BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA
August 26, 2014
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, August 26, 2014, in Room 1028 of the SEMINOLE COUNTY SERVICES BUILDING at SANFORD, FLORIDA, the usual place of
meeting of said Board.
Present:
Chairman Robert Dallari (District 1)
Vice Chairman Brenda Carey (District 5)
Commissioner John Horan (District 2)
Commissioner Lee Constantine (District 3)
Commissioner Carlton Henley (District 4)
Clerk of Circuit Court &
Comptroller Maryanne Morse
Acting County Manager Nicole Guillet
County Attorney Bryant Applegate
Deputy Clerk Erin Leben
Pastor Ron
Williams, Palmetto Avenue Baptist Church, gave the Invocation.
Commissioner
Horan led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Maryanne
Morse, Clerk of the Court, entered the meeting at this time.
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
The
Business Spotlight Video for Waste Pro was presented.
AWARDS AND
PRESENTATIONS
Whit
Blanton, Renaissance Planning Group, addressed the Board to state they are
seeking guidance on how to best proceed with the completion of the plan for the
East Altamonte SunRail Station. He
presented a PowerPoint presentation (received and filed) and stated he would be
discussing the Project Goals and Process, Community Context, Recommended Plan
for the East Altamonte Area and Community, and Implementation Strategies.
Mr.
Blanton reviewed the Project Overview.
He advised this is a Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant to focus
on the SunRail Transit Oriented Development (TOD). He advised they have been tasked to address the
housing needs of the study area, jobs market and access plan, a conceptual land
use plan, identification of capital facilities, and community development
strategies to support the existing neighborhood in the area.
Mr.
Blanton discussed the Study Area. He
advised that as SunRail comes into existence, these types of regional access
systems tend to have a profound effect on neighborhoods and communities, so it
is important that there is a positive impact and that the benefits that come
from SunRail and surrounding developments support the existing neighborhood.
Mr.
Blanton discussed Transit Oriented Development and the keys to what makes it
positive.
Mr.
Blanton compared Atlanta’s Midtown/Arts Center Station to the East Altamonte
Station. He reviewed the progression of
that station over a 35-year span. He
explained that this is a 20- to 30-year evolution and the plans and policies
should reflect that.
Mr.
Blanton reviewed the East Altamonte Springs Vision Plan. He discussed the coordination with the City
to acknowledge this Vision Plan, the Economic Development Opportunity (EDO)
District, and the Neighborhood Protection Buffer.
Upon
inquiry by Chairman Dallari, Mr. Blanton advised that most of this area is in unincorporated
Seminole County.
Mr.
Blanton discussed the Partnership for Sustainable Communities HUD Grant and
reviewed the livability principles.
Mr.
Blanton reviewed the Public Outreach slide and explained there was some
confusion over the different plans.
Mr.
Blanton discussed the Work Products slide.
He reviewed the slides for Housing and Employment Assessments, Housing
Assessment Findings, Potential Housing Strategies, Employment Study Findings,
Potential Employment Strategies, Development Scenarios and Recommendations
relating to the Trend Scenario and Recommended Plan Scenario.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Carey, Mr. Blanton advised that the Community Open
Space (COS) indicated on the map was unincorporated, but largely owned by
individuals today, and that some of those homes would be acquired to help with
stormwater. He stated there was a lot of
low-lying land in that area that can accommodate quite a bit of retention area
for development.
Mr.
Blanton continued reviewing the Trend Scenario and Recommended Plan
Scenario. He stated that the key to any
kind of station area or redevelopment has always been providing community
facilities and community services such as parking and stormwater. He stated he is recommending some changes in
mixed-use development to the north of the station area.
Upon
inquiry by Chairman Dallari, Mr. Blanton advised that the City’s plan will not
force development, but the fact that the SunRail Station is there will spur
market demand itself. He stated what is
enabling that is the ability to serve it with utilities and the ability to
provide the stormwater retention. Upon
further inquiry by Chairman Dallari, he confirmed that the catalyst is
utilities for both water, sewer and stormwater in addition to the train and
market demand that it creates for certain types of uses.
Mr.
Blanton continued reviewing the Recommended Plan Scenario stating that their
focus has been looking at creating opportunities for primarily residential
development in this area. He added that
if it is focused on mixed income and elderly supportive housing, it can be a
huge benefit to existing people living in the community.
Mr.
Blanton displayed and reviewed the Connectivity Improvements and Utility
Systems and the Implementation Strategies.
He recommended the City of Altamonte Springs and the County enter into a
Joint Planning Agreement (JPA) to work out the terms and details regarding
utilities.
Mr.
Blanton displayed and reviewed the Policies and Programs and Partnerships regarding
the Implementation Strategies.
Upon
inquiry by Chairman Dallari, Mr. Blanton explained that from the discussions he
has had with the public, their concerns are first with gentrification and that
rising land values and rising demand will force them out of their homes and
their neighborhood. He stated that
affordable housing and elderly housing are the two greatest needs as a result
of that concern. He advised that the
public further expressed a concern in losing a sense of community as a result
of this development.
Joseph
Felder, 655 Lake Mobile Drive, addressed the Board to discuss his concerns with
the project. He expressed his concern
with the area becoming too high in density for residents and with outside
contractors being used as opposed to local contractors for the construction of
this area. He stated he would like to
know if they could put quiet zones in this area.
Chairman
Dallari stated that the MetroPlan organization is working to do a quiet zone
for the entire region. Additionally,
Seminole County is applying for a quiet zone for the whole county.
James
McMillon, 1271 Dunbar Street, addressed the Board to express his concern that
this area is not accustomed to the use of public transportation as a way of
life. He stated he was concerned with
whether or not this rail service will sustain itself into the future.
Mr. McMillon
expressed his concern that the community will be annihilated. He stated he is not opposing change and the
establishment of this plan, but the implementation strategy has to be one that
will minimize impact on the community.
Brian
Morse, 506 Peachtree Lane, addressed the Board to state he is not against
growth in the community, but they are against gentrification and things that
will not benefit the community. He then
listed those areas the community believes would improve their quality of life
such as daycare centers, a center for teenagers, and a center for senior
citizens.
Mr. Morse
stated that regarding whatever development takes place, they feel it is
important to use African American contractors.
He stated the community is not against growth or development, but they
wish for their voice to be heard and they do not want to be pushed out.
Marcella
Jenkins, 1010 Blake Street, addressed the Board to state she is a citizen of
East Altamonte Springs and she believes in change but has concern with how the
change is made. She stated her biggest
concern is their elderly population losing their homes and the developer not
providing housing for them. She asked
that the Board please guarantee housing for the elderly community that is in
jeopardy of losing their homes.
Rolando Vallares,
2023 Sepler Court, addressed the Board to state he owns several of the vacant
lots in this area. He advised that he
thinks the proposal that was presented today was very good and he thinks it
will help the community. He feels that
if you want an area where there is no development, you need to go to a rural
area.
Commissioner
Carey stated any time you have a community that is seeking change, it is a
difficult discussion. She stated it is a
fine balance in allowing change to happen and keeping a sense of community and
character in the community. She opined
that the suggestions from the public such as daycare centers, resource
education centers, senior centers, teen programs, and guaranteed housing are
all important strategies.
Commissioner
Carey advised that at the other SunRail Stations, the County is looking at
multi-family development around them, and in order to ever have TOD density,
changes are inevitable. She stated she
is looking forward to having the TOD land use come back to the Board. She stated they need a strategy for these
communities in anticipation of these developments.
Commissioner
Carey stated she wanted to advise the community that a Future Land Use change
only means that the County has a vision.
She explained that it does not change anything and whether they sell
their land or want to be a part of the development is an individual decision. She opined that this Future Land Use Map
would only help the values in that particular community. She added that there are a lot of challenges
that will face all of the communities as they go through this process and she
would like the County to be strategic in their policies of how they are going
to address those.
Commissioner
Carey opined that this particular study brought up some good ideas and brought
things to the forefront because this is the first study done due to the HUD
Grant. She stated she is looking forward
to recommendations coming from staff from this report as to how they are going
to address some of the community’s concerns.
Commissioner
Constantine expressed his excitement about the upcoming project. He stated the City of Altamonte Springs and
the Wynwood Community have had a relationship that was symbiotic in moving
together. He commended Wynwood on being
a proud community that was a leader in Central Florida and stated that heritage
and culture should be continued. He
feels that in many ways this plan helps doing so while building the prosperity
that has been lacking in that area.
Commissioner
Constantine stated he was happy to hear that Renaissance Planning worked with
the City of Altamonte Springs as well as the Wynwood Community and that they
are moving forward together.
Commissioner
Constantine stated that he disagrees with the previous comment that utilities
are the catalyst for growth. He feels
that the catalyst for growth has been the SunRail Station and utilities are a
necessity to ensure the growth. He
opined that the Joint Planning Agreement that Mr. Blanton suggested is an
excellent idea.
Commissioner
Henley stated that he has been familiar with the Wynwood Community for 35 years
and on numerous occasions he has listened to the fears that the Board heard
today. He stated that there has not been
much change in that community and part of the reason for that is the fear the
public spoke about. He stated that more
than a third of the residents in this area earn less than $20,000 per year, and
for them to get water presently, they are required to annex into the City. If they get water without annexation, there
is a 25-percent surcharge. He stated for
those citizens to pay additional taxes and then to pay for the water service is
a significant financial burden.
Commissioner
Henley stated he met with the members of the South Seminole Community
Improvement Association and they expressed concern about more government grant
money coming to that area. He advised the
block grant money is committed for approximately two years to a similar
neighborhood. He added that does not
mean that help will not be coming, but it will not happen overnight. He advised that he urged the community to set
their priorities as to what they would like to see happen in that area so they
will be prepared to submit grants to accomplish their priorities. He added that the County and the East Central
Florida Regional Planning Council both advised that they can provide assistance
with grant writing.
Commissioner
Henley reiterated the concerns of the citizens about being pushed out of the
land they have owned and protected for many years and stated the County has to
be sensitive to their needs by making affordable housing available to that
community. He stated that this Board
will see that the community has input and influence on the future
development.
Commissioner
Henley stated that there is an abundance of people in this county who have low
or no skills and most of the businesses coming in are high-tech businesses,
which does not meet the needs of those people unless they can get the necessary
training. He said he is happy to see
this report and is dedicated to doing whatever he can to see that it will come
to fruition, but it will take a number of years.
Commissioner
Constantine stated that from the standpoint of public dollars, he does not
think it would be prudent to have duplicate utilities being built in areas that
already have water and sewer available to it.
Ed Torres,
Public Works Director for the City of Altamonte Springs, addressed the Board to
state there are already utilities in that area that extend far beyond that
entire community to the north and northwest.
In terms of the annexation requirements, he advised the citizens are not
required to annex at the time they obtain the service.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Henley, Mr. Torres advised that of the entire area that
is being served by the City, most of the people are already connected. He said he thinks the big misconception
regarding annexation is that people think if they get service, they will be
annexed into the City and that is not the case.
Upon
inquiry by Chairman Dallari, Mr. Torres advised if they are not annexing, there
will be a 25-percent surcharge on their utilities.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Henley, Mr. Torres advised that he was unaware of the
amount of people that are being served, but he has a map indicating the entire
area being serviced.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Carey, Mr. Torres confirmed that if the resident is not
within the city limits and the City is providing them utilities, there is a 25-percent
surcharge. He confirmed that they would
have to sign a utility agreement that said once they became contiguous, they
would have to annex into the city.
Mr. Torres
displayed a map (received and filed) indicating the Northeast Area Water
Services. He indicated the area being
serviced by the City of Altamonte Springs and the areas serviced by the City of
Casselberry. He advised that they have
Interlocal Agreements with Seminole County to serve the Apple Valley area.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Carey, Mr. Torres stated that there is sewer in most of
the area, but not all. He added that
regarding the five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), they already have water
throughout the area so they won’t have to extend anymore, but they may have to do
some sewer line extensions or a lift station if the development is too
low. He stated that if you look at a floodplain
map, which was not shown in the planning study, the floodplain actually covers
that entire southwest area of the Wynwood Community, so what they are doing is
containing that floodplain quite a bit.
He advised that you could not develop the area around the SunRail Station
without taking care of the floodplain.
Upon
further inquiry by Commissioner Carey, Mr. Torres advised that the City is
acquiring land and doing a master stormwater retention area for the area within
the buffer that Altamonte Springs studied.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Carey, Nicole Guillet, Acting County Manager, stated
that they need direction from the Board to pursue a Joint Planning
Agreement. She stated staff wanted
feedback on the study and direction from the Board with what they would like
staff to do with the recommendations in the study, and they will move forward
with the ones they want and adjust the ones the Board is not comfortable with.
With
regard to the CDBG funds, Ms. Guillet advised they are generally multi-year
projects and there is always more need than there is available funding. She stated that for the immediate outset
years, most of those funds are committed to other projects, but if the Board
would like staff to focus on this area, staff can look at that for future
projects.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Carey regarding the issue of the Joint Planning
Agreement from Altamonte Springs, Ms. Guillet advised that based on what staff
hears from the Board today, they will start putting together their own
Comprehensive Plan policy recommendations for the Board to consider, so they
have an Implementation Plan.
Commissioner
Constantine stated he firmly believes the Joint Planning Agreement is the next
essential step in working with not only the City of Altamonte Springs but also
with the citizens to put together the long-term future of this community. He stated that when property is available and
contiguous to a city for annexation, it makes sense to him that the City and
the individual work together to annex.
Regarding
the issue of what staff is to do next, Commissioner Horan stated he thinks the
Board should direct staff to pursue the study recommendations and see if, in
fact, it is in the County’s best interest together with the City of Altamonte
Springs to enter into some kind of an arrangement where they can start
implementing some of the recommendations in the study.
Commissioner
Horan discussed the concerns of the Wynwood Community. He stated as a commissioner, whatever
policies he has to consider in implementing this plan or pursuing the study, he
will keep in mind everything this community has established in their time there
and be respectful of it.
Upon
inquiry by Chairman Dallari, Mr. Blanton explained that by local involvement,
he thinks it would be very productive to reach out to key community residents,
establish a Neighborhood Working Group, and engage the community in conversations.
Chairman
Dallari opined that the Wynwood Community needs to get a better identity
geographically.
Upon
further inquiry by Chairman Dallari, Mr. Blanton advised that Wynwood is the
majority of the study area.
Chairman
Dallari stated that in doing the JPA, Wynwood and the other communities need to
be identified geographically. He
expressed the importance of the community being involved and considering the
elderly in their decisions.
Regarding
the school property discussed previously, Chairman Dallari stated a community
center or education center makes sense.
He added that he thinks staff needs to look at the overall utility map
to see what makes the best sense regarding utilities so they can do a proper
JPA with Seminole County, the City of Altamonte Springs, and the Wynwood Community.
Ms.
Guillet advised she feels she has adequate direction from the Board and staff
will begin working on an Implementation Strategy. Aerial maps of the Altamonte Springs SunRail
Station Area Plan relating to Connectivity, Recommended Plan Scenario, and
Trend Scenario were received and filed.
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Chairman
Dallari recessed the meeting at 10:56 a.m. and convened at 11:09 a.m. as the
U.S. Highway 17-92 Community Redevelopment Agency.
U.S HWY 17-92
CRA
Sonia
Fonseca, U.S. 17-92 CRA Program Manager,
addressed the Board to present a follow-up to the U.S. 17-92 CRA Work Session held
on July 22, 2014. U.S. 17-92 CRA Work
Session packet was received and filed.
Ms. Fonseca reviewed
the CRA Work Session Executive Summary. She
stated the first confirmation they need is in Part 2, to determine whether the
initiatives they are removing from their Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) are
correct, and to confirm when the Board would like to terminate the mini-grant
program.
Upon inquiry by
Commissioner Carey, Ms. Fonseca reviewed the Project Status in the Application
section of the packet stating there are seven mini grants currently in the
process. These mini grants were
submitted before May 13, which is when they officially stopped taking mini grant
applications. The mini grants total
$29,475, which is substantially less than what was budgeted for the year. She advised if they were approved, they would
still be below their annual budget.
Commissioner Carey
advised that she thinks they need to stop taking applications on mini grants,
but they need to address the ones that are already in the pipeline.
Chairman Dallari
stated he feels the Work Session is very accurate as it’s labeled and he
suggested a vote to adopt these changes if the Board sees it appropriate.
No one spoke in
support or in opposition.
Motion by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Horan, to
adopt the items as laid out in the Executive Summary from the Work Session on
July 22, 2014, with the caveat that the mini grants that were already in the
pipeline prior to this are funded.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
Ms.
Fonseca reviewed the U.S. 17-92 Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Stormwater
Contract Draft Scope of Services and stated staff’s hope was to have the
Board’s input as quickly as possible so that they can begin the process of
soliciting this service.
Ms.
Guillet advised that staff will touch base with each of the commissioners
before they advertise it, but they just finalized the outline yesterday and
wanted to ensure they were not missing anything the CRA Board might want to see
in that scope.
Regarding
Section 4 of the CRA Work Session PowerPoint presentation, Commissioner Carey stated
that their focus would be only on catalyst projects and she feels that they
need to define what that is.
Ms.
Fonseca advised they would bring that before the Board when they bring them the
budget recommendations.
Commissioner
Horan stated he thinks they should be mindful that what they are doing may have
an effect on already approved CIPs and Master Plans to the extent that they
need to come back, be readopted or reviewed by the RPA, and then readopted by
the CRA.
Ms.
Fonseca advised this is going before the RPA on September 4th.
Commissioner
Horan commended Ms. Fonseca on doing a great job on the CRA. He thanked the Board for focusing attention
on this at such an important time.
Commissioner
Constantine stated he believes it is important that they concentrate on funding
infrastructure that affects the entire area of U.S. 17-92.
Ms.
Fonseca stated the Proposed FY 14/15 CRA Capital Improvement Plan reflects the
changes that staff was directed to make and sets aside additional funding for the
acquisition of regional ponds and for Oxford Road in the event the Board wants
to create incentives.
Ms. Guillet
advised that the packet that was distributed is a follow-up to the Work Session
and they are not asking the Board to take action on anything in the packet
today. She advised that the budget will
come to the Board next month and that will give the Board the opportunity to
look at the CIP Program and determine whether or not it’s consistent with the
direction the Board gave at the Work Session.
Commissioner
Horan stated it is difficult to have one project that affects the 13-mile
stretch of 17-92, so their Master Plan and CIPs that have been approved have
taken note of that fact. He stated as
they go forward with the CRA, they need to be mindful of the lessons learned.
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Ms. Fonseca presented the request to approve the Interlocal Agreement between
the CRA and the City of Sanford for its request for funding to remove
contaminated soil at the former City of Sanford Police Station located at 815
South French Avenue and the related consulting services to oversee the bidding
and project itself in the amount of $235,000.
She advised that the scope of work is primarily to excavate 972 cubic
yards of soil, transport and dispose of that soil at a thermal treatment
facility or landfill, and backfill the excavation and resurface the
ground. The consultant for this project
estimated the costs at $175,000. In
addition to that estimate, they are requesting approval of CEI Services in the
amount of $60,000 for bidding activities, contractor selection, permitting,
oversight sampling, and installing and monitoring wells.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Carey, Tom George, Deputy City Manager for the City of
Sanford, addressed the Board to state the City applied for the funds for the
Petroleum Cleanup Participation Program and he thinks it will be a distant future
before they are approved.
Upon
further inquiry by Commissioner Carey, Mr. George advised there are no funds
allocated for this project. He added
this is a key project for the City and is key to the potential for some
development of affordable housing. He
stated the breakdown is $175,000 for the cleanup, and they expect the bids to
exceed that, and $85,000 for the State-required monitoring during the
excavation and construction.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Horan, Mr. George advised that during the excavation,
they have to constantly test the soils to determine the margins and constantly
test the groundwater that’s discharged into the stormwater system. He stated that the $235,000 figure has been
the number from the start of the project.
Upon
further inquiry by Commissioner Horan, Mr. George advised the reason this
project was budgeted at the $150,000 instead of $235,000 is because they were
unsure whether there were additional monies available for the testing.
Upon
inquiry by Chairman Dallari, Mr. George advised when the City swapped the
property with some property in downtown Sanford, they entered into an agreement
with the developer obligating the City to clean up the contamination. The developer has committed to the intent to
build a project similar to the project that was designed for downtown, which
was a mixed-use project with retail on the bottom floor and a four-story
building with up to 50 units of affordable housing. He stated they have an approved conceptual
design and development for that project that currently meets City requirements.
Commissioner
Carey opined that it was a good decision by the City to swap this property with
the developer and this would be a catalyst property.
Upon
inquiry by Ms. Guillet, Mr. George explained that the $235,000 figure was
comprised of the $150,000 that they thought was approved and the $85,000 for
monitoring. The consultant estimated the
construction project will be $175,000 and the monitoring would be $85,000.
Ms.
Guillet advised that the funding would come from the CRA Trust Fund. Currently there is $150,000 budgeted, but
they can move money around to accommodate that if it is the Board’s request.
Chairman
Dallari opined that whatever decision they make, they have to set this project
up for success and it is important to not underfund it. He added if they do underfund the project,
the City has to be aware of that.
Ms.
Fonseca advised that in the proposed new budget, this is actually budgeted in
two years. She added that she has the
number as $235,000 and if the City is requesting $260,000, staff would need to
amend their application.
No one
spoke in support or in opposition.
Motion
by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Horan, to approve the
Interlocal Agreement, as shown on page ______, between the CRA and the City of
Sanford for funding at a level up to $260,000 for the removal of contaminated
soil at the former City of Sanford Police Station, located at 815 South French
Avenue, and the related consulting services; and adopt appropriate Resolution
#2014-R-159, as shown on page ______, implementing Budget Amendment Request
(BAR) #14-056 providing funding from the 17-92 CRA Fund, Contingency Reserve
for Planned Projects and Capital Improvement Reserves Other Than Land.
Under
discussion, Commissioner Horan stated he would like to see the numbers firmed
up. He requested detail on what is
contained in the $260,000.
Commissioner
Carey requested that the City provide clarification to staff as soon as
possible.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted
AYE.
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Ms. Fonseca presented the request to approve Amendment #1 to the
Interlocal Agreement between the U.S. 17-92 CRA and the City of Sanford
revising the completion date for the design phase of the U.S. 17-92 Beautification
Project, from Park Drive to First Street within the City of Sanford, from
October 16, 2014 to April 16, 2015. She
advised the reason for the request for extension is because the design
documents are at 90 percent complete, but the Florida Department of
Transportation (FDOT) needs to review those plans and give their comments so
they can address those comments. Staff
recommends approval of the request.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Henley, Ms. Fonseca advised that the total budget was
$2 million and that included $332,400 for design, the balance of which is for
the actual construction which is just under $1.7 million.
Ms.
Guillet advised that the $1.7 million for the construction phase of this will
still have to come back to the Board for approval. She added that it has been set aside in the
budget.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Carey, Ms. Fonseca advised that FDOT is already looking
at the plans, so they have already started the process of review and
comment. She confirmed that this is only
for the design approval and there will still be time for them to do the actual
construction.
No one
spoke in support or in opposition.
Motion
by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Horan, to approve Amendment #1,
as shown on page ______, to the Interlocal Agreement between the U.S. 17-92 CRA
and the City of Sanford to extend the date from October 16, 2014 to April 16,
2015.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted
AYE.
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Ms.
Fonseca presented the request to approve the Second Amendment to the CRA
Redevelopment and Construction Agreement between Seminole Sir Vac & Sew
Vacuum Village and the U.S. 17-92 Community Redevelopment Agency, for the
property located at 700 North Street, Fern Park, extending the completion date
from September 30, 2014 to September 30, 2015.
Ms.
Fonseca advised that on March 26, 2013, the CRA approved the redevelopment
grant for Sir Vac & Sew and that project commenced. The grant approval was for $117,905. Since that approval, the project has
encountered some difficulties, not the least of which is that they have a metal
roof installation that has gone wrong, so they are embroiled in litigation
about that and as a result will not meet the extended deadline. Staff recommends approval of the request.
No one
spoke in support or in opposition.
Motion by Commissioner Henley, seconded
by Commissioner Carey, to approve the Second Amendment to the CRA Redevelopment
and Construction Grant Agreement, as shown on page ______, between Seminole Sir
Vac & Sew Vacuum Village and the U.S. 17-92 Community Redevelopment Agency
for the property located at 700 North Street, Fern Park, extending the
completion date from September 30, 2014 to September 30, 2015.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Ms.
Fonseca presented the request for approval of the SR 434 and Florida Avenue
Streetscape Design Agreement between the Community Redevelopment Agency and the
City of Winter Springs in the amount of $50,000; and adoption of the associated
Resolution implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #14-111 providing
funding from the U.S. 17-92 CRA Fund Contingency Projects reserve.
Ms.
Fonseca stated on February 25, 2014, the City presented two proposed
streetscape projects to the Board including Gateway Streetscape Beautification
along the intersection of SR 434 and the intersection of Florida Avenue and U.S.
17-92. According to the Board’s review,
those projects did not have sufficient design and a hard enough estimate for
approval. Therefore, the Board allowed
them $50,000 to get conceptual designs and enough to provide firmer numbers.
Commissioner
Carey stated she wanted to make sure that the City is clear that if they move
forward with this design, they would be the ones that would have to do the
landscaping. She advised she would not want
to obligate $50,000 for a design that will be put on a shelf.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Carey, Randy Woodruff, Senior Planner for the City of
Winter Springs, addressed the Board to advise this request is not solely for
landscaping. It is a single component of
the request as it relates to the SR 434 project for the decorative sidewalk
placements, lighting, and roadway improvements.
Upon
further inquiry by Commissioner Carey, Mr. Woodruff advised that this project
was in the pipeline prior to the changes to the CRA.
Commissioner
Carey explained that she does not mind the CRA helping with the design, but she
does not want to vote to spend CRA funds when the decision has just been made
to spend the funds on Infrastructure.
Discussion
ensued regarding the previous meeting at which this intersection was discussed.
Brett
Blackadar, County Engineer, advised that the intersection of SR 434 and U.S. 17-92
was added to the One-Cent Sales Tax Program.
He stated it has not been budgeted, but it is in there as an approved
project.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Carey, Mr. Blackadar advised that the intention was to
supplement what the CRA was doing to cover the west side of the intersection
that is not in the CRA. He stated that
he put the intersection in the program without much detail.
Regarding
the previous conversation about this intersection, Commissioner Horan stated
one of the issues was that if both projects were approved in the full amount, the
City of Winter Springs will have drawn more out of the CRA than they put
in. He also reiterated Commissioner
Carey’s comments about wanting to focus the CRA funding specifically on things
like infrastructure and stormwater. He
also discussed that there are opportunities with the One-Cent Sales Tax to have
Interlocal Agreements between the cities and the County with the money that’s
allocated. He stated he has no problem
approving the $50,000 out of the CRA fund for the design, but the City of
Winter Springs has to be mindful to ensure it is consistent when working with
staff through the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) with the funding sources
and also with what plan they have in the future.
Commissioner
Carey stated it might be more prudent to continue this item and let County
staff and the City of Winter Springs staff get together and discuss the
intersection at SR 434 and U.S. 17-92, what that scope would look like and how
it could be funded.
Commissioner
Constantine agreed that it would be prudent to look at how they are going to
move forward.
Upon
inquiry by Chairman Dallari, Ms. Fonseca and Mr. Blackadar advised they have
not spoken with the City of Longwood about their portion of the intersection.
Motion by Commissioner Horan, seconded
by Commissioner Carey, to continue request
to approve the SR 434 and Florida Avenue Streetscape Design Agreement between
the Community Redevelopment Agency and the City of Winter Springs in the amount
of $50,000; and associated Resolution implementing Budget Amendment Request
(BAR) #14-111 providing funding from the CRA Fund Contingency Projects reserve.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
Chairman
Dallari echoed Commissioner Horan’s comment that Ms. Fonseca was doing a
wonderful job and thanked her for her hard work and dedication to the County.
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Chairman Dallari adjourned the U.S. 17-92 CRA meeting at 11:49
a.m. and reconvened as the Board of County Commissioners.
COUNTY
MANAGER’S CONSENT AGENDA
Ms. Guillet advised that staff has requested that Item #11, Approve
a Corrective Mortgage Deed and Corrective Restrictive Use Covenant for the
group home owned by American Living, Inc., and Item #13, Approve the final plat
for the Walden Cove Subdivision, be pulled
from the agenda. She added that Item
#31, Job Growth Incentive (JGI) Resolution, Funding Agreement and Associated
Budget Amendment Request, has been pulled
from the agenda.
No one spoke in support or in opposition.
Motion by Commissioner Carey,
seconded by Commissioner Horan to authorize and approve the following:
Community Services
Business Office
7. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Assignment of Lease
Agreement; Assignment of Business Associate Agreement; Assignment of
Comprehensive Mental Health Services Agreement; Assignment of Adult Drug Court
Services Agreement; and Assignment of Grant Funding Agreement, as shown on page
______, between Seminole County and Seminole Community Mental Health Center
d/b/a Seminole Behavioral Healthcare thereafter referred to as Aspire Health
Partners Inc.
8. Adopt and authorize the Chairman to execute appropriate Resolution
#2014-R-160, as shown on page ______, amending certain fees set forth in
Section 20.26 of the Seminole County Administrative Code pertaining to fees and
charges for services provided by the Seminole County Health Department.
Community
Assistance Division
9. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the 2014-2015
Extended Daycare Agreement, as shown on page ______, with Seminole County
Public Schools
Community
Development Division
10. Approve and
accept the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) monthly Snapshot/Report and
properties acquired by Seminole County Government
Compliance
Division
11. Pulled from the agenda request
to approve
a Corrective Mortgage Deed and Corrective Restrictive Use Covenant for the
group home owned by American Living, Inc., for occupancy by developmentally
disabled males.
Development
Services
Planning &
Development Division
12. Approve the plat
for Lowe’s Oviedo Minor Plat for property located on the northeast corner of
Red Bug Lake Road and Dovera Drive, Dimension Oviedo Venture LLC, Sprint Retail
Store.
13. Pulled from the agenda request to approve the final plat for the Walden Cove Subdivision containing
32 lots on 18.11 acres zoned PD (Planned Development), located at the
intersection of Orange Boulevard and Walden View Drive, Taylor Morrison of Florida,
Inc.
14. Approve the
minor plat for Apopka Bear Lake Shoppes subdivision containing two commercial
lots on 3.39 acres, located on the southeast corner of State Road 436 and Bear
Lake Road, FPWL 5 SEQ, LLC.
15. Approve the
final plat for the Lakeside Estates subdivision containing 39 lots on 29.87
acres, located on the west side of Dodd Road, approximately one-quarter mile
north of Howell Branch Road, and approximately one-half mile south of Dike Road,
Meritage Homes of Florida, Inc.
Environmental
Services
Business Office
16. Adopt and authorize the Chairman to execute appropriate Resolution
#2014-R-161, as shown on page ______, amending Seminole County Administrative
Code Section 20.45 with updates addressing the purpose, definitions, rates and
charges for Miscellaneous Service Charges, with effective date of October 1,
2014.
17. Approve the
Lobbyist Registration Forms, as shown on page ______, with de la Parte &
Gilbert, P.A. and Manson Bolves, P.A. providing water and wastewater legal
services for the County to register with Water Management Districts to act as
lobbyists serving the County interests per new requirements in state law.
18. Approve changes to the Conditional Utility Agreement for Water,
Wastewater or Reclaimed Services template.
Solid Waste
Management Division
19. Approve Declarations, as shown on page
______, to the Public for the closure of the Sanlando and Upsala landfills.
Public Works
Engineering
Division
20. Adopt appropriate
Resolution #2014-R-162, as shown on page ______, and authorize the Chairman to
execute a Local Agency Program (LAP) Supplemental Agreement Number 2, as shown
on page ______, with the State of Florida, Department of Transportation, to
reduce the reimbursement funding for the Construction and CEI Services for the
Seminole Wekiva Trail, Phase 4, Project from the Orange County Line (Maitland
Boulevard Extension/Bear Lake Road Intersection) to behind Walmart - West Town
Corners, a distance of 2.04 miles.
21. Adopt appropriate
Resolution #2014-R-163, as shown on page ______, and authorize the Chairman to
execute a Local Agency Program (LAP) Supplemental Agreement Number 1, as shown
on page ______, with the Florida Department of Transportation relating to
reimbursement funding for the Construction and CEI Services for the Mitchell
Hammock Road at State Road 426 Intersection Improvement Project (addition of a westbound
left-turn lane on southbound State Road 426).
Resource
Management
Budget and
Fiscal Management Division
22. Approve and authorize the Chairman to
execute appropriate Resolution #2014-R-164, as shown on page ______, implementing
Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #14-110 through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program
Fund in the amount of $107,167 for appropriation of program income and 2nd
mortgage provided/forgiven.
Purchasing &
Contracts Division
23. Approve
Amendment #2, as shown on page ______, to Work Order #34 (Hattaway Drive
Improvements) under PS-2249-07/BHJ (CEI Services for Construction Projects less
than $1 Million Dollars) in the amount of $21,326.01 with Keith & Schnars, P.A.
from Ft. Lauderdale; and authorize the Purchasing & Contracts Division to
execute the Work Order Amendment.
24. Approve an
increase to the Board-approved Estimated Term Usage under PS-8565-13/JVP, MSA
for Construction Engineering and Inspection Services for Federally Funded
Projects by an additional $500,000.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
CONSTITUTIONAL
OFFICERS’ CONSENT AGENDA
Motion by Commissioner Carey, seconded
by Commissioner Henley, to authorize and approve the following:
Clerk's Office
25. Approval of Expenditure Approval Lists, as shown on page
______, dated July 21 and 28, 2014; and Payroll Approval List, as shown on page
______, dated July 31, 2014; approval of the BCC Official Minutes dated July
22, 2014; and Clerk's "Received and Filed" - for information only.
1.
Work
Order #18, as shown on page ______, to PS-8186-13.
2.
Change
Order #1, as shown on page ______, to CC-9155-14.
3.
Closeout,
as shown on page ______, to RFP-9059-13.
4.
Work
Order #3, as shown on page ______, to PS-5116-10.
5.
Work
Order #12, as shown on page ______, to PS-8148-12.
6.
Executed
Memorandum of Agreement, as shown on page ______, for Executed Locally Funded
Agreement for the acquisition of right-of-way for intersection improvements on
County Road 46A (W. 25th Street) west of Club Road to east of
Marshall Avenue, as approved by the Board of County Commissioners on March 11,
2014.
7.
IFB-601988-14,
as shown on page ______, Term Contract for Purchase of Tower Apparatus for Fire
Rescue with Sutphen Corporation.
8.
Order
Approving Revised Underground Distribution Tariffs from the Florida Public
Service Commission regarding petition for approval of revised underground
distribution tariffs by Duke Energy Florida, Inc. issued on July 31, 2014.
9.
Work
Order #21, as shown on page ______, to PS-8047-12.
10.
Work
Orders #4, #7, #8 and #11, as shown on page ______, to CC-9192-13.
11.
Work
Orders #7, #8, #9, #10 and #11, as shown on page ______, to PS-8148-12.
12.
Amendment
#4, as shown on page ______, to Work Order #38 to PS-4388-09.
13.
Amendment
#3, as shown on page ______, to Work Order #35 to PS-2249-07.
14.
Work
Orders #22 and #23, as shown on page ______, to PS-8047-12.
15.
Change
Order #2, as shown on page ______, to CC-8825-13.
16.
Change
Order #2, as shown on page ______, to CC-8805-13.
17.
Closeout,
as shown on page ______, to CC-8794-13.
18.
Third
Amendment, as shown on page ______, to RFP-601745-13.
19.
First
Amendment, as shown on page ______, to IFB-601527-12.
20.
Seminole
County Home Ownership Assistance Program State Housing Initiative Partnership
Program Rehabilitation Assistance Corrected Mortgage Deed, as shown on page
______, for Juanita DeBose.
21.
Amendment
#1, as shown on page ______, to Work Order #19 to PS-5438-10.
22.
Addendum
#2, as shown on page ______, to Monroe Commerce Center (South) Phase 2
Developer’s Commitment Agreement, Commitments, Classifications and District
Description.
23.
Work
Order #4, as shown on page ______, to PS-8565-13.
24.
Change
Order #2, as shown on page ______, to CC-9166-14.
25.
Amendment
#2, as shown on page ______, to Work Order #18 to PS-5174-04.
26.
Amendment
#2, as shown on page ______, to Work Order #11 to PS-5174-04.
27.
Tennis
Developmental Instructor Agreement, as shown on page ______, for Leonard Louis
Lopez; and Parks Contracts for Services, as shown on page ______, for Derek A.
Woller and Susan Dodd.
28.
Closeout,
as shown on page ______, to CC-8902-13.
29.
Work Order
#24, as shown on page ______, to PS-8047-12.
30.
Recorded
Development Order, as shown on page ______, (#14-27500028) for Alcoholic
Beverage License, CWS-Oviedo Dev LLC for Rock and Brews Restaurant.
31.
Maintenance
Bond, as shown on page ______, #1027845 for Streets, Curbs and Storm Drains for
the project known as Silverleaf Park in the amount of $230,329.35.
32.
Right-of-Way
Utilization Permit Maintenance Bond, as shown on page ______, #21BSBGL7591 for
Streets, Curbs and Storm Drains for the project known as Rinehart Road & CR
46A (Solara) in the amount of $9,720.92.
33.
Recording
of Plats and Certificate of Title, as shown on page ______, for the project
known as BJ’s at Oviedo Crossing A Replat, as approved by the Board of County
Commissioners on July 22, 2014.
34.
Bids as
follows: IFB-602037-14, RFP-601999-14,
and RFP-602017-14.
Sheriff’s Office
26. Expenditure of
$2,500 from Law Enforcement Trust Fund to provide for a contribution to The Seminole
County Youth Commissions for Youth Summit VI.
27. Expenditure of $1,500 from the Law
Enforcement Trust Fund to provide for a contribution to Brethren Reaching Out
in support of its after-school youth program activities.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
voted AYE.
REGULAR AGENDA
Paula
Halleck, Development Services, addressed the Board to present a request from
John Kelly for a release of lien for property located at 1870 Royal Majesty
Court, Oviedo. She reviewed the
background timeline as indicated in the Agenda Memorandum. Mr. Kelly is requesting the release of lien
for the property that the lien is attached to and not the property where the
violation occurred.
Ms.
Halleck advised that after reviewing the case, staff is recommending that the
request for release of lien be denied for the property located at 1870 Royal
Majesty Court. Staff is basing this
recommendation on the time and duration of the non-compliance, the lien was
accruing for more than three years, and the fact that a lien attaches to all
real or personal property owned by a respondent.
John
Kelly, 1875 Lakemonte Avenue, addressed the Board to state this Code
Enforcement Board lien has prohibited him from buying his dream home. Mr. Kelly explained how he came to find this
home and advised that within a few days of closing on the property, he found
out about the lien. He requested that
the lien be lifted from the Royal Majesty Court property and assigned solely to
the Winston Street property.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Carey, Mr. Kelly advised that he had set up
simultaneous closings for the properties and then a few days before everything
was set to close, it derailed and the lien showed up on the house he was
purchasing.
Commissioner
Carey stated she does not think allowing Ms. Johnson to not be obligated for
anything is the answer to this problem.
Upon
inquiry by Chairman Dallari, Bryant Applegate, County Attorney, advised that
releasing the lien and reducing the amount are both options to resolve
this. He added that because the previous
owner quit-claimed the property that the violation was on, there would be an
issue with going after that owner.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Carey, Ms. Halleck advised that it took 103 days for
the original property owner to clean up the property.
Motion by Commissioner Henley, seconded
by Commissioner Carey, to reduce the lien from $203,500 to $20,325 plus the
administrative costs of $522.21, and to be paid within 30 days after the
closing; and authorize the Chairman to execute the Satisfaction of Lien upon
payment in full.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Ray
Hooper, Purchasing and Contracts Manager, addressed the Board to present the request
to Award RFP-602035-14/TLR to provide Financial Advisory Services relating to
the analysis, structure, and marketing obligations for capital projects as well
as other tasks defined in the scope of services. He advised the County received proposals from
First Southwest Company; Public Financial Management, Inc.; and Public
Resources Advisory Group, Inc. He stated
copies of these proposals were forwarded to the Board members by memo for
review. He stated comments of the
evaluation committee were provided in the backup of the Agenda Memorandum. Staff is requesting the Board select a firm
and authorize the Purchasing & Contracts Division to execute the
appropriate Agreement prepared by the County Attorney’s Office.
Wendell
Gaertner, 214 S. Woodlynne Avenue, addressed the Board to state he represents the
Public Resource Advisory Group, where he is a Senior Managing Director and a
partner. He reviewed a computer model
based on the information that is in the evaluation notes.
Mr. Hooper
distributed the business cards of the commission and instructed the Board to
vote for the firm that they want the contract to be awarded to.
The Board
voted, by ballot, to rank the number one firm.
Mr. Hooper announced that Commissioners Dallari, Carey, Horan and Henley
voted for First Southwest Company, and Commissioner Constantine voted for
Public Financial Management Group.
No one
else spoke in support or in opposition.
Motion by Commissioner Constantine,
seconded by Commissioner Carey, to award RFP-602035-14/TLR, as shown on page
______, to First Southwest Company for Financial Advisory Services; and
authorize the Purchasing & Contracts Division to execute the agreement with
the selected firm.
Under
discussion, Commissioner Carey stated the three companies are great companies,
but that it is important to look at the years of experience the County has with
their representative from First Southwest Company. She stated they have an excellent bond rating
in this community, which is a great value to the citizens, and she feels a lot
of that has been a result of the advice they have received over the years.
Commissioner
Horan stated the determining aspect to him was the longstanding good service of
First Southwest Company.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
The
business cards showing the firms selected were not received and filed.
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Ken York,
Economic Development, addressed the Board to present a request for approval of
the Jobs Growth Incentive (JGI) Funding Agreement between Seminole County and
Hernon Manufacturing, Inc., providing a total incentive in the amount of
$40,000 for the creation of 20 jobs; the Interlocal Agreement between Seminole
County and the City of Sanford, addressing the City’s contribution to the JGI
incentive ($20,000); and the associated Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #14-109
totaling $20,000.
Mr. York presented
the request as outlined in the Agenda Memorandum. He advised that the City of Sanford adopted a
Resolution on August 11th to participate in this project in the
amount of $20,000.
It was determined
that the applicant did not wish to make a presentation.
No one
spoke in support or in opposition.
District Commissioner
Carey advised she is pleased to have Hernon Manufacturing in the community for
the last 20 years and she is looking forward to the expansion and additional
jobs.
Motion by Commissioner Carey, seconded
by Commissioner Henley, to approve the Job Growth Incentive (JGI) Funding
Agreement, as shown on page ______, between Seminole County and Hernon
Manufacturing, Inc., providing a total incentive in the amount of $40,000 for
the creation of 20 jobs; approve the Interlocal Agreement, as shown on page
______, between Seminole County and the City of Sanford addressing the City’s
contribution to the JGI incentive ($20,000); and adopt Appropriate Resolution
#2014-R-165, as shown on page ______, implementing Budget Amendment Request
(BAR) #14-109 in the amount of $20,000.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Request to
approve JGI Funding Agreement and Associate BAR #14-108 was presented. Ms. Guillet advised that this item has been pulled from the agenda.
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Chairman
Dallari recessed the meeting at 12:15 p.m. and reconvened at 12:31 p.m.
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Joe Abel,
Leisure Services Director, addressed the Board to present a request to approve
the Sylvan Lake Sports Center Use and Management Private/Public Partnership
Agreement with Orlando Sports Holdings, LLC, d/b/a Orlando City Soccer Club and
Orlando City Soccer Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Abel reviewed
the changes to page seven and page eight of the agreement. He gave a brief summary of the contract,
stating that it was for approximately 13,000 square feet of the training
facility and Fields E and F as identified in the contract for professional
soccer training with Orlando City Soccer, which will allow the remaining
portion of the park to continue to be used for public use.
Commissioner
Carey thanked staff and Orlando City Soccer for spending a lot of time working
with her and the people in the community so that they understand this will not
affect the community soccer groups and that she looks forward to continuing to
work with them. She added that she
thinks the additional four fields will be helpful as there is a shortage of
fields.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Constantine regarding the four fields remaining that
would be under the control of the Leisure Services Department, Mr. Abel advised
the County will have priority.
Commissioner
Henley stated he would like to see a community meeting to explain to the
neighborhood the details of the agreement.
Commissioner
Horan commended staff, the community, and the stakeholders for working on an
agreement where the recreational interest of the people who use the fields has
been balanced and met. He further
commended the County Attorney’s Office on their hard work on this
agreement.
Debbie
Blais was called to speak and it was determined she was not in attendance.
No one
else spoke in support or in opposition.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Constantine, Mr. Abel advised that it is stipulated in
the contract that this would be used as the Orlando City Soccer practice field
and if not, the County would have the ability to discontinue the contract.
Mr.
Applegate confirmed he would give Commissioner Constantine the portion of the agreement
that states that.
Commissioner
Constantine stated there are two ways to get into this facility and they need
to monitor Lake Sylvan Road and the road that goes into the neighborhoods to
ensure they are being properly maintained and that the citizens that live there
today have the ability to get in and out of their homes with the increase in
traffic.
Mr.
Applegate stated this is a public/private partnership agreement that he thinks
is going to promote the youth soccer programs in Seminole County to an
extraordinary level. He advised there is
a commitment on the part of Orlando City Soccer to use the training facility,
but the additional two fields that the County will net will not only promote
soccer, but other sports as well. He
stated in addition to the Sports Complex, this will help put Seminole County on
the map as a sports destination.
Motion by Commissioner Constantine,
seconded by Commissioner Henley, to approve and authorize the Chairman to
execute the Sylvan Lake Sports Center Use and Management Public/Private
Partnership Agreement, as shown on page ______, with Orlando City Soccer Club
and Orlando City Soccer Foundation, Inc., with the caveats that there is a
local participation and discussion with the individual citizens that have been
using those facilities in the past to explain this to them; and to monitor the
use of the roads to ensure the maintenance and proper facilities.
Under
discussion, Commissioner Carey stated that Orange Boulevard is not a
substandard road and the primary access to this park is down Markham Woods Road
to Lake Markham Road.
Mr.
Blackadar advised that Lake Markham Road does have substandard pavement width
and it is on the County’s monitor to pave in the near future. He advised they do not currently have plans
to widen it to county standards, but staff can look into that.
Commissioner
Carey opined that the community meeting is very important as she has had a lot
of communication with the people using the facilities. She stated she would like to see the motion
amended to reflect a time specific for the community meeting within the next 60
days.
Commissioner
Constantine amended the motion to
state the community meeting would be held within the next 60 days. Commissioner Henley agreed to amendment to the
motion.
Chairman
Dallari thanked staff, Orlando City Soccer Club, and the citizens for their
willingness to bridge the gap.
Commissioner
Henley expressed his appreciation of the attitude of Phil Rawlins, Orlando City
Soccer Club. He stated he had quite a
few concerns with the original draft and after discussing them with Mr.
Rawlins, he accommodated every one of them and conveyed his desire to spend
some time with the community.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Request to
approve an agreement with Weston Park, L.P., FDOT, and Seminole County in
conjunction with the construction of a parking garage to accommodate an
apartment complex and the SunRail Station in Longwood was presented.
Mayor Bob
Cortes, City of Longwood, 175 West Warren Avenue, addressed the Board to
explain the City of Longwood’s involvement in the Weston Park project. He advised the City of Longwood has become
partners with Weston Park and has invested $1.1 million into the stormwater
features of the City for this project specifically.
Mr. Cortes
advised this is a $28 million project and that the taxes alone for the City,
County, and School Board will bring in roughly $400,000 per year in revenue. He estimated their return on investment for
the parking garage would be around three years.
He added that Commissioner Mark Weller and Jon Williams, City
Administrator for the City of Longwood, were both present and in support.
Mr.
Blackadar stated the Interlocal Agreement that was approved by the Board for
SunRail funding granted the ability to give development rights, but the stations
are still owned by FDOT. He explained
that this agreement is to construct a parking garage, a portion of which will
be on the northernmost parking lot of the Longwood SunRail station, and another
portion will be on private property. He
stated it was originally built as a two-story parking garage. The impacted parking, which is 54 public
SunRail spots, will be moved into the northern portion of the parking
garage. As stated in the agreement, the
County has the option to build a third and fourth floor of this parking garage,
which can either occur now under a separate construction agreement or the
County can contribute $300,000 and have the right to build that parking garage
in the future. As part of that $300,000
contribution, the developer has both designed and will construct the parking
garage to have structural elements that will accommodate the third and fourth
floor in the future.
Mr.
Blackadar stated their independent consultant for the County did review the
plans for the parking garage and their comments were incorporated into the
plans. He stated the latest copy of the
parking garage plans has been accepted by the County. The agreement also includes enforcement
procedures because one of the concerns was that the private multi-family users
will be parking in the SunRail parking lot.
Mr.
Blackadar advised there are two additional agreements that County staff is in
the process of getting approved with the City of Longwood; one is for
development rights for future vesting of the third and fourth floors and the
other is an Interlocal Agreement for stormwater capacity, which means the
County will have use of all of the station property including an existing area
that is used for stormwater that will be taken into the future stormwater
master system of the City of Longwood. This
agreement states that the commencement of the construction of the garage can’t
occur by the developer until those two agreements have been executed by both
the City of Longwood and Seminole County.
Staff is also requesting an additional stipulation that says if those
two agreements are not approved by 180 days, that this agreement will become
null and void. He added after this
agreement is executed by the County, it will go to FDOT for execution; and
before FDOT will sign it, it still needs to go to the Federal Transit Authority
(FTA) for approval as well. He noted
there was a conflict on the background information where it stated that there
would be 296 parking spaces in the future for the third and fourth floors, which
is in conflict with the fourth clause on page two of the agreement that
indicates 144 parking spots. The stated
296 parking spaces was the most updated information staff had, so it will need
to be corrected, if approved.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Carey regarding the timeframe upon which the FTA has to
sign this agreement, Mr. Blackadar advised that 180 days after the execution of
this contract means 180 days after FDOT has executed the contract.
Jonathan
Wolf, Orange Crown Companies, addressed the Board to state for two years his
firm has been working on a concept to provide a catalyst project at the
Longwood SunRail Station to rejuvenate that infill area around it as well as monetize
that catalyst to bring some additional value to the County.
Mr. Wolf displayed
a PowerPoint presentation (received and filed) and stated the station was
inaugurated a few months ago. He
discussed the County Benefits slide, indicating the current taxes on the
property run about $2,000 a year and the ad valorem base is estimated to
increase to $100,000.
Larry
Adams, ACI Architects, addressed the Board to review the TOD First Wave 2014-15
slide. He then read into the record a
quote from Hidden in Plain Sight – Capturing the Demand for Housing Near
Transit, and Reconnecting America/Center for Transit Oriented Development.
Mr. Adams
discussed the Renter Consumer Expenditures: $10M+ Slide and compared the five
projects that FDOT recently presented in public meetings. He then displayed an aerial photo of Station
House in Downtown Lake Mary and the First Piece of Longwood’s Economic
Development Vision slide.
Mr. Adams
displayed and reviewed an aerial photograph of the Lake Mary Station and the
Context of the Weston Park TOD at Heritage Village.
Mr. Adams
reviewed the design of Weston Park and displayed pictures of the features
Weston Park will be offering. He advised
this site will have the first transit exterior kiosk concierge that will
provide information about the city and the surroundings. It will also be programmed with education
providers. Mr. Adams concluded by reviewing
the TOD Garage slide.
Mr. Wolf
reviewed the Comparison to Other City Public Investments, County-City-Developer
Shared Investment, County Return-on-Investment = SMART Economics, and Public
& Private Safeguards. Regarding FTA and
FDOT signing the agreement, Mr. Wolf advised that FTA requested one last look
after the agreement has been finalized.
Mr. Wolf concluded by reviewing the County Benefits with regard to
increased ad valorem, ridership, and developable land.
No one spoke
in support or in opposition.
A letter
from Ryan Von Weller, Orange Crown Properties, was received and filed.
Speaker
Request form from Linda Armstrong was received and filed.
Commissioner
Carey stated she would like to applaud everyone that was involved in this. She stated she thinks this agreement will
pave the way to make it easier when they look at developing other SunRail Stations.
Upon
inquiry by Chairman Dallari regarding the $300,000 that is being requested of
the County, Ms. Guillet advised that based on staff’s calculations, the revenue
should come back to the County in direct taxes from the property in about three
years. She explained that this project
could arguably be called a catalyst project and it helps Longwood move forward
with the construction of their master stormwater plan, which in turn will be
beneficial to other development that they hope to see around the SunRail Station. She advised it provides an opportunity for
vertical parking, which is very important in higher-density and higher-intensity
developments. She stated that the
opportunity to add two additional parking decks on this existing parking
structure will open up the other properties at the SunRail Station.
Ms.
Guillet advised that her expectation is that the County will not build the two
decks in the parking garage, but that it will be a development partner from the
private sector that would ultimately need that additional parking and, as part
of a partnership with the County, will be the one to bring it to the table.
Commissioner
Carey stated it has been confirmed and reviewed by structural engineers that
the design supports this addition.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Henley, Mr. Wolf advised that there will be 54 public
spaces covered in the initial structure, and a total of 207 private
spaces.
Commissioner
Henley advised that Seminole County has invested much more than $300,000 in the
Longwood area. He stated that the
funding portion on the County’s end was $46.2 million, which was paid up front.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Henley, Mr. Blackadar advised there are 260 spaces in
the SunRail parking lot.
Commissioner
Henley stated he did not want the public to get the impression the County is
only investing $300,000 in that project because it is really a few million
dollars according to the ballpark figure Mr. Blackadar talked about
earlier. He stated that this project
will be facing some keen competition with all the other TODs at the other
stations. He explained that of the 260
parking spaces, only approximately 20 percent are being used. He explained that LYNX has been put on notice
by FDOT that they are considering eliminating bus service to that station
because the ridership is so small and very much under what was projected.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Henley, Mr. Wolf stated that it is more a coincidence
that the strengthening of the foundations of the parking garage and adding the
third and fourth decks costs about $300,000.
He added that just to build the garage without extending it would be
just under $2 million.
Mr. Wolf
confirmed that they are asking for an easement from the County over a certain
number of the SunRail parking spaces. He
explained that the facility is utilizing both private and public land.
Commissioner
Henley stated that in order for the County to benefit, they will need to invest
money for the third and fourth floors unless they can get somebody who wants to
develop whatever land is available.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Carey, Mr. Blackadar advised that if they were to build
the two additional floors today, the estimate is $1.95 million. In the future because of the remobilization,
the estimate is closer to $2.5 million.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Constantine, Mr. Blackadar displayed a Parking Diagram
of the SunRail Stations (received and filed) and indicated the public and
private parking areas. He then reviewed properties
currently owned by FDOT, City of Longwood and the development on the aerial
photograph (received and filed) of the Longwood SunRail Station – Weston Park
Development.
Commissioner
Constantine stated he wanted to congratulate the City of Longwood for investing
in their long-term community. He
expressed his concern with there not being any parking available for the two
parcels currently owned by FDOT.
Upon
inquiry by Chairman Dallari, Jon Williams, City Manager of Longwood, addressed
the Board to advise that the City had not been approached regarding the
expansion of South Seminole Hospital.
Regarding
Commissioner Constantine’s concern with the parking spaces, Ms. Guillet advised
that due to the unique circumstance of the configuration of this, redevelopment
associated with SunRail in this area will have to involve a consolidation of
public and private properties.
Commissioner
Carey stated she thinks the important thing is that the County works closely
with the local jurisdictions. She opined
this will definitely be a catalyst project for Longwood.
Upon
inquiry by Chairman Dallari, Mr. Blackadar confirmed the two retention ponds on
Ronald Reagan Boulevard are owned and maintained by the County. He advised that currently the Interlocal
Agreement will take in only the stormwater from the existing station
property. He stated part of Longwood’s
long-term plans for the area are to take over that section of CR 427 and
maintain it.
Motion by Commissioner Horan, seconded
by Commissioner Carey, to approve the Agreement, as shown on page ______, for
the proposed parking garage between Weston Park, L.P., State of Florida
Department of Transportation and Seminole County, with the addition of a
provision that states the agreement with the parties will be null and void if
the Development Agreement and the Interlocal Agreement are not entered into
within 180 days from the effective date of that agreement or alternative
language which creates similar results; and approve the contribution of
$300,000 towards the proposed Weston Park Development.
Under
discussion, Commissioner Henley stated he will be voting against that motion as
stated. He advised he is not in favor of
putting $300,000 in the project at this time, as he feels the budget does not
support it.
Chairman
Dallari stated he will be supporting the project because the County and the
City will be in need of the two extra levels for future development.
Commissioner
Henley stated he supported everything in the motion but the amount of
$300,000.
Districts
1, 2, 3 and 5 voted AYE.
Commissioner
Henley voted NAY.
Commissioner
Constantine suggested that as they move forward, the County pursue getting
reimbursed for the $300,000 from the investors as they come forward.
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Chairman
Dallari recessed the meeting at 1:23 p.m.; reconvening at 1:30 p.m., with all
Commissioners and all other Officials, with the exception of Clerk of Court and
Comptroller Maryanne Morse who was replaced by Chief Deputy Clerk Bruce
McMenemy, and Deputy Clerk Erin Leben who was replaced by Deputy Clerk Eva
Roach, who were present at the Opening Session.
PROOFS OF
PUBLICATION
Motion by Commissioner Carey, seconded
by Commissioner Constantine 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
FY 2014/15
PORT AUTHORITY BUDGET
Proof of
publication, as shown on page ________, calling for a public hearing to
consider the FY 2014/15 Seminole County Port Authority Budget, received and
filed.
Andrew Van
Gaale, Seminole County Port Authority (SCOPA) Administrator, addressed the
Board to present the Port Authority’s budget for FY 2014/2015. A copy of the SCOPA Budget Book for FY 2014/2015
was received and filed. He discussed the
projected revenue, expenses and the operational profits as outlined in the
memorandum submitted. He stated SCOPA
will be submitting a check to Seminole County in the amount of $500,000. He continued by reviewing the projected
expenditures and operational budget for next year. He stated the Port Authority’s budget totals
$4,010,207. He added SCOPA is predicting
an operational revenue of $1,798,513 and expenditures of $1,240,702, and stated
that their operational budget estimates a year-end profit of $557,870. He discussed the total cash budget that
includes the existing cash carryforward amount as well as operational revenue
and expenses. He stated the Port
Authority’s cash carryforward balance is $2,269,546. He discussed several issues that SCOPA will
be facing relating to drainage needs. He
advised that a large facility user will be closing down and there will be some
unforeseen remediation and site redevelopment costs. He reviewed some growth opportunities for
future development.
Mr. Van
Gaale explained to Commissioner Henley why the Port Authority did not consider
returning more than $500,000 to the General Fund and why they feel the need to
grow since the Port is the biggest competitor to private industries. He also discussed the vehicle replacement
request, previous contributions, how much traveling Mr. Van Gaale does for the
Port Authority offsite, and the reason for maintaining the American Association
of Airport Executives membership.
Commissioner
Horan stated SCOPA is a dependent special district and the BCC has to make sure
that their balance makes sense. He
stated he feels that SCOPA could increase the return on investment that
Seminole County has in this dependent special district by reducing some of
their cash reserve balance of almost $2.4 million. He added if Seminole County could have a
return on the investment higher than the Port Authority’s operational profit
that would greatly justify the long-term investment. He stated he feels that if the County
approved a budget with that increase coming out of reserves, that would not
materially impair the ongoing operations of SCOPA.
Upon
inquiry by Mr. Van Gaale, Commissioner Horan advised he feels that SCOPA could
come back with a modified budget by increasing the return on investment.
Commissioner
Carey stated when she previously served on the Port Authority Board and at that
time there was a long-range plan to start returning $1 million to the BCC,
which started in 2007/2008. She said she
is not interested in the Port Authority expanding their footprint. The County needs to properly maintain the
Port’s assets by using the opportunities for economic development for small,
blue-collar type businesses. She
recommended that SCOPA discuss their budget further and inform the BCC of their
plans. The BCC will then consider
approving SCOPA’s budget during the September 23, 2014 BCC meeting. Discussion ensued.
Commissioner
Henley stated he has difficulty approving a budget that gives a 3% raise when
the County doesn’t know if they are going to give anything at all. He stated he doesn’t want to vote it down,
but he feels it would be appropriate to table this item to give Mr. Van Gaale
an opportunity to discuss this issue with SCOPA. He added he feels that increasing the amount
is reasonable.
No one
spoke in support or in opposition.
Motion by Commissioner Henley,
seconded by Commissioner Horan to table the Seminole County Port Authority
Budget for FY 2014/2015 to allow Mr. Van Gaale an opportunity to discuss
increasing the amount of the return on investment, as described in the proof of
publication.
Under
discussion, Commissioner Horan advised he feels that SCOPA needs to take a good
look at the purpose of the organization and make a decision as to how, over the
next few years, to reduce their reserves to the point where those reserves are
the correct amount to support the organization.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
BUTTONWOOD
POND MSBU
Proof of
publication, as shown on page ________, calling for a public hearing to
consider an Ordinance establishing the Buttonwood Pond Aquatic Weed Control and
Lake Management Municipal Services Benefit Unit (MSBU), received and filed.
Carol
Watral, MSBU Project Manager, addressed the Board to review how the MSBU
coordinates assessment district activities, how the funding is generated, and
the process of creating an MSBU. She
stated the cost-share assessment of $265 per benefit unit is proposed for levy
and collection and begins with the 2014 Assessment Roll. The anticipated assessment amount will vary
annually according to lake conditions and treatment recommendations.
Jim
Grodin, 207 Smokerise Blvd., addressed the Board to state he is happy to see
this MSBU come before the Board as there is a situation on Buttonwood pond that
needs the expertise of the MSBU staff.
No one
else spoke in support or in opposition.
Motion by Commissioner
Constantine, seconded by Commissioner Horan to adopt Ordinance #2014-42, as
shown on page ________, establishing the Buttonwood Pond Aquatic Weed Control
and Lake Management Municipal Services Benefit Unit (MSBU), as described in the
proof of publication.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
AMENDMENT TO CONSOLIDATED
STREET
LIGHTING
DISTRICT ORDINANCE
Proof of
publication, as shown on page ________, calling for a public hearing to
consider an Ordinance amending the Consolidated Street Lighting District,
repealing and replacing Ordinance #2012-17, to create Bear Lake Circle-Linneal
Beach Drive, Gabriella Lane, Michigan Avenue and Lincoln Heights MSBUs and to
provide minor administrative updates, received and filed.
Kathy
Moore, Resource Management, addressed the Board to review the recommended
revisions as outlined in the Agenda Memorandum.
She displayed the proposed four MSBU’s being created and reviewed each
recommendation and assessment. She
stated the Ordinance will be effective October 1, 2014, if approved by the
Board.
Renette
Dall’au, 547 East Hillcrest St., addressed the Board to state she owns two
properties adjacent to the 1,600-acre bear preserve on Michigan Avenue. She stated two residents already have lights
in the area and she is against people that pay for their own lights and are
penalized for doing the responsible thing.
She said her land is vacant and she feels that the wildlife in the area
does not want the lights. She asked the
Board to vote against the Michigan Avenue section, and if approved, she asked
to exempt her and her brother’s properties from the MSBU as they do not live in
the area and do not have a reason for the lights.
At the
request of Commissioner Carey, Ms. Moore displayed and reviewed a map showing
the location of the proposed lights that would be installed. She stated the separated upper parcels shown
on the map are owned by Seminole County and those were not included in the
assessment district. She added the two
properties on the lower side were not included as they do not have access via
Michigan Avenue. Staff has included
properties that are in the close proximity to the lights being proposed. She discussed votes received from each parcel
during the petition process.
Carol
Watral, MSBU Project Manager, indicated on the map the location of Ms. Dall’au
and her brother’s parcels.
Ms. Moore
explained the requirements for creating the street lighting district.
Charles
Harris, Lincoln Heights resident, addressed the Board to speak in support of
the street lighting district.
Victor
Eyal, 5827 Bear Lake Circle, addressed the Board to speak in support of the
street lighting as the residents feels there is a need for more lights in the
area.
No one
else spoke in support or in opposition.
Speaker
Request Forms were received and filed.
A letter
from Raymond and Ruth Shipley opposing the MSBU was received and filed.
Motion by Commissioner Carey,
seconded by Commissioner Constantine to adopt Ordinance #2014-43, as shown on
page ________, amending the Consolidated Street Lighting District, repealing
and replacing Ordinance #2012-17 creating four MSBUs; adopt the initial
assessment for the tax rolls of Bear Lake Circle-Linneal Beach Drive, Gabriella
Lane, and Michigan Avenue; approve the initial assessment roll for Lincoln
Heights MSBU; with staff’s recommendations including all administrative
updates, as described in the proof of publication.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
CHAIRMAN’S
REPORT
Chairman
Dallari requested that the County Manager write a letter to the Seminole County
Port Authority outlining the Board’s concerns relating to their budget and to
encourage SCOPA to schedule a meeting so they can report back to the
Board. The Board can then take action at
their September 23 meeting.
Commissioner
Carey stated she would like to make sure that the letter is sent out in plenty
of time so that SCOPA actually receives it in time.
Commissioner
Constantine stated he feels the letter should include that SCOPA needs to take
a look at their current proposed budget, bring back any potential cuts and/or
reductions and how much more they can give back from their reserves. The Board voiced no objections.
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Chairman
Dallari stated over the past several months Ms. Guillet has been Acting County
Manager and has done a phenomenal job presenting the budget as well as the task
of the one-cent sales tax election. He
stated he would like to recommend making her the permanent County Manager and
ask Commissioner Henley to negotiate a contract with her in terms that she and
the Board can live with and bring it back to the Board for final action.
Motion by Commissioner Henley,
seconded by Commissioner Horan to employ Nicole Guillet as the County Manager
dependent upon being able to arrive at an agreeable compensation packet; and to
become effective when she relocates to Seminole County.
Under
discussion and upon inquiry by Commissioner Carey, Chairman Dallari advised Ms.
Guillet will be the Acting County Manager until she relocates to Seminole
County.
Chairman
Dallari stated he would like to see an effective date in the agreement so the
Board will know when she will be moving to Seminole County.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
COMMUNCATIONS
AND/OR REPORTS
The
following Communications and/or Reports were received and filed:
1.
Letter
with attachment dated August 12, 2014, from Blanche Sherman, LYNX, to Chairman
Robert Dallari RE: LYNX Quarterly Reports – as of June 30, 2014.
2.
Letter
dated August 12, 2014, from Sean Snaith, University of Central Florida, to
Chairman Robert Dallari RE: University of Central Florida’s Institute for
Economic Competitiveness’ quarterly economic forecast.
3.
Copy of
letter with attachment dated August 13, 2014, from Luis Rodriguez, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, to Mayor Patricia Bates, City of Altamonte
Springs, RE: Revised Letter of Map Revisions (LOMR).
4.
Letter dated
August 19, 2014, from Bernard Cote, Citrus Point Homeowner’s Association
President, to Board of County Commissioners RE: Catholic Diocese San Pedro
Development recommendation for a non-approval at vote.
5.
Copy of
letter dated August 19, 2014, from Chairman Robert Dallari to Ms. Petrina
Herring, Office of Criminal Justice Grants, RE: distribution of Federal FY 2014
Edward Byrne Memorial JAG Program Funds.
6.
Letter
with attachment dated August 22, 2014, from Congressman John Mica, U.S. House
of Representatives, to Chairman Robert Dallari RE: Recent developments to
expand modeling, simulation and training (MS&T) in Central Florida.
DISTRICT
COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS
Commissioner
Henley stated he received a letter from LYNX indicating that Seminole County
needs to make an appointment for someone to serve on the Audit and Finance
Committee. That committee will review
all of LYNX’s finances, etc.
Motion by Commissioner Henley,
seconded by Commissioner Carey to appoint Joe Pennisi to the LYNX Audit and
Finance Committee.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Motion by Commissioner Horan,
seconded by Commissioner Carey to appoint Amy Guilfoyle by Resolution
#2014-R-169, as shown on page _______, to the Code Enforcement Board to fill an
unexpired term ending January 1, 2017; and authorize that a letter of
appreciation be sent to the member who resigned.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Commissioner
Carey stated she received a notice that the veterinarian will be vacating his
seat on the Animal Services Board as he is not interested in continuing to
serve on that Board.
Motion by Commissioner Carey,
seconded by Commissioner Henley to adopt appropriate Resolution #2014-R-166, as
shown on page ________, appointing Dr. Robert Moja to the Animal Services Board
to fill a vacancy ending January 1, 2015.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Commissioner
Carey stated the Central Florida Expressway Authority meeting was quite
interesting. She stated Lora Kelley,
Executive Director, indicated that staff felt that they were going to have to
spend a lot of time educating the new Expressway Authority members, and after
two meetings, it was determined that the new members will probably better
educate the Expressway Authority on options of how to do business. A number of audit, finances, operations and
right-of-way committees will be created and the Board needs to make
appointments to those committees. She
recommended appointing Bruce McMenemy to the Audit Committee; Joe Pennisi to
the Finance Committee; Steve Fussell to the Operations Committee; and Brett
Blackadar to the Right-of-way Committee.
The consensus of the Board
was to send a letter to the Expressway Authority relating to the appointments
of the above committees.
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Commissioner
Carey thanked Mr. Applegate and staff for reviewing the Expressway Authority
policies and procedures. She stated they
have put all of the County Attorneys together in moving through the process. She added Attorney Jo Thacker will be obtaining
all of the input from the attorneys to create and craft policies that boards
could adopt.
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Commissioner
Constantine stated he would like to wish his alma mater (UCF) the best of luck
playing Penn State in Ireland this Saturday, August 30, 2014.
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Commissioner
Constantine stated he received a list of County-owned properties and he
believes staff is still working on those that can be used for surplus. Ms. Guillet stated staff is still working on
that.
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Motion by Commissioner Constantine,
seconded by Commissioner Henley to adopt appropriate Resolution #2014-R-167, as
shown on page _________, appointing Lee Ricci to the Parks and Preservation
Committee.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Commissioner
Constantine stated Charity Challenge submitted checks to 101 different
charities for $228,000 with a large percentage of it being in Seminole
County. That brought the total amount to
$5.4 million.
COUNTY
MANAGER’S REPORT
Ms.
Guillet expressed her appreciation for the opportunity that the Board has
presented to her. She stated she is so
grateful for the support she has received from the Board as well as staff.
COUNTY
ATTORNEY’S REPORT
Bryant
Applegate, County Attorney, stated while his employee Melissa Clarke is on maternity
leave, Olga Sanchez de Fuentes will take over issues dealing with the Board of
Adjustment (BOA), Planning & Zoning and Development Services; Ann Colby
will take over issues relating to the Community Redevelopment Agency and
Economic Development; and Arnold Schneider will take over work dealing with
Community Services. He commended Deputy
County Attorney Lynn Porter-Carlton for the amount of time she spent on Weston
Park over the last two years.
DISTRICT
COMMISSIONERS REPORT (Continued)
Commissioner
Carey stated she received a letter from Danny Trosset, Tourism Development
Division Manager, requesting Board discussion relative to potentially changing
the name of the Convention and Visitors’ Bureau (CVB) to include Orlando or
North Orlando. She stated it sounds like
the Tourism Development Council (TDC) has already had discussions relating to
this, but she would like the Board’s thoughts on same.
Ms.
Guillet stated Mr. Trosset approached her on this and she requested that he
reach out to each board member individually before the TDC had further
discussions.
Commissioner
Carey stated the TDC wants to discuss this further during their Marketing
Subcommittee meeting. She stated she
feels that if staff wants to discuss changing names, logos, or the way they do
business, they need to discuss that issue with the BCC first before presenting
it to a board that is only a recommending body.
She said from a marketing standpoint, having the name Orlando may be of
some benefit, but she feels this Board should have some discussions on this
before they get into a controversy because some committee feels that they
should do that. She added she would like
the TDC to discontinue their discussions on this until this Board has an
opportunity to discuss it.
Chairman
Dallari stated he agrees and recommended scheduling a work session to give the
Board an opportunity to discuss same.
Commissioner
Henley stated this issue came about when a consultant that was hired by the TDC
conducted a focus group research in Jacksonville and many of them were not
aware of the location of Seminole County.
He stated he feels the TDC has jumped the gun on two or three things,
but he believes the Acting County Manager has had some discussions about
protocol on some of these things and hopefully that will not happen again. He added he informed the consultant that
Seminole County has never marketed in Jacksonville, but in other areas they
have been very successful.
Commissioner
Horan stated it was generated from a consultant who was trying to be proactive
to see if it was a good idea to change the name of the CVB. He stated he feels they are jumping the gun
and the Board needs to discuss this further.
Commissioner
Carey stated she feels that protocol and proper channels are where they need to
go. She stated if the TDC hired the
consultant and gave them the scope to do this focus group, then a copy of the
report should have been submitted to the BCC.
Commissioner Constantine indicated that he has not seen the letter.
Ms.
Guillet stated the Board will receive more information before it goes to the
TDC. Commissioner Henley stated Mr.
Trosset previously announced that this Board wanted a joint meeting with the TDC. Commissioner Carey stated she would like this
Board to have an opportunity to discuss this issue before meeting with the
TDC.
Ms.
Guillet stated the County has a very enthusiastic, proactive Tourism Division
and that is a great asset to the County.
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There
being no further business to come before the Board, the Chairman declared the
meeting adjourned at 2:45 p.m., this same date.
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