BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA
APRIL 26, 2011
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, April 26, 2011, in Room 1028 of the SEMINOLE COUNTY SERVICES BUILDING at SANFORD, FLORIDA, the usual place of
meeting of said Board.
Present:
Chairman Brenda Carey (District 5)
Vice Chairman Carlton Henley (District 4)
Commissioner Bob Dallari (District 1)
Commissioner John Horan (District 2)
Commissioner Dick Van Der Weide (District
3)
Clerk of Circuit Court Maryanne Morse
Acting County Manager Joe Forte
County Attorney Robert McMillan
Deputy Clerk Eva Roach
Major Tim
Roberts, The Salvation Army, gave the Invocation.
Commissioner
Dallari led the Pledge of Allegiance.
AWARDS AND
PRESENTATIONS
Michele
Saunders, Director of Community Services, addressed the Board to give an update
on Homelessness in Seminole County. She
displayed a PowerPoint Presentation (received and filed) and began her
presentation by reviewing the following slides:
A Quick Snapshot of Homelessness; Who are the Homeless; What are Some of
the Resources that Addresses the Needs; and Pathways to Home Program Making a
Difference in People’s Lives.
Debra
Groseclose, Pathways to Home, addressed the Board to discuss Pathways to Home
new innovative program. She began her
presentation by reviewing slides relating to Memorandum of Understanding
Partners of Various Organizations that was put together to get families back to
self-sufficiency, what they do in tracking their progress, and an Overview of
the Program.
Chairman
Carey stated she served as a representative on the Regional Homeless Commission
and they talk a lot about collaboration, and she thinks it is great that
Seminole County is the first one that has actually done something. She stated Mel Martinez and Theresa Jacobs
are two new board members on the Regional Homeless Commission, and she publicly
recognized Michelle Saunders for her leadership and for understanding this
issue. She added she feels the 60
Minutes story has helped elevate Seminole County’s situation in seeing what the
community can do to make a difference.
The First Baptist Church of Orlando is still on track of raising $5
million.
Ms.
Groseclose advised the church has $2 million in the bank. She stated she and Father Bluett were asked
to do a presentation two weeks ago and the First Baptist Church Task Force will
decide how the money will be distributed.
They were very impressed with their presentation and have asked them to
come back with a proposal. Osceola
County is included in the proposal as well.
Father
John Bluett, Pathways to Home, addressed the Board to state Pathways to Home
received the United Way statewide award for the innovative program of the year. He thanked the leadership of Seminole County
and everyone for doing their part in this.
The cost of taking an average family of four or five through this rehabilitation
program for a year costs $15,000 and that is the best bang for your buck.
Commissioner
Dallari thanked everyone for taking a leadership role in trying to help solve
the homeless problem in Central Florida.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Dallari, Ms. Saunders advised she is working with 18
agencies plus several other organizations and they have done a path analysis to
see how people do in order to help them identify where the gaps are and where
they can strategically invest additional resources. She stated they are planning to pull together
a plan of action in the next few months to look at where best they can invest some
resources. She added she thinks it is
going to be an ongoing process as a community that they continually assess,
reassess and realign as they move forward.
This group is in this for the long haul for how they can continue to
improve upon and what kind of outcomes they are getting.
Upon further
inquiry by Commissioner Dallari, Ms. Saunders advised she anticipates report
back to the Board with the findings in mid June.
Commissioner
Horan stated it is amazing that Father Bluett can do that much good for $15,000. He stated the other aspect is if you look at
it from a macroeconomic point of view, the largest segment of people living in
poverty is children. This is a problem
that isn’t going to go away and something needs to be done now. If they do not do anything now, they are
going to live with this problem as that generation gets older.
Commissioner
Henley stated he feels the initiative they have started here is one of the best
in Seminole County. There have been
initiatives started over the years with a good purpose, but after a year or two
it seems to lose steam and fizzle out. The
important thing they have to remember is that the collaborative effort is the
answer and the more that can join, the more effective it will be.
Commissioner
Van Der Weide stated he feels everyone is doing a great job. He stated this is really a regional effort and
the First Baptist Church of Orlando and the Catholic Dioceses have members across
the county and city lines, and it is a beautiful effort in bringing them all
together.
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Dan
O’Keefe, Moore Stephens Lovelace, and Jenny Spencer, County Finance Director,
addressed the Board to present the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
(received and filed). Mr. O’Keefe
displayed a PowerPoint Presentation (copy received and filed) and reviewed topics
relating to Required Communications; Services and Deliverables; Other Reports including
a Compliance and Internal Control Report; Listing of Auditor and Management
Responsibilities; Internal Controls; Compliance Requirements; Communication of
Significant Matters; Risk-Based Audit Approach; Accounting and Auditing Items;
Management Representations; Assigned Individuals; and Audit Schedule.
Mr. O’Keefe summarized the Financial
Analysis relating to Reporting Units and Top Level Analysis. He stated Seminole County’s financial
position is pretty strong, and from a fiscal standpoint the County is in pretty
good shape. He continued by reviewing the
Fund Financial Statements; General Fund; and General Fund Budget. He reviewed the Proprietary Funds and stated
those funds are very good, and the Insurance Fund is very healthy. He continued by reviewing Comparative Data of
surrounding counties relating to Population Comparison; General Fund Unreserved
Fund Balances; Per Capita Governmental Revenues; Per Capita Governmental
Expenditures; and Per Capita Governmental Debt.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Dallari, Mr. O’Keefe advised he can provide the Board
the population base per capita for the entire state.
Mr. O’Keefe concluded by reviewing
the Comparative Data for surrounding counties relating to Millage Rate; Per
Capita Taxable Property Value; and Proprietary Fund Unrestricted Net Assets.
Commissioner
Dallari commended Mr. O’Keefe, the Clerk’s office and Fiscal Services for the
work they have done, and said it is nice to see these numbers put together in a
concise booklet that shows the County is as solid as it is.
Commissioner
Horan stated after going through the budget work sessions and not feeling good
about things, this report really makes him feel better. He stated there is a large amount of
unrestricted net assets and operating surplus, and it looks like that provides
them with some additional relief in terms of the budget going forward. That was particularly heartening to him.
COUNTY
MANAGER’S CONSENT AGENDA
Joe Forte,
Acting County Manager, addressed the Board to advise that Item #14, Approve
Resolution implementing Budget Change Request #11-7, does not contain a
resolution and staff is only requesting approval of a Budget Change Request. He stated the assessment rate for Solid Waste
Option 2 for Item #15, adopt Resolution confirming Non-Ad Valorem Rate
Assessments for 2011, is posted incorrectly at $197.00 and the correct rate is
$198.00. He stated that Attorney Ken
Wright, Shutts & Bowen, is requesting a continuance for Item #33, Major
Amendment and Rezone to The Springs PUD, to May 10, 2010.
Commissioner
Dallari stated he feels that the Board shouldn’t be appointing a Chair for Item
#9, Establish an Audit Committee, and the group of the Constitutional Officers and
the County’s representatives should appoint their own Chair. The majority of the Board accepted the recommendation as it is.
Motion by Commissioner Van Der
Weide, seconded by Commissioner Henley to authorize and approve the following:
County Manager’s
Office
Purchasing &
Contracts Division
3. Approve Amendment #4, as shown on page _________, to Work Order
#11 (Construction Materials Testing Services at Yankee Lake) under PS-1074-06/TRJ
with Nodarse & Associates, Inc.; and authorize the Purchasing &
Contracts Division to execute the Work Order Amendment.
4. Award
CC-6482-11/DRR, as shown on page _________, Construction Agreement for White
Sands Cove and Carillon Master Pump Station Improvements in the amount of $369,675.00
to C&S Technical Resources, Inc., of Orlando, Florida; and authorize the
Purchasing & Contracts Division to execute the Agreement.
Central Services
Fleet &
Facilities Division
5. Approve and
authorize the Chairman to execute the Third Renewal, as shown on page _________,
to the Wilshire Plaza Phase II Lease with Crystal Bay Club, Ltd.
Community
Services
Community
Assistance Division
6. Approve and
authorize the Chairman to appoint Gregory Zbylut to the CSBG Advisory Board.
7. Approve and
authorize Chairman to execute two (2) Corrective Restrictive Use Covenants, as
shown on page __________, for 444 Marathon Lane and 2601 South Marshall Avenue,
to convert two NSP-acquired properties from income qualified, single family owner
occupied housing to long-term rental.
Fiscal Services
Business Office
8. Approval for submission of an Application
to the Environmental Protection Agency requesting $80,000 in grant funds
through the Environmental Education Regional Grant Program and authorization
for the Acting County Manager to execute any documents as may be required for
the application.
9. Establishment of an Audit
Committee consisting of a member appointed by each Constitutional Officer and
the Director of Fiscal Services as the Board’s representative and Chair, to provide
the minimum duties within Section 218.391, Florida Statutes, for selection of
an independent auditor.
Budget Division
10. Approve and
authorize the Chairman to execute appropriate Resolution #2011-R-86, as shown
on page ________, implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #11-56 through
the Transportation Trust Fund and the 2001 Infrastructure Sales Tax Fund in the
amount of $302,000 to establish and fund the Asset Pavement Management Inventory
Project.
11. Approve and
authorize the Chairman to execute appropriate Resolution #2011-R-76, as shown
on page _________, implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #11-57 through
the 2001 Infrastructure Sales Tax Fund and the 1991 Infrastructure Sales Tax
Fund in the amount of $4,294,870 to terminate the SR 46 widening project and
increase budget for the CR 426 Safety Improvement Project.
12. Approve and
authorize the Chairman to execute appropriate Resolution #2011-R-77, as shown
on page _________, implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #11-59 through
the Stormwater Fund in the amount of $120,000 to establish and fund mitigation for
the Lake Jesup Basin Regional Stormwater Facility.
13. Approve and authorize the
Chairman to execute appropriate Resolution #2011-R-78, as shown on page
_________, implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #11-60 through the 2001
Infrastructure Sales Tax Fund in the amount of $300,000 to establish and fund
the Canterclub Trail Sinkhole Repair Project.
14. Approve and authorize the
Chairman to execute Budget Change Request (BCR) #11-7, as shown on page
_________, through the Community Development Block Grant Fund in the amount of
$30,000 to increase funding for the Community Services Winwood Park project.
MSBU
15. Adopt appropriate
Resolution #2011-R-79, as shown on page __________, confirming the Non-Ad
Valorem Variable Rate Assessments for 2011.
Growth
Management
Planning &
Development Division
16. Authorize the
release of the Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit No. 55104371 and the
Performance and Payment Agreement for Roads in the amount of $203,036.75, for
the Provenance at Loma Vista townhomes subdivision (M/I Homes of Orlando, LLC).
Public Safety
Business Office
17. Approve and
authorize the Chairman to execute appropriate Resolution #2011-R-80, as shown
on page _________, renaming John Calvin Court to Ligonier Court.
Public Works
Engineering
Division
18. Adopt appropriate
Resolution #2011-R-81, as shown on page _________, accepting a Quit Claim Deed,
as shown on page _________, from Andora Moses, Trustee, for property necessary
for the construction of a sidewalk and roadway improvements along a portion of
20th Street.
19. Approve and
authorize the Chairman to execute Purchase Agreement, as shown on page
_________, for property needed for additional right-of-way adjacent to Orange
Boulevard.
20. Adopt appropriate Resolution #2011-R-82,
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 for the design of sidewalks in conjunction with
Walker Elementary School (Snow Hill Road) from County Road 419 to Walker Elementary
School. (FDOT - FPN: 429598-1-38-01)
21. Adopt appropriate
Resolution #2011-R-83, 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 for the design of sidewalks
in conjunction with Eastbrook Elementary School. (FDOT- FPN: 429597-1-38-01)
22. Adopt appropriate
Resolution #2011-R-84, 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 for the design of safety
improvements on County Road 46A (W. 25th Street) at Hartwell Avenue. (FDOT -
FPN: 429585-1-38-01)
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER’S
CONSENT AGENDA
Motion
by Commissioner Dallari, seconded by Commissioner Henley to authorize and
approve the following:
23. Expenditure Approval Lists, as shown on page
_________, dated March 28 and April 4, 2011; and Payroll Approval List, as
shown on page _________, dated March 31, 2011; approval of BCC Minutes dated
March 22, 2011; and the Board noted, for information only, the following
Clerk’s received and filed:
1.
Change
Order #1, as shown on page _________, to CC-5931-10.
2.
Change
Order #1, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #55 to CC-1284-06.
3.
Change
Order #3, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #22 to CC-2184-07.
4.
Amendment
#2, as shown on page __________, to Work Order #2 to PS-4906-09.
5.
Amendment
#1, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #19 to PS-3914-08.
6.
Amendment
#2, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #83 to PS-5120-02.
7.
Amendment
#4, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #41 to PS-5120-02.
8.
Work
Order #2, as shown on page _________, to CC-5075-10.
9.
Amended
Development Order #09-3200020, as shown on page __________, Dan Shaw special
exception.
10.
Closeout,
as shown on page __________, for CC-5048-09.
11.
IFB-601086-11
Term Contract, as shown on page ___________, Capital Office Products.
12.
Amendment
#1, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #5 to RFP-4277-09.
13.
Amendment
#5, as shown on page _________, to RFP-600006-06.
14.
Amendment
#1, as shown on page __________, to Work Order #23 to PS-5182-05.
15.
M-6607-11
Basic Agreement, as shown on page _________, Triece Company.
16.
Amendment
#1, as shown on page __________, to Work Order #59 to RFP-4277-09.
17.
City of
Sanford Boater Improvement Agreement, as shown on page _________.
18.
Amendment
#2, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #127 to PS-5165-04.
19.
Development
Order, as shown on page __________, R&R Investments for Bill Ray Nissan
Site Clearing Permit.
20.
Work
Order #80, as shown on page __________, to PS-1529-06.
21.
Change
Order #4, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #23 to CC-2184-07.
22.
Amendment
#2, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #19 to PS-3914-08.
23.
Work
Order #81, as shown on page _________, to PS-1529-06.
24.
Closeout,
as shown on page _________, for Work Order #48 to CC-1075-06.
25.
Change
Order #1, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #29 to CC-2184-07.
26.
Change
Order #2, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #30 to CC-2184-07.
27.
Amendment
#1, as shown on page _________, to PS-1529-06.
28.
Work
Order #23, as shown on page __________, to PS-4388-09.
29.
Work
Order #9, as shown on page __________, to PS-4572-09.
30.
Amendment
#1, as shown on page __________, to Work Order #45 to PS-5174-04.
31.
Amendment
#1, as shown on page __________, to Work Order #48 to PS-5174-04.
32.
Amendment
#2, as shown on page __________, to Work Order #29 to PS-5190-05.
33.
RFP-600658-09
Agreement, as shown on page __________, Cooper Notification, Inc.
34.
Letter
to Maryanne Morse, Clerk of Circuit Court, from Donna Gardner, City Clerk, city
of Casselberry, re: Annexation Ordinance
11-1346.
35.
Change
Order #4, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #22 to CC-2184-07.
36.
Change
Order #1, as shown on page _________, to CC-5276-10.
37.
Award
Letter, as shown on page _________, for Homeland Security Grant Program, as
authorized for execution by the BCC on December 14, 2010.
38.
Comprehensive
Annual Financial Report from South Seminole & North Orange County
Wastewater Transmission Authority for FY ended September 30, 2010.
39.
CC-6502-11
Agreement, as shown on page _________, Shoemaker Construction Co., Inc.
40.
Corrective
Restrictive Use Covenants, as shown on page __________, for 746 Sherwood Dr.
and 520 San Gabriel Ct.
41.
Tennis
Development Instructor Agreement, as shown on page __________, Hannah Harkins.
42.
Warranty
Deed, as shown on page _________, for Space Port U.S.A., Inc. for I-4
Industrial Park 4th Section.
43.
Amendment
#2, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #22 to RFP-0013-05.
44.
Change
Order #1, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #32 to CC-2184-07.
45.
Work
Order #20, as shown on page _________, to PS-3914-08.
46.
Change
Order #1, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #27 to CC-2184-07.
47.
Change
Order #4, as shown on page _________, to CC-4186-09.
48.
Amendment
#2, as shown on page _________, to IFB-600537-08.
49.
CC-6365-11
Agreement, as shown on page __________, Chinchor Electric, Inc.
50.
Change
Order #1, as shown on page __________, to RFP-5847-10.
51.
Amendment
#1, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #62 to RFP-4277-09.
52.
Assignment
of Term Contract, as shown on page __________, for IFB-600537-08.
53.
Amendment
#1, as shown on page _________, to IFB-600537-08.
54.
Work
Order #42, as shown on page _________, to PS-1501-06.
55.
Change
Order #1, as shown on page _________, to Work Order #36 to CC-2184-07.
56.
Change
Order #6, as shown on page _________, to CC-4626-09.
57.
Bids as
follows: IFB-601108-11; CC-6482-11;
RFQ-600997-10; CC-6460-11; and CC-6548-11.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
PUBLIC
HEARINGS
Chairman
Carey stated there is a request to continue Item #33, Major Amendment and
Rezone to The Springs PUD. If the Board
is inclined to do that, it will give staff time to notify those who are
interested in that issue.
District
Commissioner Van Der Weide stated the Board has always given a first request
for a continuance and he would recommend approving same.
Commissioner
Dallari stated this Board has never denied a request to continue if the
district commissioner feels it is necessary.
The Board should announce that during the public hearing and as the
district commissioner noted, any or all representatives be made aware that that
is the Board’s intent.
Commissioner
Henley stated he would support the continuance of this since it has been
brought forward on a short notice.
Chairman
Carey stated staff will notify everyone of the request for continuance.
REGULAR
AGENDA
Joy
Williams, Planning, addressed the Board to present request for a reduction to
Code Enforcement Board liens, which totals $403,800, for Case #99-22A-CEB
($370,100) and Case #99-43A-CEB ($33,700) on property located at 3301 SR 46W,
Henry and Claudia Muse (previous owners) and Trademark Metals Recycling LLC
(current owner). She reviewed the
background of the violations as outlined in the agenda memorandum. She stated the property changed ownership on
February 18, 2011. Staff recommends
denial of the request. Staff is
requesting that their report be made part of the record.
District
Commissioner Carey stated this is a situation where she doesn’t get excited
about the site plan issue (Case #99-22A-CEB) and she would be inclined to
forgive that issue, but would recommend that the blighted area (Case
#99-43A-CEB) fine be paid. She
recommended that the owner pay $33,700.
Motion by Commissioner Van Der
Weide, seconded by Commissioner Horan to approve the reduction to the Code
Enforcement Board lien for Case #99-22A-CEB ($370,100) to $0.00; authorize the
Chairman to execute the Release of Lien, as shown on page ________; deny a reduction
to Case #99-43A-CEB ($33,700) on property located at 3301 SR 46W, Henry and
Claudia Muse (previous owners) and Trademark Metals Recycling LLC (current
owner); and authorize the Chairman to execute the Release of Lien, as shown on
page ________, upon payment in full of $33,700 within 60 days.
Under
discussion and upon inquiry by Commissioner Dallari, District Commissioner
Carey advised the amount will be paid within the required time frame of 60
days.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Kathy
Moore, Fiscal Services, addressed the Board to present request to schedule and
advertise a public hearing for the purpose of adopting and certifying the 2011
Non-Ad Valorem Assessment Roll. She
stated staff recommends approval of the request.
Motion by Commissioner Van Der
Weide, seconded by Commissioner Henley to authorize scheduling and advertising
a public hearing for the purpose of adopting and certifying the 2011 Non-Ad
Valorem Assessment Roll.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Carol
Watral, Fiscal Services, addressed the Board to present request to schedule and
advertise a public hearing to consider a MSBU Consolidated Street Lighting
District Ordinance amending Ordinance #2010-16 as outlined in the agenda
memorandum. She stated the proposed
revisions are primarily associated with minor administrative recommendations
for improving assessment allocation in the vicinity of Winwood Park, Cypress
Head Trail, Academy Oaks, Winter Woods Blvd., Casa Aloma Way and Chuluota. The tentative date of the public hearing is
August 9, 2011. Staff recommends
approval of the request.
Motion by Commissioner Dallari,
seconded by Commissioner Horan to authorize scheduling and advertising a public
hearing to consider MSBU Consolidated Street Lighting District Ordinance
amending Ordinance #2010-16.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
COUNTY
MANAGER’S BRIEFING
The Board
noted, for information only, the Informational Budget Amendment Status Report
FY 2010/11 for the period ending March 31, 2011.
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The Board
noted, for information only, the Project Fiscal Summary FY 2010/11 (through
March 31, 2011).
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Chairman
Carey recessed the meeting at 10:27 a.m., reconvening it at 10:35 a.m., with
Maryanne Morse, Clerk of Circuit Court, and Robert McMillan, County Attorney,
entering late.
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Tad Stone,
Public Safety Director, addressed the Board to give an update on the
Communication Tower and 800 MHz System.
He displayed a PowerPoint Presentation (received and filed) and reviewed
the Tower Project Program and the Program’s Existing Tower Sites.
Ms. Morse
and Mr. McMillan reentered the meeting at this time.
Commissioner
Horan left the meeting at this time.
Mr. Stone
continued by reviewing each tower location, estimated costs for repairs and
upgrades, and what they are proposing for each.
Commissioner
Horan reentered the meeting at this time.
Mr. Stone
reviewed slides of staff’s recommendations on the tower projects.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Horan, Mr. Stone advised staff wants to maximize all
the towers they can. He stated the
structural upgrade of the towers will also create possible revenue options for
the County.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Dallari, Mr. Stone advised the anticipated life
expectancy of the upgrades is 15 to 20 years.
Mr. Stone
informed Chairman Carey that everyone using the towers is paying. He stated one vendor has been notified that
their contract will end sometime next year for renegotiations. It may be some time before the other
contracts will come back into play.
Mr. Stone
displayed maps showing the Existing Portable Coverage and the Proposed Portable
Coverage. He stated the proposed
Portable Coverage will greatly enhance their ability to get back to the
dispatch center with a handheld radio.
Upon
inquiry by Chairman Carey, Mr. Stone advised this is already in the budget. He stated staff believes that funding is more
than enough to do the two site constructions and additional bracing.
Mr. Stone
explained for Commissioner Horan why a significant portion of non-coverage is
in his district.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Dallari, Mr. Stone advised this will address everything
including fire, paramedics, Sheriff and police.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Henley, Mr. Stone advised he is not sure what Volusia
County’s coverage range would be if they were interested in co-locating with
the tower at Yankee Lake, but he will provide that to the Board.
Commissioner
Dallari recommended that staff contact Lake and Volusia Counties to see if
there is any need for them to co-locate on the Seminole County’s tower.
Mr. Stone
stated he will determine the location of their towers and contact them.
Motion by Commissioner Henley,
seconded by Commissioner Horan to accept the staff recommendations for the
Communication Towers; and authorize staff to move forward in the contract
phases and bring them back to the Board.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Mr. Stone
displayed and reviewed the 800 MHz Radio System relating to maintaining the original
system and keeping it alive and keeping it functioning very well; Existing Smartnet
System; 12-31-09 and 12-31-10 Commercially Reasonable Repair Efforts; and the
end of the System Support and Technical Support Contracts (12-31-12).
Mr. Stone
informed Commissioner Henley how much support they are now requiring from
Motorola.
Mr. Stone
continued by reviewing slides of What Project 25 (P25) System is and what it
will do. He also reviewed the
Considerations and Evaluation Process.
He advised that 3,620 units are not P25 compliant.
Upon
inquiry by Chairman Carey, Mr. Stone advised he can provide a breakdown on the
Public Safety side of how many of the 3,620 units are County versus
municipalities. He stated as soon as
they get the rebanding of every radio done, they will have a better idea of
what that is going to be and can provide an inventory to the Board.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Van Der Weide, Mr. Forte advised he met with the city
managers last Tuesday relating to the upgrade to P25 and he informed them that although
they don’t have anything specific in place today, they are looking at holding
the cities somewhat responsible for the ongoing maintenance of the upgrade. He stated he believes it is the County’s
responsibility to handle the backbone of the system; but he thinks it is the
cities’ responsibilities to participate in purchasing their equipment and the
ongoing maintenance. He added staff will
briefly touch on the funding later, but they will get into more detail as to
what they want to present to the cities on what will be their portion of the
dollar amount.
Upon
further inquiry by Commissioner Van Der Weide, Mr. Forte advised the cities
were not happy about participating in the funding, but they were appreciative
of the fact that they were brought into the conversation early instead of later
on.
Commissioner
Van Der Weide stated he would like to know what the cities’ share will be.
Commissioner
Dallari asked if each department is using their radios effectively or are they
just asking for radios. He said he also
would like to know if every person needs one.
Mr. Stone
stated when a municipality or the county come off an old radio and it is
replaced because of age or they are having problems with it, it still remains on
the inventory. He said one thing they
are looking at is getting an idea of who needs what to make it all work. He added he doesn’t know if Altamonte Springs
or the County’s fire department needs a bank of 50 spare handheld radios.
Mr. Stone
informed Commissioner Dallari that he can provide a breakdown of what is the
level of push-to-talk usage of each group.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Henley, Mr. Stone advised the school system has a handheld
radio on every school bus and in each school there are radios on the County’s
system.
Tommy
Oliveras, Telecommunications, addressed the Board to advise the school system
is part of the County’s maintenance system.
He informed Chairman Carey that the County charges the cities and the
School Board for maintenance.
Commissioner
Henley stated he is interested in a complete inventory of the entire system so
they will know exactly how many units the cities will be responsible for and what
the potential impact will be if they start charging them over.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Dallari, Mr. Stone advised he can provide to the Board how
much has been paid into the $12.50 fund and what it is being used for.
Mr. Stone
continued his presentation by reviewing the following possible options: (1) They do not do anything; (2) Develop a
bid package for a complete system replacement; (3) See if there are options for
an extended transition of the existing system to a P25 system and how far can
the County push it; or (4) Take advantage of existing bids and pricing
throughout the State that already have been awarded.
Commissioner
Horan stated this is a very, very complex thing that they are doing. Whether they go with a new system and use a
forklift approach or go ahead with a single source and negotiate with the
present vendor, it seems to him that they need someone who can go toe to toe
with the existing vendor or a single vendor in an RFP to draft and/or analyze
the RFP and negotiate with the vendor.
Mr. Stone
advised developing an RFP is a time-consuming process and he doesn’t have staff
time to develop a full blown RFP to go out on the street. If they go with that route, he would
recommend a consultant; but, if they go through a migration process, they know
what makes those things work.
Chairman
Carey stated she understands that they need an RFP if they put in a whole new
system. The migration approach would
allow them to do this over a period of time, then they would negotiate with the
vendor they have.
At the
request of Commissioner Van Der Weide, Ray Hooper, Purchasing Manager,
addressed the Board to advise this is a very difficult situation because they
are dealing with a potential $20 million project. He said he reviewed the Leon County contract
as well as the city of Jacksonville and the city of Fort Lauderdale’s contract. The city of Fort Lauderdale did a sole-source
negotiation and the price significantly dropped when they reviewed the
contracts. He said he also reviewed the contract
that was awarded by Floyd County in a competitive environment and the price
continued to drop. If the Board is
asking that staff take a contract and negotiate it based upon the terms and
conditions on the existing requirements of the County, it will be very
difficult. There are all kinds of
loopholes in the system as far as maintenance support, upgrades, software
support, and warranties. All of these
things have to be negotiated up front in the contract. If that is not addressed, the end result is
you will be paying premium prices for things that may not have been negotiated
in a competitive environment.
Chairman
Carey stated the County’s scope is critical on this and it has to be the
backbone of what they ask for pricing to begin with. She said she believes they can check to see
what everyone paid for everything and negotiate a good deal for Seminole County.
Commissioner
Van Der Weide stated he feels it is the Board’s job to protect the citizens,
because they do not want to make any mistakes.
Commissioner
Dallari stated one aspect is to try to negotiate off an existing contract, and
the other aspect is to try to figure out what that dollar amount is so they can
start to negotiate with the cities so they can see what those shares are from
participation. He stated all of these pieces
need to be put together as well as what works in the surrounding counties. He said he would like to know how this
interacts with the surrounding counties as well as the law enforcement
agencies. He said he would also like to
know what the new County Manager’s experience is on this and how he will be playing
an important role in this.
Upon
inquiry by Chairman Carey, Mr. Stone advised the way the scope is developed is a
lot different, depending on which way they go.
Chairman
Carey stated if they do not want to buy all the radios at one time, they could
do it over the migration period.
Upon
inquiry by Chairman Carey, Mr. Oliveras advised that will hold them until 2026.
Commissioner
Henley stated the Board has indicated that they would like more information
regarding the scope of the entire operation, what it is now, what it may be,
and what the cost is to transition the system.
He stated he feels a work session needs to be scheduled to give staff
time to bring all of that information forward and so that the Board can make a
decision based on the data.
Chairman
Carey stated the Board is looking for the user fee maintenance charges, the
inventory list and the push-to-talk numbers.
Commissioner
Dallari stated he would like information on the $12.50 fund.
Mr. Stone
stated he has that information for the last four years.
Commissioner
Dallari stated he would also like to know the density coverage of large
buildings.
Chairman
Carey stated a work session will be scheduled when the new County Manager comes
on board. She stated the Board needs to
move this forward by 12/31/12, and maybe they can schedule the work session by
the end of June or the beginning of August.
Commissioner
Horan stated staff needs direction from the Board no later than June.
Commissioner
Dallari stated he wants to make sure the new County Manager is going to have
enough time to digest this.
Chairman
Carey stated she will confirm with the new County Manager before she sets the
date for the work session. She stated he
will be coming on board no later than June 20.
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Acting
County Manager Joe Forte stated the recommendations of the Risk Management
Executive Meeting held on April 12, 2011 are in the packet for the Board to
review.
Chairman
Carey explained the reason why the clinic issue is on the agenda.
Meloney
Lung, Central Services Director, addressed the Board to explain to Commissioner
Henley the Retiree Exchange Program recommendation.
Commissioner
Dallari stated he visited the Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Resource Center in
Winter Park and he was very impressed.
This is a clinic for any County employee that has BCBS and they are open
six days a week. He stated there are a
lot of benefits out there that the County employees are not taking advantage
of. He added he would like to see if
there is a possibility of getting a resource center in Seminole County.
At the
request of Commissioner Henley, Ms. Lung shared with the Board updated
information on the potential cost of going to an onsite medical clinic and
information from other cities and counties that have gone a different way.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Henley, Andrea Herr, AGIS, addressed the Board to
explain what percentage has the County been increasing every time they have to
go out for increased cost for insurance.
Commissioner
Henley stated he knows that insurance costs are going up annually and the cost
can vary depending on what you want. He
stated this is one program that would be very beneficial to the employees since
they have been unable to give them an increase in their salaries. He said the other question is how much it is
going to cost to implement the wellness program, because part of that wellness
program is going call for an employee health assessment and those do not come
free.
Chairman
Carey stated the recommendations from the Risk Management Committee are to
gather more information about what the options are on the wellness program as there
are a lot of different wellness program models, as well as what it would look
like to outsource the prescriptions and the cost of same. She asked for a motion to accept or reject the
Committee’s recommendations.
Commissioner
Henley stated the Committee’s recommendation is to hire an outside consultant
to conduct an audit in determining if ineligible dependents are enrolled in the
County’s health plan, and he would like to know if this is something that staff
can do.
Maryanne
Morse, Clerk of Circuit Court, addressed the Board to advise her office is in
the process of completing that audit with an outside auditor with eligible and
ineligible dependents.
Chairman
Carey stated she would like staff to meet with Ms. Morse to make sure that it is
the same audit.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Horan, Andrea Herr expanded on the two different audits,
one is are currently being done by the Clerk’s office and the one that is
recommended by the Risk Management Committee.
Commissioner
Dallari stated he feels it is imperative that they do this, but if it is being
done by the Clerk, then it is not necessary.
Commissioner
Van Der Weide stated he questions whether this audit is needed and if they are
doing a duplicate audit, then he has problems with that.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Van Der Weide, Mr. Forte advised the vendors’ responses
for the RFP on the clinic were due to expire at the end of March and it was extended
until the end of April.
Commissioner
Horan stated the Committee’s recommendation was to let it expire.
Motion by Commissioner Dallari,
seconded by Commissioner Horan to accept the Risk Management Committee’s
recommendations of April 12, 2011; with a caveat to ensure that the dependent
audit is not being performed by the Clerk.
If it is being done by the Clerk, the County will not do it.
Districts
1, 2, and 5 voted AYE.
Commissioners
Van Der Weide and Henley voted NAY.
COUNTY
ATTORNEY’S BRIEFING
Mr.
McMillan stated he still does not have a ruling from the Federal court relating
to the case of Allied Veterans of the World, Inc., et al versus Seminole
County; therefore, the closed
meeting today is cancelled. He stated they
have pretty much come up with the options to present at the closed
meeting. They can brief the Board
individually between now and the next Board meeting, and continue this strategy
session one more time.
Upon
inquiry by Chairman Carey, Mr. McMillan advised he assumes that the Judge is
aware that there was a shooting on the premises.
Commissioner
Horan stated he would like to have a closed session whether or not they have a
ruling from the Judge.
Whereupon,
Mr. McMillan requested that an Attorney-Client Strategy Session be scheduled concerning
the case of Allied Veterans of the World, Inc. et. Al v. Seminole County
at the next Board meeting on May 10, 2011.
The Board had no objections.
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Mr.
McMillan submitted his resignation (received and filed) effective June 28, 2011,
and his last day is June 2. He said he has
made a couple of proposals to the Board if they want him to continue to serve until
June 30, 2011 or until the end of the fiscal year.
Chairman
Carey stated Mr. McMillan has 405 hours of PTO leave he is not eligible to be
paid for and if the Board wants him available for the incoming attorney, they could
pay him a portion or all of the time. She
suggested that 200 hours may be needed for consultation.
Commissioner
Van Der Weide stated the Board would be amiss if they didn’t have Mr. McMillan
around.
Chairman
Carey stated 200 hours would give him five continuance weeks.
Commissioner
Henley stated he feels the Board needs to work something out to where it will
be flexible enough to where they can contact him on an as-needed basis for
consultation.
Commissioner
Dallari stated he would like to see something at the next meeting that the
Board can vote on. He said he likes the
idea that he would be on call on an as-needed basis.
Commissioner
Horan stated he feels that having Mr. McMillan’s knowledge available as long as
possible would aid the transition of the new person coming on board. He said he feels it would be in the best
interest of the County if they can negotiate for the period of time that Mr.
McMillan is able to do it and it doesn’t impair his ability to get the benefits
he is entitled to.
Chairman
Carey stated she will work with Mr. McMillan on that issue and bring it back to
the Board.
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Chairman
Carey recessed the meeting at 12:00 p.m., reconvening at 1:30 p.m. with all
Commissioners and all other Officials, with the exception of Clerk of Court
Maryanne Morse, who was absent, and Deputy Clerk Eva Roach who was replaced by
Deputy Clerk Carylon Cohen, who were present at the Opening Session.
PROOFS OF
PUBLICATION
Motion by Commissioner Dallari,
seconded by Commissioner Henley, to authorize filing 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
HICKMAN CIRCLE
REZONE/Engineered
Permits,
Inc., Michael Wojtuniak
Proof of
publication, as shown on page _______, calling for a public hearing to consider
enacting an Ordinance to rezone from M-1A (Very Light Industrial) to M-1
(Industrial) district for 1.19 acres located on the east side of Hickman
Circle, approximately ¼ mile north of Hickman Drive, Engineered Permits, Inc.,
Michael Wojtuniak, received and filed.
Cynthia
Sweet, Senior Planner, addressed the Board to present the request, stating the
site plan is consistent with the existing M-1A and M-1 zoning districts in the
area. She said the Planning and Zoning
Commission met on April 6, 2011 and recommended approval of this request. Staff is recommending approval based on staff
findings with the staff report to be made a part of the record.
Upon
inquiry by Chairman Carey, Ms. Sweet said she doesn’t believe there are
sidewalks along this area now; if so, there are some missing links. Chairman Carey stated if there are no
sidewalks currently, they probably should not require one person to build a
sidewalk. She said this is the last of
the lots. She asked that staff confirm
that there are no other sidewalks in this area before the Board makes that a
required condition.
Commissioner
Henley said before the Board had required that so many times, and there were
gaps along the roadways because the next developer had not built out and there
were gaps before you would get to another development. They had discussed asking the developer to
contribute to a fund rather than building the sidewalks. To his knowledge, the Board never made a
policy on that.
Chairman
Carey said maybe the Board can look at setting up in their policy a way to
collect money for sidewalks in this budget cycle. She asked Mr. Forte to add to his list
sidewalk funds and tree funds.
Michael
Wojtuniak, Engineered Permits, Inc., representing David Brewer (property
owner), addressed the Board to state he is present to answer any
questions. He advised that they have an
approved site plan and they were required to put in sidewalks. It is a sidewalk to nowhere as there is no
other sidewalk in the vicinity.
Whereupon, Chairman Carey said the Board will address that after a field
confirmation is done on what the status is.
No one spoke
in support or in opposition.
District
Commissioner Carey recommended approval of the request to rezone from M-1A to
M-1.
Motion by Commissioner Van Der Weide,
seconded by Commissioner Dallari, to enact Ordinance #2011-12, as shown on page
_______, rezoning from M-1A (Very Light Industrial) to M-1 (Industrial)
district for 1.19 acres located on the east side of Hickman Circle,
approximately ¼ mile north of Hickman Drive; as described in the proof of
publication, Engineered Permits, Inc., Michael Wojtuniak.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
THE SPRINGS PUD MAJOR
AMENDMENT
AND
REZONE/Saxon and Clark
Proof of
publication, as shown on page _______, calling for a public hearing to consider
a Major Amendment and Rezone to The Springs PUD (Planned Unit Development), a
portion of Tract 19 consisting of approximately 1.19 acres located on the north
side of West S.R. 434, approximately ¼ mile west of Markham Woods Road, Saxon
and Clark, received and filed.
Chairman
Carey advised the Board has a request from the attorney representing one of the
homeowners and they have asked for a continuance to the May 10 meeting. District Commissioner Van Der Weide has
indicated he would support the request for a continuance.
Attorney
Damon Chase, on behalf of the applicant, stated he would stipulate to the
continuance to May 10, 2011.
No one
else spoke in support or in opposition.
Motion by Commissioner Van Der Weide,
seconded by Commissioner Dallari, to continue to May 10, 2011, the public
hearing to consider a Major Amendment and Rezone to The Springs PUD (Planned
Unit Development), a portion of Tract 19 consisting of approximately 1.19 acres
located on the north side of West S.R. 434, approximately ¼ mile west of
Markham Woods Road; as described in the proof of publication, Saxon and Clark.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
FY 2010/11
MID-YEAR BUDGET AMENDMENT
Proof of
publication, as shown on page _______, calling for a public hearing to consider
adoption of a Resolution for FY 2010/11 Mid-Year Budget Amendment, received and
filed.
Lisa
Spriggs, Fiscal Services Director, addressed the Board to state the mid-year
adjustment is an amendment to the budgeted beginning fund balances to reflect
actual results based on the closeout of the previous year’s (FY 2010) financial
records. She reviewed Exhibit A to the
Resolution showing details of all the funds Countywide and stated the
adjustment Countywide totals $15,474,034.
She advised when the beginning fund balance of each fund is adjusted
(positively or negatively), this also flows into the budgeted reserves, so they
are likewise adjusted. She further
advised that there is no real material difference from what staff talked about
at the preliminary budget work sessions or from what the Board heard this
morning in the CAFR (Comprehensive Annual Financial Report) presentation.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Henley, Ms. Spriggs explained the reason for the
$98,390 adjustment in Economic Development is due to the staff being slightly
off when they did the budgeted beginning fund balance. She advised there are adequate reserves in
this fund for the commitments that are outstanding, and the reserves are all
committed to various contracts.
No one
spoke in support or in opposition.
Motion by Commissioner Henley, seconded
by Commissioner Dallari, to approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
appropriate Resolution #2011-R-85, as shown on page _______, for FY 2010/11
Mid-Year Budget Amendment; as described in the proof of publication.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
LEGISLATIVE
UPDATE
Sabrina
O’Bryan, Fiscal Services, addressed the Board to give an update on legislative
activities. She said regarding the
Budget Conference that it appears the legislators are going to enter into
budget discussions on Wednesday morning.
There is about a $4 million difference at the moment between the House
and Senate. Regarding the proposed
Retirement Bills, HB 1405 and SB 2100, staff knew that those bills would not be
reconciled until the budget discussion; however, she is hearing that the Senate
version may be more inclined to lean towards the 3% employee contribution as
opposed to the original tiered proposal.
She said the Retirement Bill goes into effect on July 1, 2011; and the
legislators have not come into agreement on COLA at this time.
Susan
Dietrich, Assistant County Attorney, entered the meeting at this time.
Ms.
O’Bryan stated not a lot has changed since the update from the State lobbyists
last week as the Senate was not holding committee meetings.
Ms.
Dietrich addressed the Board to advise on the repeal of the septic tank
issue. She said HB 13 passed the full
House and that repealed the program entirely.
In the Senate, this is still in the Budget Committee. FAC (Florida Association of Counties) is
attempting to amend it. The Senate has
established an entire new framework for this program rather than just repealing
it. FAC is trying to amend it to
grandfather in local ordinances and to allow local governments to have more
stringent requirements. She said they
will have to wait and see what happens in the Budget Conference to see if this
does pass in the Senate. Upon inquiry by
Chairman Carey, Ms. Dietrich said if this doesn’t get repealed, the legislators
have the ability to extend the program again.
Commissioner
Horan asked about the commercial property tax (non-homestead property tax), and
Ms. O’Bryan clarified that there is a difference between the House and the
Senate. The House bill is currently at
3%, where they started originally. The Senate
bill, as of week before last, was at 5%.
FAC has been having discussions with the elected officials regarding a
proposal to start the first two years at 5% each year, and in the third, fourth
and fifth year elevating that to 7% and then sunsetting in 2019. That proposal has not been considered yet,
but it may come forward as an amendment.
Chairman Carey said she thinks FAC is trying to be a little more
reasonable because all the counties will have to deal with this when they cap
it. Commissioner Horan said it seems to
him that if they just go ahead and do what the people have voted on (10%) and
leave it up to local governments to provide the incentives that the local
governments need to provide economic development that would make a lot of
sense. Chairman Carey suggested that
Commissioner Horan call and ask Representative Chris Dorworth about this
matter.
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Horan on the CCNA
(Consultant Competitive Negotiations Act) Bill, Ms. O’Bryan said she
would check on the status of that and send him an e-mail this afternoon. Chairman Carey asked Ms. O’Bryan to provide
an update at the end of this week to all the Board.
Commissioner
Dallari thanked the staff for doing a good job trying to keep the Board
informed of all the bills and activities.
CHAIRMAN’S
REPORT
Chairman Carey stated Mr. McMillan
distributed this morning a copy of the contract (received and filed) for County
Manager, and she announced that she was successful in negotiating a contract
with Jim (James) Hartmann for County Manager.
Upon inquiry by Commissioner
Dallari, Chairman Carey gave an overview of what took place in selecting a
candidate. She reviewed the salary,
moving and living expenses, severance package and pay-back clause, advising the
starting salary will be $175,000 and Mr. Hartmann is to begin his employment no
later than June 20, 2011.
Commissioner Van Der Weide
congratulated Chairman Carey on doing a wonderful job of negotiating. Chairman Carey thanked everyone for the
process and said they had five well-qualified candidates.
Motion by
Commissioner Henley, seconded by Commissioner Dallari, to accept the County
Manager Employment Agreement, as shown on page _______, with James Hartmann.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted
AYE.
Chairman Carey reiterated that Mr.
Hartmann will begin employment on or before June 20, 2011 and said she expects
that once the agreement is executed, he will be hooked up for e-mail access so
they can begin putting him in the loop.
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Chairman Carey requested
authorization to send a letter to Pam Pfeifer, Office of the Governor,
regarding the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council’s (ECFRPC)
proposed East Central Florida 2060 Strategic Plan.
Motion by
Commissioner Henley, seconded by Commissioner Dallari, to authorize the
Chairman to execute the letter, as shown on page _______, to the Governor’s
Office regarding the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council’s (ECFRPC)
proposed East Central Florida 2060 Strategic Plan.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted
AYE.
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Chairman Carey stated she received
a letter from the Orlando-Sanford Airport advising that Jack Taylor has
resigned from the SANAC (Sanford Aviation Noise Abatement Committee) Board and
giving the names of two candidates, Krysty Carr and Gary Brook. She said she would like to see a woman on the
Board as there is not one currently.
Motion by
Commissioner Henley, seconded by Commissioner Dallari, to appoint Krysty Carr
to the SANAC Board.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted
AYE.
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Chairman Carey congratulated Alan
Harris for earning the recognition from the International Association of
Emergency Managers for being among the group of professionals who have
maintained their CEM (Certified Emergency Manager) designation. She also congratulated the Purchasing and
Contracts Division for earning the Award for Excellence in Public Procurement
from the Florida Association of Public Purchasing Officers.
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Chairman Carey stated she is in the
process of drafting a press release about Mr. Hartmann. As soon as that gets done, she will
distribute it to all the Commissioners.
COMMUNICATIONS
AND/OR REPORTS
The
following Communications and/or Reports were received and filed:
1. Letter
dated April 4, 2011 to the Seminole County Commissioners from Nelson and Evelyn
Figueroa, Millennium Coaches, re:
Resolution No. 2011-R-41.
2. Letter
dated April 7, 2011 to the Seminole County Commission Chairman from Joe
Montisano, Central Florida Zoo, re:
thanking the Board for their continuing support of the Zoo.
3. Letter
dated April 7, 2011 to Chairman Brenda Carey from Fred Kittinger, Associate
Vice President, University of Central Florida, re: Sematech.
4. Copy
of letter dated April 8, 2011 to Chris and Clarissa Owen from Julia Thompson,
Parks and Recreation Manager, re:
thanking the Owens for their memorial donation.
5. Letter
dated April 11, 2011 to Chairman Brenda Carey from Kimberly Straubinger,
Florida Department of Revenue, re:
expiration of the 2011 Infrastructure Surtax.
6. Letter
dated April 11, 2011 to Chairman Brenda Carey from Representative Larry Metz
re: thanking her for the letter dated
March 23, 2011 that addressed the Board’s concerns regarding TABOR, Smart Caps,
and revenue limitations.
7. Letter
dated April 12, 2011 to Chairman Brenda Carey from Dan Holsenbeck, Vice
President, University of Central Florida, re:
Sematech.
8. Letter
dated April 12, 2011 to Highest Ranking Elected Official from Robert Groves,
Director, U.S. Census Bureau, re: online
survey.
9. Letter
dated April 13, 2011 to Chairman Brenda Carey from Keith Glatz, Florida
Association of Public Purchasing Officers, re:
Excellence in Public Procurement Awards Program.
10. Notice of Public Hearing received April 13,
2011 from the City of Sanford to consider the adoption of Ordinance No. 4238
annexing five acres on Moores Station Road.
11. Notice of Public Hearing received April 13,
2011 from the City of Lake Mary to consider the final subdivision plan for The
Enclave at Tuscany.
12. Letter dated April 13, 2011 to Chairman Brenda
Carey from John Hitt, President, University of Central Florida, re: Sematech.
13. Copies of letters dated April 15, 2011 from
the Seminole County Board of County Commissioners to Gov. Rick Scott; Seminole
County’s State Legislative Delegation; Sen. Mike Fasano; Sen. Mike Haridopolos;
Rep. Dean Cannon; and Ray Valdes re:
Revenue Limits/Caps.
14. Copy of letter dated April 18, 2011 to Mr. Joe
Forte from Darron Moreland re: Unfair
Termination.
15. Memorandum dated April 18, 2011 to Seminole
County Board of County Commissioners from Ray Valdes re: Letter dated April 15, 2011.
16. Letter dated April 19, 2011 to the Board of
County Commissioners from Arlin Armour, President, Indian Hills Home Owners
Association, re: Code Enforcement.
DISTRICT
COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS
Upon
inquiry by Commissioner Van Der Weide, Mr. Forte said the County is still
connected to UCF TV for emergency broadcasting and he thinks a test is done on
a monthly basis.
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Motion by Commissioner Van Der Weide,
seconded by Commissioner Henley, to appoint Emilio Perez to the Parks and
Preservation Advisory Committee for a three-year term ending January 1, 2014.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Commissioner
Dallari stated he would like to see if staff and the Board can coordinate a
workshop to see how the Blue Cross Blue Shield Resource Center works and get
updates to be better prepared for any federal changes to healthcare. Chairman Carey suggested taking a field trip,
and Commissioner Dallari said that would be great. Commissioner Henley said a field trip would
be great as long as they publicize it and invite a reporter along. Commissioner Dallari said he would appreciate
it if Chairman Carey could arrange that.
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Commissioner
Dallari said with all the changes going on in the economy, he would like to see
what it would take and how it would work to waive impact fees on certain
levels. He is not talking about doing
the utilities, because there are some bond covenants with them. He would like to ask the School Board to do
the same. He said it would be
advantageous for the County to do something like that over the next year or
two.
Chairman
Carey said she would like to get an update on where they are on the request for
staff to come back to the Board on things the Board talked about like extending
development orders and such. She said
she would rather keep it in short segments, like six months at a time rather than
two years, so when the economy turns back around, they won’t wish they had not
done something. Commissioner Dallari
said he is not opposed to six months or 12 months. Chairman Carey clarified with Mr. Forte to bring
this back as a presentation briefing to the Board to let them know what the
numbers are.
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Commissioner
Dallari advised that the Seminole County Regional Chamber of Commerce is having
an economic summit on Thursday, May 5, 2011, at 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the
Educational Support Facility in Lake Mary.
He thinks the Commissioners will learn a lot by attending.
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There
being no further business to come before the Board, the Chairman declared the
meeting adjourned at 2:05 p.m., this same date.
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