BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA
APRIL 28, 2015
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
28, 2015, 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 John Horan (District 2)
Commissioner Robert Dallari (District 1)
Commissioner
Lee Constantine (District 3)
Commissioner Carlton Henley (District 4)
Chief
Deputy Clerk of the Circuit Court Linda Bachtell
County Manager Nicole Guillet
County Attorney Bryant Applegate
Deputy Clerk Jane Spencer
Pastor Herb Long, First Baptist Church, Oviedo,
gave the Invocation.
Commissioner Dallari led the Pledge of
Allegiance.
AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS
Agenda Item #1 – A-0740-15
Motion by
Commissioner Dallari, seconded by Commissioner Constantine, to adopt a Proclamation declaring the month of April as Child Abuse
Prevention Month.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
The
Proclamation was presented to Debbie Owens, Director of Seminole Prevention
Coalition and the Chair of the Child Abuse Prevention Task Force, who thanked
the Board for their support. She
discussed the pinwheels that are used this month to acknowledge child abuse
prevention in a positive way. She stated
they have just updated their Resource Guide and it can be found online at seminolechildren.org.
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
The
Business Spotlight video for Next Horizon was presented.
AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS (continued)
Agenda Item #2 – A-0706-15
Motion
by Commission Horan, seconded by Commissioner Henley, to adopt a Proclamation
declaring the month of April as Fair Housing Month in Seminole County.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
The Proclamation was presented to Valmarie
Turner, Director of Community Services, who thanked the Board for their support
and leadership as it relates to fair housing.
She announced that the Community Services Department is conducting their
2nd Annual Fair Housing Arts contest, has received over 100 entries,
and will be presenting the awards to the children tomorrow.
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Agenda Item #3 – A-0608-15
Motion
by Commission Constantine, seconded by Commissioner Horan, to adopt appropriate
Resolution #2015-R-78 recognizing Lisa Spillman, Procurement Analyst, Resource
Management Department, Purchasing and Contracts Division, for 36 years of
service to Seminole County Government, Citizens and Business Community, upon
her retirement on April 30, 2015.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
Ms. Spillman accepted the Resolution and
expressed her appreciation.
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Agenda
Item #3A – A-0767-15
Motion
by Commission Henley, seconded by Commissioner Dallari, to adopt a Proclamation
declaring the week of May 2 through May 10, 2015 as “National Travel and
Tourism Week” in Seminole County.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
The Proclamation was presented to Bruce Skwario,
Tourism Development Council Member and General Manager of the Marriott Lake
Mary, who thanked the Board on behalf of the Central Florida Lodging
Association and Danny Trosset and the Seminole County Tourism Development
Council. He explained that “National
Travel and Tourism Week” serves as a week of appreciation for the tourism industry,
which helps drive the local and regional economies with over 62 million
visitors coming to the region in 2014.
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Agenda Item #3B – A-0595-15
Larry Dale, Orlando-Sanford International
Airport, addressed the Board to present the Airline Incentive Program. Mr. Dale stated it is very befitting to segue
from the Proclamation for “National Travel and Tourism Week” to his presentation. He stated the FDOT economic impact study for
the airport shows that it contributes $3.13 billion to the Central Florida
economy on an annual basis. Mr. Dale
presented the Board with a framed copy of the 5th Annual Annies
Award (copy received and filed), which indicates Orlando-Sanford was the
fastest growing airport with between 2 million and 5 million passengers in
2014.
Mr. Dale referenced an article in the
Sentinel about an incentive program that MCO (Orlando International Airport) passed
last year. MCO put $4 million a year into
the program for international carriers, and it boosted the number of
international passengers enough that they are moving up the construction of the
$1 billion southern terminal. The
article specifically mentions that the incentive program they did brought in
Icelandair, Thomas Cook and other airlines that the Sanford Airport had for a
number of years. Mr. Dale stated they
are proposing an incentive program for Seminole County, the Airport, and the
City of Sanford.
Larry Gouldthorpe, President of Airports
Worldwide, addressed the Board to present a PowerPoint presentation (copy
received and filed) entitled "SFB Airline/Tour Operator Incentive and
Retention Programs." Mr. Gouldthorpe
briefly explained how incentive programs began two and a half years ago in
Miami, then Tampa and MCO and how the program at MCO has affected the
Orlando-Sanford Airport. He stated the loss
of Thomas Cook and Icelandair jolted them, and the Airports Worldwide board and
the Sanford Airport Authority board have taken it very seriously. Together they have approved at least the core
of an airline incentive program and they would like to get other stakeholder
involvement. He pointed out that they
have talked to the City of Sanford and they are on board for $50,000 a year for
the next two years. Mr. Gouldthorpe
stated they are proposing today that the County be a participant at $250,000
per year for the next two years.
With regard to SFB Incentive Program
Application and Eligibility, Mr. Gouldthorpe reviewed the Application and
Eligibility of SFB Incentive Program slide.
He explained why they are focusing entirely on international airlines
and then discussed the eligibility requirements. He displayed two SFB Incentive Plan - New
Service charts and discussed the waivers and annual marketing support that will
be offered. He noted that with an
airline that had daily service from a European destination, the fee reductions
and waivers along with the cash would amount to $1.3 million in value to the
carrier. He believes this program would
make them competitive in the current market.
He discussed the New Annual Revenues that will come back into the system
and noted that FDOT estimates $21,714,919 of annual local economic impact.
Mr. Gouldthorpe reviewed Breakout of
Incentive Components and explained how the airlines will earn the incentives at
intervals rather than at the front of the program. He discussed the Maximum Total Incentive
Available - Rolling 12 Months.
Mr. Gouldthorpe stated the second part of
the program is retention. He discussed
the SFB Retention Program Application and Eligibility and reiterated that this
is focused on international service. He
reviewed the SFB International Retention Plan – One-Time Only chart and
explained that this program is a one-time incentive for the airline to contract
for a longer period of time and make plans to stay at the airport. He discussed the SFB Retention Plan – New
Service chart. Mr. Gouldthorpe concluded
his presentation by reviewing the Maximum Total Retention Benefit for the
One-Time Program.
At Commissioner Dallari's request, Mr. Gouldthorpe
discussed why he believes Icelandair left Orlando-Sanford Airport to go to
MCO. With regard to what airlines they
could potentially attract, Mr. Gouldthorpe stated that once the program is
fully developed and approved, they will be contacting everyone that is out
there. Mr. Dale stated they are working
with airlines from Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean.
Chairman Carey stated she believes the Airport
has been very cautious and thoughtful about the program in trying to make it
generous enough to be attractive yet have enough protections and safety nets
that they are not giving money up front and then the airline leaves. She discussed the convenience of flying in
and out of Orlando-Sanford International Airport and suggested they will need
to go after companies that are more interested in the convenience of the
traveling public because that is a big selling point.
Chairman Carey confirmed with Mr. Gouldthorpe
that he indicated in his presentation that he would like to see the County
consider a $250,000 commitment over two years.
She pointed out to the County Manager that if the Board is inclined to
want to talk about this, they will need to decide when they would discuss
it. She stated they obviously don't have
the funds in this current year's budget but suggested it may be on a
case-by-case basis since they have done that before with the airport based on
the return-on-investment opportunity that they were looking at.
Nicole Guillet, County Manager, stated they
are doing budget development right now.
If there is an interest on the part of the Board, they can see if there
is a way to fit that amount or some portion of that amount in the upcoming
budget. She pointed out that this
program is not a candidate for Tourist Development Funds and it would have to be
General Fund money. Ms. Guillet stated
they do not typically budget for economic development incentives; they are done
on a case-by-case basis. She reiterated
that if it is the Board's desire for staff to find a way to fit this into the
budget, they can take a look at it.
Chairman Carey explained why she believes
the return on investment is substantial and pointed out that the growing demand
at the airport for domestic travel crested at 2 million passengers last year
and will continue to grow as they develop the Sports Complex and people travel
in and out of that airport for convenience purposes. She questioned if the Board would like to
discuss this and noted they have a workshop this afternoon about different
types of incentive grants and those types of things. She suggested it may be a time to discuss it
then.
Commissioner Henley stated the Board should
not take lightly the comment by the County Manager regarding Tourist
Development funds because the law is very specific as to what each penny can be
used for. He believes the attorney may
need to revisit that to advise the Board when they enter into discussions. He noted it would have been nice to have had
the volume of specific data ahead of time to study and requested Mr. Gouldthorpe
provide a copy of the presentation to the Commissioners. He stated he believes it is something that is
worth the Board's consideration. As
everyone knows, they are constantly being hit with various approaches to
compete to bring businesses into the county and they have been successful. He noted it has been a cooperative program
between the cities and the County Commission in order to get the money to
incentivize to draw businesses.
Chairman Carey stated the City of Sanford
approved $50,000 for two years last night.
Commissioner Henley stated he believes it
is something they need to consider as they deal with the budget and requested
the County Manager look into it.
Commissioner Dallari stated he has no issue
with moving forward with this to try and figure out where the budget request
could come from and to have more dialogue with the Airport and the City. He believes it is appropriate to start the
conversation.
Chairman Carey reiterated that if between now
and the new budget time Mr. Dale and Mr. Gouldthorpe have an opportunity that
is very appealing, it certainly is something that the Board could consider in
this current budget.
Commissioner Horan stated he is highly
cognizant that they are in a competitive environment and that incentives are
part of that competition. He stated he
presumes Mr. Gouldthorpe has some data and they can accumulate some data on
what the competition is doing. He would
like to see a table of that because when it comes to economic development,
right now they are winning and he wants to stay competitive. The thing that will be most important to him
is what the competition is doing and what needs to be done to be
competitive. Commissioner Horan stated
he would like to see that before he votes on it.
Ms. Guillet pointed out there is a work
session in June to talk about mid-year budget issues. She advised that between now and then they
can get some additional information, talk with the people from the airport, see
if there are ways they can indirectly support the program through TDC money,
and see what the different options are.
She stated they can bring that to the Board in June; so as they are
moving forward with the budget and before they start their work sessions on the
upcoming budget, they can get more feedback and direction from the
Commissioners and staff can provide the requested information. Ms. Guillet stated she was looking at
different airports in Florida and what their incentive programs are and staff
can certainly get the Board that information.
Commissioner Constantine stated he believes
the County Manager's direction is well taken and is how they should
proceed. He stated that it is his
understanding that the federal government is working on an international
aviation incentive package and asked Mr. Gouldthorpe how that relates to what
he is doing and how that can be taken advantage of. He believes that is another thing they need
to have in front of them, how that can interrelate to what they might be
doing. He noted it seems like it is all
directed to foreign airlines as opposed to domestic airlines that fly
internationally and wants to see how that also relates to them as they start
developing a program. He stated it is
supposed to be voted on during the summer or early fall.
Mr. Gouldthorpe stated he does not have any
knowledge regarding that and can't really comment on it. He does know that most of the incentive
programs tend to be local.
Commissioner Constantine stated it is part
of the trade agreement and suggested he might want to take a look at that. Chairman Carey pointed out that Congressman
Mica, who works very closely with the Airport, is someone who Mr. Gouldthorpe
could reach out to on that. She
requested that, once he gets an answer, he follow up with the
Commissioners. Mr. Dale stated they will
not be incentives for particular airports but will be federal.
Commissioner Dallari requested that the
County Manager include in her list continued dialogue on this topic with the
City of Sanford and that they be included as well.
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Agenda Item #4 – A-0609-15
Dr. Harold Cohen, Senior Project Manager
for
Dr. Cohen began the PowerPoint presentation
(copy received and filed) entitled “Efficiency Analysis of Seminole County Public
Safety Department” and reviewed the Scope of Work. He displayed the first of two General
Findings slides and advised the future holds a lot of opportunity and they
believe it is best that Seminole County look at some reorganization to prepare
for that future. He pointed out that as
soon as Casselberry becomes part of the Seminole County EMS/Fire/Rescue family,
EMS/Fire/Rescue will be providing services to 73% of the population within the
county.
Dr. Cohen continued by displaying the
second General Findings slide and discussed why the traditional Department of
Public Safety model the County has been working with for the past years is
probably not the best to serve the growing community. He believes EMS/Fire/Rescue should be a full
County department and the communications and technology pieces should be
reassigned to other County departments.
Dr. Cohen discussed the New Oversight Agency, Department of
EMS/Fire/Rescue (SCEFR), and explained why E-911 Administration and
Telecommunications Team would be moved to Information Technology and the Office
of the Medical Director, EMS Quality Manager, and Emergency Communications
Center would be moved to SCEFR.
Dr. Cohen reviewed Human Resources and stated
as the world of Human Resources gets more complex throughout municipal
government, this would be a good time for a transfer of those Human Resources
management functions to the Seminole County Office of Human Resources. He stressed having redundant services
throughout the County is not efficient.
With regard to Demand Analysis, Dr. Cohen
pointed out between 2006 and 2013 there was a 14.67% increase in emergency
response and by 2018 they expect close to another 10%. He discussed workloads and indicated it is
moderate for Fire Suppression and EMS and heavy for Stations 12 and 13. He indicated that means there does not need
to be mass construction of stations and additions of equipment. The Truck/Ladder company demand is moderate. Dr. Cohen discussed the Battalion Chief,
Division Chief, and Shift Commander positions and stated they are concerned
these might be “overkill” and explained his recommendation that the Battalion
Chief 4 position be eliminated or transferred via attrition.
Dr. Cohen reviewed the Response Time
Analysis and Capital and Ordinary Expenditures.
With regard to Capital Income, he indicated that the MSTU collection
rate is starting to trend upward. He
explained why the amount of money for ambulance transportation is increasing but
the percentage collected is slightly dropping.
He discussed the MSTU Best Case and Worse Case Scenario graphs. Dr. Cohen displayed the Administration slide
and discussed the changes they are recommending. He stated they want to set up in the future a
way to get the department to look at administration as just that and possibly
in the future have more non-uniform personnel assigned to the agency.
Dr. Cohen next displayed the two Operations
slides and discussed the recommended changes.
He pointed out that as the department gets bigger, they need to have
more people at the supervisory level, not the chief level, to oversee special
things. Dr. Cohen discussed the overtime
liabilities that have been created and stated it comes from too many people being
allowed off duty per day which is creating an overtime liability of eight to
nine people on the best of days. He
stated reducing the number of people allowed off to 16 per shift would take
care of most of the built-in overtime.
He added hopefully, along with that, there will be the opportunity to
realign salaries to better fit the area and at least get everyone in the
department up to the median point. He
explained why he supports the position of engineer or driver/operator.
Dr. Cohen displayed and discussed
Prevention, Planning and Resource Management and suggested the division be
renamed the Community Risk Reduction Division.
With regard to SERCO, they believe part of what EMS/Fire management
ought to be doing is setting performance standards and demanding that they be
met. He pointed out there is an
opportunity now to increase front line personnel's involvement in community
risk reduction, not only with public education but doing more lower risk inspections
and getting out and showing how prevention is the answer. They used to want people who were the best
firefighters, and they still do; they used to want people who were the best EMS
and paramedics, and they still do; but now they want people who not only will
be good at that but will be as good in community risk reduction and fire
prevention. That is part of the basic
role of an EMS/Fire Service professional.
Dr. Cohen discussed Education and Training
and stated he believes a refocus in mission needs to occur toward internal
department education and training. He
emphasized that Seminole County has an exemplar training facility and is a shining
example compared to what he has seen across the country. He suggested there could be a closer working
relationship with Seminole State College when dealing with accreditation.
With regard to Communications, Dr. Cohen
stated they advocate that the two ATT radio technicians are no longer
necessary. When it comes to the Fire
Service and to EMS/Fire/Rescue, they believe the FTE number of positions could
be reduced to 23 and the schedule manipulated more to not invoke so much
overtime and hopefully keep more people.
He concluded his presentation by stating the number of people leaving
EMS/Fire/Rescue is little bit high and something that the County needs to look
at; however, he believes with some economic adjustment, they will be keeping
more people.
Dr. Cohen stated he believes after this
information is released, some of the local cities, especially the ones with
lower populations, may look at the advantages of joining the 73% instead of staying
part of 27%. He believes when and if
that happens, the organization needs to be structured in a way so it is ready.
Commissioner Dallari noted that this is the
first time the Board is seeing this information. He reminded Dr. Cohen of a previous
conversation where he questioned a review of run cards to make sure areas are
not being "cherry picked" for their responses. He asked whether that has been reviewed
yet. Dr. Cohen confirmed he has reviewed
that with the data they got and explained there will be maps within the report
that show the four-, six-, eight- and ten-minute response times for Seminole
County stations and also for stations nearby since the County is using the
closest-unit response. He added that
unfortunately the information of trying to pinpoint exactly where all of the
fires and medical emergencies are seems not to be available for them to map
out.
Commissioner Dallari questioned whether
some type of interactive training with places like Seminole State College has
been done in other places. Dr. Cohen
explained how it has been done, to various degrees of success. Upon inquiry by Commissioner Dallari, Dr.
Cohen stated that community risk prevention has been done in other communities
and is becoming very popular to do across the country. He explained that it can be anything from
smoke detectors and public education all the way to training line firefighters
as inspectors; having the firefighter trained to assist in that would be a
great step for people and lots of communities are starting to do that.
Commissioner Henley discussed the cooperation
between high schools and the community college working together to jointly
develop a curriculum and pointed out when a high-schooler finished the
curriculum successfully, they were given college credit. He stated the community college in the past
has been amenable to that type of memorandum and believes that is something
that should be pursued, particularly with the amount of training that the firefighters
go through.
Commissioner Dallari noted that at the
beginning of Dr. Cohen's presentation, he talked about the lack of data on
response time. Commissioner Dallari
stated he would like to make sure they get more of that information so Dr.
Cohen can review it to make sure the Board is doing the right thing, not just
for the departments but for all of the citizens. He stated he believes this is a good first
step and wants to read the report. He
hopes Dr. Cohen will still be involved with the review so they can get
"deeper into the weeds."
Commissioner Henley left the meeting at
this time.
Commissioner Dallari noted that he has
heard nothing but accolades about the fire department and all of the staff from
the citizens. There is a lot to be proud
of, especially in the past with the hurricanes.
He stated staff is phenomenal and the work that they do on the front
line is second to none. He pointed out
they need to keep moving in the right direction.
Commissioner Dallari questioned whether Dr.
Cohen has reviewed the topic of off-load times.
Dr. Cohen responded that he did review that topic and it will be in the
final report. He explained that this is
a touchy subject, and really making a dent in reversing some of the off-load
times will come with high-level leadership from the Commission. They are dealing with the medical society and
dealing with one of the largest employers in the area in the hospitals,
especially when economic times are not at the greater level; therefore the
right consensus and due sensitivity will have to be used.
With regard to downtime or wall time,
Commissioner Horan questioned whether Dr. Cohen could direct the Board to
resources and scholarship concerning what it costs and how it can be reduced. Dr. Cohen explained it is a much bigger
picture than just shuttling people in and out of the emergency department. It is looking at hospital status and throughput
in the emergency department and using interventions correctly in the best
manner possible to get patients moving, either out of the hospital, up onto the
floor, or into surgery. Dr. Cohen stated
there is a whole lot that needs to be done and that is why upper-level
management really is the key to doing this.
Commissioner Horan stated it is a
complicated and difficult issue which is why the Board "punted" it to
the County Manager and requested information and scholarship on the topic. Ms. Guillet informed the Board that she had a
conversation with Dr. Cohen yesterday.
Commissioner Horan questioned whether Dr.
Cohen has done a salary analysis. Dr.
Cohen indicated they did not do a direct salary analysis. He stated he is sure they can get the data. He pointed out what was being worked on when
he got here was looking at the median level that has been proposed by
representatives throughout the County, both in management and labor. Instead of looking at penny-for-penny, he
believes that looks like a good direction to go in and to move forward. He stated they can do a salary analysis but
he is not sure that will change the philosophy and believes with adopting the
philosophy they are proposing is to get things moving in the right direction
and keep the newer people, who the County has put so much time and energy into
training and are just starting to get good, from wanting to find greener
pastures instead of staying here at what they all believe is a green pasture.
Chairman Carey reminded everyone that they
are in negotiations.
Commissioner Henley reentered the meeting at
this time.
Chairman Carey stated as times change, they
have to look at how they are going to change their operations. She stated she would like to publicly thank
the firefighters for the quality of service they provide to the community. She noted that she looks forward to getting
the full report from Dr. Cohen. She
hopes he will be available to come back as the Board has other questions and
maybe help provide some solutions regarding how they can work through the
issues so they all get back to the same team.
Chairman
Carey recessed the meeting at 11:00 a.m. and reconvened at 11:05 a.m. with
Commissioner Dallari returning late.
COUNTY
MANAGER’S CONSENT AGENDA
With
regard to public participation, no one in the audience spoke in support or in opposition
to the Consent Agenda and public input was closed.
Nicole
Guillet, County Manager, stated there is an add-on, Item 9A, Final Plat for
Turnberry subdivision. She recommended
that Item #20, Term Contract IFB-602191-15 for UPS Maintenance with Jantech
Services, be pulled for a separate
discussion.
Chairman
Carey requested that Item #21, SS-602210-15 for the Purchase and Maintenance of
Schlage Primus Locking System with Kevin’s Lock and Safe, be pulled for a separate discussion.
Commissioner
Dallari reentered the meeting at this time.
Motion by Commissioner Dallari,
seconded by Commissioner Horan, to authorize and approve the following:
Community Services
Community Assistance Division
5. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
the Modification of Agreement between Florida Department of Economic
Opportunity and Seminole County to modify Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
for an additional allocation of $49,700 to help alleviate the cause and
conditions of poverty in Seminole County.
(A-0705-15)
Business Office
6. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the Satisfactions of
Mortgage for households assisted under the County's HOME/SHIP Home Ownership
Assistance Program, the Rehabilitation Assistance Program or the Reconstruction
Assistance Program for the following:
Vinnie R. Aikens, Nelson Alvarado, Nicole Gibson-Dean, Brian Heinlein,
Alneta Kinney, Daniel Neal and Tathiana Neal, Marco J. Ojeda, Phillip
Pennington and Hattie Pennington, Adam Perri, Pebbles Helena Rode, Brian
Walker, and Nakimba Wilson. (A-0680-15)
Community Development Division
7. Approve and
authorize the Chairman to execute the Early Learning Coalition Subrecipient
Agreement to provide summer day care assistance to income-eligible households
of Seminole County for Program Year 2014-2015 with Community Services Block
Grant funds. (A-0672-15)
8. Approve and accept
the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) monthly snapshot/report and
properties acquired by Seminole County Government. (A-0700-15)
Development
Services
Planning
& Development Division
9. Approve the final plat for the Hampton Estates
subdivision on 13.12 acres located on the southeast corner of Old Lockwood Road
and Fawn Run; Meritage Homes of Florida, Inc., Applicant. (A-0661-15)
9A. Approve the final
plat for Turnberry containing 23 lots on approximately 6.14 acres zoned PD
(Planned Development) located on the north side of Bridgewater Drive and west
of the Heathrow Country Club; Luke Classon PE, Applicant. (A-0701-15)
Leisure Services
Tourism Development Division
10. Approve
and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with the United States
Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) in the amount of $4,854.00 for the 2015
USSSA Girls NIT Softball Tournament to be held May 2 and 3, 2015. (A-0696-15)
Public Safety
Emergency Management
Division
11. Approve and adopt the Local
Mitigation Strategy (LMS) document and authorize Chairman to execute
appropriate Resolution 2015-R-79 adopting the 2015-2020 Seminole County Local
Mitigation Strategy. (A-0684-15)
Public
Works
Engineering
Division
12. Adopt
appropriate Resolution #2015-R-80 and authorize the Chairman to execute a Local
Agency Program (LAP) Agreement with the State of Florida, Department of
Transportation (FDOT), for the construction of concrete sidewalks in
conjunction with Forest City Elementary School; FDOT -FPN: 437456-1-58/68-01. (A-0655-15)
13. Adopt appropriate Resolution
#2015-R-81 and authorize the Chairman to execute a Local Agency Program (LAP)
Agreement with the State of Florida, Department of Transportation, (FDOT) for
the construction of sidewalks in conjunction with Spring Lake Elementary
School; FDOT-FPN: 437457-1-58/68-01. (A-0650-15)
Resource Management
Budget
and Fiscal Management Division
14. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute appropriate
Resolution #2015-R-82 implementing the Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #15-071
through the Fire Protection Fund to appropriate budget of $55,641 from reserves
for the procurement of 67 Rocket devices and installation/configuration
training. (A-0682-15)
15. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute appropriate
Resolution #2015-R-83 implementing the Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #15-075
through the Court Support Technology Fee (Art V) Fund to reallocate $18,524 of
operating budget for the emergency procurement of a Multimedia Podium. (A-0736-15)
Purchasing & Contracts Division
16. Award
RFP-602233-15/TLR, Term Contract for Ambulance Support at Emergency Shelters to
Falck Southeast II Corp., d/b/a American Ambulance, Orlando; and authorize the
Purchasing & Contracts Division to execute the Agreement. (A-0693-15)
17. Approve
Assignment of IFB-601314-12/GGM, Term Contract for Purchase of Paper Products,
Soaps and Dispensers from JanPak to Interline Brands Incorporated d/b/a
Supplyworks, Jacksonville; and authorize the Purchasing & Contracts
Division to execute the assignment. (A-0644-15)
18. Approve ranking list; authorize staff to
negotiate rates in accordance with F.S. 287.055, the Consultants Competitive
Negotiations Act (CCNA); and authorize the Purchasing & Contracts Division
to execute two (2) Master Services Agreements (MSA) for PS-9983-15/RTB, Master
Services Agreement for Structural Engineering Services (Estimated Annual Usage
$450,000). (A-0691-15)
19. Approve ranking list; authorize staff to negotiate
rates in accordance with F.S. 287.055, the Consultants Competitive Negotiations
Act (CCNA); and authorize the Purchasing & Contracts Division to execute
two (2) Master Services Agreements (MSA) for PS-0033-15/AMM, Architectural and
Engineering Services for Projects Less than $2,000,000 (Estimated Annual Usage
$250,000). (A-0679-15)
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Agenda Item #20 – A-0596-15
Regarding IFB-602191-15/TLR, Term Contract for UPS Maintenance,
Repair and Battery Replacement with Jantech Services, Inc., County Attorney
Bryant Applegate explained that at the last Board meeting, the legal department
was asked whether or not Computer Power Systems, Inc. could be considered a
responsive bidder in the bid process.
Mr. Applegate referred to his April 27, 2015 memo to the Board of County
Commissioners (copy received and filed) and read portions of it regarding
Section 3.554(1) of the County Administrative Code and Section 220.6 of the
County Code into the record. With regard
to Computer Systems' bid, he explained the issue that came up was that they put
zeros in for 26 of the 48 items. If that
was left alone, the argument would be, in his view, that the bid was
unresponsive. He pointed out that the
Purchasing Department asked the bidder to explain why the zeros were there and the
company responded by saying that some battery replacements are just that,
replacements, and there would not be maintenance needed and the cost would be
included in the bottom-line number; it was a response. Mr. Applegate stated there is disagreement on
this issue; but in his legal opinion, he considers the response that the
company gave to the Purchasing Department to explain very clearly why the zeros
were there.
Chairman Carey confirmed with Mr. Applegate that his opinion is
that Computer Power Systems was responsive to the RFP.
Mr. Applegate stated that because there is confusion over the
bid process and what was being asked for, his recommendation would be that it
be sent back, have staff rebid with clarification of what is required. He suggested that since the IT Department
really works in this area, they should be more involved in preparing the
appropriate bid. He believes the most
prudent course of action under the circumstances is to have it rebid.
Chairman
Carey voiced her concerns and stated the companies have already put their
numbers out there. In her opinion, if
Computer Power Systems is deemed as being responsive, they ought to look at
that because now everybody's cards are on the table. She questioned Mr.
Applegate whether there was anything that would prevent the Board from deeming
Computer Power Systems responsive if they decided to choose them. Mr. Applegate stated pursuant to the Sections
he referred to in his opening, the Board could do that but whether or not the
County would be challenged is a different subject.
Chairman Carey stated she believes the disagreement was that Mr.
Hooper's interpretation, when she talked to him, was that it wasn't a lump sum
bid and that you could pick and choose and award it to two different companies,
which they have two companies now. If
the bids were based on what they believed to be a lump sum bid, she doesn’t
know that there would be a challenge.
Commissioner Horan stated he shares Mr. Applegate's sentiment
but is loathed to second guess the recommendations of staff, especially in
purchasing matters. He believes the
prudent course of action and the best interest of the public would be served by
clarifying the bid documents and doing it in such a way that they are looking
for a lump sum, preventive maintenance bid.
He stated the best interest of the public would be served by cancelling
this solicitation, by following the recommendation of the legal
department. The exposure of the numbers
to the public here is mitigated by reason of the fact that it looks like the
numbers they were asking for did not match up with the contract that was
submitted with the solicitation, which seemed to indicate that the contract
would be executed on a different basis.
Consequently, when the actual scope of what is being asked for in the rebid is clarified, he believes the public interest will
be served. He does not believe a
competitive advantage would be gained by any particular bidder. He summarized that his recommendation would
be to follow the legal advice to cancel the solicitation and rebid this with a
modified solicitation.
Chairman
Carey suggested if they are going to go out and rebid, that it not be a lump
sum bid. Commissioner Horan stated it
has got to be done in a lump sum bid.
Chairman Carey responded it does not have to be a lump sum bid. She stated right now they have two
providers. If they took two providers in
this scenario and took the low bid in each one of the services, they would save
an additional $30,000. They are looking
for the best value for the taxpayers.
She stated that if one company can provide a lower cost of service and
the Board can select two and award based on their low bid, she does not have an
issue. If it is going to be re-advertised,
she would like to have that flexibility.
Commissioner Horan stated they need to understand the
solicitation and pointed out a portion of the bid was to get preventative
maintenance on 48 units. A number of the
units are units that don’t have anything other than a board and a battery; so
it would be a battery change, which under the contract the company would not
get paid and which is why Computer Power Systems put zeros. He explained why he believes you would not
want two vendors to go out and one do preventive maintenance on A and one do
preventive maintenance on B. He stated
what they really want is a program that has a preventive maintenance aspect to
it where everyone gives a lump sum bid.
Chairman Carey stated if the scope is going to be rewritten,
maybe the scope is battery replacement as part of it and maintenance as part of
it. She suggested they let staff work
with the IT Department and write a scope that is to the benefit of the Board
and the public. If everybody agrees with
it, then that will be the direction the Board gives. She added they will need a motion to cancel
this solicitation and give that direction to staff.
Commissioner Dallari agreed that it should be rebid with the two
different caveats. He stated he would also
like to see about owner-furnished batteries because if the provider or contract
person is providing the batteries, there is a potential for a markup. If the County is providing the batteries,
they can get them at cost at the State rate as well as savings on the taxes.
Motion by Commission
Horan, seconded by Commissioner Constantine, to cancel the solicitation for
IFB-602191-15, Term Contract for UPS Maintenance, Repair and Battery
Replacement, and direct staff to go back with an RFP that includes all of the
issues that have just been identified.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Agenda
Item #21 – A-0585-15
Regarding Sole Source SS-602210-15/BJC for the Purchase and
Maintenance of Schlage Primus Locking System with Kevin's Lock and Safe,
Chairman Carey stated she requested this item be pulled for a separate
discussion because this is a sole source.
The write-up says this is the only provider that can provide the Schlage
Primus Locking System in Central Florida.
She advised that she knows that is not an accurate statement because
there are plenty of Schlage vendors in Central Florida. This has been a long-standing contract and is
another situation where the County has people they have worked with. The vendor may be the best vendor and best
price at the end of the day, but it is the Board's responsibility to take
things out for public bid if there are other vendors available to bid on
that. She advised that she would like to
see the Board not move forward with a sole source but rather put this out to
bid.
Commissioner Dallari agreed with Chairman Carey. He stated he would add that there is no doubt
these types of security locks are needed in the appropriate places and he
doesn't need to have a map but he wants to make sure that the right security
lock is on the right door. He noted he
has not seen that information yet.
Motion by Commission
Dallari, seconded by Commissioner Constantine, to cancel Sole Source
SS-602210-15/BJC for the Purchase and Maintenance of Schlage Primus Locking
System in the estimated annual usage of $40,000 with Kevin's Lock and Safe,
Lake Mary; and direct staff to “put it out to bid.”
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS’ CONSENT
AGENDA
Motion by
Commissioner Dallari, seconded by Commissioner Constantine, to approve the
following:
Clerk’s
Office (A-0697-15)
25. Expenditure
Approval Lists dated March 30 and April 6, 2015; Payroll Approval List dated
March 26, 2015; and the BCC Official Minutes dated March 24, 2015.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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The Board noted for
information only, the following Clerk's "Received and Filed":
1. Letter
to BCC from Tax Deed Clerk dated 3/26/15 re:
Lands Available for Taxes List, Tax Deed Sale of 2/19/15, Parcel
#32-20-31-504-0000-0290.
2. Joinder
and Consent of Mortgage; David E. and Diane C. Axel, Grantor.
3. Partial
Release of Mortgage; David E. and Diane C. Axel, Mortgagor.
4. Development
Orders for variances as follows:
#15-30000003, Gerald & Shelley Gray; #15-30000004, Richard Jennings;
#15-30000001, Virender Chauhan & Ekta Singh; #14-30000102, Bassam &
Dalal Hussein; #15-30000016, Richard & Sharon Alpizar; #15-30000012, Thomas
& Anneliese Cerone; and #15-30000017, Karyll Shaw.
5. Pet
Rescue Cooperative Service Agreement with Cavalier Rescue of Florida, Inc.
6. Pet
Rescue Cooperative Service Agreement with Southeast German Shorthaired Pointer
Rescue.
7. Term
Agreement with PublicStuff, Inc. in connection with smartphone applications.
8. Parks
contracts for services as follows: Rhett
Stanberry, Heather Woodward, and Gregory Short.
9. Second
Amendment to IFB-600962-10, Cintas Corporation No. 2.
10. Second
Amendment to RFI-601117-11, Image Trend, Inc.
11. Fourth
Amendment to IFB-601656-13, Bound Tree Medical, LLC.
12. First
Amendment to IFB-602096-14, The Middlesex Corporation.
13. First
Amendment to IFB-602096-14, Ranger Construction Industries, Inc.
14. RFQ-602184-15,
Consultant Services Agreement with Research Data Services, Inc.
15. IFB-602221-15,
Term Contract with Batteries by Fisher, Inc.
16. Change
Order #6 to Work Order #6 to RFQ-5888-10.
17. Change
Orders #1 and #2 to RFP-9833-14.
18. Amendment
#3 to Work Order #100 to PS-1529-06.
19. Amendment
#1 to Work Order #5 to PS-2404-07.
20. Work
Order #82 to PS-4388-09.
21. Amendment
#1 to Work Order #3 to PS-5116-10.
22. Amendment
#2 to Work Order #108 to PS-5120-02.
23. Work
Order #14 to PS-7643-12.
24. Amendment
#1 to Work Order #14 to PS-8148-12.
25. Amendment
#1 to Work Order #18 to PS-8148-12.
26. Work
Order #23 to PS-8148-12.
27. Amendment
#3 to Work Order #1 to PS-8186-13.
28. Work
Orders #13 and #14 to PS-8286-13.
29. Work
Orders #1 and #2 to PS-9742-14.
30. Work
Order #1 to PS-9838-14.
31. Change
Order #15 to CC-6877-11.
32. Closeout
to Work Order #26 to CC-8199-12.
33. Closeout
to CC-8457-13.
34. Change
Order #5 to CC-9025-13.
35. Change
Order #3 to CC-9140-13.
36. Change
Order #1 to CC-9327-14.
37. Bids
as follows:
PS-9983-15
from Atkins North America Inc., Avcon Inc., Ayres Associates Inc., Florida
Bridge and Transportation Inc., Graef-USA Inc., Infrastructure Engineers Inc.,
Johnson Mirmiran & Thompson, Kisinger Campo & Associates Corp., Parsons
Brinkerhoff Inc., SAI Consulting Engineers, T.Y.Lin International, and URS
Corporation Southern;
RFP-602230-15
from All American Poly, Bestway Industrial Supply Inc., Buckeye Cleaning Center
Orlando, Caldwell Cleaning, Central Poly Corp., Cypress Supply Inc., Dade Paper
Company, Gem Supply Company, Interboro Packaging Corp., Lawton Brothers Inc.,
and Supply Works (JanPak); and
RFP-602233-15
from Falck Southeast II Corp. d/b/a American Ambulance.
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Motion by
Commissioner Dallari, seconded by Commissioner Constantine, to approve and
authorize the following:
Sheriff’s Office
23. Approve expenditure of $50,000 from the Law
Enforcement Trust Fund to provide for a contribution to Seminole County
Sheriff's Office Community Foundation, Inc. d/b/a SCSO Community
Foundation. (A-0723-15)
24. Approve expenditure of up to
$550,000 from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund to provide for the purchase of
upgraded armored vests through life cycle replacement over five years;
inclusive of optional concealable or outer carrier wear. (A-0725-15)
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
REGULAR
AGENDA
Agenda Item
#25 – A-0738-15
With
regard to the Surplus Land Sale, Chairman Carey noted that there was a Memo
(copy received and filed) written about this and she does not believe they need
a presentation. She advised there is an
offer for $1.5 million, it is an “as is” and “where is” proposal, and it will
close within 30 days. There is a $75,000
deposit in place.
With
regard to public participation, no one in the audience spoke in support or in
opposition to this item and public input was closed.
Lynn
Porter-Carlton, Assistant County Attorney, addressed the Board to advise she
prepared a contract (copy received and filed) two days ago and it is
ready. She stated if the owner is
present in the audience, she would like to meet with him after the meeting.
Motion by Commission Constantine,
seconded by Commissioner Henley, to approve and authorize the Chairman to
execute Contract for Sale and Purchase of Land (Montgomery Road/SR 436 Surplus
Property) “as is” and “where is” with Saibaba of Orlando for $1.5 million with
closing to be within 30 days.
Districts
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
COUNTY
MANAGER’S REPORT
Agenda
Item #26 – A-0707-15
The Board noted, for information
only, the Informational Budget Transfer Status Report for FY2014/15 (March 2015)
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Ms.
Guillet advised that Item #27, which is the Public Hearing item regarding the
Voluntary Billboard Agreement, has been withdrawn by the Applicant so the Board
will not hear the item this afternoon.
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The
Board recessed the meeting at 11:20 a.m., reconvening
at 1:30 p.m., with all Commissioners and all other Officials with the exception
of Chief Deputy Clerk of the Court Linda Bachtell, who was absent, and Deputy
Clerk Jane Spencer who was replaced by Deputy Clerk Erin Leben, who were
present at the Opening Session.
PROOFS OF PUBLICATION
Motion
by Commissioner Dallari, seconded by Commissioner Henley, to authorize the
filing of the proofs of publication for this meeting's scheduled public
hearings into the Official Record.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
VOLUNTARY BILLBOARD AGREEMENT/
Outfront Media, LLC (Continuation)
Agenda
Item #27 – PH-2015-25
Continuation of a public hearing to
consider approval of a Voluntary Billboard Agreement between Seminole County,
Outfront Media, LLC, f/k/a CBS Outdoor, Michael J. Kott and Suzanne Cornwell,
for a proposed billboard to be located approximately 450 feet south of SR 436
on the east side of South U.S. Hwy 17-92 at 6205 South U.S. Hwy 17-92, as
described in the proof of publication, Outfront Media, LLC.
Chairman Carey stated that the Applicant
has officially withdrawn the request.
Memo to Nicole Guillet from Brian Walker
with attached email from Wayne Rich, Broad & Cassel, regarding withdraw of
the request, received and filed.
BOA
APPEAL/5224 LAKE HOWELL ROAD/
Anthony
Alexander, Romano Investment
and
Management Group, LLC
Agenda Item #28 – PH-2015-070
Proof of publication calling for a public
hearing to consider an Appeal of the Board of Adjustment’s decision to deny a
request for a front-yard setback variance from 25 feet to 10 feet for a
side-loading garage addition in the R-1A (Single-Family Dwelling) district for
property located on the south side of Lake Howell Road, approximately 800 feet
south of Linden Road, more particularly known as 5224 Lake Howell Road, Anthony
Alexander, Romano Investment and Management Group, LLC, received and filed.
Denny Gibbs, Planning & Development
Division, addressed the Board to present the request as outlined in the Agenda
Memorandum. She advised staff received
an email from Tom Little in opposition (received and filed) that she has
distributed to the Board. Ms. Gibbs
stated Lake Howell Road has a 100-foot right-of-way, which was established in
1955. She noted Lake Howell Road is a
two-lane road with 24 feet of pavement which leaves approximately 38 feet of
unpaved right-of-way between the edge of the road and the subject property
line. She added there are no current
plans to widen Lake Howell Road. Ms.
Gibbs advised staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners uphold
the decision of the Board of Adjustment to deny the request for a front-yard
setback variance.
Anthony Alexander, 9611 Lake Douglas Place,
Applicant, addressed the Board to state he is requesting a variance only to
build a side garage. He displayed the
Existing Site Plan and Proposed Site Plan (received and filed) and explained he
is renovating the entire house to be a contemporary-style, one-story
single-family home. He discussed the
issue of people parking in the grass on busy days and ruining his St. Augustine
grass. He indicated on the Site Plan
where people will park on his property and stated he is asking for the ability
to have brick pavers in a portion (80%) of the right-of-way. He stated only the portion of the Tanglewood
subdivision between Linden Road and the Interlachen Club has a 100-foot buffer
and the remainder of the subdivision has a 60-foot right-of-way. He questioned whether the County really needs
the property owner to maintain a 100-foot right-of-way for that area.
Mr. Alexander displayed an aerial map of
the neighborhood (received and filed) and discussed the similarities between
5317 Lake Howell Road and the garage and driveway he wants to build on his
property. He stated the distance from
the garage to the curb for that particular house is 48 feet and from the garage
to the sidewalk is 26 feet. He noted if
his request is approved, his measurements will be the same.
Upon inquiry by Commissioner Dallari, Mr.
Alexander advised 5317 Lake Howell Road has the same right-of-way distance as
his property. Commissioner Dallari
questioned where the right-of-way reduces from 100 feet to 60 feet. Chairman Carey noted that the Orange County
line starts at Interlachen Club.
Mr. Alexander discussed his hardship due to
the canal behind his property. He
explained after he expands the home and adds a pool, the County will not
approve him going any further because of the canal.
Upon inquiry by Commissioner Dallari, Ms.
Gibbs advised there would be 26 feet from the sidewalk to where the garage
would be and 47 feet from the curb.
At
the request of Chairman Carey, Mr. Alexander displayed the Existing Site
Plan. Regarding the right-of-way, Ms.
Gibbs noted it looks like it narrows up at the Orange County line just before
Interlachen.
Jennifer Kerr-Marsch, 808 Magnolia Street,
addressed the Board to state she is the designer and draftsman working with Mr.
Alexander on this plan. She advised it
would be a stretch to put a two-car garage on the property so a one-and-a-half
car garage would be better. She stated
that due to the canal, the proposed area is really the only place to put the
garage.
At the request of Commissioner Dallari, Ms.
Kerr-Marsch reviewed the Proposed Site Plan.
She stated the garage would bring the cars up closer to the house and away
from the roadway and added this would really bring up the value of the
area. Upon inquiry by Chairman Carey,
she described how the proposed site plan would almost double the size of the
house in addition to adding a pool.
Upon inquiry by Commissioner Horan, Mr.
Alexander advised that going north on Lake Howell Road from the subject
property, there is not a 100-foot right-of-way all the way to Howell Branch
Road. He confirmed that from Linden Road
to the Orange County line, there is a 100-foot right-of-way but north of Linden
there is a 60-foot right-of-way.
Commissioner Horan noted on the aerial map
that Mr. Alexander has a swale and a berm behind his property prohibiting him
from building behind the house.
Upon inquiry by Commissioner Horan, Ms.
Gibbs advised the 100-foot right-of-way was part of what was originally platted
in 1955.
Upon inquiry by Commissioner Henley, Mr.
Alexander advised currently there is not a garage on the property. Chairman Carey mentioned most of the houses
in the area do not have garages and the houses that have garages have been
enclosed because they were small ranch homes.
Mr. Alexander added most of the other properties have enclosed carports
to make a single-car garage.
Upon inquiry by Commissioner Henley, Ms.
Kerr-Marsch explained that if the Board were to uphold the decision of the BOA,
Mr. Alexander could go forward with the rear portion of his renovations. He simply would not have the two-car garage.
Upon inquiry by Commissioner Henley, Ms.
Gibbs stated Mr. Alexander did not have the drawings presented today when he
made his presentation to the BOA.
Commissioner Henley asked Ms. Gibbs if the information presented today
would have had an impact on staff’s recommendation to the BOA. Chairman Carey stated only the BCC can
overrule the decision of the BOA.
Commissioner Henley stated he wants to make sure that the recommendation
staff made to the BOA was based upon the information presented today and if
that would make a difference in what the recommendation would have been. Ms. Gibbs advised staff only would have
recommended approval of the request if the Applicant had established a clear
hardship. He asked if staff recommended denial
solely on the basis of hardship and not the other requirements of the Section
30.43 in the Land Development Code. Ms.
Gibbs advised it was based solely on the hardship question.
Upon inquiry by Commissioner Henley, Mr.
Alexander advised he will be living in the house when the construction is
finished.
Regarding Mr. Alexander’s comments that
there are nearby houses with similar additions, Commissioner Henley advised he
has had communications that indicate that information was not correct. He asked Mr. Alexander if he maintains that there
are other homes in the area that have added a garage similar to what he is
requesting. Chairman Carey stated staff
has done some research to find that there have been additions but the property
owners did not have to apply for a variance.
Ms. Gibbs confirmed they did not have to apply for a variance. Mr. Alexander stated there is a house across
the street from him with the same 100-foot right-of-way that has a two-car
side-loading garage. Mr. Alexander
discussed his need for the garage to alleviate parking on the right-of-way.
Regarding Commissioner Henley’s question as
to whether there are any homes in the area with similar additions, Ms. Gibbs
advised from staff’s research, there are not.
She advised a lot of the houses in the area are legal non-conforming and
were constructed before the Code.
Regarding the house Mr. Alexander asked about that has the front-loading
garage, it does meet the setback. She
added staff reviewed the building permit for that home.
Upon inquiry by Commissioner Dallari, Ms.
Gibbs advised if the right-of-way was 60 feet as opposed to 100 feet, the issue
probably would not exist.
At the request of Chairman Carey, Ms. Gibbs
displayed an aerial map indicating the property line (received and filed). Upon inquiry by Commissioner Henley, Ms.
Gibbs advised the subject property already sits slightly ahead of the
neighbor’s house. Ms. Gibbs reviewed the
aerial map and advised the neighboring property does have a circular driveway
as well as some driveway in the right-of-way.
Information packet from Mr. Alexander was
received and filed.
Harold Harris, 2132 Sussex Road, addressed
the Board to state he accompanied Mr. Alexander as he met with the neighbors
and secured roughly 70 signatures in support of this project and there was no
real opposition. He opined Mr.
Alexander’s project will definitely improve the neighborhood, not only by
increasing the value of Mr. Alexander’s property but also the surrounding
neighborhood properties. At the request
of Commissioner Henley, Mr. Harris advised his home is roughly a half a mile
from the subject property.
Lisa Chandler, 5218 Lake Howell Road,
addressed the Board to state she lives to the left of the subject
property. She displayed a photograph
from the front of her home (received and filed); a photograph indicating where
the proposed garage will end (received and filed); and a photograph indicating
how her view will be blocked if the garage is constructed (received and
filed).
Ms. Chandler discussed her concern with the
potential difficulty she may have selling her property due to the proposed
garage obstructing the view from the front of her house. She displayed a photograph (received and
filed) and indicated where the electrical guide wires and telephone pole are in
proximity to the proposed garage. Ms.
Chandler reviewed a document entitled “Duke Energy Electric Transmission
Rights-of-Way Guidelines/Restrictions” (received and filed) and a photograph
depicting the subject property in relation to the guide anchors and telephone
poles (received and filed) and indicated Mr. Alexander will be violating
several of Duke Energy’s restrictions.
Ms. Chandler stated she spoke with an asset protection right-of-way
specialist at Duke Energy who said they would be surprised if the Board
approved this. Chairman Carey mentioned
there is probably a utility easement that runs between all the homes.
Speaker Request form for Lisa Chandler was
received and filed.
No one else in the audience spoke in
support or in opposition and public input was closed.
Motion by Commissioner Henley, seconded by Commissioner Constantine, to
uphold the decision of the Board of Adjustment to deny the request for a
front-yard setback variance from twenty-five (25) feet to ten (10) feet for a
side-loading garage addition in the R-1A (Single-Family Dwelling) district for
property located on the south side of Lake Howell Road, approximately 800 feet
south of Linden Road, more particularly known as 5224 Lake Howell Road, as
described in the proof of publication, Anthony Alexander; Decision on Appeal.
Districts 1, 3 and 4 voted AYE.
Chairman Carey and Commissioner Horan voted
NAY.
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Meloney Lung, Assistant County Manager,
addressed the Board to give an update on the Legislative Session. She reported she just received information
from the County’s lobbyist that the House just adjourned the Regular 2015
Session early and they will be back in June with the budget. She advised there have been 1,753 bills filed
and as of this morning, only 144 have passed through both the House and the
Senate. She stated the House and Senate
remain $4 billion apart in their budget.
Ms. Lung stated with regard to the DJJ overbilling, nothing can go
further until the budget is passed. Upon
inquiry by Chairman Carey, Ms. Lung advised she believes the House is
discussing having a Special Session but she will research that.
Commissioner Constantine advised the latest
that he heard is that during the Special Session, only bills that have
budgetary implications in them or are part of the budget will be discussed; and
there is a “bill pot” with dollars in it for various legislation. Commissioner Constantine stated usually only
10% to 15% of the bills pass every year anyway so it is probably a good thing
as far as the bills not passing. He
stated from the standpoint of the budget, that is the only thing in the
Constitution that the Legislature has to do, so they are going to have to come
back.
Upon inquiry by Commissioner Dallari
regarding funding for LIP (Lower Income Pool), Ms. Lung advised she believes it
will continue.
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
Chairman Carey stated the Commissioners
received correspondence from Mr. Harry Jaeger, who is a Director at the
Northridge Homeowners Association, that he asked be submitted into the public
record (received and filed) regarding the I-4 eastbound rest area project. Chairman Carey forwarded Mr. Jaeger’s email
to Secretary Downs (FDOT) because she believes there have been modifications to
the plan he referenced. She advised she
received a response from FDOT indicating this is not the latest concept of the
rest area. She advised FDOT’s
modifications include the perimeter wall to be constructed prior to demolition
and reconstruction of the rest area, a 20-foot landscape buffer between the
perimeter wall and the right-of-way line, reduction of the two-story building
to a one-story building, reduction of the number of car parking spaces, and the
shielding of the lights to prevent spill-out.
Chairman Carey stated FDOT does not have their revised rendering yet;
but since she is making Mr. Jaeger's comments part of the public record, she will
include Secretary Downs’ comments as well.
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Chairman Carey reported that staff had
telephonic interviews with Standard & Poors as well as Moody's regarding
the County’s bond rating. She stated the
team of County staff; Gary Akers of First Southwest Company; and Margaret
Lezcano and Alex Bugallo of Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. did a great job. They reconvened on April 22nd to
review the drafts and Standard & Poor's upgraded the Utility System from an
AA- to an AA rating and Moody’s affirmed the Utility System is an Aa2
rating. She stated this is really great
news for the County as they move forward into this bond issue. She thanked County staff as well as Stifel,
Nicolaus & Co. and First Southwest Company for their hard work.
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Chairman Carey reported she confirmed with
Celestia McCloud, Human Services Director for Osceola County, that Osceola
County funded $10,000 for the family study that the Board discussed at the last
BCC meeting.
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Chairman Carey reminded everyone the brick
purchases for the Heroes’ Memorial need to be made through Greg Kirby, Parks
& Recreation, by May 6th in order to have them installed prior
to the ribbon cutting on Memorial Day.
She added it is $100 per brick to recognize any loved one who has served
in the military, police or as a firefighter.
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Chairman Carey reported she made the last
two presentations of the SunRail bells.
Last night she presented a bell to the City of Sanford. She stated last week she presented a bell to
the City of Altamonte. After Chairman
Carey presented the bell to Mayor Bates, the Mayor suggested giving the bell to
Commissioner Constantine, who was in attendance, since he had done so much to
help with the SunRail passing. She added
Commissioner Constantine graciously said that he would be willing accept the bell
if the City of Altamonte would agree to display it. Commissioner
Constantine stated it was an honor that the City of Altamonte Springs chose to
present the bell to him and they will display it in their library in some sort
of case.
COMMUNICATIONS AND/OR REPORTS
The following Communications and/or Reports
were received and filed:
1. Letter
dated April 6, 2015 from Yolanda Larson, Affiliate Executive Director, Mothers
Against Drunk Driving (MADD), to Board of County Commissioners RE: gratitude
and receipt for $5,000 donation.
2. Letter
from Adam Silva, Chief Development Officer, Wounded Warrior Project, to Board
of County Commissioners RE: gratitude and receipt for April 8, 2015 donation of
$25,000.
3. Letter
dated April 9, 2015 from Roderick Henderson, The Foundation for Seminole County
Public Schools, to Board of County Commissioners RE: gratitude for $2,100
donation to the Midway Safe Harbor.
4. Letter
and attachments dated August 14, 2015 from Luis Rodriguez, Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) to Chairman Carey RE: Flood Insurance Rate Map
revision. C: Kim Fischer, Floodplain Administrator; Major
Stacy, B&S Engineering Consultants.
DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS
Commissioner Constantine announced on April
24th he attended the Celery Ball for Celery Soup where they
performed “Murder on the St. Johns” on the paddle-wheeled river ship “the
Barbara-Lee.”
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Commissioner Constantine stated he attended
a meeting at MetroPlan Orlando on April 27th with Commissioner Horan
regarding the “I-4 Beyond the Ultimate” project in which Congressman Mica
discussed what will be done beyond the I-4 Ultimate Project such as extending
through to Volusia and Polk Counties. He
stated Congressman Mica asked everyone for their support and to put together a
task force.
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Commissioner Constantine advised there will
be a community meeting in East Orange County tonight regarding Lake Pickett and
asked if the County Manager had anything to report. He stated although the meeting is mostly for
Orange County, a number of Seminole County citizens will be there. Ms. Guillet advised she does have an
update. Chairman Carey advised Ms.
Guillet can give her update under the County Manager’s Report.
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Commissioner Constantine announced the
Seminole County Historical Society is having a meeting tonight and they have
asked him to share what it was like to grow up in the 1950s and 1960s in
Seminole County.
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Commissioner Constantine advised the
Economic Development Commission Defense Task Force will be meeting on April 29th.
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Commissioner Constantine stated on April 29th
at 5:00 p.m. Leadership Seminole is having their Annual Character Key High
School Video Contest at the Education Support Center.
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Commissioner Constantine announced May 1st
is the first anniversary of SunRail being in operation. He remarked that SunRail has made quite a
difference in Central Florida in the last year.
Chairman Carey added the last number she received indicated SunRail had
over a million boardings.
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Commissioner Constantine announced this
weekend is the St. Johns River Festival of the Arts; the City of Casselberry
will have their Earth Fest; and Altamonte Springs is having their Uptown
Altamonte Family Fest. He added the
Springs Concert is on May 8th at Sanlando Springs.
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Chairman Carey announced there was a
community meeting in Bookertown regarding an MSBU for street lighting. She advised the vote came back with 59% in
support so the Board will see that request at a future BCC meeting.
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Chairman Carey reported there was also an
MSBU community meeting for Lockhart regarding the installation of street
lighting that was requested by the residents during the kickoff of the Canal
Project. She advised there will be a
follow-up meeting the second Monday in May to organize and see how they may go
about approaching the Lockhart community, which is kind of spread out and
encompasses several different subdivisions.
She stated it may be that some subdivisions will want to do it but the
whole community that is identified as Lockhart may not want to
participate.
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Chairman Carey reported she gave the
welcoming and opening comments at the Central District Extension Symposium,
hosted by Extension Services at the Seminole County Extension Auditorium. She stated over 80 people from the 11
counties that make up the Central Florida Extension Agents were in
attendance. She commended Barbara Hughes
and her team on a great job welcoming everyone into the community.
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Chairman Carey advised the Veterans’ Day
Stand Down on Saturday April 18th was a huge success again this
year. She thanked all the agencies that
came together on behalf of the veterans in Seminole County. She noted the Veterans’ Day Stand Down has become
an annual event.
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Chairman Carey stated Mayor Jeff Triplett
and Commissioner Patty Mahany hosted an event for the artists at Chianti's last
Thursday in relation to the St. Johns River Arts Festival and it was
well-attended. She stated the St. Johns
River Arts Festival continues to grow in the downtown Sanford area and she
hopes everybody will have an opportunity to stop by and see some of the artists
in action.
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Chairman Carey welcomed her two nieces from
Portland and New Orleans back to Seminole County to celebrate their
grandmother’s 80th birthday.
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Chairman Carey’s ex parte communications
were received and filed.
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Commissioner Dallari complimented Dr.
Swannie Jett, Ed Burford and staff on the Veterans’ Stand Down. He commented that what staff does for the
veterans, not just that one day but all year long, is truly phenomenal and they
need to all be commended for it.
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Commissioner Dallari advised he received a
letter (copy received and filed) this week from Jay Zembower regarding
Agritourism and the State legislators’ rulings and potential of the lack of
understanding and interpretation of the State statute. He stated he would like to have County staff
address the letter at a future meeting.
He stated he would like staff to follow up on questions asked at the
previous BCC meeting in future meetings.
Chairman Carey directed the County Manager to address questions from the
Board to be followed up under her County Manager’s Report at the following
meeting.
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Commissioner Horan reported that on April
24th the Boys & Girls Clubs had their annual “Celebrate the
Children Gala” at the Marriott World Center and 1,200 people attended. He advised the “Be Great Gala” will be on
Saturday May 2nd at the home of Bob and Diane Dello Russo to benefit
Boys & Girls Clubs in Seminole County.
He stated there will be children from the Boys & Girls Clubs
providing entertainment. He added the
Boys & Girls Clubs in Seminole County continue to run a surplus for the
first time in a number of years as they move towards trying to locate a new
club and assemble the capital for a new club in Seminole County.
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Commissioner Horan referred to a handout
regarding the “I-4 Beyond the Ultimate” Project (received and filed) and stated
it is a nice compendium of the various projects, the funding, the phasing and
the timing of the projects moving past the I-4 Ultimate. He opined that because 2021 and 2022 will be
coming up quickly and everybody will be lining up for funding, it is important
for Central Florida to “get their ducks in a row” now or they will have
overflow issues on Kirkman Road and SR 434 with nowhere to go. He suggested considering putting together the
kind of public/private partnership that is making the I-4 Ultimate possible.
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Upon inquiry by Commissioner Horan, Tina
Williamson, Development Services, addressed the Board to advise the last status
she has received on the Interlocal Agreement with the School Board was that the
School Board was going to be making some changes based upon the joint work
session they had with the PSFPC (Public School Facility Planning
Committee). Commissioner Horan requested
that Ms. Guillet follow up on the status of the Interlocal Agreement. He advised the County is waiting to get the
Agreement back to make certain Comp Plan changes in terms of their own mobility
fee.
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Chairman Carey reported, as discussed at
the last BCC meeting, she sent a letter (copy received and filed) to FDOT
Secretary Boxold about their concerns with the planned construction on SR
417. She advised County Engineer Brett
Blackadar reached out to staff for some additional information and received a
response with some numbers that indicated how they came to their decision. She stated she has spoken to the Governor
about this again, and his people have contacted her about it, and their numbers
also show that the issue is not really at Aloma Avenue. The issue is at University Boulevard, which
is under the jurisdiction of the Central Florida Expressway Authority. The planned construction is in the County’s
programming for design in 2018 and not in for construction until the next
five-year plan due to the construction on I-4.
She stated Secretary Boxold did respond to her email and they will be
meeting hopefully the first week in May when he is in Central Florida.
COUNTY MANAGER’S REPORT
Ms. Guillet advised she and staff met with
senior staff from Orange County yesterday regarding a Joint Planning Area
Agreement to address issues on the east side of Seminole County. She stated she and Chairman Carey previously
had a meeting with Mayor Jacobs of Orange County and yesterday’s meeting was a
follow up to that. She stated the
takeaway from the meeting was that Orange County is not particularly interested
in pursuing a formal Joint Planning Area Agreement with Seminole County that
has a land-use map and specifics with regard to what type of development may or
may not occur. She advised Orange County
is open to discussing some level of Interlocal Agreement that involves
reciprocal amendments to their Comprehensive Plans to deal with some of the
development issues on that side of both of the counties with some specifics
about notice and coordination on development issues.
Ms. Guillet stated Orange County is having
a community meeting on both the Lake Pickett North and Lake Pickett South
projects this evening. She has confirmed
that the parties in Seminole County interested in this project were noticed
about the meeting and are working in concert with some of the interested
parties in Orange County. She stated
some changes to the plan have been made since she last discussed this with the
Board, including the development of some Comprehensive Plan policies to deal
with compatibility issues. She opined
that Seminole County residents in the east rural area will probably continue to
have concerns based on what has been proposed as to some buffering items. She clarified that the proposals are coming
from the Applicant, not from Orange County.
Upon inquiry by Commissioner Dallari, Ms.
Guillet stated she only took a quick look at the proposals yesterday but
generally, the Applicants are proposing different planning areas with different
densities. She advised the Applicants
are proposing a T13 transect level adjacent to the Seminole County line. Ms. Guillet stated the options are either one
dwelling unit per three acres, which is somewhat consistent to the adjacent one
unit per five acres, or a 400-foot-wide buffer adjacent to the Seminole County
line and then develop at the T2 transect level, which allows two units per
acre.
Chairman Carey clarified she asked in her
meeting with Mayor Jacobs and Orange County staff that the transition be
similar to Seminole County’s own transition.
Ms. Guillet stated the transmittal hearing for this proposal is in
July.
Ms. Guillet stated at the time of her
meeting, Orange County staff had just received this proposal so they could not
indicate where they might be from a recommendation standpoint. She believes that Orange County probably
would like to see what the reaction is at the community meeting this
evening.
Ms. Guillet advised this proposal still has
to go through the public hearing process and there is a considerable amount of
public opposition to it. She stated she
expressed to Orange County that even if this project does not pass, Seminole
County would like to continue discussions and pursue some level of Interlocal
Agreement that deals with compatibility and notice issues because if this
project goes away, there will be another one in the future.
Ms. Guillet explained that Orange County is
very open to working with Seminole County but would prefer to find a mechanism
other than the typical standard Joint Planning Area Agreement. She credited Orange County for being very
engaged and very interested in what the concerns of Seminole County residents
were. Chairman Carey mentioned a list of
the concerns of Seminole County was in the letter as well. Ms. Guillet explained that Orange County
staff really wanted to understand the concerns so that as they review the plan,
they take them into consideration as well.
Commissioner Constantine stated it would be
wonderful if there was not a specific project at hand and the two counties
could look at the area in total and come up with the right mechanism to build
for but they are in the situation where they have to deal with this. He stated he appreciates Orange County’s
willingness to discuss this and he is glad that Seminole County is taking a
very active role now. Chairman Carey
clarified in the discussions with Orange County, they talked about the two
projects and they talked about the whole area having a Comp Plan that is
comparable on both sides of the line.
Commissioner Constantine remarked that the two projects are “taking the
air out of the room.”
Upon inquiry by Commissioner Dallari, Ms.
Guillet advised in their meeting they talked about stormwater and
transportation. She indicated her
impression is that Orange County was very concerned about transportation and
from their standpoint, transportation may be the biggest impediment to any
development in the area. Commissioner
Dallari stated the three biggest concerns with these projects are density,
transportation and stormwater. Chairman
Carey clarified they have laid the concerns out very clearly. Ms. Guillet stated she thinks Orange County
shares the concerns of technical issues between stormwater and transportation,
but Seminole County has some unique density concerns that Orange County may not
have been aware of. Commissioner Dallari
mentioned that most people do not realize that all the stormwater in that area
comes to Seminole County.
Chairman Carey advised in the meeting with
Mayor Jacobs and her staff, she was very specific about what Seminole County
had planned, including that Seminole County had no plan to widen CR 419.
Chairman Carey stated she is hopeful the
two counties can come to some kind of an agreement in an Interlocal Agreement
for their Comp Plan amendments so the groundwork would be laid and the rules
would be in place so that everybody understands what the requirements are. Commissioner Dallari stated part of his
concern regarding stormwater is the post-development conditions.
Upon inquiry by Commissioner Horan as to
whether both counties are acting consistently with the intergovernmental
coordination element of their own Comp Plans in terms of procedures, Ms.
Guillet responded that they were. She
stated Seminole County does not have any sort of formalized notice
mechanisms. Ms. Guillet advised Tony
Matthews, Planning & Development, would be attending the community meeting
this evening. Chairman Carey stated she
will be looking forward to an executive summary about what occurred at the
meeting.
COUNTY
ATTORNEY’s REPORT
Bryant Appelgate, County Attorney, advised
he will be meeting with Greg Kirby tomorrow to purchase four blocks for the
Heroes Memorial for his family members.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Reverend Samuel Duncan, PO Box 2573,
addressed the Board to discuss expenditures.
He discussed taking one million dollars’ worth of dollar bills and
covering a football field. He also
discussed his concern with public participation for BCC meetings being at the
end of the agenda. He stated in the past
citizens have been able to participate in the morning session and it is
difficult for some people to stay all day.
Mr. Duncan expressed his concern with funds
Seminole County is allocating to the Sports Complex and Orange County and
stated there are citizens that are dissatisfied.
Speaker Request Form for Reverend Samuel
Duncan was received and filed.
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Judy Parr, 1405 S. Ridge Lake Circle,
addressed the Board to state she is the president of the Northridge Homeowners
Association. She stated she is
representing 124 homeowners in Northridge along with the adjoining subdivision
of Bolling Farms. Ms. Parr discussed her
concern with the upcoming expansion project for the eastbound I-4 rest stop
expansion, explaining it will have a negative impact on their property values,
taxes, the surrounding area, and subdivisions.
She requested the Board’s direction on how to proceed.
Chairman Carey restated that she has been
in contact with Secretary Downs regarding the concerns that the residents have
been expressing. She advised this is a
Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) project and the County is doing
everything they can to help mitigate the impact to the community. Chairman Carey stated there were a lot of
things FDOT had in mind regarding the Ultimate I-4 project that the County has
had an opportunity to “cause for change.”
She stated the way they will be able to help citizens with this is to
work through one thing at a time. She
explained there is no way to stop the Ultimate I-4 Project, so the Board is
trying to help the citizens negotiate through their relationships with FDOT as
best they can to mitigate the impacts to the community as much as
possible.
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Harry Jaeger, 1215 Baypoint Court,
displayed an aerial photograph of the proposed site plan (received and filed in
Chairman’s Report). Chairman Carey
clarified for the Board that this is not the latest plan from FDOT. He advised he has been in touch with FDOT and
Secretary Downs and he is aware of all the changes to the plan and they do not
nearly take care of the concerns the residents have. He stated the changes to the building might
actually make their concerns worse.
Mr. Jaeger discussed the residents’
concerns with FDOT doubling the parking area for both cars and trucks. He indicated there is already an issue with
residents breathing in toxic fumes and doubling the parking will worsen the
problem. He stated the residents are
concerned with FDOT constructing a 12-foot barrier wall and in turn taking down
a densely wooded area of mature oak trees.
He reviewed the photograph and discussed the residents’ concern with the
trees being taken down due to the construction.
He stated all the homes surrounding the rest area to the east use this
wooded area as a buffer. He stated the
letter from Secretary Downs to Seminole County discussed a 20-foot landscape
buffer on the residents’ side of the proposed 12-foot wall and requested there
be at least a 50-foot buffer.
Mr. Jaeger discussed the concerns of the
residents regarding the expansion of the building, impound lot and office
building FDOT is proposing on this property.
He said FDOT owns property in Deland and does not understand why they
cannot use that for an office building.
He thinks Seminole County should be more involved in this project and is
requesting the Board’s support. He
advised they were told by Secretary Downs that after a contractor was selected
by FDOT, the residents would get a meeting.
The contractor will not be selected until October. He opined that by October, the design will be
complete and their concerns will be increased rather than decreased and they
will have no say in the outcome. He
would like the County to designate a representative to work with the residents
regarding the expansion. He concluded by
expressing his concern with the truck stop and believes it is absurd to put a
truck stop no more than 100 yards from a residential area.
Chairman Carey noted that Written Comment
Forms from Roberta Policard and Laura Chasson regarding this issue were
submitted for the record.
Chairman Carey stated she and Commissioner
Henley have been talking to FDOT about the rest area expansion. Regarding FDOT’s land in Deland, she stated
it was purchased to construct a truck stop and that was never built. Chairman Carey stated the County will do what
they can to try to help the residents but they need to understand that FDOT
will make the ultimate decision and all the County can do is make requests on
behalf of the citizens in the County.
Commissioner Henley suggested Mr. Jaeger
contact Mr. Barley with MetroPlan Orlando to inquire about their air quality
monitoring stations. He stated if an
area fails to meet air quality standards, they can lose their federal
funding. Chairman Carey requested Mr.
Blackadar get with Mr. Jaeger to provide the contact information for Mr.
Barley.
Commissioner Constantine stated he has had
three conversations with Secretary Downs as well as others at FDOT and worked
with Mr. Blackadar; and he thinks everyone is very concerned about the
citizens’ concerns. He stated that
although FDOT does have certain authority over this, the Board is not taking
the concerns of the residents lightly.
He recommended the residents continue to work with FDOT and express
their problems and concerns as this goes through. He recognized that in most cases FDOT is more
than willing to try to accommodate the citizens and their concerns.
Commissioner Dallari stated he has also had
conversations with Secretary Downs and she shares some of the residents’
concerns. He stated although FDOT has
revised their plans, he has not seen a revised set. Chairman Carey stated she thinks FDOT is
still in the process of doing the drawings.
Commissioner Dallari agreed with Commissioner Henley regarding the air
quality monitoring stations. He advised
he is very involved with MetroPlan Orlando and if Mr. Jaeger contacts his
office, he will get him the contact information. He explained there are in-depth studies conducted,
not only at the stations but at UCF, regarding the pollution levels all
throughout Central Florida.
Speaker Request Form for Harry Jaeger was
received and filed.
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Laura Chasson, 1457 Canal Point Road,
addressed the Board to express her concern with the expansion of the eastbound
I-4 rest area. She stated when she looks
out her window currently she sees trees and picnic tables, but if the
construction goes forward, she will be looking at a parking lot.
Ms. Chasson discussed a study by the
California EPA and the American Cancer Society and stated according to the
study of “diesel exhaust and many individual substances contained in it,
including arsenic, benzene, formaldehyde and nickel have the potential to
contribute to mutations in cells that can lead to cancer.” She advised the study indicated long-term
exposure to diesel exhaust particles poses the highest cancer risk of any toxic
air contaminant evaluation. Ms. Chasson
advised the ARB (Air Resources Board) estimates that about 70% of the cancer
risk that the average Californian faces from breathing toxic air pollutants
stems from diesel particles. Ms. Chasson
expressed her concern with the amount of diesel fumes potentially quadrupling.
Speaker Request Form for Laura Chasson was
received and filed).
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Suzanne Lowe, 1431 Crocus Court, addressed
the Board to express her concerns with the expansion of the I-4 rest area. She stated she is a resident of Bolling Farms
and her current view is a preserve in the beautiful treed area at the beginning
of the project. Ms. Lowe stated her
family is brand new to the neighborhood and discussed the wildlife she sees on
a daily basis.
Ms. Lowe advised she would like an arborist
to have a role in the planning of this expansion. She explained that the existing trees serve
as a buffer for the homes. Ms. Lowe also
discussed her concern with the carcinogenic fumes. She added she would like a member of County
staff to be present at the public meetings with FDOT.
Speaker Request Form and Written Comment
Form for Suzanne Lowe were received and filed.
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Mary Ellen Hunt, 112 Magnolia Drive,
addressed the Board to discuss her ongoing issue with a noise disturbance in
her neighborhood. She read her April 9
and April 22, 2015 emails (received and filed) into the record. Ms. Hunt stated she is in need of help. She discussed her concern with the County not
assisting her with her problem.
Chairman Carey explained that Code
Enforcement is handled by the Sheriff’s Office, so when a citizen calls their
Commissioner’s office with a complaint, they contact the supervisor at the
Sheriff’s Office for Code Enforcement and request they investigate the
issue. Commissioner Constantine stated
although he has not personally gotten in touch with Ms. Hunt, he has directed
staff to look at her noise issue and has received updates from staff.
Chairman Carey requested the County Manager
have staff work with Ms. Hunt and work with Code Enforcement to see what is
making the noise, which would be the first issue. She explained that if someone is living in a residential
area and running their electricity off a generator, that is a problem. She stated sometimes the County has to help
the Sheriff's Office to get to the bottom of these issues but staff will look
into it.
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John Casselberry, 700 South Lost Lake Lane,
addressed the Board to again discuss instituting a service tax as a substitute
for ad valorem taxes statewide. He
stated he had gotten a letter back from Senator David Simmons who said it
probably would not be discussed this session because the letter was a late
arrival. He explained he talked with
Mike Ertel, the Supervisor of Elections, and asked him what kind of
communications they had with Tallahassee and that Mr. Ertel said they had some
kind of video capability. Mr.
Casselberry stated he was thinking, since they may or may not have a Special
Session, they could do an electronic Special Session from the Supervisor of
Elections’ Office and not have to convene in Tallahassee at all. He added there seems to be a lot of
resistance to special session because of the expense of it or maybe the
aggravation. Commissioner Constantine
stated it is more the inconvenience than the cost. He explained they cannot pass a bill or do
legislation by phone. Mr. Casselberry
stated he would make a phone call anyway just for a test.
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Commissioner Carey reminded the Board that
a Work Session regarding healthcare will be held in Room 3024 and will begin at
3:30 p.m.
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There being no further business to come
before the Board, the Chairman declared the meeting adjourned at 3:25 p.m.,
this same date.
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