BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017
(Rescheduled from September 12, 2017)
The following is a non-verbatim transcript
of the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MEETING OF SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA, held at 1:30 p.m., on Tuesday, September
19, 2017, in Room 1028 of the SEMINOLE
COUNTY SERVICES BUILDING at SANFORD,
FLORIDA, the usual place of meeting of said Board.
Present:
Chairman
John Horan (District 2)
Vice
Chairman Brenda Carey (District 5)
Commissioner Robert Dallari (District 1)
Commissioner
Lee Constantine (District 3)
Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller
Grant Maloy
County Manager Nicole Guillet
County Attorney Bryant Applegate
Deputy Clerk Jane Spencer
Absent:
Commissioner Carlton Henley (District 4)
Chairman Horan gave the Invocation and Commissioner Dallari led
the Pledge of Allegiance.
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
Chairman
Horan announced that there will not be a Business Spotlight video because The Goldfish
Swim School was unable to attend the afternoon session. He also noted that there will be no public
hearings today.
COUNTY
MANAGER’S CONSENT AGENDA
With regard
to public participation, no one in the audience spoke regarding the Consent
Agenda and public input was closed.
Motion by Commissioner Dallari,
seconded by Commissioner Carey, to authorize and approve the following:
County Manager’s Office
Emergency
Management Division
1. Approve
and authorize the Chairman to execute Interlocal
Agreements between Seminole County and Brevard County, Lake County, Martin
County, Orange County, Osceola County, St. Lucie County, Volusia
County, and the City of Orlando for use of the WebEOC Emergency Management
Software System. (2017-0299)
2. Approve and authorize the
Chairman to execute Memorandum of Understanding between Seminole County
and Northland Church to provide shelter space and support during disasters. (2017-0300)
Community
Services
Community
Development Division
3. 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). (2017-0288)
Development
Services
Planning
& Development Division
4. Authorize
the Chairman to execute the Satisfaction of Lien for Code Enforcement Board
Case No. 14-58–CEB, at 3068 Timpana Point, Longwood, Tax Parcel
#14-20-29-5JC-0000-0260, Harminder and Jasvendar S. Nandra (previous
owner), Global Computer Sales Inc. (current owners), Ahmed Nurmohamed
(Registered Agent). (2017-0208)
5. Approve
the plat for the Steeple Chase Replat 2B single-family residential subdivision
containing forty-two (42) lots on 14.29 acres zoned PD (Planned Development),
located on the south side of Lake Mary Boulevard, east of Markham Woods Road;
Taylor Morrison, Applicant. (2017-0261)
6. Authorize
the Chairman to execute the Satisfaction of Lien for Code Enforcement Board
Case No. 06-09–CEB, 195 W. Highland Street, Altamonte Springs, Tax Parcel
#01-21-29-5CK-670B-0170, C & K Property Holdings (previous owner), Cote
Property Holdings LLC (current owners). (2017-0222)
7. Approve the plat for the Retreat at Lake
Brantley single-family residential subdivision containing ninety-four (94) lots
on 39.75 acres zoned PD (Planned Development), located on the south side of W.
Lake Brantley Road, approximately one (1) mile north of Sand Lake Road; Pulte
Home Corp., Applicant. (2017-0264)
8. Approve
the plat for the Somerset at Sanford Farms single-family residential
subdivision containing twenty-six (26) lots on 9.44 acres zoned PD (Planned
Development), located on the north side of Orange Boulevard, approximately ¾
mile west of Oregon Street; D.R. Horton, Inc., Applicant. (2017-0265)
Environmental Services
Business Office
9. Authorize the Releases of Water & Sewer
Facilities Maintenance Bond #SUR0031818 in the amount of $65,553.90 for Astor
Grande at Lake Forest, M/I Homes; Water & Sewer Facilities Maintenance Bond
#CMS0281399 in the amount of $38,691.41 for Preserve at Lake Sylvan, Park
Square Enterprises LLC; Water & Sewer Facilities Maintenance Bond
#929608922 in the amount of $11,335.00 for Queens Club, Standard Pacific of
Florida GP, Inc.; Water & Sewer Facilities Maintenance Bond #SU1128357 in
the amount of $93,768.49 for Steeple Chase Phase 1, Taylor Morrison of Florida;
Water & Sewer Facilities Maintenance Bond #SU1133489 in the amount of $25,158.88 for Steeple Chase Phase 2A, Taylor
Morrison of Florida; Water & Sewer Improvements Cash Maintenance Bond in
the amount of $1,834.00 for Hidden Creek Phase 2, Robert Wendorf; Water &
Sewer Improvements Cash Maintenance Bond in the amount of $1,159.80 for
Westlake Center Parcels A and B, Dafflyn Corporation; Water & Sewer
Improvements Cash Maintenance Bond in the amount of $1,004.20 for Westlake
Center Parcel C Vet Clinic, Carmen Almirall & Albert Nunez; and Water &
Sewer Improvements Cash Maintenance Bond in the amount of $901.00 for Bliss
Medical Center, Bliss by Design. (2017-0251)
10. Approve
Application for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission BearWise Cost Share
Funding program. (2017-0307)
Leisure
Services
Greenways
and Natural Lands
11. Approve and authorize Chairman to execute
Spring Hammock Preserve Agreement with the School Board of Seminole County for
joint use and maintenance of the facility.
(2017-0282)
Public
Works
Engineering
Division
12. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
a Lift Station Easement to the City of Longwood for their Island Lake Sanitary
Sewer Project. (2017-0260)
13. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
appropriate Resolution #2017-R-142 and an Interlocal Agreement between
Seminole County and Florida Department of Transportation concerning Monroe
Road, a/k/a C-15 (State Road 46 to Orange Boulevard). (2017-0306)
Resource Management
Budget
& Fiscal Management Division
14. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
appropriate Resolution #2017-R-143 implementing Budget Amendment Request BAR
#17-081 in the amount of $37,405 through the Sports Complex/Soldiers Creek Bond
Fund 30700 to allocate current fund balance for two potential project
tasks, as well as account cleanup for closeout of the Soldiers Creek Park
Renovation project. (2017-0220)
15. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
appropriate Resolution #2017-R-144 implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR)
#17-086 through the Enhanced 911 Fund in the amount of $50,000 to
recognize revenue for Special Disbursements from the Florida E-911 Board. (2017-0309)
16. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
appropriate Resolution #2017-R-145 implementing the Budget Amendment Request
(BAR) #17-087 to reallocate $38,194 in the Transportation Trust Fund for the
replacement of a water tank in the Roads-Stormwater Program. (2017-0278)
17. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
appropriate Resolution #2017-R-146 implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR)
#17-088 to reallocate $5,495 in the General Fund for the replacement of an A/C
Recycling Machine in the Fleet Program. (2017-3488-17)
18. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
appropriate Resolution #2017-R-147 implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR)
#17-089 to reallocate $6,935 in the General Fund for upgrading fuel pedestals
at the Fuel Station at the Five Points Complex.
(2017-0281)
19. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
appropriate Resolution #2017-R-148 implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR)
#17-091 through the 2001 Infrastructure Sales Tax Fund in the amount of
$2,426,704 from Project Contingency for additional construction and CEI
Services funding for the Snowhill Road Pavement and Drainage Project. (2017-0284)
20. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
appropriate Resolution #2017-R-149 implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR)
#17-092 through the Transportation Trust Fund to appropriate budget of
$8,647 from reserves for a replacement plotter. (2017-0286)
21. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
appropriate Resolution #2017-R-150 implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR)
#17-093 through the General Fund to reallocate $15,244 of budget for a Latex
335 64” Printer. (2017-0289)
Purchasing & Contracts Division
22. Approve Amendment #1 to Work Order #30, North
East Wastewater(NE WW)Collection/Transmission System under PS-8186-13/DRR,
Continuing Engineering Services for Utility Improvement Projects with Reiss
Engineering, Inc. of Winter Springs in the amount of $10,383.41; and authorize
the Purchasing & Contracts Division to execute the Work Order Amendment. (2017-0279)
23. Approve Amendment #1 to Work Order #55 (North
Street, Seminola Boulevard, and Dog Track Road Paving and Curb
Replacement) under PS-8148-12/JVP, Continuing Services Contract for Minor CEI
Services with CDM Smith of Maitland in the amount of $24,476.00; and authorize
the Purchasing & Contracts Division to execute the Work Order Amendment. (2017-0277)
24. Approve an increase to the Board approved
Estimated Annual Usage Amount for PS-9742-14/RTB, General Engineering Services
Agreement with CH2M Hill Engineers, Inc., by an additional $500,000 for the
remainder of the current Agreement period ending 1/20/2018. (2017-0274)
25. Approve ranking list and authorize staff to
negotiate rates in accordance with Section 287.055, Florida Statutes, the
Consultants Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA); and authorize the
Purchasing & Contracts Division to execute the Master Services Agreement
(MSA) for PS-1405-17/AEJ, MSA for Professional Engineering Services for Orange
Boulevard (CR 431) Safety Improvements Project.
(2017-275)
26. Award CC-1385-17/AEJ,
Snow Hill Road Drainage and Paving Improvements Project, in the amount of
$2,926,568.79 to P & S Paving, Inc. of Daytona Beach; and authorize the
Purchasing & Contracts Division to execute the Agreement. (2017-0272)
27. Award IFB-602905-17/TLR, Term Contracts for
General Roofing Services to RMS Orlando, Inc., Orlando, and to Precision
Roofing Solutions, Inc., Tampa, for the estimated annual amount of $50,000; and
authorize the Purchasing & Contracts Division to execute the
agreement. (2017-0262)
Districts
1, 2, 3, and 5 voted AYE.
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CONSTITUTIONAL
OFFICERS’ CONSENT AGENDA
Clerk and Comptroller’s Office
Motion by Commissioner Carey,
seconded by Commissioner Dallari, to approve and authorize the following:
28. Approve Expenditure Approval Lists dated
August 7, 14, and 21, 2017; Payroll Approval Lists dated August 10 and 24,
2017; and the BCC Official Minutes dated August 8, 2017. (2017-0292)
Districts 1, 2, 3 and 5 voted AYE.
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The Board noted, for
information only, the following Clerk and Comptroller’s “Received and Filed”:
1. Fully executed Local Agency Program (LAP)
Agreement with the State of Florida, Department of Transportation (FDOT), for
the CR 46A Intersection improvements from west of Ridgewood Avenue to east of
Marshall Avenue; as approved by the BCC on 3/14/17.
2. Fully executed Local Agency Program (LAP)
Agreement with the State of Florida, Department of Transportation (FDOT), for
the CR 46A Sidewalk project from east of Old Lake Mary Road to west of Club Road;
as approved by the BCC on 3/14/17.
3. Development Order #17-27500023, I Planet, LLC,
707 Progress Way; Tim Syneg Ho Jang.
4. Certificate of Costs of Abatement, 2012
Hawkins Avenue, Christopher and Madelyn Peterson.
5. Pet Rescue Cooperative Service Agreement with
Paradise for Pets Rescue.
6. Tourist Tax Funding Agreement with Perfect
Game Youth Florida, Inc., for FTB Instructional Camp.
7. Parks Contract for Assistant Tennis Pro with
Brittany Ann Wheatley.
8. Closeout to Work Order #4 to CC-0559-15 with
Southland Construction, Inc.
9. Change Order #1 to Work Order #5 to CC-0559-15
with Central Florida Environmental Corp.
10. Closeout to Work Order #7 to CC-0559-15 with
C.E. James, Inc.
11. Change Order #2 to CC-1002-16 with Killebrew,
Inc.
12. Change Order #1 to CC-1313-17 with SanPik,
Inc.
13. CC-1439-17 with West Construction, Inc.; as
approved by the BCC on 7/25/2017.
14. CC-1442-17 with Black Street Enterprises LLC
d/b/a BSE Construction Group.
15. CC-1453-17 with Black Street Enterprises LLC
d/b/a BSE Construction Group.
16. CC-1458-17 with Linton Enterprises, Inc.
17. Amendment #1 to Work Order #3 to PS-8005-12
with CDM Smith, Inc.
18. Work Order #56 to PS-8047-12 with Nodarse (a
Terracon Company).
19. Work Order #60 to RFP-8312-12 with Chief
Inspection Services.
20. Amendment #2 to Work Order #3 to RFP-8721-13
with Renaissance Planning Group.
21. Closeout to CC-9072-13 with Blackstreet
Enterprises.
22. Closeout to Work Orders #26 and #27 to
CC-9192-13 with Corinthian Builders, Inc.
23. Third Amendment to IFB-602286-15 with
Precision Power Services, Inc.
24. Amendment #2 to SS-602349-15, Platform License
and Services Agreement, with Plansource Benefits Administration, Inc.
25. RFP-602827-17 with Geographic Technologies
Group, Inc.
26. Bids as follows:
IFB-602905-17 from Precision Roofing
Solutions, Inc.; Hodges Brothers, Inc.; Southland Rowe Roofing, Inc.; RMS
Orlando, Inc.;
BID-602940-17 from Tampa Contract
Floors, Inc.; Spectra Contract Flooring; MVB & Associates, Inc.;
CC-1442-17 from Dager Construction,
Inc.; Linton Enterprises, Inc.; BSE Construction Group; Corinthian Builders,
Inc. (Notice of No Bid Form);
RFP-602875-17 from MuniciPAY, LLC;
Paymentus Corporation; Wells Fargo Merchant Services, LLC; Payment Service
Network, Inc.; Smart Energy Systems, LLC; Point and Pay, LLC; First Billing
Services, LLC; Automated Merchant Systems, Inc.; JetPay Payment Services, FL,
LLC; and
CC-1458-17 from Linton Enterprises,
Inc.; BSE Construction Group; Corinthian Builders, Inc.
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Sheriff’s Office
Motion by Commissioner Dallari,
seconded by Commissioner Carey, to approve and authorize the following:
29. Approve execution and submittal of a grant
application to the U.S. Department of Justice, FY 2017 Edward Byrne Memorial
Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program; and authorize the Sheriff to sign
future documents relating to the grant. (2017-0302)
30. Approve expenditure of $5,000 from the Law
Enforcement Trust Fund to provide for a contribution to the Boys and Girls
Clubs of Central Florida. (2017-0303)
Districts
1, 2, 3 and 5 voted AYE.
COUNTY MANAGER AND
STAFF BRIEFINGS
Agenda Item #31 - 2017-0308
The Board noted, for information only, the Informational
Budget Transfer Status Report through July 2017.
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Meloney Lung, Assistant County Manager,
addressed the Board to review the draft of the State Legislative Priorities
2018 (received and filed). Ms. Lung
pointed out that the list of state priorities is quite lengthy; and typically,
the Board likes to focus on three or four topics that they want to
prioritize. She reviewed the bullet
points regarding Home Rule, Reimbursement of DJJ Predisposition, Homelessness/Affordable
Housing, Transportation, Public Health, and Water Resources.
Commissioner Carey stated that several of
the priorities listed are the same priorities set by MetroPlan and she believes
they should let MetroPlan take the ball with those. She stated that from her standpoint, Home Rule
and dealing with funding sources are at the top of the list. Reimbursement from DJJ continues to be a
priority. With regard to Homelessness
and Affordable Housing, Commissioner Carey talked about being at the point
where they need to focus on how they are going to fund those. She summarized that those would be her
priorities and the rest would be things the County supports. She discussed Water Resources and why it is
bigger than just a Seminole County issue.
Chairman Horan stated that all of issues
are important. Commissioner Dallari
agreed that they are all important. He
added that if the Board is supporting them, that should be acknowledged; but it
should not be their primary concern. The
Chairman agreed with Commissioner Dallari and stated that some of the regional
types of concerns are being advanced by regional agencies.
Commissioner Constantine advised it is
important to focus on local issues knowing that the Florida Association of
Counties (FAC), MetroPlan, and whatever group the County is associated with are
also going to be working on many of the issues.
He stated that one concern that is not in the hopper is the whole
problem they are having with the utilities.
He wants to make sure that the County is at the forefront of supporting
this problem with the utilities and what is happening with the hurricane recovery. He talked about why he thinks the hurricane response
they have had has not been sufficient and stressed that this is not a local
issue but rather a statewide issue.
Commissioner Constantine explained why he thinks there should be a
Governor’s Commission or a statewide Task Force.
Commissioner Constantine remarked that he
thinks everyone is proud of County staff and their emergency preparedness. He stated he does not want to take away from
the positives of what the State did to prepare for the hurricane but thinks there
is a bigger preparation needed prior to going out and getting batteries and ice
and water. There is a bigger picture;
and he thinks that bigger picture is that the State of Florida (in response to
this hurricane and others that will come) really needs to look at the big
picture of utilities, emergency preparedness, alternative energy, and
everything else. Commissioner
Constantine stated he believes the County should support whatever move there is
to do that as it goes forward.
Chairman Horan advised that during the
Legislative Delegation meeting, Commissioner Carey made a presentation
regarding a couple of hurricane-related issues that are not part of the
County’s legislative priorities. He
pointed out that representatives from both Duke and Utilities, Inc. were
present and went through quite a grilling from the legislative delegation. He believes there is no doubt that the
Legislature is focused on this issue.
Commissioner Carey reviewed the two issues
that she discussed at the Legislative Delegation meeting; the Utilities, Inc.
situation and nursing homes/assisted living facilities. She pointed out that 20 years ago Seminole
County made the decision to require new developments to have underground utilities. She then talked about the feeder lines that
are still above ground and the need for utility companies to look at that. Commissioner Carey believes there will be
some type of effort statewide and also believes those two things should be in
the County’s support list. She emphasized
that any public utility company should be required to be at the EOC so their
information can get out to the public.
She gave an example regarding Utilities, Inc. and the boil water
notice. Discussion ensued regarding
Utilities, Inc.’s customer service and the need for accurate information.
Commissioner Constantine reiterated that he
believes the State and the Governor will take the lead on this, and he hopes
they look at not only the short-term punch list but also the big picture
alternatives of how to make normalcy come back as quickly as possible. With regard to legislative priorities,
Commissioners Constantine, Carey and Dallari stated they want these issues on
the support list. Commissioner Dallari
stated he believes it should also be spelled out that it is not just electrical
and not just water but also roads, utilities, and the aging population. Commissioner Constantine added the building
code and Commissioner Carey added nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Commissioner Dallari shared an example in
Chuluota where a water line broke during the storm and the utility company
would not go out to fix it. The County
and the City of Oviedo (working together with the Sheriff’s Office and the Fire
Department) had to go out during the storm and fix the line and then repair the
road. Commissioner Dallari stressed that
there is a whole litany of things that need to be addressed.
Commissioner Carey discussed nursing homes
and assisted living facilities (both large and small) and stated she hopes at
the meeting in Tallahassee on Friday they will convene some type of task force
to get input from all of the people. She
then detailed the issues there could be if even one nursing home in Seminole
County had to be evacuated and a brief discussion ensued regarding the shortage
of nurses during a hurricane. Chairman
Horan stated the on-the-fly problem solving that goes on at the EOC is amazing
and gave some examples. Commissioner
Dallari stressed that the hurricane issues need to be on both the state list
and federal list and the other Commissioners agreed. Commissioner Constantine referred to the
issues as long-term preparation for disasters.
Ms. Lung agreed to make those additions to the lists.
Continuing her Legislative Update, Ms. Lung
referred to the draft of the Federal Priorities 2018 list (received and filed)
and reported that their lobbyist let them know there was some noise about
getting rid of the tax exempt bonds, so they are supporting legislation to keep
that as well as supporting sales tax collecting on online retailers.
Chairman Horan requested that Ms. Lung
circulate a second draft of the priorities.
COUNTY MANAGER’S REPORT
Ms. Guillet expressed her gratitude and
admiration for County staff and talked about their efforts before, during, and
after the hurricane. She pointed out
that they are on Day 15 of the event and the EOC is still activated. Ms. Guillet stated that she heard some
comments this morning at the Legislative Delegation meeting about how
coordinated and professional Seminole County’s response was to the storm. She stressed that, in large part, is because
of the partnerships the County has with other agencies in the county and then discussed
some of those partnerships, such as the Sheriff’s Office, Department of Health,
the School Board (who provided shelters and helped transport evacuees to the
shelters), and the municipal partners.
FPL was at the EOC before, during, and after the storm. They also had two crews (that could be
deployed) stationed at the EOC in case there was an emergency during the
storm. She talked about some of the
volunteer agencies that helped before and after the storm, such as the Red
Cross and Northland Church. Ms. Guillet
stated that if anything good came out of this event, it was seeing the spirit
of Seminole County and seeing people pull together and really take care of one
another.
Ms. Guillet referred to the “Irma Response
by the Numbers” handout (copy received and filed) and detailed some of those
statistics. At Commissioner Dallari’s
request, Ms. Guillet compared the storm debris from Irma versus Matthew. With Matthew, there was 15,000 cubic yards of
debris; and with Irma, there is 1,000,000 cubic yards of debris. She asked that the community be mindful of
that and explained how the County will be sharing information concerning debris
management with the public. Ms. Guillet
pointed out that there are four residential drop-off areas for unincorporated
residents to drop off their debris. The
Citizens Information Line was discussed, and Ms. Guillet advised that those
folks (who are just people who work in all of the different departments) did a
phenomenal job in a very stressful and emotional situation. Chairman Horan stated it is amazing what
their people do, their resourcefulness and how they adapt to the
situation. He saw people being creative
in what they were doing, which shows the County has a lot of people on staff
who are very smart and know how to solve a problem.
Alan Harris, Chief Administrator of
Emergency Management, addressed the Board to thank the Commissioners for all of
their support throughout the entire process.
He stated he appreciates the County Manager and County Attorney staying at
the EOC the entire time and providing some great guidance. He thanked the employees of Seminole County
and emphasized that they really stepped up to the plate. Mr. Harris relayed several stories
illustrating the outstanding actions of people during the hurricane. He talked about the County Directors, the
Chief Administrators, and the staff under them and how amazing everyone
was. He stated all of the County’s
partners were amazing and stressed that the reps they had in the EOC did what
they could. The team really came
together; and to the best of their ability, they did the impossible in some
cases.
Commissioner Constantine congratulated Mr.
Harris, his entire crew, and the staff of Seminole County. He pointed out it wasn’t just the
professionals that are trained to do this type of work but it was also the
folks that were in there all day every day.
Mr. Harris reminded everyone that this disaster is nowhere close to
being over. The recovery phase of a
disaster is always the longest. He
discussed the amount of debris and pointed out there are many more homes
damaged or destroyed than in Hurricane Matthew.
They are looking at opening a “Blue Tarp” program with the Army Corps of
Engineers. DCF is working on a food
stamp program to help people that have lost their food. Mr. Harris stressed Lake Monroe has not yet crested
and discussed some of the other flooding that is occurring.
Commissioner Dallari stated he is amazed
how not just Mr. Harris and his team but the entire staff had the “can do”
attitude, which is what makes it happen, and stressed that he cannot thank
everyone in the County enough. He
mentioned that the citizens were helping right along with County staff and then
several examples were given.
Ms. Guillet presented a short video
regarding Hurricane Irma. She noted that
the initial estimates were for about $2.5 billion in damage to the county. Commissioner Constantine reiterated that in
looking at all of the damage that occurred even with sustained winds of 73
miles per hour, it makes it all the more important that there is a statewide
comprehensive plan to prepare for this in the future. A brief discussion ensued with regard to how
many people still do not have power. Commissioner
Carey stated that once things settle down, she believes they need to have an
arborist look at the trees in the right-of-way.
With regard to some of the old Live Oak trees, when the ground is as
saturated as it has been and disease starts, the County really needs to look at
that closely. Commissioner Carey thanked
Mr. Harris and all of the County staff for the way they pulled together and did
a wonderful job.
Ms. Guillet reported that the County had
about 50,000 man-hours so far in the pre-storm and post-storm effort. Most of the employees are getting paid for
that. Ms. Guillet stated there are a
group of employees (division managers, directors, and senior administrators) who,
under the Disaster Pay Policy, don’t get paid for the time they are there and
some of them were there around the clock from beginning to end. She advised there were about 4,000 to 5,000
hours from senior staff that were put into the storm. Ms. Guillet requested authorization to be
able to provide senior staff with some administrative leave in recognition of
the time they put in with regard to the event.
Motion
by Commissioner Dallari, seconded by Commissioner Carey, to authorize the
County Manager to develop a plan for providing senior staff with some
administrative leave in recognition of the time they put in regarding Hurricane
Irma and then report back to the Board with her findings.
Districts 1, 2, 3, and 5 voted AYE.
Chairman Horan requested that Ms. Guillet
bring back a directive to the Board regarding what the parameters are. Commissioner Dallari suggested that they
change the policy to allow that to be included in the future because if the
policy is changed, it would be covered by FEMA in the future.
COUNTY ATTORNEY’S REPORT
Bryant Applegate, County Attorney, thanked
all of his staff who pitched in and went “above and beyond.” Mr. Applegate pointed out that Desmond
Morrell got a great learning experience at the EOC and made Mr. Applegate’s job
easier. Ms. Guillet stated they were
very fortunate to have Mr. Morrell at the EOC to respond to anything that they
might need.
DISTRICT REPORTS
District 3
Commissioner Constantine announced there
will be a Florida Association of Counties (FAC) conference call tomorrow and
explained how they have changed to one chairman, one vice-chairman, and a lot
of policy leaders. The Commissioner
stated he is now chairman of the Gate Committee, which is growth, environment,
agriculture, and transportation. He
advised he will take the County’s requests for legislative priorities and
incorporate them into FAC’s list. FAC
goes with much wider policy statements and initiations for their basic
long-term policies. He suggested that
any Commissioner that has anything they would like to include let him
know. Chairman Horan noted the policy
conference is September 27, the day after the next BCC meeting. He stated if anyone has something that needs
to be brought up at the policy conference, they can concretize that and mention
it at the next BCC meeting on September 26.
District 5
Commissioner Carey discussed the tolls that
were suspended statewide by Governor Scott and advised they will be reinstated
on Thursday, September 21, at 12:01 a.m.
The Commissioner thanked Adam Putnam, Agricultural Commissioner, for
providing free meals for all school students throughout the state until October
21. Commissioner Carey reiterated her
special thanks to staff, team members, and partners.
District 1
Commissioner Dallari repeated his thanks to
both the staff and the citizens. He referred
to the “Irma by the Numbers” handout and stated he believes it is important to
keep posting the updated numbers of what the storm actually cost. Ms. Guillet agreed and stated they have a
whole team working on that. Commissioner
Dallari stated he knows she is keeping track of the amount but he feels it is
important to publicize what the number is to date. Chairman Horan agreed that they should tell
the public what these kinds of things cost.
Ms. Guillet stated it doesn’t just cost the County but it also cost the
School Board, the Sheriff’s Office, the cities; everybody. Commissioner Dallari reported that Charley,
Frances and Jeanne cost them $58 million at the end of the day. He stated by the end of the week he would
like to know what the number is to date and suggested they start posting the
number on a weekly basis.
Commissioner Carey asked Ms. Guillet if the
“Irma by the Numbers” information was on the website and Ms. Guillet advised it
was not yet on the website but they will post it. Commissioner Dallari requested they add information
about the bridges that washed out.
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
Chairman Horan reported that he has signed
a second extension of the Executive Order declaring a local state of
emergency. It will extend through
September 26 and he suspects he will be signing several more of those.
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Chairman Horan announced that there will be
a board meeting for the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness next month
and the location has been changed from MetroPlan to the Foley & Lardner
office.
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Commissioner Dallari stated that he knows
they will be posting the information regarding Irma but he believes they should
also post information about what Matthew cost and what the wildfires out by the
Girl Scouts’ camp cost.
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Chairman Horan reported that he delivered
the County’s legislative priorities this morning to the legislative
delegation. He believes now that they
have the priorities concretized and once they are approved by the Board, they
should have a formal submission to the legislative delegation.
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Motion
by Commissioner Dallari, seconded by Commissioner Carey to authorize the Tax
Collector to begin collection of the 2017 tax roll prior to the completion of
the Value Adjustment Board’s hearings.
Districts 1, 2, 3, and 5 voted AYE.
The Chairman asked Ms. Guillet whether she
needed a resolution or if she would send a letter and Ms. Guillet stated her
office would respond.
COMMUNICATIONS AND/OR REPORTS
The following Communications and/or Reports
were received and filed:
1. Letter dated August 22, 2017, from Gray
Wilson, Chair, Lake Forest Community Relations Committee, to Board of County
Commissioners re: proposed ER/Hospital rezone on International Parkway.
2.
Letter
dated August 22, 2017, from Chairman Horan, to Matthew Welbes, Executive Director,
Federal Transit Administration re: FY 2017 5339 Bus/Bus Facilities Program:
Rolling Stock and Paratransit Facility Expansion and Construction.
3.
Letter
dated August 23, 2017, from UCF Foundation, to Carlton Henley re: appreciation
for donation of $5,000 to WUCF FM (NPR).
4.
Letter
dated September 6, 2017, from Henrika Buchanan, Associate Administrator, Office
of Program Management, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit
Administration, to Chairman Horan re: appreciation for letter supporting the
proposal submitted by the Central Florida Regional Transit Authority under the
U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bus and Bus Facilities Infrastructure
Investment Grants Program.
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Commissioner Carey noted that apparently
the Tax Collector’s offices in the building are still closed. Chairman Horan advised there is a sign
downstairs that states the Tax Collector won’t be operating out of the offices
in this building until further notice.
Ms. Guillet stated she was unaware that the Tax Collector’s Office was
closed today. She advised that she was
contacted by him during the storm with some concerns about some water damage in
his offices. The County’s facilities folks
have been working with the Tax Collector’s Office. She reiterated that she was not aware that
his offices were not open today but advised that she will find out and get some
information posted online. Chairman
Horan suggested that putting the same information that the Tax Collector has on
his door on the County’s website will save people a trip coming to the
building. Ms. Guillet stated that she
knew there were some concerns right after the storm. She reported there were power issues in the
building so they were closed up. There
was a lot of humidity and some dampness.
There was some leaking and wind-driven rain coming in through windows so
she knows there were water issues in his offices. Ms. Guillet confirmed that she will check on
the matter.
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With regard to public
participation, no one in the audience spoke regarding Items for Future Agenda and
public input was closed
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There being no further business to come
before the Board, the Chairman declared the meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m.,
this same date.
ATTEST:______________________Clerk_____________________Chairman
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