A
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
JANUARY
9, 2007
The Lake County Board of
INVOCATION
AND PLEDGE
Mr.
Ken Harley, Public Transportation Manager, gave the Invocation and led the
Pledge of Allegiance.
AGENDA
UPDATE
Ms.
Cindy Hall, County Manager, added Addendum No. 1 on her Consent Agenda,
requesting approval of the renewal quote from HRH/Hunt Insurance Group, Inc. to
provide catastrophic inmate medical insurance from January 10, 2007 through
January 10, 2008, at the current rate of eleven cents per day per inmate.
Ms.
Hall also stated that she sent out a memo to the Board with some additional
information regarding Tab 13, referring to the Special Master Agreement,
relating the staff recommendation that the payment made from those two parties
be directed to the Land Acquisition Program; and Tab 15, regarding the Audit
Selection Committee, stating that the two remaining members to be identified on
the Agenda item are Mr. Lewie Wise from the Sheriff’s Office and Mr. Robbie
Ross of the Property Appraiser’s Office.
MINUTES
On
a motion by Commr. Stivender, seconded by Commr. Stewart and carried
unanimously, by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the Minutes of September 19,
2006 (Regular Meeting), as presented.
On
a motion by Commr. Stivender, seconded by Commr. Hill and carried unanimously,
by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the Minutes of December 5, 2006 (Regular
Meeting), as presented.
CLERK
OF COURTS’ CONSENT AGENDA
Commr.
Renick stated that she had a question regarding Item 3 of Tab 2, about what
type of Ordinance it was.
Ms.
Barbara Lehman, Chief Deputy Clerk,
Commr.
Renick pulled Item 3 from the Clerk of Courts’ Consent Agenda until a later
date.
On
a motion by Commr. Stivender, seconded by Commr. Hill and carried unanimously,
by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the Clerk of Courts’ Consent Agenda, Tab
2, Items 1 through 11, excluding Item 3, as follows:
List of Warrants
Request
to acknowledge receipt of 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.
Notice
Before the Public Service Commission
Request to acknowledge receipt of: Before the Florida Public Service Commission
–Notice of Commission Hearing and Prehearing to Progress Energy Florida, Inc.,
Department of Community Affairs, Department of Environmental Affairs, and All
Other Interested Persons– Docket No. 060642-EI.
Petition for determination of need for expansion of Crystal River 3
Nuclear Power Plant, for exemption from Bid Rule 25-22.082, F.A.C. and for cost
recovery through fuel clause, by Progress Energy Florida, Inc.
A prehearing will be held on Monday, January 8, 2007 at
1:30 p.m. and a hearing will be held before the Florida Public Service
Commission in the above referenced docket, on Thursday, January 18, 2007, at
9:30 a.m. at the
Any person requiring some accommodation at the hearing,
because of a physical impairment, should call the Division of the Commission
Clerk and Administrative Services at (850) 413-6770, at least 48 hours
prior to the hearing. Any person who is hearing or speech impaired should contact the Florida
Public Service Commission, by using the
Florida Relay Service, which can be reached at 1-800-955-8771 (TDD).
Annexation
Ordinance from City of
Request
to acknowledge receipt of Annexation Ordinance No. 2006-026, from the City of Fruitland
Park, annexing approximately 21 acres located North of Cooke Drive, West of US
Highway 441, said property being contiguous to the City of Fruitland Park. Passed and ordained the 14th day
of December, 2006, by the City Council of the City of Fruitland Park, Florida.
Annexation
Ordinance from City of
Request
to acknowledge receipt of Annexation Ordinance No. 2006-027, from the City of
Fruitland Park, annexing approximately 980 acres located South of CR 466A, said
property being contiguous to the City of Fruitland Park. Passed and ordained the 14th day
of December, 2006, by the City Council of the City of Fruitland Park, Florida.
Monthly
Distribution of Revenue, Traffic/Criminal Cases
Request to acknowledge receipt of Monthly Distribution of
Revenue
Traffic/Criminal Cases, Month Ending November 30, 2006.
Displays revenue collected, and disbursements made to
various trusts, surcharges, municipalities, etc.
Disbursements due to Board: $166,802.69
Same
period, last year: $145,405.58
Annexation
Ordinance from City of
Request to acknowledge receipt of Annexation Ordinance
No. 570-M, from the City of Clermont, annexing approximately 18 acres located
in Lake Highlands, Section 32, Township 22 South, Range 26 East, Tracts 3, 4,
said property being contiguous to the City of Clermont. Passed and ordained the 28th day
of November, 2006, by the City Council of the City of
Annexation Ordinance from City of
Request to acknowledge receipt of Annexation Ordinance
No. 2006-925, from the City of Mount Dora, annexing approximately one acre
located at
Annexation Ordinance from City of
Request to acknowledge receipt of Annexation Ordinance
No. 2006-927, from the City of Mount Dora, annexing approximately 9.9 acres
located at US Highway 441 and
Deer Island Community Development District Meeting
Schedule for FY 2007
Request to acknowledge receipt of Deer Island Community
Development District Meeting Schedule for Fiscal Year 2007, in Deer Island
Community accordance with Chapter 189, Florida Statutes.
The Board of Supervisors of the Deer Island Community
Development District will hold their meetings for the remainder of Fiscal Year
2007, at 6:00 p.m., at the Clubhouse,
January 15, 2007
March 19, 2007
May 21, 2007
August 20, 2007
Lake
Request to acknowledge Lake County Water Authority Board
of Trustees meeting schedule for 2007 as follows:
January 24 August
22
February 28 September
12 (Tentative Budget Hearing)
March 28 September
26 (Final Budget Hearing and
April 25 Regular Meeting)
May 23 October
24
June 27 November
14
July 11 (Budget Workshop) December12
July 25
All regular meetings are scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m.
and Budget meetings begin at 5:05 p.m.
The Budget Workshop starts at 9:00 a.m., location to be
determined.
Commr. Renick asked that Tab 5, a
request from Community Services for approval to pay $500,000.00 from Library
Impact Fees to the Lake-Sumter Community College Foundation to be used as match
toward the construction of the planned joint-use community college/public
library on the South Lake campus of LSCC and authorization for the chairman to
sign the First Amendment to Agreement between Lake County and the Lake-Sumter
Community College for Joint-Use Library Facility, pending County Attorney
approval and approve the related budget transfer; and Tab 13, a request from
Growth Management for approval of the Settlement Agreement with Khemraj Narain,
be pulled for discussion; and that Tab 15 be corrected, adding the
remaining two members to the Audit Selection Committee, being Mr. Lewie Wise
from the Sheriff’s Office and Mr. Robbie Ross of the Property Appraiser’s
Office.
On
a motion by Commr. Stivender, seconded by Commr. Hill and carried unanimously,
by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the
Budget
Request for approval of Budget Transfer – Animal
Sterilization Trust Fund, Department of Public Safety, Animal Services
Division. Transfer $2,602.00 from
Reserve for Operations to Machinery and Equipment. Funds are needed to purchase an anesthesia
machine for Animal Services. Funds available in Reserve for Operations.
Request
for approval of request of medical bill for inmate. The request exceeds the
Request
for approval of an Additional Legislative Position for 2007 for Funding for Big
Prairie Watershed Management Plan
Community
Services
Request for approval of the Amendment
to the Medicaid Waiver Service Agreement for Transportation Services between
the Lake County Board of
Request
for approval to advertise for the Non-Emergency Stretcher and Wheelchair
Transportation Ordinance for
Request for approval of the Revised Acceptance of the
FDOT 5310 Grant Award for three (3) 23’ buses and one (1) 31’ heavy duty bus.
Request for approval of the Lake County Department of
Community Services Transportation Disadvantaged staff to apply to the Florida
Department of Transportation for the Section 5311 Transit Grant Application
Fiscal Year 2007-2008 and approval and execution of Resolution No. 2007-1.
Request for approval of the Lake County Department of
Community Services Transportation Disadvantaged staff to apply to the Florida
Department of Transportation for the Section 5310 Transit Grant Application
Fiscal Year 2007-2008 and approval and execution of Resolution No. 2007-2.
Growth
Management
Request
for approval and execution of a Release of Fine for Property owner: Robert L.
Ross, Code Case No. 2005050195 – Commission District 3.
Request for approval and execution of a Release of Fine
for Property owner: Steve L. Parsons, Code Case #CEB 41-00 – Commission
District 3.
Procurement
Request for approval of the contract for Arnold Brothers
Boat Ramp Parking Lot Improvements to Sun Belt Construction in the amount of
$350,715.00. It is recommended the BCC
approve the budget transfer in the amount of $261,232.00 for the additional
funds required for this project – Commission District 3.
Request
for approval of the establishment of an Audit Committee for competitive
procurement of annual financial audit services as detailed on the agenda item
cover sheet, with corrections made under the Agenda Update, adding the names of
Lewie Wise from the Sheriff’s Office and Robbie Ross of the Property
Appraiser’s Office.
Public
Safety
Request
for approval to submit a grant application to the United States Fire
Administration Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The grant is administered by the Department
of Homeland Security and is available to help fire service agencies improve the
health and safety of the public and emergency response personnel. The grant program has an application period
of December 4, 2006 – January 12, 2007.
Local matching fund dollars will come from budget 2006-07.
ADDENDUM
NO. 1
Procurement
Request for approval of the renewal
quote from HRH/Hunt Insurance Group, Inc. to provide catastrophic inmate medical
insurance from 1/10/07 through 1/10/08 at the current rate of eleven cents per
day per inmate.
COMMUNITY
SERVICES
FIRST
AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT BETWEEN
Commr.
Renick stated that she pulled this item because the Library at
On
a motion by Commr. Hill, seconded by Commr. Cadwell, who moved the gavel, and
carried by a vote of 3-2, the Board approved a request from Community Services
for approval to pay $500,000.00 from Library Impact Fees to the Lake-Sumter
Community College Foundation to be used as a match toward the construction of
the planned joint-use community college/public library on the South Lake campus
of LSCC and authorization for the chairman to sign the First Amendment to
Agreement between Lake County and the Lake-Sumter Community College for
Joint-Use Library Facility, pending County Attorney approval, and to also
approve the related budget transfer.
Commr.
Stivender and Commr. Renick voted “no.”
GROWTH
MANAGEMENT
SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT WITH KHEMRAJ NARAIN
Commr.
Renick stated that she did not have a problem with this request, but wanted to
make sure that everyone understood that the two properties together will be
less in terms of permeable surface.
On
a motion by Commr. Renick, seconded by Commr. Stivender and carried unanimously
by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved a the request from Growth Management for
approval and execution of a Release of Fine for Property owner: Steve L. Parsons, Code Case No. CEB 41-00 –
Commission District 3.
On
a motion by Commr. Stivender, seconded by Commr. Stewart and carried
unanimously by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved a request from the
AWARDS
AND RECOGNITIONS
EMPLOYEE
AWARDS
The Chairman presented the following Employee Awards, at which time Mr. Gregg
Welstead, Deputy County Manager, gave brief remarks about each individual and
their service to the County.
Presentation
of Award to Employees with Five Years of Service
Leonard
Francis, Maintenance Worker, Public Works/Road Operations/Maintenance Area III
Sherry Scheller, Library Assistant, Community
Services/Library Services/Paisley Library
Ann Corson, Planning Office Associate, Growth
Management/Planning & Development/Current Planning
James (Dustin) Dailey, Field Forensic Investigator,
Medical Examiner
Patricia Young, Senior Customer Service Representative,
Environmental Services/Solid Waste Administration (not present)
Sharon McParland, Office Associate III, Tourism and
Business Relations/Fairgrounds
Michael Woods, Transportation Coordinator, Lake Sumter
Metropolitan Planning Organization (not present)
Ronald Moore, Librarian II, Community Services/Library
Services/Paisley Library
Janice Wood, Transcriptionist/Records Custodian, Medical
Examiner (not present)
Presentation of Award to Employees with Ten Years of
Services
Catherine McGwier, Laboratory Supervisor, Environmental
Services/Water Resource Management
Cheri Greer, Library Technician, Community
Services/Library Services
Presentation of Award to Employee with Fifteen Years of
Service
Robert McCullough, Assistant Facilities Management
Director, Facilities Development and Management
PRESENTATION
UPGRADE
OF EXISTING EMERGENCY RESPONDER RADIO NETWORK
Mr.
Gary Kaiser, Public Safety Director, addressed the Board, and first introduced
Mr. Rob Richardson and Mr. Jason Matthews from the Sheriff’s Office, to thank
them for their efforts and hard work over the last year in working on the radio
systems and acquiring 20 channels for Lake County for a 20-trunk communication
system when there were no more 800 frequencies left. He stated that if it were not for their
efforts, the radio network they were presenting would not be possible. He also introduced Mr. Greg Holcomb,
Communications Technology Manager, commenting that he came to them with 20
years of experience in 800 trunking with an excellent track record of
well-functioning systems.
Mr.
Kaiser began his power-point presentation by identifying the radio users in
Commr.
Stivender inquired about a comment on the petition asking the County to
completely fund the system, and asked why the municipalities would not be part
of that if it would benefit them also.
Mr.
Kaiser responded by stating that it is critical that one agency control the
system in terms of integrity and maintenance programming to ensure the signals
that are transmitted, because every radio accesses the entire system, and any
degradation of any equipment in the system would degrade the entire
system. He stated that if the funding
mechanisms were split up, it would become incredibly difficult, and opined that
to some extent, that happened with the County’s last system.
Ms.
Cindy Hall,
Commr.
Cadwell commented that his concern regarding the funding issue was whether a
formula could be found for the Cities that could as well as those that could
not afford to participate, so that a City without the means to participate
would still be able to do so. He opined
that if everyone were not in the system, it would not work.
PRESENTATION
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT VISIONING AND STRATEGIC PLANNING
Ms.
Dottie Keedy, Director of Economic Growth and Redevelopment, addressed the
Board to update the Board on a presentation that was made in September of last
year on the development of a strategic plan for
Commr.
Stivender inquired whether Ms. Keedy had a time frame for the consultant.
Ms.
Keedy responded that she would have to give a few months for responses, and
then the individuals she had been working with would work with her to act as
the ranking committee to rank the respondents and then come back with a
recommendation, and as soon as they could get them under contract, they would
move forward. She opined that
realistically, it would probably be three to four months, and she anticipated
that this would be a year long project.
Commr.
Cadwell commented that it sounded like that was exactly the direction the Board
asked her to go in, and they appreciated her taking care of that.
PURCHASE
AGREEMENT FOR NEIGHBORHOOD LAKES PROPERTY
Mr.
David Hanson, Public Lands Manager, addressed the Board, stating that this item
was two-fold, the first being approval to enter into negotiations with the St.
Johns River Water Management District for a portion of a purchase of an
acquisition of a 1500-acre piece of property known as Neighborhood Lakes out in
the eastern part of the County, and the second being a request from the Public
Land Acquisition Advisory Council requesting that if the acquisition was
approved, the Board research potential alternate funding for half of the $5
million that comes from the County. He
introduced Mr. Robert Christianson, Director of the Department of Operations
and Land Resources with the St. Johns River Water Management District, to
explain the mechanics of the acquisition.
Mr.
Christianson explained that the
Mr.
Christianson explained more about Florida Statute 369.317, which directed that
acquisition of the
Commr.
Cadwell commended Mr. Christianson for being the one holding everyone together,
and that the Board appreciated his efforts.
He also asked Mr. Christianson if there had been any discussion of a
conservation easement regarding the Seminole Woods property with the family
that owned it.
Mr.
Christianson responded that they had talked about every possible combination,
and that they got the clear signal that the land owners were not interested in
pursuing any kind of public result or developing the property at this point,
and he opined that the property owners were of a mind to wait and see, with
little motivation to move forward. He commented
that the Seminole Woods property had been on the top of their list of important
property for many years and that it remained so.
On
a motion by Commr. Stewart, seconded by Commr. Renick and carried unanimously
by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the negotiation of the purchase agreement
with the St. Johns River Water Management District for acquisition of the
Commr.
Cadwell commented that the portion of the property they were purchasing was for
preservation, and not part of the right of way, and the PLAAC Committee was set
up specifically for preservation. He
also stated that the County got caught up in rhetoric regarding whether the
County should wait to bond the money to save money on interest and not to tie
up taxpayer dollars. He opined that the
money should come from the Land Acquisition Referendum Bonds.
Commr.
Stivender commented that that was what it was approved for.
Commr.
Renick stated that she could see both sides of the issue and understood that
everyone was feeling sticker shock, but that since the purchase was mandated by
the Statutes, they were not in the best bargaining situation. Also, she felt that the fact that so much
money was being spent at one time and in one place resulted in some trepidation
on the public’s part.
Mr.
Hanson explained that the feeling at the PLAAC meeting was that this was a
benefit to the County as a whole, and rather than spend $5 million out of their
coffers, that maybe there could be some monies found elsewhere, so that the
committee could spend the remaining $2.5 million on other projects.
Commr.
Cadwell stated that they could ask the
Mr.
Hanson commented that they would be bringing the purchase agreement back before
the closing date of February 6, 2007.
Commr.
Stivender commented that that was the type of project the Referendum was set up
for and that the taxpayer dollars were to be spent on, and that the extra $2.5
million might preclude the County from other worthwhile projects, and the
funding was not designed to come out of the general fund.
On
a motion by Commr. Renick, seconded by Commr. Stivender and carried
unanimously, by a vote of 5-0, the Board directed staff to come back with
funding options in regard to payment for the Neighborhood Lakes property.
PHASE
2B OF JUDICIAL CENTER EXPANSION CONTRACT
Mr.
Jim Bannon, Facilities Development and Management Director, addressed the Board
to request approval of a second addendum to the contract with HLM, who are the
design architects for the Judicial Center Expansion. He stated that the initial contract with HLM
Architects covered the full scope of services for the architects, and the only
fee agreed under the initial contract was for a Phase I conceptual design and
needs assessment in the amount of $508,000.00.
Addendum No. 1 for Phase 2 was approved by the Board for design
development, construction documents, and contract administration for 320 West
Main, the parking garage, and the Central Energy Plant for a not-to-exceed fee
of $2.13 million. He explained that this
Addendum No. 2 was for Phase 2B for the design development, construction
documents, and contract administration for the Judicial Center Expansion and
the Detention upgrades. He stated that
the not-to-exceed fee would be $12 million, and that fee was based on a
negotiated percentage of the projected construction costs of the project, which
was $156 million. He stated that the
fiscal impact for the year 2007 on this project was $2.5 million, and that
balance of the fee was expected to be covered under a bond issue, which they
were currently looking into.
Commr.
Cadwell commented that this was the next step in the process.
Commr.
Hill stated that the Board had asked that they bring each phase of this project
back to the Board, so that they would be involved through the entire process as
they went along.
On
a motion by Commr. Hill, seconded by Commr. Renick and carried by a vote of
4-1, the Board approved the authorization and execution of the second addendum
to the contract with HLM Design to cover Phase 2B of the construction design
and support services for the Judicial Center Expansion, Detention Center and
additional such services for the Central Energy Plant.
Commr.
Stivender voted “no,” stating that she was not against the
PROPOSAL
FROM MOTOROLA FOR EMERGENCY RADIO SYSTEM UPDATE
Mr.
Barnett Schwartzman, Procurement Services Director, addressed the Board,
stating that this agenda item was a follow up on the presentation from Public
Safety earlier in the meeting, regarding the radio upgrade. He commented that the Board had been informed
of the need for the system during the presentation, and that this agenda item specified
how the County would want to purchase that upgrade. He explained that they had prepared a written
Request for Information (RFI) and submitted that to industry, which stated an
overview of the overall project, the overall upgrade, and ten specific
technical requirements that they needed for their system. There were responses from two vendors that
were predominant in the market. He
stated that they did a very detailed evaluation of those technical proposals and
found that only one of the vendors’ responses gave them the evidence that they
needed to confirm that the vendor could meet the County’s total
requirement. He went on to comment that
the County is surrounded by counties that utilize proprietary Motorola
equipment, necessitating a Motorola-based upgrade to assure that they would have
a seamless integration and communication with a majority of the surrounding
counties.
He
stated that another route that was explored and researched by his staff was
processing a purchase by accessing a similar competitively-awarded contract,
and one was found that met their requirements in
Commr.
Cadwell inquired whether the
Mr.
Schwartzman responded that his staff did a detailed check on that and believed
that about 60 – 80 percent of the items in the Nassau contract would translate
directly over to the County’s requirement and that the pricing they wind up
with would be based on that contract and would be directly applicable to them.
Mr.
Sandy Minkoff,
On
a motion by Commr. Stivender, seconded by Commr. Stewart and carried
unanimously, by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved staff’s recommendation to
request a proposal from Motorola based on the Nassau County contract for the
upgrade of the County’s emergency responder radio network.
OTHER
BUSINESS
APPOINTMENTS
TO
On
a motion by Commr. Renick, seconded by Commr. Stewart and carried unanimously,
by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the reappointment of Mr. Scott Blankenship
to serve as representative for District 2 and the appointment of Ms. Peggy Cox
as an At-Large representative to the Lake County Zoning Board to serve
four-year terms ending January 31, 2011.
On
a motion by Commr. Stewart, seconded by Commr. Stivender and carried
unanimously, by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the appointments of Ms.
Phyllis Patten to serve as representative for District 4 and Mr. Larry Metz as
the School Board representative to the Lake County Zoning Board to serve
four-year terms ending January 31, 2011.
APPOINTMENT
TO
On
a motion by Commr. Stivender, seconded by Commr. Stewart and carried
unanimously, by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the appointment of Mr. Robert
Thielhelm to serve as the Mount Dora Public Library’s member representative and
Mayor James Yatsuk to serve as an alternate representative on the Lake County
Library Advisory Board.
APPOINTMENTS
TO ELDER AFFAIRS COORDINATING COUNCIL
On
a motion by Commr. Renick, seconded by Commr. Stivender and carried
unanimously, by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the reappointment of Ms.
Barbara Howell and the appointment of Ms. Rhoda Apfelbeck as representatives of
District 2 to the Elder Affairs Coordinating Council, to serve two year terms
ending January 31, 2009.
On
a motion by Commr. Stivender, seconded by Commr. Hill and carried unanimously, by
a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the appointment of Ms. Barbara Wilson Smith
and the reappointment of Ms. Deanna Chapman to serve as At-Large
representatives to the Elder Affairs Coordinating Council, to serve two-year
terms ending January 31, 2009.
On
a motion by Commr. Stewart, seconded by Commr. Stivender and carried
unanimously, by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the reappointment of Ms.
Frances Weston and the appointment of Ms. Barbara Rees as representatives for
District 4 to the Elder Affairs Coordinating Council, to serve two-year terms
ending January 31, 2009.
APPOINTMENTS
TO SALES TAX OVERSIGHT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
On
a motion by Commr. Stivender, seconded by Commr. Hill and carried unanimously,
by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the appointment of Mr. Herbert Scott Smith
as an At-Large representative to the Sales Tax Oversight Advisory Committee to
serve a four-year term ending November 19, 2010.
On
a motion by Commr. Stivender, seconded by Commr. Hill and carried unanimously,
by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the reappointment of Mr. Keith Mullins and
the appointment of Ms. Elizabeth Palmer by the Lake County League of Cities to
the Sales Tax Oversight Advisory Committee to serve a four-year term ending
November 19, 2010.
APPOINTMENT
TO SOLID WASTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
On
a motion by Commr. Renick, seconded by Commr. Hill and carried unanimously, by
a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the appointment of Mr. R. J. (Bob) Fegers to
the vacant District 2 position on the Solid Waste Advisory Committee, to
complete an unexpired term ending May 25, 2007 and a consecutive four-year term
ending May 25, 2011.
APPOINTMENT
TO PARKS, RECREATION AND TRAILS ADVISORY BOARD
On
a motion by Commr. Stewart, seconded by Commr. Stivender and carried unanimously,
by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the reappointment of Mr. Kenneth Weld, Jr.
to serve as the District 4 representative on the Parks, Recreation and Trails
Advisory Board, to complete an unexpired term ending May 20, 2007 and serve a
consecutive two-year term ending May 20, 2009.
APPOINTMENTS
TO LPA
On
a motion by Commr. Renick, seconded by Commr. Stewart and carried unanimously,
by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the reappointment of Mr. Keith Schue and
the appointment of Ms. Vicky Zaneis to upcoming vacancies as At-Large members
to serve four-year terms for the Local Planning Agency (LPA) beginning February
1, 2007.
APPOINTMENTS
TO BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
On
a motion by Commr. Stewart, seconded by Commr. Stivender and carried
unanimously, by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the appointment of Mr. Lloyd
M. Atkins, Jr. as representative of District 4 on the Board of Adjustment.
On
a motion by Commr. Stivender, seconded by Commr. Renick and carried
unanimously, by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the appointment of Ms. Ruth
Gray as the At-Large representative on the Board of Adjustment.
On
a motion by Commr. Stivender, seconded by Commr. Hill and carried unanimously,
by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the appointment of Mr. Donald Schreiner as
an At-Large representative on the Board of Adjustment.
REPORTS
–
INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT WITH CLERMONT FOR PURCHASE OF LANDS
Mr.
Sandy Minkoff,
On
a motion by Commr. Renick, seconded by Commr. Stivender and carried unanimously
by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the Interlocal Agreement between the
County and the City of Clermont, with the change to postpone payment from 15
days to 120 days after approval of the agreement.
REPORTS
–
MODIFICATION
OF BCC MEETING SCHEDULE
Ms.
Cindy Hall,
On a motion by Commr. Stivender, seconded by
Commr. Hill and carried unanimously, by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved
scheduling a Work Session on January 30, 2007 and to cancel the Board meeting
scheduled for March 6, 2007.
REPORTS
– COMMISSIONER RENICK – DISTRICT 2
MEETING
REGARDING TRANSPORTATION CONCERNS IN
Commr.
Renick mentioned a newspaper article that she had read about a meeting
regarding the road situation in the Hills of Minneola and Sugarloaf area. She understood that to be a developer-driven
meeting, without participation from the municipalities. She suggested that r0ather than that type of
meeting to answer residents’ questions, that the Board consider having a public
meeting with all the elected officials concerned from Clermont, Minneola, and
the County at a neutral location, such as the College, and to direct staff to
look into that. She explained that it
would address mainly transportation issues and that all Board members could
attend.
SUGGESTED
TOPICS FOR WORK SESSIONS
Commr.
Renick stated that she was concerned that there were things such as filling of
wetlands and cutting of trees that happened on the weekends that Code
Enforcement would not be available to address, and suggested that a discussion
regarding having Code Enforcement and Parks and Recreation open on the weekends
might be a good Work Session topic. She
also suggested other topics for Work Sessions such as updating industrial
standards in the Code and looking into the language of conditional use permits
that would ensure that a project reflected the conceptual plans.
Commr.
Stivender stated that some of those issues were things that she normally talked
with the
Ms.
Cindy Hall,
REPORTS
– COMMISSIONER CADWELL – CHAIRMAN AND DISTRICT 5
APPOINTMENT
TO VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD
Commr.
Cadwell stated that Commr. Hanson had served on the Value Adjustment Board, and
he recommended Commr. Renick to serve on the Value Adjustment Board in her
place.
On
a motion by Commr. Stivender, seconded by Commr. Hill and carried unanimously,
by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the appointment of Commr. Renick to the
Value Adjustment Board.
NACO
PRESCRIPTION DISCOUNT CARD PROGRAM
Commr.
Cadwell commented that since the County had offered the NACo Prescription
Discount Card program to its citizens since July of 2006, it had assisted in the
purchase of 18,962 prescriptions, for a total savings for the citizens who used
it in that five-month period of over $200,000.00. He opined that it was a great program that
did not cost the County anything, and that they were able to offer that by being
a member of NACo. He also commented that
Mr. Fletcher Smith, Community Services Director, had done a great job of
getting the cards out to libraries and health departments, and that he was
excited about that program and appreciated their efforts.
CITIZEN
QUESTION AND COMMENT PERIOD
Mr.
Roy Hunter and Mrs. Francine Hunter addressed the Board and stated that Mrs.
Hunter’s sister, a Catholic nun in Quebec, was collecting stamps to raise money
for a charity assisting orphaned children in Africa, and requested citizens to
mail used stamps to them in an envelope at P.O. Box 439, Paisley, Florida
32767, and they would make sure that the stamps get to her sister in
Quebec. He commented that it was very
worthwhile and was one charity that did not cost the participants anything.
Ms.
Debbie Vince from Trinity Materials addressed the Board to bring to their
attention a situation that she had been dealing with in
Ms.
Cindy Hall,
Ms.
Nadine Foley, past Chairman and current member of the Public Land Acquisition
Advisory Council (PLAAC), addressed the Board, thanking them for their support
of the
Commr.
Cadwell thanked Ms. Foley for her services and commented that she was always
there when needed.
Commr.
Stivender added her appreciation for Ms. Foley’s efforts and stated that she
always looked at all sides before she made a decision.
ADJOURNMENT
There
being no further business to be brought to the attention of the Board, the
meeting was adjourned at 10:35 a.m.
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WELTON
G. CADWELL, CHAIRMAN
ATTEST:
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JAMES C. WATKINS,
CLERK