BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA
OCTOBER 11, 2011
The following is a non-verbatim transcript of the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING OF
SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA, held at 9:31 a.m., on Tuesday, October 11, 2011,
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 Carlton Henley (District 4)
Commissioner
Bob Dallari (District 1)
Commissioner
John Horan (District 2)
Clerk
of Circuit Court Maryanne Morse
County
Manager Jim Hartmann
County
Attorney Bryant Applegate
Deputy
Clerk Eva Roach
Absent: Commissioner
Dick Van Der Weide
Commissioner Horan gave the Invocation.
Commissioner Henley led the Pledge of Allegiance.
AWARDS & PRESENTATIONS
Motion by Commissioner Dallari, seconded by Commissioner Henley to
adopt a Proclamation, as shown on page _________, proclaiming the month of
October 2011 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Seminole County, Florida.
Districts 1, 2, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
The Board presented the Proclamation to Jeanne Gold, SafeHouse
of Seminole, who addressed the Board to express her appreciation and to give an
overview of the murder rate statistics in Seminole County.
COUNTY MANAGER’S CONSENT AGENDA
James Hartmann, County Manager, addressed the Board to advise a
revised tabulation sheet for Item #1, Award CC-6863-11 for the Public Safety
Building Roof Replacement, was submitted and it does not affect the recommendation
for the award. He stated there were
minor Legal Department changes to Items #1, Award CC-6863-11; #2, Award
CC-6944-11; and #3, Award CC-6951-11, and they were incorporated into the
agenda. He said there was a change to
page one of Item #5, Adopt Resolution amending the Health Department fees. He requested that Items #6, Approve
Resolution reappointing members to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee,
and #23, Approve Resolution establishing the Seminole County Disaster Housing
Plan, be pulled from the agenda. He
added the Board was provided with some additional language for Item #8,
Authorize staff to submit to the Florida Housing Finance Corp. technical
revisions to the 2007/2010 & 2010/2013, that addresses the maximum
rehabilitation cost for the LHAP program.
He informed the Board of an add-on, Item #25A, Approve CSX
Transportation Inc. Temporary Right of Entry Agreement, to repair tracks along
Lake Mary Blvd.
Motion by Commissioner Dallari, seconded by Commissioner Henley to
authorize and approve the following:
County Manager’s
Office
Purchasing & Contracts
Division
1.
Award CC-6863-11/RTB, as shown on page ________, Seminole County
Public Safety Building Roof Replacement in the amount of $1,007,000 to Weiss
& Woolrich Contracting Company, Inc., Deerfield Beach, Florida; and
authorize the Purchasing & Contracts Division to execute the Agreement.
2.
Award CC-6944-11/JVP, as shown on page _________, Altamonte
Springs Safe Routes Sidewalk Project, in the amount of $253,750.20 to Conpilog
International Company, Orlando, Florida; and authorize the Purchasing &
Contracts Division to execute the Agreement.
3. Award
CC-6951-11/JVP, as shown on page ________, Walker Elementary Sidewalk Project,
in the amount of $138,358.20 to Barracuda Building Corporation, Apopka,
Florida; and authorize the Purchasing & Contracts Division to execute the
Agreement.
Central Services
Fleet & Facilities Management
Division
4. Approve request
to declare surplus a .129 acre (5,600 sq. ft.) unbuildable portion of the
Seminole County-owned vacant lot, Parcel #04-20-30-501-0600-0010, H. E. Thomas
Parkway (CR 46A), Sanford, FL, by preparing written notification to the
adjacent property owners as required by F.S. 125.35 as to the offering of this
surplus as a private sale to Mr. Troy Black, using $2,800 as the minimum bid.
Community Services
Business Office
5. Adopt and authorize the Chairman to execute appropriate
Resolution #2011-R-187, as shown on page ________, amending certain fees set
forth in Section 20.26 of the Seminole County Administrative Code pertaining to
fees and charges for services provided by the Seminole County Health
Department.
6. Pulled
from the agenda request to approve Resolution that provides re-appointment
of the following members to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC):
Richard Kovacsik representing the residential building industry; Kenneth York
representing the banking or mortgage industry; Ken Ritter representing an area
of labor actively engaged in home building; and Kenneth Bentley as an advocate
for low-income persons; in addition to appointment of the following members to
the AHAC: Scott Culp representing a for-profit provider of affordable housing;
and Walt Eismann representing the local planning agency; all positions fulfill
the specified requirement as listed in Florida State Statue 420.9076.
Community Assistance Division
7. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
the following 2011-12 Community Service Agency (CSA) Agreements, as shown on
page _________, which provide funding to the specified non-profit agencies
offering supportive services directed to improving the lives of Seminole
County's most vulnerable residents: Boys
& Girls Clubs of Central Florida, Inc.; Boys Town Central Florida, Inc.;
Catholic Charities of Central Florida, Inc.; Intervention Services, Inc.; Kids
House of Seminole, Inc.; Lighthouse Central Florida, Inc.; Meals on Wheels,
Etc., Inc.; Seminole Community Volunteer Program, Inc.; Seminole County
Victim’s Rights Coalition, Inc.; Seminole County Victim’s Rights Coalition, Inc.
– Yana Project; Senior’s First, Inc.; The Christian Sharing Center, Inc.; The
Foundation for Seminole County Public Schools, Inc.; and The Seminole County
Coalition for School Readiness, Inc.
8. Approve and authorize staff to submit to the
Florida Housing Finance Corporation the technical revisions to the 2007/2010
& 2010/2013 Local Housing Assistance Plans (LHAP) to permit an increase in
the maximum award amount of SHIP-funded rehabilitation from $60,000 to $90,000
per unit and also allow staff to utilize those funds to assist Disaster Recovery
Program applicants for which CDBG funds originally earmarked for that effort
and received through the State may no longer be available.
Environmental Services
Business Office
9. Approve the Amendments, as shown on page
_________, to the Conditional Utility Agreements for Water and Sewer Service
for the project known as Silverleaf.
10. Approve the release of the original Water
& Sewer Cash Maintenance Bond w/Escrow Agreement for the project known as
Terracina at Lake Forest 2 & 3 in the amount of $12,984.97.
Solid Waste Management
11. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, as shown on page ________,
for Trademark Metals Recycling LLC, effective October 1, 2011 through September
30, 2012.
Fiscal Services
Budget Division
12. Approve and authorize the Chairman to
conditionally accept the Mental Health Court Grant Award, as shown on page
_______, in the amount of $249,924, subject to the grantor agency's acceptance
of certain changes in County staff's role in grant implementation, to establish
and implement a collaborative effort among the State Court System, County
government agencies, including law enforcement, and a not-for-profit mental
health care provider for identifying and providing therapeutic, community-based
assistance to persons suffering serious mental health issues who are involved
with the criminal justice system for nonviolent offenses.
13. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
the Certificate of Acceptance, as shown on page ________, of Subgrant Award in
acceptance of $182,023 in grant funding from the Florida Department of Law
Enforcement through their Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant
Program.
14. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
appropriate Resolution #2011-R-188, as shown on page _________, implementing
Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #12-02 through the Natural Lands/Trails Fund
Reserves in the amount of $72,500 to purchase land located on Osceola Rd.,
Geneva, FL.
15. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
appropriate Resolution #2011-R-189, as shown on page _________, implementing
Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #12-04 through the Public Works Grant Fund in
the amount of $4,000,000 to recognize grant revenue and establish budget for
the Advanced Traffic Management System Phase II project.
Growth Management
Economic Development Division
16. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
a Pledge Commitment, as shown on page _______, to the Foundation for Seminole
State College of Florida, Inc. in the amount of $150,000 for services provided
through the Small Business Development Center located at the Port of Sanford.
Planning & Development
Division
17. Authorize the release of the Irrevocable
Standby Letters of Credit #BB 9922/AR45 in the amount of $14,300, and #BB
9918/AR45 in the amount of $65,161, for the Tusca Place North Subdivision
located at the corner of Brisson and Celery Avenue in Sanford.
18. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
the Seminole County/METROPLAN ORLANDO (Urban Area Metropolitan Planning
Organization) FY 2011 - 2012 Funding Agreement, as shown on page ________, for
the amount of $172,259.
19. Authorize the Chairman to execute the Release
of Lien, as shown on page _________, for Case No. 09-93-CEB, on 5119 Orange
Avenue, Winter Park, Tax Parcel #35-21-30-501-2000-0100, previously owned by
Harold Potruff and currently owned by Everbank.
Leisure Services
Business Office
20. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
an Agreement, as shown on page _______, between Seminole County and United Arts
of Central Florida, Inc. in the amount of $126,815.40 reflecting $.30 per
capita funding as part of the 2011/2012 budget.
Tourism-CVB Division
21. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
an Agreement, as shown on page _______, with Elite Club National League, Inc.
in the amount of $22,852 to host the 2011 ECNL Winter Showcase on December
28-30, 2011.
22. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
an Agreement, as shown on page _________, with Florida High School Athletic
Association in the amount of $4,391.00 to host the 2012 FHSAA Tennis
Championships on April 16-20, 2012.
Public Safety
Emergency Management
23. Pulled
from the agenda request to approve Resolution establishing the Seminole
County Disaster Housing Plan.
Public Works
Engineering Division
24. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Supplemental
Agreement, as shown on page _______, with the Tuskawilla United Methodist
Church, Inc. in conjunction with the Red Bug Lake Road Pedestrian Overpass
Project.
Traffic Engineering Division
25. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
the Traffic Enforcement Agreement, as shown on page _________, between Seminole
County, Seminole County Sheriff's Office and Estates at Aloma Woods Homeowners
Association, Inc. to enforce the regulatory signs within their subdivision.
25A. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a
CSX Transportation, Inc. Temporary Right of Entry Agreement, as shown on page
_________, for repairs to the railroad tracks on Lake Mary Blvd. at Milepost
A-773.35/DOT No. 622 065L in Lake Mary.
Districts 1, 2, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
COUNTY ATTORNEY’S CONSENT AGENDA
Motion by
Commissioner Henley, seconded by Commissioner Dallari to accept a proposed
settlement for Mr. & Mrs. Ritchie to pay $12,000 to Seminole County by
cashier’s check or money order in full satisfaction of the Final Order Taxing
Costs entered against them in Ritchie v. Seminole County, Case No.
08-CA-6465-16-K; and authorize the County Attorney’s office to execute and
record or file satisfactions of the final order, when appropriate, upon payment
by the Ritchies.
Districts 1, 2, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS’ CONSENT
AGENDA
Motion by
Commissioner Henley, seconded by Commissioner Dallari to authorize and approve
the following:
Clerk’s
Office
27.
Expenditure
Approval Lists, as shown on page _________, dated September 12 and 19, 2011;
and Payroll Approval List, as shown on page _________, dated September 15,
2011; and noting, for information only, the following Clerk’s received and
filed:
1. Work
Order #25, as shown on page _________, to PS-3914-08.
2. Amendment,
as shown on page _________, to Administrative Services Agreement with Blue
Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc., as approved by the BCC on July 26,
2011.
3. Memorandum
to County Manager Jim Hartmann from Meloney Lung, Central Services Director,
regarding approval to pay unauthorized Invoice #14017, Wakely Consulting Group,
as shown on page ________.
4. First
Amendment, as shown on page ________, to PS-3065-08, Mehta and Associates, Inc.
5. Work
Order #17, as shown on page _________, to PS-1020-05.
6. Amendment
#1, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #12 for PS-2249-07.
7. Closeout,
as shown on page _________, of CC-5631-10.
8. Change
Orders #3, as shown on page _________, to Work Orders #9 and #10 for
CC-2183-07.
9. Amendment
#1, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #20 for PS-4388-09.
10. Work Order #2, as shown on page ________, to RFP-5706-10.
11. Amendment #3, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #2 for
PS-4736-09.
12. Amendment #3, as shown on page ________, to Work Order #10 for
M-5004-09.
13. Work Order #8, as shown on page _________, to CC-5075-10.
14. Work Order #96, as shown on page _________, to PS-1074-06.
15. Amendment #1, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #19 for
PS-5124-02.
16. Amendment #1, as shown on page __________, to Work Order #81 for
PS-1074-06.
17. Amendment #2, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #1 for
PS-4736-09.
18. Amendment #6, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #19 for
PS-1529-06.
19. Amendment #9, as shown on page _________, to RFP-1091-06, The Budd
Group.
20. Amendment #8, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #56 for
PS-1529-06.
21. Amendment #3, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #2 for
PS-4906-09.
22. Amendment #2, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #75 for
PS-1529-06.
23. Amendment #1, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #3 for
PS-4906-09.
24. Work Order #15, as shown on page _________, to PS-2249-07.
25. Amendment #4, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #1 for
PS-3065-08.
26. Letter of Understanding, as shown on page _________, dated May 4,
2011, between Seminole County and the city of Longwood for Ambient
Environmental Monitoring, as accepted by the City on August 28, 2011.
27. Amendment #2, as shown on page __________, to Work Order #65 for
PS-1529-06.
28. Closeout, as shown on page _________, of Work Order #68 to
CC-1284-06.
29. Work Order #95, as shown on page _________, to PS-1074-06.
30. Work Order #12, as shown on page ___________, to PS-5180-05.
31. Conditional Utility Agreements, as shown on page __________, for
water and sewer service with TSO Enterprises, LLC.
32. Amendment #4, as shown on page _________, to M-4617-09, VHB
MillerSellen.
33. Change Order #1, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #15 for
CC-3321-08.
34. Amendment #1, as shown on page __________, to PS-3914-08, Shaw
Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc.
35. Change Order #1, as shown on page _________, to CC-6591-11.
36. Amendment #1, as shown on page __________, to IFB-600592-09,
Naztec, Inc.
37. Development Orders, as shown on page __________, approved by the
Board of Adjustment for the following:
Carol & Roy Phillips, 9119 Vickroy Terrace; Azid & Bibi Ali,
1841 Ronald Reagan Boulevard South; James P. Kalogerakus, 1841 North Street;
Kenneth Lovell, 1754 Astor Farms Place; Gary & Barbara Bryant, 3364 Oakmont
Terrace; William & Diane Kaminski, 1360 L & M Lane; John J. Marshall,
3101 Cecelia Drive; and Great Falls Pass, LLC & Main Street Square Prop.,
LLC, 7800 S. U.S. Highway 17-92.
38. Amendment #1, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #84 for
PS-1529-06.
39. Work Order #16, as shown on page _________, to PS-2249-07.
40. Work Order #3, as shown on page _________, to RFP-5706-10.
41. Resolution #2011-R-170 of Appointment, as shown on page __________,
for Dale Kirby per BCC meeting of August 23, 2011.
42. Resolution #2011-R-171 of Appointment, as shown on page _________,
for Jacqueline Padilla per BCC meeting of August 23, 2011.
43. Leisure Services Sponsorship Agreement, as shown on page _________,
with Frank J. Yurchak.
44. Work Order #2, as shown on page _________, to RFP-6174-10.
45. Bids as follows: CC-7012-11;
IFB-601209-11; CC-6879-11; PS-6980-11; and RFP-600254-07.
Districts 1, 2, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Motion by
Commissioner Dallari, seconded by Commissioner Henley to authorize and approve
the following:
SHERIFF’S OFFICE
28. Approval to expend $2,000 from the Law
Enforcement Trust Fund to provide for a contribution to the 2011 Seminole
County Red Ribbon Campaign.
29. Approval to expend $20,000 from
the Law Enforcement Trust Fund to provide funding assistance to the
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
Districts 1, 2, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
REGULAR AGENDA
Brian Walker, Planning & Development,
addressed the Board to present request for a special event permit for rain
garden planting activities, classes and associated activities with
amplification of sound at Wekiva Island, in association with Keep Seminole
Beautiful, Wekiva Island, LLC. He stated
the plantings will be done by volunteers.
The event will be held from October 21 through October 31, 2011 with the
hours as stated in the staff report. The
applicant estimates that there will be about 350 daily attendees throughout the
course of the event. Existing on-site
parking will be utilized and sanitation will be provided by the existing
restrooms and additional portable restroom facilities. Traffic control and security will be provided
by private security to be hired by the applicant on the weekends. He added staff recommends approval of the
request with amplification of sound as requested by the applicant and based upon
the conditions addressed in the staff report.
Upon inquiry by Commissioner Henley, Mr.
Walker advised he is not aware of District Commissioner Van Der Weide having
any concerns with this request. He also
advised there were no discussions relating to restrictions on how loud the
sound will be; however, he said this would be within the tolerance of the noise
ordinance.
Motion by
Commissioner Dallari, seconded by Commissioner Henley to approve a special
event permit for rain garden planting activities, classes and associated
activities at 1014 Miami Springs Drive, at Wekiva Island, with amplification of
sound in association with Keep Seminole Beautiful, Wekiva Island, LLC., from
October 21 through October 31, 2011, subject to staff recommendations and
conditions set forth in the agenda.
Under discussion and upon inquiry by
Commissioner Dallari, Mr. Walker advised staff has not discussed rain dates if an
event cannot be held due to inclement weather.
Upon inquiry by Chairman Carey, Mr. Walker
advised the Board can approve a provision in the policy that would allow a
special event permit to go to a rain date, if that is their desire.
Commissioner Dallari amended his motion to
allow for a rain date subject to staff’s approval.
Commissioner Henley agreed to the amendment.
Districts 1, 2, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Andrew Neff, Environmental Services
Director, addressed the Board to request the Board’s approval to accept staff’s
recommendations concerning the Joint Meeting of The Congress of Regional
Leaders, MyRegion.org Executive Board of Advisors and The Urban Land Institute
Board of Directors regarding the Regional Water Summit. He stated MyRegion.org/ULI’s initiative,
called “Creating a Regional Water Strategy for Central Florida”, has completed
phase one. That culminated in a series
of actions that communities can take to enhance water conservation and approach
alternative water supplies.
MyRegion.org/ULI have started phase two that involves civic architecture
or governance. The second phase included
a meeting in August where they assembled a panel of water experts in the area
and they have made three recommendations.
Mr. Neff continued by reviewing his recommended response to the
MyRegion.org./ULI recommendations. The
first recommendation is MyRegion.org/ULI would like to have a MOA for water
conservation. Staff has worked with the
St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) and there has been an
assembly of 22 different utilities that have submitted a proposal to the
SJRWMD. Staff has recommended that the
County retain allocations for any water conserved in that process. Regarding the latter two recommendations,
there is an initiative underway called the Central Florida Water Initiative,
and this will replace the Central Florida Coordination Area. This is a cooperative process in which the
different utilities in Central Florida, along with agriculture, and DEP want to
work with the water management districts to determine exactly how much
groundwater remains available in Central Florida. He stated this initiative has been underway
for about six months and he feels it has been very successful. He added he also feels that it overrides or
supersedes these recommendations made by the Urban Land Institute from MyRegion. He concluded the basis of his recommendations
that the County allow the Central Florida Water Initiative process to move forward
and endorse the water conservation initiatives put forth by the 22 utilities in
North and Central Florida.
Chairman Carey stated the County is very
far ahead in this particular issue as they have a very aggressive water
conservation program that includes education.
She stated she feels that the agreements moving forward need to be with
the permitting agencies that regulate them.
She added she feels that the Central Florida initiative is where they
need to focus their energy at this time.
Commissioner Henley stated the thing that
concerns him is whether the Central Florida Water Initiative group work has
been totally ignored. He stated he is
reluctant to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) until he knows what
the details spell out. He said he feels
this is not complete enough to ask organizations to endorse and buy into it,
and then regret it later on when they try to determine what each of these things
means. The same is true as they go into Recommendations
2 and 3, unless the intent is that the County agrees to a MOU to be developed
satisfactory to the membership.
MyRegion.org has a tendency to get consensus on an item, and when it is
developed, it is not what they thought it was going to be. He added he doesn’t want the Board to get
into that situation and then have to back out later on. He said he is not opposed to a MOA as a way
of moving forward, but he wants to know the details that they are agreeing to.
Chairman Carey stated a lot of this is in
place already and that is part of what they want in the MOA, and without
knowing what that looks like, she also would be concerned about signing up for
something that they were not anticipating.
Commissioner Dallari stated he could not
agree to just one bullet point with two or three words in it; but, he does
agree that they do need to move forward to continue working with their partners
across the county line to think a big picture of water conservation and
utilization. The County has been at the
forefront for this for at least ten years and they need to continue that. The County also needs to make sure that, when
they look at the details, everyone is signed up for the same thing and that
everyone understands what the details are, so it cannot be changed at the
twelfth hour. He stated he wants to make
sure that the County protects their natural resource and that they understand
what they are agreeing to.
Commissioner Horan stated the great thing
about the regional consortium is it gets people together so they can identify
best practices that are being employed by certain members. He stated he feels what they see in a lot of
their participation in these particular groups is they are recognizing what
Seminole County is doing is the best practice.
What concerns him is they don’t become some kind of prescriptive top-down
prohibition or set of standards that everyone has to follow rather than policy
concerns. He said he also feels that it
is great for regional consortiums to set out certain policies, certain best
practices, etc., but leave the implementations to the local governments. It is his understanding that with regard to
alignments and partnerships there are already many movements between and among
local governments to reach MOU’s with regard to buying capacity, reserving
capacity, etc. He stated he feels that
MyRegion has identified things that are already being done by the utilities,
water management districts and local governments, and he hopes they do not go
beyond that and start melting it together into a prescriptive top-down type of
thing.
Commissioner Henley stated when staff
presented their recommendations to the groups over a year ago, a lot of them
were astounded at how much the County had accomplished. These groups recognized that Seminole
County’s approach should be the one approached by the others. He stated he has no problem with agreeing
with the conservation issue first, nor to a MOU as long as the County
understands what the MOU is about prior to voting. He said when he looks at Recommendations 2
and 3 he gets very concerned as to how those groups is going to try to
implement as to whether it is going to be prescriptive, mandated or up to the
local government to do what it needs to do within its own confines to move
forward on conservation. Recommendation
#2 talks about letting the Governor appoint a water champion. The thing that concerns him is what authority
or power will that champion have. In his
opinion, that is a third party coming in to tell them what they should be doing
and does he have the power to enforce it or does he simply coordinate it. That hasn’t been defined into anything he has
seen yet.
Commissioner Dallari stated one of his
concerns is if they are going to be circumventing all of the years of hard effort,
what will that do to the County’s rating agencies and the rates.
Chairman Carey stated the County has used State
and federal funding for alternative water resources and they need to be careful
with that.
Upon inquiry by Chairman Carey, Mr. Neff
advised the Central Florida Water Initiative (CFWI) Group has not met with the
Congress of Regional Leaders Group. The
CFWI started in March and it has just now gained some traction. The north and central utilities are involved
with the water conservation document on a voluntary basis. In terms of the CFWI, there is a steering
group composed of governing board members from the three different water
management districts. They appointed a
DEP rep at the last meeting as the overall coordinator. This overall person will make the calls of
what goes on in terms of the policy on water initiatives in Central
Florida. There is a utility
representative and an agriculture representative within that group so that the
main interests are recognized.
Chairman Carey asked if this group is trying
to get all three water management districts together to come up with one set of
rules and one formula for when they are going to determine calculations.
Mr. Neff stated that is correct; the
utilities are faced with multiple issues with the three water management
districts. The utilities want a single
model, a single definition of harm, and a singular approach to how they are
going to deal with this issue so they can determine how much remaining groundwater
is available in the Central Florida area.
The point is the County needs to let this process move forward and they
need to get the answers before they get into a larger question of how they
really work as a region to resolve these issues.
Commissioner Horan pointed out that what
staff is saying is MyRegion needs to hold off on the civic architecture aspect
of this until the technicians figure out exactly and precisely what the
methodology and metrics are for identifying the problem and measuring how they
fix it.
Chairman Carey recommended that the
Congress of Regional Leaders meet with the Central Florida Water Initiative
group so that they can clearly understand and have some dialogue back and
forth. She stated she doesn’t want to
send a message that the County doesn’t want to be good regional partners, but
she doesn’t want to agree to something that they do not know what they are
agreeing to until they see the details.
She asked Commissioner Henley to deliver that message to them.
Commissioner Dallari stated he thinks it is
prudent that they put this in writing.
Motion by
Commissioner Dallari, seconded by Commissioner Horan to authorize the Chairman
to execute a letter, as shown on page ________, to the Congress of Regional of
Leaders Executive Committee recommending that they meet with the Central
Florida Water Initiative Group to further discuss the details, and the County
would like further understanding of the MOA prior to any action being taken by
the BCC.
Under discussion, Commissioner Henley
stated he agrees that it should be done in writing to clarify the County’s positions
based upon the data that was given to them.
He stated his greatest fear is the way this particular group wants to
reorganize in light of what the Governor has done with the water management
boards, completely wiping out good board members and staff members and placing
their own people in there. He added it
concerns him that a lot of this that the BCC may not agree to is going to wind
up in legislation. The County has
invested millions in this, but they don’t know how they will be able to use
that outside of the County. The
recommendations that were presented change the focus entirely of the three
management districts.
Commissioner Henley stated the first thing they want to
establish is what is actually the supply of water that is there. They do not know who is going to compile the
groups as one of the districts will be dealing with planning, one will be
dealing with implementation, and another one will be dealing with regulations. He stated he feels this could be detrimental
to local control, and the potential impact on local government and how they
operate should be addressed. He said one
of the city mayors didn’t even know that a meeting is scheduled on October 14,
and he was not familiar with what is going on with MyRegion.org. He added it scares him that only a handful of
people will probably be attending the meeting.
There are 85 cities in the region and none of them will be involved in
this. He said he is not sure that they
have done enough to educate the cities as to what their intent is throughout
this entire region. They are looking at
the Congress of Regional Leaders to make some decisions that he doesn’t think the
Congress of Regional Leaders has the authority to make.
Chairman Carey stated MyRegion and the
Congress of Regional Leaders are a group that came together to try to bring
regional issues to the forefront. It
doesn’t mean that the others will do it if something was just approved. For example, “How Shall We Grow,” Seminole
County is still the only one that amended their Comprehensive Land Plan to take
the principles into the actual language.
The other counties and 86 cities have not done that. When the DEP became the overseer of the
Central Florida Water Initiative group, that tells her that the Governor
probably has some input into the structure going on now. She stated she feels this is Tallahassee’s
attempt to get the three together as the pilot project, but certainly for the
County to be signing for up for anything that ask Tallahassee to tell them how
to do things here would be the opposite of what they are always talking about
which is their home rule authority. This
Board and prior boards have made decisions on utilities for regional issues and
to supply their own County. The Board
needs to make sure that nothing is going to happen that will cause them to have
an issue with the decisions already made and the monies that have already been
spent. The County needs to be very
cautious as they move forward on this.
Commissioner Dallari stated he feels the
County needs to be very clear in the letter that home rule is critical for them,
and the millions of dollars that they have spent cannot be underminded by
policies that have not been adopted by this County.
Chairman Carey stated she feels she can
craft a letter and she feels a copy of the letter should be sent to the
Legislative Delegation, the Governor, as well as the cities.
Mr. Hartmann stated it is clear that
Seminole County, through a lot of vision and leadership, has assumed the front
seat on water initiatives. He stated he
feels that this issue needs to move very carefully so that the County is not subsumed
by some other organization. The Central
Florida Water Initiative Group are technical professionals in the field running
the utilities and that particular group can identify the best practices that
are important to everyone. They also
understand where they need to share and how they need to wisely use those
resources. The duplication of efforts is
an area where they must use caution in going forward.
Commissioner Dallari recommended including
in the letter that the County has always been and always will be a regional
player and when they set the policies for Yankee Lake, the interpretation of
what was previously discussed is that of being a regional facility.
Chairman Carey stated it is disappointing
to her that the technical committee hasn’t been talking to MyRegion and no one knows
how much water is out there. She
requested that Mr. Neff help her in drafting the letter.
Commissioner Henley stated everyone does
not know the meaning of the words “equity and investments” and “consistent per
capita”. He stated to him that means the
County has made a tremendous investment, but everyone is going to pay the same
amount regardless of their investment.
There have been no discussions about who is going to cover that cost of
getting the water from the source to the need.
There has been no discussions other than his comments that the County is
not going to turn their utilities with millions of Seminole County taxpayers’
dollars invested for everyone else to benefit from without trying to recoup
some of their investment. Some of these
things have to be defined as to exactly what it means so that everyone understands
what this implies. One of the main
tenets of MyRegion.org is that there should be no tax dollars spent in
litigation. That came up after Seminole
County challenged Orange County. They
do not want any partners to sue any other partner regardless of what the
circumstances are. He said he doesn’t
have a problem with that as long as they can mediate it. It is a complicated situation to work out and
it is going to take a lot of cooperation.
Commissioner Horan pointed out the worst
thing that can happen is the Legislature gets involved in doing prescriptive
top-down rather than have the County do it themselves through a consensual
agreement with a regional authority. He
recommended attaching the staff recommendations to the letter as it does a very
good job of articulating what the County’s feelings are.
Chairman Carey stated she will include the
staff’s recommendations in the letter.
Commissioner Horan also pointed out that
there are other entities making investments and they are trying to create
capacity, alliances and partnerships.
Those will be based upon the ability to purchase capacity from each
other. He stated he hopes the County
will not do something that is going to impinge upon the natural evolution of
what is already going on. Discussion
ensued.
Districts 1, 2, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
Commissioner Henley stated he feels the
Board needs to acknowledge the fact that the action that this Board has taken
over the years is based upon the rules that were in effect by the St. Johns
River Water Management District. He
stated as long as they have a moving target that they are trying to meet, it
makes it extremely difficult. When
trying to effect partnerships, it will always break down when you start talking
about cost and investment. Seminole
County is still going to be reacting to SJRWMD, but at the same time they need
to try to help them to understand the other side and other issues that the BCC
are concerned about.
COUNTY MANAGER’S BRIEFING
Mr. Hartmann presented an update on the
Economic Development Task Force recommendations that were presented to the
Board. He stated staff is in agreement
conceptually with the items in the report and how they were laid out. He stated there are a series of
recommendations and some goals that makes some sense. He said he feels that if the County is going
to add more resources to the Economic Development office, they need to hire a director
to work with the current Economic Development manager to appropriately address
the actionable items within the report. He
added he feels that the CRA effort needs to be folded back into the Economic
Development office. There was discussion
in the report about creating an Economic Development Advisory Council and it
would be a self-forming group of business leaders that could work as a good
support for the County. There were
discussions about where to house the Economic Development office and he feels
the office should stay within the Growth Management area. He stated he believes the next step is to
begin a recruitment effort for an Economic Development Director or Officer and
to hold off on the issues until that person is in place. It would be beneficial to begin a recruitment
process for a couple other positions but not bring them on board until they
have the appropriate senior staff person in place. He stated if the Board agrees on this, he
would like to come back at the next meeting with a budget request and he will
outline exactly what the costs will be for implementation.
Chairman Carey stated she would like to see
some budget numbers and a solid business plan with regard to how they can be
phased in and how the cost will be phased in.
She stated on the governance issue, anytime tax dollars are involved, those
serving should be appointed by the BCC with parameters and requirements about
the quality of the person that is going to be appointed.
Mr. Hartmann stated it is clarified in the
report that it would be a self-appointed and self-funded committee. The committee will review to see if the
County is making their matrix work cooperatively to advance economic
development.
Chairman Carey stated she would like the
committee to be self-forming and a number of the members involved in the
process have volunteered to continue on that process. She added she would like someone from the
business community to monitor and report to the Board to make sure that the
County is going in the right direction and the vision is being carried out.
Motion by
Commissioner Henley, seconded by Commissioner Horan to authorize the County
Manager to proceed along the lines that were discussed and bring back a budget
at the appropriate time.
Under discussion, Commissioner Henley stated
he feels the key word to the oversight committee is advisory, as they do not
have any authority and it is not being funded by the taxpayers. He stated the committee needs to be free to
have access to what the County is doing so that they fully understand the
direction the County is going in to carry out some of their
recommendations. The committee can make
their recommendations which the BCC can either accept or reject.
Commissioner Dallari stated he agrees with
that as well. He stated the committee
did a phenomenal job in providing a top-notch report. He stated he feels the efforts of those
volunteers should be continued, and the only caveat the County should have is the
committee should be the same caliber of individuals that came from the previous
committee. He added he also feels that
the individuals should sign a confidentiality statement.
Mr. Applegate stated he will check to see
if they can legally do that. Discussion
ensued.
Commissioner Henley stated he has no
problem as long as the Board can suggest some guidelines to them that they
would like to see the committee follow. He
stated sometimes people on these advisory boards have never run a business and
he would question how much they can contribute.
He said he doesn’t see anything wrong with the Board recognizing the
group they come up with as the official representative.
Mr. Hartmann stated he believes this is
going to be a very evolutionary process over the next couple of years. He stated what he is looking at is to invest
more in economic development, do things differently than what they are doing
today, and maybe things that they have done in the past, to get them back in
the position fairly quickly so that they can respond as a local government, as an
organization and as a business community to increase investment
opportunities. He added as time goes on,
any group that forms will evolve as well.
There could be a time in the future where it makes sense to create a
different type of economic development partnership.
Chairman Carey stated this group evolved
under an independent group and they did a great job. She asked at what point is this committee
going to stay under Envision or is it going to operate as an independent
board.
Commissioner Henley stated he didn’t see it
as being under Envision. They were
approached as a conduit to handle the money.
Chairman Carey stated if they are going to
have a board that is going to be self-appointed or appointed by the BCC, there
has to be some tie to connect it to a commitment to oversee the taxpayers’
dollars and not part of the Chamber.
Mr. Applegate stated he will determine
whether the Sunshine Law, Public Records Law and Ethics Law will or will not
apply.
Commissioner Horan stated he agrees with
the Task Force recommendation that the advisory council should be private and
independent.
Chairman Carey stated the County Manager
and County Attorney will work out the details and bring this back.
Districts 1, 2, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
COUNTY ATTORNEY’S BRIEFING
Mr. Applegate introduced the new Deputy
County Attorney, Lynn Porter-Carlton, who has 22 years of experience. He stated her credentials are impeccable and
she graduated from the University of Virginia and the University of Richmond
Law School. Ms. Porter-Carlton has
touched upon every area of local government.
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Mr. Applegate stated he submitted the
monthly report to the Board yesterday and his staff is working on the quarterly
litigation report. He stated the one
great advantage of having Ms. Porter-Carlton onboard is being able to keep more
litigation inhouse as opposed to spending money for outside counsel.
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Chairman
Carey recessed the meeting at 10:45 a.m., reconvening at 1:30 p.m. with all
Commissioners (with Commissioner Van Der Weide being absent) and all other
Officials, with the exception of Clerk of Court Maryanne Morse, who was absent,
and Deputy Clerk Eva Roach, who was replaced by Deputy Clerk Carylon Cohen, who
were present at the Opening Session.
PROOF
OF PUBLICATION
Motion by Commissioner Dallari,
seconded by Commissioner Henley, to authorize the filing of the proof of
publication for this meeting’s scheduled public hearing into the Official
Record.
Districts
1, 2, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Chairman
Carey advised, for the Record, that Commissioner Van Der Weide is absent today.
PUBLIC
HEARINGS
288 MAUREEN DRIVE BOAT DOCK/
Albert Cichra Builders,
Continued
Continuation
of a public hearing from September 27, 2011, to consider a request for a 1,520
square-foot boat dock on Sylvan Lake; located on the east side of Maureen Drive
(288 Maureen Drive), approximately 700 feet south of SR 46; as described in the
proof of publication, Albert Cichra Builders.
Denny
Gibbs, Growth Management Department, addressed the Board to present the
request, stating the applicant is proposing to add 560 square feet to an
existing 960 square-foot boat dock.
Staff has reviewed the boat dock’s impacts and finds that the impacts
would be minimized as this is an addition to an existing dock. The staff is recommending approval of the
request.
Chairman
Carey asked if ten years from now the applicant’s children do not live on Lot
2, is there anything going on now with the size of this dock that would
preclude Lot 2 from being able to add a dock of their own in the future. Ms. Gibbs answered no.
Commissioner
Dallari asked if a dock on Lot 2 would fit on the property. Ms. Gibbs displayed a map and aerial (in the
staff report) of the area and said she thinks there is plenty of room for a
dock.
A lady
stood in the audience representing Albert Cichra Builders, applicant, and said
she did not have anything to add.
No one
spoke in support or in opposition.
District
Commissioner Carey recommended approval of the request as recommended by staff.
Motion by Commissioner Dallari,
seconded by Commissioner Henley, to approve the request for a 1,520 square-foot
boat dock on Sylvan Lake, located on the east side of Maureen Drive (288
Maureen Drive), approximately 700 feet south of SR 46; as described in the proof
of publication, Albert Cichra Builders, as presented by staff; and approval of
Development Order, as shown on page _______.
Districts
1, 2, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER
30
OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
Proof of
publication, as shown on page _______, calling for a public hearing to consider
an Ordinance amending Chapter 30 of the Land Development Code to address: (1) manufactured housing in the A-1 district;
and (2) bed and breakfast establishments in the A-3, A-5 and A-10 districts, received
and filed.
Jeff
Hopper, Growth Management Department, addressed the Board to present the
request, stating this item responds to the request from the BCC to consider
possible Land Development Code amendments that affect manufactured and mobile
homes in the A-1 district where such homes have been approved with time limits
not required by the Code. The effect of
the Ordinance would be to designate these homes as legal non-conforming uses
which would remain in place indefinitely with no further permissions from the
County. He said any such unit could be
replaced by right with a new unit of up to twice the previous floor area, while
a larger unit would need a new special exception from the Board of Adjustment. The proposed Ordinance would not affect mobile
homes authorized as limited uses. The
Ordinance also includes revisions to the Code that would delete an existing
requirement for bed and breakfasts in A-3, A-5 and A-10.
Commissioner
Dallari stated he would have no issue with going from a single unit to a
double, but when they start going beyond that he would have a problem.
Nicole
Guillet, Growth Management Director, addressed the Board to state the larger
units would still be limited by the allowable density in the district. She explained if an applicant has a unit
equivalent to the size of four units, for example, he can double the size of
the mobile home, but he can do it only once.
She doesn’t know if there are any mobile homes that big in the
County. She said staff can look at that
before they bring this item back at the second public hearing.
Mr. Hopper
stated staff is recommending the Board authorize scheduling a second public
hearing on the proposed amendments to be held on October 25, 2011. He advised that F.S. 125.66 requires the next
public hearing to be held after 7:00 p.m. unless the Board votes, by a majority
plus one, to hold it at an earlier time.
No one
spoke in support or in opposition.
Motion by Commissioner Dallari,
seconded by Commissioner Horan, to authorize, pursuant to F.S. 125.664 (B1),
that a second public hearing be held and it is to be advertised and scheduled
during the regularly scheduled meeting (1:30 .m.) of October 25, 2011.
Districts
1, 2, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
Motion by Commissioner Dallari,
seconded by Commissioner Horan, to accept the staff findings and authorize
scheduling the second public hearing at 1:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as
possible, on the Ordinance amending Chapter 30 of the Land Development Code to
address: (1) manufactured housing in the
A-1 district; and (2) bed and breakfast establishments in the A-3, A-5 and A-10
districts; as described in the proof of publication.
Districts
1, 2, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
CHAIRMAN’S
REPORT
Chairman
Carey gave an update on Workforce Central Florida. Last week they had a Consortium Board meeting
and she and Mr. Applegate represented Seminole County. At that time, the goal was to get the
majority of the new Board members set so they could convene a Board of
Directors’ meeting. She advised the four
appointments for Seminole County for the private sector are Melonie Cornell,
recommended by EDC; Wendy Brandon, recommended by Central Florida Regional
Hospital; Mark Wiley, nominated by the Associated Building and Contractors; and
Richard Sweat, nominated by the Chamber of Commerce. The two appointments for the public sector
are Larry Dale as an Economic Development representative and Joe Sonarsky for
Seminole State College. They were accepted
by the Consortium Board. She said she
has been talking a lot to Kevin Neil, Interim Executive Director, since he
arrived. They have a meeting scheduled
for October 21 at the Orange County Chambers to have a Consortium Board meeting
to further conduct some business.
Chairman Carey said she also turned in the name of David Mirk from UCF
to serve on the Board of Directors and he was accepted. She said as this evolves, she will try to
keep everybody abreast of what’s going on.
There was discussion at the Consortium meeting regarding the makeup of
the Board, and she thinks they will see some changes to go to two-year
appointments. That stems from the fact
that out of five counties, the only one that has a Chairman that served for
four consecutive years is Orange County.
She is not sure how they will finally land on that but it may end up
being similar to the 17-92 CRA Board appointments.
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Chairman
Carey announced two great fundraising events upcoming on October 22. One is “Zooloween,” benefitting the Central
Florida Zoo, being held from 7:00 p.m. to midnight at the Zoo. Tickets are available for advance purchase
and at the door. Also, “Howl for the
Arts” will be held, which is the Seminole Cultural Arts Council’s Fifth Annual
“Howl for the Arts” event, at the Seminole Harley-Davidson Store being held
from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.; and tickets can be purchased in advance.
COMMUNICATIONS AND/OR REPORTS
The
following Communications and/or Reports were received and filed:
1. Letter
dated August 24, 2011 to Chairman Brenda Carey from Deborah Kioukis re: Utility Account for 2637 Tweed Run, Sanford,
FL 32771.
2. Copy
of letter dated September 12, 2011 to Mr. Ray Valdes from Cathy Galavis,
Property Tax Oversight Program, Florida Department of Revenue, re: Tax Collector’s budget for the period October
1, 2011 through September 30, 2012.
3. Copy
of letter dated September 13, 2011 to Mr. Kevin McDowell from Bill Adams,
SJRWMD Hydrologist, re: Request for
Additional Information, WWC Permit No. 3-117-128682-1.
4. Letter
dated September 14, 2011 to Chairman Brenda Carey from Gary Causey, Director,
Community Planning and Development Division, 4HD, re: 2010 Program Year Amendment – CDBG and HOME
Program – Permanent Supportive Housing.
5. Letter
dated September 14, 2011 to Commission Chairman from Randy Harris, President,
Choose Life, Inc., re: Choose Life
license plate fund balances.
6. Copy
of letter dated September 16, 2011 to All Property Appraisers from Cathy
Galavis, Property Tax Oversight Program, Florida Department of Revenue, re: Elected County Constitutional Officers’
Salaries.
7. Notification
dated September 19, 2011 from Donald W. Kinard, Chief, Regulatory Division, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, re: File Number
SAJ-2011-02058 (IP-AWP).
8. Letter
dated September 20, 2011 to Chairman Brenda Carey from Beth Norton, FEMA,
Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, re: Case No. 11-04-7125P, Letter of Map Revision
(LOMR).
9. Copy
of facsimile to Mayor Teresa Jacobs, Orange County, from Governor Rick Scott
re: Workforce Central Florida.
10. Letter dated September 22, 2011 to Chairman
Brenda Carey from Richard Birdoff, RD Management, re: Lowes Home Improvement Store (17-92) and Jai Alai
Property (17-92 and Fernwood).
11. Letters dated September 22, 2011 to Chairman
Brenda Carey from David Johnson, Seminole County Property Appraiser, re: proportionate shares of Property Appraiser’s
2011-12 budget for the Board of County Commissioners, Unincorporated Roads
District, and Fire District.
12. Letter dated September 23, 2011 to Chairman
Brenda Carey from Robert E. O’Neill, United States Attorney, re: Grant Award from the U.S. Department of
Justice/Office of Justice Programs.
13. Letter dated September 29, 2011 to Chairman Brenda
Carey from Dianne Pickett Culpepper re: Bright
House Networks programming changes.
14. Letter dated September 30, 2011 to Chairman
Brenda Carey from James D. Stansbury, Regional Planning Administrator, Florida
Department of Community Affairs, re: Comp
Plan Amendment No. 11-1ESR.
15. Copy of memorandum dated September 30, 2011 to
Sabrina O’Bryan, Legislative and Grants Program Manager, from Ray Valdes,
Seminole County Tax Collector, re: Driver
License Issue and Additional Information.
16. Letter dated September 30, 2011 to Chairman
Bob Dallari from Ken Peach, Executive Director, Health Council of East Central
Florida, re: Seminole County Advisory Board
Attendance Report.
17. Copy of letter dated September 30, 2011 to Ray
Valdes from Cathy Galavis, Property Tax Oversight Program, Florida Department
of Revenue, re: Tax Collector’s final
approved budget for FY 2011-12.
18. Copy of letter dated October 3, 2011 to Andrew
Neff from Roger Musgrave re: accolades
for employees Jeff Lane and Edmund Whaling.
19. Copy of letter dated October 4, 2011 to
Chairman Arrington, Osceola County, from Daniel Holsenbeck, VP, UCF, re: Workforce Central Florida.
20. Facsimile dated October 6, 2011 to the
Seminole County Board of County Commissioners from Elizabeth Shale Dorworth re:
resignation from the Seminole County
Port Authority.
DISTRICT
COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS
Commissioner
Horan stated, as the liaison Commissioner to YouthBuild, he has not reported on
this organization this year because there has been very little to report. For the last nine or ten months, YouthBuild
has been fighting funding problems. He
explained their funding will be discontinued by the Department of Labor and
they are trying to figure out how to continue this program through other
devices. The BCC has been helping them
out through the County by partnering with them through the Community Services
Department. The schools and Sheriff are
also helping out. He asked if the Commissioners
have anything that might be of assistance, he would welcome any suggestions.
Chairman
Carey said the ABC and HBA (Home Builders Association) and might be able to
raise some money for YouthBuild, and she will be happy to help any way she can
with those groups.
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Commissioner
Horan reported on the Congress of Regional Leaders Open for Business Program,
where he is a member of the Task Force on streamlining permitting and
licensing. He said this initiative has
been true to its mission of trying to identify best practices in the area to
set policies. The final meeting will be
October 21 and they will be submitting recommendations to MyRegion in the first
week of November. He is looking forward
to doing that. When those are presented,
he will present same to the BCC. He
thinks the BCC will be very happy because they are going to be consistent with
the type of policies this Board has annunciated in the past.
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Commissioner
Horan stated the County is a Consortium partner with the East Central Florida
Regional Planning Council in a HUD Sustainable Communities Grant for $2.8
million and that has been submitted in a timely fashion.
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Commissioner
Horan invited the Commissioners this weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) to
attend the Winter Springs Arts Festival at Central Winds Park and advised that
tickets are available on line.
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Commissioner
Dallari thanked everyone for their hard work helping with the bake sale held
for an employee. He acknowledged the
work of Deputy County Manager Joe Forte, Erin Maciejewski, Amy Lockhart,
Meloney Lung, Sharon Peters, and Pam Bevis.
He also thanked all the County employees for their contributions and for
coming out for this worthy cause.
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Commissioner
Dallari thanked Public Works staff for their help and preparation this past
weekend for all the rain. There was very
minimum flooding, if any, that he was aware of.
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Commissioner
Dallari stated he would like to get some additional information from Animal
Control. The Board received information
this past week on the intake, adoption, reclaim and euthanization of the
animals, but the numbers did not add up and were off by about 1,000. He would like to know the best practices of
what other counties are doing.
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Commissioner
Dallari stated he received a phone call and an e-mail from Senator Simmons
asking any communities, that have stops along the SunRail track, to meet with
him to talk about some type of neighborhood improvement district for funding. Commissioner Dallari will meet with him on
Thursday, October 13. Senator Simmons’
meeting is on Friday in his office.
Commissioner Dallari said he will report back to the Board. He asked Ms. Guillet to join him at the
meeting and she can also give a briefing to the Board.
COUNTY
MANAGER’S REPORT
Mr.
Hartmann requested the Board to authorize Chairman Carey to execute a letter of
support to SunRail for FDOT (Florida Department of Transportation) to hold a
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Forum in Seminole County, and also execute a
letter of support for Tiger III for the Wekiva Parkway.
Motion by
Commissioner Dallari, seconded by Commissioner Henley, to authorize the
Chairman to execute a letter of support to SunRail for FDOT (Florida Department
of Transportation) to hold a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Forum in
Seminole County; and also execute a letter of support for Tiger III for the
Wekiva Parkway, as drafted and reviewed.
Districts 1, 2, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Chairman Carey advised that the
letter the Board talked about this morning was drafted and circulated. She made a couple of changes that Mr. Neff
worked on, and she expects the Board will have that for review before the 2:30
workshop.
DISTRICT
COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS, Continued
Commissioner
Horan said as the Board liaison to United Arts, he was sad to learn of the
resignation of Margo Knight who will take a new position in California; and
United Arts is now searching for a new Executive Director.
Chairman
Carey said they all wish Ms. Knight very well.
Commissioner Dallari said he’s sure Ms. Knight will do California just
proud as she did Seminole County.
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Chairman
Carey advised the Commissioners that the scheduled work session for today on
water will convene at 2:30 p.m.
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There being
no further business to come before the Board, the Chairman declared the meeting
adjourned at 1:57 p.m., this same date.
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