A
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
FEBRUARY
6, 2007
The Lake County Board of
INVOCATION
AND PLEDGE
Reverend
Dr. Isaac Deas, from The Father’s House, in Leesburg, gave the Invocation and
led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PRESENTATION
– “GROUNDHOG DAY TORNADO” RELIEF EFFORT
Mr.
Jerry Smith, II, Emergency Management Director, addressed the Board to give an
update and a slide presentation of the relief effort after the February 2, 2007
tornadoes, which had been dubbed the “Groundhog Day Tornadoes” by the
State. He stated that most of the
devastation in Lake County was in a large area from the back side of Paisley to
the St. Johns River, around the western shore of Lake Yale, and in Lady
Lake. He stated that there had been 20
fatalities confirmed and identified by the Medical Examiner’s office. The primary first responders were the Lake
County Sheriff’s Office, Lake Sumter Emergency Medical Services, Lake County
Fire Rescue, and the Lady Lake Police Department, but that throughout the
process, there were law enforcement representatives from all over Central
Florida and from
He
commented that the relief effort was instantaneous. He reported that The Villages Elementary
School was opened up as a general and special needs shelter for people without
homes during the rainy and cold weather.
In unincorporated
Commr.
Stewart commented that she witnessed what
Mr.
Smith thanked the Board on behalf of all the emergency responders, the staff, Emergency
Management, the
AGENDA
UPDATE
Ms.
Cindy Hall,
Mr.
Sandy Minkoff,
On
a motion by Commr. Stewart, seconded by Commr. Hill and carried unanimously, by
a vote of 4-0, the Board approved putting the public hearing for the Emergency
Ordinance on the Agenda.
MINUTES
On
a motion by Commr. Renick, seconded by Commr. Hill and carried unanimously, by
a vote of 4-0, the Board approved the Minutes of January 9, 2007 (Regular
Meeting), as corrected.
On
a motion by Commr. Renick, seconded by Commr. Hill and carried unanimously, by
a vote of 4-0, the Board approved the Minutes of January 16, 2007 (Regular
Meeting), as presented.
CLERK
OF COURTS’ CONSENT AGENDA
On
a motion by Commr. Renick, seconded by Commr. Hill and carried unanimously, by
a vote of 4-0, the Board approved the Clerk of Courts’ Consent Agenda, Tab 2,
Items 1 through 11, 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.
Monthly
Distribution of Revenue Traffic/Criminal Cases
Request to acknowledge receipt of Monthly Distribution of
Revenue Traffic/Criminal Cases for the month ending December 31, 2006, in the
amount of $159,429.10. Same period, last
year: $151,920.12.
North
Lake County Hospital District’s Annual Financial Report
Request
to acknowledge receipt of North Lake County Hospital District's Annual Financial
Report, dated September 30, 2006, including audit, auditor general management
letter, and applicable responses.
Intergovernmental
Cooperative Agreement
Request to acknowledge receipt of Memorandum and
accompanying copy of Intergovernmental Cooperative Agreement for the City of
Village Center Community Development District Amended Budget
Request to acknowledge receipt of Amended budget for the
Village Center Community Development District for the Fiscal Year 2005-2006 in
accordance with Chapter 190.008(2)(b)(c) Florida Statutes.
Annexation Ordinance from City of
Request to acknowledge receipt of Ordinance No. 915, from
the City of Mount Dora, annexing Indian Springs property, located north of
Before the
Request to acknowledge
receipt of Before the Florida Public Service Commission: Notice of Continuation
of Hearing and Prehearing to Florida Power and Light Company, the City of
Docket No. 060198-EI –
Requirement For Investor-Owned Electric Utilities To File Ongoing Storm
Preparedness Plans And Implementation Cost Estimates.
Notice is hereby given
that a hearing will be held before the Florida Public Service Commission
regarding the petition filed by the City of
9:30
a.m. (EST), Monday, February 5, 2007
Annexation
Ordinances from the City of
Request
to acknowledge receipt of Annexation Ordinances from the City of
Ordinance No. 2006– 50
Amending the boundaries of the City of Tavares, by annexing approximately 30 acres located on the north side of Lane
Park Road, approximately .9 miles west of the intersection of Lane Park Road
and State Road 19. Passed and Ordained the 15th of November, 2006.
Ordinance No. 2006-52 –
Amending the boundaries of the City of Tavares, by annexing approximately 3
acres located 900 feet south of the intersection of County Road 448 and Lake
Industrial Boulevard. Passed and Ordained the 20th day of December, 2006, by
the City Council of the City of
Annexation Ordinances
from the Town of
Request to
acknowledge receipt of Annexation Ordinances from Town of Lady Lake, as
follows:
Ordinance
No. 2006-01 (
Ordinance
No. 2006-16 (38937 Rolling
Ordinance
No. 2006-21 (
Ordinance
No. 2006-62 (West of Clay Avenue, .45 acres)
Other
Ordinances from the Town of Lady Lake, as follows:
Ordinance
No. 2006-11 (Granting a special use for Mini-Warehouses used solely as storage
and recreational vehicle storage on certain property)
Ordinance
No. 2006-25 (Amending the Ordinance No. 81-8(83), providing for a small scale
future land use map amendment in the Comprehensive Plan)
Annexation
Ordinances from the Town of
Request
to acknowledge receipt of Ordinances from the Town of Lady Lake, as follows:
Ordinance
No. 2006-73 – Amending the Town of
Ordinance
No. 2006-76 – Establishing a Citizens’ Review Board (CRB) to adjudicate grievances
in lieu of an arbitrator previously holding this authority, setting for the criteria
for Board membership, establishing hearing procedures, and repealing all
conflicting provisions. Passed and Ordained the 16th day of November,
2006, by the Town Commission of the Town of Lady Lake, Florida.
Ordinance
No. 2006-77 – Amending the Town of Lady Lake Land Development Regulations;
amending and adding provisions governing exceptions for accessory structures
not exceeding 200 square feet on a non residential lot previously granted site
plan approval. Passed and Ordained the 22nd day of December, 2006,
by the Town Commission of the Town of Lady Lake, Florida.
Ordinance
No. 2006-78 – Amending the Town of
Minutes
of Audit Committee Meeting of
Request
to acknowledge receipt of Minutes of the September 18, 2006 Audit Committee
Meeting of the Arlington Ridge Community Development District, as approved at
the November 14, 2006 meeting.
On a motion by Commr. Hill, seconded
by Commr. Stewart and carried unanimously, by a vote of 4-0, the Board approved
the County Manager’s Consent Agenda, Tabs 3 through 18, plus Addendum No. 1-I,
with the corrections to Tab 3 changing the budget transfer
request amount on the backup material to $2,300.00, as follows:
Budget
Request
for approval of Budget Change Request:
Budget
Transfer - Renewal Sales Tax Capital Projects Fund, Department of Facilities
Development and Management, Administration Division. Transfer $2,300 from
Reserve for Operations to Buildings. Funds needed to cover architect's
additional fees for re-bid of Jail and Prelude Re-roof project. Funds available
in Reserve for Operations. After this transfer, the balance in the Reserve for
Operations account will be $75,466.
Growth
Management
Request for approval and execution of
a Release of Fine. Property owner: Marshall H. & Betty L. Gaard, Code Case#
2004110207 - Commission District 5.
Request
for approval and execution of a Release of Fine. Property owner: Marshall H.
& Betty L. Gaard, Code Case# 2004030074 - Commission District 5.
Request for approval and execution of a Release of Fine.
Property owner: Marshall H. Gaard, Trustee, Code Case# 2004090157 - Commission
District 5.
Request for approval and execution of a Release of Fine.
Property owner: Marshall H. Gaard, Trustee, Code Case# 2005060118 - Commission
District 5.
Request for approval and execution of a Release of Fine.
Property owner: Marshall H. & Betty L. Gaard, Code Case# 2004100156 -
Commission District 5.
Request for approval and execution of a Release of Fine.
Property owner: Marshall H. & Betty L. Gaard, Code Case# 2004110128 -
Commission District 5.
Request for approval and execution of a Release of Fine.
Property owner: Debra J. Ragan, Code Case# 2005040107 - Commission District 5.
Request for approval and execution of a Release of Fine.
Property owner: Ron Benedict, Code Case# 1999050029 - Commission District 3.
Request for approval and execution of a Release of Fine.
Property Owner: AJ Petroleum LLC/Sam Mansour & Florance Mansour, Case#
2006080231 - Commission District 1.
Request for approval and execution of a Release of Fine.
Property owner: Eugene C. Rohrer, Code Case# CEB 90-99 - Commission District 1.
Procurement
Request for approval and execution of a contract with
HNTB Corporation for engineering services for the Lakeshore Drive Bridge
Replacement in the amount of $496,570.00 - Commission District 2.
Public Works
Request for authorization to release a maintenance bond
in the amount of $51,901.03 posted for Orange Tree Phase 5. Orange Tree Phase 5
consists of 44 lots and is located in Section 14, Township 24 South, Range 26
East - Commission District 2.
Request for authorization to accept the final plat for
The Oaks At Summer Glen and all areas dedicated to the public as shown on the
The Oaks at Summer Glen final plat, accept a letter of credit for performance
in the amount of $318,950.96, and execute a Developer's Agreement for
Construction of Improvements between Lake County and Charlie Johnson Builder,
Inc. The Oaks at Summer Glen consists of 56 lots and is located in Section 7,
Township 19 South, Range 27 East - Commission District 4.
Request to have the week of February 18 through 24, 2007
officially declared National Engineers Week in
Tourism
Request for approval of five Resolutions and five awards
of $3,000 each to K-Mart Corporation in Mt.
ADDENDUM NO. 1-I
Budget
Request for approval of budget transfer from reserved to
cover costs associated with emergency storm related activities.
Procurement
Request for approval to (1) declare the items on the
attached lists as surplus to county needs, (2) authorize the removal of all of
the items on the attached lists from the County’s official fixed asset
inventory system records, and (3) authorize the Procurement Services Director
to sign the vehicle titles. The items on
the attached lists have been declared surplus by their respective agencies due
to age, wear, and obsolescence.
On a motion by Commr. Hill, seconded by Commr. Stewart
and carried unanimously, by a vote of 4-0, the Board approved the County Attorney’s
Consent Agenda, Tabs 19 and 20, with the corrections to Tab 20,
changing the budget transfer request amount on the backup material to
$2,350,000.00, as follows:
Request for approval of Lease
Agreement between
Request for approval of Mediated Settlement Agreements with
Eagle R&R, Inc. and LM Reed Enterprises, LC and approval of associated
Budget Amendment.
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
Jim Dowling,
Senior GIS Analyst (not present)
Growth
Management/GIS
James Kennedy,
Equipment Operator IV (not present)
Environmental
Services/Solid Waste Disposal Operations
Tony
Lopresto, Licensing Investigator
Growth
Management/Building Services/Main Office
John
Maruniak, Transportation Planner/Engineer II
Public
Works/Engineering/Transportation
Joseph
Petrik, Equipment Operator III (not present)
Public
Works/Road Operations/Maintenance Area II
Greg Ybarra,
Equipment Operator I
Public
Works/Road Operations/Maintenance Area III
Gregg
Welstead, Deputy County Manager
Dilcy
Baltazar, Senior Landfill Attendant (not present)
Environmental
Services/Solid Waste Administration
Kathleen
Hoehn, Library Assistant
Community
Services/Library Services/Cooper Memorial Library
Presentation
of Award to Employees with Ten Years of Service
Eric Palmer,
Battalion Fire Chief
Public
Safety/Fire Rescue
Dale
Greiner, Building Services Director
Growth
Management/Building Services
Presentation
of Award to Employees with Fifteen Years of Service
Michael
Cordle, Fire Lieutenant/EMT
Public
Safety/Fire Rescue
Randy Dean,
Area Maintenance Supervisor
Public
Works/Road Operations
Presentation
of Award to Employees with Twenty Years of Service
Gary (Buddy)
Steverson, Equipment Operator III
Public Works/Road
Operations/Maintenance Area III
CUSTOMER
SERVICE AWARD
Carol Boyle,
Senior Assessment Specialist – Budget
Pat Werner,
Lead Network Technician – Information Technology
Erikk Ross,
Software/Engineer Programmer – Information Technology
Anita Greiner,
Chief Planner – Growth Management
Sheila
Short, Senior Planner – Growth Management
COMMUNITY
SERVICE AWARD
Amy
Bradford, Administrative Office Associate V – Community Services
4TH
QUARTER AWARDS
Employee
of the Quarter
James
Condon, Facilities Maintenance Coordinator – Facilities Development and Management
Supervisor
of the Quarter
Gary Debo,
Solid Waste Operations Director – Environmental Services (not present)
RETIREMENT
Ava Kronz,
Special Programs Director
Tourism and
Business Relations
David Block,
Firefighter/EMT
Public
Safety/Fire Rescue
RECESS AND REASSEMBLY
At 9:50 a.m., the Chairman announced
that the Board would recess for ten minutes, until 10:00 a.m., so that some
equipment could be set up for the following presentation.
PRESENTATION
KICK-OFF
BRIEFING BY HNTB ON CR 19A PD&E STUDY
Mr.
Jim Stivender, Jr., Public Works Director, stated that his department was
bidding several jobs again, now that the market had stabilized. He mentioned that they were advertising for the
Johns Lake Road intersection project starting on February 6, and that they were
on schedule for that. He opined that the
Project Development and Environmental Studies (PD&E Studies) had been very
successful and helped them bring projects forward with the public and had also aided
in interaction with the Cities. In this
case, they had already met with Eustis and
Mr.
Black stated the limits of the project extended from US Hwy 441 on the north
end to Old Hwy 441 at
Mr.
Black stated that some of the issues that needed to be addressed were a tight
right-of-way, minimal drainage features, left turn delays, lane blockage,
awkward side street conditions, traffic safety concerns, pedestrian and bicycle
accommodation, and corridor aesthetics.
He commented that the population growth in the area was what triggered
the need for this project, and that the traffic projections determined that
22,000 cars would be traveling this corridor daily by 2030. He stated that in the short term they would
look at specific intersections, ways to improve left-turn capacity, enhance
side street operation, and improve safety.
Some of the longer term enhancements would include widening the roadway,
enhancing pedestrian/bicycle features, and partnering with the Cities for
beautification opportunities. He also
stated that they would be addressing environmental issues as part of the
concept analysis study such as noise, contamination, and impact to threatened
and endangered species. He commented
that he planned to come back at various times during the study to provide the
Board with follow ups.
AGREEMENT
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ADULT DAY SERVICES FACILITY
Mr.
Fletcher Smith, Director of Community Services, addressed the Board to state
that this was an agreement between the County and
On
a motion by Commr. Hill, seconded by Commr. Stewart and carried unanimously, by
a vote of 4-0, the Board approved the agreement between the County and
Lifestream in the amount of $149,679.00 for the construction of the Geriatric
facility and to authorize the Chair to sign the agreement.
PURCHASE
AGREEMENT OF LAUX/BURT PARCEL IN
Mr.
David Hanson, Public Lands Manager, Growth Management, addressed the Board to
request approval of the Purchase and Sales Agreement between the County and
Marilyn Andrews Burt, Pamela Laux and Ronald Laux for a parcel of approximately
60 acres on the east side of Lady Lake. He
explained that the property was comprised of four distinct land covers, which
were fresh water marsh, oak hammock, wet prairie, and the lake. He stated that there were approximately eight
acres of uplands associated with the property, and that about two acres of that
were outside the flood plane. He also
stated that some of the uplands had been denuded over time and had been used as
a canoe or boat launch by some. He
explained that they had plans to revegetate some of the uplands in the
southeast part, getting rid of some of the exotic vegetation. He commented that there was quite a bit of
sand hill crane activity. He stated that
at the January 3, 2007 Public Land Acquisition Advisory Council meeting, the
Council recommended that this property be utilized for preservation only with
no public access, which fit within the County’s management plan.
Commr.
Renick stated that she had some serious reservations about the purchase of this
piece of property. She explained that a number of residents were
concerned about the access to it and felt that they were protecting this
property well themselves. Their major
concern was that if the County bought this piece of property, a future
Mr.
Sandy Minkoff,
Commr.
Renick commented that she had believed that when the County found a piece of
property that they were willing to protect, that the residents in the area
would be jubilant, but that is not the case with this property. She stated that she felt conflicted about
this issue, because she knew that there was a unanimous vote by the PLAAC (Public
Land Acquisition Advisory Council) Committee to go forward with this, but she wanted to hear
what the Board had to say about whether the County would be the best stewards
at this point. She did note that there
was the fear that if someone other than the County bought this piece of
property, they could develop it.
Commr.
Cadwell asked Mr. Hanson if any of this parcel was able to be developed.
Mr.
Hanson responded that it was, and that it was appraised as an estate-type home
situation. He commented that there were
two acres that were very dry and that someone might have done some fill on it
years ago, and it had taken on scrub characteristics with scrub species out
there.
Commr.
Cadwell asked Mr. Hanson for confirmation that this parcel was landlocked and
that there was no access for anyone.
Mr.
Hanson responded that that was correct, but that people were improperly accessing
it through a forty-acre burnt out grove to the north near the Oak Point
subdivision with four wheel drive vehicles.
Commr.
Cadwell asked the residents that were at the meeting that were concerned about
this issue to raise their hands, and many hands were raised. He then related that the only thing close to
an assurance that the Board could give them that this would be in perpetuity
would be that they could attach an Ordinance that would state that it would
have to come back for a public hearing in order for it to change. He clarified
that that would not preclude the other Commission from changing their mind, but
at least there would be a public hearing, they would be notified, and they
would go through another legal process to do that. He opined that even though to some extent,
this parcel would be important concerning environmental issues, it was probably
not the prime environmental piece in the County in the program. He also commented that he was as torn as
Commr. Renick was about this decision.
Mr.
Hanson commented that he received a call from the Lady Lake Historical Society,
which was very pro public ownership because of the history behind the
property. He also stated that they ran
it through their green print model and that it satisfied the minimum of four
out of thirteen of their criteria.
Commr.
Renick commented that when she spoke to the women from the Historical Society,
they had reservations about this issue when faced with the possibility of the
parcel being opened to the public in the future.
Commr.
Cadwell stated that historically the nature of the lake on this property
changed with the weather, and what is exposed and available now could be
different after a couple of cycles.
Commr.
Stewart asked Mr. Hanson about the value of the land.
Mr.
Hanson stated that the land was appraised as a lakefront residential estate,
and the value of the land was comparable to what they would pay for it. He also commented that the 8-9 acres of
uplands was the only value from an appraisal standpoint, and that the lake
bottom essentially had no value.
Commr.
Stewart commented that she believed that that land would be more in danger of
future development than it would be if PLAAC bought it.
Commr.
Cadwell opined that if the Board decided to buy the land in the future after a
private party expressed interest in buying it, the price would change
considerably. He polled the interested residents
on whether they would feel secure about the Board purchasing the land and
adding language where it would require a public hearing by Ordinance to change
the access to the property, but most of the residents were not comfortable with
the suggestion.
Mr.
Paul Gerhold, who lived in Lady Lake, whose land was to the south of the
parcel, addressed the Board and stated that this purchase was a total shock to
the residents, and he opined that the PLAAC Committee procedures should be
looked at to ensure resident involvement in the future. He opined that he would rather see the land
developed by a private party than have it turned into a canoe/kayak park with
public access. He would, however, like
the County to buy it and preserve it. He
asked if it would be possible for the purchase contract to contain a clause
allowing the residents to have the option to buy it in the future if public
access were to ever be permitted.
Commr.
Cadwell stated that the only time the Board had ever done anything like that
was when they sold it back to the original owners, and confirmed with the
Mr.
Gerhold stated that there were birds, including wood storks and sand hill
cranes, nesting on the land as well as other species of animals such as bobcat
and fox, and that their concern was that if it was opened to the public, it
would get destroyed. He reiterated that
the residents were strongly in favor of the County owning and preserving
it. He stated that he trusted the
present Commissioners, but was concerned about a future Board.
Ms.
Marilyn Andrews, one of the owners of the parcel, stated that she thought the
statement that the area was always clean and untouched was a mistake. She stated that she was aware that there was
mowing being done on her property next to the lake by the other residents. She commented that she understood the reason
why residents mowed the land, which is to gain a view of the lake, and did not
mind that residents do that. She also
commented that boats and trailers were stored on the property, and that the
debris from the mowing was placed back on the marsh area. She stated that her family had owned the land
for 60 years, and that she was not adverse to anything that the County or the
residents wanted to do with the parcel.
Commr.
Hill asked Mr. Minkoff if there was anything that precluded those residents
from buying from the owners, without the Board getting involved in the
negotiation.
Mr.
Minkoff stated that the County could probably even convey their contract to
them, as long as there was a stipulation that the property was used for
conservation and not developed.
Commr.
Cadwell confirmed with Mr. Minkoff that the closing date for the purchase was
February 16, 2007, and asked whether it was possible to push the closing date
back to meet with the residents and look into other alternatives.
Mr.
Minkoff responded that it would take approval from the seller to do that.
Commr.
Cadwell asked the seller whether they would be willing to change the closing
date. She stated that she would have to
get back to the Board with that. Commr.
Cadwell tabled the item for five minutes.
Ms. Andrews later stated that she would agree to the postponement.
On
a motion by Commr. Renick, seconded by Commr. Stewart and carried unanimously,
by a vote of 4-0, the Board postponed the decision regarding the approval of
the Purchase and Sales Agreement between the County and Marilyn Andrews Burt,
Pamela Laux, and Ronald Laux for the 60-acre parcel in Lady Lake for 30 days.
PUBLIC
HEARINGS
NON-EMERGENCY
STRETCHER AND WHEELCHAIR TRANSPORTATION
ORDINANCE
Mr.
Sandy Minkoff,
AN
ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA;
CREATING ARTICLE XV, CHAPTER 13, LAKE COUNTY CODE, TO BE ENTITLED NON-EMERGENCY
STRETCHER AND WHEELCHAIR TRANSPORT REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS;
PROVIDING STRETCHER VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING FOR WHEELCHAIR VEHICLE
REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR TRANSPORTING OXYGEN DEPENDENT CLIENTS;
REQUIRING VEHICLE INSPECTIONS; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
The
Chairman opened the public hearing.
There
being no one who wished to address the Board, the Chairman closed the public
hearing.
On
a motion by Commr. Stewart, seconded by Commr. Renick and carried unanimously,
by a vote of 4-0, the Board approved Ordinance No. 2007-8, providing for
Non-Emergency Stretcher and Wheelchair Transportation Requirements.
AMENDED
BUDGET INCLUDING PROJECT CARRY-FORWARDS FOR FY 2006
Ms.
Regina Frazier, Budget Director, addressed the Board and explained that this
public hearing was for the approval of the Amended Budget, to include purchase
order and project carry-forwards from Fiscal Year 2006. She commented that these funds were
designated for various projects in last year’s Budget that were not completed
prior to September 30, 2006. She stated
that the Amendment added approximately $26.7 million to the Budget, and they
were seeking approval of Resolution No. 2007-18, recognizing those funds and
incorporating them into the Fiscal Year 2007 Budget.
The
Chairman opened the public hearing.
There
being no one who wished to address the Board, the Chairman closed the public
hearing.
On
a motion by Commr. Stewart, seconded by Commr. Renick and carried unanimously,
by a vote of 4-0, the Board approved the Amended Budget request to include
purchase order and carry-forwards from Fiscal Year 2006, and issuance of
Resolution No. 2007-18.
CONSOLIDATED
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATON REPORT
Ms.
Liz Eginton, Housing and Community Development Director, Community Services,
addressed the Board and gave a power point presentation regarding the Fiscal Year
2005-2006 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). She explained that the CAPER outlined how
CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) funds were used during the last fiscal
year and that they were required by federal regulations to make them available
for public inspection for fifteen days.
She stated that between October 1, 2005 and September 30, 2006, they
drew down slightly over $581,000.00 from the County’s line of credit with the
Federal Government, covering eighteen activities.
Ms.
Eginton stated that the fifth phase of the Lake Katherine roadway improvements
was delayed because there were no responses the first time the project was put
out to bid, but that construction was now well underway and was expected to be
completed in a couple of months. She
went on to state that after several unsuccessful tries, the City of Tavares
accepted a bid for construction of the
Ms.
Eginton noted that they spent 17.2 percent of this year’s CDBG funds on
administration. They are particularly
proud of two accomplishments, one of which is that they partnered with
The
Chairman opened the public hearing.
There
being no one who wished to address the Board, the Chairman closed the public
hearing.
No
other action was required by the Board regarding this issue.
OTHER
BUSINESS
APPOINTMENT
TO IMPACT FEE COMMITTEE
On
a motion by Commr. Hill, seconded by Commr. Renick and carried unanimously, by
a vote of 4-0, the Board approved the appointment of Eustis Commissioner Karen
LeHeup-Smith to represent the League of Cities on the Lake County Impact Fee
Committee to complete an unexpired term ending August 6, 2008.
PUBLIC
HEARING
TEMPORARY
HOUSING EMERGENCY ORDINANCE FOLLOWING TORNADO
Mr.
Sandy Minkoff,
AN
ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA;
AMENDING SECTION 10.02.03 LAKE COUNTY CODE, APPENDIX E, LAND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS, ENTITLED TEMPORARY RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USE
HOUSING FOLLOWING A DISASTER; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
INCLUSION IN THE CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Mr.
Minkoff related that this Ordinance had been brought before the Board as an Emergency
Ordinance, which would require a unanimous vote of the Commission that
day. He commented that ordinarily it
would probably take two to three months to make this type of change if they did
not proceed on an emergency basis. He
specified that the Ordinance made changes to a Section of the Land Development
Regulations that were created after the hurricanes. He opined that the changes were relatively
minor and were intended to provide flexibility for temporary housing. He related that the Growth Management
Department suggested the changes, and that he had been coordinating the writing
of it with them. He pointed out that the
main changes were to allow the
Mr.
Minkoff noted that the amended code regarding the section dealing with the
flood zone would require that a mobile or manufactured home would have to meet
the Land Development Regulations, such as flood proofing, and being eighteen
inches above ground. However, travel
trailers and recreational vehicles could be placed in the flood zone. He also mentioned that in the last section,
previously the Ordinance required only one temporary structure be allowed, but
the new Ordinance would allow more than one smaller structure. Also, the Code would require that the mobile
home or recreational vehicle be removed from the premises and properly stored
within 30 days after expiration of the permit.
The
Chairman opened the public hearing.
There
being no one who wished to address the Board, the Chairman closed the public
hearing.
On
a motion by Commr. Stewart, seconded by Commr. Renick and carried unanimously,
by a vote of 4-0, the Board approved Emergency Ordinance 2007-9 making changes
to the Land Development Regulations that were created after the hurricanes,
regarding temporary residential, commercial, and industrial housing.
REPORTS
– COMMISSIONER RENICK – DISTRICT 2
ENIRONMENTAL
COMPLIANCE ISSUES
Commr.
Renick stated that there was a need to better address some environmental
compliance issues, such as people filling in wetlands and cutting down Cyprus
trees, and suggested that the Board give direction to the County Manager and
staff to come up with a better plan than the present convoluted and confusing process.
Ms.
Cindy Hall,
Commr.
Hill inquired whether the County’s own Environmental Protection Board could
participate in that.
Ms.
Hall responded that they would include that as part of the program. She also
noted that the Environmental Protection Board had not been active and that they
had been analyzing the mission of that particular agency.
GOPHER
TORTOISE RELOCATION
Commr.
Renick suggested that this might be a good time for staff to look into proposed
Ordinances for gopher tortoise relocation, especially in conjunction with the
REPORTS
– COMMISSIONER STEWART – DISTRICT 4
APPRECIATION
FOR TORNADO RELIEF ASSISTANCE
Commr.
Stewart thanked Commr. Cadwell for all the long, hard hours he put in throughout
the past weekend due to the tornado damage.
She commented that she knew it was not easy and that they really
appreciated it.
Commr.
Cadwell commented that they had great staff and great personnel out there in
the field and that he had heard nothing but positive things about the way staff
had reacted from the first few hours until the present. He stated that the County had the right
people out there doing the job and that they made the County look good.
CITIZEN
QUESTION AND COMMENT PERIOD
Mr. Roy Hunter addressed the Board and thanked
them for the personal phone calls he received from staff checking on him and
for all that Commissioners and staff did in the
Commr.
Cadwell stated that any of those programs needed to go through the EOC (
Ms.
Connie Lawrason from the Plantation of Leesburg, addressed the Board to express
concern that it took over 20 minutes for the ambulance to find her home after
they arrived at the
ADJOURNMENT
There
being no further business to be brought to the attention of the Board, the
meeting was adjourned at 11:18 a.m.
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WELTON
G. CADWELL, CHAIRMAN
ATTEST:
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JAMES C. WATKINS,
CLERK