BOARD OF
FEBRUARY 27, 2007
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 27, 2007, in the SEMINOLE
COUNTY SERVICES BUILDING at
Present:
Chairman
Vice
Chairman Brenda Carey (District 5)
Commissioner
Bob Dallari (District 1)
Commissioner
Mike McLean (District 2)
Commissioner Dick Van Der Weide (District
3)
County Manager Cindy Coto
Deputy Clerk Carylon Cohen
The
Invocation was given by Bishop Anthony Lawrence,
Commissioner
Dallari led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Awards
and Presentations
Motion
by Commissioner Van Der Weide, seconded by Commissioner Dallari,
to adopt appropriate Resolution #2007-R-32, as shown on page _______, honoring Robert K. Brown for his
twenty-one years of service and dedication to the citizens of
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
Commissioner Van Der Weide presented the
Resolution to County Engineer Jerry McCollum, who accepted on behalf of Mr.
Brown and expressed appreciation to the Board from Mr. Brown.
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Peggy Powell, representing the Black
Hammock Association in the absence of Robert King, addressed the Board to
express appreciation to the Board of County Commissioners for years of supporting
the Black Hammock efforts to remain a rural community. She asked the Board to keep up the good work
and stay vigilant.
Richard Creedon, Geneva Citizens
Association, addressed the Board to state it is fortunate that the Seminole
County Commissioners had an early vision that the way to go is preservation of
green space. He said from the bottom of
their hearts, the residents thank the Board for standing with them in their
continual efforts to have
Deborah Schafer, Chuluota Community
Association, addressed the Board to state she wanted to take the time to thank
the Board for their ongoing protection of the rural area. She also thanked the Commissioners’ Aides,
staff, and Natural Lands staff for protecting the rural areas of
Chairman Henley expressed, on behalf of the
Commissioner Carey said she was glad to see
Mr. Morris since he was instrumental for some of the protection in the Black
Hammock area. Commissioners Henley and
McLean also stated it was good to see Mr. Morris.
Commissioner Van Der Weide stated he thinks
people can rest assured of this Commission’s and, hopefully, future Commissions
that nothing is going to change in the rural areas. He thinks the Commission in general has done
a wonderful job in protecting that area and he doesn’t see that changing.
Commissioner Dallari said he echoes the
previous comments and he doesn’t see anything changing either. He stated there are a lot of rumors saying
things are happening. He asked the
residents to contact the Commissioners about what is and is not happening. He said most times it’s strictly rumors. He expressed thanks to the residents for
helping the Board protect the rural area.
Commissioner McLean stated he thinks
everyone knows his philosophy is to look at the Comprehensive Plan as a blueprint
and not a guideline. He will do the best
he can to see that the rural area stay just as it is.
Commissioner Carey encouraged all to go see
what is going on in the rural areas. She
stated there are a lot of activities going on in
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Pastor Alonzo Smith and Bishop Anthony
Lawrence addressed the Board. Pastor
Smith stated they are here to say thank you to the Board. Hs said so many times people are quick to
highlight all the mistakes when we miss the mark, but so many times we don’t
say thank you for the hard work public servants do in our communities. He read the plaque for service and dedication
to the community and presented it to the Commissioners, along with Bishop
Lawrence, on behalf of the
Pastor Smith also recognized the Sheriff’s
Office for work done in their community and he with Bishop Lawrence presented a
plaque to Elizabeth Vergara of the Sheriff’s Office.
Commissioner Carey expressed thanks to
Pastor Smith and Bishop Lawrence for coming this morning. She stated, as expressed earlier, it is great
to be recognized, and they will display the plaque in a proud place.
Bishop Lawrence expressed how from the time
they entered the building, everyone treated them with love.
County Manager Cindy Coto requested that
Item #25, adopt Resolution that renames
Commissioner Dallari requested that Item
#20, award CC-1636-06/BHJ - Renovation of Seminole County Fire Station #35 to
Southern Building Services, Inc. of Winter Garden, FL, be pulled for a separate vote.
Motion
by Commissioner Van Der Weide, seconded by Commissioner Dallari, to approve and
authorize the following:
4. Approve
Amendment to the 2002-03 One-Year Action Plan and authorize Chairman to execute
the First Amendment, as shown on page _______, to Seminole County/The Center
for Affordable Housing, Inc. HOME Program Community Housing Development
Organization Rental Housing Development Agreement Program Years 2002-03,
2004-05, and 2005-06.
Grants
13. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), as shown on page _______, with the Orange
County Sheriff’s Office to secure participation in the Urban Area Securities
Initiative (UASI), which financially supports regional Homeland Security
projects identified in the Orlando Area Strategy.
14. Approval to submit a grant application for
$200,000 with a 50/50 match to the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection for the Recreational Trails Grant Program to develop a trailhead at
Big Tree Park, and authorize the
15. Approval to submit a grant application for
$200,000 with a match requirement of 25% to the U.S. Department of Justice for
the Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program, and authorize the
16. Approval to submit a grant application for
$75,000 with matching funds of 25% to the Florida Department of Transportation
for the Highway Safety Grant Program, and authorize the
17. Approval to submit a funding request of
$1,000,000 with a match of 20% for design of the trail underpass at Lake Mary
Blvd/International Parkway to the Florida Department of Transportation for the
Transportation, Community, and System Preservation Grant Program, and authorize
the County Manager to execute supporting documents.
18. Approval to partner with the Seminole County
School Board for pursuit of the Teaching American History Grant Program, and
authorize the Chairman to execute a letter, as shown on page _______,
supporting the partnership.
19. Approval to partner with the
21. Approve Change Order #1, as shown on page
_______, to CC-0295-05/BHJ - Red Bug Lake Park Sewer Improvements to Price
Construction, Inc. of
22. Approve Change Order #3, as shown on page
______, to CC-1244-04/TLR -
23. Approve Amendment #3, as shown on page
_______, to PS-5149-03/AJP - Agreement for CEI Services for Markham Woods Road
Drainage and Turn Lane Improvements from Springs Landing Blvd. to
24. Award RFP-600103-06/TLR, Aquatic Maintenance, as
shown on page _______, to McLane Excavating Co., Pierson, for aquatic
maintenance activities within stormwater ponds, canals, ditches and/or lakes
within Seminole County.
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Award of CC-1636-06/BHJ, Renovation of
Seminole County Fire Station #35 located at 201 West County Home Road, Five
Points, Sanford, FL to Southern Building Services, Inc. of Winter Garden, FL ($670,494.00),
presented.
Commissioner
Dallari stated there are three alternates that are not included in the
price. These include painting the
existing exterior, an Aluminum Canopy System and floor coating for the
Motion
by Commissioner Dallari, seconded by Commissioner McLean, to approve award of CC-1636-06/BHJ,
as shown on page _______, Renovation of Seminole County Fire Station #35
located at 201 West County Home Road, Five Points, Sanford, FL to Southern
Building Services, Inc. of Winter Garden, FL ($670,494.00), including the three
alternates presented.
Under discussion, Chairman Henley asked if
there is sufficient money in the budget.
Ms. Coto advised the money will have to come out of the Fire reserve
fund.
Commissioner Carey stated staff had enough funds
to do Alternates 1 and 2 but not enough for Alternate 3. She had suggested staff go back and look to do
some value engineering to get it all covered.
She said she thinks the Board needs to think about how they do
things. This is a discussion she has had
with the Purchasing Office and Public Safety/EMS/Fire/Rescue. She said prices are coming down and the market
is not as busy as it was six months ago.
She asked if the motion included the money coming out of contingency.
Chairman
Henley advised that the motion did not state the source of money.
Commissioner Dallari stated he had not
included funding in his motion but was going to allow the
Commissioner Dallari amended his motion that
additional money needed will come out of the Fire Contingency Fund. Commissioner McLean accepted the amendment.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
Motion
by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Van Der Weide, to approve and
authorize the following:
Litigation
32. Authorize the issuance of an Offer of Judgment
for Parcel Nos. 125/725/825, King property, East Lake Mary Boulevard Phase IIB
improvement project, in an amount determined reasonable by the County
Attorney’s Office, not to exceed $55,000.
33. Approve proposed mediated settlement relating
to Parcel Nos. 203A/203B/803, Nordman Hayes property, on the East Lake Mary
Boulevard Phase IIB project. The
proposed mediated settlement at $643,125 includes land value, severance damage,
statutory interest, and statutory attorney’s fees. Authorization up to $38,600 is also requested
to settle expert fees and cost reimbursements which are still in dispute.
34. Approve proposed negotiated settlement
relating to Parcel Nos. 121/721, Suero property,
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
Constitutional Officers’ Consent Agenda
Motion
by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Dallari, to approve and
authorize the following:
Clerk’s Office
35. Expenditure Approval Lists, as shown on page
_______, dated January 29 & February 5, 2007; and Payroll Approval Lists,
as shown on page _______, dated January 25 & February 8, 2007.
36. BCC Official Minutes dated January 23, 2007.
37. Noted, for in formation only the following Clerk’s
“Received and Filed”:
1. Work
Orders #3 and #4, as shown on page _______, to PS-1020-06, SCS Engineers.
2. Non-certified
Tennis Pro Agreement, as shown on page _______, with Brandon Pike and Certified
Tennis Pro Agreement, as shown on page _______, with Matthew Steverson.
3. Work
Order #42, as shown on page _______, to PS-5120-02, PBS&J.
4. Sole
Source Hosted Global Services Agreement, as shown on page _______, approved by
the BCC on July 25, 2006.
5. Certificate
of Completion, as shown on page _______, for CC-1243-04, John Carlo, Inc.
6. Change
Order #6 as shown on page _______, to CC-1268-05, CFE Corp.
7. Memorandum
to the BCC from County Manager Cynthia Coto regarding Capital Project Fund
Transfer in the amount of $1,000,000 for the Pedestrian Overpass at Red Bug
Elementary.
8. Contract
M-600136-07, as shown on page _______, Public Resources Management Group, Inc.
9. Amendment
#2, as shown on page _______, to IFB-3087-04, Naztec, Inc.
10. Letter of acceptance, Bill of Sale and
Warranty Deed, as shown on page _______, for potable and reclaimed water and
sewer systems with liftstation within the project known as Lakeview @ Heathrow.
11. Letter of acceptance and Bill of Sale, as
shown on page _______, for potable and reclaimed water and sewer systems within
the project known as Island Club f/k/a Lakeview Estates.
12. Letter of acceptance, Bill of Sale and
Warranty Deed, as shown on page _______, for water and sewer system with
liftstation within the project known as Walden Chase.
13. Purchase Agreement, as shown on page _______,
with Maronda Systems, Inc. of
14. Purchase Agreement, as shown on page _______,
with Charley C. Hodge and Cynthia D. Tibbetts regarding CR 15 (
15. Addendum #3, as shown on page _______, to the
Cloyce Commercial Center PCD Developer’s Commitment Agreement.
16. SR 46/Lake Forest Boulevard Townhouses Developer’s
Commitment Agreement, as shown on page _______, approved by the BCC on February
28, 2006.
17. Amendment #1, as shown on page _______, to
Work Order #3 to RFP-0013-05, The Colinas Group, Inc.
18. Work Order #55, as shown on page _______, to
CC-1212-03, Unipark Construction Corp.
19. Work Order #3, as shown on page _______, to
PS-0722-06, Inwood Consulting Engineers, Inc.
20. Work Orders #39 and #40, as shown on page
_______, to RFP-4214-04, Site Secure, Inc.
21. Work Order #25 to CC-1267-05, KMG Fence, LLC.
22. Certificate of Completion, as shown on page
_______, for Work Order #43 to CC-1262-05, APEC.
23. Certificate of Completion, as shown on page
_______, for Work Order #28 to CC-1262-05, APEC.
24. Work Order #1, as shown on page _______, to PS-0977-06,
DRMP.
25. Change Order #2, as shown on page _______, to
CC-1262-05, CFE.
26. Development Orders, as shown on page _______,
for the following: Rodger & Kathy
Addison, Sylvan Lakes Lots 193 & 194; Michael Robinson, 340 E. Oakhurst
Street; Mahmoud Sabrkhani,
27. Assignment of Utility Agreements, as shown on
page _______, for Water and Sewer Service with Adventist Health System and
Beazer Homes, Inc. for the project known as Professional Medical Arts.
28. Customer Agreements, as shown on page _______,
for Reclaimed Water Rates and Reclaimed Water Flow, Distribution, Delivery and
Spray Easement for the project known as Island Club.
29. Work Order #23, as shown on page _______, to
PS-5166-04, Bentley Architects & Engineers.
30. Certificate of Completion, as shown on page
_______, for Work Order #45 to CC-1262-05, APEC.
31. Change Order #1, as shown on page _______, to
CC-0256A-06, John Carlo, Inc.
32. Change Order #1, as shown on page _______, to
CC-1262-05, CFE.
33. Work Order #15, as shown on page _______, to
PS-5135-02, GMB Engineering & Planners, Inc.
34. Work Order #12, as shown on page _______, to
PS-0381-06, Matern Professional Engineering, P.A.
35. Work Order #63, as shown on page _______, to
PS-5130-02, Ardaman & Assoc.
36. Basic Contract #M-1851-07, as shown on page
_______, Ardaman & Assoc.
37. Certified Tennis Pro Agreement, as shown on
page _______, with Larry W. Mack.
38. Letter of Understanding, as shown on page
_______, regarding IFB-3075-03, Plexus Inc.
39. Agreement RFP-1249-05, as shown on page
_______, with Interclean Equipment, Inc.
40. Work Order #12, as shown on page _______, to
PS-5175-04, Reiss Environmental, Inc.
41. Basic Contract #M-1870-07, as shown on page
_______, Devo Seereeram, PhD, P.E.
42. Recorded Partial Release of Mortgage, as shown
on page _______, by Tuskawilla United Methodist Church, Inc. and The
43. Notices of Case No. 06-37073-H3-7 (Chapter 7),
Burr Wolff, L.P., Debtor.
44. Purchase Agreement, as shown on page _______, regarding
Parcel Nos. 121/721A/721B, CR 15 (
45. Work Order #10, as shown on page _______, to
PS-5182-05, S2LI.
46. Cash Maintenance Bond and Escrow Agreement, as
shown on page _______, in the amount of $3,945 for Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse.
47. Certificate of Completion, as shown on page
_______, of CC-1266-05,
48. Second Amendment, as shown on page _______, to
RFP-4146-02, The Environmental Quality Company.
49. Certificates of Completion, as shown on page
_______, for Work Order #38 and #42 to CC-1212-03, Homes in Partnership, Inc.
50. Work Order #23 to PS-5174-04, as shown on page
_______, Connect Consulting, Inc.
51. Title Insurance Policy No. A81-0182104,
Recreational Trail Easement (Fleet Financial Center, Inc.), and Subordination,
Consent and Joinder of Easement (Sun Life Financial Assurance Company of
52. Title Insurance Policy No. A81-0182103,
Recreational Trail Easement (Big Tree Self Storage, LLC), and Subordination,
Consent and Joinder of Easement (JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. assigned to LaSalle
Bank National Association, as Trustee), as shown on page _______, for Cross
Seminole Trail Phase III, Parcel 108.
53. Title Insurance Policy No. A81-0182105,
Satisfactions of Mortgages for Barry Neville Morden and Anne Morden a/k/a Annie
Morden, as Trustees; Corporate Warranty Deed (Link Holdings, Inc.), and
Contract for
54. Non-Certified Tennis Pro Agreement, as shown
on page _______, with Peter T. Mainelli.
55. Work Order #6, as shown on page _______, to
RFP-0778-06, American Acquisition Title, Inc.
56. Contract #M-1861-07, as shown on page _______,
Diversified Property Specialists, Inc.
57. Amendment #1, as shown on page _______, to
IFB-3054-02, with Prosweep Central Florida.
58. Conditional Utility Agreements, as shown on
page _______, for Water and Sewer Service with Continental 170 Fund, LLC.
59. Amendments to Conditional Utility Agreements,
as shown on page _______, for Water and Sewer Service with Beazer Homes, Inc.,
for the project known as Heritage Commons Townhomes.
60. Conditional Utility Agreements, as shown on page _______, for
Water and Sewer Service with Duke and Duke Investments for the project known as
61. Work Order #6, as shown on page _______, to
PS-596-01, PEC, Inc.
62. Memorandum to Liz Parkhurst, Planning &
Development, from Sandy McCann, Commission Records, regarding P&D
documents.
63. Bids as follows: RFP-600103-06 and CC-1636-06, as shown on
page _______.
Sheriff’s Office
38. Approve and authorize Chairman to execute the
Budget Amendment Resolution #2007-R-37, as shown on page _______, in the amount
of $12,019 for the Sheriff’s Office FY 06/07 budget for the Juvenile Assessment
Center (JAC) Contract.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
DCM/Don Fisher addressed the Board to review
background information on Jetta Point and Soldier’s
Dave Larson, Consultant, PBS&J,
addressed the Board to give a PowerPoint presentation (copies received and
filed). He reviewed the process they
went through with the cities of
John Saboor, Executive Director, Central
Florida Sports Commission, addressed the Board to discuss recreational
opportunities and parks available in
Commissioner Carey stated in her briefing
discussion with Mr. Saboor about Soldier’s
Commissioner Carey asked if Ms. Coto was
far enough along to know what the actual inventory of parks is countywide.
Ms. Coto stated all the managers and staff
from the cities and County, as well as the Sports Commission, have been meeting
on a regular basis to discuss these issues.
One of the outcomes is that you work in a much more collaborative fashion
than in the past.
Mr. Fisher said he has given the
Commissioners a summary of the inventory (copy received and filed) for all
facilities by type for parks in the County and cities. He feels from the staff level to have
something from which to work to bring in regional and national events. Staff is seeking the Board’s direction for
whether they wish to proceed with Jetta Point and Soldier’s
Chairman Henley said regarding comments
from Mr. Saboor, he agrees that what the County has is not going to be that
attractive in Soldier’s Creek from the standpoint of going after national
events. At the same time, they would be
remiss if they do not work towards the pony fields. It would be easier to bring the pony fields
down to little league fields. He thinks
that is important even if it means the necessity of moving the parking across
the street to the
Commissioner Carey said she heard Mr.
Saboor say it is better to have four pony fields and not have a major league field.
Chairman Henley said that would be
disenfranchising a group that is already involved if they do that. They did not want to do that. That is why they chose to go with Jetta Point
first. Otherwise, they would be
disenfranchising a group that has been there for 20 years.
Commissioner Dallari said he agrees with
the Chairman’s analogy to build more parks than jails. When it comes to Jetta Point, he thinks they
need to move forward the way the consultant and staff suggested. He thinks that is a good plan, and both
cities seem to be on board. He thinks
staff is being very proactive trying to address all the cities’ and residents’
needs. He thought the lighting issue was
very impressive for the residential areas that surround Jetta Point. With the PBS&J presentation, he was
assured there would not be any bleeding into the surrounding community. For Soldier’s Creek, he thinks the Chairman
has the right approach. He likes the
idea about putting the parking across the street and having the stormwater
across the street as well. He said a
survey needs to be done to find out exactly where the wetlands are. He thinks it would be premature to actually
start telling staff what needs to be in the park, but he would like to see long
ball there.
Commissioner McLean stated he agrees with
what’s been said. He asked if staff was
asking for the Board to decide today what is the design going to be for the
parks or is staff asking to move forward and look at the design based on the
survey results.
Mr. Fisher said on Jetta Point, staff is
asking for the Board’s blessing of the site plan that has been done. He agrees with the comment regarding
Soldier’s Creek that they don’t know exactly what they have now. He said the wetland survey as well as
geotechnical and topographical studies will get them to the point to know what
is actually there. After that, staff
could bring this back to the Board.
Upon inquiry by Commissioner McLean, Mr.
Fisher explained the reason for the increased cost of the Jetta Point project
from the original estimate. He said
staff is asking the Board to consider Jetta Point on its merits of being a $9.9
million project and not the original cost estimate.
Commissioner McLean said when dealing with
some of the multi-use facilities, the challenge has always been utilization. He learned from the Lake Mary Parks Supervisor
that the fields need time to breathe and to recover from use. He asked if there had been any discussion and
any inclusion in the cost estimate regarding using artificial surfaces for
these facilities with the idea of having increased utilization. Mr. Fisher advised the current proposal does
not include artificial turf, however, it is something he discussed with
PBS&J and committed to the city of
Commissioner McLean said he is sensitive to
the fact that there are now leaks with the long ball fields. Hopefully, five fields are better than
four. If they can, find a way to do
that, but he is not looking to move someone who has had a tradition. He said try to make four fields work. If they can move the stormwater and parking
across the street, they need to do that.
He stated they have to present the package in a way that is going to be
attractive to some of the entities.
Commissioner Carey asked Mr. Fisher to
clarify what the equestrian element is in the Jetta Point project.
Commissioner Dallari discussed with Mr.
Fisher if there was a reason for not moving the time line to begin construction
of Soldier’s Creek immediately after completing Jetta Point. Mr. Fisher explained staff realizes there is
a benefit to stepping these projects up so that they overlap, but his thoughts
were primarily the funding. They know
less about Soldier’s Creek now because there is some data they would like to
collect. He said staff could propose to
the Board that the two projects could overlap if it would work with the budget.
Chairman Henley stated there is no reason
to wait until 2009 to start Soldier’s Creek.
He said, particularly, if they are going to release grants for Jetta
Point, that would give the County the opportunity to apply for some grants;
although he doesn’t see much chance of that coming out of
Commissioner Carey said there are some
federal grants the County could apply for.
Commissioner Van Der Weide stated he agrees
with what everyone has said. With what
is going on in
Ms. Coto said the recommendation at this
time is to proceed. They will know in a
couple months just how badly the County has been affected by whatever the
legislature decides to do; but at this time, they don’t know. Her opinion is since the dollars have been
allocated, she sees this as a means to bring money back into the community from
a sports marketing standpoint.
Commissioner Carey stated there are a lot
of projects the Board will have to reevaluate if what is proposed happens in
Chairman Henley said there is no doubt what
is happening in
Motion
by Commissioner McLean, seconded by Commissioner Dallari, to begin the process
on
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
Motion
by Commissioner McLean, seconded by Commissioner Dallari, to direct staff to
move with PBS&J and the Central Florida Sports Commission to determine what
site concept makes the most sense at Soldier’s Creek, given what the current
inventory is, with the goal of making as many same size fields as possible.
Under discussion, Commissioner McLean said
he wants to have the flexibility for staff to come up with something that makes
sense.
Commissioner Dallari said they need to include in the motion for staff to do
an inventory of the land around Soldier’s Creek to see what it can be better utilized,
both for stormwater and parking, and to do a survey and delineation of the
wetlands.
Commissioner McLean agreed with the inclusion.
Chairman Henley said he would support the
motion on the basis of it coming back before the Board, but he does not support
not having a long ball field.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Chairman Henley recessed the meeting at
10:48 a.m. and reconvened it at 10:58 a.m.
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Bill McDermott, Economic Development
Manager, addressed the Board to present request to approve and authorize
Chairman to execute a contract with Real Estate Research Consultants to provide
an update to the 1997 Convention Center Study.
He advised the Tourism Development Council recommended the BCC move
forward with this study.
Commissioner McLean questioned that the
contract says $39,000 and not $40,000.
Mr. McDermott stated there is an addendum
to the contract that explains what the additional $1,000 is to be used
for. He, Chairman Henley, and
Commissioner Van Der Weide also explained what was the general findings and
consensus of the 1997 study.
Mr. McDermott said there is now the
possibility of four additional hotels.
At least one of the hotels has indicated interest in talking with the
County to have the center connected to the hotel. He said this would come from TDC funds.
Commissioner Van Der Weide asked about the
reference to conference center versus convention center. Mr. McDermott said he didn’t have a clear
answer about the difference between the two.
He said it is being referred to as a convention center because of the
language in the State statutes about using tourism dollars for construction. They can construct a convention center but
not a conference center.
Commissioner McLean said it would be absolute
that they need a hotel component, but he cautioned the Board about the issue of
control. He said whoever builds this
facility would be in a position to dictate what comes and goes. If possible, look at a free-standing facility
that would give the County the control.
He suggested getting the information and seeing what options they have.
Ms. Coto said this is actually in the BCC’s
control. Once they receive what comes
back from the feasibility study, the Board will have the option to go out with
an RFP to look at what partnerships there are and, based on the responses, make
a decision about what they believe is the right combination for the
community.
Ms. Coto advised Chairman Henley that the RFP
for someone to work with the County in developing private business partnerships
is coming before the Board on the March 13 agenda and staff will bring back recommendations.
Motion
by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner McLean, to authorize staff to
move forward with a contract with Real Estate Research Consultants to update
the 1997 convention center study at the cost not to exceed $40,000.
Mr. McMillan stated this will be a standard
miscellaneous contract with standard terms and conditions.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Tom Helle, Building and Fire Division,
addressed the Board to present the request to authorize the Chairman to execute
the Permitting Mutual Aid Agreement proposed by the City of
Motion
by Commissioner Dallari, seconded by Commissioner McLean, to approve and
authorize the Chairman to execute the Permitting Mutual Aid Agreement, as shown
on page _______, proposed by the City of Orlando in response to the 2006
hurricane season with the following jurisdictions: City of Altamonte Springs; City of
Casselberry; City of Kissimmee; City of Maitland, City of Orlando, City of
Oviedo; Reedy Creek Improvement District; City of Tampa; City of Winter Garden;
City of Winter Park; Brevard County; Hillsborough County; Lake County; Orange
County; Osceola County; Volusia County; and Seminole County.
Under discussion, Commissioner Carey said
she would like it to be clearer that this would be an actual cost and not some
kind of markup or per diem cost. She
asked if staff can add some language to make it crystal clear that it would be
just at cost.
Mr. Helle explained that with this being an
ongoing agreement, the costs are changing from year to year. When someone calls, staff will know at that
time what the actual cost is and then determine whether they will accept the
assistance. Staff will bill for all the
costs.
Mr. McMillan stated he thinks the prime
motivation for these agreements is if there is an agreement in place, that
makes the charges reimbursable through FEMA and in past emergencies, there were
no agreements and entities could not get reimbursed. He advised Commissioner Carey that staff
could provide a cover memo on the actual costs to pay and what could be
reimbursed.
Commissioners Dallari and McLean amended the motion to include advising of actual costs to be charged. Commissioner McLean also said to state in the
agreement that either party is not obligated to render assistance. He explained there could be a situation where
the County has enough of its own problems to handle.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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April Boswell, Planning Manager, addressed
the Board to present request for reduction of penalty for Code Enforcement Board
lien, property located at 217 Flamingo Drive, Sanford (Semco-2 LLC, current
owners; Michael A. and Karen G. Stevenson, previous owners), Case #99-23A-CEB. Ms. Boswell reviewed the background of the
case.
Commissioner McLean asked if the new owners
knew at the time of purchase that the property was not in compliance. Ms. Boswell said her understanding is that
the new owners did know. Whereupon,
Commissioner McLean said the new owners needed to have some reasonable time to
get the property into compliance.
Ms. Boswell said she understands that there
was no dialog taking place once Semco took over the property because the fine
was still running.
Chairman Henley asked if staff notified the
new owner that there was a $200 a day fine going on. Ms. Boswell said she did not think there was specific
notification to the new owner but that information was a part of the new owner
acquiring the property.
Commissioner Carey requested the applicant
be given the opportunity to make comments.
Scott Banton,
District Commissioner Carey said the
applicant has done a great job in restoring the house. She thinks there has to be some time in
situations like this to allow the new owner to get things cleaned up.
Motion
by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Dallari, to approve a reduction
to the Code Enforcement Board lien, which totals $14,000, to the administrative
costs of $470.39 for Case #99-23A-CEB, property located at 217 Flamingo Drive,
Sanford, and authorize the Chairman to execute the Satisfaction of Lien, as
shown on page _______, Semco-2 LLC, current owners; Michael A. and Karen G.
Stevenson, previous owners.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
Chairman Henley asked staff to put in the
process that staff will follow up with a written notice so that there is a
record that the owner knows the fine is continuing. He said the new owner needs some time to
clean up the property
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Chairman Henley recessed the meeting at
11:23 a.m., reconvening
at 1:30 p.m. this same date with all Commissioners and all other Officials,
with the exception of Deputy Clerk Carylon Cohen, who was replaced by Deputy
Clerk, Sandy McCann, who were present at the Opening Session.
PROOFS
OF PUBLICATION
Motion by Commissioner McLean, seconded
by Commissioner Dallari 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
REQUEST TO VACATE & ABANDON,
KBC DEVELOPMENT INC.
Proof
of publication, as shown on page _______, calling for a public hearing to
consider a request to vacate and abandon the unimproved public right-of-way
known as Bell Road, as shown on Bell’s Subdivision Plat, located south of
Orange Boulevard and just west of I-4, in Section 21, Township 19S, and Range
30E, KBC Development, received and filed.
Alan
Willis, Development Review, addressed the Board to present the request,
advising the right-of-way is not needed for public access and the proposed
vacate will not hinder access to any adjacent properties. He said letters have been received from the
applicable utility companies voicing no objections to the request. He further advised that staff recommends
approval of the vacate and abandonment.
No
one spoke in support or in opposition.
Motion by Commissioner Carey, seconded
by Commissioner McLean to adopt appropriate Resolution #2007-R-38, as shown on
page ________, vacating and abandoning the unimproved public right-of-way known
as Bell Road, as shown on Bell’s Subdivision Plat, located south of Orange
Boulevard and just west of I-4, in Section 21, Township 19S, and Range 30E, as
described in the proof of publication, KBC Development, Inc.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
REQUEST TO VACATE & ABANDON,
GUNTER VILLAGE LLC
Proof
of publication, as shown on page _______, calling for a public hearing to
consider a request to vacate & abandon the unimproved public right-of-ways
known as Metz Avenue, Hughey Street, East Avenue, and the 10-foot alley lying
between the northerly extension of East Avenue and the northerly line of Hughey
Street, all in Section 31, Township 19S, and Range 30E, Gunter Village LLC,
received and filed.
Alan
Willis, Development Review, presented the request, advising the subject
rights-of-way and alley are not needed for public access and the proposed
vacate will not hinder access to any adjacent properties. He said letters have been provided from all
applicable utility companies voicing no objections to the request. He added staff recommends approval of the
request.
No
one spoke in support or in opposition.
Speaker
Request Form from Craig Minegar in support of the request was received &
filed.
Motion by Commissioner Carey, seconded
by Commissioner Dallari to adopt appropriate Resolution #2007-R-39, as shown on
page _______, vacating and abandoning the unimproved public right-of-ways known
as Metz Avenue, Hughey Street, East Avenue, and the 10-foot alley lying between
the northerly extension of East Avenue and the northerly line of Hughey Street,
all in Section 31, Township 19S, and Range 30E, as described in the proof of
publication, Gunter Village LLC.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
LEGISLATIVE
UPDATE
At
the request of Commissioner Carey, Attorney Dietrich stated staff will provide
the Board with the amount of financial impact that SB 2062 would have on the
County.
Chairman
Henley stated this is another example of the State chipping away at the local
government’s control.
Ms.
Coto expressed her concern that with regard to the sales tax proposal, there
has not been any reassurance the sales tax money generated in
Ms.
Coto advised that if Seminole applied the same standards as
Commissioner
Carey stated everyone agrees that they need property tax reform, but there are
so many moving pieces that it is hard to get a handle on it.
Commissioner
Van Der Weide stated it appears the State believes that they are getting into
the property tax issue because the local governments have not controlled
it. He said the checks and balances of this
issue is right here on local governments to lower the millage when they get the
windfalls that they have had the last few years. He said, quite frankly, the County has not
done their job and now the State is coming in to help out. He added that when the State starts helping
the counties out, it gets very dangerous.
He said the County is going to have to do a better job in giving the
citizens back their money, but the citizens are going to have to understand that
the County cannot afford to pay for, through taxes, everything that they
want. The Board has continually said yes
to everything and now the crisis is here and the State is going to help the
counties out.
Chairman
Henley stated it is always a difficult decision when things fluctuate from year
to year. He said the County has a
backlog of things that need to be done to improve the quality of life for the
citizens. He said it’s not difficult to
roll taxes back, but how do you continue to provide the services the citizens
are demanding?
Commissioner
McLean stated the State needs to come to the table and not keep giving the
counties unfunded mandates. He said they
need to show the counties how they are going to make cuts.
Commissioner
Carey stated she believes
Ms.
Coto advised staff is attempting to put together information that would be
disseminated, not just to the Legislative Delegation, but to all the members in
The
Chairman stated the consensus of the
Board is for staff to develop an educational piece based on the latest data
received.
CHAIRMAN’S
REPORT
Chairman
Henley advised he met with Congresswoman Corrine Brown and the seven counties
about her concern with FDOT operating the rail.
However, after the meeting and her seeing the plans, she seemed to have
a greater comfort level. He added that
she pledged to try to get additional buses to service the rail. She also indicated that she would work with
the counties to try to acquire the post office site in
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Chairman
Henley advised that he had a meeting with the seven
Commissioner
Carey advised that this is being discussed at the East Central Florida Regional
Planning Council also.
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Chairman
Henley stated last week he,
The
Chairman advised FDOT indicated that they will be getting the interlocal
agreements signed at the March 13 meeting, but he told them that would depend on
what the Legislature does.
Ms.
Coto stated they have established a working group that comprises the five
partners (Volusia, Seminole,
COMMUNICATIONS AND/OR REPORTS
The following Communications and/or Reports
were received and filed:
1. Public
notice for Geneva Ranch permit application from the Department of the
Army. (cc:
2. Copy
of letter dated
3. Letter
dated
4. Copy
of letter dated
5. Letter
dated
6. Copy
of letter dated
7. Notice
of variance public hearing by the City of Lake Mary on
8. Copy
of identical letters to Senator Martinez, Senator Nelson, Representative Brown,
Representative Feeney, and Representative Mica from Chairman re: Seminole Co.
federal funding requests for FY 2008.
9. Notice
of Planning & Zoning public hearing by the City of Lake Mary on
10. Copy of letter dated
11. Letter dated
12. Notice and agenda for the
13. Copy of letters with various dates from Chief
Leeanna Raw, Acting Director-Public Safety, re: Appreciation for recent
donations to Animal Services to the following:
Vivian Lavender; Ann Marie Burnette; The Jackson Family; The Barnes
Family; Cheryl Kilgore; Deboral Nowak; Ricardo Tormos; Ginny Markley; Ann
Stegeman; Melodye Murphy; Virginia Brown; Rebecca Smith; Amanda Sullivant;
Velma Mirenda; Pedigree Adoption Drive; Suzanne Stacy; Kyle Monroe; Pamela
Hughes; H. A. Steinmeyer; & Teresa Moughan.
14. Copy of identical letters to all Seminole
County Mayors from Chairman re: State of the Cities production by Seminole
Government Television.
15. Letter dated
16. Letter dated
17. Letter dated
18. Copy of letter dated
19. Copy of letter dated
20. Contract for services, as shown on page
_______, between Seminole Co. Government and the following: Joseph Hayou (Umpire-Slow Pitch), Lawana
Stewart (Scorekeeper), David Mease, Jr. (Scorekeeper), Joseph Santora
(Umpire-Slow Pitch), Jerry Sparks, Jr. (Umpire-Slow Pitch), and John Shinkle
(Umpire-Slow Pitch).
DISTRICT
COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS
Commissioner
Van Der Weide expressed his appreciation to everyone for all their cards,
flowers and well-wishes during his wife’s recovery from hip replacement
surgery. He also thanked staff for
assisting in getting insurance issues worked out.
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Commissioner
Van Der Weide advised that the new V.A. clinic is supposed to have a huge war
memorial.
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Commissioner
Van Der Weide left the meeting at this time.
Commissioner Carey
congratulated staff for doing an excellent job in preparing the information for
the State of County Address; and stated the Chairman did a great job in
delivering the message.
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Commissioner
Carey advised that she spoke to the Issue’s Committee of the Greater Seminole
Chamber of Commerce about impact fees and then discussed the issue of the property
tax reform. She encouraged all
Commissioners to speak to the local groups to advise them of the proposed
property tax reform bills.
The
Chairman asked Commissioner Carey to share with the rest of the Board the
information on the impact fees she spoke about.
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Commissioner
Carey advised on Saturday she attended the Geneva Farmer’s Market and spoke to
Richard Creedon about the proposed Gregory Memorial and asked him to discuss
the memorial with the community to get their ideas.
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Commissioner
Carey reported that she attended the Bookertown Heritage Festival this past
Saturday. She requested staff look at
the
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Commissioner
Carey thanked all the County employees who bowled on her behalf which benefited
the Boys & Girls Club and
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Commissioner
Carey advised the Brethren Reaching Out Ministries hosted a meeting on Saturday
in Midway and spoke about the faith-based community working with other groups
to improve the quality of life for all citizens.
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Commissioner
Carey stated she has scheduled a meeting with the County’s Federal Lobbyist to
discuss the County’s funding requests and other priorities. She asked that if any Commissioner has any
items to be brought up, they get them to her before Thursday of this week.
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Commissioner
Carey advised the city of
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Motion by Commissioner Dallari,
seconded by Commissioner Carey to reappoint Rose Reeves as a rotating
appointment to the Library Advisory Board for a term ending January 1,
2009.
Districts
1, 2, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Commissioner
Dallari reported that the Willa Grove wall is moving forward. He thanked DCM, Don Fisher, and Assistant
County Attorney, Ann Colby, for their work on same.
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Commissioner
Dallari asked that a new resolution in support of the Nemours Children’s
Hospital be placed on the agenda for adoption.
The
Board voiced no objections to
same.
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Commissioner
Dallari advised the Annual Golden Eagle Boy Scout Dinner is scheduled for April
2 at the Marriott in Lake Mary/Heathrow and this year’s honoree is Commissioner
Carey.
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Commissioner
Dallari stated that over the past couple of months, they have moved forward
with the reuse plant for surface water out of the
Chairman
Henley asked Commissioner Dallari to talk with the County Manager to determine
what has already been done over the past two or three years.
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Commissioner
Dallari asked that the first meeting in July be cancelled as has been done in
the past.
Motion by Commissioner Dallari,
seconded by Commissioner McLean to cancel the first meeting in July (July 10,
2007).
Districts
1, 2, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Commissioner
McLean congratulated Judge Clay Simmons on being appointed the Chief
Judge.
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Commissioner
McLean discussed the charter amendments passed by the voters in November, 2006;
and suggested the staff begin working on them for implementation prior to the
deadline.
The
Chairman said that individuals should take their ideas and concerns regarding
the ethics ordinance to the
PUBLIC
COMMENT
John
Horvath,
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The
meeting was adjourned at 3:04 p.m., this same date.
ATTEST:_____________________Clerk____________________Chairman
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