BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA
August 27, 2019
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 27,
2019, in Room 1028 of the SEMINOLE
COUNTY SERVICES BUILDING at SANFORD,
FLORIDA, the usual place of meeting of said Board.
Present:
Chairman
Brenda Carey (District 5)
Vice
Chairman Jay Zembower (District 2)
Commissioner Robert Dallari (District 1)
Commissioner Lee Constantine (District 3)
Commissioner Amy Lockhart (District 4)
County
Manager Nicole Guillet
Assistant County
Attorney Desmond Morrell
Deputy Clerks Terri Porter and Chariti
Colón
Pastor Andy Searles,
Our Church Together, Casselberry, gave the Invocation. Commissioner Lockhart led the Pledge of
Allegiance.
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
The
Business Spotlight video for Palmer Natural Health was
presented.
AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS
Agenda Item #1 – 2019-1586
Chairman Carey introduced a video showing
the move of Mr. Nygren’s buggy collection to the Seminole County museum.
Motion by Commissioner Zembower, seconded by Commissioner Dallari, to approve
appropriate Resolution #2019-R-137 in appreciation to William Nygren for his generous donation of historical carriages
to the Seminole County Historic Museum.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 voted AYE.
CONSENT AGENDA
County Manager Nicole Guillet
advised staff is pulling Item #12 regarding the Natural Lands Resident
Caretaker Lease Agreement. Also, staff
is revising Item #22 regarding a Term Contract for Plans Examiners &
Inspection Services, and plans to place it on the September 10 BCC Agenda.
Motion by
Commissioner Dallari, seconded by Commissioner Zembower, to authorize and
approve the following:
County
Manager’s Office
Business
Office
2. Approve travel and mileage reimbursement to
Commissioner Constantine for miscellaneous travel from April - June, 2019. (2019-1512)
Community
Services
Business Office
3. Approve and authorize the Chairman to appoint
Ana Scuteri, as a new representative, to the vacant
position on the Committee on Aging in accordance with the guidelines
established by Administrative Code Section 4.6.
(2019-1564)
Community
Development
4. Approve and accept the Neighborhood
Stabilization Program Snapshot/Report, pursuant to Seminole County Resolution
#2013-R-61, and the HOME Program Activity Report, pursuant to Seminole County
Resolution #2015-R-51 for the month of July 2019. (2019-1572)
5. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program Annual Report and
Local Housing Incentives Certification form for The State Housing Initiatives
Partnership Program, SHIP, Annual Performance Report, APR. (2019-1578)
Development Services
Building
6. Approve
the issuance of a Notice of Determination that the unoccupied structure located
at 351 West Hornbeam Drive, Longwood, is a Public Nuisance; and authorize the
Building Official to: (a) serve Notice of this determination, pursuant to
Sections 168.5 and 168.6 Seminole County Code; and (b) set a date for a
"Show-Cause" public hearing, as prescribed in Sections 168.5-168.7,
Seminole County Code, based on the Building Official's certified findings. (2019-1519)
Planning
and Development Division
7. Approve
the plat for the Broadstone Parkway subdivision containing two (2) lots on
17.04 acres zoned PD, Broadstone Parkway Planned Development, located southwest
of the S.R. 46 and International Parkway intersection. (2019-1499)
8. Authorize
the release of Road, Streets, and Drainage Performance Bond #1067984 in the
amount of $257,542.50 for Towns at White Cedar subdivision. (2019-1542)
9. Authorize
release of Performance Bond (Off-Site Road Improvements) #1039659 in the amount
of $403,775.20 for Right-of-Way utilization of Lake Mary Boulevard. (2019-1539)
Environmental Services
Solid Waste Management
10. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
the First Amendment to Landfill Gas Purchase Agreement to implement the 10-year
rate adjustment for the purchase price of the landfill gas as required by the
Agreement. (2019-1517)
Leisure Services
Greenways and Natural Lands
11. Approve and authorize the execution and
recording of (2) electrical service easements to Duke Energy Florida, LLC on
the Rolling Hills property. (2019-1451)
12. Pulled
from the agenda the request to approve a Seminole County Natural Land
resident caretaker agreement with Adam Gentry for the Chuluota Wilderness
Area. (2019-1552)
13. Approve and authorize Chairman to execute a
Seminole County Natural Lands Resident Caretaker Agreement with Stephen Pitts
for the Lake Proctor Wilderness Area. (2019-1553)
Public Works
Traffic Engineering
14. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
the Traffic Enforcement Agreement between Seminole County, Seminole County
Sheriff's Office, and The Springs Community Association, Inc. (2019-1560)
Resource Management
Budget Division
15. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
appropriate Resolution #2019-R-138 implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR)
19-095 through the Major Projects Fund for an accounting adjustment related to
the Countywide Radio Project in the amount of $4,531,983. (2019-1540)
16. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
appropriate Resolution #2019-R-139 implementing the Budget Amendment Request
(BAR) #19-096 through the Fire Protection Fund to appropriate budget of
$211,751 from reserves and through the Fire/Rescue-Impact Fee Fund to
appropriate budget of $258,249 from reserves in the total amount of $470,000
for pre-acquisition expenses and the acquisition of land for Fire Station #39. (2019-1556)
17. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
a Grant Agreement with the Florida Division of Emergency Management in
acceptance of $6,229 through the Hazards Analysis Program; and to execute appropriate
Resolution #2019-R-140 implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) 19-097
through the Public Safety Grant (State) Funds in the amount of $6,229 to
establish funding. (2019-1554)
18. Approve
and authorize the Chairman to execute appropriate Resolution #2019-R-141
implementing the Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #19-098 through the General
Fund to appropriate budget of $50,822 from reserves for the new Computer
Assisted Dispatch (CAD) System’s annual maintenance. (2019-1558)
19. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
appropriate Resolution #2019-R-142 implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #19-099
through the 2014 Infrastructure Sales Tax Fund to allocate funds in the amount
of $79,000 for the Goldie Manor Area Sidewalk (CIP#01785260). (2019-1574)
20. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
appropriate Resolution #2019-R-143 implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #19-101
through the General Fund to allocate funds in the amount of $496,764 from
reserves for the Seminole State College Parking Lot Repairs project. (2019-1581)
Purchasing & Contracts
Division
21. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
appropriate Resolution #2019-R-144 approving revisions to the Seminole County
Purchasing Administrative Code, Section 3 County Administration, 3.55
Purchasing Policy, to reflect changes in the operational procedures and
policies relating to Procurement. (2019-1576)
22. Pulled
from the agenda the request to award RFP-603520-19/TLR, Term Contract for
Plans Examiners & Inspection Services to Calvin, Giordano & Associates,
Inc., Ft. Lauderdale; GFA International, Inc., Port St. Lucie; and NOVA
Engineering & Environmental, LLC, Tampa. (2019-1543)
23. Approve Work Order #17 for CEI Services for
Osceola Road Landfill Scale House and Entrance Road Improvements under
PS-1832-18/AEJ, Continuing CEI Services for Construction Projects less than
$2,000,000, with CDM Smith, Inc., Maitland, in the amount of $116,962.60; and
authorize the Purchasing and Contracts Division to execute the Work Order. (2019-1562)
24. Approve Work Order #18 for Construction
Engineering and Inspection Services (CEI) for Landfill Gas Collection and
Control System Expansion at Osceola Road Landfill, under PS-1832-18/AEJ,
Continuing CEI Services for Construction Projects less than $2,000,000, with
CDM Smith, Inc., Maitland, in the amount of $108,834.20; and authorize the
Purchasing and Contracts Division to execute the Work Order. (2019-1575)
25. Approve a change from the estimated Term Usage
of $2,000,000 to estimated Annual Usage of $2,000,000 under PS-1832-18/AEJ,
Continuous CEI Services for Construction Projects less than $2,000,000, with
CDM Smith, Inc., Maitland; England-Thims &
Miller, Inc., Lake Mary; and Tierra, Inc., Winter Garden. (2019-1565)
26. Approve the ranking list; authorize staff to
negotiate rates in accordance with Section 287.055, Florida Statutes, the
Consultants Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA); and authorize the Purchasing
and Contracts Division to execute one (1) Master Services Agreement (MSA) for PS-2552-19/GCM,
Slavia Road Capacity Improvements Project. (2019-1570)
27. Award CC-2466-19/RTB, Generator Replacement at
various Seminole County locations in the amount of $860,000, to Morrissette
Electric, Sanford; authorize the Purchasing and Contracts Division to execute
the Agreement; and approve and authorize the Chairman to execute appropriate
Resolution #2019-R-145 implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #19-100 in
the amount of $374,272 from General Fund Reserves. (2019-1569)
With
regard to public participation, no one in the audience spoke in support or
opposition to the Consent Agenda, and public input was closed.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 voted AYE.
Clerk & Comptroller’s Consent
Agenda Item #28
Motion by Commissioner
Lockhart, seconded by Commissioner Zembower, to approve
Expenditure Approval List dated August 5, 2019; Payroll Approval List
dated August 8, 2019; and BCC Official Minutes dated July 23, 2019. (2019-1571)
Districts 1, 2, 3,
4, and 5 voted AYE.
Clerk & Comptroller’s “Received
and Filed” Documents
1. Letter
dated July 25, 2019, from Carly J. Schrader, Nabors Giblin & Nickerson, to
County Attorney Bryant Applegate, regarding Seminole County v. Department of
Juvenile Justice, Enforcement of Interest on Final Judgment.
2. Memorandum
dated July 30, 2019, from Desmond Morrell, Senior Assistant County Attorney, to
Seminole County Board of County Commissioners and the County Manager’s Office,
regarding Section 24.10, Pay Administration, of the Seminole County
Administrative Code, which was modified to include adoption dates for its
creation and any changes to that section.
3. Development
Order #19-30000069, 4651 Gilbert Street, Bessie Hardy.
4. Maintenance
Bond #013127Y (Streets, Curbs, Storm Drains) in the amount of $2,340 for the
project known as Lakeview Drive Right-of-Way; Axios
Construction Services, LLC.
5. Cash
Maintenance Bond (Water and Sewer Improvements) in the amount of $1,076 for the
project known as Epic Retail Phase 2; Strategic Commercial Construction, LLC.
6. Maintenance
Bond #CMS335514 (Water and Sewer Facilities) from the original amount of
$2,631.19, with an Increase Penalty Rider to the amount of $26,311.92, for the
project known as Legacy Estates; Pulte Home Company, LLC.
7. Maintenance
Bond #107031911 (Water and Sewer Facilities) in the amount of $12,000 for the
project known as FDOT – RTMC (Regional Transportation Management Center);
Halifax Paving, Inc.
8. Conditional
Utility Agreement for water and sewer with Pulte Home Company for the project
known as Brookmore Estates Phase 3.
9. Tourist Tax
Funding Agreement with Nations Baseball, LLC d/b/a DS Sports Ventures for the
August Tournaments.
10. Parks
Contract for Services with James Crumrine and Caleb
Cox; Tennis Instructor Agreement for Caleb Cox.
11. Work
Orders #50 and #51 to PS-0009-15 with Pegasus Engineering, Inc.
12. Work Order
#14 to PS-0157-15 with S2L, Inc.
13. Closeout
to Work Order #21 to CC-0559-15 with Central Florida Environmental Corp.
14. Closeout
to Work Order #9 to RFP-1294-17 with Pat Lynch Construction, LLC.
15. Work Order
#4 to CC-1391-17 with P&S Paving, Inc.
16. Work Order
#7 to PS-1998-18 with Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc.
17. Closeout
to CC-1988-18 with Construction Partners, LLC.
18. CC-2498-19,
Construction Services Agreement, with Mid-South Contractors, LLC.
19. Amendment
#5 to Work Order #3 to PS-8827-13 with Metric Engineering, Inc.
20. First
Amendment to IFB-603217-18 with Good Sports of Central Florida, Inc.
21. RFQ-603240-18,
Mobile Concessions Services Agreement, with Curbside Streatery
LLC d/b/a Curbside Streatery, as approved by the BCC
on December 11, 2018.
22. RFP-603459-19,
Term Contract with Universal Engineering Sciences, Inc.
23. Bids as
follows:
IFB-603563-19 from AKC Companion Animal
Recovery; Pethealth Services (USA) Inc.; Datamars, Inc.;
IFB-603547-19 from Teleflex LLC;
BID-603568-19 from Binder Lift LLC; Bound
Tree Medical, LLC; Medline Industries, Inc.; and
CC-2498-19 from Mid-South Contractors;
U.S. Veteran Contractors, LLC; Linton Enterprises, Inc.; Dorothy Harris; BlackStreet Enterprises, LLC d/b/a BSE Construction Group;
East Coast Commercial.
REGULAR AGENDA
Agenda Item #29 – 2019-1538
Code Enforcement Lien Amnesty Program
Mary Moskowitz, Planning and
Development Division, addressed the Board to review the item and the conditions
of qualifying for the program. In
addition, she advised they will include in the mailing notices to all property
owners with outstanding Code Enforcement liens language advising property
owners that if they are unable to bring their property into compliance due to
financial or medical reasons, they may contact the County and they will be
provided with contact information for agencies and program opportunities that
may be able to assist them in bringing the properties into compliance. Staff will also post information on the
County website. Staff recommends
adoption of the resolution.
Ms. Moskowitz stated that staff is seeking
input and direction as to whether the Board wants to include a provision that
the proposed resolution allow further reduction to a lien from the reduced
maximum amount of $1,000; for example, to just pay the administrative costs if
the applicant proves a medical or financial hardship.
Commissioner Zembower suggested
they also publish the information in newspapers and Ms. Moskowitz responded
that they can certainly look into that.
Commissioner Constantine added he has been receiving phone calls from
the Press and believes they will be picking this up. He wanted to clarify, though, that this does
not relate to serial offenders; you have to bring the property into compliance;
you have to pay all liens and taxes, so everything else will be paid up and in
good order in the County.
Ms. Guillet noted with respect to
communicating the program, staff is going to focus on direct mailing to those
that have liens because this program is really only open to them. They want to make sure they don’t confuse the
public and people that are maybe in the Code Enforcement process now because
this program does not apply to them, and they still need to bring their
properties into compliance.
Commissioner Constantine questioned
how many would be eligible for the amnesty program and Ms. Moskowitz advised
they have about 250 existing violations.
Commissioner Lockhart noted she
would like to look at the MOU again because it has been a long time. She is excited that the Sheriff’s Office does
code enforcement on the County’s behalf, but she thinks something they should
re-instill is that it is on behalf of the County. Chairman Carey agreed that it is time because
it has probably been 25 years or so. Ms.
Guillet advised they looked at it a few years ago, but they have not reviewed
it since there has been a change in leadership at the Sheriff’s Office. Commissioner Zembower concurred and
reiterated that a lot of these properties are already in compliance and they
just did not know because there was no protocol to follow up. He opined they need to be very sensitive to people
that have legitimate financial hardships, family hardships, in an attempt to
make sure they work with those property owners, whether it be their families or
their faith-based groups or other organizations.
Chairman Carey expressed her
concern in the way it is written right now that there is no ability to apply
for financial hardship because $1,250 to a lot of seniors, for example, who
live on a fixed income would not be a possibility. They may not make the application for $100
knowing that they are going to have to pay up to $1,250 because they cannot
afford to do that. She believes they
need to add the financial hardship ability for somebody to apply and prove that
they have the financial hardship. With
some of these cases that are not in compliance, it is because they are elderly
or disabled and they cannot afford to hire someone. She opined it would be a great opportunity
for them to make a community effort and get some volunteer groups together to
go out and assist those who really need the help. She thinks that point needs to be made in the
notification to make sure that those who may not be able to afford it can still
apply for the amnesty and clear their title.
For some of the liens that are from the 80s, for example, if the
property ends up going into an estate, then the family has to deal with that
even though the property may be in compliance. She said she feels these are two important
things that need to be added to the document along with maybe even a payment
plan, because if you are a young single mother with children, to pay $1,250 at
one time would be an impossible task, and they couldn’t even get a loan on
their home with the lien on it.
Chairman Carey stated there are two
additions to make, the financial hardship application process and a payment
program of some sort for those who might need to make monthly payments to pay
it off. Ms. Guillet recommended the
Board go forward with approving the program today and if it is the desire of
the Board to have some policy for financial, medical or some other legitimate
hardship with respect to being able to pay the reduced fee, and if they also
want to be able to provide a payment plan, they can bring back another
resolution on a future agenda and have that apply to this. That way they can get the program in place
and they can start advertising it. They
want to give people enough time to be able to bring their property into compliance.
Motion by
Commissioner Dallari, seconded by Commissioner Constantine, to adopt
appropriate Resolution #2019-R-146 to establish a one-time Code Enforcement
Lien Amnesty Program beginning on January 1, 2020 and ending on July 1, 2020;
bring back additional information in connection with hardships and payment
plans; and information as to what to do with the remaining parcels that are
still outstanding.
With regard to public
participation, no one in the audience spoke in support or opposition, and
public input was closed.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 voted
AYE.
Agenda Item #33 – 2019-1598
Issuance of Water and Sewer Revenue Refunding
Bonds, Series 2019
Ms.
Guillet introduced the new CEO and Director of the Resource Management
Department, Lorie Bailey Brown.
Ms. Bailey
Brown addressed the Board to present the request to adopt a supplemental resolution
authorizing the issuance of the Water and Sewer Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series
2019, in the amount not-to-exceed $71 million to provide for the refunding of
the Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 2010B.
Chairman Carey requested that
Hilltop Securities speak to the County’s rating results from S&P and
Moody’s. Alex Bugallo
addressed the Board stating he is here with Angela Singleton as financial
advisors to the County. He talked about
the rating presentations they made on August 12 to Moody’s and Standard & Poors, which were about two hours each. Moody’s affirmed Seminole’s very strong
rating of Aa2, and S&P upgraded their rating to AA+ on the Water and Sewer,
which he said is terrific news. He
congratulated the County and staff along with the Board. He explained the importance of having this
credit upgraded for the benefit of the public, per Chairman Carey’s request. Mr. Bugallo talked
about the Debt Service Reserve Fund.
Commissioner Zembower then requested he talk about the Reserves as they
have to do with this particular issue versus their General Fund and that this
is an Enterprise Fund. Questions were
posed by several Commissioners and answered by Mr. Bugallo.
With regard to public
participation, no one in the audience spoke in support or opposition, and
public input was closed.
Motion by
Commissioner Dallari, seconded by Commissioner Lockhart, to approve the request
to adopt Supplemental Resolution #2019-R-147 authorizing the issuance of the
Water and Sewer Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2019, in the amount
not-to-exceed $71,000,000, to provide for the refunding of the Water and Sewer
Revenue Bonds, Series 2010B.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 voted
AYE.
INVESTMENT
ADVISOR’S REPORT
Scott
McIntyre, Hilltop Securities, addressed the Board to present the Investment
Advisor’s Report (received and filed).
Motion by Commissioner Dallari,
seconded by Commissioner Zembower, to adopt the recommendations of the County’s
financial advisor based upon the report submitted today and to direct the Clerk
to implement said Board-adopted recommendations.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 voted AYE.
COUNTY
ATTORNEY’S REPORT
Desmond Morrell, Assistant County Attorney, updated the Board in
connection with the opioid litigation.
He advised they filed their initial complaint in federal court. They have been updating their outside counsel
on a monthly basis. They want to thank the
Seminole County Sheriff’s Office for all the work they have done, particularly
Sheriff Lemma and Chief Spriggs. He also
gave a big thank you to Chief Oakes and his staff at the Fire Department. They are seeking to recover just under $20
million in damages, but that number does continue to rise.
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Chairman Carey
recessed the meeting at 10:35 a.m.,
reconvening
at 1:30 p.m. with all
Commissioners and all other Officials, with the exception of Assistant
County Attorney Desmond Morrell who was replaced by Deputy County Attorney Lynn
Porter-Carlton, Clerk of Court Grant Maloy who was replaced by Chief Deputy
Clerk of Court Brent Holladay, and Deputy Clerk Terri Porter who was replaced by Deputy
Clerk Chariti Colón, who were present at the Opening Session.
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT
Steve
Fussell, Office of Organizational Excellence, addressed the Board to present
The Employee Spotlight video featuring Meredith Walker, Public Safety
Enhancement Program Team.
Commissioner Dallari inquired when the CAD rollout would be
happening. Tricia Johnson, Deputy County
Manager, addressed the Board and advised an event is being planned with a
tentative date of October 1st.
PROOFS OF PUBLICATION
Motion
by Commissioner Dallari, seconded by Commissioner Zembower, 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
Item #30 –
2019-1503
Seminole
County Port Authority Fiscal Year 2020 Presentation
Andrew Van Gaale, Port Authority
Administrator, addressed the Board and introduced Port Authority Board Chairman
Cliff Miller and Vice Chairman Matthew Criswell. Mr. Van Gaale
stated the Seminole County Port Authority (SCOPA) approved their FY 2019/2020
budget on May 15th and unanimously recommended approval to the Board of County
Commissioners. Out of the FY 2018/2019
budget, $700,000 of surplus funds is being provided to the BCC for use in the general
budget.
Mr. Van Gaale reviewed the budget as
outlined in the agenda memorandum. He
explained there has been quite a bit of work done on the drainage
infrastructure and road network which will continue next year. The capital improvement plan of $1.4 million
is to complete the master drainage plan improvements, some building
renovations, and some initial design and site work on a redevelopment project
located at 1500 Dolgner Place, which is currently a
vacant site. Mr. Van Gaale
stated the total budget for FY 2019/2020 is $4,471,174 with projected revenues
of $1,941,383. Operational expenditures
are projected to be $2,198,064. He
explained revenue is down a little bit with the loss of the tenant at 1500 Dolgner Place and the site being redeveloped. Mr. Van Gaale
stated the Port's board has come up with a contribution next year to the BCC in
the amount of $450,000, which will leave the Port with a cash balance at the
end of the fiscal year of $1,823,000.
Mr. Van Gaale requested approval of the budget
and stated he, Mr. Miller, and Mr. Criswell were available for any
questions.
Commissioner Zembower confirmed with Mr. Van Gaale
that he met with consultants regarding the Orange Boulevard project and there
is going to be an opportunity to do some design changes with some of the
drainage. Mr. Van Gaale
added a potential stormwater pond for the project has been identified on Port
Authority property. He explained they
will work together on the conveyance of water through the Port to that site.
Commissioner Lockhart inquired what amount the reserves are
currently. Mr. Van Gaale
responded they will have $1.8 million at the end of the year. Commissioner Lockhart asked what the reserves
projection is for next year. Mr. Van Gaale responded they are also looking at about $1.8 million
at the end of FY 2020 after a $450,000 contribution back to the County. Chairman Carey advised that the County funds
$150,000 every year towards the Port's business incubator partnership with
Seminole State College, and those funds come from the Port's surplus-fund
contribution to the County. Ms. Guillet
inquired what the Port's operating budget minus capital is and confirmed with
Mr. Van Gaale that their reserves will keep them
operating for about six months.
Commissioner Lockhart requested clarification on the projected
$450,000 contribution back to the County in 2020 in comparison to this year's
$700,000 contribution. Mr. Van Gaale explained there is approximately a half million
dollars more in FY 2020's budget for capital improvements. Commissioner Zembower clarified if their
numbers end up being better than what is projected, the Port will have the
ability to contribute more than $450,000 next year. Chairman Carey stated she would like to have
the commitment from the Port board that they will look at the budget midyear to
see if there's an opportunity to increase the contribution to the County.
Chairman Carey inquired if the Port would be donating to the County
any right-of-way on Orange Boulevard by Dolgner
Place. Mr. Van Gaale
responded the right-of-way acquisition is in contact with Mr. Coover regarding potential right-of-way acquisition and for
the retention pond that is going to be used for the project. He stated they are willing to be a partner if
it will help get the Port's drainage taken care of on that section. Chairman Carey inquired where the proposed
retention site is located. Mr. Van Gaale explained it will be in existing wetlands adjacent to
the SunRail and just north of the Port's last facility on the extreme east side
of the property. The Chairman clarified
with Mr. Van Gaale that would be a donation of
right-of-way for the retention pond and not an acquisition. Mr. Van Gaale
expressed it is ultimately a decision of the board since he, as the director,
cannot make that decision. Mr. Criswell
advised they also gave a little bit to CFX and SunRail as well.
Chairman Carey inquired if there is an annual increase in the Port's
leases. Mr. Van Gaale
responded it is 5% every two years. A
discussion ensued regarding rental space demand and rates.
Chairman Carey stated she would like to hear from the Port’s board
chairman the commitment to look at their midyear budget to see if there is the
possibility of increasing the contribution to the County. She requested they also do some long-term
planning of what they think that contribution is going to look like because the
County is doing five-year forecasting, and it would help staff in the planning
process to have some idea of what the Port's projected contribution will be for
the next five years. Commissioner
Zembower advised his commitment as part of the Port board is a midyear review,
and any excess of revenue that can be determined to come back to the County
absolutely would be given back.
With regard to public participation, no one in the audience spoke in
support or opposition, and public input was closed.
Motion by Commissioner Constantine, seconded by Commissioner Dallari, to
approve the Seminole County Port Authority’s FY 2019/2020 budget.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 voted AYE.
Item #31 –
2019-1589
Ordinance
Amending Chapter 250 of the Seminole County Code
Richard Durr, Leisure Services Director,
presented the request as outlined in the agenda memorandum. Mr. Durr stated
this will give the Sheriff's Office the ability to enforce public parking lots
that already have restrictions on them, such as libraries and parks, and will
allow them to address areas that have had issues in the past, such as overnight
parking or parking in areas that are designated no parking zones.
Lynn Porter-Carlton, Deputy County Attorney, advised there are two
changes to what was provided in the agenda memorandum. Section 250.116 that was entitled private
property has been deleted and the remaining sections renumbered, and then the
phrase "pursuant to" was added to the first whereas clause on line 15
on page 1 of the ordinance.
Upon request of Chairman Carey for why these amendments are being
requested, Mr. Durr gave the examples of a commercial
vehicle recently parking overnight and on the weekends at one of the library
branches. During the school year,
students from the high school next door to Greenwood Lakes Park will park there
rather than buying a parking sticker to park at the high school. Even though it says no student parking at the
park, there is nothing in the ordinance that allows the Sheriff's Office to be
able to address the issues. There has
also been an issue at the county facility on First Street where it is posted no
parking between certain hours of the day to allow for county business, people
have been parking there, and it becomes difficult to find parking behind the
county buildings on First Street.
With regard to public participation, no one in the audience spoke in
support or opposition, and public input was closed.
Motion by Commissioner Lockhart, seconded by Commissioner Zembower, to adopt
Ordinance #2019-34 amending Chapter 250, Traffic, of the Seminole County Code;
Amending Part 1, Traffic Ordinance, Article VII, Parking Regulations;
Establishing Section 250.77, Parking in Public Lots; Establishing Section
250.78, Overnight or Overtime Parking; Amending Article XI, Parking Citations;
and Amending Section 250.115, Impounding.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 voted AYE.
Item #32 – 2019-0019
Crestwood Estates
LSFLUA and Rezone
Ex parte communications were received and
filed from all five districts.
Danalee
Petyk, Planning and Development, presented the
request as outlined in the agenda memorandum.
A PowerPoint presentation was displayed (received and filed).
Chairman Carey confirmed with Jean Jreij, Public Works Director, that
improvements to Michigan Avenue and Markham Woods will be addressed in final
engineering.
Charlie Madden, Madden, Moorhead & Stokes, Applicant, distributed
and displayed a packet of documents (received and filed). Mr. Madden explained there were several
community meetings and their proposal reflects changes made as a result of
those meetings. They are proposing 20
lots which includes the five-acre estate lot.
There is no open space required.
They are at 25% minimum perimeter buffers. They have a building setback line that is 45
feet against the Heathrow property lines.
They are committed to one-acre lots on Lake Marietta; 80 by 125 against
Heathrow, which has minimum lot sizes of 75 by 120; and they are proposing two
lots on the lakefront lot, one that is one acre and the other that is five
acres. There is no tree preservation
required. However, they are doing some
natural buffers against Heathrow and there will be some trees preserved on the
estate lot. They are proposing a minimum
house size of 2,000 square feet.
Mr. Madden reviewed the allowable uses for the property if it were to
remain A-1. Mr. Madden noted this
property is not in the WRPA or the East Lake Sylvan Transitional area. Mr. Madden stated Michigan Street will
function as a typical cul-de-sac with approximately 25 homes on it with five of
those being existing homes. Per the
development order, the five-acre lot cannot be subdivided further, and there is
a deed restriction that has been signed by all parties. The deed restriction says that in order for
the five-acre lot to be subdivided, all of the property owners that are in the
subdivision, the other 19 homeowners, would all have to sign off on that. Mr. Madden reviewed the surrounding densities
and stated their proposal is compatible with all of the neighbors.
Chairman Carey confirmed with Mr. Madden he is aware of the road
improvements on Markham Woods with the modified right-turn lane and left-turn
lane accessing on Michigan. Mr. Madden
responded the final survey is being done of the right-of-way. They are glad to do the modified right-turn
lane as long as there's adequate right-of-way for them to fit it in there.
Commissioner Zembower confirmed with Mr. Madden the deed restriction
will be filed with the Clerk of the Courts at the time the development order is
being exercised. Chairman Carey
suggested it could be recorded as part of closing. Mr. Madden assured it will be recorded at the
appropriate time. Commissioner Zembower
requested staff be provided a copy as well.
With regard to public participation, Blaine Darrah, 1624 Cherry Ridge
Drive, spoke in support and also requested assurances that there will be ground
level drainages in the buffer between the Heathrow homes and the Crestwood
Estates homes.
Martin Alpert, 792 Preserve Terrace (photograph received and filed);
Judy Woodward, 1218 Sunshine Tree Boulevard; Robert Methven, 3515 Michigan
Street; and Steven Confield, 3550 Michigan Street,
spoke in opposition.
Lillian Liparulo, 1573 Cherry Lake Way; Lois
Alpert, 792 Preserve Terrace; Ruth and Steven Confield,
3550 Michigan Street; and Stacey Vandewiele, 1532
Sunshine Tree Boulevard (Petition received and filed), provided Written Comment
Forms in opposition.
Public Comment Forms were received and filed.
Chairman Carey requested Mr. Jreij address the comments and questions
about the road right-of-way and the width.
Mr. Jreij responded Michigan will be brought up to standard of being 20
feet wide. The Chairman inquired if
sidewalks will be required on both sides of the road. Mr. Jreij stated there will only be a
sidewalk on the north side next to the school.
Chairman Carey confirmed everything will be fleshed out during engineering. Mr. Jreij advised they are putting in a
drainage system, conveyance system on the south side. Commissioner Lockhart inquired if a
right-of-way survey for Michigan has been recently done. Mr. Jreij stated the developer will be doing
one because they are designing the road and the drainage system. Chairman Carey confirmed with Mr. Jreij staff
is looking at how much right-of-way is along Markham Woods to see if it can
accommodate the left- and right-turn lane there.
Mr. Madden advised they will have a full right-of-way survey done of
Michigan and Markham Woods when they get into final engineering. Mr. Madden, in response to Mr. Darrah's
request for assurances that there will be drainage buffers, stated that HH in
the development order says existing stormwater flows from adjacent properties
will be collected and directed to the on-site stormwater management areas
within the community. They are aware
they will have to take care of it, and it will be addressed in final
engineering.
Commissioner Constantine inquired if anything has changed in the
development order from the transmittal.
Mr. Madden responded he did not believe so.
Chairman Carey requested Ms. Porter-Carlton address Mr. Alpert's
public comment that all the Commissioners should be stating their position
before voting. Ms. Porter-Carlton
responded there is no such requirement.
When the Commissioners make their vote, they can simply vote yay or
nay. They do not have to explain their
vote or provide a comment.
Motion
by Chairman Carey, seconded by Commissioner Lockhart, to adopt Ordinance
#2019-35 enacting a Large Scale Future Land Use Map Amendment from Suburban
Estates to Planned Development; adopt associated Ordinance #2019-36 enacting a
Rezone from A-1, Agriculture, to PD, Planned Development; and approve the
associated Development Order and Master Development Plan for approximately
20.96 acres, located east of the Markham Woods Road and Michigan Street
intersection
Under discussion, Commissioner Constantine stated they are still
looking at 1.9 units per acre. The
Commissioner opined this is not an improvement in the area and they are still
asking for the same amount of development that they would have had before. Therefore, he does not see any compelling
reason to vote to increase the current zoning and will be voting against it.
Districts 1, 2, 4, and 5 voted AYE.
District 3 voted NAY.
Motion passes 4 to 1.
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Ms. Johnson discussed priorities for the 2020 legislative session
which will begin in January. Ms. Johnson
stated this is the second year for Senate President Bill Galvano. This is the final term due to term limits for
both Senator David Simmons and Speaker of the House Jose Oliva, so they will be
looking for new leadership in both the House and Senate in 2021. The Florida delegation members from the House
are Representative Scott Plakon and freshman Representatives David Smith and
Joy Goff-Marcil.
The legislative delegation is scheduled to meet on Friday September
13th at 1:00 p.m. in BCC chambers.
Anybody who would like to attend or speak will need to complete a
speaker form and submit it to Representative Smith's office by September
6th. Committee weeks begin the week of
September 16th and go through December.
Regular session begins on January 14th.
The Florida Association of Counties Legislative Day is January
29th. Regular session is scheduled to
conclude on March 13th.
Ms. Johnson stated they work with a number of departments internally
to talk about items that may be of concern moving into session, as well as
community partners, and education partners.
She distributed a draft copy of legislative priorities (received and
filed). Consistent with previous years,
the top three priorities are listed as well as items to monitor and suggested
appropriation requests.
Ms. Johnson stated the first legislative item priority listed is
preserving Home Rule, local government funding sources, maintaining existing
authority for zoning and permitting. She
explained they see a lot of issues at the state level with respect to
preemptions, particularly on the House side, and they anticipate seeing some of
this during the upcoming session as well.
They have included language regarding affordable housing and the
protection of the Sadowski Affordable Housing Trust Fund. Another concern related to affordable housing
is included in House Bill 7103 which was approved by the Governor in June and
amends various state statutes all dealing with development in Florida. Ms. Johnson distributed a copy of House Bill
7103 as well as a staff analysis (received and filed).
Ms. Johnson stated Article V is also included in the top three
priorities. There are two issues related
to Article V. The first issue is per
statute a county may adopt an ordinance, which the County did in 2004, to
assess an additional court cost, not to exceed $65, to be imposed by the court
for felony, misdemeanor, delinquent acts, and traffic offenses. Revenues generated by these fees are
distributed equally 25% into innovations, legal aid programs, law library, and
teen court programs. The area of concern
is legal aid. Per statute, legal aid is
permitted to increase expenditures by 1.5% annually, but the fee remains flat
and has since the ordinance was enacted in 2004. The proposed budget for legal aid for FY 2020
is $356,377 and projected revenues are $105,000 which will require the County
to subsidize with general fund dollars more than $250,000 net fiscal year.
The proposed recommendation is in two parts. First, that they seek to amend the statute so
the revenues divided into the four categories are not divided into 25% per
category, rather allowing each county to have the flexibility to determine how
the monies are divided into the four categories. Ms. Johnson explained that in order to cover
the County's costs, the fee would need to be increased from $65 to $105. She stated since this is a statute that
applies to all counties, it would be her recommendation to keep the priority
high level and then work with the lobbyists and others to talk about the best
information to put in the statute so that it's flexible for all counties that
are utilizing the fee and impacted by the fee.
Ms. Johnson stated the second issue also related to Article V is the
technology fee, which is a $2 fee. The
Clerk’s Office collects a $4 fee per page for designated instruments including
deeds, leases, bills of sale, and so forth.
$2 of this fee goes to the BCC to be used exclusively for court-related
technology needs. Similar to the first
issue, the proposed budget for the technology needs in FY 2020 is $1.1 million
with projected revenues at $720,000.
Therefore, more than $400,000 would be subsidized by the general
fund. Ms. Johnson expressed they would
like to work with the lobbyists and the Clerk's Office to talk about how they
can best approach increasing this fee.
Ms. Johnson stated it is her recommendation to keep the legislative
priority high level and then determine the best language that benefits all
parties impacted as they work through session.
Ms. Johnson stated those are the recommended top three priorities
based on conversations. There are also
some recommended appropriations requests, as well as additional legislative
priorities that may be considered lower on the list.
Commissioner Dallari advised there could be some potential legislation
with utilities in South Florida requiring them to put so much money into their
infrastructure. He requested that be
monitored to see if there is any movement to regulate local utilities to talk
about how much money needs to be put into the infrastructure.
Chairman Carey stated they have to keep issues high level but to brief
the delegation on particular items, such as where the County is subsidizing
almost $700,000 in the upcoming year out of the general fund to support courts,
which is clearly a responsibility of the State.
The Chairman suggested rather than naming a dollar amount, to see what
it would have been if CPI had been applied since it was adopted in 2004 at $65
and then ask for that as the adjustment.
Commissioner Dallari inquired what the cost is for. Ms. Johnson responded the statute enumerates
a number of things the cost can go to.
The majority of the costs are associated with computer equipment,
software, hardware, and those type of technologies. She explained the cost for technology continues
to go up, but the fee remains flat.
Commissioner Dallari inquired if the state statute says what type of
computer system has to be provided, and Ms. Johnson responded it does not. Chairman Carey opined technology will be an
important part of relocating the courts back together and building the new
facility, and they should not be subsidizing it. They should have the ability to adjust those
fees however is needed in order to pay for the courts. The Chairman stated the main thing is to talk
to the legislators, because a number of them are freshman legislators, so they
understand. Ms. Guillet advised the
judicial partners have been very conservative in their requests. They have been very cognizant of the lack of
funding, and they are probably going without some things that would make their
jobs easier and more effective and efficient.
Commissioner Lockhart suggested challenging the status quo a little
bit and departing from how things have been looked at in the past. The Commissioner recalled the most successful
legislative sessions she had encountered while at the School Board were when
they did something unique and different from every other county and when they
put together a collaborative effort. She
stated they had heard the legislature say time and time again "we need
workforce, we need workforce, we need workforce." The Commissioner opined Seminole County has
incredible workforce building entities in the community between Seminole County
Public Schools, Seminole State College, and the local private sector community
that has already come together and built this incredible workforce. Now there is not any housing for that
workforce.
Commissioner Lockhart suggested coming up with a collaborative
solution to propose and then asking the legislature to work on it with them
together. The Commissioner opined taking
a completely different tone and tact over the course of two or three
legislative sessions could result in some significant movement. Commissioner Constantine stated whenever a
legislator sees someone willing to put their money where their mouth is, they
are more accessible to the idea of including that in a budget request. Commissioner Constantine stated showing the
legislators that the County is willing to put something in will make them more
willing to take that up to their fellow members. He opined that is a good short-term idea, and
Commissioner Lockhart's suggestion is a good long-term idea.
Chairman Carey inquired of the Board if they agreed to the three
recommended subjects being the priorities.
No objections were voiced.
Chairman Carey stated there is not any money in the budget for the
four items listed for appropriation requests.
Ms. Johnson stated the Lake Jesup restoration
and the Monroe Trail would be matched out of sales tax. The bear-resistant refuse containers are not
matched at this time. Ms. Guillet
explained it is a competitive process to get the funding for the containers. There was a match from the private side, but
there wasn't a County match.
Commissioner Dallari inquired about the Department of Juvenile Justice
project. Ms. Guillet responded this is a
project that has been before the legislature multiple times, and they have
received a million dollars in funding.
They are working on extending that funding agreement. This was always loosely associated with the
DJJ money, and the $2 million they received for CAD was loosely associated with
the DJJ money. Ms. Guillet stated she is
a little concerned they might aggravate them by putting this project forward
now that they have resolved the DJJ issue.
Commissioner Dallari stated he would not bring this project forward
because of that issue.
Ms. Guillet stated separate from the legislative priorities, they did
receive $4 million in settlement money.
Prior Board discussions were that they wanted to use some of that money
for the Juvenile Assessment Center relocation.
Chairman Carey recalled County Attorney Bryant Applegate came to the
Board and asked if they wanted to pursue the interest income that was lost by
not having the money to invest with the overpayment. The direction that was given was to make the
demand and see what happens. The
Chairman stated she has received calls from the lobbyists about their concern
of the County threatening to sue the State over interest earned when they got
paid back the money.
The Chairman inquired if they have received a response to the
demand. Ms. Porter-Carlton responded the
demand letter did go out, and they requested a response from the DJJ by
September 9th. Chairman Carey stated
there is no statute of limitations if they decide to file suit later. She would like for that to be cleared up
because it may save a lot of conversations with the lobbyists about their
concern of the County suing the State.
Commissioner Dallari stated he does not believe they should be
threatening a lawsuit if they are asking for appropriations. Commissioner Constantine agreed and stated if
they still feel inclined to file suit after the legislative meeting this year,
they can always do it then. At this
point before they hear an answer and before the legislative session, he thinks
they can defer. Chairman Carey stated
the next BCC meeting is after the 9th and they will see if there has been a
response then.
The Chairman stated the Board did talk about when and if they received
a settlement that it would be allocated to the JAC relocation. The Sheriff's Department’s costs, which is
funded by the County, would be more efficient if that project is moved
forward. The Chairman directed staff to
remove it from the legislative list.
Chairman Carey inquired of the Board if they agreed to the three
policy priorities and the three requests.
No objections were voiced.
Commissioner Constantine inquired if the money they are getting back
for the bear-resistant cans had been spent.
Ms. Guillet responded they are short approximately $90,000 to finish the
existing requests from the neighborhoods that were started and then never
received additional appropriations.
Commissioner Constantine suggested they may have a better opportunity to
get money if they demonstrate to the legislators how the County has put money
back into the program by giving the discount.
Chairman Carey stated they could prepare a summary of how much was
received from FWC, how much was matched in the beginning, and what was
reinvested to buy more cans. The
Chairman stated she would like to see the $90,000 funded this budget year to
complete the neighborhoods that were started.
She stated there are enough reserves in solid waste to fund it. That will show the County is making the
investment even without appropriations funding.
However, they will need additional funding to expand the program.
Commissioner Lockhart stated she would like to make sure they are
engaging the lobbyists to give their expert advice and feedback. Chairman Carey responded that is the next
step. They have to decide what the
policy priorities and appropriations requests are going to be first, and then
they can give the lobbyists that information and ask for their feedback. Ms. Johnson advised she has spoken with the
lobbyists. She is also meeting with the
representatives for both Seminole State and the school system next week. She has met with Dr. Lorenz as well as
attended the school system legislative priorities brainstorming session. She explained the two common threads are
affordable housing and workforce.
However, she has not brought all of the lobbyists together, but that is
something she is happy to do.
Chairman Carey suggested giving the legislative delegation white
papers on each subject and what has been invested will get them up to speed
without having to do a lot of research on their own. The Chairman inquired of the Board if they
agreed with that strategy. No objections were voiced.
COUNTY MANAGER’S REPORT
Ms. Guillet stated Alan Harris, Office of Emergency Management, will
be providing an update on Tropical System Dorian. Chairman Carey expressed using group text to
keep all of the Commissioners informed is working very well. She suggested to continue doing that. The Chairman inquired of the Board if they
agreed. No objections were voiced.
Mr. Harris advised the Board they have been monitoring a tropical
system. The Governor looks to sign an
executive order sometime today to mobilize National Guard units so they can
start to do logistical support. Mr.
Harris stated his office is working on getting shelter supplies ready. The superintendent of schools will be making
notification to those schools that are going to being placed on standby for
opening if emergency shelters are needed.
The finance department has created a sub ledger to account for
preparedness actions over the next few days as Dorian gets closer.
Commissioner Constantine inquired of sandbag locations. Mr. Harris responded the cities will not be
opening locations until the storm gets a little closer. He advised Lake Harney is already at action
stage so the County is opening up sandbag locations Wednesday.
Upon request of Ms. Guillet to give a forecast, Mr. Harris displayed
the projected forecast (received and filed).
If it continues on track, tropical-storm-force winds are expected to hit
the Central Florida area Saturday at 8:00 a.m. with the eye expected Sunday
morning. However, the forecast
continues to change. Mr. Harris reviewed
possible tracks and scenarios. He
recalled prior hurricanes and tropical storms and stated they need to prepare
for heavy winds and serious rain.
Mr. Harris advised the County Attorney's Office has been working on a
local state of emergency to allow certain activities to prepare for the
event. They are conducting "just in
time" training tomorrow for all staff, all municipal staff, all support
agency staff, American Red Cross, Salvation Army, and all the other agencies
that come in and help.
Mr. Harris advised they will continue to monitor the storm and send
out situation reports. He stated Alert
Seminole will also provide notifications.
Ms. Guillet added if there is anything critical or anything that
significantly changes, they will contact the Commissioners directly.
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Ms. Guillet reminded everyone of the work session scheduled Thursday
afternoon. Commissioner Dallari stated
if it needs to be postponed and rescheduled due to the storm, he thinks the
Board should allow that. Chairman Carey
responded they will if it is warranted.
Ms. Guillet stated staff will be sending out the final agenda. However, depending on the storm, they may
send something out rescheduling.
DISTRICT REPORTS
District 2
Commissioner Zembower reported Senator Simmons was in the Oviedo area
with St. Johns Water Management, DEP, and other stakeholders discussing
approximately $15 million of Lake Jesup budget
funding from the legislators that he will be pushing for to get the additional
cut put into Lake Jesup. The Commissioner requests the lobbyists to
dovetail on that.
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Commissioner Zembower stated they had an update on the Lake Harney
basin study, and they met with the community to advise them of the update.
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Commissioner Zembower stated there have been requests from the east
side of town in his district and Commissioner Dallari's
district for a Boys and Girls Club. The
Commissioner requested staff meet with him to discuss the request.
District 1
Commissioner Dallari reported Chris Snow, Utilities, Inc., sent him an
email regarding some improvements being done in the Longwood facility. The Commissioner distributed the email to the
Board (received and filed).
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Commissioner Dallari advised Nicola Liquori, Chief Executive Officer of Central Florida
Commuter Rail, will be reassigned to the Turnpike and Mike Shannon from
District 5 will be taking her place.
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Commissioner Dallari stated there have been some issues in the past
couple of months about the noise ordinance and enforcing the noise
ordinance. He advised staff, the County
Attorney's Office, and the Seminole County Sheriff's Office have been working
on one of the problems in his district and has recommended the noise ordinance
be revised. The primary noise ordinance,
which is in Chapter 165 of the Seminole County Code, has not been revised since
1992. The Commissioner opined the
ordinance needs to be brought up to date to respond to development of new laws
and dealing with effectiveness and new emerging problems. The ordinance should also address Chapter 30,
Part 68 of the Seminole County Land Development Code which needs to be changed
to perform with revisions needed in Chapter 165. The Commissioner stated that not only do they
need to have the County Attorney revise that, but they also need to bring in an
acoustical engineer so that whatever they do write can actually hold up in
court.
Chairman Carey stated they can put that on one of the workshops to
talk about it, bring in the acoustical people, the attorneys, let everybody be
prepared to come in and brief the Board and provide recommendations. Commissioner Dallari responded he would first
like to have the County Attorney brief each Commissioner and the County Manager
individually. Ms. Porter-Carlton stated
her office will be happy to do that, and they are working on proposed revisions
to the noise ordinance and looking at prospective expert witnesses.
Chairman Carey summarized there is a request for the County Attorney's
Office to brief all of the Commissioners and the County Manager and staff about
the issue and to provide some suggested recommendations. The Chairman inquired of the Board if they
agreed to be briefed. No objections were voiced.
The Chairman advised that will be done and then they will figure out
where to go from there. Ms.
Porter-Carlton expressed her office agrees that the noise ordinance needs to be
addressed and updated.
District 3
Commissioner Constantine stated on August 17th at Crane's Roost the
Indian community of Central Florida celebrated their 73rd Independence
Day.
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Commissioner Constantine thanked Tim Jecks,
Resource Management, for being part of the LYNX Transportation Oversight
Committee and helping with the drafting of the budget.
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Commissioner Constantine reported he would like to appoint Harry Ellis
to replace Mike Bowdoin, who is retiring, on the Seminole County Port Authority
Board of Directors. The Commissioner
stated he would also like to send a resolution of appreciation to Mr. Bowdoin
for his service.
Motion by Commissioner Constantine, seconded by Commissioner Zembower, to
appoint Harry Ellis in place of Michael Bowdoin on the Seminole County Port
Authority Board of Directors; and adopt
appropriate Resolution #2019-R-148 recognizing Michael Bowdoin for his service
on the Seminole County Port Authority Board of Directors.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 voted AYE.
District 4
Commissioner Lockhart reported she continued her tour of the county by
visiting Public Works Traffic Engineering.
She will next be visiting Extension Services, Animal Services, and
Environmental Services.
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Commissioner Lockhart stated there will be a community meeting in Winwood on Thursday September 12th at 6:00 p.m. at New
Bethel Church. Staff will be attending
to answer questions and to proactively help the community figure out what is
coming next. They will be addressing
topics like Rosenwald, Winwood Park, Lillie H. Green
Community Center, code enforcement, et cetera.
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Commissioner Lockhart advised Commissioner Zembower that the Boys and
Girls Club are having challenges right now meeting their commitments with their
current facilities in Seminole County.
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Commissioner Lockhart suggested adding or redefining what is permitted
in terms of public comment, such as political commentary or allowing candidates
to perform stump speeches. The
Commissioner stated there are some comment guidelines in some other communities
and some school districts around the state that might be a good example which
she will be happy to share if there's interest.
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
Chairman Carey stated she received a letter from the Sanford Aviation
Authority regarding the Sanford Aviation Noise Abatement Committee, SANAC. Rocky Harrelson has been serving on that
committee for the last four years and has indicated he does not want to be
reappointed. Mr. Harrelson is
recommending Mark Austin take his place.
The Chairman stated she would like to send a resolution of appreciation
to Mr. Harrelson for his service on SANAC and appoint Mark Austin as the SANAC
representative.
Motion by Chairman Carey, seconded by Commissioner Dallari, to appoint Mark
Austin to the Sanford Aviation Noise Abatement Committee; and adopt appropriate
Resolution #2019-R-149 recognizing Rocky Harrelson for his service on the
Sanford Aviation Noise Abatement Committee.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 voted AYE.
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Chairman Carey stated she received a letter from Miami-Dade County
Commissioner Sally Heyman, who is also the chairman of the FAC Urban County
Caucus, inquiring if the Board had any topics they would like to focus on
during the Urban Caucus Committee work that she will be leading. The only topic outside of the top three that
was discussed earlier for legislative priorities is a local option tax referendum. The Chairman stated there is the opportunity
to serve on that Urban Caucus Committee if any of the Commissioners would like
to do that. The Chairman advised she
wants to respond to Ms. Heyman with their top priorities. She inquired of the Board if they wanted to
include the local option tax referendum.
Ms. Guillet explained the options for local funding and the ability to
be more flexible is being constricted more and more. She opined focusing on having more
flexibility to fund local issues is really important and the legislature is moving
the other direction.
The Chairman inquired of the Board if they agreed to her advising Ms.
Heyman of the top three priorities. No objections were voiced. The Chairman expressed the local option tax
referendum really gets back to Home Rule.
Commissioner Lockhart agreed.
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Chairman Carey reminded everyone that September 11th and September
24th are the two budget hearings with the final budget being adopted on
September 24th.
COMMUNICATIONS AND/OR
REPORTS
RECEIVED FROM THE CHAIRMAN’S OFFICE
The following Communications and/or Reports were received and
filed:
1. COPY
of a letter and attachments dated July 26, 2019 to Chairman Carey from Patrick
“Rick” Sacbibit, Branch Chief, Engineering Services
Branch, FEMA, RE: Case No.: 18-04-7306R Conditional Letter of Map
Revision. C: Frank Consoli;
Christopher Holmes, Wantman Group, Inc.; Larry Smith,
LIfespace Communities, Inc.
2. Letter
dated August 5, 2019 to Chairman Carey from Brian Garrity, Achievement of
Excellence in Procurement Award Officer, National Procurement Institute, Inc.
RE: Seminole County awarded the 2019 Achievement of Excellence in Procurement
Award. C: Ray Hooper.
3. Letter
dated August 9, 2019 from City of Longwood Community Development RE: Site Plan
& Community Awareness Participation Plan (CAPP) Meeting Notification for
the development of a Circle K gas station at 1290 N. Ronald Reagan Blvd.
4. COPY
of a letter and attachments dated August 13, 2019 to Chairman Carey from
Patrick “Rick” Sacbibit, Branch Chief, Engineering
Services Branch, FEMA, RE: Case No.: 19-04-3092P Letter of Map Revision. C: Frank Consoli;
Scott Johnston, Park Square Homes; Claude Cassagnol,
GTC Engineering Corporation.
5. Letter
dated August 16, 2019 to Chairman Carey from Natasha Durkins,
US DOT Federal Aviation Administration RE: Clarification to South-Central
Florida Metroplex Notice of Preparation of Environmental Assessment (EA).
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There being no further business to come before the Board, the Chairman
declared the meeting adjourned at 4:34 p.m., this same date.
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