Purchasing & Contracts
Division to issue the Purchase Order. (A-3692-17)
County Attorney’s Agenda
18A. Approve
the moratorium for 120 days during which Seminole County will not
accept any request for alternative educational facility impact fee studies, and
authorize staff to proceed with processing the Moratorium Ordinance. (A-3748-17)
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Consent Agenda Item #2
– A-3684-17
Consent Agenda Item #2
is the request to approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement
with the Central Florida Zoological Society, Inc. in the amount of $100,000 for
capital improvements; and approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a
Resolution implementing the Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #17-064 through the
Tourist Development Fund in the amount of $100,000 from reserves for the
Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens’ capital improvements.
Commissioner
Dallari stated the Zoo is talking about using the money to build a board_"61_walk, but there
is no information _"D1__"E1_about the actual
total cost of the project, dollars per square foot,
or total amount of _"Q1_square feet. He
asked if the Board would be
paying in reimbursements or a lump sum. He expressed the Board doesn't know what the
materials are, the layout, and whether or not the Zoo will need more money in the future. He
opined there are a lot_"ƒ1_ of missing pieces
and feels the Board
needs more
information before they move on _"—1_with
this item. Commissioner Henley agreed with Commissioner Dallari
and stated he doesn't think it is something the Board needs to do at this time.
Tricia Setzer, Economic Development
& Community Relations, _%_addressed
the Board and reviewed the
item as outlined in the Agenda
Memorandum. Commissioner Dallari asked how many square feet
are they talking about, how
many linear feet of board, what type
of _#‚1_material are they using_#ƒ1_, have the plans been
engineered, what
is the total cost, and how much has
the _#˜1__#_Zoo put in in reference to what the County is putting in.
Ms. Guillet explained t_#µ1_he Zoo
went to the TDC last
year requesting $600,000 _#È1_in additional funding
to do some capital _#Õ1_improvements
at _#Ø1_the park. At that time, the
TDC recommended for this
Board to consider allocating
$325,000 to the Zoo. The County's standard contribution
to the Zoo through TDC funds has been $225,000_#_, this represented an
additional $100,000.
At the time it was presented it was for
capital improvements. There was no specific project
allocated to that. The resolution for
consideration today does not identify any specific capital project; it just
says $100,000 for capital needs. Commissioner Dallari responded normally
when the Board gives someone
capital improvement
dollars, there are details on what it is going to be used for. Ms.
Guillet stated there was a whole list of
capital projects when the Zoo originally requested it.
Ms. Guillet expressed that staff has not received any
de_$Ï1_tails on
this specific project other than
they were told this is what they intend to use the money for. She said she just wants everybody to
understand before they move forward with any action on this that this is a
grant for the Zoo to use for capital improvements.
Commissioner Dallari opined that normally when you get a grant for
capital improvements, they spell out where the dollars are going so the dollars
can be accountable. Ms. Guillet stated
she thinks that is why the Zoo offered up they want to use this for the boardwalk
to the black bear exhibit. Commissioner
Dallari noted he is very pro Zoo and he wants to help the Zoo; he just wants to
know what the dollars are going towards.
Chairman Horan noted
he thinks the reason
the resolution is like that is because of the evolution that this came out of
the TDC's original
recommendation.
Commissioner Carey stated as she understands the
material in the agenda item, the
Zoo's total cost to replace
the boardwalk is $300,000 and they were intending to use $100,000 with TDC funds. Their
original request of $600,000 had $300,000 using TDC funds, $375,000 to remodel the animal habitats and
$125,000 to improve drainage systems. She stated _"_the last time that a boardwalk was built out
at the Zoo, it was engineered and permitted through the County and she doesn’t think
anything is different on that.
She said she doesn't have an issue with the clarification that the money would
be used to replace the boardwalk, and if the Board
wants to make that as part of the motion, then that would be clarified. She opined they have worked very hard to get the black bear habitat partnership
with the Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC)
to have a place to relocate bears without them being put down, so this is an important part of that.
Charles Davis, President
of the Central Florida Zoological Society,
Inc. _%_Board of Directors,
addressed the Board and stated w_&Ÿ1__&Ÿ1_hen the Zoo
went before the TDC last
year, the Zoo put about
$600,000 of their own money into the
Zoo. When
they started doing _&À1_the
boardwalks, they
anticipated putting about $150,000
into them, but they
ended up putting almost $300,000 into them.
They are not just
doing the boardwalks leading to the bear habitat, it just so happens that the
next section of the boardwalk leads to the bear habitat. He
explained the Zoo has already completed $30,000 worth of
boardwalks surrounding the bear habitat, so this is simply to go from the reptile and amphibian
house to where they have finished which is included in the plans for that.
In
response to Commissioner Dallari’s question, Mr. Davis stated they are using pressure-treated lumber for
this project and noted they looked into plastic-coated but it was too
expensive. Commissioner Dallari expressed he is just trying to understand where the _'o2_dollars are
going.
He pointed out
there are different grades of pressure-treated lumber and the piers that the Zoo is putting in need to be marine grade not just
pressure-treated because they won't last.
Mr. Davis responded he cannot answer
the question as to what grade the lumber is but he can ask
the question and get back to the Board. Commissioner Carey stated
most of the design and
engineering that has been done at the Zoo has been through CPH Engineers,
Inc. and Wharton-Smith,
Inc. _'Ö1_
Chairman Horan
discussed the evolution _'ß1_of how
this addition_'ä1_al money
came about. He opined it is a worthwhile capital improvement and the TDC Board
and the people who are the
guardians of the bed tax wanted to give the Zoo
the money. Commissioner Dallari
asked if the Board will see
an overall plan of what
capital improvement dollars the Zoo
is going to be requesting from the County
in the upcoming years. Commissioner Carey noted they asked for $600,000 last year. Commissioner Dallari
responded he understands, but wonders if that will be coming back next year. Ms.
Guillet replied her
expectation is that the County
will get another funding request from the
Zoo; s_%_o if there is something specific the Board wants to see in it, now is a
good time to let the Zoo know
that. Commissioner Dallari
stated he has received a strategic
plan, but for the past almost two years he has been asking for a financial business plan. He
noted moving forward he would
like to know what the Zoo's five-year capital improvement
plan is and what they will be asking the County for.
Commissioner Constantine concurred with Commissioner Dallari and asked Mr. Davis to expand on that.
Mr. Davis expressed that he would like to set up a time to meet with the Board members individually because they have tried to put together exactly what they have been asking for. He explained that the strategic plan is what they had brought to the Board and that shows what they are doing moving forward and how they intend to get there. In regard to capital improvements, they have a strategic need of what they want to do; the problem is, how does the money come in to get it done. Mr. Davis stated the Zoo is putting together a proposal to go to the TDC for another ask that will include what the Zoo has done, what they need to do and the funds they need to do that. He discussed how that is a different model than moving forward in education because that is the back-of-the-house and the _*Æ1_other one is the front-of-the-house.
Mr.
Davis stated he thought they
had provided to the County
everything they wanted this time so he really needs to find out exactly what
they are looking for because over the last three months, they have given five
years of financials, P&Ls, and trends so they can see inside. Commissioner
Dallari explained normally a financial
business plan shows whoever is looking at it how you plan
on _+v2_paying for whatever _+z2_capital improvements
are needed and operations and maintenance moving forward for
the next however many years that it needs to go to where
you will be able to reach your goal. He stated he hasn't seen that yet, but he does see a request for
another $100,000. Commissioner Dallari stated the Zoo is requesting $100,000 now and next year they will have another
request. He wants to know how everything _+£1_fits into
play over the _+§2_next
five years so that the Board
understands what's happening. Mr.
Davis explained the ask to
the TDC this year is going to
be a five-year plan of what the Zoo
wants to do and they will be asking the TDC to fund that and give them five years’ worth of
possibilities so the Zoo can
plan. He added
right now the Zoo goes
year to year and things happen during the
year. The park
is _+á1_a 40-plus-year-old
park; air conditioning goes out, everything goes out, and you have to redirect
funds.
Commissioner
Dallari opined in the upcoming years,
whoever sits on the dais is going to have some hard
decisions to make about the
budget; and he wants to make sure
that they are _,E2_looking at this not just realistically but
holistically so
the _%_County can _,T1_fund all
of _,W1_its
needs appropriately.
Mr. Davis advised the presentation the Zoo is giving to the TDC in July
is a five-year plan for the facility and that plan can be given to the Board so they can see what the ask
is for the next five years from TDC
and what the Zoo plans to do
with the money. _%_He added they also intend to show what the Zoo has done with the money over the last five years.
Commissioner
Henley_%_ stated the thing that bothers him is that the Zoo will be back to ask for another
$600,000 or more.
He explained the Zoo
is _,»1_not the
responsibility of this County Commission
and it has a lot of
other responsibilities that
need to be met too. He discussed why he feels the Zoo is not the
largest tourist attraction in Seminole
County. He
pointed out that the Zoo always has
a _-D1_need and
will always have _-I1_a need, and he does not want to
see _-Q1_this Board take ownership of the responsibility
for _-Z1_the
Zoo because it will always
have needs.
Commissioner Henley
reminded that the County
spent over $1 million to purchase land on a proposal from the Zoo for a safari that would increase their revenue $1
million to $2 million a year, and
the_-’2_ Zoo
dropped that without informing the Board. He stated the County has s_%_ome major problems facing it in the very near
future and if it wasn't for
the one-cent sales tax, the County
would already be completely underwater and that won't always be there to bail
the Co_-¸1_unty out.
He noted he is well aware of the restrictions
on tourist development dollars and that standpoint, but he's also well aware of what happens when
something large happens in the nation and what it does to tourism.
Commissioner
Henley stated he has not seen a major
effort by the Zoo supporters
to get more philanthropy to help cover this, including the City of Sanford
or Lake Mary although they are representatives that voted on
the contribution of this money. They have as much ownership of the Zoo as the _%_County Commission,
and it concerns him that there are growing needs out there and they could be taking on programs
that cost more and don't pay for themselves.
Commissioner Henley discussed how the switch into education is not something that is
going to be cheap and nobody ever communicated to him a desire for the Zoo to take on that kind of
responsibility, but they made that decision.
Commissioner
Carey stated she understands
Commissioner Henley's comment that tourist development dollars can't be used to
fix the County's problems,
but the tourist development dollars are intended to go back into the community
to support things that tourists might have an interest in doing and supporting
things that are good in the community. She explained the cities that are
on the TDC Board only have the ability to vote
for supporting that at the TDC
level because it's ultimately the final decision of this Board to determine how those tourist development dollars get
spent. She noted she would be curious to see a five-year plan moving forward
along with the rest of the Board
members. Commissioner Carey stated she
understands money is set aside for some things and then something happens that
requires the Zoo to refocus their dollars somewhere else, and unfortunately
philanthropy dollars shift, and it depends on who the Board members are as to
what kind of money they can help raise.
She explained it is
difficult to try to take a new direction.
It's like two steps
forward and one step back. This
is $100,000 that was
recommended by the TDC last
year to finish the boardwalk, and she opined it is a worthy project that she supports. She
reiterated she would like to see a five-year plan moving forward, and Mr. Davis replied he will
definitely show that to the Board.
Mr.
Davis stated they had
320,000 people come to the Zoo
last year. Of those 320,000 people, 100,000 were students; so there were over 200,000 paying guests at the Zoo last
year. They just
started a promotion called “Choo-Choo to the Zoo” with SunRail,
and the first day there were 20 people who rode SunRail, and then rode the charter bus over to the Zoo, and then also visited downtown. The
City of Sanford donated $7,000 towards the
bear habitat; so where the _%_City of Sanford
is not supporting the Zoo on
the same level that the Board
or the TDC does, they are
starting to get behind the Zoo. Mr.
Davis stated the Zoo has also talked with the City of Lake Mary,
but did not get the same response; and they are reaching out to other municipalities.
Mr.
Davis explained the Zoo gets mandates just like the County does.
The _%_AZA can come out and say a _0/1_cage is now too small and the Zoo needs to change it, or something along
those lines, so they have to redirect funds to do that. _%_ He
stated moving into education
is more or less the changing of the times.
If the Zoo didn't
start moving in that direction, they would turn out to be a roadside zoo and would not be moving forward
along with the rest of the zoos. Making
the changes is what needs
to be done for the Zoo to be
successful in the years moving forward and that's what they are doing. Mr.
Davis agreed that they take two steps forward and
one step back but that's because it's new to the Zoo and rather than make the same mistake twice, they
admit they made a mistake, back up, fix it and move forward.
Commissioner
Constantine discussed the Zoo did reach out to the State but their
request got vetoed. The Zoo changed their fiscal year, they
have a new program with SunRail
and are looking at alternatives. He explained the Zoo has a wish list but the problem is that the Board sees the wish list, not what
has to be done, how much money it will cost, and how they are going to pay for
it. Commissioner Constantine
stated he knows Mr. Davis can provide that and he
should provide it because that is what
the Board is looking at. The wish list, the capital improvements, will
clearly have to be paid for by philanthropy and other means and not by
government.
Mr.
Davis stated last year the Zoo took on a $600,000 note to do
capital improvements that the Zoo
could afford to do so they
are putting their own money in as well. He explained $600,000 was a huge deal for the Zoo because they had never done that in the past and
that got them started and now they are just trying to keep moving forward and
finish.
Commissioner
Carey stated with the Zoo's revenue averaging $4 million
and then the grant for $925,000,
the revenue generated at
the Zoo isn't insignificant.
She believes people go
to the Zoo, go downtown, and go to the mall and spend money in
the county. She said she would certainly like the Zoo to remain a good zoo.
Chairman
Horan stated his position on
the $100,000 is that it was
supported by the TDC, it is
bed tax money and he sees a need for it because it's connected to an
educational issue and that's
important as far as the bear habitat is concerned. The Board has always been supportive of the Zoo; and without the Board, the Zoo
wouldn't have had its long history in Seminole
County. He
explained it's also the
opinion of the Board that
they do not want to be in the zoo business, that they do not have the size nor do they have the means
to underwrite a major zoo. Chairman Horan
agreed he would also like to see a five-year plan. He
stated the Board is willing, and always has been
willing, to make investments into this unique asset that is in the county. The
County spent over $1 million to buy
additional property for the Zoo
and the property is still in
the name of the County and
has gone up in value since they bought it.
Commissioner Carey noted _"_the County
owns the land the Zoo is
sitting on so if something happens to the Zoo, they are going to have a defunct roadside.
Motion by Commissioner Carey, seconded
by Commissioner Constantine, to approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the
First Amendment to the Tourist Development Tax Funding Agreement with the
Central Florida Zoological Society, Inc. in the amount of $100,000 for capital
improvements to complete the boardwalk; and approve and authorize the Chairman
to execute appropriate Resolution #2017-R-101 implementing the Budget Amendment
Request (BAR) #17-064 through the Tourist Development Fund in the amount of
$100,000 from reserves for the Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens’
capital improvements.
Districts 2, 3 and 5 voted AYE.
Commissioners Henley and Dallari voted NAY.
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS’ CONSENT AGENDA
Clerk & Comptroller’s Office
Motion by
Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Dallari, to authorize and approve
the following:
19. Approve Expenditure Approval Lists dated May
8, 15, and 22, 2017; Payroll Approval List dated May 18, 2017; and the BCC
Official Minutes dated April 25 and May 9, 2017. (A-3694-17)
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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The Board noted, for
information only, the following Clerk & Comptroller’s “Received and Filed”:
1. Executive Orders #2017-005, #2017-006,
#2017-007, and #2017-008 extending State of Local Emergency and establishing a
local Burn Ban.
2. Florida Public Service Commission Order
#PSC-17-0140-CO-EI, Consummating Order regarding approval of a new optional
pilot LED streetlight tariff by FP&L, Docket #160245-EI, issued April 24,
2017.
3. Florida Public Service Commission Order
#PSC-17-0141-CO-EI, Consummating Order regarding approval to include in base
rates the revenue requirement for the Hines chillers uprate project by Duke
Energy Florida, LLC, Docket #170030-EI, issued April 27, 2017.
4. Florida Public Service Commission Order
#PSC-17-0166-PCO-EI, Order suspending Duke Energy Florida, LLC’s petition for
approval of revised underground residential distribution tariff sheets, Docket
#170069-EI, issued May 11, 2017.
5. Maintenance Bond #CMS0325080 for Water and
Sewer Facilities in the amount of $10,498.54 for the project known as Serenity
Cove.
6. Maintenance Bond #K09598959 for Water and
Sewer Facilities in the amount of $29,295 for the project known as Reagan
Pointe.
7. Maintenance Bond #CMS0325081 for Water and
Sewer Facilities in the amount of $28,103.78 for the project known as Markham
Square.
8. Conditional Utility Agreement for Water,
Wastewater or Reclaimed Water Services with Pulte Home Company, LLC, for the
project known as Brookmore Estates Phase 2.
9. Bill of Sale accepting Water and Sewer Systems
within the project known as Serenity Cove.
10. Bill of Sale accepting Water and Sewer Systems
within the project known as Reagan Pointe.
11. Bill of Sale accepting Water and Sewer Systems
within the project known as Markham Square.
12. Developer’s Commitment Agreement #17-20500005
for Monroe Road PD a/k/a Wavey’s BBQ; Mack Cotton.
13. Approval Development Orders #17-30000015, 1638
Lawndale Circle, Shelia Justen; #17-30000016, 2747 Trommel Way, Otis Melvin;
#17-30000018, 142 Wekiva Park Drive, Steven and Lori Demoor; #17-30000019, 891
Alberta Street, Terran and Lucinda Freeman; #17-30000022, Jericho Drive;
#17-300000023, 295 Chiswell Place, Corey and Gladymer Sawyer; #17-30000025,
2671 Sand Lake Road, Michael Macherone; #17-30000026, 215 Spring Run Circle,
Jeffrey and Belinda Davis; and #17-32000005, 550 S. Hunt Club Boulevard, Saul
Holdings.
14. Development Order #17-27500013 for Alcoholic
Beverage License, Rosati’s Pizza, 540 Hunt Club Boulevard, Saul Holdings LP.
15. Development Order #17-20500013, Addendum #1 to
the SR 46/Lake Forest Boulevard Townhouses a/k/a Terracina PD; Robert Hattaway,
Successor Trustee FBO Agreement for Land Acquisition by Co-Tenants.
16. Developer’s Commitment Agreement #17-20500013,
Addendum #5 to the SR 46/Lake Forest Boulevard Townhouses a/k/a Terracina PD;
Robert Hattaway, Successor Trustee FBO Agreement for Land Acquisition by Co-Tenants.
17. Developer’s Commitment Agreement #17-20500014,
Addendum #3 to the First Amended Lake Forest PD; Robert Hattaway, Successor
Trustee FBO Agreement for Land Acquisition by Co-Tenants.
18. Denial Development Order #17-30000017, 380
Bellview Place, Phung K. T. Pham and Ty Viet Le.
19. “The Senator” Artwork Gift Agreement with the
City of Altamonte Springs for the artwork known as “Otter and Baby”; as
approved by the BCC on June 14, 2016.
20. Tourist Tax Funding Agreement for Power 32
Super Showcase with D9Events.
21. Tourist Tax Funding Agreement for High School
Showcase Tournament with Suncoast Athletics Sports Group, Inc.
22. Tourist Tax Funding Agreement for 2017 Empire
Strikes Out with Nations Baseball of Greater Orlando, Inc.
23. Tourist Tax Funding Agreement for 2017
Champions Cup with Florida Rush Soccer.
24. Tourist Tax Funding Agreement for 2017 Under
Armor Spring Classic National Showcase with The Baseball Factory, Inc.
25. First Amendment to PS-0504-16 with CDM Smith,
Inc.
26. Closeout to Work Order #8 to CC-0559-15 with
Prime Construction Group, Inc.
27. Change Order #1 to CC-1002-16 with Killebrew,
Inc.
28. Change Order #1 to CC-1005-16 with P&S
Paving, Inc.
29. Amendment #1 to M-1263-17 with Southland
Construction, Inc.
30. CC-1291-17 with Tyrell Enterprises, LLC.
31. CC-1310-17 with BSE Construction Group, LLC.
32. Amendment #4 to Work Order #74 to PS-4388-09
with Pegasus Engineering, LLC.
33. Amendment #1 to Work Order #19 to PS-7643-12
with AMEC Environmental and Infrastructure, Inc.
34. Amendment #1 to Work Order #24 to PS-8186-13
with CPH, Inc.
35. Work Order #37 to PS-8186-13 with Reiss
Engineering, Inc.
36. First Amendment to SS-601134-11 with Municipal
Code Corporation.
37. Sixteenth Amendment to RFP-601461-12 with
Florida Cleaning Systems.
38. Second Amendment to IFB-601738-13 with
Fausnight Stripe and Line, Inc.
39. Second Amendment to IFB-602510-16 with CM
Engineering Services Florida PLLC.
40. Second Amendment to IFB-602510-16 with Caraway
Concrete Construction, Inc.
41. Second Amendment to IFB-602367-15 with Ten-8
Fire Equipment, Inc.
42. First Amendment to RFP-602684-16 with Audio
Visual Innovations, Inc.
43. Bids as follows:
RFP-602827-17
from Geographic Technologies Group;
CC-1295-17
from Bio Mass Tech, Inc.; Tampa Contracting Services, Inc.; CO Services, LLC;
C&M Dredging, Inc.; Custom Built Marine Construction, Inc.; Pac Comm, Inc.;
CC-1313-17
from SanPik, Inc.; Schuller Contractors, Inc.
IFB-602819-17
from Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc.; General Supply & Services,
Inc. d/b/a Gexpro; Graybar; Lamp Sales Unlimited, Inc.; Regency Lighting; and
RFQ-602832-17
from Kaizen Consulting, Inc. d/b/a Datanautix Inc.; ETC Institute.
Sheriff’s
Office
Motion by
Commissioner Dallari, seconded by Commissioner Carey, to approve the following:
20. Approve the expenditure of $2,000 from the
Law Enforcement Trust Fund for a contribution to the J. Douglas Williams YMCA
Family Center to provide funding in support of their Scholarship Campaign. (A-3681-17)
Commissioner Henley asked if they could find out
what the balance is in the Sheriff’s trust fund. Ms.
Guillet answered staff has a
running tally so if he needs to know that information in order to act on this
item, staff can get it to him
if the Board wants to postpone this item
until the afternoon session. Commissioner
Henley stated he doesn't need
that information prior to the vote. He
just wants to know what the balance is. Commissioner Carey explained they used to put that in as part of the request and
after some of the Allied Veterans’ funds, they stopped doing that, but maybe
they're able to start putting that in again.
Ms. Guillet responded
staff has a list of what the money has been spent on over the last couple of
years that they can share with the Board. Chairman Horan asked if the Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report (CAFR) as of
September of last year has a line item for that, and Ms. Guillet answered it does. Commissioner
Henley pointed out it may change from time to
time because crimes are still going on. Chairman Horan noted it would
only be current as to the end of the last fiscal year. Ms.
Guillet stated staff has a list based on everything the Board has approved thus far this
fiscal year. Chairman Horan
asked if the Board could get
that either before the next
meeting or at the next meeting. Commissioner
Henley added particularly
before they get involved in the budget, and Ms. Guillet
answered staff will get it to the Board today.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Chairman
Horan recessed the meeting at 10:15 a.m., with
all Commissioners and all other Officials, with the exception of Deputy Clerk Kyla Spencer 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.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 110
FIRE AND RESCUE IMPACT FEES
Agenda Item #21 – PH-2016-605
Proof
of publication calling for a public hearing to consider
adoption of an Ordinance amending Chapter 110, Fire and Rescue Impact Fees,
Seminole County Land Development Code, amending the appropriate name change
from Public Safety Director to Director of the Fire Department, received and
filed.
Nicole
Guillet, County Manager, advised staff has requested a continuance of this item
to the next BCC meeting.
With
regard to public participation, no one in the audience spoke in support or in
opposition to a continuance of Item #21, and public input was closed.
Motion by Commissioner Dallari,
seconded by Commissioner Carey, to
continue to June 27th at 1:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as
possible, the request to adopt an Ordinance amending Chapter 110, Fire and
Rescue Impact Fees, Seminole County Land Development Code, amending the
appropriate name change from Public Safety Director to Director of the Fire
Department, as described in the proof of publication.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 53 (CODE ENFORCEMENT)
AND CHAPTER 95
(HEALTH AND SANITATION)
Agenda Item #22 – A-3602-17
Proof
of publication calling for a public hearing to consider
adoption of an Ordinance amending various sections of Chapter 53, Code
Enforcement, and Chapter 95, Health and Sanitation, of the Seminole County Code
of Ordinances, received and filed.
Mary Robinson, Planning
& Development Division, addressed the Board to present the item as outlined
in the Agenda Memorandum. She detailed
the proposed revised and new sections of Chapters 53 and 95 of the Seminole
County Code of Ordinances.
With
regard to public participation, no one in the audience spoke in support or in
opposition to Item #22, and public input was closed.
Motion by Commissioner Carey, seconded
by Commissioner Dallari, to approve
Ordinance #2017-21 amending various sections of Chapter 53, Code Enforcement,
and Chapter 95, Health and Sanitation, of the Seminole County Code of
Ordinances, as described in the proof of publication.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
ESTATES AT WELLINGTON PD REZONE/
Jim Mehta (Continued from 4/25/17)
Agenda Item #23 – PH-2016-539
Proof of publication calling for a public hearing to consider
a request for a Rezone from A-1 (Agriculture) to PD (Planned Development) for a
24-lot, single-family residential subdivision on approximately 36.79 acres,
located on the south side of Mikler Road, approximately one mile south of Red
Bug Lake Road, Jim Mehta, received and filed.
Matt
Davidson, Planning & Development Division, addressed the Board to present
the item as outlined in the Agenda Memorandum.
He advised the Applicant has incorporated the additional conditions
related to the buffers that were recommended by the Planning & Zoning
Commission into the proposed Master Development Plan and staff has revised the
Development Order accordingly. Also, the
Applicant is proposing to improve a portion of Mikler Road and related
drainage, from Morning Star Place to the subject property, utilizing a hybrid
design of the Urban and Rural typical sections as shown in the Seminole County
Engineering Manual. Mr. Davidson advised
that staff recommends approval.
Commissioners
Dallari, Carey, and Constantine disclosed they had ex parte communications
(received and filed); Chairman Horan stated he also had some ex parte, and
Commissioner Henley stated that he had none.
Randy
Morris, RM Strategies on behalf of the Applicant, addressed the Board to verify
that the record from the prior public hearing on this item has fully carried
forward to this public hearing and the Board is still considering that record
also.
Mr.
Morris stated they originally proposed a one-acre, single-family development
which was endorsed by staff. After
meetings with the community members, it was determined they would cluster zone
this and build a buffer, with the buffer to the north side to be 100 feet and
to the western side, 100 feet also. The
net density stays the same as the original density. Also at the last meeting, they had moved the
ingress and egress to a direct line with Mikler Road, not to the east of the
curve, which was also at the request of the community. Staff has agreed with the changes, and they
plan to proceed with that improvement.
He noted the impasse at the last hearing was that many members of the
community had an issue with the roadway itself.
The issue was (1) what got built, (2) who would pay for it, and (3) who
would build it.
Charlie
Madden, Madden Moorhead and Stokes, addressed the Board to discuss the proposed
Mikler Road typical section. The
depiction included in the Agenda Memorandum was displayed. He advised he had a meeting last week with
several of the neighbors on the Mikler Road issue, and the result of that was
an email that he sent back to them as to what they agreed to in principle,
which is also included in the backup.
Mr.
Madden advised it is very clear that from Morning Star to about 500 to
Mr.
Madden said they also discussed water services at the community meetings. He reminded they are putting a water main
down Mikler Road with curbs and sidewalks.
Some of the neighbors asked whether they could get water service because
they are all on wells. Mr. Madden said
he explained if the neighbors could get together on this to decide who is
interested, it could then be incorporated into the final engineering
effort. He said they would be glad to
work with the neighborhood; however, it is a little complicated which is why
they would need commitments. For
example, the east side of the road is right on the right-of-way line and all
the improvements they are doing are on the west side of the road. The right-of-way line is literally on the
pavement and the pavement even extends over the right-of-way line by a foot in
some places. So to put in water service
to someone on the east side, the contractor would obviously be on someone’s
private property in order to do that.
So, there are things to be worked out and they will continue to work
with the neighborhood.
Commissioner
Carey asked whether the size of the water main they plan to put in for the
development would be the correct size if they had a bunch of people tapping
into it. Mr. Madden replied that the
number of homes involved would be inconsequential to that. He added that fire hydrants had also been
brought up and they will meet county code on fire hydrants or use air release
valves. They will analyze that in final
engineering.
Mr.
Madden said he wanted to mention that one residence has a private gate and
there is a keypad, which is in the public right-of-way. They are hoping to be able to just leave that
where it is. Mr. Madden noted that Mark
Stinson, the property owner, had gotten a permit to put the gate and keypad
in. Commissioner Dallari remarked if he
had a permit, he is sure there is a good reason to keep it there. Mr. Morris noted that it is the County’s
right-of-way and the determination of whether something stays or doesn’t stay
in the right-of-way would have to be made by the County.
Mr.
Morris stated the record is amended as Mr. Madden just presented. The Development Order remains the same as was
discussed in the last public hearing with the exception of Item 3(T) which has
been modified. This had shown a variance
granted by the County Engineer which has been removed and the record corrected based
upon the solution found on the right-of-way typical section that will be voted
upon today. In addition, it has been
noted that the developer will construct and pay for the improvements to the
roadway; however, the resurfacing of the current roadway is the responsibility
of the County as it is in their five-year plan.
He noted this will probably be accelerated as discussed with staff and
the District Commissioner if he is inclined to move that forward.
Commissioner
Dallari stated the repaving of the road is in the five-year plan and he has no
issue moving it forward and coordinating that with the Applicant, but he asked
how they would go about doing that. Jean
Jreij, Public Works Director, addressed the Board to advise there are two
options. One of the options is to
determine the cost of the overlay and contract with the developer for his
subcontractors to do it, or the County could have their own contractors do
it. Commissioner Dallari expressed he
would like staff to work that out to see which option is most amenable to both
parties. He said it is his intention to
ask the Board to move up the asphalt paving to coincide with the construction
of this road and noted the County is responsible for the overlay paving
only. Commissioner Carey mentioned
liability and warranties, and Ms. Guillet stated staff will work it out in a
way that makes the most sense.
Mark
Stinson, 2436 Mikler Road, addressed the Board to advise he is the homeowner
with the gate. He explained the gate,
wall and keypad were permitted along with the addition on his house.
Dr.
Mark Trolice, 1962 Mikler Road, addressed the Board to request that a three-way
stop sign be placed at Morning Star and Mikler.
He stated the speed limit is 25 mph, but many of the vehicles going by
do go very fast. He added he lives
across the street from two developments with a lot of children playing and
riding bikes, and there are no gates at these developments. He goes jogging in the morning and has seen
some very close calls with pedestrians, let alone a small child on a bike. He explained the location is about a
half-mile down from Red Bug Lake Road.
Greg
Love, 2460 Mikler Road, addressed the Board in support of the item today. He stated that their concerns have been
heard. He has met with several
commissioners and the Applicant, and after a long and arduous process, they
have come to agreements on every concern the citizens had. He thanked the Board, county staff, and the
Applicant’s team.
With
regard to public participation, no one else in the audience spoke in support or
in opposition to Item #23, and public input was closed.
Speaker
Request Forms and Written Comment Forms were received and filed.
In
regard to the stop sign request by Dr. Trolice, Mr. Morris stated if the Board
permits, they can work with staff and engineering to get this appropriately
done. However, he mentioned that the
location for this stop sign is not in their purview so the County would need to
look into that.
Commissioner
Dallari stated he would like staff to work with the Applicant for any and all
warrants when it comes to stop signs and the design of the road, as well as the
asphalt overlay since it is in the five-year program.
Motion by Commissioner Dallari, seconded by
Commissioner Constantine, to approve
Ordinance #2017-22 enacting a Rezone from A-1 (Agriculture) to PD (Planned
Development) for a 24-lot, single-family residential subdivision on
approximately 36.79 acres, located on the south side of Mikler Road,
approximately one mile south of Red Bug Lake Road, and approve the Development
Order and Master Development Plan, as described in the proof of publication;
Jim Mehta, Applicant.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
JOHNSON WAREHOUSE PD MAJOR
AMENDMENT & REZONE/Chris Johnson
Agenda Item #24 – A-3615-17
Proof of publication calling for a public hearing to consider
a request for a Rezone from PD (Planned Development) to PD (Planned
Development) for 3.48 acres, located on the southwest corner of the
intersection at Sixth Street and Kennedy Point, approximately 800 feet south of
N. CR 426, Chris Johnson, received and filed.
Matt Davidson, Planning
& Development Division, presented the item as outlined in the Agenda
Memorandum. He stated the Applicant is
proposing to reduce the originally approved building setbacks and landscape
buffers to utilize the subject property for four individual warehouse buildings
with outside storage for his fence company, Superior Fence and Rail. He noted the previously approved Development Order
has expired.
In addition, Mr. Davidson
advised the Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously approved the request,
with the stipulation that Condition G in the Development Order be changed to
allow for a vinyl fence instead of a masonry wall along the western property
line. He advised that staff does not
support this change because the masonry wall requirement conditioned in the
2008 Development Order was to help buffer existing low density residential
areas.
Kim Fischer, engineer
on behalf of the Applicant, addressed the Board to talk about the fence versus
utilizing the masonry wall along the western buffer. The owner is going to be relocating his fence
company to this property. Along the
western buffer is a platted right-of-way and an open road; and in order to put
in a wall, they would have to clear the natural buffer, all of the trees, in
order to get the footers in there. So,
the Applicant would like to instead use white vinyl fencing that he
manufactures and installs in lieu of the wall.
Commissioner Carey
noted the last time when this was heard, the same discussion came up regarding
the tree line along there, and she thought there was some discussion about
using a precast wall. The wall didn’t
need to have a continuous footer but could just have footers where the columns
were and still save the trees. Mr.
Davidson added that is included in the 2008 BCC meeting minutes.
Chairman Horan stated
he went out to see the property and there have been some changes in the area
since that time. This particular use
will not be as extensive or intensive and dense as the use that was proposed in
the original Development Order. With the
masonry wall, not only would some foliage need to be taken out, it really does
not fit into what they need to do. You
could very easily put a vinyl fence there so he doesn’t think there is any
problem with doing that, so he has no problem removing that condition from the
Development Order.
With
regard to public participation, no one in the audience spoke in support or in
opposition to Item #24, and public input was closed.
Motion by Commissioner Dallari,
seconded by Commissioner Constantine,
to approve Ordinance #2017-23 enacting a Rezone from PD (Planned Development)
to PD (Planned Development), and the associated Development Order and Master
Development Plan, for 3.48 acres, located on the southwest corner of the
intersection at Sixth Street and Kennedy Point, approximately 800 feet south of
N. CR 426, as presented today, with the Development Order amended to remove the
condition of a six-foot masonry wall, as described in the proof of publication;
Chris Johnson, Applicant.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
ALL FLORIDA RECOVERY SMALL SCALE FLU
MAP AMENDMENT & REZONE/Steve Combs
Agenda Item #25 – A-3614-17
Proof of publication calling for a public hearing to consider
a request for a Small Scale Future Land Use Map Amendment from Commercial to
Industrial, and a Rezone from C-2 (Retail Commercial) to C-3 (General
Commercial and Wholesale) for 0.77 acres, located on the west side of Overland
Road, approximately 700 feet south of South U.S. Hwy 441, Steve Combs, received
and filed.
Matt Davidson, Planning
& Development Division, presented the item as outlined in the Agenda
Memorandum. The Applicant is requesting
a rezone to develop the property as an auto repossession storage facility. Planning & Zoning recommended approval as
well as County staff.
Steve Combs, Applicant,
addressed the Board to thank them and staff.
He remarked that this is the second time he has done a rezone, and the
first one was in Orange County where he was for 10 years; that one was a very
difficult process and difficult to get anyone to help. He noted that all questions and emails he had
were answered quickly and thoroughly by staff, and it was a pleasure to work
with Seminole County.
Commissioner
Constantine noted he had ex parte communication with Mr. Combs.
With
regard to public participation, no one in the audience spoke in support or in
opposition to Item #25, and public input was closed.
Motion by Commissioner Constantine,
seconded by Commissioner Henley, to
adopt Ordinance #2017-24 enacting a Small Scale Future Land Use Map Amendment
from Commercial to Industrial, and to adopt the associated Ordinance #2017-25
enacting a Rezone from C-2 (Retail Commercial) to C-3 (General Commercial and
Wholesale) for 0.77 acres, located on the west side of Overland Road,
approximately 700 feet south of South U.S. Hwy 441, as described in the proof
of publication; Steve Combs, Applicant.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
DISTRICT REPORTS
District 4
Commissioner Henley stated that a Board of
Adjustment meeting was held on May 22 regarding some variances. Some involved were permitted 11 years ago and
one issue was about a difference in the interpretation of a variance between
the Applicant and a member of county staff.
The special magistrate deferred a decision pending the opportunity to
bring it before the BCC. Commissioner
Henley said since it may involve removal of improvements that have been made
over the last 10 years, he is recommending that this Board allow them to bring
the hearing before them to make a decision.
Also, he believes the fee should be waived. Commissioner Henley noted that he spoke to
the County Attorney who said it would be appropriate to waive the fee in this
case.
Motion
by Commissioner Henley, seconded by Commissioner Dallari, to hold a public
hearing regarding the requested variance discussed today, and approve the
waiver of the fee to bring the issue before the Board of County Commissioners.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
Ms. Guillet stated it will have to be
noticed and then they will get that on the agenda.
District 5
Commissioner Carey noted that Mandy Nice, a
consultant who had helped get the wellness program off the ground and who went
on to a career with the Sheriff’s Department, was recently published in the
Police Chief’s international magazine.
She said she distributed a copy to the commission offices so they could
see some of the great work and leadership that she is doing at the Seminole
County Sheriff’s Office. Commissioner
Carey added she would encourage the newest employee for the wellness program to
continue to reach out to work together with the Sheriff so that facilities they
may develop in the future may be available to county employees also.
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Commissioner Carey announced that HB 299
was approved by Governor Scott which adds another seat to the Central Florida
Expressway Authority. So, Brevard County
will be added July 1st and they have appointed Commissioner Jim
Barfield as their representative.
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Commissioner Carey reported at the Sanford
International Airport, domestic travel is up 12% over this time last year and
while international travel is down a bit, overall the airport traffic is up by
8%. So the airport continues to grow and
be an economic engine for Seminole County.
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Commissioner Carey stated she had a
discussion with Mayor Triplett and some of the residents along Mellonville
regarding the trail. They had another
community meeting this past week and she has had residents in to see her since
then. She noted there is a 5-foot
sidewalk along Mellonville right now, and the trail is being proposed at 12
feet. Mayor Triplett has some concerns,
along with herself, about putting a 12-foot sidewalk there. She said she does not know if they want to do
12 feet because it would take it all the way to the curb; she is not sure how
that would look. After discussing this
with Mayor Triplett, they would like to ask that in the section from the
Riverwalk along Mellonville until getting past the residences going towards
Memorial Stadium, whether they would consider maybe 8 feet or something less
than 12. Then in front of the commercial
area, it would go back to 12 feet. She
reiterated she would like staff to take a look at that.
Ms. Guillet stated they will be happy to
take a look. They also received a
request today from the City of Sanford that they do a briefing for their board
at their next meeting which is June 26th. They had originally scheduled to bring to
this Board a request to make a decision on an alternative at the BCC meeting on
the 27th. The City has asked
that they postpone that until they have a chance to understand the proposal and
feel comfortable with it.
Commissioner Carey noted there is an
existing five-foot sidewalk condition there now, and there are many areas of
the county where the trail is only eight feet wide. She added if there is really no compelling
reason for it to be 12 feet, could it not be 8 in front of the residential area
and get to 12 in front of the commercial part.
Commissioner Dallari added there is one section of the trail that is
actually five feet.
Commissioner Carey opined that in looking
at all of the alternatives, Mellonville is the most direct and probably the
best choice for the alignment. As the
District Commissioner, she is asking them to look at 8 feet instead of 12 until
it gets down to Memorial Stadium. Ms.
Guillet noted they have been coordinating with the City to get them some
information.
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Commissioner Carey mentioned she received a
copy of a letter from United Arts of Central Florida addressed to some of the
recipients of the grant dollars that the County gives through United Arts. They have new criteria where you have to
maintain an average budget of $900,000 over three years in order to
qualify. She opined she is not sure any
of the three agencies that the County funds could qualify for that. As such, as they get into the budget, she is
saying that maybe they need to step back and take a look at how they implement
getting those arts dollars in the hands of the organizations that the Board
would like to support. She is not
suggesting anything additional; they are still at their 30% per capita, but she
has a real issue paying an administrative fee to an organization that has now
made qualifications that the local people cannot qualify for. She would like staff to take a look at that.
Chairman Horan commented he had some
discussions with people at the Arts Council and at Wayne Densch, in addition to
the director of United Arts, Flora Maria Garcia. He said he knows they are trying to work that
out right now in terms of what they supplement to those organizations instead
of the money they would normally get through the coordinated campaign.
Commissioner Constantine added he talked to
Ms. Garcia and some others at the Arts Council and he suggested they talk first
to see if they can work something out.
He noted that Donna Bundy with the Seminole Cultural Arts Council will
be meeting with United Arts and they have already reached out to Wayne
Densch. He knows that many Seminole
County residents that are on the council are also concerned about this. So after the meeting on the 22nd,
Commissioner Constantine stated that hopefully there will be some good news.
Commissioner Dallari noted he did have a
meeting with Ms. Bundy, and it was clearly shown to him that there have been
some slight increases in that budget to United Arts, but the increases have not
been passed along to the organizations in this county which really concerns
him. Chairman Horan noted United Arts
started taking an administrative fee out a few years ago and they need to look
at the entire structure now.
Commissioner Carey stated that historically, they have allocated what
the contribution was going to be to the three agencies that include Wayne
Densch, Seminole Cultural Arts, and the ballet program; and the excess funds
have gone into the pool for grants for all of them including these three
agencies that could have applied for them.
She added she just wanted everyone to be aware, including the County
Manager who is preparing a budget right now, because she did not want her to be
blindsided.
Commissioner Dallari expressed he finds it
very unacceptable that any increase would have been kept by United Arts and
none of it would have been passed through to the other agencies. He feels it should have been shared equally
and not just with United Arts. And on
top of that, they have now issued this letter.
Commissioner Dallari stated he would like staff to look at how that
increase has worked out over the last couple of years.
Commissioner Carey pointed out that in the
Community Services grant a number of years ago, they made a strict guideline
and said anyone could apply but here are the rules and regulations. They then had to give the County their
financials. She added it isn’t like they
are giving out a lot of money to 20 different agencies and it is a huge issue
for them to do it themselves, to monitor and audit it. She opined that any agency they are giving
tax dollars to should be presenting audited financials and those types of
things. It is great in many ways having
someone else do it, but she does not think it is a big enough burden that they
should think that somebody has to do it for them because they are talking about
just three agencies.
Commissioner Dallari stated for the record
that United Arts has an annual giving program and there is a deadline for it. When each organization has 100% participation
of their board, they actually get additional funding. What struck him as odd is that after the
deadline was passed and all the boards participated, then United Arts issued
this letter. He does not believe that a
lot of the board members would have participated if this letter had gone out
before the deadline. He knows he would
not have.
District 1
Commissioner Dallari announced that he has
a conflict with the next BCC meeting on June 27th so he will not be
in attendance.
District 3
Commissioner Constantine stated he had
mentioned at the last meeting about the pending addition of Marion County to
the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council. Those negotiations and the Governor’s
approval have taken place.
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Commissioner Constantine stated that on
June 2nd, the Historical Commission unveiled a new historical site
marker dedicated to the Winwood community in East Altamonte Springs. After that, he attended the opening of the
project, The Pointe at Merritt Street in Winwood, which is affordable housing
that does not look like affordable housing.
It is 100% occupied and they have a long waiting list. Almost 80% of the people living there come
from a two- to three-mile radius, so it is really serving the community.
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Commissioner Constantine reported he gave a
presentation for the Regional Planning Council on emergency preparedness at the
National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) last week. He congratulated Commissioner Dallari for
being named president of NARC.
Commissioner Dallari said Commissioner Constantine made a wonderful
presentation and it was interesting that FEMA was there from D.C., and they
made several comments about how well the exercise went.
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Commissioner Constantine noted he gave the
Keynote Address yesterday in Sarasota for the Recyclers Association of Florida
and it was a real privilege to be a part of that because it was one of the
bills that he passed in the Legislature.
In the last seven years, recycling has gone from 28% to almost 60%
statewide.
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Commissioner Constantine announced that
1,360 bear-resistant garbage containers were delivered to Seminole County
today. Commissioner Carey noted they are
in negotiations with the haulers about them absorbing the $60 per year, per
household for garbage collection for those using these containers. She wondered if they should notify
subdivisions and HOAs who are planning to get these containers so they or the
residents might avoid paying the $60 per household if they wait until after
July 1st. Ms. Guillet said
she is not sure they will have an answer by July 1st as to whether
or not that cost will be absorbed. She
said they have not made a decision with respect to new contracts for
haulers. They are in negotiations with
the existing haulers, and it is their expectation they would bring something to
the Board for their consideration at the July 25th meeting. So if the Board makes a decision then, that
is when they will know one way or the other.
If they want to wait and make decisions with respect to participation in
that program, they can suspend the program until after that decision is
made. Commissioner Carey stated she
would just like people to be advised.
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Commissioner Constantine stated he talked
to the County Manager and Ed Burford, Veterans Service Officer, about
considering having something that Charlotte County actually put together which
has become extremely successful and that is having a “Veteran of the
Month.” They would select and recognize
one veteran per month that lives here in Seminole County through criteria that
Mr. Burford and his staff set up. The Board concurred with Commissioner
Constantine’s suggestion.
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
Chairman Horan stated he has been getting
some documents in with the Constitutional Officers’ budgets and there have been
some pretty large increases. He said it
has not been a custom, practice and tradition for them in reviewing the
Constitutionals’ budgets to get into a lot of detail, but he thinks at this
particular time they really need to dig into some of the numbers in light of
the fact that 30% of the General Fund budget is the County and the rest of it
is Constitutional Officers. He knows
there has been some exchange with the Clerk’s Office about the IT fees and
things like that, but detail is needed especially with regard to the Sheriff’s
Office. So in terms of the way they have
gone about the budget in the past, he would like to have some direction to the
staff that there be more detail provided, line items, etc. with regards to a
lot of this stuff. It is not so much to
make sure that the Constitutionals are spending the money correctly, but to
make sure they don’t have duplication or waste and to identify all those things
that can be cost effective as they go into the uncertainty of the
constitutional amendment coming up next year.
No objections were voiced. He added it might cause of bit of
consternation with the Constitutionals.
Commissioner Carey stated if they are going to ask for that, they should
ask for it across the board from everyone.
There was consensus of the Board.
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Chairman Horan thanked staff for a
wonderful Memorial Day ceremony at the Heroes Memorial, and he said Mr.
Burford, Veterans Service Officer, did a fantastic job.
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Chairman Horan reported the Orlando Business Journal hosted a panel
discussion on doing business in Seminole County in which he participated. It was highlighted by numerous examples of
how the public, the private, and the independent sectors in Seminole County
partner so well and how their business community dedicates itself to so many
issues that have nothing to do with commerce and business and generates actions
on community issues themselves.
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Chairman Horan said he believes all the
Commissioners received a copy of the letter from Deborah Schafer about
commercial activities out in the rural area.
He asked whether staff could take a look, and Ms. Guillet advised they
have already been working on it.
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Chairman Horan stated he understands the
marketing RFP has closed and he wondered when they would be getting a
presentation on that. Meloney Lung,
Assistant County Manager, advised staff is going to see presentations from the
top three respondents next Thursday, so she believes it will be on the July BCC
agenda.
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Chairman Horan noted the Board received a
summary of the marijuana bill; basically, the bottom line for the County is you
can ban it entirely, but if you don’t ban it entirely, you don’t get to
regulate it at all. So he has asked
staff to see if they can get some kind of intelligence from their seven cities
as to what they are going to be doing because that will animate this Board’s
decision as to what they may want to do.
Chairman Horan added his inclination is to go ahead and just ban it, but
they should find out what the cities are going to do. Commissioner Carey asked if an ordinance was
in place ahead of time, would it stand, or will they have to follow the state
law. Bryant Applegate, County Attorney,
advised they would have to comply with the statute and they would have to go
back and amend the ordinances.
Commissioner Constantine confirmed for Chairman Horan that nothing was
grandfathered in. Mr. Applegate
expounded that most of those ordinances had extensive distance requirements,
and as the Board is aware, the new legislation has minimal distance
requirements.
District 2
Chairman Horan reported they have a
developer developing a self-storage facility in the District 2 area right off
of Red Bug Road that is caught in a Catch-22 situation with the Winter Springs
fire impact fee. Ms. Guillet stated she
spoke with the City Manager in Winter Springs and they are undertaking an
effort to align their fire impact fee ordinance with the County’s, and that
will ultimately require a revision to the interlocal agreement with Winter
Springs. They are working to resolve
that conflict between the two ordinances.
Chairman Horan said it is an almost $100,000 issue for the developer in
this situation.
Chairman Horan noted they are also working
with the City of Winter Springs to resolve, in a holistic way, the fact that
they are holding a bunch of money right now in their impact fee fund. Ms. Guillet said they are endeavoring to
spend it right now and resolve it that way.
She added the issue with the rates in the Winter Springs impact fee
ordinance is that they are at the discretion of the City; they can set their
rates however they see fit. Her
understanding is their intent is to align it with the County’s ordinance and
they are working with them with respect to the custody and utilization of those
impact fees.
COMMUNICATIONS AND/OR REPORTS
The following Communications and/or Reports
were received and filed:
1. Letter dated May 12, 2017, from Crystal
Sircy, Chief Operating Officer, Orlando Economic Partnership, to Chairman Horan
re: Nomination of Wendy Brandon to serve on the CareerSource Central Florida
Board of Directors.
2. Letter dated May 16, 2017, from Pamela
Nabors, President/CEO of CareerSource Central Florida, to Chairman Horan re:
Request reappointment of Wendy Brandon to serve on the CareerSource Central
Florida Board of Directors.
3. Copy of a letters dated January 18 and May
16, 2017, from John Cowling to the Florida Department of Agricultural &
Consumer Services re: Burn Ban.
4. Notice of Public Hearing to Consider a Rezone
from the City of Sanford, to be held on June 1, 2017, at 10 a.m. in the City
Commission Chambers, City Hall re: Request to amend the Lake Mary Townhomes PD
at 1160 W. Lake Mary Blvd.
5. Letter dated May 23, 2017, from Chairman
Horan, to Pamela Nabors re: Reappointment of Wendy Brandon to serve on the
CareerSource Central Florida Board of Directors.
6. Copy of a letter dated May 26, 2017, from
Linda McWhorter, Bureau of Preparedness, State of Florida Division of Emergency
Management, to Alan Harris re: Review of the Seminole County Comprehensive
Emergency Management Plan.
7. Notice of Public Hearing from the City of
Lake Mary to be held on June 13, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. re: Final Plat for Griffin
Park.
8. Copy of a letter dated June 5, 2107, from Ray
Eubanks, Plan Review & Processing, Florida Department of Economic
Opportunity, to Rebecca Hammock re: Submission of Seminole County’s
Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. 16-4ER for review.
9. Letter dated June 7, 2017, from James
Stansbury, Chief, Bureau of Community Planning & Growth, to Chairman Horan
re: Review of Comprehensive Plan Amendment 17-1ESR.
ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDA
Pete Ramondetta, 1493 Oberlin Terrace,
addressed the Board and stated he is the current president of the board of
directors of the Hampton Park Homeowners Association. He noted their subdivision is located at the
corner of Ronald Reagan Boulevard and Country Club Road. There is a lift station that was recently renovated
over there. With all the rain last
weekend, there was a problem with the lift station again with overflow backing
up into his neighborhood. He wondered if
the County is aware of the problem.
Mr. Ramondetta added that in a related note, the retention pond on
that corner is quite overgrown and he doesn’t know if the County has any plans
on thinning that out.
Ralph Terrero, Interim Director of Environmental Services, addressed
the Board to advise the lift station overflow was due to the real heavy rains,
and the City of Longwood is connected to their force main. The capacity of the 12” force main is very
limited and even though they had all three pumps going and a stand-by pump,
they could not keep up when Longwood started overwhelming them, they just kept
pumping more and more. They are trying
to find out how much and where they are pumping because they can bypass it, but
that would leave Longwood hanging out there, so they want to make sure they are
good neighbors because they are using the same force main.
Mr. Ramondetta stated obviously the old
lift station had problems so he and some of the neighbors thought this new lift
station would keep that from happening again.
Commissioner Dallari asked Mr. Terrero if the City of Longwood was
pumping stormwater into the lift station and he replied that it was not
stormwater, but wastewater. He explained
they usually have four hours pumping on that station but they had six hours
additional pumping on Saturday and Sunday morning. Commissioner Dallari questioned if when the
lift station was expanded, whether it wasn’t expanded enough. Mr. Terrero stated it seems that Longwood is
upgrading theirs too but they keep riding the County so they are looking into
it. They are talking to Longwood to see
what they were doing and they are going to go back and look over the design to
ensure they got it right. Commissioner
Dallari noted that something does not seem right, and he asked that Mr. Terrero
report back to the Board and the Hampton Park Homeowners Association.
Commissioner Carey asked about the
retention pond. Mr. Ramondetta stated it
is the small one just outside of the Hampton Park community on the east side of
Country Club. Ms. Guillet advised that
they will take a look at it.
Commissioner Dallari asked Mr. Ramondetta to provide staff with his
contact information.
Speaker Request Form from Mr. Ramondetta
was received and filed.
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Chairman Horan asked Commissioner Sladek
(Oviedo City Council Member) to speak about some problems with regards to a
bordering property to her property in Oviedo.
He noted staff has reported, however, that Seminole County no longer has
any kind of construction operations on that project.
Megan Sladek, 6007 Lake Charm Circle, addressed the Board to explain
that this morning, they had the third invasion of their backyard by people who
claim to be there with the County’s blessing in reference to Permit
#TR00012425. She advised the head of the
project met with someone from the County on site this morning about 9:45 a.m.
and got confirmation from the County’s side that they were digging in the
correct place. She has a survey that
shows where the pin in the road is though and the pin in the road is the
universally agreed upon corner of the property line, and they are clearly not
in it. She is just hoping for some
assistance in resolving this because this is the third time that this has
happened. The first time it was AT&T
in conjunction with a County project, the second time it was HDR in conjunction
with the widening of SR 426, and this time, it is actually PowerCloud. They are laying fiber optic on top of the
fiber optic already laid by AT&T, and now that they have dug a hole, she
knows it is not where it is supposed to be under an agreement, with permission
from the County, to enter and repair the damage that they caused last March by
parking all of their equipment there and dumping asphalt. Chairman Horan asked Jean Jreij, Public Works
Director, to address this directly with Ms. Sladek.
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There being no further business to come before the Board, the Chairman
declared the meeting adjourned at 3:15 p.m., this same date.
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