BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA
OCTOBER 10, 2017
The following is a non-verbatim transcript
of the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MEETING OF SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA, held at 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, October
10, 2017, in Room 1028 of the SEMINOLE
COUNTY SERVICES BUILDING at SANFORD,
FLORIDA, the usual place of meeting of said Board.
Present:
Chairman
John Horan (District 2)
Vice
Chairman Brenda Carey (District 5)
Commissioner Robert Dallari (District 1)
Commissioner
Lee Constantine (District 3)
Commissioner Carlton Henley (District 4)
Deputy County Manager Bruce McMenemy
County Attorney Bryant Applegate
Deputy Clerk Kyla Spencer
Reverend Wayne Thomas, GracePointe Church
of the Nazarene, Lake Mary, gave the invocation. Commissioner Carey led the Pledge of
Allegiance.
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
The
Business Spotlight video for The Goldfish Swim School was presented.
COUNTY
MANAGER’S CONSENT AGENDA
Bruce
McMenemy, Deputy County Manager, announced staff is pulling Item #18 in regard
to the Agreement for Lake Monroe Master Pump Station Relocation for further
revision, and he advised it will be brought back at a later date.
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Motion by
Commissioner Constantine, seconded by Commissioner Carey, to authorize and
approve the following:
County
Manager’s Office
Business
Office
1. Authorize
the County Manager to implement the proposed policy for the granting of
Administrative Leave to employees who are not eligible for overtime pay for
their service associated with Hurricane Irma. (2017-0349)
Economic
Development
2. Approve and
authorize the Chairman to execute a pledge commitment to the Foundation for
Seminole State College of Florida, Inc. in the amount of $150,000 for services
provided through the Seminole State College Small Business Development Center
located at the Port of Sanford. (2017-0334)
Community Services
Business Office
3. Approve and
authorize the Chairman to execute the Florida Department of Health in Seminole
County Integrated System of Care Agreement for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 in an
amount not to exceed $75,000 to help implement a mobile health unit to extend
services to impoverished communities in Seminole County. (2017-0271)
4. Approve and
authorize the Chairman to execute The Health Council of East Central Florida
Medical System of Care Agreement in the amount of $120,000 which provides
outpatient medical health treatment services to uninsured and underinsured
residents of Seminole County for either free or at a reduced-cost basis. (2017-0267)
5. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
a renewal agreement with the Homeless Services Network of Central Florida for
Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Funds in the amount of $104,016 to be used for
Rapid Re-Housing for homeless households in Seminole County. (2017-0342)
6. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
the Aspire Health Partners Homelessness Outreach Partnership Effort Agreement
in the amount of $88,475 to provide outreach, engagement, assessment, and
housing stabilization case management services for the Seminole County Homeless
population. (2017-0347)
7. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
the Aspire Health Partners, Inc. Transportation Program Agreement in the amount
of $25,000 to help transport uninsured Seminole County residents for mental
health services. (2017-0269)
Community
Assistance
8. Approve the recommended funding allocations to
Catholic Charities, Christian Sharing Center, Early Learning Coalition,
Impower, CFFHC/True Health, Kids House, Meals on Wheels, Recovery House,
Safehouse, Boys & Girls Clubs, Inspire of Central Florida, Midway Safe
Harbor, SC Bar Association Legal Aid Society, and Seniors First for Community
Services Agency (CSA) Partnership Grant funds in the amount of $840,150 for Fiscal
Year 2017-2018; and authorize the Chairman to execute the CSA Agreements upon
agency execution. (2017-0146)
9. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program Agreement between
Seminole County and University of Florida Board of Trustees
(Subrecipient) to provide housing counseling for first-time homebuyers and
renters in the amount of $63,357. (2017-0156)
10. Approve
and accept the Neighborhood Stabilization Program Snapshot/Report pursuant to
Seminole County Resolution #2013-R-61.
(2017-0332)
11. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
the Local Government Verification of Contribution - Loan Form to provide for
the local contribution in support of an application to the State of Florida for
State Apartment Incentive Loan (SAIL) funds for the development of 67
affordable housing units in Seminole County.
The development of affordable rental housing is an identified strategy
in Seminole County’s Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) for 2016-2019 and the
contribution of these funds is consistent with the LHAP. (2017-0335)
Public
Works
Engineering
Division
12. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
the Seminole County/MetroPlan Orlando (Urban Area Metropolitan Planning
Organization Fiscal Year 2017-2018) Funding Agreement in the amount of
$173,986. (2017-0337)
Resource Management
Grants Administration
13. Approve submission of a grant application to
the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity requesting $17,000,000 through
the Florida Job Growth Infrastructure Grant Fund for construction of Oxford
Place road project. (2017-0336)
14. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
the Federally Funded Subaward and Grant Agreement with the State of Florida,
Division of Emergency Management, in acceptance of $161,719 for WebEOC software
and training; and appropriate Resolution #2017-R-161 implementing the Budget
Amendment Request (BAR) #18-001 through the Public Safety Grants Fund in the
amount of $161,719 to establish funding. (2017-0315)
15. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the
Federally Funded Subaward and Grant Agreement with the State of Florida,
Division of Emergency Management, in acceptance of $41,502 through the State
Homeland Security Grant Program to assist with the purchase of hazardous materials
detection equipment (Fire); and appropriate Resolution #2017-R-162 implementing
the Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #18-002 through the Public Safety Grants
(Federal) Fund in the amount of $41,502 to recognize grant funding and
establish budget. (2017-0324)
16. Approve and accept a Grant Agreement with the
United States Department of Justice in acceptance of $398,228 over a three-year
period to provide enhancement to the Adult Drug Court program; execute appropriate
Resolution #2017-R-163 implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #18-003
through the Adult Drug Court Fund in the amount of $398,228 to establish
funding; authorize the County Manager to execute all subrecipient agreements
associated with this Grant Agreement; and approve the addition of one FTE
personnel that will be grant-funded through this Agreement. (2017-0346)
Purchasing
& Contracts Division
17. Approve Work Order #1, Grace Lake and Myrtle
Lake Watershed Management Model Update and Flood Reduction Alternative
Development, under PS-0121-15/RTB, Subdivision Rehabilitation Program
Consultant Services Agreement, with Singhofen & Associates, Inc. of
Orlando, in the amount of $156,999.25; and authorize the Purchasing &
Contracts Division to execute the Work Order. (2017-0339)
18. Pulled
from the Agenda request to award CC-1496-17/TAD Lake Monroe Master Pump
Station Relocation in the amount of $821,740 to Danus Utilities, Inc. of New
Smyrna Beach; and authorize the Purchasing & Contracts Division to execute
the Agreement. (2017-0338)
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS’ CONSENT AGENDA
Clerk & Comptroller’s Office
Motion by
Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Henley, to authorize and approve
the following:
19. Approve Expenditure Approval Lists dated
September 13 and 19, 2017; and Payroll Approval Lists dated September 2 and 21,
2017; and the BCC Official Minutes dated August 22, 2017; Clerk and
Comptroller's "Received and Filed" is for information only. (2017-0344)
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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The Board noted, for
information only, the following Clerk & Comptroller’s “Received and Filed”:
1. Executive Order #2017-22 declaring a Local
State of Emergency posed by Hurricane Irma.
2. Florida Public Service Commission Consummating
Order #PSC-2017-0351-CO-EQ approving Duke Energy’s amended standard offer
contract and amended interconnection agreement; Docket #20170072-EQ, issued
September 18, 2017.
3. Florida Public Service Commission Consummating
Order #PSC-2017-0359-PAA-EI approving Florida Power & Light Company’s new
depreciation class and rate for energy storage equipment; Docket #20170097-EI,
issued September 20, 2017.
4. Escheatment Tax Deed for Parcels
#35-19-30-5AJ-0B00-0280; 35-19-30-5AJ-0D00-0570; 32-19-31-503-0000-0040;
32-19-31-513-0000-0120; and 33-19-31-507-0000-0470.
5. Maintenance Bond #268010118 for Water and
Sewer facilities in the amount of $43,750.67 for the project known as Brookmore
Estates Ph 1.
6. Bill of Sale accepting Water and Sewer systems
for the project known as Brookmore Estates Ph 1; Pulte Home Corporation.
7. First Amendment to SHIP Subrecipient Agreement
with Merritt Street Housing, LP; Restrictive Use Covenant; and First Amendment
to SHIP Program Mortgage Deed, as approved by the BCC on December 8, 2015.
8. Conditional Utility Agreement for Water,
Wastewater, or Reclaimed Water Services with Concept Development, Inc. for the
project known as CRS-Oviedo.
9. Conditional Utility Agreement for Water,
Wastewater, or Reclaimed Water Services with K. Hounanian Cambridge Homes LLC
for the project known as Lake Florence Preserve.
10. Work Order #5 to RFP-0532-15 with Connect
Consulting, Inc.
11. Work Orders #15 and #16 to CC-0559-15 with
Southland Construction, Inc.
12. Amendment #1 to Work Order #1 to RFP-0672-15
with The Colinas Group, Inc.
13. Amendment #1 to Work Order #2 to RFP-0672-15
with The Colinas Group, Inc.
14. Amendment #10 to Work Order #32 to PS-5190-05
with CH2M Hill Engineers, Inc.
15. Amendment #3 to Work Order #33 to PS-5190-05
with CH2M Hill Engineers, Inc.
16. Change Order #1 to CC-1291-17 with Tyrell
Enterprises.
17. Third Amendment to Term Contract IFB-602510-16
with Caraway Concrete Construction, Inc.
18. Amendment #1 to Work Order #12 to PS-6658-11
with S2L, Inc.
19. Work Order #31 to PS-7643-12 with Southeastern
Surveying and Mapping Corp.
20. Work Order #78 to PS-8148-12 with Keith &
Schnars, P.A.
21. Work Order #61 to RFP-8312-12 with Chief
Inspection Services.
22. Change Order #3 to Work Order #28 to
CC-9192-13 with Corinthian Builders, Inc.
23. Change Order #1 to Work Order #30 to
CC-9192-13 with Corinthian Builders, Inc.
24. Amendment #1 to Work Order #6 to RFP-9601-14
with Revere Controls Systems, Inc.
25. Lake Howell Reserve AKA Hawk’s Crest Phase 1
DCA #17-20500004, Reserve at Lake Howell Property Owner Association, Inc.
26. Bid as follows:
CC-1342-17 from Corinthian Builders,
Inc.; BSE Construction Group; Linton Enterprises, Inc.
Sheriff’s Office
Motion by
Commissioner Dallari, seconded by Commissioner Carey, to authorize and approve
the following:
20. Approve the expenditure of $50,000 from the
Law Enforcement Trust Fund to provide for a contribution to the Kids House of
Seminole, Inc. (2017-0350)
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
REGULAR AGENDA
Agenda Item #21 –
2017-0290
Mary
Robinson, Planning & Development, addressed the Board and presented a
request to consider a Special Event Permit for the Festival del Bacalaito on
November 11 to November 12, 2017, located at 440 Hickman Drive, Sanford, as
outlined in the Agenda Memorandum.
Commissioner
Constantine stated last year was the first year for this event and asked the
Applicant how it went. Alex Torres,
Applicant, addressed the Board and answered it was surprisingly good with an
estimated attendance of 1,500 to 1,700.
Mr. Torres indicated this year they will be collecting food and other needed
products for Puerto Rico due to the devastation of Hurricane Irma and Hurricane
Maria. They will also donate at least
40% of the proceeds from the event to Puerto Rico. Commissioner Dallari asked for this event to
be promoted on the County’s website.
Commissioner Carey added there are things that the County’s team is
involved in and supports, so those efforts should be on the website as
well. Chairman Horan asked Jon Sellers,
Chief Information Officer, if there is a way staff can batch that on the
website, and he responded in the affirmative.
Commissioner Carey suggested the
special events could be on the calendar on the website.
Commissioner
Carey stated last year there was a big sign by the interstate on the property
Mr. Torres leases to have the event, and that sign is still there from last
year. She advised at the end of the
event this year, the sign needs to come down.
Mr. Torres responded he will take it down the week after the event.
Motion by Commissioner Carey, seconded
by Commissioner Dallari, to approve a Special Event Permit for the Festival del
Bacalaito on November 11 to November 12, 2017, located at 440 Hickman Drive,
Sanford; Alex Torres, Applicant.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Chairman Horan announced there is a work
session today on the Intelligent Transportation System Master Plan convening in
Room 3024 at 10:00 a.m.
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Chairman
Horan recessed the meeting at 9:52 a.m.,
reconvening
at 1:30 p.m., with all Commissioners and all other Officials (with Commissioner
Constantine entering late) who were present at the Opening Session.
PROOFS
OF PUBLICATION
Motion by
Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Henley, to authorize the filing of
the proofs of publication for this meeting's scheduled public hearings into the
Official Record.
Districts 1, 2, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
PUBLIC
HEARINGS
Commissioner Constantine re-entered the meeting at this time.
NUISANCE
ABATEMENT
6625 S. U.S.
HIGHWAY 17-92
Agenda Item #22 – 2017-0256
Continuation of a
public hearing from September 26, 2017, to consider adoption of a Resolution
issuing an Order to declare the existence of a Public Nuisance at 6625 S. U.S.
Highway 17-92, Fern Park; to require corrective action by November 9, 2017; and
to authorize necessary corrective action by the County in the event the
nuisance is not abated by the record owner, as described in the proof of
publication.
Liz
Parkhurst, Building Division, addressed the Board and reviewed the Item as
outlined in the Agenda Memorandum.
Robert
Hoogland, 397 Wekiva Springs Road, addressed the Board and stated he is the
attorney for Best Way Investments, Inc. and introduced his client Ricardo
Padron, 538 Queens Mirror Circle. Mr.
Hoogland stated he has dealt with Mr. Pontillo, who is the mortgage holder of
the property, and Mr. Padron has given Mr. Pontillo authority to act on his
behalf. Mr. Pontillo is making
arrangements to clean up the property, but he has had difficulty getting a
dumpster and fencing due to a shortage in materials caused by Hurricane Irma. Mr. Hoogland believes a dumpster will be
delivered today and there should be a contract by the end of the week. Mr. Padron has done some work on the property
to try to clean it up, but without a dumpster it has been a little difficult,
so they are asking for more time for Mr. Pontillo to be able to hire
contractors and get the property secured.
Commissioner
Carey explained the recommendation from staff is that it requires corrective
action by November 9th, which is a month from now. She asked if November 9th is adequate time
since he has a dumpster coming and a contract coming. Mr. Hoogland answered, as far as securing the
property, yes; but to get it completely cleaned up and back up to speed, they
are looking at three to four months to rehab the property. Mr. Hoogland indicated there is a document
(received and filed) that gives the Sheriff the authority to go into the
property and take whatever actions necessary to get rid of vagrants and secure
the property. Discussion ensued
regarding the document Mr. Hoogland is referring to. Commissioner Carey stated she has an email
from Mr. Pontillo as part of her ex parte communication (received and filed), and
read the email aloud, which lists the reasons for the delay in fixing the property.
Mr.
Hoogland stated there shouldn’t be any issue having it secured by November 9th. Chairman Horan indicated the property was
supposed to be secured by this meeting, and Mr. Hoogland responded he hadn’t
planned on a shortage of materials and labor.
Mr. Padron addressed the Board and stated he tried to do his best to
clean the property. He has already cut
all of the trees and the grass, and he is just waiting for the dumpster which
should arrive today. Mr. Pontillo told
him he is going to purchase all of the material that Mr. Padron needs to secure
the building; but in order to do that, it needs to be cleaned first.
With
regard to public participation, no one in the audience spoke in support or in
opposition to Item #22 and public input was closed.
Jodi
Doyle, Building Division Manager, addressed the Board and stated staff did a
site inspection this morning. The
inspector, Tom Helle, did note that someone was already inside of the unit. There were some site visits between the last
meeting and this meeting, and they did cut down the vegetation on the site; but
none of the buildings are actually secured with boards or anything except for
the rear of the back building. Ms. Doyle
reiterated there was someone already inside of the back unit. She clarified it was somebody who was not
supposed to be inside the unit and added from a safety standpoint, she wanted
the Board to be aware of that.
Commissioner
Henley stated this issue goes back to the July 25th meeting. Ever since then, all the Board has had is
requests for delays and promises which have not been met. He is not confident that they are going to be
able to make all of the necessary repairs and cleanups and secure the property
by November 9th, but they still have some time to do so.
Motion by Commissioner Henley, seconded
by Commissioner Carey to adopt
appropriate Resolution #2017-R-164 issuing an Order to declare the existence of
a Public Nuisance at 6625 S. U.S. Highway 17-92, Fern Park; to require
corrective action by November 9, 2017; and to authorize necessary corrective
action by the County in the event the nuisance is not abated by the record
owner, as described in the proof of publication.
Commissioner
Carey stressed the importance of getting the building secured.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEM IMPACT FEES MORATORIUM
EXTENSION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
AMENDMENT
Agenda
Item #23 – 2017-0330
Proof
of publication calling for a public hearing to consider an Ordinance extending
and imposing a moratorium established by Ordinance #2017-27 on the acceptance
of applications for calculations of an alternative educational system impact
fee for an additional sixty-five (65) days from October 11, 2017, to December
15, 2017; and amending Section 105.24 of the Seminole County Land Development
Code allowing for payment under protest during the time of the moratorium,
received and filed.
Paul
Chipok, Assistant County Attorney, addressed the Board and stated the impact
fee Ordinance is in the process of being amended upon recommendations from the
School Board. That is not the issue
before the Board. Mr. Chipok explained
during the interim of the Ordinance being adopted, there was a recommendation
and an adoption of the moratorium Ordinance to not allow alternative impact fee
studies to be submitted and considered during the pendency of the changes to
the main Ordinance. That is set to
expire in a few days, so this item is a request for an extension from October
11th to December 15th, 2017, upon the same terms as the original moratorium.
Chairman
Horan stated the School Board is taking some action today and asked Mr. Chipok
if he was aware of what that action is. Mr. Chipok answered under Section 105.50 of
the Land Development Code, the School Board is designated to be the Technical
Advisory Committee for impact fee Ordinance updates for the education impact
fees. They are acting in that capacity
today to prepare and vote on a Resolution to present to the Board for the exact
amendments that they are requesting.
With
regard to public participation, no one in the audience spoke in support or in
opposition to Item #23 and public input was closed.
Commissioner
Carey stated one thing that was not in her package was the minutes from the P&Z
meeting. She asked what the
recommendation of P&Z was. Mr.
Chipok answered it was considered, and they moved it forward along to the Board
with an affirmative recommendation.
Commissioner Carey noted it is her understanding that the School Board
is meeting with Tindale Oliver, who is the company who did the original
analysis, and that is what is being presented to the School Board today.
Motion by Commissioner Carey, seconded
by Commissioner Constantine, to
adopt Ordinance #2017-39 extending and imposing a moratorium established by
Ordinance #2017-27 on the acceptance of applications for calculations of an
alternative educational system impact fee for an additional sixty-five (65)
days from October 11, 2017, to December 15, 2017; and amending Section 105.24
of the Seminole County Land Development Code allowing for payment under protest
during the time of the moratorium, as described in the proof of publication.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
LEGISLATIVE
UPDATE
Meloney
Lung, Assistant County Manager, addressed the Board and presented a packet
entitled 2018 State Legislative Priorities for Seminole County (received and
filed). She stated she is here today
seeking the Board’s approval of the 2018 State and Federal priorities. At the September 19th meeting, the Board
provided Ms. Lung with feedback; and she has compiled the list as the Board has
requested. She noted in the packet it
lists the State’s three priorities and the Federal’s two or three priorities as
well as a list of endeavors the County will be supporting.
Upon
inquiry by Chairman Horan, Ms. Lung stated she feels the points the Board
brought up in prior meetings have been specifically addressed in the legislative
updates. In regard to support for adequate
emergency funding for shelters, nursing homes, assisted-living facilities and
group homes for emergency preparedness, Commissioner Carey stated those
facilities need to be raised up on the priority list for restoration of
electrical service. She discussed
capacity at nursing homes and assisted-living facilities. Ms. Lung responded she will be happy to do that
and work with Emergency Management. Her
understanding is every year Emergency Management sets the priorities of what
should come on, and staff will make sure those facilities are a priority. Commissioner Carey reiterated some capacity
issues, and Ms. Lung stated she will reword that support item. Discussion ensued regarding provisional
shelters.
Commissioner
Constantine discussed the rest areas in Longwood. He asked if “funding of new rest areas in the
region and the decommissioning of the two” is the way they want to word their
support. He opined the real point is the
decommissioning of the two, not necessarily funding for rest areas in the
region. Chairman Horan responded he
would have no problem switching the clauses, and Commissioner Constantine
suggested taking the first clause out. Commissioner
Constantine explained the plan of the MPO is to push the DOT to look at freight
stops that are used as rest areas; therefore, the funding of the rest areas in
the region is not really what their intent was.
Commissioner Carey stated she doesn’t have an issue with changing the
wording to decommission those, but because of the Federal rules there has to be
a rest area along the interstate every so many miles; and until they relocate
them along the interstate to meet that requirement, they’re not going to be
able to decommission the two. Ms. Lung
explained that’s why it was worded the way it was. There has to be some new rest areas before
the two in Longwood can be decommissioned.
Chairman Horan stated they need to emphasize the decommissioning as the
first clause. Ms. Lung replied she is
happy to do that.
Ms.
Lung stated in regard to the letter in the packet from Speaker Corcoran, there
is a new committee called the Select Committee on Hurricane Response and
Preparedness. There’s quite a list of
areas of policy they are going to be looking into. Discussion ensued regarding the
committee. She reviewed the spreadsheet
included in the packet of the five Home Rule Bills submitted as well as five
that are focused on emergency response. Ms.
Lung expressed she is going to keep up with anything related strictly to their priorities
or areas of support and give them to the Board as they come along.
Chairman
Horan stated in addition to the Legislative Session, they have the
Constitutional Revision Commission that may come up with some Home Rule
surprises of their own. Commissioner
Carey asked who is monitoring that to keep the Board in the loop, and Bryant
Applegate, County Attorney, stated he is.
Commissioner Carey stated since Ms. Lung is the one that tracks the legislative
stuff, that may be a good thing for her to track and keep the Board abreast. Ms. Lung responded she would be happy to do
that. She has seen a couple of their
suggestions so far, but they haven’t given many yet. Chairman Horan stated the deadline for public
proposals was October 6th, but they had only met a couple of times and didn’t
have a quorum either time. He doesn’t
know if they extended the time for public proposals due to Hurricane Irma, but
there were very few proposals. However,
there is going to be some kind of movement by the Governor and Speaker for an
amendment with regard to spending and a super vote with regard to spending at
the State level.
Mr.
Applegate stated he is on a committee for FACA (Florida Association of County
Attorneys) and they formed a CRC (Constitution Revisions Committee) that is
primarily more concerned about any issues impacting Home Rule authority. The only proposals that are out there right
now don’t impact counties directly.
ITEMS
FOR FUTURE AGENDA
Nallan
Chari, 1911 North Street, addressed the Board and submitted his comments
(received and filed) to the Board regarding his backyard flooding due to
stormwater retention pond overflow caused by Hurricane Irma. He displayed pictures (received and filed) of
the flooding.
Jean
Jreij, Public Works Director, addressed the Board and explained Dr. Chari is
referring to a pond in his backyard that flooded due to the roadway flooding
during the hurricane. He discussed staff’s
efforts to pump the water and solve the issue.
Commissioner Dallari asked if this is part of the Grace Lake basin, and
Mr. Jreij answered no. He noted it is off
Ronald Reagan Boulevard and North Street.
Commissioner
Carey discussed the history of issues regarding the pond in Dr. Chari’s
backyard. She confirmed with Dr. Chari
that it is just his backyard that has flooded and not his home. Commissioner Constantine stated he did visit
Dr. Chari’s backyard; and he has been told that Owen Reagan, Public Works, has
been down there and will be continuing to monitor it.
Commissioner
Carey stated staff has been pumping out of the pond down toward DOT’s
pond. She asked if this is
interconnected with some of the drainage along the interstate. Mr. Jreij answered the DOT pond across the
street from Dr. Chari’s pond is overflow to his pond. Staff put some sandbags along the outfall in
the area of the DOT pond to maximize the storage and has been pumping to it the
last few weeks. Commissioner Carey
suggested working with DOT to provide some stormwater storage and possibly
creating a lake on the Rolling Hills property.
Mr. Jreij indicated staff has put it on the list to look at that area as
a flood area and see what can be done in the future.
Sita
Chari, 1911 North Street, addressed the Board and submitted her similar comments
(received and filed) to the Board.
Commissioner
Dallari asked where the water gets routed to.
Mr. Jreij answered it is a truly closed basin so it doesn’t get routed. Chairman Horan discussed the history of the
easement on the Chari’s property. He
stated he doesn’t understand how the DOT pond is related to this. Mr. Jreij explained there is a DOT pond
located to the west, and there is a road between Dr. Chari’s pond and the DOT
pond. When the DOT pond fills to a
certain elevation, the water overflows to Dr. Chari’s pond. After the hurricane, the DOT pond still has
capacity, but Dr. Chari’s pond is overflowed because of runoff in their development. Staff got a permit to pump the water into the
DOT pond and they were able to relieve the area. Commissioner Carey discussed the history of Dr.
Chari’s pond and confirmed with Mr. Jreij that the DOT pond did not overflow to
Dr. Chari’s pond, it was just the volume of water coming through the
subdivision and down the hill into the pond.
She suggested some kind of connection from Dr. Chari’s pond to the DOT
pond or a connection over to the Rolling Hills property for some relief for Dr.
Chari’s pond so they don’t keep going through this in the future.
Chairman
Horan stated he is not sure whether or not the DOT pond can be an element in
the solution. Commissioner Dallari
expressed he thinks it is appropriate that they ask staff to look deeper into
this. Mr. Jreij replied there are a lot
of flooded areas from the hurricane, but staff will be looking for a solution
in that area. Commissioner Dallari asked
if he needs help from the Board to do that.
Mr. Jreij answered not at this time.
Commissioner Dallari inquired when Mr. Jreij would be able to report
back to the Board. Mr. Jreij responded
hopefully when staff is freed up from responding to flooding and collecting
data. Commissioner Carey explained the
county still has whole streets and communities under water and limited
staff. She added Mr. Reagan has been to Dr.
Chari’s property so staff is aware of it and they are working on it.
Chairman
Horan stressed that the County is dealing with flooded areas countywide, so the
Public Works Department is pretty overtaxed right now trying to balance
everything out. He assured the Chari’s
that staff is aware of the situation and will work diligently to see if they
can alleviate it in such a way that they can get back to the enjoyment of their
property. Commissioner Carey requested
Mr. Jreij keep the Board briefed on the issue.
Commissioner
Constantine reiterated the difficulty the County has with flooding issues
countywide. He wants to make sure that
staff stays in touch with the Charis to see what they can do without making any
specific promises.
Dr.
Chari stated the shortsightedness of the flow to the pond is the main problem
because they never figured out how much water the pond can hold or for how
long. The DOT pond is not a solution
because DOT ponds have their own capacities.
He opined staff can’t pump his pond to DOT’s pond because the DOT pond
is already full, so whatever they pump will just go back to his pond. He indicated he is going to do an analysis
and present that to the Board next time.
Chairman Horan noted the DOT pond is not going to be a long-range
solution, and staff is going to do the best they can.
Karen
Blaydes, 132 Lake Oaks Boulevard, addressed the Board and displayed pictures
(received and filed) of her flooded home.
She explained the flooding was not caused by the hurricane, it was caused
by a breach in DOT’s retention pond along I-4.
The opposite side of I-4 is dry.
There used to be an area between the lanes of I-4 where the water used
to drain through, but that has been filled in due to the Ultimate I-4 project, so
now water has nowhere to drain except right into her property.
Ms.
Blaydes discussed the flooding issue and how it relates to the DOT retention
pond. She noted DOT has built the breach
up two or three times trying to contain the water and it is their mistake. Ms. Blaydes stated the contractor for I-4 has
told her it can’t be pumped out until the water (which was contained in the
original retention ponds along I-4) has settled and cleared, then they can
begin to pump the water out of her property.
She discussed the financial and physical destruction due to the
flooding. Ms. Blaydes stated they need
to find a solution and asked if there was anything the Board could do to help
her.
Commissioner
Carey stated the County asked DOT to appear today and address this particular
issue and they received a letter in response that they couldn’t be here due to
scheduling. She indicated while it is a
DOT issue, the County has reached out and said they would like to understand
what happened. Commissioner Constantine
stated Ms. Blaydes needs DOT’s attention.
He confirmed with Ms. Blaydes that she has contacted DOT but they have
only given her a runaround. He explained
she needs someone that can influence DOT to listen to her. Commissioner Constantine suggested Ms.
Blaydes reach out to Representative Bob Cortes, who is vice chairman of the
House Committee on Transportation, and represents the Altamonte Springs and
Longwood areas. Commissioner Carey asked
staff to provide Ms. Blaydes with the appropriate contact information.
Commissioner
Dallari recommended Ms. Blaydes attend the MetroPlan Orlando meeting tomorrow
morning. He stated DOT will be there,
and Commissioner Dallari plans on bringing up a similar subject. Chairman Horan stated staff will get her
information on where the MetroPlan meeting will be held tomorrow at 9:00
a.m. Commissioner Dallari noted all of
the DOT staff people that make decisions will be there.
Roger
Smith, 120 Colonial Lane, addressed the Board and stated he lives slightly to
the northeast of the Blaydes. He
discussed his issues in connection with the flooding. Mr. Smith indicated he has presented to DOT
and received a claim number, and he has spoken to Secretary Angelico in
District 5. He was originally given a
coldshoulder by the district’s General Counsel Office which prompted a call to
Tallahassee. He stated he still has not
received any contact back from FEMA. Mr.
Smith expressed he is seeking any relief that may be done by the
Commission. Commissioner Carey confirmed
with Mr. Smith that his home is also being impacted from the breach of the pond
and the flooding is not storm related. Mr.
Smith discussed the configuration of retention ponds in the area.
Commissioner
Dallari explained Ultimate I-4 is a design-build project, so there’s no real
set of plans because they are designing it as they are going and that is part
of the issue. Commissioner Carey
suggested Mr. Smith show up to the MetroPlan Orlando meeting also.
Lydia
Levasseur, 121 Lake Oaks Boulveard, addressed the Board and noted she lives in
the last house before the natural pond in the same flooding area as Ms. Blaydes
and Mr. Smith. She expressed her
concerns regarding the flooding. Chairman
Horan confirmed with Ms. Levasseur that her property is contiguous to Mr.
Smith’s property and her house is being affected by the same breach in the DOT
retention pond. Chairman Horan asked if
Ms. Levasseur has been in touch with DOT, and she answered she has. She added DOT employees came by and looked at
the issue as well as people from the County.
Ms. Levasseur indicated the most frustrating thing is not knowing who to
talk to. Chairman Horan replied it looks
like this is basically a problem of the State and their operations. He stated staff will do the same thing for
her that they are doing for her neighbors, which is provide her with all of the
appropriate contact information that she needs and suggested she attend the
MetroPlan Orlando meeting also. Chairman
Horan discussed insurance that may be available for the damages.
Ms.
Levasseur discussed health concerns including mosquitos and sewage lines. Chairman Horan stated staff has been spraying
for mosquitos, but the Health Department needs to take a look at the affected houses. He asked staff to get the department
representative to do that. Commissioner
Carey indicated they need to make sure this is on everybody’s radar screen and
DOT needs to address their situation.
She added while the Board can assist through their connections, it’s not
a problem that they can solve because it is DOT’s issue and their liability;
but the Board can help make sure it has everybody’s attention.
William
Hyde, 2379 Audley Street, addressed the Board and expressed his desire for life-education
opportunities for senior citizens in the county. He has spoken to the School Board and Seminole
State College who has stated they don’t have the budget for it. He discussed the LIFE program at the
University of Central Florida. Mr. Hyde
asked the Board to help coordinate with the School Board and Seminole State
College to have something like the LIFE program available in the County. Commissioner
Dallari stated he is not familiar with that program and asked Mr. Hyde if they
are able to have it transferred to Seminole State College. Mr. Hyde responded he doesn’t know the answer,
but he doesn’t see any reason why Seminole State couldn’t coordinate and have a
parallel program because it’s already done.
Commissioner Dallari indicated he would be happy to work with Mr. Hyde
to inquire at UCF and Seminole State to try to make that program happen. Commissioner Constantine pointed out UCF’s service
area includes Seminole County, so Mr. Hyde is available to use any of those
things at UCF. He stated the Board
approved a senior center right across the street from UCF on Lockwood Boulevard
that has senior programs.
Commissioner
Henley opined there may be more people who have Mr. Hyde’s same interest. He discussed the history of Seminole State
College’s large enrollment in their adult education program. Commissioner Carey stated the county has a
number of senior centers, and she remembers when the County had senior
programming and training at the libraries.
She indicated if they are not doing those programs for seniors at the
libraries, staff needs to look at that.
If they are doing it, they need to get a list of the programs to Mr.
Hyde, post it on the County’s website and post it in the libraries.
Chairman
Horan asked if the County has a Senior Advisory Board. Commissioner Dallari said the County does
have one, but there is a bigger one for Central Florida. Commissioner Carey stated the County’s is the
Committee on Aging and they address all senior needs and those types of
things. Chairman Horan stated they will
take a look into Mr. Hyde’s request and get some information together.
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Commissioner
Carey and Commissioner Dallari submitted their ex parte communications (received
and filed).
DISTRICT
COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS
District
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Commissioner Dallari announced Mobility Week will be October
23rd to November 3rd, and there is a bicycle ride from the city of Casselberry
down to Winter Park so people should be aware of that.
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Commissioner Dallari requested an update from Mr. Jreij on his
conversation with DOT in reference to Grace Lake. Mr. Jreij stated he met with DOT staff last
week and they agreed that after the County’s basin study, DOT staff and County
staff will get together to work on a common solution for the flooding in that
area. Commissioner Dallari explained
there is an item (Item #9B) at the MetroPlan Orlando meeting tomorrow where DOT
is asking for approval of an emergency amendment to the Transportation
Improvement Program (TIP), which would include $60.6 million for additional
construction funds for the connection of I-4 and the Wekiva Parkway. He stated that is a design-build project, and
he is having issues with understanding how DOT will be addressing the outfall
in that area. Once the TIP is approved,
DOT has the freedom to move forward with the project without consulting them
because once they approve the TIP, it cannot come off the list.
Commissioner Carey stated in her experience with design-build,
it isn’t necessarily on-the-fly. It is
being designed as it’s being built, but somebody is approving those design
plans prior to the construction. The
plans are public information, so if staff wanted to look at them, they
could. She discussed design-build
projects at the Expressway Authority.
Commissioner Carey suggested staff needs to be proactive and reach out
to DOT to ask to review the plans, and Mr. Jreij responded they do look at
them.
Commissioner Dallari asked how to phrase a motion to ensure that
staff is not just reviewing the plans but has input into the stormwater in the
area. Discussion ensued regarding
phrasing a legally sufficient motion.
Mr. Applegate stated having that clause in the motion would not be a
legal concern, but whether or not they could legally require it is a different
story; but he thinks they will certainly agree to it. Commissioner Carey asked at what point in the
design they would want to see the design plans.
Mr. Jreij discussed the process of reviewing plans.
Chairman Horan asked if the Ultimate I-4 is being built under a
design-build project delivery method or a fast-track project delivery
method. Mr. Jreij answered Beyond the
Ultimate is a design-build. Chairman
Horan stated if in fact they are doing a true design-build, the drawings should
be at a sufficient completion for the County to have substantive input into
their stormwater calculations and everything like that. He asked if that is something staff is doing
right now. Mr. Jreij answered they do
have access to the plan; but they do not go into details for the calculations,
they just go over the concept. He stated
the new system may not be deficient, but to put it over what is existing is a
concern; and Commissioner Dallari replied that is part of his concern.
Commissioner Carey opined the Ultimate I-4 project is not
impacting the Grace Lake issue at all because the boundaries of the
construction are not impacting that. Mr.
Jreij clarified he is talking about Beyond the Ultimate. Commissioner Carey replied that isn’t even a
funded project. She stated Commissioner
Dallari is talking about the Wekiva Parkway project where all of the ponds have
been located and all of the preliminary engineering has been done. She asked at what point does staff start to
review it just to make sure it is all good.
Mr. Jreij answered at 30%.
Chairman Horan stated to the extent that staff identifies
something at whatever stage of the drawings that they are concerned about, Mr.
Jreij needs to raise it to the level of the Board so they can be aware of
it. He added sometimes the Board can
exert some pressure at an operational level that would solve some of the
professional disagreements that may exist.
Mr. Jreij stated the Grace Lake basin is a concern and that is why staff
has been meeting with the consultant and doing the study to make sure they have
a solution. Chairman Horan replied if
they don’t have a solution Mr. Jreij is happy with, he should come to the
Board.
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Commissioner Dallari stated at the last meeting they talked
about doing a Resolution about the rest stops, and he wants to make sure that
in that Resolution they talk about the stormwater issue and how that needs to
be addressed. Commissioner Carey
expressed they have done a Resolution.
She thinks they need to try to take action through their various
abilities. Commissioner Dallari replied
he is asking for that Resolution to be updated to increase the verbiage so they
are actually addressing the stormwater in that area. Commissioner Carey suggested if they do
another Resolution, they should just focus on the stormwater issue because that
shouldn’t be tied to the rest stops because the stormwater issue is a problem
regardless of the rest stops.
Commissioner Dallari replied however they want to do it, as long as they
are talking about the drainage in that area.
Chairman Horan directed the County Attorney to work on a Resolution that
focuses on that and bring it to the Board at the next meeting.
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Commissioner Dallari stated the SunRail Customer Advisory
Committee has had a couple of citizens that could no longer participate. He asked the Board to put a list together for
the next meeting so they can appoint two citizens to that committee. The requirements are that they are a county
resident and they need to have ridership of SunRail at least three times a
week.
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Commissioner Dallari announced he will only be attending the
morning session of the October 24th meeting due to a conference he is attending
in San Antonio.
District
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Commissioner Constantine announced last month the Florida
Association of Counties (FAC) had a meeting.
They have changed their format to do guiding principles so that they’re
not doing new issues every particular time, then they go into some compatible
issues for this coming year. He opined
it is a much better system.
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On the 4th, Commissioner Constantine was part of the Orlando Sentinel’s Affordable Housing
Summit as a speaker. He noted there are
many Sanford events coming up. Also, on
the 11th, he is the keynote speaker for the Florida Apartment Association at
Disney. He pointed out that the Central
Florida Zoo Board meeting is on the 12th; but their Executive Director, Philip
Flynn, has resigned. Commissioner
Constantine reminded that there is an MPO meeting tomorrow. There is an MPO Alliance meeting on the
13th. The 14th is UCF’s homecoming. The 15th is the Tunnel to Towers fundraiser
in Altamonte Springs for first responders.
Commissioner Constantine is doing a panel for the Florida Springs
Institute at the Orlando Science Center on the 18th. From the 20th to the 22nd, St. Mary Magdalene
is having their Fall Festival; and Annunciation Catholic Church is having
theirs from the 13th through the 15th. Commissioner
Constantine stated he will not be at the October 24th meeting because he is
attending a water summit. On the 1st of
November he will be at the Hurricane Preparedness Summit that is being done by
the University of Central Florida. He
mentioned Lake Brantley’s Lake Watch program is going to have their 10th
anniversary celebration on the 28th.
Commissioner Constantine stated he believes on November 14th they will
have the first installation of honoring veterans.
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Commissioner Carey stated it sounds like at the October 24th
meeting in the afternoon, there’s only going to be three Commissioners available
to be present; so hopefully those three can all be present so there can be a
quorum.
District
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No report.
District
5
Commissioner Carey announced tonight is the Seminole County
Annual Farm Bureau dinner. She opined
people forget that the county has a lot of agriculture that goes on in the
community.
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In regard to flooding, Commissioner Carey stated there is still
a lot of flooding in her district. Roads
are flooded, people cannot get to their homes, there are pregnant mothers who can’t
get back to their houses. She thanked
Jimmie Beach, Public Works, and his team for going out there on a daily basis
to keep an eye on it. She stated there
isn’t much they can do, but they are doing everything they can.
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Commissioner Carey discussed a depression on the new section of
SR 429 near the Independence Plaza. She
noted the southbound lanes of SR 429 near the depression will close today and
traffic will be rerouted through the E-Pass cash lanes until the repairs are
completed. Commissioner Carey stated the
previous toll suspensions were costly for all of the toll agencies and State
agencies, but the suspension of the tolls impacted the Central Florida
Expressway Authority (CFX) by about $18.7 million. She will receive a full report regarding that
issue on Thursday at the CFX board meeting.
Commissioner Carey stated for all of the people that use E-Pass, CFX has
expanded their payment options. She
discussed new e-passes, a new app that they have been testing, and additional
toll lanes.
CHAIRMAN’S
REPORT
Chairman Horan stated in regard to the Tourist Development
Council, staff advised him that the although the seat that is open expires on
January 1, 2018, since the positions on TDC do not migrate from commissioner to
commissioner, Mary Sue Weinaug could be appointed to serve a four-year term
through January 1, 2022.
Motion by
Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Dallari, to appoint Mary Sue
Weinaug to the Tourism Development Council for a four-year term beginning
January 1, 2018, and expiring January 1, 2022.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Chairman Horan stated he passed along to the Board the new
format that FAC is using on their policy statements dealing with guiding
principles rather than specific legislative initiatives. He indicated the Legislative Policy Conference
is going to be in mid-November and asked the Board members to let him know if
they have any comments.
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Chairman Horan announced the Commission on Homelessness will
seek recommendations on legislative priorities tomorrow and it is largely
because of an excellent statewide report on affordable housing and homelessness
that was done by JPMorgan Chase. He
discussed affordable housing in Florida.
He stated a main priority that they would be reviewing tomorrow is
making a meaningful and significant push on the Legislature to not “sweep”
needed funds. Chairman Horan explained
the local legislative delegation is going to be proposing some legislation that
will allow local governments to do their own incentives for affordable housing
that will coordinate and leverage funds.
Commissioner Carey asked if that
will include participation in inclusionary zoning. Chairman Horan answered he hasn’t seen the
bill yet, but he thinks that is a great suggestion. Commissioner Carey explained they could take
that up as developments come through because there’s nothing that would stop
the County from doing it. She suggested
they could have a work session regarding the issue. Discussion ensued regarding inclusionary
zoning. Mr. Applegate stated the County
can do a lot of things and suggested they could refer to it more as workforce
housing. He explained because of the
design, you can have a development that has different levels of homes, but they
all look the same. Commissioner Carey
stated the developers would be building the affordable housing mixed into the
communities, and the County would help to provide the backfill of the families
that can move into them.
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Chairman Horan stated he had a conference last week with the Tax
Collector’s general council and new Chief of Staff. They discussed a number of things, but one
thing that came up was a deal that was being discussed between the Tax
Collector and Airbnb. Chairman Horan
indicated they discussed certain issues concerning that deal as to whether or
not those discussions should actually occur between the County and Airbnb, who
the appropriate party is, who should be a signatory, and who should be
negotiating it. He stated he received
some documents concerning those issues and he forwarded those documents to the
Board and the County Attorney. Mr.
Applegate indicated he will brief the Board individually on some of those
issues.
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The Board commended Valmarie Turner, Community Services, for all
of her work with the County and wished her the best in Loudoun County,
Virginia.
COUNTY
ATTORNEY’S REPORT
Mr. Applegate stated he sent an email to the Board regarding the
ethics training. They are targeting
December 5, which is the first Tuesday in December. He expressed if that date works for the
Board, his office will go ahead and post it and send out the notices to the
different officials. Commissioner Carey
stated she wants to make sure they include all of the boards and agencies where
the Commissioners serve because they have requirements there too for ethics
training.
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There being no further business to come before the Board, the
Chairman declared the meeting adjourned at 3:39 p.m., this same date.
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