A
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
FEBRUARY
20, 2007
The Lake County Board of
INVOCATION
AND PLEDGE
Ms.
Karen Burris, from
AGENDA
UPDATE
Ms.
Cindy Hall, County Manager, pulled the first item on Tab 4, which was the
Budget transfer for $16,320 from Reserve for Operations to Buildings for
architectural and engineering services for a lab addition to the Environmental
Services Building in Astatula, to get a little more information about that
project before bringing it back to the Board at a later date.
Ms.
Hall also added Addendum No. 1 on her Consent Agenda, which had to do with
applying for a grant which had a deadline of February 22, since time was of the
essence. She also commented that a
Resolution needed to be attached to this addendum, which she handed out to the
Board. She explained that another item
that had been handed out prior to the meeting had to do with the
MINUTES
On
a motion by Commr. Stivender, seconded by Commr. Renick and carried unanimously,
by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the Minutes of January 23, 2007 (Regular
Meeting), as presented.
On
a motion by Commr. Stivender, seconded by Commr. Renick and carried
unanimously, by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the Minutes of January 26,
2007 (Special Meeting – Board Retreat), as presented.
CLERK
OF COURTS’ CONSENT AGENDA
Commr.
Renick stated that she wanted to Pull Item 5 and have it brought back with the
City’s name that was annexing the property, which was omitted.
On
a motion by Commr. Renick, seconded by Commr. Stivender and carried
unanimously, by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the Clerk of Courts’ Consent
Agenda, Tab 2, Items 1 through 7, excluding Item 5, 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.
Unclaimed
Excess Proceeds for Tax Deeds
Request to acknowledge receipt of unclaimed excess
proceeds for tax deeds totaling $7,456.95
Satisfaction
and Release of Claim
Request
to acknowledge receipt of Satisfaction and Release of Claim, in regards to the
Estate of John E. Cole, Jr., File No. 2006-CP-1195
City
of
Request
to acknowledge receipt of City of
Annexation
Ordinance from City of
Request
to acknowledge receipt of Annexation Ordinances from the City of Fruitland Park,
adopted on January 25, 2007, as follows: Ordinance No. 2007-001, annexing
approximately 3.9 acres located at
Notice
Before the
Commr.
Hill requested that Tab 5 be pulled for discussion, and Commr. Renick requested
to pull Tab 9 for a quick question.
On
a motion by Commr. Stivender, seconded by Commr. Renick and carried
unanimously, by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the
Budget
Request for approval of very low-income and low-income impact fee waivers as refunds to
lenders on behalf of qualified individuals.
Request for approval of the following Budget Change Requests: Budget Transfer – Library Impact Fee Trust Fund, Department of Community Services, Library Services Division. Transfer $500,000 from Special Reserve to Buildings. A transfer of funds from the Library Impact Fee Special Reserve account is needed for the approved Library Impact Fee applications submitted on the July 11, 2006 BCC meeting date. A budget transfer was completed for Fiscal Year 2006. At that time, however, the Fiscal Year 2007 budget inadvertently omitted the $500,000. Therefore, funds should be transferred to the Buildings account for the Cagan Crossings Library Project (approved by the Board on July 11, 2006) in the amount of $500,000. Funds are available in Special Reserve. After the posting of this transfer, there will be $1,823,034 remaining in Special Reserve.
Budget transfer - County Fire
Control Fund, Department of Public Safety, Fire Rescue Division. Transfer
$95,380 from Repair and Maintenance to Buildings. Fire Rescue needs to purchase
a 27' x 40' modular building to be used as living quarters for Fire Station #90
(Ferndale). This building was not
budgeted in the Fiscal Year 2007 budget, but funds are available in the Repair
and Maintenance account. Apron repair
was budgeted in Repair and Maintenance to repair driveways at various
stations. Budgeted funds were
significantly less than estimates that have been received, so the project will
be completed using a less expensive repair method or budgeted again in future
years.
Procurement
Request for approval and execution of a contract with
T.Y. Lin International for engineering services for
Request
for approval to award ITB# 07-0816 for the Repair of Four (4) Summit Walking
Floor Trailers to CMD Trailer Sales in
Public
Safety
Request
for approval to enter into an Automatic Aid Agreement with the City of
Public Works
Request
for approval and authorization for Chairman to execute satisfaction of liens
for the attached nineteen (19) road assessments.
Request
for approval and signature of Resolution No. 2007-21 to Advertise Public
Hearing for Vacation Petition 1086, request to vacate rights of way, in the
Plat(s) of Silver Lake Estates, located in Sections 9 & 10 - Leesburg area.
Commission District 1.
Request
for approval and signature of Resolution No 2007-22 to Advertise Public Hearing
for Vacation Petition 1106, request to vacate a portion of
Request
for approval and signature of Resolution No. 2007-23 to Advertise Public
Hearing for Vacation Petition 1107, request to vacate deeded right of way,
lying within Flowing Waters Preserve in the Grand Island Area. Commission
District 1.
Request
for approval of agreement with Tuscany Village Venture, L.L.C. regarding
improvements to the South Clermont Connector (Hammock Ridge Road) currently
under construction and approval to execute change order #1 to the South
Clermont Connector project with DeWitt Excavating, Inc. in a credit amount of
$-118,519.67. Commission District 2.
Request
for authorization to release a letter of credit for maintenance in the amount
of $52,860 posted for Grand Island Estates. Grand Island Estates consists of 47
lots and is located in Section 32, Township 18 South, Range 26 East. Commission
District 4.
Request
for approval to accept the attached public right of way deeds that have been
secured in conjunction with roadway projects. Commission Districts 2 and 3.
Request
for approval and execution of a purchase agreement with Joseph R. Orfe, and
authorization for the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners to sign any
and all documents necessary for closing, for property within the Forest
Hills/Lake Mack Flood Buy Out Program. Commission District 5.
Request
for authorization to accept the final plat for Windsor Green Phase I and all
areas dedicated to the public as shown on the Windsor Green Phase I plat.
Windsor Green Phase I contains 19 lots and is located in Section 10, Township
19 South, Range 24 East. Commission District 1.
Request
for authorization to accept the final plat for Village Hills and all areas
dedicated to the public as shown on the Village Hills plat. Village Hills consists
of 17 lots and is located in Section 31, Township 18 South, Range 24 East.
Commission District 1.
Request
for authorization to release a letter of credit for performance in the amount
of $506,291.50, accept a maintenance bond in the amount of $232,933.00, execute
a Developer's Agreement for Maintenance of Improvements Between Lake County and
MI Homes of Lake County, LLC, and execute Resolution No. 2007-24, accepting the
following roads into the County Road Maintenance System: Yale Bluff Drive (County
Road No. 4667); Scenic Bluff Drive (County Road No. 4667A); Lake Yale View Loop
(County Road No. 4667B); Scenic Ridge Drive (County Road No. 4667C); Scenic
Pine Ridge (County Road No. 4667D); and Lake Overlook Drive (County Road No.
4667E) . Windy Ridge at
Request
to award Sleepy Hollow Road Realignment Project No. 2006-12, to WRS
Infrastructure & Environment, Inc. in the amount of $988,303.00 and to
encumber and expend funds in the amount of $988,303.00 from the Road Impact Fee
Fund, Benefit District 3. Commission District 1. Agreement subject to review
and approval by
ADDENDUM
NO. 1
Public
Safety
Request
for approval for
Commr.
Hill stated that she pulled Tab 5 because she wanted to have the money issue
resolved before she voted to approve the contract with St. Johns River Water
Management District. She commented that
she understood that the Board was to bring that issue back at the Workshop in
March. Ms. Cindy Hall, County Manager,
stated that she had planned to bring forward options for funding at the March
27 Work Session, but that this item is the Purchase Agreement and does not
require that the Sellers know where the money is coming from, and the two
issues could be handled separately.
Commr. Hill stated that she would feel more comfortable to vote to
approve this if she knew that the funds were coming from the Land Acquisition
Bond Funds rather than general funds.
Mr.
David Hanson, Public Lands Manager, commented that the request to possibly fund
half of this from general funds came from the Public Land Acquisition Advisory
Council (PLAAC). He explained that they
were concerned that $5 million dollars was a large sum and were exploring any
other possible funds available to alleviate having to fund the entire amount.
Commr.
Renick opined that she thought it was appropriate to fund this through the Land
Acquisition Bond Funds. She related that
PLAAC’s fear was that such a large chunk would be taken out of their funds,
that they could run out of money to fund other pieces of land that were deemed
important. She also noted that if that
situation arose, PLAAC could come back to the Board requesting general funds,
so she did not see a problem with going forward with this purchase at this time
with PLAAC money.
On
a motion by Commr. Hill, seconded by Commr. Stivender and carried unanimously
by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved Tab 5, which was a request from Growth
Management for approval of the Purchase Agreement between Lake County and the
St. Johns River Water Management District and authorization for the Chairman to
execute the necessary closing documents, with the addition of $15,000.00 for
the closing costs, and with the specification that the funding would come from
Land Acquisition Funds.
Commr.
Renick commented that the contract for this purchase agreement spelled out that
the land management of this piece of land would be taken care of by the
Department of Environmental Protection, with
Commr.
Stewart opined that the property might be able to be used for gopher tortoise
relocation.
Commr.
Renick inquired regarding Tab 9, whether the change order would be paying for
resurfacing already done or for further resurfacing.
Mr.
Jim Stivender, Jr., Public Works Director, responded that it was a change order
for resurfacing that had already been done a year ago. He explained that the County had a
disagreement with the contractor and refused to pay the bill, and that the
contractor had been uncommunicative with the County.
Commr.
Renick asked if the County had any plans for further resurfacing beyond what
had already been done.
Mr.
Stivender responded that they were planning to advance the section closest to
the
On
a motion by Commr. Renick, seconded by Commr. Stivender and carried unanimously
by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved Tab 9, the request from Public Works for
approval to execute change order No. 1 to the Countywide Resurfacing Project
No. 2005-10 in the amount of $68,324.39 for additional work relating to the project,
and approval to encumber and expend funds in the amount of $68,324.39 from the
Renewal Sales Tax Capital Project Fund.
On
a motion by Commr. Stivender, seconded by Commr. Hill and carried unanimously,
by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the
Request
for approval of Bond Counsel Agreement between
Request
for approval of Federal Equitable Sharing Agreement for Lake County Sheriff's
Department.
Request
for authorization to make application for tax deed by county on one parcel.
PRESENTATION
UPDATE
ON GROUNDHOG DAY TORNADO RELIEF EFFORT
Mr.
Jerry Smith, Director of Emergency Management, addressed the Board to update
them on the Groundhog Day Tornado relief effort over the last two weeks, and
passed out a report entitled “Milestone Documentation.” He noted that it was Day 18 of the
functioning of the Emergency Operations Center, and that they were currently at
Level 2, meaning they were operating during the hours of 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
and that they were not fully staffed, but that the Citizens Information Line
was being answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. He reported that the total number of deaths
were up to 21 and that over 500 structures were damaged or destroyed, with an
estimated damage cost of $25 million, with 47 businesses impacted.
Commr.
Cadwell asked the
Ms.
Cindy Hall,
Commr.
Cadwell asked that Ms. Keedy work with Mr. Smith on that to make sure the County
was offering any assistance that it could.
Mr.
Smith went on to report that there were 546 individuals that have registered
with FEMA, and he urged everyone who had property damage to at least register
with FEMA so that they would be able to file for assistance in the future if
necessary. He noted that they had been
successful in obtaining 26 FEMA trailers placed within the County, and that
He
stated that over $76,000.00 had been provided for rental assistance, $350,000.00
for repairs, and close to $600,000.00 for replacement, as well as almost $1.5
million for Small Business Administration loans. He opined that the cooperation from the
entire Board staff had been phenomenal, and that every department under the
Board was contributing to the effort in some way.
He
related that there has been headway in the Lake Mack Community Relief Effort
and needs have been assessed. He
recognized that the First Assembly of God in Eustis was sponsoring the feeding
station there and the effort of the Groundhog Day Heroes. They are still trying to get the large amount
of donations organized that have been left at the Community Center. He introduced Ms. Brittany Melo, the liaison
from the Base Camp to the EOC to make sure the residents’ needs were met. He stated that so far the Base Camp workers
had provided 1100 community man hours towards the cleanup effort and that the
Base Camp currently had 104 residents.
He commented that there had been an excellent partnership with the State
and Federal partners to meet the needs of the disaster victims. He reported that
He
related that in the unincorporated
He
concluded that the major objective was to not lose focus on providing relief
for the County’s citizens as they downscale and minimize the staff at the
Commr.
Stivender commented that Mr. Smith was running a phenomenal operation. She stated that she had attended some of the
meetings and that Senator Baker, Senator Nelson, and Ms. Nancy Koepke had
complimented him.
PRESENTATION
- ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
IBINI
TERA
Ms.
Sharon Tatum, Public Education Specialist with the Department of Environmental
Services, introduced Ms. Maryann Utegg, Lake County Watershed Action Volunteer
Coordinator with the St. Johns Water Management District, to explain about
Ibini Tera and how the County could support this effort.
Ms.
Utegg explained that Ibini Tera was a term developed by Mr. Everett Kelly, one
of the founders of the program, which was an amalgamation of words and phrasing
which meant “water without silt,” or “clean water.” She related that the Ibini Tera cleanup was
countywide, but was originally a
She
reported that this year they were working at 13 different sites, 11 of which
were located on the Ibini Tera maps which have been published in the Daily Commercial. She commented that the participants will all
gather at
On
a motion by Commr. Hill, seconded by Commr. Stewart and carried unanimously, by
a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the request from Environmental Services for
approval and presentation of Resolution No. 2007-26 in support of Ibini Tera.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT
PURCHASE
AND SALES AGREEMENT WITH ROBINSONS
Mr.
David Hanson, Public Lands Manager, addressed the Board to explain the Purchase
and Sales Agreement between
Mr.
Sandy Minkoff,
On
a motion by Commr. Hill, seconded by Commr. Stivender and carried unanimously,
by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved Tab 26, a request from Growth Management
for approval of the Purchase and Sales Agreement between Lake County and Nancy
and John Robinson and authorization for the Chairman to execute the necessary
closing documents.
PUBLIC
HEARING
STIPULATED
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT - DEPT. OF
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Commr.
Cadwell stated that he had been contacted by at least two of the other parties
involved requesting a 30-day extension, and that he recommended that the Board
extend all of them 30 days and handle them all at once. He commented that he checked with Sandy
Minkoff,
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. Stivender, seconded by Commr. Hill and carried unanimously,
by a vote of 5-0, the Board moved to postpone the Stipulated Settlement
Agreement, Department of Community Affairs v.
OTHER BUSINESS
APPOINTMENT
TO ZONING BOARD
On
a motion by Commr. Renick, seconded by Commr. Stewart and carried unanimously,
by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the appointment of Mr. Mark Wells to the
vacant at-large representative seat on the Zoning Board to serve a four-year
term ending January 31, 2011.
APPOINTMENT
TO BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
On
a motion by Commr. Renick, seconded by Commr. Stivender and carried
unanimously, by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the appointment of Mr. Steven
Berk to the vacant District 2 seat on the Board of Adjustment to serve a
four-year term to end on January 31, 2011.
APPOINTMENTS
TO LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
On
a motion by Commr. Renick, seconded by Commr. Stivender and carried unanimously
by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the appointment of Mr. Stan Melnick to the
District 2 vacant position on the Library Advisory Board.
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. John
J. O’Connell to the District 3 vacant position on the Library Advisory Board.
On
a motion by Commr. Stewart, seconded by Commr. Renick and carried unanimously,
by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the reappointment of Ms. Betty Ann Christian
to the District 4 vacant position on the Library Advisory Board.
APPOINTMENTS
TO INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Commr.
Cadwell stated that the School Board, Lake-Sumter Community College, and the
League of Cities had made their recommendations for their seats on the
Industrial Development Authority, which were Mr. Scott Strong for the School
Board, Dr. Charles Mojock for the College, and Mr. Keith Mullins from the
League of Cities.
Commr.
Stivender commented that the four current members are all seeking reappointment
for the other vacancies.
Commr.
Stewart stated that she had one individual that she would like the Board to
consider. She opined that Mr. Scott
Taylor was a highly successful business owner in
Commr.
Cadwell stated that the members of the Industrial Development Board that were
seeking reappointment were committed and most had served for a long period of
time, and that he believed that they attended regularly.
Commr.
Stivender commented that these appointments were not made by District, but
depended on the business of the appointee.
Commr.
Stewart commented that if the members requesting reappointment had been doing a
good job and had attended all the meetings, then she did not want to rock the
boat, and that perhaps she would bring Mr. Taylor up at a later date.
Commr.
Cadwell commented that during the Economic Summit, the Board could look at all
the committees’ roles, and that this committee may change its function and
formation in the future. He suggested
that they reappoint the individuals who had been on that committee and later
look to see if the committee could be expanded or contracted in the future, and
possibly find a place for Mr. Taylor to serve.
On
a motion by Commr. Stivender, seconded by Commr. Renick and carried
unanimously, by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved the reappointments of Mr.
Rick Joyce, Mr. Greg Nelson, Ms. Margo Odom, and Mr. Glenn Tyre, as well as the
reappointments of Mr. Scott Strong (representing the Lake County School Board),
Dr. Charles Mojock (representing Lake-Sumter Community College), and Mr. Keith
Mullins (representing the League of Cities) to upcoming vacant positions on the
Industrial Development Authority to serve four-year terms beginning March 10,
2007.
REPORTS
-
BURT/LAUX
PROPERTY IN
Mr.
Sandy Minkoff,
Commr.
Cadwell commented that they had their initial meeting, and that they had
actually gone backwards with their negotiations from where they had been. He also stated that they would notify all
those individuals.
REPORTS
-
BOARD
MEETING SCHEDULE CHANGES
Ms.
Cindy Hall,
DEBRIS
PICKUP SCHEDULE
Ms.
Hall stated that the debris haulers had requested that Sunday, February 25, be
the final day in the unincorporated area of Lady Lake for people to bring their
debris out to the public right of way, and then to conclude the hauling the
week after that, which would be the beginning of March. She stipulated that that excluded the Lady
Lake Mobile Home Park, because they were still working on volunteer cleanup in
that area.
She
also stated that they were still working with the volunteers in the
REPORTS – COMMIISSIONER HILL –
DISTRICT 1
DISCUSSION
OF PORTIONS OF COMP PLAN
Commr.
Hill suggested that the Board start discussing the portions of the Comp Plan
that had already been approved by the Local Planning Agency (LPA), so that the document
would not seem as monumental a task to undertake all at one time upon
completion, if it was alright with Growth Management and with the Board.
Ms.
Cindy Hall,
Commr.
Renick commented that it was hard for a lot of people to understand what the
Comp Plan was, but that she thought of it as a huge book and that the elements
were like chapters. She noted that some
chapters were less controversial than others and could be discussed in
isolation, but that the elements that affect each other would have to be
discussed together. She also related
that they would not be discussing any elements that the LPA had not already
signed off on.
Ms.
Hall stated that she would get together with the Growth Management staff, and
she would bring to the Board the process that they would recommend going
through, which would initially include workshops, and she would look into how
the County was supposed to hold the public hearings and the public input into
that. She stated that she would take
about a week to come up with a process to offer to the Board.
REPORTS
– COMMISSIONER RENICK – DISTRICT 2
VILLAGES
CONSUMPTIVE USE PERMIT INCREASE REQUEST
Commr.
Renick stated that on the Friday before the Water Alliance was supposed to
meet, she was contacted about the Villages Consumptive Use Permit and the
increases they were requesting. She
stated that in the past, the Water Alliance felt very strongly about pursuing
those issues with administrative hearings, but because there was not any time
to discuss it with the Board, they had to make a decision about whether to file
for an administrative hearing. She
reported that the Water Alliance unanimously voted to hold the administrative
hearing, with the other option being to ask for an extension so that the
consultant with the Water Alliance would have time to review that Consumptive
Use Permit. She reported that afterwards
the counsel for the Villages did agree to a month’s extension of time to allow
them to get the information that they needed.
REPORTS
– COMMISSIONER STIVENDER – DISTRICT 3
CORRECTIONAL
INSTITUTE INVITATION FOR WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
Commr.
Stivender stated that all four of the women Commissioners got an invitation to
go over to the Correctional Institute in Coleman next month for Women’s History
Month.
REPORTS
– COMMISIONER STEWART – DISTRICT 4
SUSTAINABLE
GROWTH SYMPOSIUM
Commr.
Stewart stated that on Friday, February 16, she attended the Sustainable Growth
Symposium. She quoted a statement from a
group called the Union of Concerned Scientists of its view of the state of the
world that was signed by over 1700 scientists worldwide, including 104 Nobel
Laureates, in 1992, which read, “Human beings in the natural world are on a
collision course. Human activities
inflict harsh and often irreversible damage on the environment and on critical
resources. If not checked, many of our
current practices will put at serious risk the future that we wish for human
society and the plant and animal kingdoms and may so alter the living world
that it would be unable to sustain life in the manner that we know. Fundamental changes are urgent if we are to
avoid the collision our present course will bring about. We, the undersigned, hereby warn all humanity
of what lies ahead. A great change of
our stewardship of the earth and the life on it is required if vast human
misery is to be avoided and our global home on this planet is not to be
irretrievably mutilated.” Commr. Stewart
opined that even though this statement sounded harsh, with the water situation
and rapid growth in
Commr.
Renick stated that the Water Alliance just approved a motion to come up with
conservation measures and a landscaping Ordinance for the whole County at the
meeting before the one that dealt with the Villages Consumptive Use Permit.
Commr.
Stewart stated that this issue involved not just landscaping, but also green
building and that it was an immense job, but that we could start taking small
steps in the right direction.
Ms.
Cindy Hall,
Commr.
Cadwell related that the County had done some research regarding green
building.
Commr.
Stewart commented that they had minimum standards in place for government
buildings that the County was building, and she was glad they did that, but she
thought they would need to take some bigger steps in the future.
SLOW
DOWN AND STOP FOR SCHOOL BUSES
Commr.
Stewart mentioned that she was contacted by Mr. Joe McDonald from
REPORTS
- COMMISSIONER CADWELL – CHAIRMAN AND DISTRICT 5
RULE
REGARDING LOCAL RADIO SYSTEM USE
Commr.
Cadwell mentioned an e-mail that he received regarding a rule that the Federal
Communication Commission (FCC) is looking into in regard to wireless that would
affect local government’s radio system use.
He stated that this issue was not on the County’s regular legislative
agenda, but that they needed a letter of support against the ruling and in
support of some language that
On
a motion by Commr. Stivender, seconded by Commr. Stewart and carried
unanimously, by a vote of 5-0, the Board moved to put this item on the Agenda.
On
a motion by Commr. Stivender, seconded by Commr. Stewart and carried
unanimously, by a vote of 5-0, the Board approved sending a letter of support
against the FCC ruling regarding local wireless radio system use and in
support of Senator McCain’s changes in the language of the ruling.
BOB
MCKEE APPOINTED TO BUDGET AND TAXATION REFORM
COMMISSION
Commr.
Cadwell reported that Governor Charlie Crist had appointed Mr. Bob McKee, Lake
County Tax Collector, to the Budget and Taxation Reform Commission. He opined that that was great for
CITIZEN
QUESTION AND COMMENT PERIOD
Mr.
Roy Hunter, Northeast Lake Chamber of Commerce, addressed the Board to announce
that Commr. Cadwell would be the guest speaker next Tuesday night, February 27,
at 6:30 p.m. at
Commr.
Cadwell stated that he would try to get Mr. Gary Kaiser, Public Safety
Director, to come with him to that.
Mr.
Hunter also asked the public for donations of any discarded cell phones at the
drop off points at Paisley Library on County Road 42 in Paisley and Walgreen’s
at State Road 19 and CR 44A in Eustis, where they would be rejuvenated with 911
service only and given out to those that need them for free. He also stated that those in need of one of
the phones could get one at either the Paisley library or the Boy Scout Camp
La-No-Che in
Ms.
Marilyn Bainter, who lived on North County Road 44A in Eustis, addressed the
Board to bring to their attention what she perceived as a dangerous
intersection near her home at the extension of Estes Road (County Road 44A
North) and County Road 44A running west and east. She mentioned that she had written to the
Commissioners about this situation, which was acerbated by small palm trees
that had grown out into the right of way, blocking drivers’ visibility of
oncoming traffic. She suggested that the
installation of a stop light would be the ideal solution, but that the County
should at least trim the palm trees to improve visibility and install a stop
sign. She related that she knew of five
fatalities at that intersection so far in the last 20 years. She commented that she would appreciate it if
the Board gave this situation some thought.
Commr.
Cadwell commented that he had received a couple of other letters besides Ms.
Bainter’s letter regarding that intersection after the last fatality there, and
that they were looking at that again. He
directed Mr. Jim Stivender, Jr., Public Works Director, to clean the brush
up. He also opined that the County
should work with the property owners to realign that intersection to straighten
it out. He assured Ms. Bainter that in
the meantime they were going to do some temporary things to improve the
situation, with the long-range goal of fixing that intersection.
ADJOURNMENT
There
being no further business to be brought to the attention of the Board, the
meeting was adjourned at 11:27 a.m.
____________________________________
WELTON
G. CADWELL, CHAIRMAN
ATTEST:
__________________________
JAMES C. WATKINS,
CLERK