BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA
February 26, 2013
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, February 26, 2013, in Room 1028 of the SEMINOLE COUNTY SERVICES BUILDING at SANFORD, FLORIDA, the usual place of
meeting of said Board.
Present:
Chairman Robert Dallari (District 1)
Vice Chairman John Horan (District 2)
Commissioner Lee Constantine (District 3)
Commissioner Carlton Henley (District 4)
Commissioner Brenda Carey (District 5)
Clerk of Circuit Court Maryanne Morse
County Manager Jim Hartmann
County Attorney Bryant Applegate
Deputy Clerk Eva Roach
Reverend
Odell Watson, New Bethel A.M.E. Church, Altamonte Springs, gave the Invocation.
Commissioner
Carey led the Pledge of Allegiance.
VIEWING OF
CENTENNIAL MINUTE
The “Education
– Early Education” Centennial Minute video and the “Transportation -
Destination Seminole: Railroads” Centennial
Minute video were displayed.
AWARDS AND
PRESENTATIONS
Motion by Commissioner Henley,
seconded by Commissioner Carey to adopt appropriate Resolution #2013-R-72, as
shown on page _________, recognizing William McDermott for more than 10 years
of service and dedication to Seminole County Government and its citizens, upon
his retirement on March 31, 2013, as a leader in Seminole County economic
development program.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
The
Resolution was presented to Bill McDermott, who addressed the Board to express
his appreciation.
Commissioner
Henley commended Mr. McDermott for a good job and he appreciates what he has
done for Seminole County.
Chairman
Dallari acknowledged that Mr. McDermott has received several awards and he
would like to congratulate him for that.
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Motion by Commissioner Horan,
seconded by Commissioner Carey to adopt appropriate Resolution #2013-R-71, as
shown on page _________, recognizing Donnie L. Taylor for 20 years of service
and dedication to Seminole County Government and its citizens, upon his
retirement on February 6, 2013, as a Fire Service Technician for Public
Safety’s EMS/Fire/Rescue Division.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
The
Resolution was presented to Mr. Taylor who addressed the Board to express his
appreciation.
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Chairman Dallari
recessed the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners at 9:44 a.m. and
convened as the U.S. Highway 17-92 Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA).
U.S.
HIGHWAY 17-92 CRA
John Krug,
Economic Development, addressed the Board to present a request to consider
approval of a funding request for the Oxford Road Area Redevelopment Plan in the
amount of $75,000.
Motion by Commissioner Horan,
seconded by Commissioner Henley to approve the funding request for the Oxford
Road Area Redevelopment Plan in the amount of $75,000.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Motion by Commissioner Carey,
seconded by Commissioner Horan to approve appropriate Resolution #2013-R-73, as
shown on page ________, implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #13-049 to
appropriate $75,000 from Reserves through the 17-92 Redevelopment Fund for the
Oxford Road Area Redevelopment Plan (Project #70000104).
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
Chairman Dallari
adjourned the meeting of the U.S. Highway 17-92 CRA at 9:46 a.m. and reconvened
as the Board of County Commissioners.
PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION
Don
Peterson, 3585 Canal Street, addressed the Board to speak with regard to Item
#19, Adopt Resolution accepting Quit Claim Deed correcting scrivener’s error
for property needed for Canal Street. He
stated this is not a neighbor-to-neighbor squabble but is about getting it
right once and for all. He said he would
like to know why the Board is so anxious to rush into this decision when the Chairman
asked to moved it off the agenda until the facts are known. He asked why Canal Street has a 30-foot right-of-way
that parallels the Evans Group property.
He pointed out discrepancies to Mr. Blackadar and asked him to have the
County’s surveyor match his measurements to their survey. Mr. Peterson stated that Mr. Blackadar
promised to put in writing that the utility access road would never be paved, to
explain where the rest of the 50 ft. right-of-way in the area of their homes
was, that there are no more scriveners’ errors, and that Canal Street does not
exist beyond the southern property line, and he has not received that to
date. Evans Group claims that they own
the access road in front of residents’ homes.
Mr. Blackadar and Mr. Newton say that is not true but he does not have
that in writing. He added he would like
to know why the dirt part of Canal Street should be paved when North Long
Street is not paved and is not on the list.
He stated if the Evans Group property line is 15 feet or more to the east
of the ditch, which adds up to 25 feet to the west side of the ditch, then
there is no error. He said he would like
to know how Palm Avenue (north end of Elm Street) is now called Canal
Street. He referred to a map that
specifically states that Canal Street ends at the south end of the Lemon
property. He also referred to a document
that states the access in front of his property is for utility access only and
the word “road” has been translated down.
He added he would like to know what it means that the parcel across from
him is unplatted. This stems from the
partial road paving on Canal Street that has been done. He asked the Board to check all the facts
before they proceed on this item.
Commissioner
Horan clarified that the item for consideration is a quit claim deed from the
present owner (Evans Lake Jesup LLC) of the property, which is contiguous and
to the south of Mr. Peterson’s property, to correct a scrivener’s error in a
deed that occurred in 1929. He stated it
is clear to him that the quit claim deed correcting the scrivener’s error does
not affect the right-of-way in front of Mr. Peterson’s property, but affects
the right-of-way in front of the property to the south (Mr. Lemon’s
property). As far as paving is
concerned, staff is following a recommendation that was made by the Board to
continue a program that was started several years ago to pave emergency-maintained
roads in order to have emergency access.
The paving in front of Mr. Peterson’s property is in a phase that the
County has not implemented yet. There
will be discussions in April relating to the cost of paving the rest of Canal
Street. Staff will share with the
residents in that area all of the surveying information to implement paving at
that time. Also, the staff will consider
whether or not the road between the northeastern portion of the Evans property
and Mr. Peterson’s property should be paved at all.
Commissioner
Carey stated before the road-paving program was terminated, there were a lot of
roads in the County that were not paved because residents didn’t want to
dedicate the right-of-way and they did not want their road paved.
At the
request of Commissioner Carey, Brett Blackadar, County Engineer, addressed the
Board to explain what the scrivener’s error was and the purpose of trying to
correct it. He stated regardless of the
paving, the scrivener’s error needs to be corrected as it is affecting the
right-of-way for the current dirt road.
Upon
inquiry by Chairman Dallari, Mr. Blackadar advised a survey will be done if
this becomes a candidate for one of the next phases. He stated as staff starts to investigate
this, they will do a more thorough background research and they will do a
survey. Based on that, staff will
determine if it is or is not feasible.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Carey, Mr. Blackadar clarified he does not believe that
Mr. Peterson requested documentation in writing from him. He added when he met with Mr. Peterson, he
offered to do a survey ahead of time, but it is not directly connected to this
agenda item. He stated he provided Mr.
Peterson the deeds that originally transferred the right-of-way in front of his
property. The only thing they have not
provided is a survey that shows where the road is in relation to those deeds,
and that is something staff will do as part of the dirt-road paving program.
COUNTY
MANAGER’S CONSENT AGENDA
Jim
Hartmann, County Manager, informed the Board that staff would like to pull Item
#6, Letter of Support to Homeless Services Network; Item #10, CDBG Subrecipient
Agreement with Heart to Heart; and Item #16, Agreement with Legacy Soccer
Partners. He stated the tournament for
Item #16 has been cancelled. He stated
the County Attorney’s agenda has an Add-on #39A, Agreement for Professional
Services with the State Attorney of the 18th Judicial Circuit. He advised that the applicant has withdrawn Public Hearing Items #49,
Colonial Townpark PUD Amendment and Rezone, and #50, Colonial Village at
Townpark Rezone.
Motion by Commissioner Carey,
seconded by Commissioner Horan to authorize and approve the following:
Community
Services
Community
Development Division
6. Pulled from the agenda
request to approve Letter of Support to Homeless Services Network of Central
Florida committing to provide $260,000 in Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) funding to the rehabilitation of the current Catholic Charities facility
(a/k/a Pathways to Care) to develop fifteen (15) units of Single Room Occupancy
(SRO) housing for chronically homeless individuals.
7. Adopt appropriate Resolution #2013-R-74,
as shown on page _________, approving the three (3) year SHIP Local Housing
Assistance Plan (LHAP) for program years 2013/2014; 2014/2015; 2015/2016, reaffirming
authorization of administrative expense funding to an amount not more than 10%
of Seminole County's distribution and authorizing staff to submit the LHAP to
the Florida Housing Finance Corporation (FHFC) for review.
8. Approve and authorize the
Community Services Department to make arrangements with appropriate County
staff to reimburse its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program/Dental
Assistance activity in the amount of $1,000.
9. Approve and authorize the
Chairman to execute the Seminole County/City of Winter Springs HUD/CDBG
Subrecipient Agreement, as shown on page _________, in the amount of $250,000
for installation of sidewalks in the Moss Road area.
10. Pulled from the agenda
request to approve the CDBG Subrecipient Agreement between Seminole County
and Heart to Heart: A Community Care Home, Inc. to provide a grant of $27,400
in CDBG funds from Program Year 2009/2010 for rental rehabilitation work on
previously acquired rental properties located at 303 San Tomas Drive, Casselberry;
667 San Pablo Avenue, Casselberry; and 16 North Fairfax Avenue, Winter Springs.
Economic &
Community Development Services
Planning &
Development Division
11. Adopt appropriate Resolution #2013-R-75,
as shown on page _________, vacating and abandoning a portion of the platted
Drainage & Utility Easement on Lot 40, Hidden Estates Unit Three, as
recorded in Plat Book 32, Page 17 of the Public Records of Seminole County,
Florida, more particularly known as 238 Flame Avenue, Viviane Ackerbaum.
12. Approve the Temporary Maintenance
Services Agreement, as shown on page _________, with LYNX, and authorize the
Planning & Development Division staff to serve notification of non-renewal
for RFP-4145-02/BJC to Signal Outdoor Advertising.
Environmental
Services
Business Office
13. Approve the Release of the
original Maintenance Bonds for Water & Sewer Facilities, Irrevocable
Letters of Credit and Cash Maintenance Bonds with Escrow Agreements as follows:
Colonial Bank – Traditions at Alafaya, Phase 2 in the amount of $1,304.10;
Burke Hogue and Mills Office Bldg. in the amount of $963.99; Westwood Village
in the amount of $3,390; Bridgewater Commons in the amount of $3,312; Palm
Valley Walgreens in the amount of $506; Remington Park in the amount of
$329.86; Brooks Landing in the amount of $13,814.04; and Primrose School in the
amount of $677.61.
Solid Waste
Management Division
14. Approve and execute the First
Amendment, as shown on page _________, to the Interlocal Agreement between Seminole
County and City of Oviedo for Solid Waste Management Services.
15. Approve the administrative
corrections to the rates and amounts, totaling $43,231.28, paid for residential
solid waste and recyclables collection services, as set forth in Sections 13(d)
and (e) of the Residential Franchise Agreements.
Leisure Services
Tourism
Development Division
16. Pulled from the agenda request
to approve
an Agreement with Legacy Soccer Partners Inc. in the amount of $18,431 for the
2013 Easter Invitational Soccer Tournament to be held March 28-31, 2013.
Public Safety
Business Office
17. Adopt and authorize the Chairman
to execute appropriate Resolution #2013-R-76, as shown on page __________, repealing
Section 20.25 and amending Section 20.38 of the Seminole County Administrative
Code to include EMS transport and mileage rates by the Department of Public Safety.
Emergency
Management Division
18. Approve and authorize the
Chairman to execute the Declaration of Restrictive Covenants, as shown on page
_________, for the property located at 540 S. Orange Boulevard, Sanford,
Florida.
Public Works
Engineering
Division
19. Adopt appropriate Resolution #2013-R-77,
as shown on page _________, accepting a Quit Claim Deed, as shown on page
________, (Evans Lake Jesup, LLC to Seminole County) correcting a scrivener's
error for property needed for Canal Street.
20. Approve and authorize the
Chairman to execute the Parking Facility Design, Construction, and Maintenance
Agreement, as shown on page _______, for the trailhead located off of Douglas Avenue
and Commerce Park; and allow Silver Sea Development, LLC, to proceed with the
construction of the project.
21. Adopt appropriate Resolution #2013-R-78,
as shown on page _________, and authorize the Chairman to execute the Joint
Participation Agreement Amendment 2, as shown on page _________, to revise the
Cost Estimate to add Transportation Regional Incentive Program (TRIP) Funding
to a Locally Funded Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation in
conjunction with the addition of lanes and reconstruction of State Road 434
from Interstate 4 to Rangeline Road. (FDOT - Financial Management Number 240233-3-52-01).
22. Authorization to advertise and
schedule a Public Hearing for March 26, 2013, to amend Exhibit B in the
Seminole County Transportation and Education Infrastructure Plan Interlocal Agreement
to delete the County Road 419 Project (Orange County Line to Chuluota Bypass).
Resource
Management
Business Office
23. Approve and authorize the County
Manager to execute a Grant Agreement, as shown on page ________, from the
Division of Emergency Management through the Homeland Security Grant Program; and
approve and authorize the Chairman to execute appropriate Resolution #2013-R-79,
as shown on page _________, implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #13-050
in the amount of $15,778, appropriating grant budget for training/exercise
costs related to the protection and recovery from acts of terrorism and other catastrophic
events.
24. Approve and authorize the County
Manager to execute the First Amendment, as shown on page _________, to the Safe
Kids Worldwide Agreement transferring the remainder of the Model School Zone
grant program responsibility from the City of Longwood Police Department back
to Seminole County Public Safety, and to approve and authorize the Chairman to
execute appropriate Resolution #2013-R-80, as shown on page _________, implementing
Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #13-053 recognizing the budget of $2,576 to
complete the implementation of the Model School Zone safety initiative in Seminole
County (Exhibit A).
Budget and
Fiscal Management Division
25. Approve and authorize the
Chairman to execute appropriate Resolution #2013-R-81, as shown on page
_________, implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #13-044 in the amount of
$30,000 to transfer funds from the General Fund to the Stormwater Fund to
provide for Aquatic Planting along Lake Jesup.
26. Approve and authorize the Chairman
to execute appropriate Resolution #2013-R-82, as shown on page _________, implementing
Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #13-045 through the Public Works Grants Fund in
the amount of $669,458 to recognize grant funding and establish construction
budget for the SR 46 at Jungle Road and Resthaven Road project.
27. Approve and authorize the
Chairman to execute appropriate Resolution #2013-R-83, as shown on page
_________, implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #13-048 through the
Public Works Grants Fund in the amount of $218,308 to recognize grant funding
and establish construction budget for the Eastbrook Elementary School Area
Sidewalks project.
28. Approve and authorize the
Chairman to execute appropriate Resolution #2013-R-84, as shown on page _________,
implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #13-051 in the amount of $167,445
through the SHIP Affordable Housing FY 2012/13 Fund, recognizing the current
year Seminole County funding allocation.
29. Approve and authorize the
Chairman to execute appropriate Resolution #2013-R-85, as shown on page
_________, implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #13-054 through the
General Fund in the amount of $35,000 recognizing additional contribution
income, and allocating $90,000 of existing budgeted funds to establish and
provide $125,000 in funding for the Oxford Road Area Redevelopment Plan
(Project #70000104).
Internal Support
Services Division
30. Approve and authorize the
expansion of the County's Cyber Insurance Coverage to include notification, credit
monitoring, forensics and legal expenses with Chartis Specialty Insurance
Company and authorize staff to bind coverage.
MSBU Division
31. Approve and authorize the
Chairman to execute an Interlocal Agreement, as shown on page ________, between
Seminole County and City of Casselberry for aquatic plant control in Howell
Creek to support the lake management services authorized by Ordinance
92-18/Howell Creek Aquatic Weed Control MSBU.
32. Approve 2013 Interlocal Agreement,
as shown on page _________, with Orange County for essential aquatic plant
control within Lake Pickett.
Purchasing &
Contracts Division
33. Approve Change Order #4, as shown
on page ________, to CC-6944-11/JVP – Altamonte Springs Safe Route Sidewalk
Project with Conpilog International Company of Orlando, FL in the amount of $16,515.19;
and authorize Purchasing & Contracts Division to execute the Change Order.
34. Approve the Mutual Termination,
as shown on page _________, of IFB-601391-12/GMG Term Contract for Liquid
Chemical Feed Systems Repair, Maintenance, Support and Installation Services
with Flynn Services, LLC d/b/a Pro-Tech Water and Wastewater, Ocala; and
authorize the Purchasing & Contracts Division to execute the Mutual
Termination documents.
35. Approve the Assignment, as shown
on page ________, of IFB-601395-12/GMG – Term Contract for Cleaning and
Inspection of Water Storage Tanks and Pressure Vessels from Acuren Inspection,
Inc., Deep River, CT to Corrtech, Inc., Deep River, CT; and authorize the Purchasing
and Contracts Division to execute the assignment documents.
36. Approve the Single Source
Procurement and Award of M-8452-13/DRR, Water Treatment Plant Tank
Rehabilitation Agreement, as shown on page ________, in the amount of $79,750 to
Crom Engineering & Construction Services of Gainesville, FL; and authorize
the Purchasing & Contracts Division to execute the Miscellaneous Agreement.
37. Approve Work Order #14, as shown
on page _________, under RFP-3261-08/RTB (General Consulting Services for
Planning and Development) with VHB Miller Sellen, of Orlando, FL, in the amount
of $199,905; and authorize the Purchasing & Contracts Division to execute the
Work Order.
38. Approve Work Order #47, as shown
on page ________, (Grace Lake Sinkhole Remediation) under PS-4388-09/VFT
(Design of Minor Projects with Construction Cost Less than $1M) with Pegasus Engineering,
LLC of Winter Springs, FL, in the amount of $187,048.32; and authorize the
Purchasing & Contracts Division to execute the Work Order.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
COUNTY ATTORNEY’S
CONSENT AGENDA
Motion
by Commissioner Horan, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve and authorize
the County Attorney’s Office to file a Notice of Dropping David Hedrick as a
Party Defendant Without Prejudice in the case of Seminole County v. CFAVS,
LLC, et al.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Motion
by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Henley to approve and authorize
the Chairman to execute the Agreement, as shown on page ________, for
Professional Services between Seminole County and the State Attorney of the Eighteenth
Judicial Circuit for the prosecution of County ordinances.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
CONSTITUTIONAL
OFFICERS’ CONSENT AGENDA
Motion by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Henley to authorize and
approve the following:
CLERK’S REPORT
40. Expenditure Approval Lists,
as shown on page ________, dated January 22, 28 and February 4, 2013; and
Payroll Approval List, as shown on page ________, dated January 31, 2013; BCC
Official Minutes dated February 12, 2013; and noting, for information only, the
following Clerk's "Received and Filed":
1.
Proof of
Publication and Resolution #2012-R-178, as shown on page _________, vacating
and abandoning the right-of-way for M/I Homes of Orlando, LLC, as approved by
the Board on September 25, 2012.
2.
Tennis
Developmental Instructor Agreements, as shown on page _________, for Brian
Vargas and Miguel Carvajal.
3.
Parks
Contracts, as shown on page _________, for Services for the following: Rhett Stanberry; Ronald K. Moyer, Jr.;
Kenneth R. Rowland; Luis A. Santiago; German Rivera; Tina Hostetler; Clifford
Franke; Bruce Weaver; William J. White; Brian Clark; Joel Junior Lipscomb;
Peter Donald Gillich; Gene Astarita; Brandon Wayne Lee; Dennis Robert Harley;
Angel O. Marrero; Christopher Canone; Douglas A. Chiodini; Susan Dodd; Stephen
B. Dodd; and Peter Velasquez.
4.
First
Amendment, as shown on page _________, to RFP-601345-12, Stenstrom, McIntosh,
Colbert, Whigham & Partlow, P.A.
5.
Third
Amendment, as shown on page _________, to IFB-600281-08, The Dumont Company.
6.
Amendment
#3, as shown on page _________, to Work Orders #13, #15 and #16 to PS-2564-07.
7.
IFB-601568-12
Contract, as shown on page _________, Mayer Electric Supply Company, Inc.
8.
Amendment
#1, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #1 to PS-7397-11.
9.
Amendment
#1, as shown on page _________, to Work Orders #5 and #6 to PS-4736-09.
10.
Development
Orders, as shown on page _________, as follows:
#12-30000089, Daniel O. Shepherd; #12-32000011, Robert J. Ray, Sr.;
#12-30000091, Raquel & Angel Morales; #12-30000093, Catherine L. Wyatt;
#12-30000094, Megan D. Benton; #12-30000095, Robert W. & Teresa M.
Trombley; #12-30000096, Juan F. Hofle; #12-30000098, Lutheran Haven Retirement
Center; #12-30000099, Richard & Kathleen M. Wolken; and #12-30000092,
Carmen Rosado.
11.
Assignments
of and First Amendment, as shown on page _________, to Utility Agreements for
Water Service with Crystal River Investments, Inc.; Garden Grove Apartments,
Ltd.; Garden Grove Investments, LLC; and Garden Grove Commercial, LLC.
12.
Utility
Agreement, as shown on page _________, for Sewer Service with Garden Grove
Apartments, Ltd. and Garden Grove Investments, LLC.
13.
RFP-8312-12,
as shown on page _________, for Topline Construction Services, Inc. d/b/a Chief
Inspection Services.
14.
Second
Amendment, as shown on page _________, to IFB-601297-11, Ameriscapes Landscape
Management Services, LLC.
15.
Tennis
Developmental Instructor Agreement, as shown on page _________, with
Christopher Lamb and Assistant Tennis Pro Agreement with Scott Runda.
16.
Parks
Contracts, as shown on page _________, for Services for the following: Donald Eitel McCoy; Danny Ousley; Noel Dana
Ransom; Frank Leonard Rogers; Larry A. Sample; Jason A. Smith; John Charles
Thaens; and Daniel Edward Ziegler.
17.
Second
Amendment, as shown on page _________, to Litigation Consultant Services
Agreement for Allied Veterans of the World, Inc. vs. Seminole County
with Gerson, Preston, Robinson & Company, P.A.
18.
Change
Order #5, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #19 to CC-2183-07.
19.
Clerk of
the Circuit Court Special Purpose Financial Statements for Year Ended September
30, 2012.
20.
Work
Orders #30 and #31, as shown on page _________, for CC-2190-07.
21.
Conditional
Utility Agreements, as shown on page _________, for Water Service and Sewer
Service for Florida Becknell Investors, 2011 LLC, for the project known as
Becknell Office.
22.
Developer’s
Commitment Agreement, as shown on page _________, for Becknell Industrial
Facility PCD.
23.
Letter
dated January 31, 2013 from Geraldine Harford, Tax Deed Clerk, to Eva Roach,
County Commission Records, regarding Tax Deed for the Lands Available for Taxes
List, Parcel #33-19-31-507-0000-0050.
24.
Neighborhood
Stabilization Program Mortgage Deeds and Supplemental Restrictive Use Covenants,
as shown on page _________, with NVision Development Management Services, LLC
for the following properties: 624 Locust
Court, Winter Springs, $164,850; 1022 Faircloth Court, Oviedo, $186,560; 316
Tangerine Street, Altamonte Springs, $168,750; and 1003 Conley Drive, Oviedo,
$169,760.
25.
Sixth
Amendment, as shown on page _________, to IFB-600806-10, Asphalt Recycling,
Inc.
26.
Sixth
Amendment, as shown on page _________, to IFB-600966-10, Petroleum Equipment
Construction, Inc.
27.
Change
Order #1, as shown on page _________, to CC-7614-12.
28.
Change
Order #3, as shown on page _________, to CC-6944-11.
29.
First
Amendment, as shown on page _________, to IFB-600515-08, Webster Veterinary Supply,
Inc.
30.
Unauthorized
Commitment Memorandum, as shown on page _________, dated January 25, 2013 from
James B. Russell, Seminole County Professional Engineer, to Jim Hartmann,
County Manager, regarding Extension of Work Order #39 to PS-3914-08, E-Sciences
to complete the Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment for the Kirchhoff
Property, approved by the County Manager on January 28, 2013.
31.
Warranty
Deed, as shown on page _________, by The Ryland Group, Inc. to Seminole County
for Tract B, Additional Road Right-of-Way, and Tract G, Lift Station, Enclave
at Aloma.
32.
Bids as
follows: CC-8159-12; CC-8160-12;
RFP-601617-13; and CD for CC-7840-12.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
REGULAR AGENDA
John Krug, Economic Development, presented
request for approval of a Resolution recommending that Verizon Corporate
Resources Group, LLC be approved as a Qualified Target Industry (QTI) Business;
approval of an appropriation of $1,125,000, representing the County’s share of
the total local financial support of $2,250,000 to be split evenly with the
City of Lake Mary; approval of a full transfer of the requested appropriation
from the General Fund; and approval of an Interlocal Agreement with the City of
Lake Mary regarding the incentive funding.
He stated the City of Lake Mary has agreed to the terms and approved the
agreement last week. He briefly reviewed
the project investment and the job creation as outlined in the agenda
memorandum.
Motion by Commissioner
Horan, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve appropriate Resolution
#2013-R-86, as shown on page _________, recommending that Verizon Corporate
Resources Group, LLC be approved as a Qualified Target Industry (QTI) Business;
approve appropriate Resolution #2013-R-87, as shown on page _________,
implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #13-055 from the General Fund to
the Economic Development Trust Fund in the amount of $1,125,000, representing
the County’s share of the total local financial support of $2,250,000 to be
split evenly with the City of Lake Mary; approval of a full transfer of the
requested appropriation from the General Fund; and approval of an Interlocal
Agreement, as shown on page ________, with the City of Lake Mary regarding the
incentive funding.
Under discussion, Commissioner Henley
stated he feels it is important for the citizens to know that the cooperation with
the University of Central Florida continues with Seminole County. One of the
things that helped the company make their decision was that the employees
moving here could attend UCF on in-state tuition instead of paying out-of-state
tuition.
Commissioner Carey stated Seminole State
College, the University of South Florida and Valencia College will be doing that as well.
Commissioner Horan commended the City of
Lake Mary and several governmental entities’ staffs from the state and local
levels for their teamwork on this project.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Liz Parkhurst, Planning & Development,
addressed the Board to present request to reduce the Code Enforcement Lien from
$40,750 to $4,000 for Case #10-91-CEB on property located at 6006 Lake Avenue,
Sanford, Suzanne J. Zimmerman, previous owner, Federal National Mortgage
Association, current owners. She
reviewed the background timeline as outlined in the agenda memorandum. Staff recommends that the Board deny the
request for a reduction of the lien and authorize the Chairman to execute the
Release of Lien upon payment in full. Staff
recommends that this report be made part of the record.
Upon inquiry by Commissioner Carey, Steve
Davis, Ronald R. Wolfe and Associates, addressed the Board to state he is
representing the bank and he does not know why it took the bank so long to bring
the property into compliance.
Upon further inquiry by Commissioner Carey, Tom Helle, Building
Division, addressed the Board to advise this is an issue where they took a
couple of modular office trailers and converted them into single-family
dwelling units without permits.
Motion by
Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Henley to deny request to reduce
the Code Enforcement lien from $40,750 to $4,000 for Case #10-91-CEB on
property located at 6006 Lake Avenue, Sanford, Suzanne J. Zimmerman, previous
owner, Federal National Mortgage Association, current owners.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Ms. Parkhurst presented request to reduce the Code Enforcement
Lien from $42,750 to $2,000 for Case #12-83-CEB on property located at 6014 Linneal
Beach Drive, George & Ana Groetzner, current owners. She reviewed the background timeline as
outlined in the agenda memorandum. Staff
recommends the Board approve the lien reduction to $2,271.47, which equals the
total of the administrative costs plus $1,000, to be paid within 60 days or the
lien will revert to the original amount of $42,750. Staff requests that the report be made part
of the record.
Upon inquiry by Commissioner Carey, Ms.
Parkhurst advised the notices were sent to the rental property. The owner has corrected his address with the
Property Appraiser and Tax Collector’s offices.
Commissioner Carey stated the tenant living on the property is behind on
his rent and is disabled and unable to maintain the lawn, etc. She said she would like to know if there are
some provisions made by the owner to ensure that this will not happen again.
Commissioner Constantine advised in talking
to the owner and listening to the staff, it seems that as soon as the owner
received the notice, he corrected the violation in a timely fashion. It seems that by the owner’s action that he
is prepared to clean up the property.
Motion by
Commissioner Constantine, seconded by Commissioner Henley to approve reduction
of the Code Enforcement Lien from $42,750 to $2,271.47 for Case #12-83-CEB on
the property located at 6014 Linneal Beach Drive, George & Ana Groetzner,
current owners, subject to the payment being made within 60 days, or the lien
will revert to its original amount of $42,750; and authorize the Chairman to
execute the Satisfaction of Lien upon payment in full, as shown on page____.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Ms. Parkhurst presented request to Appeal
the Deputy County Manager’s Denial to hear the Request for Reduction of the Code
Enforcement Lien from $359,200 to $7,800 for Case #02-81-CEB on property
located at 2642 Main Street, Sanford, Chester Pinkney, previous owner, and
Plymouth Park Tax Service LLC, current owner.
She reviewed the background timeline of the violation as outlined in the
agenda memorandum. She stated staff
recommends denial of the request for reducing the lien.
Upon inquiry by Commissioner Carey, Brent
Kimball, representing Plymouth Park Tax, addressed the Board to advise that
Plymouth Park Tax Service did not do a title search based on the nature of the
purchase. He stated it didn’t take as
long to clean up the property as it did to get the inspection and affidavit. Plymouth Park is asking for a reduction that
would include the fines that have accrued since they purchased the property
until the cleaning of the property was done.
He added a current party is interested in purchasing the property if
this reduction is granted.
Motion by
Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Horan to approve reduction of the
Code Enforcement Lien from $359,200 to $14,400 for Case #02-81-CEB on property
located at 2642 Main Street, Sanford, Chester Pinkney, previous owner, and
Plymouth Park Tax Service LLC, current owner, representing the fine that
accrued during the time period between when Plymouth Park Tax Service LLC
acquired the property and when the property was cleaned up; and authorize the
Chairman to execute the Satisfaction of Lien, as shown on page ________, upon
payment in full .
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Lin Polk, Resource Management,
addressed the Board to request approval of a resolution authorizing Issuance of
not exceeding $10,000,000 of Capital Improvement Revenue Refunding Bonds,
Series 2013A providing funds for the partial refunding of the County's
outstanding Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2010. She stated the original bonds were issued in 1996
to support the construction of the Public Safety Building. The previous refunding provided net present
value savings of $2.5 million and this issuance will provide a savings of
$311,000.
Motion by
Commissioner Horan, seconded by Commissioner Carey to adopt Resolution #2013-R-88,
as shown on page ________, authorizing
Issuance of not exceeding $10,000,000 of Capital Improvement Revenue Refunding Bonds,
Series 2013A providing funds for the partial refunding of the County's
outstanding Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2010.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Tony Matthews, Planning & Development,
addressed the Board to present request for a Seminole County Fair Special Event
Permit to be held on March 22 through March 31, 2013 from 3:00 p.m. to 11:00
p.m. on weekdays and from 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on weekends. Staff recommends approval subject to their
recommended conditions of approval, including one additional sign at CR 15 and
Church Street.
Motion by
Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Henley to approve the Special
Event Permit for the Seminole County Fair at 440 Hickman Drive on March 22
through March 31, 2013, R&R Investments LLC, subject to staff’s recommended
conditions of approval.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS
(Continued)
Walt
Griffin, Seminole County School Board Superintendent, addressed the Board to
discuss the Rezoning/State of the School Board, the graduation issues that they
have to deal with as a community, providing Pre-K programs at all of the
elementary schools, motivating students to stay in school, vocational and
career training programs, career technical education schools, E-Pathways,
on-line class opportunities at the middle and high schools, classes that are
being offered after school, computer-based testing, and a huge demand for a lot
of technology. He stated the rezoning is
an emotional issue and a challenge. The
School Board has authorized his office to advertise the recommended rezoning
plan for the north phase. The east and
west phase recommendations will be coming out on Thursday. He said the County staff has been very
cooperative through their rezoning process and in keeping them in tune as to
what is being built and where it is built.
Chairman
Dallari stated he has toured many of the schools and he is blown away each time
he has visited them. He said he is
amazed with the quality of education that is provided to the students.
Commissioner
Horan stated it is very apparent that when businesses are looking to locate to
Central Florida, the schools are a very crucial factor in making their decisions
to locate.
Commissioner
Horan and Mr. Griffin discussed the computer infrastructure and hardware that
the students may need for the national testing and the art programs.
Commissioner
Carey stated that through the partnerships that have been created over the
years between the School Board, Cities and County, they understand the benefit
of having great schools. She stated she
feels that having a skilled work force is critical. Commissioner Carey added she is glad the
technical skills are being brought back as not every student will be going to
college. She said she has a problem with
a student being unable to attend a school in their community because it is
overcrowded because students are being bused in.
Commissioner
Henley stated he would like to know how much movement of staff will take place
with the rezoning. Mr. Griffin stated he
is estimating that approximately less than 5% of staff will be moving. Mr. Griffin discussed with Commissioner Henley
how much growth area they will have in the schools after the rezoning
process.
Commissioner
Henley stated adjustments have to be made and it is disrupting to everyone and
the educational process that they have to move several times. He said he hopes the School Board has paid
attention to that so they do not have to experience that again. He discussed the importance of not how many
students go to college but how many graduate.
The thing that turns students off is to ask them to do something that
they see no relevance in.
Commissioner
Constantine stated the transition of the schools in Seminole County is
remarkable; and it is their greatest point of economic opportunity that people are
looking to move to Seminole County’s school system.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Constantine, Mr. Griffin advised approximately 3,000 to
4,000 students will be moved at the end of this process. He stated they are trying to minimize
movement, but they have to make sure they are filling empty classrooms.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Henley, Mr. Griffin advised they originally talked
about elementary rezoning being done first, followed by high schools, and then followed
by the middle schools because of capacity issues. He stated Seminole High School is already
overcrowded; and maybe through some transfer options and through some
flexibility, they may be able to avoid rezoning the high schools next year.
Commissioner
Carey stated when she attended Sanford Junior High, double sessions were done
because there wasn’t enough capacity and that didn’t hurt any of the
students.
Chairman
Dallari requested the County Manager meet with Mr. Griffin to see how they can partner
with the School Board regarding connecting other schools that are not on the fiber
system.
COUNTY
MANAGER AND STAFF BRIEFINGS
Mr.
Hartmann requested confirmation for the appointment of Joseph Pennisi as the new
Resource Management Director.
Motion by Commissioner
Constantine, seconded by Commissioner Carey to confirm the appointment of
Joseph Pennisi as the new Resource Management Director.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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The Board
noted the Informational Budget Transfer Status Report for FY 2012/13.
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Mr.
Hartman stated the University of Central Florida (UCF) has asked him to teach
again in the fall and he would like Board approval to allow him to do so.
Motion by Commissioner Henley,
seconded by Commissioner Horan to authorize the County Manager to teach at UCF
during the fall term.
Under
discussion, Chairman Dallari stated he doesn’t see any reason why Mr. Hartmann
needs to bring this issue back to the Board for approval.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Chairman
Dallari recessed the meeting at 11:05 a.m., reconvening at 1:34 p.m., with all
Commissioners and all other Officials (with Clerk of Circuit Court Maryanne
Morse being absent) with the exception of Deputy Clerk Eva Roach, who was
replaced by Deputy Clerk Terri Porter, who were present at the Opening Session.
PROOFS OF PUBLICATION
Motion by Commissioner Carey, seconded
by Commissioner Horan, to authorize the filing of the proofs of publication for
this meeting's scheduled public hearings into the Official Record.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
PUBLIC
HEARINGS
COLONIAL TOWNPARK PUD
MAJOR AMENDMENT AND REZONE/
Colonial Realty, LP
(Continued)
Continuation
of a public hearing to consider a PUD Major Amendment and associated Rezone
from PUD (Planned Unit Development) to PD (Planned Development) to remove 6.29
acres from the existing PUD, and an Amendment to the Amended and Restated
Colonial Perimeter Center, Colonial Townpark DRI (Development of Regional
Impact) to remove 6.3 acres, located on the east side of International Parkway,
approximately one-half mile north of CR 46A, as described in the proof of
publication, Colonial Realty, LP.
Chairman
Dallari advised that the applicant has withdrawn
this item.
COLONIAL VILLAGE AT TOWNPARK
REZONE/
Colonial Realty, LP
(Continued)
Continuation
of a public hearing to consider a Rezone of 25.21 acres for property located on
the east side of International Parkway, approximately one-half mile north of CR
46A, from PUD (Planned Unit Development) and A-1 (Agriculture) to PD (Planned
Development), as described in the proof of publication, Colonial Realty, LP.
Chairman
Dallari advised that the applicant has withdrawn
this item.
FLORIDA AVENUE LSFLU MAP
AMENDMENT
& REZONE/Indev, Inc.
(Continued)
Continuation
of a public hearing to consider transmittal of a Large Scale Future Land Use
Map Amendment from R-5 (Rural-5) to PD (Planned Development) and the associated
Rezone from A-5 (Rural Zoning Classification/Rural Subdivision Standards) to PD
(Planned Development) for 38.13 acres located on the southwest corner of
Florida Avenue and Lake Charm Drive, and approximately 0.50 miles east of SR
434, as described in the proof of publication, Indev Inc., received and filed.
Cynthia
Sweet, Planning & Development, addressed the Board to present the request
as outlined in the Agenda Memorandum.
She stated that based upon the findings and conclusions cited in the
Memorandum, staff recommends denial of the request for transmittal of a Large
Scale Future Land Use Map Amendment and associated Rezone.
Ms. Sweet
informed the Board that she distributed to the members a packet of additional
emails (received and filed) from citizens opposing the applicant’s request and
a definition of “Countryside” (received and filed) taken from Seminole County’s
Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan).
Michael
Jones, representing Indev Inc., addressed the Board to state that they brought
to staff an amended Concept Plan for the Florida Avenue Property last week,
which was not included in the Agenda Memorandum. Under the new plan, they removed the opposed
five-acre tracts, and they addressed each one of staff’s comments regarding the
Comp Plan, so their amended plan complies completely with the Comp Plan.
Tina
Williamson, Planning & Development, addressed the Board to advise that
staff did not receive a copy of the revised plan. Discussion ensued.
Mr. Jones
stated the plan for the property has been reduced to 20 lots. Including the infrastructure, the lots and
the retention ponds, there are a total of 17.9 acres, leaving 20 acres of
conservation area, which is over 50% of the property. He stated there is a 100-foot buffer off of
Florida Avenue, and they moved the road to the south on Lake Charm Drive. Site maps from the amended plan were displayed
(received and filed). He pointed out the
buffer on three sides of the property and three lots, Numbers 13, 14 and 15,
that touch the boundary line; otherwise the entire property is buffered. To the west and south of the property, the
developed area is four units per acre.
The smallest lot is one-half acre.
He stated the soil borings have been done, the biologist is present to
testify as to the layout, everything has been surveyed, and the project is
ready to be submitted to engineering.
Mr. Jones
stated he wanted to address the issues regarding transition and setting a precedent. He said the property had been before the
Board prior to the expiration of the Joint Participation Agreement (JPA) in
September of 2011. He explained that the
development was reliant upon the JPA and the JPA occurred after the Charter
Amendment, so the JPA doesn’t have validity.
However, he said, the JPA was enacted with Oviedo based on the Rural
Character Plan done in 2006. The Rural
Character Plan set out what the Charter Amendment did not; there is no
transition area set out in the Charter Amendment. He stated that the revised plan meets all the
requirements of not only the JPA, but also of the Land Development Code (LDC).
Mr. Jones
continued stating when first looking at the possibility of developing the
property, they looked at the Seminole County Home Rule Charter (copy received
and filed) and it states that the BCC has the right to remove and to change the
boundary when it became necessary. He
added that the Charter Amendment talks about transition, but there are no
transition standards set, which is a stumbling block for any development coming
up along Florida Avenue. However, there
were standards for transition set out in the Rural Character Plan, which has
been used to formulate other studies such as the 2008 Appraisal Report. He said the Charter did not have the details
for transition and that he assumed the reason for this was that the County had
spent several thousand dollars to do a Rural Character Plan which included the
transition plan for the East Rural Area.
Mr. Jones
stated that in talking about the rules and regulations that got them here, he
was told that the JPA expired and therefore they cannot rely upon that. He said, however, that is not what the Comp
Plan says and he doesn’t know how the Comp Plan doesn’t have a JPA running with
it that explains transition when it is one of the biggest concerns. He said they will show how they think they
meet every aspect of the Comp Plan through the transition.
Charles
Madden, Madden, Moorhead and Glunt, addressed the Board to distribute copies of
the revised plan (received and filed).
Mr. Madden stated he will go over aspects of how they arrived at the
amended plan. Mr. Madden displayed the
first document of the packet, Future Land Use (FLU) Exhibit-28, Rural Boundary
Map, Comp Plan, and pointed out the property location on the southwest corner
of Lake Charm Drive and Florida Avenue and the entire rural boundary.
Mr. Madden
displayed the Cluster Concept map (received and filed) depicting the original
plan. He stated that key elements
throughout the Comp Plan deal with clustering, providing a minimum of 50% open
space, a minimum of half-acre lots, and proper buffering from the adjacent
larger lot subdivision. They did a plan
with 28 lots and didn’t have the minimum half-acre lot size, which was
problematic in trying to meet the Comp Plan.
Mr. Madden displayed a JPA Concept
map (received and filed) and stated when they originally submitted the plan, it
had the entrance off of Florida Avenue.
He then displayed and reviewed the Concept map (received and filed)
depicting five-acre Lots #1 and #2.
There would have been Comp Plan issues they could not overcome with
putting in the five-acre lots.
Mr. Madden
displayed the amended JPA Concept Plan map (received and filed) and stated that
as an improvement to the other plan, they removed the entrance off of Florida
Avenue and brought it in from Lake Charm Drive.
He concluded stating that this plan meets the clustering, the open
space, the half-acre minimum and the buffering requirements as set forth in the
Comprehensive Plan.
Steve
Butler, Bio-Tech Consulting Inc., addressed the Board to explain what was done
regarding the jurisdictional wetland lines.
He stated their firm conducted the environmental assessment on the
property and they also conducted a wildlife survey. He said the field delineated wetland limits
were based on Chapter 62-4 of the Florida Administrative Code and then pointed
them out on the map per Chairman Dallari’s request.
Commissioner
Horan made inquiries regarding input received from neighbors concerning the
wetlands and the natural features of the property. Chairman Dallari explained for the record
that the only public input today will be the input received at this meeting.
Doug
Yovaish, Yovaish Engineering Sciences, Inc., addressed the Board to comment
about the testing done for the well and septic systems. He stated he walked through the entire limits
of the property with Mr. Madden, and at that point in time, the wetlands were
marked with flags. He stated that the
plan presented by Mr. Madden actually works and can provide all of the
necessary requirements for the placement and construction of these lot areas
with septic drain fields and individual well systems.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Carey, Mr. Yovaish affirmed that he could provide an
evaluation as to whether a septic tank and well are safely separated from the
surrounding conditions, and stated that he has provided those studies on some
of the sites in the Black Hammock area, both for construction of residences and
septic systems.
Mr. Madden
stated they coordinated with Seminole County Public Works department and
displayed an email (copy received and filed) from Mark Flomerfelt, Public Works
division, regarding his comments on the drainage in the area. He stated the amended plan conforms with the
Seminole County Comprehensive Plan.
Mr. Madden
displayed and reviewed the Future Land Use map (received and filed) showing the
property site and the rural boundary line.
He said the idea that the floodgates are going to open if this request
is approved is not valid because there would be no legitimate discussion that
someone could have in order to support such a request.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Henley, Mr. Madden stated the presented plan does not
meet one unit per five acres.
Nicole
Guillet, Economic & Community Development Services Director, addressed the
Board to respond to Chairman Dallari’s inquiry stating they had not received a
formal submission of the plan. They have
seen it but have not undertaken any further review of it.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Horan, Mr. Madden displayed the East Rural Area map
from the Comp Plan and reviewed the history and elements of the Comp Plan. Commissioner Horan stated he needs to know
the standard against which he can weigh the evidence. The Rural Character Plan sets out three
options and #1 is an option to continue to regulate the urban/rural boundary as
adopted in the Comprehensive Plan. This
option would likely result in continued conflict and less compatibility along the
boundary because it does not address the creation of transition and only serves
to end suburban-formed development at the boundary. The Rural Character Plan goes on to suggest
two other options: it says that you can
regulate the edge condition and it talks about stepping down of land uses, which
is the transition that was adopted in the JPA.
He said it would appear legislatively that this Board adopted Option #1,
a hard line.
Commissioner
Carey stated that the Rural Character Plan in 2006 was presented to this Board
and it was accepted. It was not adopted,
it was not endorsed; it simply was that they accepted the report. The reason they accepted the report and
didn’t really take any action was because it talked about several things
including TDR’s (Transfer and Development Rights) and transitional zoning, but
nobody could really give a clear example of how this would work in the real
world. The only way to take the pressure
off of the rural line is to have some plan in place of how you are going to
transfer from high density to rural. People
don’t want to live on one unit per five acres across the street from four units
per acre. And it is unfortunate that
they didn’t have this discussion of transition back in the 90’s when this rural
area was identified. She stated she is
relying on the Comp Plan because that is an adopted document by this
County. Even though there were some
great ideas in the Rural Character Plan, they still never came up with a plan
of how to transition from a four-unit-per-acre urban scenario to the rural
boundary, and until that is done, she said she doesn’t believe they will ever
take the pressure off the rural boundary and truly protect the area.
Mr. Madden
stated that the most critical element of what he does is to create
compatibility and proper transition from one property to the other and that
every piece of property is unique.
Pointing to the Future Land Use map, he showed the rural boundary line
today. He pointed out that no other
piece of property has four units an acre on two sides and that no one can make
the transitional arguments that they make.
Mr. Madden displayed the
Preliminary Master Plan and the Development Order (both received and
filed). He reviewed a few minor changes
to the Development Order that would make it consistent with the plan that was
originally submitted. He stated they are
respectfully asking approval from the Board today. Maps showing the Urban/Rural Boundary were
received and filed.
Brian
Dalrymple, representing M/I Homes, addressed the Board to speak in support of
the project. They have done land deals
in Seminole County with the applicant for approximately 20 years. They agree with the team that has been
assembled and the fundamentals they based the project on and asked the Board’s
support of the project.
Dan
Peterson, representing Coalition for Property Rights, addressed the Board to
speak in support of the project stating, based on the facts heard from Mr.
Madden and Mr. Jones, they request the Board consider approval of the
project. To the Coalition, it comes down
to the question of whether a property owner can expect the government to
protect his or her rights to use and improve the property that they own. From a property rights perspective, there is
a willing seller and a willing buyer. He
described a court case that took place in Virginia with the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) and an article written for the Heritage Foundation by
the attorney that won the case. He read
several quotes including one from a colonist in Virginia. He stated his plea would be “let freedom
ring” and approve the project.
Bill
Daniel, 2075 Palm Avenue, addressed the Board to state he has lived in Black
Hammock for about 40 years. He said he
was president of the Black Hammock Association back when it was a legitimate
association and had a Charter through the State, and it is not now. He addressed his concerns with the traffic,
with roads that were cut off next to this project, and the Black Hammock
residents being promised an access road from the old Tiger gas station to SR
434. They have never gotten anything
that deals with traffic out of Oviedo.
He stated traffic needs to be addressed as well as the intersection on
SR 434.
Chairman
Carey asked Mr. Daniel whether he recalled when the rural boundary was actually
drawn and whether he knew why they didn’t just use Florida Avenue. Mr. Daniel stated that they were trying to
get a transition zone between Oviedo and Black Hammock and that is why nothing
was set in stone. It was up in the air
as to where this definite line was going to be.
He said it is slowly going away and that is why they should try to put
things in stone.
Roger
Patenaude, 966 Florida Avenue, addressed the Board and stated he is around
three or four properties east of the proposed development. He stated it is like a Pandora’s Box; if they
allow the development, he thinks it opens the door to allow for many other
developers. He has heard the word
“transition” a lot today and doesn’t believe they need a transition. He stated his contention is that they do need
to have a line and they should honor what the voters wanted. There are still water and traffic
issues. He said he proposes the Board
deny the request for this land and that they stick with one house per five
acres.
Mr.
Patenaude thanked all the Commissioners who supported the Wekiva River
Awareness Campaign. He said he thinks it
is great and he thinks those resources are irreplaceable; and it is great to
see that there is energy and effort put into that.
Brent
Ramsey, 435 Old Geneva Road, addressed the Board to say he is a long-time
resident of Seminole County. He stated
in regard to the rural boundary, he believes there was an old fernery there,
and it could have been a historical area, which is why the line was probably
drawn on this side of Florida Avenue. He
said he is a former cattleman and remembers when they would build a bullpen,
they wouldn’t put any gaps between the boards because if a bull could get his
nose through that gap, he would tear the whole wall down. He said he knows this would set a
precedent. He is afraid that once the
bull gets his nose in the gap, the wall will come down.
Mary Ann
Schumacher, 2643 Belle Water, addressed the Board to say she is here to speak
for the animals and the trees today.
They have 20 families that would move into an area that has turtles and
birds and hogs and Lake Jesup wildlife.
She cited as an example the Covington Club on the corner of SR 434 and
Chapman Road. It was going to be
beautiful, but they cut down all the trees and now they have bank pads and
parking lots and little thrown-up townhouses.
She requested that the Board do the right thing and deny the proposal.
Don
Peterson, 3585 Canal Street, addressed the Board to state that originally,
Artesia Street was the beginning of the rural boundary. He pointed out that everything was woods on
what is now called Panther Street. He
said that Black Hammock is very much in gear and they do have a Charter. He submitted a petition, as shown on page
______, of over 200 signatures of people that want the rural boundary and want
the rural area to remain rural. He is
representing the Black Hammock Association as well as the Black Hammock
Preservation and Historical Foundation.
He said everything he has read states that transition is from outside
the rural boundary. Forty acres will be
exchanged for an elevated subdivision that will very likely be inundated with
problems including lawsuits throughout its lifetime, just like the subdivision
south of this property that is infected with numerous horrifying issues. The zoning is A-3 and A-5; land use and
zoning were set in stone and the change in land use and in zoning would be
totally inappropriate for this area. The
proposal of a well-thought out buffer with five-acre lots on the north and east
is a great idea. Four residences per
acre with septic tank drain fields and wells clustered on the interior is
insanity inside the rural boundary. He
said he asked Mr. Madden why he can’t make this happen with less than 20 units
and he said it was because he can’t make money on three- or five-acre
lots. He stated he feels the residents
of Geneva and Chuluota have a say in this argument because that area is also
rural and they will stick together. The
Charter Amendment and the rural boundary means something to them. They are asking the Board to follow the
recommendations of County staff and deny the proposal as it has been presented.
Jay
Zembower, 127 Big Oak Bend, addressed the Board to state he is from the
Chuluota area. He reviewed the history
of this project which started back in the 1990’s. He said if you don’t have two partners, you
don’t have a JPA. He said the boundary
was rushed together when Winter Springs, Oviedo and everybody else were
starting to come into the Seminole County rural areas. Property owners were allowed to voice their
opinions whether they desired to be included or excluded from this rural
boundary, which is why they have the crooked line. It is unfortunate there will ultimately be areas
where high density is right up against the rural boundary. He asked that the Board continue to protect
the rural area.
Jeff
Abbott, 2300 Stone Street, addressed the Board and stated that the rural area,
the Home Rule Charter, and the financial objectives are in conflict. If this is passed, there will be some
precedent set. He said he is in
agreement with the developers that transition should be defined. There are properties that make up somewhere
between 25% and 30% of the rural area that are on the urban boundary. He said there is a huge potential for change
on that boundary condition. Mr. Abbot
submitted handouts (received and filed) consisting of his statement, the Charter
Amendment Ballot issue, a PowerPoint Presentation relating to establishing and
preserving the East Rural Area, 8/10/04 Agenda for the Home Rule Charter
Amendment, Economic Impact Statement, and a rural boundary map.
Mark
Dowling, 1331 Ellis Fallon Loop, addressed the Board to state their community
is just south of the subject property and he pointed out the neighborhood on the
map. He is the vice president on the HOA
board and he represents 85 homes. He
said his community never received a notice with regard to this project. There was a notice posted on an 8½” x 11”
piece of paper saying that there was something going on. He is in the higher density neighborhood and
when they developed their property, engineers and people from the County
approved all the sewers and stormwater which runs into the pond on the west
side of their property. There has been a
bad flooding problem every time it rains.
There is so much clay, it creates a river. He said he believes having a septic tank that
sits in clay when it floods is probably a bad idea. Also, they killed a lot of trees when they
developed his neighborhood. They had
very old oak trees and due to the encroachment of the developed area, it ended
up killing them.
Robert
Goldenberg, 1418 Ellis Fallon Loop, addressed the Board to state he is in
opposition to the development of the property.
He said the judiciary feels that if a Charter Amendment is in place that
you should follow what citizens have already spoken about. It is one to five, that’s it. No boundary, no move, and no transition. He asked the Board to recognize what the
citizens have put in place.
Mal
Martin, 1450 Lake Harney Road, addressed the Board to state that the rural
boundaries are established by vote by the citizens of Seminole County, and the
only way to morally and fairly change these lines is by a vote of the citizens
that initially approved them. If they
change these lines without approval of all the citizens, it is a breach of
trust and faith of each and every voter in Seminole County.
Greg
Miller, 192 Woodridge Drive, addressed the Board to state that the boundary is
the boundary. In 2004, they retired here
after being tired of seeing urban sprawl in northern Virginia. They built a house on a five-acre lot that
some think “they can’t make any money off of.”
He hopes that the Board respects the Charter Amendment because the rural
area in Seminole County is a true diamond.
Carol
Patenaude, 966 Florida Avenue, addressed the Board and stated she lives about
one-half mile east of the proposed development.
She is opposed to the approval of the proposed development within the
rural boundary. This new plan does not
comply with the existing zoning of one per five acres. The residents of Seminole County delivered a
mandate to make that boundary permanent with a nearly 60% approval. The County Planning and Zoning department
does not recommend approval. To make an
exception will open floodgates to where the exception becomes the rule. Property owners inside the boundary knew they
were within that rural boundary when they acquired their properties and they
accepted the restrictions and the challenges that come with living in a rural
wetland. It has gators in the ponds,
wild boar digging up the lawns, plenty of mosquitoes and lots of water. The suburban sprawl of 20 two-story homes
does not conform to the character of the Hammock. She said she is concerned about the wetlands
that exist on the proposed property, which a significant portion is underwater
presently, because this is natural drainage for the area. The water has to go somewhere; it is
discharged into the ground and able to make it back to the aquifer. What is unacceptable is re-engineering a
sensitive wetland to accommodate 20 two-story homes, all of which will rely on
septic systems in a very small area. One
house per five acres does not create the same impact.
Alicia
Presutti, 980 Elm Street, addressed the Board and stated that she lives on 35
acres in the Hammock and has been approached five times by developers to
purchase the land. If they open the
door, it will open it all through the Hammock and take away all the natural
life. She said they bought there for a
reason. She asked that the Board walk it
one day and listen to it, and said if they approve it, they will kill it.
Tom
Shafer, 921 Harrison Road, addressed the Board to state the plan is a very
carefully thought-out transition, but it is on the wrong side of the line. If they were proposing it up to the line,
they would probably applaud it.
Developers want to get inside the line with the transition plans and
make a logical argument for it, but it is too dense and too much.
Bill
Turman, 1310 Hammock Street, addressed the Board and listed the key points that
previous residents spoke about including the citizens’ vote, the boundary line,
the flooding concerns, 20 septic fields in a 40-acre area, the wild animals,
and the traffic issues and dangers.
Richard
Creedon, 1172 Apache Drive, addressed the Board to state he is the president of
the Geneva Citizens’ Association and Co-Chairman of the Eastern Seminole County
Rural Lands Coalition. He said this
decision is about much more than whether to rezone a piece of property on
Florida Avenue; rather it is a test of the Board’s commitment to preserve the
eastern Seminole County rural area.
There is a need for more density and intense development, but both
belong in the urban parts of the County, especially in the U.S. Highway 17-92
and I-4 corridors where the much needed SunRail commuter system will be in
operation. Likewise, there is a need for
natural open space in less-developed areas that makes room for horses and
wildlife and that gives the ability to both refresh their souls and recharge
the aquifers. He asked that they
reaffirm the commitment to environmental preservation while moving deeper into
the 21st Century.
Shannon
Frederick, 2477 Howard Avenue, addressed the Board to say from what the
residents understood, the one in three acres that came before the five acres
was supposed to be the transition. Her
septic system has issues sometimes and she is on the drier side, so 20 septic
systems in something that they say is not wetland, does not mean it is not
going into a wetland area.
Melanie
Freire, 3063 Freedom Trail, addressed the Board and stated that she heard the
engineer from Indev repeatedly assert that the reason this variance should be
granted is because of the uniqueness of this piece of property. Each piece of land is unique. If that is their argument now, then they will
make that argument for every piece of land in the Hammock. And there is a reason that Mr. Dalrymple with
M/I Homes is here today; because he knows that it is vital to his future
financial interest that this Commission grant this variance. She asked that the rural boundary be
preserved because it is one of the last truly rural places in central Florida.
Deborah
Schafer, 1740 Brumley Road, addressed the Board to state that as taxpayers,
they have paid for many studies in the area.
They’ve “beaten this horse to death” and the line is where it is. As a taxpayer, she does not want to pay for
anymore studies and doesn’t want to study this area anymore.
No one
else spoke in support or in opposition.
Speaker Forms and Written Comment
Forms were received and filed.
Chairman Dallari recessed the
meeting at 3:15 p.m., reconvening it at 3:20 p.m.
Mr. Jones
stated that denying this project will just “kick the can down the road” and it
will need to be faced again. He
requested that the Board do something about the lack of transitional standards,
especially on Florida Avenue.
Chairman
Dallari reported he had ex parte communication with the applicant’s attorney. Also, he stated he had conversations with the
Oviedo Voice and The Sentinel, the Black Hammock Association, and the Geneva
Citizens Group. Commissioner Carey stated she is submitting for the record her
ex parte communications (copy received and filed) which includes a petition
with 194 signatures, all the emails and other correspondence that were received
in her office. Also, she met with the
applicant and the rural area representatives.
Commissioner
Henley stated he met with the applicant and with Mr. Creedon with regard to
their concerns.
Commissioner
Constantine stated he had ex parte communications with the applicant’s
attorney, Mr. Dalrymple, and Mr. Epps, Ms. Schafer and many others from the
Geneva Association, The Sentinel, The Chronicle, and he has 82 emails (copy
received and filed) to be submitted into the record.
Commissioner
Horan stated that this matter started approximately a year ago when he met with
representatives of the Black Hammock area and other areas in the eastern part of
the County. Subsequent to that, he had
numerous ex parte communications with a number of those same people. He had several conversations with the
applicant, the applicant’s representative and attorney. He has no additional evidence from those ex
parte communications but confirmed that his decision will be based on the
evidence submitted today and the hearing today.
Chairman
Dallari said he is opposed to changing the rural area. As presented by County staff, the proposal
does not meet the Comp Plan and the City of Oviedo opted not to renew the
JPA. He will not be supporting the
change and hopes they keep the rural area the way it is.
Commissioner
Henley stated this goes back a long way.
He said he also will not be able to support the request because the JPA
is not relevant and proceeded to explain why.
He stated he would have difficulty facing the public by doing something
that was going to violate the line that was established and voted on by them.
Commissioner
Carey stated that it is unfortunate that the County did not take up the issue
of transition a long time ago. She said
that each piece of property is unique and maybe one unit per three acres is
appropriate until you get to a certain point.
She said she will not support the request because it is in the rural
boundary and that has been established by legal description. She believes this Board needs to address this
or there will be Boards in the future that will be addressing this same issue
over and over again because the property owner has a right to come make an
application to the Board, and they have the obligation to hear the evidence and
hear both sides of the argument. She
said that as a community, this needs to be addressed in order to stop this
conversation somewhere out into the future.
District
Commissioner Horan explained the procedure used under the law when an applicant
comes in with a land-use change application.
He also explained the position of a County Commissioner in acting either
in a legislative or quasi-judicial capacity and the criteria used in making
decisions. He said it is clear under
Section 5.2 of the Rural Boundary Amendment that the people did not draw a hard
line that cannot be changed in the future.
He opined that the project is compatible with the area and stated that
the project was very well designed with one problem: it does not comply with the law.
Ms.
Guillet clarified that the request is to transmit a Plan Amendment and the
associated Rezoning. She stated that it
confuses things the way they do PD Land Use Amendments because they have to
transmit a Rezoning with the Land Use Amendment. Typically, a rezoning would be
quasi-judicial. As a component of a Land
Use Amendment, on the action the Board is taking today, it is part of the
legislative action associated with the actual Land Use Amendment. The action the Board is taking today is on
the transmittal of the Land Use Amendment and the associated Rezoning, but they
are not addressing approval or denial of either one because it is simply a
transmittal request.
Motion by Commissioner Horan,
seconded by Commissioner Constantine, to deny transmittal of the Large Scale
Future Land Use Map Amendment from R-5 (Rural-5) to PD (Planned Development),
and the associated Rezone from A-5 (Rural Zoning Classification/Rural
Subdivision Standards) to PD (Planned Development) for 38.13 acres located on
the southwest corner of Florida Avenue and Lake Charm Drive, approximately 0.50
miles east of SR 434, as described in the proof of publication, Indev, Inc.,
based on staff findings; denial Development Order, as shown on page ______.
Under
discussion, Commissioner Constantine commented that it is a good project; the
development planning, clustering and buffering are wonderful, but it is in the
wrong place. In talking about the rural
boundary, it has to be a holistic view.
He said that one person today in supporting this said it was to protect
private property rights; however, they are protecting the private property
rights of all the citizens that live in the rural boundary. He is in full support of the motion.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
CHAIRMAN’S
REPORT
Chairman
Dallari stated that Senator Simmons submitted his legislation referencing the
Central Florida Expressway Commission.
He explained that FDOT Secretary Prasad said there were some concerns
regarding verbiage that Orange County put in there saying that tolls from
electronic toll payers from Orange County would only be spent in Orange
County. They are working through that in
the document.
COMMUNICATIONS
AND/OR REPORTS
The
following Communications and/or Reports were received and filed:
1.
Letter
w/attachment dated January 12, 2013, from Blanche Sherman, LYNX, to Chairman
Dallari, transmitting LYNX Quarterly Reports as of December 31, 2012.
2.
Letter
dated February 7, 2013, from Father Steve Boes, Boys Town, to Seminole County Board
of County Commissioners, regarding a donation of $6,000 for calendar year 2012.
(cc: BCC)
3.
Letter
dated February 8, 2013, from Luis Rodriguez, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, to Chairman Brenda Carey regarding Notice of Proposed Flood Hazard
Determination. (cc: BCC, Economic &
Community Development Services, Public Safety)
4.
Notice
of Public Hearing received February 11, 2013, from City of Lake Mary regarding
Site Plan for a 220,000 square foot office building located east of
International Parkway and south of CR 46A.
(cc: BCC, Economic & Community Development Services)
5.
Notice
to Abutting Property Owners dated February 11, 2013, from the City of Lake Mary
regarding Zoning Approval to Granite Sun, LLC/Janna Kiersnowski to conduct a
home occupation for a business to include window treatments sales and service
of blinds, shades, etc., sold in customers’ homes and then installed in a
dwelling unit located at 241 Leslie Lane, Lake Mary, FL. (cc: BCC, Economic & Community
Development Services)
6.
Copy of
letter dated February 12, 2013, from Chairman Dallari to Noranne Downs, Florida
Department of Transportation, regarding Additional Federal Funds for Phase 1 of
the SR 426/CR 419 Widening Project.
7.
Notice
of Community Meeting received February 13, 2013, from Orange County Government
RE: Land Use Amendment for The Quadrangle PD LUP. (cc: BCC, Economic & Community
Development Services)
8.
Letter
dated February 13, 2013, from Cynthia Porter, City of Sanford, to Commissioner
Bob Dallari, regarding Reappointment of Randy Jones to the 17-92 RPA. (cc: BCC, Economic & Community
Development Services)
9.
Letter
dated February 13, 2013, from Cynthia Porter, City of Sanford, to Commissioner
Bob Dallari, regarding Reappointment of Patty Mahany to the Seminole County
Expressway Authority. (cc: BCC, Public
Works)
10.
Letter
dated February 13, 2013, from Cynthia Porter, City of Sanford, to Commissioner
Bob Dallari regarding Appointment of Mayor Jeff Triplett and Norton Bonaparte
to the Mayor/Managers Council, with Velma Williams serving as alternate. (cc: BCC, County Manager)
11.
Copy of
letter dated February 14, 2013, from Dominic Persampiere, City of Oviedo Mayor,
to Noranne Downs, Florida Department of Transportation, regarding Additional
Federal Funds for Phase 1 of the SR 426/CR 419 Widening Project. (cc: BCC)
12.
Letter
dated February 18, 2013, Russ Gibson, City of Sanford, to Seminole BCC regarding
Nonconforming Sign Replacement at 2800 County Home Road. (cc: BCC, Economic & Community
Development Services)
DISTRICT
COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS
Commissioner
Carey advised that on February 13, she attended the Wekiva River Basin
Commission meeting and they had an update on the Wekiva Parkway. There has also been community discussions
going on; Brett Blackadar, County Engineer, and staff have met with some groups
on SR 46, and as they are getting ready to let the contract for this particular
section, she would like to request a briefing of this Board on the Parkway and
where they are with regard to enhanced landscaping. Before they get into the
design part, she wants to make sure that they have the aesthetics as they are
threading through the neighborhoods and communities to ensure it is not going
to be just another parkway. Chairman
Dallari assured her that they will be putting a plan together and bringing it
back to the Board.
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Commissioner
Carey reported that on February 14, she attended a State of the Region luncheon
which was held at the Central Florida Zoo.
Jim Hartmann, County Manager, represented the County; and David Heath,
Lake County Manager, represented Lake County.
Also in attendance were the Mayor of Deland; and Volusia County Manager
Robert Apgar gave an update on what is happening in that county. They also heard from the Chamber of Commerce
and Jeff Triplett, the Mayor of Sanford.
She said it will be interesting to see what is coming forward with the
Parkway, because the Lake County contract is ahead of Seminole’s, and how some
of that develops as it comes through the preserve area from CR 46A in Lake
County down to the river.
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Commissioner
Carey advised, regarding the Seminole County Port Authority, that the committee
made up of members appointed by the BCC recommended approval of a three-year
contract for Mr. Van Gaale, Port Administrator, and an increase in his salary
from $103,000 to $106,000. She stated it
was approved, however, she voted no because there was a six-month severance
package in the contract.
Discussion ensued that
legislatively, the State only allows up to four months’ severance and whether
that would apply to the Port of Sanford.
It was requested that the County Attorney look into it.
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Commissioner
Carey stated, in regard to upcoming Centennial events, that on Saturday, March
2 at 10:00 a.m., they will be at Big Tree Park recognizing The Senator Memorial
and also the clone dedication. She
showed pieces of The Senator that were made into art and one will be donated to
the museum. She said she would like to
work with the County Manager to come up with an appropriate plaque for the
piece. The Board voiced no objections.
Commissioner
Carey also advised that the Sunshine Story-Telling Festival is upcoming.
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Commissioner
Carey reported that Bettye Smith, former Mayor of Sanford, had passed away and
said they reach out their condolences to the family. She requested that Mr. Hartmann do something
appropriate for the funeral and to keep the Commissioners apprised of the
arrangements.
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Chairman
Dallari stated that today they approved the Lake Pickett MSBU and that it
requires them to appoint a citizen liaison from the community. He recommended that the Board appoint Jay
Zembower.
Motion by
Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Horan, to appoint Jay Zembower to
the Lake Pickett MSBU as the citizen liaison from the community.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Commissioner
Horan said he attended his first meeting as a new member of the Historical
Commission and there are two items he wanted to mention. There are a number of signs that identify
ancient cities in Seminole County. The
idea was floated to add a web address to each sign that would provide a
description and information about its significance. Also, they are seriously marketing the
Centennial book and it will be going out on the internet. Upon inquiry by Commissioner Horan, Don Epps,
Historical Society, stated that once 2,000 books are sold, all proceeds after
that will go to the Historical Society.
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Commissioner
Horan advised that the Public School Finance Planning Committee will be meeting
soon and evaluating the rezoning plans against the various space
requirements. They are going to have
very significant planning issues with regard to the requirements being put on
them by the State to have all the students taking tests by computer and having
all of it funneled through servers. He
said it will be a huge challenge especially in schools that don’t have fiber,
and it will probably be a matter of joint cooperation between the County and
the schools in the future.
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Commissioner
Horan stated they had a lively discussion at the East Central Florida Regional
Planning Council (ECFRPC) about what will happen seven years from now with
SunRail. Some issues that still need to
be thought through include financing mechanisms, the fact that ownership of the
properties is in different entities, and there is no enabling legislation yet
concerning a lot of different things.
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Commissioner
Horan stated that he attended the Topping Out Celebration for the Hillel Center
on McCullough Road. He said it is a
great project and a beautiful facility where Catholic students and Jewish
students will be living in the same residential facility.
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Commissioner
Constantine reiterated Commissioner Carey’s sentiments and said that Bettye
Smith was a wonderful human being who did many great things for Seminole County
and specifically her City of Sanford. He
served with her in the early 80’s and 90’s and she will be missed.
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Commissioner
Constantine congratulated Nicole Guillet for receiving the Good Government
Award from the Private Business Association of Seminole (PBAS). He also congratulated the Board, staff and
the City of Lake Mary on the Verizon project.
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Commissioner
Constantine advised that he also attended the Wekiva River Basin Commission
meeting and that the City of Altamonte Springs will now be pumping reclaimed
water for free to Apopka. The Florida
Department of Transportation (FDOT), the St. Johns River Water Management
District (SJRWM), and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will all
be paying, along with Altamonte Springs, for the project. It will save the taxpayers of Altamonte
Springs and Apopka a great deal of money.
In addition, FDOT is looking at this project for other areas of the
State. They will not need to buy as much
land for recharge and for drainage, and Apopka will not need to take potable
water out of the Wekiva any longer. Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Horan, Commissioner Constantine explained that there is
no existing pipeline, but they are building it.
Commissioner Carey added that the City of Altamonte Springs has the
largest project for reclaimed water called the Apricot Project. They are taking water from retention ponds
and using it for reclaimed, and since they are pumping the water out, they do
not need as much area for the ponds.
Upon inquiry by Commissioner Horan, Commissioner Constantine confirmed
that the City of Altamonte Springs is not charging for the reclaimed and is the
only city in the nation that has a double piping system, one for reclaimed and
one for potable, in every home and every business.
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Commissioner
Constantine advised of the speaking engagements and meetings he attended and
those that were upcoming (copy received and filed). He said he was one of the speakers at “Speak
Up Wekiva”, which had about 1,200 people at the speech, but more than 2,000
attended throughout the day. He said it
was a wonderful event and thanked everyone for their support. He also mentioned that he is looking forward
to the State of the County luncheon where Chairman Dallari will be speaking.
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Commissioner
Constantine requested approval to attend the Florida Association of Counties
(FAC) Legislative Day from April 3 through April 5, 2013 in Tallahassee, which
would include two County Commissioner Certification Workshops and the
conference itself. Discussion ensued
regarding the Legislative Day and the travel budget. Commissioner Constantine stated that this is
the time, the middle of the session, that most of the things that are important
get done, especially when it comes to budgetary matters. He agreed with Commissioner Horan that he is
uniquely positioned to make a difference, and said as an asset to the County,
he would like to help. Therefore, he
will bring up the request again in the future.
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Commissioner
Henley stated he attended the Commuter Rail Commission as a member and had
distributed some of the material (not received and filed) from the meeting to
the Board. He informed them that the
Commission has released an additional $87 million for SunRail.
COUNTY
MANAGER’S REPORT
Mr.
Hartmann congratulated Ms. Guillet and her staff on the Good Government Award
from Private Business Association of Seminole (PBAS). He said it was a significant decision for
them and it is really something good to celebrate. He stated he thinks it was probably one of
the major things they could do for customer service and it also gave a great
example to the rest of the organization.
He also sees the rest of the organization working to also be very good
government.
COUNTY
ATTORNEY’S REPORT
Mr.
Applegate reiterated the congratulations to Ms. Guillet and her staff.
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Mr.
Applegate stated he just finished a book on former president Chester A. Arthur,
and in the book, they talked about him coming down to Sanford to fish in Lake
Monroe. A photograph shows him in a coat
and tie fishing in the lake.
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Mr. Applegate
stated his office will be reporting on legislation and legislative matters, and
the report will be distributed every Friday on every bill. Commissioner Horan stated he also finds the
reports showing which Assistant Attorneys are working on certain matters very
helpful.
DISTRICT
COMMISSIONER REPORT (Continued)
Commissioner
Horan showed the brochure for the sale of the book, “The Seminole Centennial
History, 100 Years, A Century of Success.”
ITEMS FOR
FUTURE AGENDA
Don Epps
with the Historical Society stated that the Centennial brochure is available
through email. The group wanted to know
if the County would like to offer through their email blast an opportunity for
each of the County employees to see the brochure and to reserve a book at the
reduced price up until April 1. The
Board voiced no objections.
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There
being no further business to come before the Board, the Chairman declared the
meeting adjourned at 4:44 p.m., this same date.
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