BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA
MAY 8, 2012
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, May 8, 2012, 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
County
Manager Jim Hartmann
County
Attorney Bryant Applegate
Deputy
Clerk Terri Porter
Deputy Clerk Eva Roach
Pastor David Knox, Christ Episcopal Church, Longwood, gave the
Invocation.
Commissioner Dallari led the Pledge of Allegiance.
AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS
Tara Hormell, representing The Children’s Cabinet of Seminole
County, addressed the Board to give a PowerPoint presentation (copy received and
filed) regarding an annual update on the Children’s Cabinet. She covered “Vision” and “Membership”
followed by four projects they have been working on since the beginning of
their operation: The Village operated by
Intervention Services, Inc.; Family Connections; Pathways to Home: A Community
Collaborative; and Families and Communities Together. After inquiry by Commissioner Dallari, Ms.
Hormell confirmed that the biggest issue at The Village was transportation for
young adults and stated it is more than 2.5 miles from the nearest bus
stop. Commissioner Dallari suggested
that maybe they could contact the Chairman of LYNX to see about having an
extended pickup line for that area to which Commissioner Henley responded that
they are working on it. Ms. Hormell
covered the remainder of the presentation with topics including Current Priorities; “How can you help?”
and Meetings.
After inquiry by Chairman Carey, Ms. Hormell confirmed that
there is someone from Seminole County Community Services who participates in
the meetings. Chairman Carey thanked Ms.
Hormell for the update and a job well done, and stated that children are our
most precious assets and ensuring that they are safe in Seminole County has
been a great collaborative effort.
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Motion by Commissioner Henley, seconded by Commissioner Dallari, to adopt appropriate Resolution
#2012-R-85, as shown on page _______, recognizing that the Wekiva River
System was designated as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
on October 13, 2000, by the United States Congress, and the Seminole County
Board of County Commissioners supports the purpose, goals, objectives and actions
of the Wekiva Wild and Scenic River System Management Plan.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
COUNTY MANAGER’S CONSENT AGENDA
County Manager Jim Hartmann addressed the Board to inform them
of the following changes to the Consent Agenda:
Staff is requesting that Item #5, Lease Agreement with the School Board
for Midway Elementary School; Item #6, Subrecipient Agreement to provide sewer
improvements to Midway Elementary, and Item #12, BAR #12-062/CSBG Modification,
which coincides with a Community Services consent item scheduled for the next
meeting, be pulled and placed on the next Agenda scheduled for May 22; and with
regard to Item #8, Victims’ Rights Coalition Agreement, the reporting time
periods were removed from that item since the original publication. Chairman Carey explained further that there
was a conflict on the Agreement (Item #8) that showed monthly reporting with a
quarterly indication below, so they struck the quarterly portion and said they
will be reporting monthly. Mr. Hartmann
further advised that on the Regular Agenda, the QTI (Qualified Target Industry)
for Village Farms and Primal Innovation LLC, one small revision was made on the
budget amendments to reflect that they are QTI’s.
Motion by Commissioner Dallari,
seconded by Commissioner Horan, to authorize and approve the following:
County Manager’s
Office
Purchasing &
Contracts Division
2. Approve Change Order #4, as shown
on page ________, to CC-5527-10/JVP (Seminole Wekiva Trail - Lake Mary Blvd./International
Pkwy. Pedestrian Tunnel) in the amount of $155,258.89 to Southland Construction,
Inc. of Apopka, Florida; and authorize the Purchasing and Contracts Division to
execute the Change Order.
3. Approve Sole Source Procurement
SS-601408-12/LJS for the purchase of ten (10) Stryker EMS Power Load Cot Fasteners
including warranty and cot compatibility upgrade kits and installation with
Stryker Medical, Portage, MI; and authorize Purchasing and Contracts Division
to issue Purchase Order(s).
4. Approve Sole Source Procurement
SS-601418-12/BJC for the remanufacture of a trailer laboratory with Germfree Laboratories,
Inc., Ormond Beach; and authorize the Purchasing and Contracts Division to
issue a Purchase Order in the amount of not-to-exceed $211,000.00.
Central Services
5. Pulled from the agenda
the request to approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the Lease Agreement with
the School Board of Seminole County for the former Midway Elementary School,
Building 1, to be used as the Midway Community Center, with an estimated annual
expense of $32,535.
Community
Services
Business Office
6. Pulled from the agenda
the request to approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the Seminole County/School
Board of Seminole County, HUD/CDBG Subrecipient Agreement to provide sewer
improvements to serve the former Midway Elementary School which will provide an
improved quality of life for the residents of the Midway community.
7. Approve participation in the
Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Edward Byrne Memorial Justice
Assistance Grant (JAG) Program; authorize the Chairman to execute the Certificate
of Participation, as shown on page ________, naming Valmarie H. Turner as the coordinator
for the countywide application(s); and authorize the Chairman or County Manager
to execute any supporting documentation as may be required for the
applications.
P.A.Y. Division
8. Approve the Seminole County
Victims' Rights Coalition, Inc. Agreement, as shown on page ________, with
Seminole County to enable the implementation of the Safe Havens: Supervised
Visitation and Safe Exchange Program providing a safe and secure facility and
supervised visitation services for families residing in Seminole County, as
amended.
Environmental
Services
Business Office
9. Approve the use of the Release of
Water and Sewer Capacity Form, and add that form to the list of approved documents
per Resolution No. 97-R-66.
Water-Waste
Water Division
10. Approve Seminole County and City
of Longwood Emergency Interconnect Water Agreement, as shown on page ________,
for mutual provision of wholesale water service to and from the water systems
owned and operated by the County and City.
Fiscal Services
Budget Division
11. Approve and authorize the
Chairman to execute appropriate Resolution #2012-R-86, as shown on page ________,
implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #12-061 in the amount of $151,000
through the Fire Protection Fund to recognize the receipt of $151,000 in
insurance proceeds and transfer $40,000 within the Public Safety Grants Fund to
appropriate $211,000 for the replacement of a Mobile Analytical Platform (MAP)
Unit.
12. Pulled from the agenda
the request to approve and authorize the Chairman to execute appropriate
Resolution implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #12-062 in the amount of
$175,155 through the General Fund, the Community Development Block Grant Fund,
and the Community Services Block Grant Fund (CSBG) to recognize and allocate
$175,155 in additional CSBG grant funding and the associated $35,031 in match
funding.
13. Approve and authorize the
Chairman to execute appropriate Resolution #2012-R-87, as shown on page
_________, implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #12-064 through the Fire
Protection Fund to purchase five additional EMS Stryker Power Load Stretcher
Systems for $100,000 with funding from reserves.
Growth
Management
Planning & Development
Division
14. Approve and authorize the Chairman
to execute the Release of Lien, as shown on page _________, for Case No. 08-136-CEB,
on 1534 Westover Loop, Lake Mary, Tax Parcel #11-20-29-503-0000-0040,
previously owned by Younes Abdessamad and currently owned by Residential Credit
Solutions, Inc.
Leisure Services
Tourism-CVB
Division
15. Approve and authorize the
Chairman to execute an Agreement, as shown on page _________, with Florida
Amateur Softball Association in the amount of $8,786.70 for the 2012 Florida
ASA State Championship held on June 15-17, 2012.
16. Approve and authorize the
Chairman to execute an Agreement, as shown on page ________, with Gainesville
Gold Fast Pitch Softball in the amount of $3,536.00 for the 2012 Gainesville
Gold Fast Pitch Softball Tournament held on July 6-8, 2012.
17. Approve and authorize the
Chairman to execute an Agreement, as shown on page ________, with the Florida
Rush Soccer Club in the amount of $9,500.00 for the 2012 Nike Champions Cup held
on May 18-19, 2012.
18. Approve and authorize the
Chairman to execute an Agreement, as shown on page ________, between Seminole
County Board of County Commissioners and the University of Florida Board of Trustees
for a Student Internship from May 14 to August 10, 2012.
Public Safety
Business Office
19. Approve and
authorize the Chairman to execute appropriate Resolution #2012-R-88, as shown
on page ________, renaming a segment of West 13th Street to Historic Goldsboro
Boulevard.
Upon
discussion with regard to Items #5 and #6, Commissioner Dallari wanted to
ensure that by delaying these items for two weeks, Galileo Charter School will
not be “booted out” of their facility.
Mr. Hartmann stated that the Health Department is going to issue an
extension on the current sewer agreement and the school is aware of the
situation. Chairman Carey explained that
the holdup is due to the fact that the School Board has already signed the
agreement for sewer improvements, but hasn’t yet approved the lease agreement.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS’ CONSENT AGENDA
Motion
by Commissioner Dallari, seconded by Commissioner Horan, to authorize and
approve the following:
Clerk's Office
20. Approval of Expenditure Approval
Lists, as shown on page _______, dated April 9 and April 16, 2012; and Payroll
Approval List, as shown on page _______, dated April 7, 2012; approval of the BCC
Official Minutes dated April 10, 2012; and noting, for information only, the
following Clerk's “Received and Filed”:
1.
Amendment
#2, as shown on page ________, to Work Order #12 to PS-5438-10.
2.
Amendment
#3, as shown on page _________, to IFB-600562-09.
3.
Work
Order #32, as shown on page ________, to RFP-5465-10.
4.
Work
Order #3, as shown on page ________, to RFQ-5888-10.
5.
Terry
Lunsford Flood Mitigation Project Invoice Certification, as shown on page
_________, by Andy Brooks of ZHA, Inc.
6.
Amendment
#1, as shown on page ________, to Work Order #31 to PS-4388-09.
7.
Amendment
#1, as shown on page ________, to Work Order #20 to RFP-5465-10.
8.
Work
Order #31, as shown on page ________, to RFP-5465-10.
9.
Amendment
#1, as shown on page ________, to Work Order #21 to RFP-5465-10.
10.
Work
Order #29, as shown on page ________, to RFP-5465-10.
11.
Amendment
#1, as shown on page ________, to Work Order #25 to RFP-5465-10.
12.
Amendment
#1, as shown on page ________, to Work Order #17 to RFP-5465-10.
13.
Work
Order #30, as shown on page ________, to RFP-5465-10.
14.
Work
Order #24, as shown on page ________, to PS-2249-07.
15.
Work
Order #1, as shown on page ________, to PS-6658-11.
16.
Amendment
#1, as shown on page ________, to IFB-600277-07.
17.
Amendment
#1, as shown on page ________, to IFB-600408-08.
18.
Closeout,
as shown on page ________, to Work Order #42 to CC-2184-07.
19.
Closeout,
as shown on page ________, to Work Order #7 to CC-5075-10.
20.
Closeout,
as shown on page ________, to Work Order #43 to CC-2184-07.
21.
Closeout,
as shown on page ________, to Work Order #17 to CC-2183-07.
22.
Closeout,
as shown on page ________, to CC-6548-11.
23.
Closeout,
as shown on page ________, to Work Order #10 to CC-2183-07.
24.
Amendment
#2, as shown on page ________, to Work Order #1 to PS-4650-09.
25.
Amendment
#1, as shown on page ________, to PS-4650-09.
26.
Work
Order #73, as shown on page ________, to CC-1284-06.
27.
Change
Order #3, as shown on page ________, to CC-6460-11.
28.
Certificate
of Title, as shown on page _________, for Belle Estates.
29.
Order
Granting Determination of Need from Florida Public Service Commission for
modernization of Port Everglades Plant by Florida Power & Light Company.
30.
Amendment
#2, as shown on page ________, to IFB-600612-09.
31.
Audit
of Manager’s Cellular Device Policy from Maryanne Morse, Clerk of Circuit
Court.
32.
Sixth
Amendment, as shown on page ________, to RFP-600326-08.
33.
Notice
to Proceed, as shown on page ________, for Work Order #73 to CC-1284-06.
34.
Amendment
#1, as shown on page ________, to Work Order #19 to PS-2564-07.
35.
Amendment
#1, as shown on page ________, to Work Order #20 to PS-2564-07.
36.
Change
Order #7, as shown on page ________, to CC-4623-09.
37.
Closeout,
as shown on page ________, for CC-6591-11.
38.
Contracts,
as shown on page ________, for Services for Antoinette Basque; Margarette
Schavemaker; Scott Runda; Greg Sobosky; Micheline Larsen; and Nivea Urdaneta.
39.
Copies
of letters to Shirley Taylor and Virlindia Doss, Florida Commission on Ethics,
submitting copies of Resolution #2007-R-237 relating to financial disclosure
forms for the Seminole County Port Authority.
40.
Work
Order #14, as shown on page ________, to PS-5438-10.
41.
Amendment
#2, as shown on page ________, to Work Order #73 to PS-1529-06.
42.
Order
Suspending Proposed Tariffs for approval of Gas Reliability Infrastructure
Program (GRIP) by Florida Public Utilities Company and the Florida Division of
Chesapeake Utilities Corp.
43.
Change
Order #6, as shown on page ________, to CC-5627-10.
44.
Memorandum
to Jim Hartmann, County Manager, from Antoine Khoury, Assistant Public Works
Director, relating to Unauthorized Commitment, as shown on page ________, for
Work Order #96 to PS-1074-06.
45.
Change
Order #4, as shown on page ________, to Work Order #31 to DB-6152-10.
46.
Letter
to Maryanne Morse, Clerk of Circuit Court, from Joseph Forte, Deputy County
Manager, relating to Audit of Manager’s Cellular Device Policy.
47.
Minutes
for Joint City/County Advisory Committee meetings from April 2005 through
October 2007.
48.
Development
Order #12-30000028, as shown on page ________, M/I Homes of Orlando variance.
49.
Change
Order #1, as shown on page ________, to Work Order #24 to CC-2183-07.
50.
Change
Order #1, as shown on page ________, to Work Order #45 to CC-2184-07.
51.
Change
Order #3, as shown on page ________, to Work Order #20 to CC-2183-07.
52.
Amendment
#1, as shown on page ________, to Work Order #24 to PS-4388-09.
53.
Amendment
#3, as shown on page ________, to Work Order #9 to PS-4388-09.
54.
Executive
Order, as shown on page ________, Declaring State of Local Emergency and
Establishing Emergency Fire Prevention Regulations.
55.
Bids
for CC-7661-12.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Motion by Commissioner
Henley, seconded by Commissioner Dallari, to authorize and approve the
following:
Sheriff’s Office
21. Approval to expend $5,000
from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund to provide for a contribution to Safe House
of Seminole.
22. Approval to contribute $2,000
from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund to provide funding in support of the Central
Florida YMCA 2012 Youth Scholarship Program.
23. Approval to expend $500 from the
Law Enforcement Trust Fund to provide for a contribution to the Florida Missing
Children’s Day Foundation, Inc.
24. Approval to expend $500 from the
Law Enforcement Trust Fund to provide for a contribution to the Greater Sanford
Regional Chamber of Commerce in support of its 2012 scholarship program.
25. Approve the Sheriff's Office to
execute and submit a Grant Application to the U.S. Department of Justice, FY 2012
Edward Byrne Memorial/Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program, and authorize the
Sheriff to sign future documents relating to the grant.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
REGULAR AGENDA
Bill McDermott, Economic Development,
addressed the Board to present a request for approval of a Resolution
recommending that Village Farms, L.P. be approved as a Qualified Target
Industry Business (QTI); approval of an appropriation of $29,400 as local
participation in the QTI and Sector Bonus tax refund program; and approval of a
Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #12-066.
He stated Village Farms is considering relocating their offices from
Eatontown, New Jersey to Lake Mary. He
reviewed the company’s plans, proposed capital investment, and the average
annual salary for new employees. Staff
recommends approval of the request.
Upon inquiry by Chairman Carey, Mr.
McDermott advised the relocation is contingent upon the Board’s approval of the
proposed request.
Motion
by Commissioner Horan, seconded by Commissioner Dallari to adopt appropriate
Resolution #2012-R-89, as shown on page ________, recommending that Village
Farms, L.P. be approved as a Qualified Target Industry Business (QTI); approval
of an appropriation of $29,400 as local participation in the QTI and Sector
Bonus tax refund program; and approval of appropriate Resolution #2012-R-90, as
shown on page ________, implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #12-066
through the General Fund and Economic Development Fund in the amount of
$29,400.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Mr. McDermott requested approval of a
Resolution recommending that Primal Innovation, LLC be approved as a Qualified
Target Industry Business (QTI); approval of an appropriation of $20,000 as
local participation in the QTI tax refund program; approval of the Interlocal
Agreement with the city of Sanford; and approval of Budget Amendment Request
(BAR) #12-067. He stated Primal
Innovation is considering an expansion of its research and development
company. He reviewed the company’s
plans, proposed capital investment and annual salary for new employees. He stated the amount of $20,000 will be split
evenly with the city of Sanford pursuant to the interlocal agreement, and that
amount will be paid up front.
Motion by
Commissioner Horan, seconded by Commissioner Henley, to adopt appropriate
Resolution #2012-R-91, as shown on page ________, recommending that Primal
Innovation, LLC be approved as a Qualified Target Industry Business (QTI);
approval of an appropriation of $20,000 as local participation in the QTI tax
refund program; approval of the Interlocal Agreement, as shown on page
________, with the city of Sanford; and approval of appropriate Resolution
#2012-R-92, as shown on page ________, implementing Budget Amendment Request(BAR)
#12-067 through the General Fund and Economic Development Fund in the amount of
$20,000.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
Commissioner Dallari thanked Mr. McDermott
for his hard work in bringing businesses to Seminole County especially in these
hard economic times.
COUNTY MANAGER AND STAFF’S
BRIEFINGS
County Manager Jim Hartmann requested
authorization for the Chairman to execute a letter to the Florida Department of
Transportation appointing Bill Wharton, the new Senior Planner in Growth
Management, to replace Dick Boyer as the alternate for the SunRail Technical
Advisory Committee. Chairman Carey
expounded that Brett Blackadar, County Engineer, will continue as Seminole
County’s representative and Mr. Wharton will be the alternate.
Motion by
Commissioner Henley, seconded by Commissioner Dallari, to authorize the Chairman
to execute a letter, as shown on page _______, to the Florida Department of
Transportation appointing Bill Wharton, Senior Planner, to replace Dick Boyer
as the alternate for the SunRail Technical Advisory Committee.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Mr. Hartmann proposed for the Board’s consideration an RFQ (Request
for Qualifications) for an outsourcing feasibility study. He stated the study was initiated about a
month ago at a BCC meeting when Commissioner Dallari requested that during the
budget process, they look at outsourcing both the Human Resources (H.R.) and Information
Technology (I.T.) Divisions for the County.
Mr. Hartmann stated that after discussion with staff, they believe the
best course of action would be to conduct a feasibility study to look at all
pieces of the departments in order to assess which could produce better
economic results, efficiencies, or service enhancements. Mr. Hartmann inquired whether the Board
wished to proceed with outsourcing the H.R. and I.T. functions, either all or
part of them; and if so, do they support initiating it with a feasibility
study.
After inquiry by Chairman Carey, Mr. Hartmann responded that
they will look at one or two consulting firms who specialize in I.T. and/or H.R.
and would expect to have their recommendations by August 1.
Discussion ensued as to the best way to move forward taking into
consideration timing for the budget sessions in August, the cost of the study, and
tweaking a study that was previously done in the late 90’s.
After inquiry by Commissioner Horan, Mr. Hartmann stated there
is a work session at the next Board meeting in order to discuss a number of
organizational changes that they are contemplating in a number of different
departments, which will then be incorporated into the budget process.
Commissioner Henley stated that he is never opposed to looking
at how they do business with the idea in mind of improving because they need a
culture throughout the entire organization of continuous improvement; however,
he reiterated what Commissioner Dallari stated during discussion, that he would
like to know what the County Manager will be recommending in regard to reorganization
because it might affect the department significantly, and he wants to look
in-house first to determine what management recommends in regard to possible
efficiencies before spending $50,000 in consulting fees.
Chairman Carey suggested staff could look at other counties who
have outsourced to assist in their determination. She then directed
that the Board is requesting that the County Manager make a recommendation regarding
what can be outsourced rather than spend $50,000 for a consultant to do it, and
they will look forward to further discussion during the workshop in two weeks.
Mr. Hartmann stated he would like, in two weeks and throughout
the budget process, for the Board to keep in mind that they are pretty lean in
staff but also, they use a significant amount of outsourced help to provide
services as well as support; and after inquiry by Chairman Carey, he stated
they are currently compiling a list of what is being outsourced now.
Commissioner Horan stated he would like to see an analysis of the
County’s outsourced functions, why they are outsourced, and how they make those
decisions to accompany the list with the methodology used in the past in
determining whether to outsource or not.
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Mr. Hartmann briefed the Board regarding the Altamonte Post
Office stating there may not be federal funding available for a potential
acquisition; however the State is still interested in participating and pursuing
federal funds, but in case these funds are not available, they have agreed to a
50/50 cost share with the County. As
previously discussed, it makes sense to have that piece of property brought
under the County’s control.
Chairman Carey stated that it was in the middle of their site
and an integral part if they ever want to do anything around the rail station,
so with no objection from the Board, she directed that they move forward to try
to secure the property. The Board voiced no objections.
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Mr. Hartmann requested comments from the Board
regarding the result of a meeting with the School Board to look at potential,
cooperative service areas. He stated that
printing services was the area they honed in on and that staff has done a
complete analysis, and renegotiated the Xerox contract where they can avail
about $80,000 in cost savings. He
further stated that there were other issues with the School Board’s printing;
and although it would not have saved the School Board any money, it would have
given them some economy of scale, which would have been positive. Mr. Hartmann continued that they believe the
best thing to do is to retain the in-house service.
After inquiry, Chairman Carey reiterated that there is one
employee in the print shop, so they are not talking about a huge budget, and
that one of the issues they had included was timing as to how quickly they
could get documents back. She agreed
with the recommendation and stated that the main thing is to explore and
continue the communication, and she knows that the School Board Chairman will
be at the next Parks and Recreation meeting to discuss the use of school
facilities in addition to County parks. Mr.
Hartmann stated that he hopes to work with the new Superintendent of Schools
and to keep their staffs meeting on somewhat of a regular basis to continue to
explore possibilities; and Chairman Carey stated she will continue to meet with
the School Board Chairman regularly also.
COUNTY ATTORNEY’S BRIEFING
Bryant Applegate, County Attorney, addressed the Board to
reiterate that they have good news from the Federal Court in the Allied
Veterans case and that the Federal Magistrate has granted the vast majority of
all of the County Attorney’s office’s motions to compel discovery against
Allied Veterans, which will require them to produce most, if not all of their
financial records. He stated that the
battle is still not over, but this is a giant step forward in pursuing the case
against Allied Veterans.
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Mr. Applegate further informed the Board that an invoice was
received from FAC (Florida Association of Counties) on the Medicaid lawsuit and
that Seminole is classified as a medium-sized county; therefore, the one-time
payment is $3,500, and he is requesting authorization to process it.
Motion by
Commissioner Dallari, seconded by Commissioner Van Der Weide, to approve the
request to process $3,500 for payment in full of the invoice from FAC (Florida
Association of Counties) in connection with the Medicaid lawsuit.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Mr. Applegate advised that he is still
working on presenting to the Board for their consideration a Resolution
authorizing the County Attorney’s office to participate in the Seminole County Legal
Aid pro bono program. He said he met
with Silvia McLain and talked about some parameters. He further stated that hopefully, with the
Board’s approval, the County Attorney’s office can help families in Seminole
County that are in crises.
Upon inquiry by Commissioner Dallari, Mr.
Applegate stated that hopefully the program will be presented at the BCC
Meeting on June 12.
Commissioner Van Der Weide congratulated
the County Attorney on his efforts with regard to these issues, especially with
Allied Veterans. Mr. Applegate responded
and thanked his office and their outside Counsel, for their good work.
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
Chairman Carey explained that the
pineapples on the dais are there as a result of National Tourism Week from May
5 through May 13 and thanked the tourism group for them.
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The Chairman then stated that at the last
meeting, she had asked for a Resolution of Appreciation for Judy Putz for her
service on the MetroPlan Orlando Citizen’s Advisory Committee and requested a
motion for approval.
Motion
by Commissioner Horan, seconded by Commissioner Van Der Weide, to approve appropriate
Resolution #2012-R-93, as shown on page _______, of Appreciation for Judy Putz
for her service on the MetroPlan Orlando Citizen’s Advisory Committee.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
Chairman Carey continued, stating that she also needs
nominations for the appointment to the open position on the MetroPlan Orlando
Citizens’ Advisory Committee and said she hopes to wrap it up at the next
meeting, explaining that she likes to have Seminole County be very vocal on
that Board and there are others in Central Florida who are.
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Chairman Carey advised that last week she
had the opportunity to serve on a panel at an annual event sponsored by the Orlando
Business Journal called “Doing Business in Seminole County,” which was a
luncheon at the Westin. She thanked
those that had attended and stated it was an honor to serve and also mentioned
they had John Krug on the panel along with Dr. Ann McGee from Seminole
State College, a representative from AAA, and Frank Martz from the city of
Altamonte Springs. She said it was well
attended and good information came out of it.
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Chairman Carey advised that on Monday, May
14 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Downtown Orlando,
FDOT (Florida Department of Transportation) has assembled a group of experts
from around the country that do transit-oriented development, public/private
partnerships and private development, and she hopes that will be well attended
because, she stated, it is important that we learn from those who have already
invested their money in what works and what doesn’t.
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Chairman Carey further advised that next
week at 8:00 a.m. there is the commissioning of the Yankee Lake Surface Water
Treatment Plant, and following that ribbon cutting, there is a dedication and a
signing ceremony for the unveiling of the Wekiva Wild and Scenic River System
Comprehensive River Management Plan at Katie’s Landing from 10:00 a.m. until
12:00 noon. The Resolution (that was
passed this morning) will be presented at that particular event.
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Chairman Carey explained that they are all wearing a green
ribbon because May is Children’s Mental Health Month and the ribbon is to raise
public awareness to better the lives of children and youth in the community who
have serious emotional disorders and to support them and their families. She stated that green signifies new life, new
growth and new beginnings, and she thanked those in attendance for wearing the
ribbons and the group that delivered them.
DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS
Commissioner Henley stated he went by the Alan
Davis property on Alpine recently and it is worse than it has ever been which
negatively impacts the neighbors around it.
He stated he was interested in knowing what is happening with that
property.
Mr. Applegate responded that he will get an update but was told
that the Sheriff’s office is continuing to investigate and monitor the
situation, so he will find out what they plan to do.
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Commissioner Henley then informed the Board that he spent about four
hours last Friday with the Congress of Regional Leaders and that a number of
issues were discussed. He distributed a
report entitled “Regional Issues Impact Analysis: Which Regional Issues Have the Greatest
Impact on the Others?,” brochures and magazine (copy received and filed) that were
the result of a meeting at Mission Inn Resort on March 20 and 21 (in which the
County did not participate due to the cost).
Commissioner Henley then covered some of the main points from the
report.
He further stated that the group is urging Seminole County to
attend the region-to-region community visit in San Diego to learn about the vision
process they went through and what the outcome was. Commissioner Henley said he believes, coming
up, they will be hiring a consultant to come back in and do another update on
the values of this region, as far as the local people are concerned, to
determine what they value and then move on to a course of action. He encouraged the Board to read the report
and stated he’ll come back to the Board at a later date to discuss whether he
should attend the San Diego meeting.
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Commissioner Dallari advised he received a
letter of resignation within the last week from Deborah Schafer on the Code
Enforcement Board (CEB) that said due to a change of positions, she will no longer
be able to attend the CEB meetings.
Motion
by Commissioner Dallari, seconded by Commissioner Horan, to approve appropriate
Resolution #2012-R-94, as shown on page _______, of Appreciation to Deborah
Schafer for her service on the Code Enforcement Board for Seminole County.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Motion by
Commissioner Dallari, seconded by Commissioner Van Der Weide, to appoint Harley
G. Parkhurst as the District 1 appointee to the Seminole County Code
Enforcement Board for the remaining three-year term ending January 1, 2015.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 voted AYE.
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Commissioner Dallari stated that the presentation
on the homeless at the last BCC meeting was very good; however, he wanted to
ensure that staff continues to update the Community Conversation on
Homelessness and gets their input because, he stated, without community input, they
don’t have a true collaborative cooperation.
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Commissioner Horan stated he wanted to
amplify Commissioner Henley’s encouragement to take seriously the report from
the meeting of the Congress of Regional Leaders and reminded them that he
participated in the work group on three particular issues which were creating
access to capital, reviewing transactional fees, and streamlining permitting
and licensing. He further stated that
there was a lot of really good input and that those particular work papers are
really worthwhile to review and believes there will be a lot of future
discussion about them.
Chairman Carey stated that the County has
always been well represented on those particular Boards and hopefully some
action from other counties besides just Seminole will come out of it. Commissioner Horan responded that when the
group was looking at templates, they were largely looking at things that
Seminole County had done.
Commissioner Henley referenced Item Nine (IX)
in the report entitled “Unification of the Work of the Open for Business
Management Committee” and the work of the Central Florida Congress of Regional Leaders
and stated there was quite a bit of discussion about legislating, and there was
quite a lengthy discussion about the circumstances in local government as well
as in the School Board because the School Board had a representative on the Congress. He stated there will be 40 new
Representatives in the Legislature because of term limits. He encouraged them to visit every candidate to
find out what their positions are on the issues that are strangling local
governments and school boards. He stated
there is an effort being made to meet with Representative Dean Cannon regarding
the expressway merger that was discussed earlier and that the Board should
ensure they are involved in that conversation.
He further stated that there was discussion that local governments are
not nearly as effective as the business community in that they are unable to
lobby the Legislature, and that during the legislative session, the business
community got nearly everything they asked for.
He stated his concern is that if they attempt to merge the two
organizations, the results would be looked at as a government agency, so he
said he believes that the Congress of Regional Leaders, who are all elected
officials, should keep a little distance; however, it doesn’t mean they can’t have
input and support what each other is trying to do.
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Commissioner Van Der Weide stated he is
very happy with the results from the County Attorney’s office.
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There being no further business to come
before the Board, the Chairman declared the meeting adjourned at 10:30 a.m.,
this same date.
ATTEST:______________________Clerk_____________________Chairman
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