Community
Services/Health & Human Services Division
Sharon
Lewis, Engineer III(not present)
Public
Works/Engineering Division
James
Ramirez, Traffic Signal Technician
Public
Works/Road Operations Division
Jeremy
West, Roads Maintenance Operator
Public
Works/Road Operations Division
FIFTEEN YEARS
Phyllis
Hegg, Office Associate V(not present)
Public
Works Department
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
Robert
Rinehart, Mosquito & Aquatic Plant Supervisor
Public
Works/Environmental Services Division
RETIREMENT
Stephen
Yaw, Trades Crew Leader(not present)
Public
Resources/Parks & Trails Division
CERTIFICATES
BOARD/COMMITTEE
CERTIFICATE PRESENTATIONS
Affordable
Housing Advisory Committee
Richard G.
Backus, for service from 2009-2011
Glorious
Mitchell, for service from 2008-2011
Jose Rubio,
Jr., for service from 2009-2011(not
present)
Jamie Hanja,
for service from 2008-2011
Arts and
Cultural Alliance
Judy Smathers,
for service from 2007-2011(not
present)
Children’s
Services Council
Kimberly
Grabert, for service from 2010-2011(not present)
Elder
Council
Ann Lewis, for
service from 2007-2012(not present)
Library
Advisory Board
Rick Roderick,
for service from 2010-2011(not
present)
Zoning
Board
John Childers, for service from 2006-2012
PRESENTED
PROCLAMATIONS
Presentation of Proclamation
No. 2012-20 proclaiming March 18 - 24, 2012 Florida Surveyors & Mappers
Week. Accepting the Proclamation will be Jennings Griffin, as Treasurer for
the Central Florida Chapter of the Florida Surveying and Mapping Society.
There is no fiscal impact.
CERTIFICATES
CERTIFICATES
OF APPRECIATION
For the Lake County Board of County Commissioners to
present Certificates of Achievement to three communities within Lake County
that have completed the Neighborhood Preparedness Program.Lakes
of Mount Dora, Mid Florida Lakes and Royal Harbor were recognized.
APPROVED
Tab 1.Request approval of the following
Minutes:January 24, 2012
(Regular Meeting), February 7, 2012 (Regular Meeting), February 14, 2012
(Special Meeting) as presented.
APPROVED
Tab 2.Clerk
of Court’s Consent Agenda:
1.Request to acknowledge receipt of
the list of warrants paid prior to this meeting, pursuant to Chapter
136.06 (1) of the Florida Statutes, which shall be incorporated into the
Minutes as attached Exhibit A and filed in the Board Support Division of the
Clerk's Office.
2.Request
to acknowledge receipt of property placed on the Lands Available List.
3.Request
to acknowledge receipt of a notification of submittal to Governor Rick Scott
of the St. Johns River Water Management District’s 2012 Consolidated Report
pursuant to Section 373.036, Florida Statutes, which was approved on February
14, 2012, including a District Water Management Plan Annual Progress Report,
Minimum Flows and Levels Priority List and Schedule, Five-Year Capital
Improvement Plan, Water Resource Development Work Program and Alternative
Water Supply Annual Report, Florida Forever Work Plan Annual Update, and
Wetland Mitigation Cash Donation Report, along with their website to obtain
said report.
4.Request
to acknowledge receipt of a letter dated February 24, 2012 provided to the
County from the City of Eustis as notification of the City’s intent to annex
approximately 5.03 acres contiguous to the Eustis City limits and located
within the Eustis Planning Area on the north side of CR 44 east of Fish Camp
Road, along with Notice of Quasi-Judicial Public Hearing for the first
reading of Ordinance No. 12-04 scheduled for March 15, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. and
the second reading on April 5, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Commission Room,
City Hall, 10 North Grove Street, Eustis.
5.Request to acknowledge receipt of a copy of
the proposed fiscal year 2013 budget for the Plaza Collina Community
Development District in accordance with Chapter 190.008 F.S.
APPROVED
Tab 3.Request from
Community Services for approval and signature on each of the nine Agreements
between the Lake County Board of County Commissioners and Bridgeway Services;
Building Block Ministries; Bush Gardens Foster Home; Creative Concepts; Earth
Angels; Gift of Love; Life Care Services; Love Thy Neighbor; and Tee
Foundation to provide transportation services to Agency for Persons with
Disabilities (APD) clients. There is no fiscal impact.
APPROVED
Tab 4.Request from
Community Services for approval and signature on an Interlocal Agreement
between the Lake County Board of County Commissioners and the Lake~Sumter
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Transit Development Plan
major update in the amount of $105,000.00 (100% Grant Funded).
APPROVED
Tab 5.Request from
Conservation and Compliance to approve Satisfaction & Release of
Fine, Property Owner: Robert P. Welch, Case# 2008080113,
Fiscal impact is $ 1,000.
APPROVED
Tab 6.Request from
the County Manager to approve withdrawal of the previous standardization on
the Ford product line for fleet vehicles.
APPROVED
Tab 7.Request from
Economic Development and Tourism for approval to solicit and accept
sponsorships for the inaugural Lake County Wings and Wildflowers Birding
Festival to be held September 28 – 30, 2012. Fiscal impact is projected not
to exceed $30,000 total cost.
APPROVED
Tab 8.Request from
Public Resources for approval of recommendation for award to Wicker Tractors,
Leesburg, FL for six (6) utility vehicles to support Public Resources, Parks
and Trails Division daily operations. Fiscal impact $54,150.00
APPROVED
Tab 9.Request from
Public Resources for authorization to fill one (1) vacant Park Attendant
position in the Public Resources Department, Parks & Trails Division.
(The fiscal impact is $34,818.)
APPROVED
Tab 10.Request
from Public Resources for approval and signature of revised policy LCC-8,
Lake County Library System Circulation and Registration Policy. No fiscal
impact.
APPROVED
Tab 11.Request
from Public Resources for authorization to fill one (1) vacant Mobile
Irrigation Lab Technician position within the Public Resources Department,
Agricultural Education Services Division. (Fiscal impact is $39,163 – 100%
Grant Funded.)
APPROVED
Tab 12.Request
from Public Works for approval of recommendation of award to Glade and
Grove Supply Co. Inc., Belle Glade, FL for a Broom Tractor to support Public
Works, Road Operations daily operations. Fiscal impact $43,700.00.
APPROVED
Tab 13.Request
from Public Works for approval of recommendation of award to Ring Power,
Riverview, FL for three (3) flex wing mowers to support Public Works, Road
Operations daily operations. Fiscal impact $38,772.00.
APPROVED
Tab 14.Request
from Public Works for authorization to fill one (1) vacant Equipment Operator
II position in the Public Works Department, Road Operations Division. The
fiscal impact is $38,299.
APPROVED
Tab 15.Request
from Public Works for authorization to fill one (1) vacant Right of Way Agent
II position within the Public Works Department/Engineering Division. Fiscal
impact is $54,884.
APPROVED
Tab 16.Request
from the County Attorney for approval to advertise an ordinance amending the
Lake County Investment Policy.
APPROVED
Tab 17.Request
from the County Attorney for approval to advertise the Local Vendor
Reciprocal Match Procurement ordinance. No fiscal impact.
APPROVED
Tab 18.Request
from the County Attorney for approval of Lease Agreement Between Lake County
and the East Lake County Chamber of Commerce for lease space for the East
Lake County Library. Fiscal impact approximately $29,000.00.
APPROVED
Tab 19.PUBLIC HEARING.Adoption of Ordinance No. 2012-15 amending section 22-22, Lake County Code,
to extend the suspension of collection of the Educational Impact Fee. No
fiscal impact.The Board also directed the County Attorney to bring back information
at a future meeting to see if there could be an ordinance revision to give
flexibility to the individuals who prepaid impact fees.
APPROVED
Tab 20.PUBLIC HEARING.Adoption of Ordinance No. 2012-16 amending Section 2-90.68, Lake County Code,
to change the School Board membership on the Capital Facilities Advisory
Committee from the Superintendent or designee to an elected official and
alternate.
APPROVED
Tab 21.PUBLIC HEARING.Public Hearing on Vacation Petition No.
1171 to vacate right of way and easement (19-19-27) in the Eustis Area and
approval and execution of Resolution
No. 2012-22. Commission District 4. No fiscal impact.
CONSENSUS
Tab 22.Update on
rail projects.The Board reached a consensus to include the US 441 Corridor Analysis
agreement and budget transfer on the next agenda, monitor the Orange County
Agreement, continue to coordinate with local partners and negotiate side
agreements with the Florida Central Railroad, which includes providing for
trail right of way through purchase or use of alternative storage,
negotiating option period to allow for determination of right of way prior to
purchase, and allowing joint use of trail even if there is no abandonment or
purchase.
PRESENTATION
Tab 23.Presentation by the Florida Department of Transportation regarding the
Wekiva Parkway Financing Plan.
CONSENSUS
Tab 24.Board direction on alternatives for the tethering of dogs.The
Board reached a consensus to advertise and draft an ordinance to incorporate
staff’s recommendation, which is to eliminate tethering except in the
physical presence of the owner or a responsible adult, and the ordinance
recently adopted by Hillsborough County.
APPROVED
Tab 25.Approval of the Diabetes Managed Pilot Program. The fiscal impact for
the remainder of FY12 is $720.
APPOINTMENT
Tab
26.Appointment of representatives from
the City of Leesburg to the Library Advisory Board.The
Board appointed Robert Glockler as the member representative and reappointed
John L. Johnson as the alternate member representative, to serve four-year
terms ending 2/28/2016.
PRESENTATION
Staff made a presentation
regarding the legislation that was passed on March 9, 2012 that will
dramatically impact all of the counties in Florida with respect to the
counties’ share of cost for Medicaid charges.The legislation will require that all past due and/or denied bills be
paid to date, the payments for the backlog be withheld through revenue
sharing dollars, the backlog include charges denied from today going back to
November 2001, and the backlog calculations must be based on the Agency for
Health Care Administration’s balance sheet.
FOR YOUR
INFORMATION
The County Manager reported that
the County received a letter from Sunshine Review congratulating Lake
County for their website as a sunny award winner, which honors the most
transparent government websites in America.
FOR YOUR
INFORMATION
The County Attorney informed the
Board that the circuit court in Leon County declared that the statute
requiring all employees to contribute three percent of their pay to the
Florida Retirement System was unconstitutional and the State has announced
that they are going to appeal that case.
FOR YOUR
INFORMATION
Commr. Hill asked for an update
on the bill regarding the hospital district tax.The County Attorney stated that he will be
bringing a legislative update to the Board next month and that will be
included.
FOR YOUR
INFORMATION
Commr. Parks noted that he would
like to hold a town hall meeting in his district to discuss the County’s
economic development efforts and to give the locals information on how to get
government work from the County.The
Board decided to hold economic development update meetings in the three
micro-regions.
FOR YOUR
INFORMATION
Commr. Parks thanked Ms.
Reynolds’ 4th grade class at Tavares Elementary School for
allowing him to read on National Reading Day honoring Dr. Seuss.
APPROVED
Tab 27.Approval and execution of Proclamation No. 2012-23 proclaiming
April 2012 as Child Care Awareness Month in Lake County and April 1, 2012 as
Parent's and Children's Day in Lake County.
FOR YOUR
INFORMATION
Commr. Conner also mentioned
participating in the National Reading Day at Tavares Elementary School where
he read to a Kindergarten and Third Grade class and he thanked Commr. Parks
and Commr. Hill for participating as well.
FOR YOUR
INFORMATION
Commr. Conner reported attending
the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission’s James B. Greene Economic
Development Award Annual Dinner at the Amway Center last week.
FOR YOUR
INFORMATION
Commr. Conner commented that the
Economic Development Department made a presentation to the Lake County League
of Cities last Friday and that it was very positive.
FOR YOUR
INFORMATION
Commr. Conner stated that he
wanted the County Attorney to give his opinion on the proposal from the
School Board asking the Board to impose ad valorem taxes for the School
District.The County Attorney
explained that it would not be appropriate to use County ad valorem dollars
for general education purposes and noted that the School Board had the
authority to impose that upon voter approval.
FOR YOUR
INFORMATION
Commr. Campione reported that
she, along with Commr. Cadwell and the County Manager, went to Washington,
D.C. last week and met with Homeland Security, FEMA, the Department of
Transportation and various Congressmen and Senators and they were given the
opportunity to discuss the County’s most important issues that are impacted
by the decision making process happening right now.
FOR YOUR
INFORMATION
Commr. Campione mentioned that in regards to the septic tank
legislation repeal, they have one year to decide whether or not to opt out so
during that time, they should see whether they can address the specific
problems in Lake County.
FOR YOUR
INFORMATION
Commr. Campione suggested that
the Board review the budget projections again before she sends letters to the
constitutional officers asking them to cut their budgets again.
APPROVED
Tab 28.Approval and signature of Proclamation No. 2012-24 proclaiming
April 2-8, 2012 as National Public Health Week.
FOR YOUR
INFORMATION
Commr. Cadwell suggested that
the Board review the constitution amendments because some of those have
ramifications on the County’s ability to impose property taxes.