BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA
FEBRUARY 9, 2010
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 9, 2010, in the SEMINOLE COUNTY SERVICES BUILDING at SANFORD, FLORIDA, the usual place of meeting of said Board.
Present:
Chairman Bob Dallari (District 1)
Vice Chairman Brenda Carey (District 5)
Commissioner Mike McLean (District 2)
Commissioner Dick Van Der Weide (District
3)
Commissioner Carlton Henley (District 4)
Acting County Manager Joe Forte
County Attorney Robert McMillan
Deputy Clerk Eva Roach
Pastor
Rico Sharp, Spirit of Truth Worship Ministries, Lake Mary, gave the Invocation.
Commissioner
McLean led the Pledge of Allegiance.
AWARDS
& PRESENTATIONS
Joel Abel,
Leisure Services Director, addressed the Board to present the National Agency
Accreditation for Seminole County Leisure Services from the Commission on
Accreditation of Park & Recreation Agency (CAPRA). He displayed a PowerPoint Presentation (not
received and filed) and stated he would like to walk the Board through what the
process and accreditation is about. He
began his presentation by reviewing an Overview of the Agency Accreditation and
who is CAPRA. He showed videos of Jim
Cregge, Commissioner, Alpharetta Recreation and Parks of Georgia; Steven Neu,
Director, Bismarth Parks & Recreation District, Maryland; and Jeffery
Jefferson, Division Manager, Houston Parks & Recreation, Texas, speaking on
the value of the Accreditation Agency. He reviewed Accreditation Standard Categories;
the Benefits of Accreditation; and the Process of Accreditation. He stated the accreditation was made possible
by the following partners in excellence: U.S. Tennis Association of Florida, Musco
Lighting and XCellegent. Jim Cregge,
Commissioner, Alpharetta Recreation and Parks of Georgia, encouraged any agency
to make an effort to go with accreditation.
He concluded by stating Seminole County became one of 89 agencies that
became CAPRA accredited.
Commissioner
Henley stated when staff first came with the suggestion going for
accreditation, he was a little apprehensive because of his past experience dealing
with accredited agencies.
Upon inquiry by Commissioner
Henley, Mr. Abel explained how much it is going to cost the County to be able
to maintain these standards.
Robert
McMillan, County Attorney, left the meeting at this time.
Commissioner Henley stated the other thing
that concerns him is that the categories refer to facility and land use
management, acquisition of parks and recreation lands, and developing those
lands; and he would like to know if the standards spell out how much land they should
have based upon the population, or do they evaluate solely on what they presently
have.
Mr. Abel advised
the evaluation process is not to set specific guidelines because what staff has
found out is every community is different and they need to decide within the
community what that standard should be. This
process makes sure that they have written processes which say they have a
management plan for each of the natural lands the County owns and that the County
is following that management plan.
Commissioner
Henley stated when he looks at the subtopics of the categories, it makes him
think they have to go beyond that in order to maintain the standards. He further stated as he looks at these subtopics,
it causes him to wonder how they are going to be able to continue to afford
this. He added that it is hard for him
to judge whether they have gotten themselves into something that will cause
them to spend more money.
Chairman
Dallari requested a detailed description of all the standards.
Mr. Abel
stated he can give the Board the details as well as the self-assessment which
shows how they met each one of those so the Board can have a better
understanding of exactly what each of the 155 standards are and what went into
those.
Mr.
McMillan reentered the meeting at this time.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner McLean, Mr. Abel advised there is no additional cost to
meet a specific standard.
Commissioner
Carey congratulated staff for being able to get the accreditation. Even though some sponsors helped through the
process, some County dollars were expended on this process.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Carey, Mr. Abel stated staff has housed the trophy at
Lake Sylvan Park so that the public will know that they are accredited. He said while they have done a lot of good
things in this County over the years, they are a much better organization
because of the accreditation process.
Chairman
Dallari congratulated staff and the volunteer committee on behalf of the Board
and asked Mr. Abel to relay that to them.
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Motion by Commissioner Carey,
seconded by Commissioner Van Der Weide to adopt appropriate Resolution
#2010-R-28, as shown on page ________, proclaiming February as Black History
Month.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION
Henry
Stowe, 15107 Plantation Lakes Circle, addressed the Board to speak with regard
to Item #25, Implementation of a Red Light Camera Program. He stated red light cameras have been devised
by camera promoters as a red light violation problem and that problem is
overstated. He said he believes that red
light cameras are all about money and revenue.
He displayed a PowerPoint Presentation (received and filed) and reviewed
the following: Cases Against Red Light
Cameras relating to Red Light Violation Problem, Red Light Camera Promoters and
Accidents Increase; Summary of Some of the Studies that show that these devices
are dangerous; Cameras did not Prevent Crashes; Most Crashes Happen 5 seconds
after the Light Turns Red; Ticket Camera Tricks; Litigation (Florida Lawsuits);
Ticket Camera Court Decisions; and Solutions to Red Light Running Violation. He stated he would suggest that Seminole
County immediately extend the yellow light duration by one second as they will
see an immediate reduction of accidents by 40% or higher.
Speaker
Request Form was received and filed.
Dave Popkiewicz,
806 Stallion Way, addressed the Board to speak with regard to Item #4, Red Bug Lake
Road Pedestrian Overpass. He stated he
works for one of the firms who submitted a proposal and was ranked third. The top-ranked firm structure was put outside
the County’s right-of-way and there were no landscaping plans included. The codes and aesthetics in the top-ranked
firm proposal did not match the County’s accepted prototype and aesthetic. All of these observations were based upon review
of the evaluators’ score sheets. He said
his firm did not provide a rendering. They
were told at the pre-bid that the County has approved the aesthetic and prototype
so they felt they did not need to return a rendering. He added his firm believes that based upon
review of the evaluation sheets, the scores were not developed in correlation with
the criteria put forth; but developed in comparison to what each of the
technical proposals put forth. He concluded
that his firm felt their ranking of third place was not correct.
COUNTY
MANAGER’S CONSENT AGENDA
Joe Forte,
Acting County Manager, addressed the Board to advise staff submitted a new
Exhibit A for Item #2, Approve Amendment #1 to RFP-600083-06, in which Part III,
Removal for Off-site Beneficial Reuse/Recycling, was removed from the scope. He stated the date on the budget amendment
request for Item #18, Adopt Resolution and LAP Agreement with FDOT, was changed
from February 23, 2010 to March 9, 2010.
Commissioner
Carey stated the renderings for Item #4, Approve Red Bug Lake Road Pedestrian
Overpass Design Bridge, is shown in black and white and she would like to know
if staff has a color rendering.
Jerry
McCollum, County Engineer, addressed the Board to display a color version of
the proposed overpass design bridge. He
stated Southland provided a submittal that showed one area approached on the
school side reversed what the County proposed.
He stated from his perspective, he downgraded them because of that, but
that wasn’t the overriding factor. He
stated Southland did say they could reverse the bridge for the same amount of
money.
Commissioner
Carey stated this is totally different from other bridges. She added she would like to pull this item for a separate vote.
Motion by Commissioner Carey,
seconded by Commissioner Van Der Weide to authorize and approve the following,
as amended, excluding Item #4:
Purchasing and Contracts
2. Approve Amendment #1, as
shown on page _______, to RFP-600083-06/GMG - Term Contract for Clean and
Vegetative Wood Waste Processing Services for Seminole County with Consolidated
Resource Recovery, Inc., Sarasota.
3. Approve the negotiated
rates and award PS-4650-09/VFT, as shown on page ________, Construction,
Engineering and Inspection Services for the Pedestrian Tunnel for Lake Mary
Boulevard and International Parkway to PB Americas, Inc., of Tampa, Florida
(Estimated Term Usage Amount of $550,000.00).
5. Approve Sole Source
Procurement and authorize issuance of Purchase Order(s) for Box-Area Automated
Run Card Builder (BARB) tool for building the static run cards (dispatch order
sequence list) for use in CAD to Deccan International, San Diego, CA.
6. Waive the Procurement
Process for Release Order (OP 22437) issued under the IFB-6000160-07/RTB with
Guardian Equipment, Inc. and approve this Release Order retroactively for
ratification in accordance with Section 220.16 of the Purchasing Code.
Community
Services
Business Office
7. Approve and authorize the
Chairman to execute the Fourth Amendment, as shown on page ________, to the
Seminole County/Seminole County Victims' Rights Coalition, Inc. HOME/SHIP
Subrecipient Agreement Program Year 2003-2004.
Community Assistance
8. Approve and authorize the
Chairman to execute the Service Agreement Contract, as shown on page ________, for
Succeed, Inc. for Adult Drug Court.
Environmental
Services
Business Office
9. Approve the Release of
the original Water and Sewer Maintenance Bond #41098547 for the project known
as The Parke at Hanover Place in the amount of $36,977.76.
Fiscal Services
Business Office
10. Approve and authorize
the Chairman to execute an Award Letter and a Grant Agreement, as shown on page
________, with the Florida Division of Emergency Management in acceptance of
$34,000.00 in grant funding through their Homeland Security Grant Program.
11. Approve and authorize
the Chairman to execute appropriate Resolution #2010-R-29, as shown on page
________, in support of a grant application to the Florida Division of Forestry
requesting up to $24,000.00 through their Florida Forest Health Improvement
Initiative Program; and authorize the Chairman to execute any other supporting
documents as may be required for the grant application.
Budget
12. Approve and authorize
the Chairman to execute appropriate Resolution #2010-R-30, as shown on page
________, implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #10-31 through the Public
Safety Grants Fund in the amount of $34,000 to allocate funds from the Florida
Division of Emergency Management’s State Homeland Security Grant Program.
13. Approve
and authorize the Chairman to execute appropriate Resolution #2010-R-31, as
shown on page ________, implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #10-38
through the General Fund in the amount of $145,043 to increase funding for the
Community Information Bright House Grant program.
14. Approve and authorize
the Chairman to execute appropriate Resolution #2010-R-32, as shown on page
________, implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #10-41 through the Self
Insurance Funds in the amount of $7,500,000 to transfer between funds.
15. Approve and authorize
the Chairman to execute Budget Change Request (BCR) #10-06 through the Water
and Sewer Funds in the amount of $27,783,323 to reallocate capital project
funding.
Planning & Development
Planning
16. Approve the Satisfaction
of Lien, as shown on page _________, in the amount of $1,500.00, Case No.
08-52-CEB, on 2995 Stonewall Place, Sanford, Tax Parcel #22-20-30-300-0360-0000,
owned by A & E Management, LLC, and authorize the Chairman to execute the
Satisfaction of Lien.
Public Works
Engineering
17. Approve and authorize
the Chairman to execute a Mitigation Reservation and Purchase Agreement (MRPA),
as shown on page _________, for the purchase of wetland mitigation units by
Seminole County in conjunction with the Chapman Road Improvement Project from
Schrimsher, Inc., owner of the Lake Jesup Mitigation Area.
18. Adopt appropriate
Resolution #2010-R-33, as shown on page _________, and authorize the Chairman
to execute a Local Agency Program (LAP) Agreement, as shown on page _______,
with the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for the
resurfacing of Rinehart Road from County Road 46A to Towne Center
Boulevard. (FDOT - FPN: 428434-1-58-01)
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Request to approve the ranking list and
award DB-4550-09/JVP – Red Bug Lake Road Pedestrian Overpass Design Build
Project to the Design/Build Team of Southland Construction, Inc. of Apopka,
Florida, and Dyer, Riddle, Mills & Precourt, Inc. of Orlando, Florida
(not-to-exceed amount of $1,709,479), was presented.
Commissioner Henley stated he sees a price
listed on the tabulation sheet for Responses 4 and 9, and he would like to know
if there is a reason the others do not show the price.
Mr. McCollum advised staff short-listed the
three firms and the other three firms were not short-listed.
Commissioner Carey stated she is not a big
fan of pedestrian bridges and she feels that having different scales, sizes,
shapes and colors around the County is pretty inconsistent. Therefore, she is not going to be supporting
this because she doesn’t support spending tax dollars on pedestrian
overpasses.
Upon inquiry by Commissioner Henley, Mr.
McCollum advised this particular project was specified on the Second Generation
Sales Tax and it was originally budgeted about three or four years ago for $4
million.
Motion
by Commissioner Van Der Weide, seconded by Commissioner McLean to approve the
ranking list and award DB-4550-09/JVP, as shown on page ________, Red Bug Lake
Road Pedestrian Overpass Design Build Project to the Design/Build Team of
Southland Construction, Inc. of Apopka, Florida, and Dyer, Riddle, Mills &
Precourt, Inc. of Orlando, Florida (not-to-exceed amount of $1,709,479).
Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4 voted AYE.
Commissioner Carey voted NAY.
At the request of Commissioner Carey, Mr.
McCollum reviewed the number of pedestrian overpasses that were on the voter
approved referendum and the ones that have been built to date.
Commissioner Henley stated ever since he
has been on this Board, safety has been the number one priority. He said he thinks that as the County continues
to grow and the number of cars on the roads continue to increase, these
overpasses will be more valuable in the future than they are today.
Upon inquiry by Chairman Dallari, Mr.
McCollum explained the primary purpose of building this overpass.
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS
Motion
by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner McLean to authorize and approve
the following:
Clerk’s
Office
19.
Approval
of Expenditure Approval Lists, as shown on page _________, dated January 11 and
19, 2010; and Payroll Approval List, as shown on page _________, dated January
7, 2010; approval of BCC Minutes dated January 12, 2010; and, noting, for
information only, the following Clerk’s “received and filed”.
1.
Amendment
#2, as shown on page ________, to Work Order #109 to PS-5165-04.
2.
Work
Order #57, as shown on page ________, to PS-1529-06.
3.
Amendment
#2, as shown on page ________, to Work Order #14 to PS-5144-03.
4.
Work
Order #127, as shown on page ________, to PS-5165-04.
5.
Work
Order #28, as shown on page ________, to RFP-4277-09.
6.
Satisfaction
of Lien, as shown on page ________, for Case #08-47-CEB, Cindy D. & Joseph
R. Webster, approved by the BCC on December 8, 2009.
7.
Conditional
Utility Agreements, as shown on page _________, for Water and Sewer Service
with Larry Jon Bates, Sharon McCutchin Bates, Larry Jon Bates II and Stephen
Hains Bates, for the project known as Primrose.
8.
Amendment
#4, as shown on page ________, to CC-1220-03.
9.
Amendment
#5, as shown on page ________, to Work Order #24 to PS-0381-06.
10.
Parks
Contract, as shown on page ________, for Deborah L. McMillan.
11.
Amendment
#3, as shown on page ________, to RFP-4127-01.
12.
Work
Order #78, as shown on page ________, to PS-5120-02.
13.
Work
Order #70, as shown on page ________, to PS-1074-06.
14.
Work
Order #77, as shown on page ________, to PS-5120-02.
15.
Work
Order #29, as shown on page _________, to RFP-4277-09.
16.
Fourth
Amendment, as shown on page _________, to IFB-600404-08.
17.
Certificates
of Costs of Abatement, as shown on page _________, for Elba I. Vivo and Amy J.
Simonetti.
18.
Work
Order #30, as shown on page ________, to RFP-4277-09.
19.
Amendment
#5, as shown on page ________, to RFP-4127-01.
20.
Amendment
#4, as shown on page __________, to CC-1220-03.
21.
Amendment
#3, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #27 to PS-0381-06.
22.
Work
Order #26, as shown on page _________, to PS-5190-05.
23.
Second
Amendment, as shown on page _________, to IFB-600423-08.
24.
Work
Order #71, as shown on page _________, to PS-1074-06.
25.
Amendment
#1, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #58 to PS-1529-06.
26.
Change
Order #2, as shown on page _________, to CC-4399-09.
27.
Closeout,
as shown on page _________, for CC-4192-09.
28.
Work
Order #4, as shown on page _________, to PS-3914-08.
29.
Work
Order #128, as shown on page _________, to PS-5165-04.
30.
Amendment
#1, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #2 to PS-4572-09.
Sheriff’s
Office
20.
Approval by the Board of County Commissioners to contribute $1,000
from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund to provide funding in support of Meals on
Wheels.
21.
Approval by the Board of County Commissioners to contribute $500
from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund to provide funding in support of Challenge
Day, a nationally-recognized program being hosted by Lake Mary High School.
22.
Approval by the Board of County Commissioners to contribute $5,000
from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund to provide funding in support of the
Central Florida Crimeline program.
23.
Approval by the Board of County Commissioners to contribute $2,000
from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund to provide funding in support of the Rising
Achievers Program sponsored by the Rotary Club of Seminole County South.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
REGULAR AGENDA
Lisa Spriggs, Fiscal Services Director,
addressed the Board to state staff is requesting establishment of the rates
being charged for the 9-month period starting from January 2010 to September
2010 for the health insurance funds. The
rates that are reflected in the agenda are equivalent to the rates that were
charged in 2009 under the fully-insured option.
She added staff is also requesting approval of a Resolution implementing
Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #10-37 which fully establishes the health
insurance fund reflecting the premiums that will be paid into those funds based
on current enrollment by the four entities that are party to the self insurance
and reflecting expenditures including claims that will be paid out of that
fund. She added staff will be transferring
$5.8 million from the other self-insurance funds (excess reserves) and they are
moving that into the Health Insurance funds in order to establish the initial
required reserves. The County’s
estimated reserve will be approximately $4.2 million and that is estimated to
reflect 25% of expected claims.
Motion
by Commissioner McLean, seconded by Commissioner Henley to approve Health Insurance
Rates on the Rate Schedule document; and adopt appropriate Resolution #2010-R-34,
as shown on page _________, implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #10-37
through the Self Insurance Funds in the amount of $21,672,572 to provide
funding for Health Insurance.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
Chairman Dallari recessed the meeting at
10:15 a.m., reconvening it at 10:20 a.m.
COUNTY MANAGER’S BRIEFING
Gary Johnson, Public Works Director,
addressed the Board to state staff has been investigating the potential use of
Red Light Cameras in Seminole County.
Three cities (Longwood, Casselberry and Winter Springs) are using or
claiming to use that technology within Seminole County.
Melonie Barrington, Traffic Engineering,
addressed the Board to seek direction from the Board on the implementation of a
Red Light Camera Program. She displayed
a PowerPoint Presentation (received and filed) and reviewed the following
issues: History of the Red Light Camera;
Why Photo Enforcement; Some of the Benefits; A Comprehensive RLC Program
Includes Intersection Engineering Improvements, Education, Traditional
Enforcement by Law Enforcement Officers and RLC Systems; Key Elements of a RLC
Program; Local Jurisdiction Programs in Winter Springs, Casselberry and
Longwood; Local Statistics; Public Support; Some of the Equipment; Operation;
Sample Picture of What Could Happen; Some of the Vender Services; County’s
Responsibilities; Fee System; 2 Types of Appeals Process (Special Magistrate {City
of Casselberry} and Code Enforcement {City of Winter Springs}); and
Summary.
Upon inquiry by Chairman Dallari, Robert
McMillan, County Attorney, advised the Red Light Camera Program is a big issue
with the Legislature this year. The
County Attorney’s Association is tracking it and there is a conference call
going out today about it.
Commissioner Henley asked what study does
the County have to substantiate the numbers of public support. Whereupon, Ms. Barrington advised staff
obtained those numbers from federal highways, but they would have to assess the
public support for Seminole County.
Commissioner Henley stated it seems to him
that this is going to be very personnel intensive from the standpoint of the
police will having to review them and then having to go to court.
Deputy Wetzel, Sheriff’s Office, addressed
the Board to state the percentage of appeals of the total citations will be
reviewed by the officer.
Commissioner McLean stated he would like to
know what traffic engineering solutions have been done up until now. He stated he feels they need to be confident
that they have taken all reasonable steps with regard to uniform and binding
rules for timing, speed limits, light synchronization, and extending the yellow
lights for one second.
Ms. Barrington stated with regard to all
yellow and all red lights, staff has reviewed all the intersections in Seminole
County to make sure that those phases are appropriate. They currently have all yellow timing at 4½
seconds to almost six seconds and 2 second for all red timing. Staff feels that is appropriate at this time
and if they start increasing the all red and all yellow time, drivers will get
frustrated because they are introducing more delays to the intersections. She stated they also have a Fatality
Reduction Subcommittee and if there is a fatality at an intersection, the
subcommittee would use that intersection to make sure that there are no
engineering solutions needed to improve safety there. The County has a regular routine maintenance
program for the signals to make sure everything is working properly.
Commissioner McLean stated he would like to
know what information staff has used to come to the conclusions they have with
regard to rear-end crashes.
Ms. Barrington stated she agrees that there
will probably be an increase in rear-end type collisions. The one thing to recognize is there are rear-end
type crashes and right-angle type crashes.
The rear-end type crashes tend to cause less injuries and cause less
property damage, so with the red light camera, the right-angle type crashes
will be reduced.
Upon inquiry by Commissioner McLean, Ms.
Barrington advised they will see citations go down when people change their
driving behavior.
Commissioner Carey stated this has been a topic
of discussion for quite some time. She
stated the state of Georgia put red light cameras in several years ago and they
are now taking them out as a result of some action that the Georgia Legislature
took, which required them to add one second to their yellow lights. As soon as they added the one second, that
yielded immediate results. Prior to that
action 639 citations were issued each month at one intersection; and after that
they added one second to the yellow light, that was reduced down to 200. She said about a dozen cities in Georgia have
taken the cameras out because it was costing them money. She added she is not interested in supporting
the red light cameras in this community, but she is interested in adding one
second to the yellow light to see what impact that will have.
Commissioner Van Der Weide stated he feels
this is a way to generate revenue. The other
issue is safety. Since this issue is
going to be a hot subject for the State Legislature this year, he doesn’t want
to do anything now when it will affect them later.
At the request of Commissioner Henley, Mr.
McCollum updated the Board on the synchronized lights. He stated staff is looking at concentrating on
major roadways throughout the County and they have been trying to update them every
three to four years. It has been a
successful program as the accidents have gone down in Seminole County over the
last few years. People do not get
frustrated when traffic is moving.
Chairman Dallari stated he is not in favor
of red light cameras for revenue generation; but safety is a big issue. He said he would like to get something
approved but not implemented so they can grandfather it in and protect whatever
interest they would have.
Commissioner Carey stated the Board doesn’t
know what the Legislature is going to do.
She stated until they see what is floating around in the Legislature she
doesn’t think they should take any action.
She said she feels the County has the cart before the horse. She added she is not in favor of doing
anything except adding that second to the yellow light.
Commissioner McLean stated he tends to
agree that they should begin that process to potentially protect their interest
and there is no harm in protecting that.
He added they can look at the yellow light extension situation while
they are going through the process.
Commissioner Van Der Weide stated he feels
it is premature until they find out what the Legislature is going to do. He stated this will cost a lot if they do it,
and a lot of the cities feel this will be revenue for them. He added he feels they need to hold up on
this. If they do this, he wouldn’t want
the money to go to the general coffers but to the community service agencies.
Commissioner Henley stated he believes they
have time and he would like to see the bill before they take action. They still have time to adopt it but not
implement it. He stated he would like a
copy of the bill when the Legislature drafts it.
The consensus
of the Board was to continue this indefinitely until they see what the State Legislature
is going to do.
Commissioner Henley requested that staff
identify the sites where the most accidents occur and to look at the yellow
light timing.
Chairman Dallari asked staff to look at how
they stack up to all DOT standards with the timing of the lights.
Mr. Johnson stated staff has spent a fair
amount of time on extending the yellow light and will report back on that. He added the cities have approached staff on
this issue and since there is no policy with regard to the use of the
technology on County rights-of-way, they have been refusing to allow that type
of installation and they will continue that position until the Board further
considers this in the future.
Chairman Dallari stated he would like to
know which cities are implementing red light running as well as what locations,
what their fines are, and what they do with that revenue.
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Sabrina O’Bryan, Assistant County Manager,
addressed the Board to display a PowerPoint Presentation (not received and
filed) and reviewed the following:
County Strategic Direction; Vision & Mission; Individual Value Statements;
Effective & Efficient Government; Growth Management; Social & Economic;
and Basic Overview of the Strategic Decision.
She stated staff is seeking direction to make sure that the strategic
plan is on track with the new direction and vision by the Board.
Commissioner Henley stated he attended most
of the meetings and the Steering Committee has been diligent in reviewing each
of the items. The important thing to him
is planning and strategies that come out of it.
He stated he feels they should encourage them to carry on the work as
you can’t minimize the value of planning.
Commissioner Carey stated this has been
going on for the past couple of years and she hasn’t seen what modifications
they have. Once that is in place, it is
a matter of tweaking it. She added she
feels they need to make sure that ongoing monitoring of the strategy mission is
out there and everyone is still focused on getting to the goal. She asked that staff brief the Board more
often on where they think they have gotten to in that process.
Commissioner Henley stated the important thing
is the action items and those are not fully developed at this point.
Commissioner McLean stated he is pleased
that they have had a chance to talk about the strategic planning process, but
he agrees with Commissioner Carey that situations are changing, but the values
and vision of an organization should not.
He said he agrees that measurables are critical to know where they are
and where they are going. They need to
have those as definitive as they can, and the goal of this plan is to have
these results in a measurable format.
Commissioner Henley stated work has slowed
down somewhat because of the changing dynamics of the committee and that has
impacted productivity.
Commissioner Carey stated she feels that getting
the action plan written so it can be measured as to its success is the most
important key.
Upon inquiry by Commissioner Dallari, Ms.
O’Bryan advised staff is approximately 75% completed with the strategic plan
and documenting the goals and objectives including the key performance
indicators. They have taken an
opportunity to consolidate some of the goals that make more sense in the
financial arena and eliminate some of the requirements within the plan. She stated she feels it will take two months
for them to get the documentation completed.
Mr. Forte stated staff would need consensus
from the Board if they want the committee to continue with the implementation.
Commissioner Carey stated she is looking
forward to getting the action plan back in two months. The Board can determine if it has been
advantageous for them to spend the time that it takes to get through that
exercise.
The consensus
of the Board was to move forward with the implementation so that staff can
bring this back in a timely manner.
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Chairman Dallari stated he knows a lot of
work has been done on the State of the County address coming this Friday and a
lot of people have been jumping through hoops, and he would like to say thank
you.
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Chairman Dallari recessed the meeting at 11:03
a.m., reconvening
at 1:30 p.m. with all Commissioners and all Other Officials with the exception
of Deputy Clerk Eva Roach, who was replaced by Deputy Clerk Carylon Cohen, who
were present at the Opening Session.
PROOF
OF PUBLICATION
Motion by
Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner McLean, to authorize filing the
proof of publication for this meeting’s scheduled public hearing into the
Official Record.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
PUBLIC
HEARING
CONSOLIDATED
STREET LIGHTING
DISTRICT
ORDINANCE
Proof of publication, as shown on page _______, calling for a
public hearing to consider adoption of a Consolidated Street Lighting District
Ordinance repealing Ordinance 2009-6 adopted February 24, 2009, received and
filed.
Kathy Moore, MSBU, addressed the Board to state the Consolidated
Street Lighting District Ordinance is reviewed, amended and recodified
annually, which is the purpose for the hearing today. The proposed ordinance, if approved, would
become effective October 1, 2010.
Chairman Dallari advised of one Written Comment Form received
and filed from the Whispering Winds Homeowners Association, President Rick
Karasiewicz, in support of establishing a MSBU for Whispering Winds Phase 1.
Kevin Whalen, 1800 Misty Morn Place, addressed the Board to
state he is representing the Whispering Winds Board of Directors and residents
to confirm their support of the proposed ordinance to take advantage of the
MSBU.
No one else spoke in support or in opposition.
Motion by Commissioner
Carey, seconded by Commissioner Van Der Weide, to adopt and authorize the
Chairman to execute Ordinance #2010-1, as shown on page _______, Consolidated
Street Lighting District, which repeals Ordinance #2009-6 adopted February 24,
2009.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
LEGISLATIVE
UPDATE
Assistant County Manager Sabrina O’Bryan addressed the Board to
seek approval for an additional federal legislative priority in the social
services area. She said the last time
she asked for the Board’s approval of some federal priorities, and the County’s
lobbyist was working on some other opportunities. The lobbyist indicated the County may have a
funding opportunity with social services, specifically with Healthy Seminole
partnership. This would be a partnership
with the Health Department and Shepherd’s Hope.
Ms. O’Bryan advised she has submitted an amended letter for the Board’s
consideration that she would like to send to the Congressional members as an
amendment to the County’s prior request.
Commissioner Carey said this has been a great collaborative
effort to provide health care to the community. She thinks this is a really important
project, and since it is not in conflict with any other request, she thinks it
would be appropriate to amend their request to include it for $275,000. Commissioners Dallari and Van Der Weide
agreed with Commissioner Carey.
Ms. O’Bryan said she sent a memorandum to the Board highlighting
some Senate and House bills related to traffic control. She has identified both bills (HB 325 and SB
294) currently in the system. She said
there has not been much activity on those in recent weeks, as there was in
December and January. She stated staff
will continue to look at that. It looks
like the sticking point is funding and how those dollars will be
segregated.
Chairman Dallari asked Ms. O’Bryan to provide copies of all the
information on those bills to the Board.
CHAIRMAN’S
REPORT
Chairman Dallari advised he has a request for support of the
Central Florida Sports Commission to host the 2012 Spring Division II National
Championship events. He submitted a copy
of the letter to the Board (received and filed) that he would like to send in
support.
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Chairman Dallari said this past week he, Commissioner Carey and staff
were in New York for the bond rating, and he believes that went very well. He said the staff did a very good job. He said they have to go back March 2 and he
believes it would be appropriate for him and Commissioner Carey to go back for
the bond sale.
Commissioner Henley asked why it is necessary to go back. He said they never did that before. What they have done in the past is instruct
Mr. Akers that when the market moves in the County’s favor to go ahead and make
the sale.
Chairman Dallari said each time the County has done a bond sale
before, they have gone back.
Commissioner Carey said the last time the County did bonds, they
were there. She stated that at some
point, the County has to approve the sale.
Commissioner Henley said that can be done from here. He thinks, with the financial situation the
County is in, they should not be spending anymore than they have to. He said it is not a necessary requirement to
go to New York.
Chairman Dallari said he was asked by Mr. Akers to bring this up
today, but it is the Board’s decision.
Commissioner Van Der Weide said he thinks things have changed
drastically from the last time they went to New York. They have to be very careful of every dollar
they spend. He said unless it is
absolutely necessary, he would not be supporting this.
Commissioner Carey said since she has been on the Board, the few
times they have done a bond sale, there has been a request to have one
Commissioner, and there have been two in the past. She said she went back and looked at some
prior meetings on the ratings and some Commissioners went. She stated there is $12,000 in the budget for
travel for the Commissioners and it just requires approval from the Board.
Commissioner McLean asked if what is being requested could be
done here just as easily as in New York.
Chairman Dallari said he is sure things could be done on the
phone, but he deferred to the County Attorney and County Manager to answer.
Commissioner Carey reiterated that it takes some approval of the
Commission at some point in time for this process.
Mr. McMillan said he is not familiar with this particular
process. He stated they used to have
bond sales and any closings were here.
He can recall the financial advisors bringing a report of the sale to the
Board, but he doesn’t remember them doing that in New York. He said the Clerk may have more information
on how that was handled.
Ms. Spriggs explained how the pricing works and the whole
process. She said the last time County
representatives went to New York and did the whole process there. She stated the last issue was very large at
$160 million. They felt if something was
to go awry, it was a pretty big issue and someone should probably be
there. Discussion continued.
Commissioner
Carey said there is time for Ms. Spriggs to get back with Mr. Akers on
this.
Chairman
Dallari said there is another meeting in February. He said if there are no objections, he will
speak with Mr. Akers and see what he recommends and bring that back to the
Board.
COMMUNICATIONS
AND/OR REPORTS
The following Communications and/or Reports were received and
filed:
1. Letter
(w/attachment) dated January 22, 2010, from Congressman Mica to Chairman
Dallari re: Letter written to Secretary
Kopelousos re: Proposal opposing the
tolling of interstates and other federal interstates. (cc: County
Manager, Public Works, Engineering)
2. Letter dated January 26, 2010, from Chairman Dallari to Senator
Bill Nelson and Representative Suzanne Kosmas, re: Legislative support of RINI Technologies’
ability to successfully bring critical products to our warfighters. (cc: RINI
Technologies)
3. Notice
received January 27, 2010, from City of Sanford re: February 3, 2010, Sanford Community
Redevelopment Agency Agenda. (cc: BCC, County Manager, Planning and Development)
4. Letter
dated January 27, 2010, from Pat Lee, City of Sanford ,to Chairman Dallari re: Reappointment of Mayor Kuhn to represent the
City of Sanford on the Mayor/Managers Council. (cc: BCC,
County Manager, Planning and Development)
5. Letter
dated January 27, 2010, from Pat Lee, City of Sanford, to Chairman Dallari re: Mayor Kuhn’s appointment of Randy Jones to
represent the City as Voting Member; reappointment of Economic Development
Director Bob Tunis as Alternate Member; and reappointed Planning and
Development Services Director Russ Gibson and Economic Development Director Bob
Tunis as Staff Representatives on the 17-92 RPA. (cc: BCC, County Manager, Planning and
Development)
6. Letter
dated January 28, 2010, from Sarah Balas Johnson, Seminole Community College,
to Chairman Dallari and the Board of County Commissioners re: Thanking Seminole County for contribution to
the Small Business Service Program. (cc:
County Manager)
7. Letter
(w/attachment) dated January 28, 2010, from Congressman Mica to Chairman
Dallari re: Comments relating to federal
awards for high-speed rail initiatives. (cc:
BCC, County Manager, Engineering)
8. Notice
dated January 24, 2010, from City of Altamonte Springs re: Public Hearing to be held on Wednesday,
February 10, 2010, re: A request filed
by Emerson International, Inc. for a Conditional Use for the property located
at 2180 West SR 434. (cc: BCC, County Manager, Planning and Development)
9. Copy
of letter (w/attachment) dated January 28, 2010, from Robert Presley, St. Johns
River Water Management District, to Seminole BCC re: Application No. 4-117-121590-1. (cc: BCC,
County Manager, Stormwater)
10. Letter (w/attachment) dated January 29, 2010, from Mike McDaniel,
Department of Community Affairs, to Chairman Dallari re: Notification of completion of review of
Seminole County’s Comprehensive Plan Amendment (DCA-No. 09-1) adopted on
December 8, 2009 by Ordinances No. 2009-36, 37 and 38. (cc: BCC,
County Manager)
11. Letter dated February 4, 2010, from Diane Pickett Culpepper, Bright
House Networks, to Chairman Dallari re: Notice
of new programming choices coming on or after March 11, 2010.
12. Notice (w/attachment) dated February 5, 2010, from City of
Casselberry re: Owner Notification and
Verification Request for Future Land Use Map Amendment. (cc: BCC,
County Manager, Planning and Development)
DISTRICT
COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS
Commissioner
Carey stated the Envision 4 Conference took place last Friday at the Zoo and
there was a full day of activities. She
welcomed the group on behalf of Chairman Dallari. They came out with some top priorities with
the top two tied. That was support for
renewal of the one-cent sales tax and efficiencies, collaboration and
consolidation discussion that the community wants to see take place; and the
third was youth crime.
Commissioner
Henley said he did not go to the meeting, and he would like to know the number
present and how many were connected to governmental agencies.
Commissioner
Carey said there were less than 100 people at the time of the voting, but they
had a real mix of folks. It was more
than just government people. But
clearly, of the government category, their #1 was the sales tax. The business group’s #1 ranking was
efficiency, collaboration and consolidation.
She said the Commissioners should have received that update with the
information.
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Commissioner
Carey reminded everyone that this Friday is the State of the County at the
Altamonte Hilton. She understands the
attendance is expected to be quite high.
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Commissioner
Carey said two events are coming up: the
annual Teal Magnolia Lunch for ovarian cancer on March 27 at the Orlando-Lake
Mary Marriott; and the 12th Boy Scouts Annual Dinner. She said yesterday was the 100th
Anniversary of the Boy Scouts.
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Commissioner
Carey said at the last meeting, she talked about a report from the East Central
Florida Regional Planning Council on the 2060 Plan. She gave that to staff and asked Ms. Stettner
and her staff to review it. She said the
report has a chapter on water and the goal of 90 gallons per day. She said that conflicts with the St. Johns
Water Management District’s goal of 150 gallons a day, and with the County’s
Consumptive Use Permit of 135 gallons per day.
She said if they adopt the strategic plan, they are all supposed to
amend their comprehensive plans to agree with that document. She said the staff will provide bullet points
of the information to the Commissioners.
At the ECFRPC Board meeting next week, she will send in comments. She stated they don’t want to adopt something
that will conflict with the County’s plan and Comprehensive Plan. She added that they need to be careful about
that.
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Commissioner
Carey said the Orlando-Sanford International Airport was very instrumental in
the Haiti Relief, along with many other organizations, and she would like to
have a resolution of appreciation for all the local organizations that
assisted, now that the effort is complete.
She is talking about one resolution for the local people.
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Commissioner
Van Der Weide said, on the water issues, that it is real dangerous that they
have these government agencies competing with each other for a body of work. He said if they expect the County to adopt
something contrary to the County’s CUP or what the Regional Water Board’s goal
is, they are headed in the wrong direction; and it all adds cost to the economy
and building industry.
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Chairman
Dallari advised, if no objections, he will put on the next BCC agenda the
adoption of a resolution as proposed by Commissioner Carey.
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Chairman
Dallari stated the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness is looking to
consolidate some of their organizations and the more that materializes, he will
bring that back to the Board.
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Chairman
Dallari advised that the Central Florida Fair has moved to a March time frame,
and he will let the Board know when he gets the official date.
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Commissioner
McLean stated, as Commissioner Carey said, Envision 4 meeting was a cross
section of individuals. It was great to
have cooperation among the entities and helpful to get people from different
walks of life.
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Commissioner
McLean said the Wayne Densch Theater recently held the “Seminole’s Got Talent”
event, and they had a packed house. The
winner was a 12-year-old from Sanford who won a $1,000 scholarship. He said from a fiscal standpoint, the theater
is doing much better than 12 months ago, and they are moving forward.
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Commissioner
McLean reported that he attended the Council of Local Governments (CALNO)
meeting this month. There was a lot of
discussion about the one-cent sales tax.
A meeting of the various City Commissions will be held on February 27 at
the Lake Mary Events Center for them to discuss some of their issues. At CALNO, he suggested that all parties who
might be involved should be invited to that meeting, but they feel it appears
otherwise. Since it is a public meeting,
anyone who would like to can attend the meeting at 9:00 a.m.
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Commissioner
McLean advised he just received information today that there will be a meeting
of the Legislative Committee for Intergovernmental Relations this Monday,
February 15, in Tallahassee. One of the
things he will keep a close eye on is that the committee is producing a local
government consolidation report. He will
bring that information back to the Board once it’s completed.
Chairman
Dallari asked if they will also be making recommendations to the State on where
they can consolidate. Commissioner
McLean explained the focus of this Board is inner entity cooperation and
potential consolidation. He said he has
made it clear from the beginning that he thought it was a bit top-sided. If they are going to look at it, then look at
all levels. Chairman Dallari added that
he was told by a State Legislator that they used to meet every other year and
that is a way to help the State’s budget as well. Commissioner McLean stated he would bring
this information back.
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Commissioner
McLean advised on the State of the County, he will be the Committee Chair for
that from the Chamber. He had to change
venues to the Altamonte Hilton and contacted everyone about that so they could
adjust their schedules. There will be
about 400 people attending, and he is looking forward to that.
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Commissioner
McLean said he mentioned in the last meeting about the idea of putting together
a resolution of support for individuals involved in dealing with aiding relief
to those from Haiti. He passed pictures
(not received and filed) to the Commissioners showing some of what was going
on. He said he mentioned at the last meeting
about some sort of proclamation recognizing the efforts of the individuals in
Seminole County who gave of themselves.
He will be going to Haiti for a few days later this month. He has two proclamations (copies received and
filed) for the Board to consider. One,
he can read into the record; or if the Board wishes, they can sign one as a
group. He said he was willing to do it
either way.
Commissioner
Carey said she thought the Board just talked about doing a resolution and
having the local people come to be recognized.
Commissioner
McLean stated he will also have the opportunity to take something to the
people. Discussion ensued.
Commissioner
Van Der Weide stated he thinks the issue is before they start forwarding
resolutions or proclamations, they should go through the Chairman’s Office and
that would solve a lot of questions coming up.
As far as he knows, this has not gone to the Chairman’s Office so he
could put it on the agenda.
Commissioner
Carey stated they have been to New Orleans, but she doesn’t know if this Board
has ever passed a proclamation for that.
She thinks what they need to recognize is what the local folks have
done. She would rather have a resolution
and have them come to a BCC meeting for recognition.
Mr.
McMillan stated if Commissioner McLean wants to do a proclamation on his own,
it does not have to be read in to the record; he can just do that. The Board has never had an individual
proclamation, but there is nothing that prohibits it. He can do that on his own. If the Board is going to vote on it, it has
to be submitted to the record. He noted
that both versions provided by Commissioner McLean read “adopted by the BCC.”
Commissioner
Henley stated over the last few years, they have had several discussions about
resolutions and what should come before the Board for action. He thinks they need to develop some
policies. He thinks it would be
appropriate to have some policy with regard to resolutions and the type the
Board would deal with and also if they want to move into individual
Commissioner proclamations. He said not
that what is presented today is wrong, but it is something different than what
they have done in the past.
Chairman
Dallari said he could understand why Commissioner McLean, going to Haiti, would
want to do something like this because of the issues and what that community
has gone through. As long as
Commissioner McLean signs it and it’s under his signature, he would have no
objection.
Commissioner
Van Der Weide said the Board should not be in the meeting debating an issue
like this. He said it looks very
political to him and it looks political to the community.
Chairman
Dallari said he’s hearing the consensus
is for the proclamation under Commissioner McLean’s signature and it will be
amended not to read “adopted by the BCC.”
COUNTY MANAGER’S REPORT
Mr. Forte stated at the last meeting, the
Board was presented with the new Administrative Code and reorganization of
upper management. As a result of some of
the changes, a couple of layoffs have occurred.
He asked for approval to authorize severance pay for those employees
according to the Administrative Code. He
also asked the Board to authorize future severance pay under like situations,
if it becomes necessary, in anticipation of the upcoming budget work sessions.
Motion
by Commissioner Van Der Weide, seconded by Commissioner Carey, to authorize
severance pay for two employees laid off as a result of Board action to amend
the Administrative Code on January 26, 2009; and further authorize severance
pay to future employees, in accordance with the Administrative Code, that may be
necessary due to future BCC actions relating to the budget.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
CITIZENS’ COMMENTS
Dale Kirby, 893 Wesson Drive, addressed the
Board to advise of problems he’s having with his water bill.
Chairman Dallari thanked Mr. Kirby for
bringing this to the Board’s attention.
He asked Mr. Kirby to leave the information with Mr. Forte so he can
look into the situation. He also asked
Mr. Forte to let the District Commissioner know the outcome.
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Constance Glicken, 190 Springwood Tr.,
addressed the Board to discuss why Waste Management will not collect plastic
bags.
Mr. Forte said he could get an answer on
which plastic bags are recyclable and which ones are not.
Andy Neff, Environmental Services Director,
addressed the Board to state he would get the information for Ms. Glicken on
how long the contract has been in effect with Waste Management and how much
longer it will be before renegotiating the contract.
Ms. Glicken said the next time the contract
is negotiated, ask that recycling plastic bags be included.
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Ms. Glicken said she just received in the
mail information on the County outsourcing dog licensing to Texas, and she
asked why that is done.
Chairman Dallari explained this was done to
offset some of the County costs, and it was started about three or four years
ago.
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Commissioner Carey reminded the
Commissioners that they will immediately meet upstairs after this meeting for
the Budget Work Session. Chairman
Dallari announced the Board will convene the Budget Work Session at 2:30 p.m.
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There being no further business to come
before the Board, the Chairman declared the meeting adjourned at 2:20 p.m.,
this same date.
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