A
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
NOVEMBER
6, 2007
The
Lake County Board of
INVOCATION
AND PLEDGE
Pastor
Brian Hershberger, from the
AGENDA
UPDATE
Commr.
Cadwell stated that Tab 26, on the County Manager’s Consent Agenda, was being
moved to be heard before Tab 18 and that it would be a presentation, rather
than just a regular item; and that, under his Commissioner’s Business, he had a
letter from the Chairman of the School Board, Mr. Larry Metz, asking to have
some discussion regarding a school site in the Sorrento area and he would like
to add that item to the Agenda. He noted
that the Sales Surtax Advisory Committee Minutes from October 2, 2007 needed to
be placed on the Agenda, for approval, as well.
On
a motion by Commr. Renick, seconded by Commr. Hill and carried unanimously, by
a 4-0 vote, the Board approved to place said items on the Agenda.
Ms.
Cindy Hall, County Manager, stated that she would like to pull Tab 3, Item 1, a
request for approval of a budget transfer, regarding the reconciliation of
outstanding account balances for Fiscal Year 2007 for various funds and
departments, and bring it back to the Board for approval at the Worksession
scheduled to be held on November 9, 2007, to make sure that staff has answered
any questions there might be from the Board on that item; and that she had
received a request to postpone Tabs 31 and 32, requests from Economic Growth
and Redevelopment for approval of Incentive Packages for Project Falls and
Project FB, until a later date.
Commr.
Stewart stated that she was against postponing Tab 31, a request for approval
of an Incentive Package for a bottling company, noting that there was a great
deal of concern in the County from the citizens, as well as herself, about that
request. She felt a postponement of the
request would not solve the main issue, which is that the bottling company will
be taking water out of the aquifer to sell.
She stated that no amount of postponement will change the fact that that
is what they are going to want to do and a lot of citizens that are concerned
about it were present in the audience and she felt the request should be acted
on this date. She stated that she felt
the company was a wonderful one, but to pull water from the aquifer to bottle
and sell it, when the County should be conserving every drop of water that it
has does not make sense today and it will not make sense a month from now, when
the company will want to bring it back before the Board for approval.
Commr.
Cadwell stated that the two cases being asked to be postponed has made it clear
to him that the Board has not done a good enough job of letting the Metro
Orlando Economic Development Commission (EDC) and the Lake County Industrial
Development Authority (IDA) know what they feel is a good fit for
It
was the consensus of the Board that taking the amount of water that is being
requested to be taken out of the aquifer is not something the Board would be
interested in approving.
Commr.
Hill informed the Board that, since water resources are diminishing, she felt
the request was a little short-sighted and irresponsible.
Commr.
Stewart concurred, stating that we have got to conserve water, noting that
wells are going dry in other states and
On
a motion by Commr. Stewart, seconded by Commr. Hill and carried unanimously, by
a 4-0 vote, the Board instructed staff, the
MINUTE
APPROVAL
Regarding the Minutes of October 2,
2007 (Regular Meeting), the following change was requested:
On Page 12, Line 40, change County
to City.
On a motion by Commr. Hill, seconded
by Commr. Renick and carried unanimously, by a 4-0 vote, the Board approved the
Minutes of September 18,
2007 (Regular Meeting), as presented; October 2, 2007 (Special Meeting – Sales
Surtax Advisory Committee), as presented; October 2, 2007 (Regular Meeting), as
corrected; and October 8, 2007 (Special Meeting – Department Workshop), as
presented.
CLERK OF COURTS’ CONSENT AGENDA
On
a motion by Commr. Stewart, seconded by Commr. Hill and carried unanimously, by
a 4-0 vote, the Board approved the following requests:
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 September 30, 2007, in the
amount of $177,402.97. Same period, last
year: $163,599.44.
Deer Island Community Development
District Meeting Schedule for FY 2008
Request
to acknowledge receipt of Deer Island Community Development District Meeting Schedule
for Fiscal Year 2008, in accordance with Chapter 189, Florida Statutes.
The
Board of Supervisors of the Deer Island Community Development District will
hold their meetings for Fiscal Year 2008 on the third Monday, at 6:00 p.m., at
the Clubhouse,
October 2, 2007 (First Monday)
January 14, 2008 (Second Monday)
March 10, 2008 (Second Monday)
May 19, 2008
August 18,
2008
Lake
Request to
acknowledge receipt of Lake County Water Authority’s Final Budget for FY
2007/2008.
Meeting
Notice from Southwest Florida Water Management District
Request
to acknowledge receipt of Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Fiscal
Year 2007/2008 Budget, which was adopted by the Governing Board on September
25, 2007.
It was noted that Tab 3, Item 1, had
been pulled earlier in the meeting and that Tab 6, a request from Procurement
for approval to award On Call Surveying Services to three firms listed in the
backup information; Tab 7, a request from Public Safety for approval of a
Resolution renaming Bird Road to Avington Road; and Tab 10, a request from
Public Works for approval of a Resolution raising the speed limit on Loghouse
Road from 25 mph to 35 mph, were being pulled for discussion by Commrs. Renick
and Stewart.
Procurement
Commr. Renick stated that, with
regard to Tab 6, she noticed there was added language in the first contract
involving this request that was not included in the other two contracts, and
she felt all three contracts should read the same.
Mr. Sandy Minkoff, County Attorney,
stated that the company involved with the contract where the language was added
wanted said language in their contract and, although his office did not
disagree with it, they did not feel the language was necessary so they did not
put it in the other two contracts; however, he noted that he did not feel the
other two companies would object to said language being added to their
contracts, should the Board choose to do so.
On a motion by Commr. Renick,
seconded by Commr. Stewart and carried unanimously, by a 4-0 vote, the Board
approved a request from Procurement to award RSQ No.07-0224, On Call Surveying
Services, to the following three firms:
Southeastern Surveying Company, Mactec Engineering, and Booth, Ern,
Straughan & Hiott, Inc.(BESH), with all three contracts to read the same.
Public Safety
Commr. Stewart stated that Tab 7
pertained to the renaming of Bird Road and that she does not like renaming long
established roads, unless there is a valid reason for doing so, however, noted
that not one person who had a Bird Road address objected to the renaming of the
road; therefore, she would vote in favor of the request.
On a motion by Commr. Stewart,
seconded by Commr. Renick and carried unanimously, by a 4-0 vote, the Board
approved a request from Public Safety for approval of Resolution No. 2007-176,
renaming
Public Works
Commr. Renick stated that Tab 10 was
a request for a speed limit change on
Mr. Fred Schneider, Director of
Engineering, Public Works, addressed the Board stating that there is a segment
of
Commr. Renick asked that this request
be postponed until a later date, to allow her an opportunity to investigate the
matter.
It was the consensus of the Board to
postpone this request until a later date.
On a motion by Commr. Hill, seconded
by Commr. Stewart and carried unanimously, by a 4-0 vote, the Board approved
the remainder of the
Budget
Request for
approval of Budget Change Requests and Unanticipated Revenue Resolution, as
follows:
2. Budget Transfer – Law Enforcement Trust Fund, Constitutional Offices/Sheriffs Office. Funds needed to cover equipment purchases from confiscated funds deposited into the Law Enforcement Trust Fund. Funds are available in Other Current Charges and Obligations.
3. Budget Transfer – Facilities Expansion Capital Fund, Department of Facilities Development and Management. Move funding from unallocated line to 80030 project (South Tavares Government Complex) line. Funds are available in unallocated Buildings, per adopted Fiscal Year 2008 budget. Funds will remain in the Facilities Expansion Capital Fund and the total fund balance will not change.
4.
Budget Transfer – Facilities Expansion Capital Fund,
Department of Facilities Development and Management. Transfer budget from
General Project No. 80010 ($400,000 – combined Downtown Tavares and
5.
Resolution No. 2007-171, amending the General Fund, in order to receive unanticipated
revenue for Fiscal Year 2007/2008, in the amount of $1,200, deposited into HOPE
Grant; and provide appropriations for the disbursement for various operating
expenses. The Lake County Board of
6.
Request
from the Sheriff’s Office for payment of Law Enforcement Trust Fund
expenditures. The request exceeds the
Community
Services
Request from Community Services for
approval and execution of authorizing Resolution No. 2007-172, for the Issuance of Multi-Family
Housing Revenue Bonds, by the Orange County Housing Finance Authority, for the
Proposed Development “Southwinds Cove Apartments” in
Growth Management
Request from Growth Management for approval of Satisfaction and Release of Fine for Property Owner George W. Moeller, Case No. 2005080134 - Commission District 5.
Public Safety
Request from Public Safety for
approval and execution of the Emergency Management Preparedness and Assistance
(EMPA) Trust Fund Base Grant Agreement with the State of
Request from Public Safety for approval and execution of the FY 08 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) Issue 10 Agreement with the State of Florida, Division of Emergency Management; and approval for the continuance of the limited term part-time Office Associate II position.
Public Works
Request
from Public Works for approval of Resolution No. 2007-173, authorizing the posting of speed limit signs on CR 25 (7804), from
100 feet north of
Request
from Public Works for approval of Resolution No. 2007-174, authorizing the posting of a "Stop" sign with "All
Way" plaque on Vista Del Lago Boulevard (0850) and "All Way" plaques
on Lago Louisa Court (0850A) and Castillo Court (0850C), in the Vista Del Lago
Subdivision, in the Clermont area - Commission District 2.
Request from Public Works for
approval of Resolution No. 2007-175, authorizing
the reduction of the speed limit on a portion of
On a motion by Commr. Hill, seconded
by Commr. Renick and carried unanimously, by a 4-0 vote, the Board approved the
Request
for approval of utility easement to SECO at Paisley Fire Station No.13 for
Motorola cell tower; and authorization for Chairman to execute easement
document - Commission District 5.
Request for approval to advertise
Amendment to Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Ordinance
Request for approval of Progress
Energy Distribution Easement, regarding Umatilla Health Clinic; and
authorization for Chairman to execute Distribution Easement document -
Commission District 5.
Request for approval to advertise
Ordinance Amending Membership of Lake County Public Safety Coordinating
Council.
EMPLOYEE AWARDS
The Chairman presented the following
Employee Awards, with Ms. Susan Irby, Employee Services Department, commenting
about each employee’s service to the County:
Presentation of Award to
Employees with Ten Years of Service
Charles Kent, Area Maintenance Supervisor
Public
Works/Road Operations/Maintenance Area I
Mary Cooper, GIS Director
Growth
Management/GIS
Treeva Wall, Office Associate III
Public
Works/Road Operations
Presentation of Award to Employees with
Fifteen Years of Service
Lori Conway, Funding and Production Director
Public
Works/Funding and Production
Wendy Breeden, Library Services Director
Community
Services/Library Services
Presentation of Award to Employee with Twenty
Years of Service
Kirsten Mabry, Probation Officer
Community
Services/Probation Services
Employee
of the Quarter
Dottie
Jackson, Emergency Management Specialist
Public
Safety/Emergency Management
Supervisor
of the Quarter
Bobby Bonilla, Parks and Trails Director
Public
Works/Parks and Trails
F.I.S.H.
Award
Aidan Holmes, Office Associate III
Public
Safety/Fire Rescue
T.E.A.M.
Award
Information Outreach/Public Transportation/MPO Team on
the LakeXpress Project:
Kelly
Lafollette; Chris Patton;
Hartenstein; Michael Woods; Kenneth Harley; and Elizabeth
Heine.
COMMUNITY
SERVICES
FRIENDS
OF THE HORTICULTURAL LEARNING CENTER BUDGET
RESOLUTION
Ms.
Susan Gooch, President of the Friends of the Horticultural Learning Center,
addressed the Board stating that it has been a five year process of raising the
money needed to construct a classroom building with restroom facilities in the
Discovery Gardens at the Agricultural Center, at which time she presented the
Board with a check, in the amount of $123,414, that was raised by the
community, to go toward the completion of said building.
On
a motion by Commr. Hill, seconded by Commr. Renick and carried unanimously, by a
4-0 vote, the Board approved a request from Community Services for approval of
a transfer of funds, in the amount of $123,414, from the Friends of the
PRESENTATIONS
AGREEMENT
WITH WE CARE OF
On
a motion by Commr. Hill, seconded by Commr. Renick and carried unanimously, by
a 4-0 vote, the Board approved the Agreement with We Care of Lake County for
delivery of Coordinated, Comprehensive Primary and Specialty Healthcare for
Medically Indigent Residents, at which time Dr. Shelley Glover, Gynecologist,
and President of We Care of Lake County, as well as the Lake County Medical
Society; Dr. Phillip Dascher, General Surgeon; Dr. Hal Jacobson, Founding
Director of the Intercommunity Cancer Centers of Lake County; Dr. Gottfried
Jean-Louis, Neurologist; Dr. Chad Watkins, Podiatrist, Florida Musculoskeletal
Institute; Ms. Christine Thorpe, Marketing Department, Lake Medical Imaging;
Ms. Andrea Payne, Executive Director, We Care of Lake County; and Ms. Angie
Tesh, Administrative Assistant, We Care of Lake County, were introduced to the
Board and presented with a check, in the amount of $75,000, to go towards the
funding of We Care of Lake County.
Mr.
Fletcher Smith, Community Services Director, addressed the Board stating that
the physicians involved with We Care of Lake County do not receive any kind of
payment or remuneration for their services.
He stated that they get a little recognition every year, but are the
ones that make We Care work, providing the services that are so desperately
needed in the County, noting that health care is a growing issue, not only in
Lake County, but nationwide and worldwide.
He stated that it is good to see people that are willing to give back to
the community and that he appreciates all the hard work the physicians being
honored this date do. He stated that,
hopefully, other physicians will see this presentation and want to join in and
make a difference in the community, as well.
Dr.
Glover thanked the Board for its continued support of We Care of Lake County,
noting that there are many, many other physicians who provide services to We
Care, who were not able to be present at this meeting. She stated that they are all very dedicated
to serving the indigent patients that need their care in
NATIONAL
HUNGER AND HOMELESS AWARENESS WEEK PROCLAMATION
On
a motion by Commr. Renick, seconded by Commr. Hill and carried unanimously, by
a 4-0 vote, the Board approved Proclamation
No. 2007-178, proclaiming the week
of November 11-17, 2007, as National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week.
COMMUNITY
SERVICES
Mr.
Fletcher Smith, Community Services Director, explained the following requests:
This
request is for approval of the final phase of the Lake Kathryn Paving Project,
which the County has been working on for at least six to seven years.
On
a motion by Commr. Hill, seconded by Commr. Renick and carried unanimously, by
a 4-0 vote, the Board approved a request from Community Services for approval
to award Lake Kathryn Community Development Block Grant, Phase VI, Paving
Project No. 2007-02, Bid No. 07-0118, to Art Walker Construction, Inc.; and to
encumber and expend funds, in the amount of $180,649.82, from the Community
Development Block Grant - Commission District 5.
FY
2007/08 CDBG PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH TOWN OF
This
request is for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Partnership
Agreement with the Town of Lady Lake.
The Town is going to use the allocation that they received from
entitlement dollars to resurface some roads in the April Hills Subdivision in
On
a motion by Commr. Hill, seconded by Commr. Stewart and carried unanimously, by
a 4-0 vote, the Board approved a request from Community Services for approval
and authorization for the Chairman to sign the FY 2007/08 CDBG Partnership
Agreement with the Town of Lady Lake and the County, in an amount not to exceed
$90,900.00, granting the Town CDBG funds to resurface roads in the April Hills
Subdivision; and to direct the Community Services Department to execute the Agreement
and oversee completion of the project covered in the Scope of Services -
Commission District 5.
FY2007/08
CDBG PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH LAKE
DEPARTMENT
This
request is for the CDBG Partnership Agreement with the Lake County Health Department,
to support the Prescription Medication Program, which is a very successful
program that the County has, in partnership with the Lake County Health
Department. It serves a lot of people in
the community.
On
a motion by Commr. Hill, seconded by Commr. Stewart and carried unanimously, by
a 4-0 vote, the Board approved a request from Community Services for approval
and authorization for the Chairman to sign the FY 2007/08 CDBG Partnership
Agreement with the Lake County Health Department, in an amount not to exceed
$70,720.30, in FY 2007/08 CDBG funding, and $20,000.00 from FY 2007/08 County
General Revenue Funds, to cover the cost of dispensing prescription medications
to low income persons; and to direct the Community Services Department to execute
the Agreement and oversee completion of the project covered in the Scope of
Services.
FY2007/08
CDBG PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN
SCHOOL,
INC. AND
This
request is for the CDBG Partnership Agreement between the Altoona Charter
School, Inc. and the County, for doing some work on the roof of the school and
for installing a fire sprinkler system.
On
a motion by Commr. Hill, seconded by Commr. Stewart and carried unanimously, by
a 4-0 vote, the Board approved a request from Community Services for approval
and authorization for the Chairman to sign the FY 2007/08 CDBG Partnership
Agreement between the Altoona Charter School, Inc. and the County, in an amount
not to exceed $100,000, allocating CDBG funds to repair the roof and install a
fire sprinkler system; and to direct the Community Services Department to
execute the Agreement and oversee completion of the project as covered in the
Scope of Services - Commission District 5.
JOINT
USE LIBRARY IN CLERMONT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
This
request is for the Interlocal Agreement regarding the Joint Use Library in
Clermont, which provides for the operation and maintenance of the facility.
On
a motion by Commr. Hill, seconded by Commr. Renick and carried unanimously, by
a 4-0 vote, the Board approved a request from Community Services for approval
and signature authorization of “Interlocal Agreement Regarding Joint Use
Library in Clermont, Florida”; and approval to transmit $1 million to the
Lake-Sumter Community College Foundation, to help fund the joint use library
project - Commission District 2.
THEMATIC
DESIGN WORK FOR CAGAN CROSSINGS COMMUNITY LIBRARY
Ms.
Wendy Breeden, Library Services Director, Community Services, addressed the
Board stating that they had previously approved $200,000 in impact fees for
thematic design and some computers for the Cagan Crossings Community Library
and that staff was bringing back to them the thematic design (contained in the
Board’s backup material) for the library.
She stated that they did not think they had enough funding for the maze;
however, if the Board so approved, the bids for furniture and some other things
came in lower than anticipated and there is now funding for it, or for a few
additional embellishments to the thematic design that had been cut from the
project, because staff did not think they had enough money for it originally.
Commr.
Renick stated that she was glad to see that the $55,000 maze was cut from the
project and that, if staff were to find that money somewhere else, she would
rather see it spent on things other than the maze.
Ms.
Breeden stated that there is an extra $25,000 in impact fees for the design and
requested approval to put some of the other embellishments back into the
project, other than the maze.
On
a motion by Commr. Renick, seconded by Commr. Hill and carried unanimously, by
a 4-0 vote, the Board approved a request from Community Services for approval
to proceed with thematic design work for the Cagan Crossings Community Library,
as designed and quoted by Creative Arts Unlimited, Inc., except for the Youth
Room maze, but that some other embellishments that were cut from the project,
alluded to by Ms. Breeden, be allowed to be put back into the project -
Commission District 2.
REIMBURSEMENT
PROGRAM
This
request pertains to a recent request by Commr. Stewart that staff obtain some
information about a Grant/Reimbursement Program for veterans who have served in
combat zones, to help them with their ad valorem taxes. The Grant/Reimbursement Program would be
retroactive until January of 2002. If
approved, staff will come back to the Board with a revised general assistance
program policy, which will outline the requirements of the program. Procedurally, the Veterans Services Office
will manage the program and qualify the veterans, as they come in, making sure
they have the proper documentation and assist them in obtaining same. From that point, Community Services will
prepare the check request for the Finance Office and veterans would be
reimbursed. It was requested that the
policy, as well as the concept, be approved.
On
a motion by Commr. Stewart, seconded by Commr. Hill and carried unanimously, by
a 4-0 vote, the Board approved a request from Community Services for approval
of the Lake County Active Military Combat Duty Grant/Reimbursement Program, as
presented.
Mr.
Gregg Welstead, Deputy County Manager, addressed the Board stating that the
Interlocal Agreement with the Municipalities and the School Board was signed,
establishing the Educational Concurrency Review Committee, which is made up of
16 individuals – one from each of the municipalities, one from the School
Board, and one from the Board of County Commissioners. He stated that the Board’s option would be
for one of the Commissioners to sit on the Committee, or to appoint a citizen
to do so. He stated that the first
meeting is scheduled for December 6, 2007, with the purpose being to review the
progress that has been made and come up with a plan for the future.
Commr.
Stewart volunteered to sit on the Committee, on behalf of the Board.
On
a motion by Commr. Hill, seconded by Commr. Renick and carried unanimously, by
a 4-0 vote, the Board approved a request from the
PROCUREMENT
CONTRACT
FOR CONSULTING FIRMS TO
COMMISSIONING
SERVICES FOR JUDICIAL CENTER EXPANSION
Mr.
Jim Bannon, Facilities Development and Management Director, addressed the Board
stating that this request pertained to the building commissioning for the
downtown campus, noting that staff received an RFQ for same for the downtown
campus and seven (7) proposals were received, with Hanson Professional
Services, Inc. being chosen by the selection committee. Following negotiations with them, staff is
seeking approval to award them the contract, in the amount of $957,210, plus
contingency and expenses, in the amount of $72,700. An explanation of what commissioning is all
about was contained in the Board’s backup material, for their perusal.
Commr.
Renick questioned the language contained in Items J, K, and L, on Page 8 of 8
of Attachment A (Scope of Services) for Hanson Professional Services, with
regard to rainwater harvesting systems, heat recovery systems, and renewable
energy systems, as they pertain to LEED certification, noting that she did not
understand how the County could exclude them, if they are necessary for LEED
certification.
Mr.
Bannon requested time to review said language and come back to the Board with
an answer regarding same later in the meeting.
Mr.
Jim Bannon, Facilities Development and Management Director, informed the Board
that this request pertained to the warehouse that the County currently uses for
storage, which also houses some offices for the Facilities Development and Management
Department. He stated that there is
vacant space within the building and the Sheriff has a need for additional
storage space, so design and construction documents were produced for interior
additions and renovations to the warehouse, and the project was put out to
bid. He stated that, following review by
staff, it was recommended that the contract for this project be awarded to the
lowest bidder, Mark Cook Builders, Inc., in the amount of $309,711, plus $33,108
for contingency and allowances.
On
a motion by Commr. Renick, seconded by Commr. Stewart and carried unanimously,
by a 4-0 vote, the Board approved a request from Procurement for approval of a
recommendation to award a contract to Mark Cook Builders, Inc., in the amount
of $309,711.00 - $21,947 for Allowances and $11,161 for Owner's Contingency, to
be expended, as deemed necessary by the Director of Capital Construction and
Facilities, for the project involving the County’s storage warehouse -
Commission District 1.
“PIGGYBACKING”
OF CONTRACT FOR PURCHASE OF VARIOUS VEHICLES
Mr.
Barnett Schwartzman, Procurement Director, addressed the Board stating that
they approved a FY 2007/08 budget amount of $850,000, for various new
vehicles. He stated that his office has
been advised that the Sheriff has budgeted for 40 new vehicles and that the
County tends to order against state contracts for same, because state contracts
are based upon fairly massive estimated quantities and the price reflects
that. He stated that the contracts tend
to involve a lot of local vendors, so staff feels the County can get a better
price from state contracts than it can get from doing its own bids, based on
quantities, thus, the reason they are recommending that the County order
against the State contracts and are requesting approval to do so. He noted that approximately a year ago the
County standardized Ford products, eliminating the need to stock multiple items
and the need to support multiple manufacturers’ equipment, and that Ford was
selected, based upon price comparisons from the State contracts.
On
a motion by Commr. Hill, seconded by Commr. Stewart and carried unanimously, by
a 4-0 vote, the Board approved a request from Procurement to “piggyback" the
contract for the purchase of various vehicles and trucks, per the summary
contained in their backup material; and authorized the Procurement Director to
execute the award.
CONTRACT
FOR CONSULTING FIRMS TO
COMMISSIONING
SERVICES FOR JUDICIAL CENTER EXPANSION (CONT’D.)
Mr.
Jim Bannon, Facilities Development and Management Director, readdressed the
Board, stating that, after reviewing the language contained in Items J, K, and L,
on Page 8 of 8 of the Hanson Professional Services Scope of Services document,
in answer to Commr. Renick’s question regarding same, the Board decided not to
go for LEED certification on the downtown campus project and that is why said
items are no longer part of the Scope of Services.
Discussion
occurred regarding the matter, at which time Mr. Bannon noted that the LEED
certification could be put back into the Scope of Services, should the Board
decide to do so; however, he would have to take the matter back to Hanson
Professional Services, because it would be additional services. He stated that the Board could approve the
project, as presented this date, and he could negotiate with Hanson
Professional Services and come back to the Board at a later date with an
additional number, if the Board wanted to add the LEED certification back into
the Scope of Services.
Commr.
Stewart stated that she felt it was important that the Board seriously consider
doing so, noting that, although said systems are more expensive in the
beginning, they are going to save the County money and energy in the long run.
Commr.
Renick indicated that she had no problem going forward with the contract, but
would like to have more information on the matter, because she was not that knowledgeable
about it.
On
a motion by Commr. Hill, seconded by Commr. Renick and carried unanimously, by
a 4-0 vote, the Board approved a request from Procurement to award the contract
for RSQ No.06-104, Consulting Firms to Conduct Building Commissioning Services
for Lake County Judicial Center Expansion Facility to Hanson Professional
Services, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $957,210, plus $22,700 for
Reimbursable Expenses and $50,000 for Owner's Contingency, as deemed necessary
by the Facilities Development and Management Director; and to approve a Budget
Change Request, in the amount of $29,910, regarding same.
PUBLIC
WORKS
BIG
PRAIRIE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ACTION PLAN
Mr.
Fred Schneider, Director of Engineering, Public Works, addressed the Board stating
that this was a request for approval to be a cooperative partner with the
Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) for the Big Prairie
Watershed Management Action Plan. He
stated that the Big Prairie Watershed comprises approximately 100 plus square
miles and is located between
It
was noted that
Commr.
Renick stated that she is scheduled to meet with the SJRWMD and would like to
have this request postponed for two weeks, to allow her the opportunity to meet
with them and discuss the matter.
On
a motion by Commr. Renick, seconded by Commr. Hill and carried unanimously, by
a 4-0 vote, the Board approved to postpone this request until the Board Meeting
scheduled for November 20, 2007.
RECESS
AND REASSEMBLY
At
10:10 a.m., the Chairman announced that the Board would recess for 10 minutes.
PRESENTATIONS
(CONT’D.)
PRESENTATION
ON WATER UTILITY OPERATIONS BY FGUA (
GOVERNMENTAL
UTILITY AUTHORITY)
Commr.
Cadwell stated that the County’s recent acquisition of the South Umatilla Water
system suggests a possible need for the County to explore management
alternatives for operation of the system and the Florida Governmental Utility
Authority (FGUA) offers one such alternative, so he asked them to give the
Board a presentation.
Mr.
Bob Nabors, Nabors, Giblin & Nickerson, presented the Board with an
overview of the Governmental Utility Authority (GUA) concept, which is to be
used as a home rule mechanism for dealing with short term and long term
problems concerning growth management, particularly water supply and
preservation of water resources. The GUA
concept was developed in 1999 and is an offshoot of other things that were done
statutorily. It is a mechanism that was
created, whereby counties, cities, and special districts can unilaterally come
together and, by interlocal agreement, create a separate unit of government to
deal with any major infrastructure, but is particularly designed for water
supply and utility issues. It can be
created as a separate entity and issue its own debt, payable from revenues, and
it is off the government’s books – it is a separate governmental utility. It was created as a vehicle to acquire
private utilities and place them into public ownership, without a financial
commitment by the local government. Some
counties have joined it for the purpose of trying to use the expertise of the
GUA to deal with particular utility problems that they were facing in their
jurisdictions. It is also a vehicle for
regional consolidation of public utility systems; it serves portions of
Collier, Lee, and Polk counties; and currently has 16,500 water customers and
12,700 wastewater customers.
Mr.
Randy Morris, RM Strategies, addressed the Board and discussed how FGUA can be
used for growth management, noting that, when the County gets into growth
management issues, it has to look at it like it is a tool box. He stated that, if the County is going to try
to manage or control growth, or seek certain types of quality growth within the
tool box, it has all sorts of tools to pull, to craft the vision that it may
have, and most of those tools are found within the Comprehensive Plan, if
drafted and implemented properly. He
stated that one of the tools that is the most critical that in some
jurisdictions is not used effectively, or not used as often as it might, or
cannot be used, is the issue of utilities and growth management, at which time
he reviewed the following statistics, contained in a power point presentation
that was presented to the Board:
·
There
is a direct connection between growth management and utility infrastructure.
·
2005
Growth Management Reform requires:
- A
planned approach for water resource management for local governments and
private suppliers
- Regional
approach for water resources and allocation
- Direct
coordination with St. Johns Water Management District
- Local
governments proactively plan for water supply
- Water
supply planning and growth management are coordinated to prevent environmental
degradation
·
County’s
current policy leaves utilities and water supply to others (cities and private
utilities)
·
This
approach results in aggressive annexation by the cities and fosters urban
sprawl
·
Annexation
leads to:
- Counties
lose control of annexed land’s zoning
- Compatibility
issues with existing or future unincorporated land uses
- Potential
loss of revenues
- Developed
or planned county infrastructure such roads, environmental services and
stormwater facilities may be compromised
- Location
of emergency services, administrative services, parks and libraries may become
unsound
·
There may be a lack of coordinated water
supply and service planning in the unincorporated area
·
There appears to be a proliferation of
private wells and septic tanks, which have longer term environmental impacts
·
Any jurisdiction not participating in
utility infrastructure decisions are delegating key growth management and
cooperative planning to other jurisdictions
and private companies
Mr.
Robert Sheets, President, Government Services Group, addressed the Board and
discussed the structure of the FGUA, noting that it is governed by a Board of
Directors, with representatives from local government members; Board members
meet monthly, to represent member systems and make policy decisions; each Board
member is appointed by their local government and is a member of the
City/County staff; each system is operated as a separate enterprise fund with
its own budget, rates, etc.; Government Services Group serves as the Systems Manager;
and Severn-Trent is the contract operator.
He discussed the advantages of FGUA, being that it is a public utility
that the County can join, or unjoin, if down the road, the County believes it
is not in its best interest to be a member of it; no financial investment or
liability is required of the County; it is managed by a private utility
management and finance team under the Sunshine Law; it is government, as
government is intended to be; it has a private utility operator; and necessary
expertise and resources are available.
He stated that the short term benefit of FGUA to the County is (1) FGUA
can assist the County in resolving issues related to “challenged” private
utility systems, such as South Umatilla Water; and (2) FGUA would work with the
County to examine the system, to determine the source of the problems, and it
will prepare a plan to stabilize and maintain the system, on behalf of the
customers. He stated that the long term
benefit would be that FGUA can work with the County to plan and manage water
supply and utility service issues. He discussed what the next steps would be
for the County, noting that FGUA believes it should be viewed as an option to
address the specific issue of South Umatilla Water, and the County should
consider partnering with FGUA, to address water supply and service needs for
the unincorporated area of the County.
Commr.
Cadwell stated that one of the things that made him think of FGUA and the fact
that the Board should at least talk to them is the annexation question with the
City of Umatilla, noting that there may be some problems with the County’s and
the City’s policies, with regard to annexation, and he felt the Board needed
some other options. He stated that he
did not expect the Board to make a decision this date, but that, if they were
interested, he felt they should direct staff to talk to FGUA and see if it
would make sense for the County to use them.
He noted that they are pretty much stuck with the property owners
playing the County against the City.
Commr.
Hill stated that it sounds too good to be true, therefore, would like to have
staff look at it, to make sure that the County would not be liable in any form
and what the downside would be to be a partner with them.
Mr.
Sheets interjected that the interlocal agreement the County would prepare
outlines all the responsibilities, however, noted that it would be totally
independent of the County’s financial liability and its bonding capacity. He stated that it would not even be a
footnote in the County’s annual CAFR (Comprehensive Annual Financial Report).
Mr.
Nabors informed the Board that, from the beginning of time, counties and cities
had the ability to create a separate entity, by an interlocal agreement, but,
in 1999, legislation was written that changed that, to allow the separate
entities, particularly in the utility area, to issue its own debt. He stated that, as a home rule mechanism, the
law allows the entity that is created, if the charter so provides, to issue its
own debt and to do acquisitions and improvements to utilities, like the
Umatilla system – it could actually borrow money to make improvements and it
would all be financed by the revenues and the utility customers. He stated that, with regard to acquisitions,
the way that FGUA is structured, when the authority issues its debt, the bond
holders are told that the host government has the option of assuming that debt,
if it wants to, which means that the County does not have to reissue the debt
and incur those costs, plus the interest rates might be higher. He stated that some counties “warehouse” the
utility, where they have FGUA acquire a utility and not take ownership until
certain improvements are made, the rates stabilize, and an interconnection is
done to their system and then they exercise their option to assume the debt, by
taking it over. He stated that it is a
tremendous advantage and no one from the County has to go to
It
was noted that, if FGUA was running the Umatilla water plant, it could not
expand into another area, without the approval of the local government.
Mr.
Nabors stated that it is a privatization tool to deal with utilities in a more
focused and professional way; it is extremely flexible, to meet particular
needs; and it is an obvious solution to the Umatilla situation, however, noted
that, whether it has an application beyond that, they would need to sit down
with staff and discuss how it might be used in a broader sense.
Commr.
Renick stated that she was hearing this for the first time and needed some time
for it to sink in, but was not opposed to having staff look into the matter.
PUBLIC
HEARINGS
PROPOSED
EXTENSION
APPROVED BY ORDINANCE NO. 2004-85
Mr.
Brian Sheahan, Director of Planning and Community Design, Growth Management
Department, addressed the Board regarding a request for approval of an Orange
County Future Land Use change from Rural/Agricultural to “Planned Development –
Rural Aviation Village” in the Zellwood area, adjacent to an airstrip extension
that was brought forth, because of a provision in Ordinance No. 2004-85, which
was previously approved by the Lake County Board of County Commissioners,
granting a CFD (Community Facility District) zoning - the Ordinance requires
that the Board must specifically authorize any other proposed use. Should
The
Chairman opened the public hearing.
Mr.
Geoff McNeill, Vice President of MSCW, Inc., addressed the Board representing
the owner of the property in question, at which time he presented a brief power
point presentation, giving a background history of the request. He stated that the real discussion is about
job creation and economic development, with the focus being on the airport activity,
which is that airports are critical components of the transportation network in
Florida – there is a tremendous need for it in Florida, especially in this
region of the State, and it creates business growth and jobs creation, noting
that studies have shown the average wage for said positions is 40% higher than
normal. He stated that the airport is an
existing use on the
It
was noted that there is no commitment from the City of
Commr.
Cadwell questioned whether
Mr.
McNeill continued to discuss the request, noting that they would be reducing
the farm runoff, because they will be installing stormwater management systems
for the project and development will meet, or exceed, current St. Johns River
Water Management District stormwater rules, including Lake Apopka Basin rules,
where they will be doing a reduction in phosphates in the area, so the
stormwater management areas are going to be larger on the site. He stated that the design of the development
will provide 50% overall open space; conservation easements, for the protection
of a contiguous open space; and clustered mixed use single family housing, to
create a compact center focused village, with a rural setting, to maximize the
economic development opportunities associated with the airport. He stated that they will create airport
related uses, with the overall density of one dwelling unit per acre, but the
Ms.
Wanda Spradlin, a resident of the area in question, addressed the Board stating
that, when this request originally came before them in December of 2001,
several amendments and approvals were made that day, being: (1) there would be
no landing or departures made from the airport after dark, which she noted has
never stopped; (2) there would be no jets landing at the airport, which has
occurred; (3) there would be no flight training, which is currently occurring;
and (4) there would be no parachuting, helicopters, or hang gliding at the
airport, but all of that has occurred.
She discussed concerns she has with the traffic situation, which has
escalated, as well. She stated that she
and several of the other residents contacted the County about their concerns,
but has not received any response. She
stated that most of the residents are retired and purchased their properties to
live in a peaceful community, but it is anything but that and is going to get
worse.
Ms.
Barbara Kemp, a resident of the area, addressed the Board stating that the
airport has not adhered to half of the things they originally agreed to. She stated that the residents have rights and
would like to have a good quality of life – what they thought they were going
to have, but are not going to, if this request is approved. She addressed a concern about the planes
flying into and out of the airport crashing into their homes, as well. She questioned what the residents were to
expect from them in the future, if they have not adhered to the things they
originally agreed to.
Ms.
Juanita Prescott, a resident of the area, addressed the Board and thanked them
for requiring that this request come before them for approval, before the
airport can proceed with their plan, stating that the residents were not
notified of the request. She stated that
it has been in the works for seven years and Lake County has not always been given
the full picture of what is going on, at which time she displayed and
submitted, for the record, various articles that she had clipped from the
newspaper, as well as photographs of a small aircraft that flew so low to the
ground that the numbers on the side of the plane could be plainly read;
photographs showing a “Learn to Fly” sign, which indicates that the airport is
giving flying lessons, a violation of the conditions that were set when this
request originally came before the Board for approval; and an increase in the
number of hangers that currently exist at the airport. She stated that, for all the reasons
presented this date,
Mr.
Doug Doyle, a long time Lake County resident, addressed the Board and discussed
some concerns he had about the request, dealing with traffic issues and the
planes flying low over the homes in the area, rather than over Lake Apopka, as
required, and asked that the request be denied.
Commr.
Cadwell stated that, when this request originally came before the Board,
conditions were put on it that were important to the Board and they were
assured that the things that were brought to their attention this date were not
going to happen. He stated that it was
portrayed to the Board that it would be a private airport that a few people
would own and use and it would not impact the community that much – in fact, it
would get the crop dusters out of the community. He stated that, although the Board was not
excited about the prospect at the time, they felt that, if the owners of the
airport would do what they said they were going to do, the Board could live
with it, but that is not what has happened.
Mr.
McNeil readdressed the Board stating that he was not involved with the original
request and could only speak from the current perspective, which is that the
airport exists in
Vice
Mayor Allen Sherrod, City of Groveland, addressed the Board stating that he was
an aviator and is a big proponent of aviation and that, with regard to planes
flying low, the Board does not have to enforce it, the FAA will, noting that,
if someone is not complying with the federal rules of aviation, their license
will be pulled. He stated that, if a
plane is flying low enough that the tail numbers can be read, it is flying low
enough for a report to be filed on it.
He stated that he would like to see this request move forward.
There
being no further individuals who wished to address the Board, the Chairman
closed the public hearing.
It
was noted that the extension to the airport has not yet been built and that no
changes were being proposed to Ordinance No. 2004-85, including the amount of
hangers allowed at the airport.
Mr.
Sandy Minkoff,
Mr.
Sheahan stated that the only action the Board needed to take this date was to
approve the change on the
Mr.
Minkoff stated that, when the presentation was originally made to the Board, it
was made that the airport would be a very small, low impact airport, so the
Board put rules in the Ordinance that reflected there would be no nighttime
use, no jets landing, no flight training, etc., but the Board was concerned
that the land uses would change in Orange County that would impact the use, so
creative language was put in the Ordinance that, if, in Orange County, the land
use approvals were changed, the Lake County Board of County Commissioners would
take away their approval, which would be not only for paving, but also for
showing any portion of the property as part of their airport plan – their DOT
license. He stated that, if the Board
revoked its approval, they would no longer have zoning approval to use any land
in
Commr.
Stewart stated that, obviously, in 2004, when the Board approved the CFD
zoning, they were made some promises that have not been kept and, in June of
this year, the Orange County Planning Department made a finding on this
proposal of inconsistencies with their Comprehensive Policy Plan and
recommended denial of the plan, because it was incompatible with existing
development, or the trends in the area, because the surrounding land is either
rural, agricultural, or conservation, and there are little or no public
facilities or services available. She
stated that Orange County will not provide the site with water and sewer, however,
noted that the City of Apopka may, but has not committed to it. She stated that the closest fire station to
the proposed development is further away than the preferred 2.5 miles; the site
is located in the Wekiva Study Area, which means that it is within the Wekiva
Springs shed, which discourages the use of septic tanks; the Wekiva River and
Rock Springs Run already have nitrate concentrations higher than those in 95%
of other Florida streams and, since this is in the springs shed, the use of
septic tanks will affect Rock Springs and the Wekiva River; Orange County has
stated that there is a potential for recognized environmental hazards; the
current schools are over capacity and the one that is not is actually over
capacity with the reserved capacities already made by other developments; and
when they held their public hearings in Orange County, every Lake County
resident who was at those hearings voiced their opinions against it. She stated that, while there were a lot of
other negatives that the Board should consider, she would hope they would
request staff to schedule a rehearing for Ordinance No. 2004-85, based on said
facts.
Commr.
Renick stated that the Orange County Board of
Mr.
Minkoff stated that he did not think the Orange County Board of County
Commissioners had approved the request yet, so Lake County would have to wait
for that adoption to occur, however, noted that, if this Board were to deny the
Orange County land use and they went forward with the project, staff would
bring a request back to the Board to revoke Ordinance No. 2004-85, removing the
CFD (Community Facility District) zoning, and rezone the property back to A
(Agriculture).
On
a motion by Commr. Renick, seconded by Commr. Stewart and carried unanimously,
by a 4-0 vote, the Board denied a request to approve an Orange County Land Use
Change adjacent to an airstrip extension approved by Ordinance No. 2004-85,
granting a CFD (Community Facility District) zoning.
RECESS
AND REASSEMBLY
At
11:50 a.m., the Chairman announced that the Board would recess for 10 minutes.
PUBLIC
HEARINGS (CONT’D.)
NATIONAL
HUNGER AND HOMELESS AWARENESS WEEK PROCLAMATION
(CONT’D.)
Ms.
Barbara Wheeler, Executive Director of the Mid-Florida Homeless Coalition,
addressed the Board, stating that she and Mr. Tim Bridges and Mr. B. E. Thompson,
from the Lake Community Action Agency, would like to thank the Board for the
Proclamation that was approved earlier in the meeting and for their continued
support. She noted that they are having
a “Socks of Love” drive, where people are being asked to donate food and
hygiene items, which will be distributed to several of the agencies throughout
the community, as well as be used to help those people that are in shelters and
living on the streets.
Commr.
Stewart asked Mr. Bridges to speak on the matter of Weatherization Day, which
she noted the Lake Community Action Agency partners with Lake County Housing to
do.
Mr.
Bridges stated that October 30th is designated as National
Weatherization Day and all the organizations throughout the Country that have
housing programs recognize that day and go out into various areas and
demonstrate what the program actually involves.
He stated that Commr. Stewart, along with some representatives from the
Department of Community Affairs, in a joint partnership with Lake County
Housing, is going to completely renovate a house in the Groveland area, at a
cost of approximately $60,000. He stated
that, through the partnership efforts with the County, they have been able to
leverage over $100,000 this year alone and last year they expended
approximately $400,000 assisting 48 families in
Commr.
Stewart stated that the Lake Community Action Agency is a wonderful
organization that not only gets involved in projects like this one, but also
works with educating the County’s low income children, so that they will be
prepared for school, and they do a wonderful job of making families in the
County self-sufficient.
FINAL
ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT
FOR CENTER LAKE PROPERTIES, LTD.
Mr.
Brian Sheahan, Director of Planning and Community Design, Growth Management
Department, addressed the Board stating that this request was for approval of
the final adoption of the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map and Text
Amendments necessary to execute the Stipulated Settlement approved by the
Board. He stated that the subject
property is located west of Minneola and north of SR 50 in Clermont.
It
was noted that the applicant will be required to meet school concurrency, which
will occur at the time that an application is made for development.
The
Chairman opened the public hearing.
No
one was present in opposition to the request.
There
being no one present who wished to address the Board, the Chairman closed the
public hearing.
On
a motion by Commr. Hill, seconded by Commr. Stewart and carried, by a 3-1 vote,
the Board approved the Final Adoption of Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use
Amendment No. 03-1, Ordinance 2003-69, dated July 23, 2003, Center Lake
Properties Ltd., Harold Ward III - Commission District 3, as presented.
Commr.
Renick voted “No”.
ILLICIT
DISCHARGE ORDINANCE
Mr.
Sandy Minkoff,
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, CREATING SECTION 9.06.09, LAKE COUNTY CODE, APPENDIX
E, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, ENTITLED NPDES (NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE
ELIMINATION SYSTEM) STORMWATER ILLICIT DISCHARGE REGULATIONS, PROVIDING FOR THE
REGULATION OF NON-STORMWATER DISCHARGE INTO THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM;
PROVIDING FOR PURPOSE AND INTENT; PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR
PROHIBITIONS; PROVIDING FOR INDUSTRIAL OR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY DISCHARGES;
REQUIRING USE OF BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; PROVIDING FOR NOTIFICATION OF
DISCHARGE; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT;
PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The Chairman opened the public
hearing.
No one was present in opposition to
the request.
There
being no one present who wished to address the Board, the Chairman closed the
public hearing.
On
a motion by Commr. Renick, seconded by Commr. Stewart and carried unanimously,
by a 4-0 vote, the Board approved Illicit Discharge Ordinance No. 2007-50,
implementing a stormwater discharge management program, as presented.
OTHER BUSINESS
APPOINTMENT
TO LAKE-SUMTER MPO TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
On
a motion by Commr. Stewart, seconded by Commr. Hill and carried unanimously, by
a 4-0 vote, the Board approved a request to appoint Ms. Amye King, Deputy
Director, Department of Growth Management, to serve as the "Second
Alternate" representative on the Lake-Sumter Metropolitan Planning
Organization’s (MPO) Technical Advisory Committee.
APPOINTMENT
OF NON-VOTING LIAISON BETWEEN COMPREHENSIVE
HEALTH
CARE COMMITTEE AND LAKE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
On
a motion by Commr. Stewart, seconded by Commr. Hill and carried unanimously, by
a 4-0 vote, the Board appointed Ms. Donna Gregory to serve as the Lake County
Health Department Non-Voting Liaison between the Comprehensive Health Care
Committee and the Lake County Health Department. This will be a permanent
appointment, but it will not be considered a member of the Committee.
TRANSPORTATION
ALTERNATIVE FUNDING TASK FORCE
Commr.
Renick stated that she had brought this matter up at the Metropolitan Planning
Organization (MPO) Meeting, but could not do anything about it at that time,
and, rather than rehashing the whole impact fee debate, she would like to keep
the first two and the last two paragraphs that start with “Whereas” in the
Resolution, but delete the other four.
She stated that she was also concerned about the way the Resolution
reads, in that it states the Task Force shall have seven (7) members and shall
include two members from the Lake County Industrial Development Authority
(IDA), which she thought would be appointed, noting that, if they were going to
try to create a new committee and have fresh eyes look at this issue, she did
not feel it would be two members that were already serving on the IDA, but that
they were going to recommend two people that had expertise in the area of
transportation funding.
Commr.
Cadwell stated that the Board could hold off on that appointment, should they
choose to do so, and ask the IDA to look at another alternative.
Mr.
Sandy Minkoff,
A
brief discussion occurred, at which time Commr. Renick clarified that the
language on Page 2, under Section 3. Membership, Paragraph (a), shall
read, “The Task Force shall have seven (7) members and shall include two (2)
members recommended by the Lake County Industrial Development
Authority…”, rather than “two members from the Lake County Industrial
Development Authority…”. She stated that
the Board will make it clear to the IDA that they were not looking for their
members to be on the Task Force, but were hoping that they would find somebody
with expertise in the area of transportation funding to serve on the Task
Force.
On
a motion by Commr. Stewart, seconded by Commr. Renick and carried unanimously,
by a 4-0 vote, the Board approved to place said item on the Agenda.
On
a motion by Commr. Renick, seconded by Commr. Stewart and carried unanimously,
by a 4-0 vote, the Board approved to leave the first two and the last two
paragraphs that start with “Whereas” in the Resolution and delete the other
four and to change the wording in the Resolution regarding the membership to
“shall include two (2) members recommended by the Lake County Industrial
Development Authority…”, rather than “two (2) members from the Lake
County Industrial Development Authority…”.
After
further discussion regarding the matter, it was the consensus of the Board to
postpone this request until the Board Meeting of November 20, 2007.
Mr.
T. J. Fish, Executive Director of the Lake-Sumter Metropolitan Planning
Organization (LSMPO), addressed the Board and questioned, if the IDA indicates
they want to stay with the two names they originally chose, whether it would be
alright with the Board.
Commr.
Cadwell responded that the Board would address the matter, when the IDA submits
the two names they have chosen.
REPORTS
–
Mr.
Sandy Minkoff,
LEASE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN
Mr.
Minkoff informed the Board that this was a request for approval of a lease
agreement with JTM Properties, LLC, for some warehouse space on Old Hwy. 441,
to be used primarily for Fire and Emergency Services, for staging for the radio
system.
On
a motion by Commr. Renick, seconded by Commr. Hill and carried unanimously, by
a 4-0 vote, the Board approved a request from the County Attorney for approval
of a Lease Agreement Between Lake County and JTM Properties, LLC, for Public
Safety Department Space; approval of an Amendment to the Contract with
Motorola, for the Countywide Radio System; approval of the related Budget
Transfer, in the amount of $15,000; and approval of a Termination Letter for
Lake Warehouse and Storage - Commission District 3.
TRANSPORTATION
CONCURRENCY INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN
LAKE-SUMTER
MPO,
THE
MUNICIPALITIES
Mr.
Minkoff stated that this request pertained to the agreement that the MPO developed
that all the municipalities, as well as
On
a motion by Commr. Hill, seconded by Commr. Stewart and carried unanimously, by
a 4-0 vote, the Board approved a request from the County Attorney for approval
of the Transportation Concurrency Interlocal Agreement between Lake-Sumter MPO,
Lake County, Sumter County, the City of Wildwood, and the Municipalities; and
approval of the related Budget Transfer Request and authorization to expend the
funds.
PURCHASE
OF RIGHT OF WAY FOR CR 466 AND OTHER PROJECTS
Mr.
Minkoff explained that this request was an outgrowth of the workshop the Board
had with the Public Works Department. He
stated that they met with the Public Works staff and would like to propose that
the Board authorize the County Manager, with the County Attorney’s approval, to
acquire right of way purchases for CR 466, as well as other right of way
projects, up to $25,000; and that, for a purchase greater than $25,000, but
less than $250,000, the County will pay no more than 25% of the appraised
value.
On
a motion by Commr. Hill, seconded by Commr. Stewart and carried unanimously, by
a 4-0 vote, the Board approved for the County Manager, with the consent of the
County Attorney, to be authorized to accept offers for right of way purchases
for CR 466 and other right of way projects, up to $25,000; and that, for
purchases greater than $25,000, but less than $250,000, the County will pay no
more than 25% of the appraised value, as presented by the County Attorney.
RESOLUTION
INITIATING INTERLOCAL SERVICE BOUNDARY AGREEMENT
ACT
WITH CITY OF
Commr.
Renick stated that she was the one that asked that the Board consider the
Interlocal Service Boundary Agreements, but that she wanted the Board to obtain
more information and then hold a workshop and discuss whether or not that was
the direction they wanted to go and she was not ready to actually look at
specific ones, therefore, asked that this request be postponed until a later
date.
On
a motion by Commr. Renick, seconded by Commr. Stewart and carried unanimously,
by a 4-0 vote, the Board postponed approval of a Resolution initiating the
Interlocal Service Boundary Agreement Act with the City of Groveland -
Commission Districts 2 and 3, until a later date.
VESTED
RIGHTS DETERMINATIONS
It
was noted that this was an informational item only regarding Vested Rights Determinations
that the County has made for the following developments, concerning school
concurrency:
Denied
Vested Rights
Lone
Jasmine Cove, on October 2, 2007.
Granted Vested Rights
REPORTS – COMMISSIONER HILL – VICE CHAIRMAN AND DISTRICT 1
CONTRACT
FOR CONSULTING FIRMS TO
COMMISSIONING
SERVICES FOR JUDICIAL CENTER EXPANSION (CONT’D.)
Commr. Hill stated that, with regard to the awarding of the contract for consulting firms to conduct building commissioning services for the Lake County Judicial Center Expansion Facility to Hanson Professional Services, Inc., she talked to the County Manager about the Board obtaining a list of the CIP Projects, perhaps in a spreadsheet, with a time frame and some costs, for their perusal.
MARCH OF DIMES FUND RAISER
Commr. Hill informed the Board that Lake County has collected over $400 for the March of Dimes so far, from the sale of T-shirts, and that they will have their first fund raiser, a Celebrity Chefs event, on November 15, 2007, at which time she asked whether the Board would be agreeable to having flyers regarding the event advertised on the local television stations, to make people aware of the event.
It was the consensus of the Board to do so.
REPORTS – COMMISSIONER RENICK –
DISTRICT 2
Commr. Renick stated that she was disappointed in the way that Tabs 31 and 32, requests for approval of Incentive Packages for Project Falls and Project FB, which were postponed until a later date, were listed on the Board’s Agenda and that she was going to need an explanation regarding the confidentiality issue, noting that it has got to be over with, by the time the requests appear on the Agenda. She indicated that the Agenda should have been worded differently than it was.
Commr. Cadwell interjected that he felt the Board should set aside a few minutes at one of the Board Meetings to explain to everybody how the confidentiality issue works, and that they need to discuss the matter with the Industrial Development Authority (IDA) and the Economic Development Commission (EDC), as well.
REPORTS – COMMISSIONER STEWART – DISTRICT 3
MT. PLYMOUTH/SORRENTO ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
Commr. Stewart informed the Board that the Mt. Plymouth/Sorrento citizens have been very concerned about growth in the County, so the Mt. Plymouth/Sorrento Advisory Committee was established to guide the community, based on input toward planning their growth and actually doing the LDRs for their area. She stated that, with the Local Planning Agency (LPA) moving forward with the County’s Comprehensive Plan, which is coming to an end, it is becoming critical that the Committee complete their LDRs, therefore, requested the Board’s approval for staff to come up with ways to streamline the Committee’s responsibilities, so that it can focus on the LDRs needed for their community and bring a revised Ordinance back to the Board, so that it can be addressed and they can move forward with the LDRs more quickly.
The
On a motion by Commr. Stewart, seconded by Commr. Renick and carried unanimously, by a 4-0 vote, the Board approved to place this item on the Agenda.
On a motion by Commr. Stewart, seconded by Commr. Renick and carried unanimously, by a 4-0 vote, the Board approved for the Ordinance to be advertised and for staff to work with Commr. Stewart and come up with ways to streamline the Mt. Plymouth/Sorrento Advisory Committee’s responsibilities, so that it can focus on the LDRs needed for their community and bring a revised Ordinance back to the Board for approval.
REPORTS – COMMISSIONER CADWELL – CHAIRMAN AND DISTRICT 5
AGREEMENT BETWEEN
CONSTRUCTION OF PARK IN
Commr. Cadwell stated that he met
with Mr. Larry Metz, Chairman of the Lake County School Board, about a possible
agreement between
On a motion by Commr. Stewart, seconded by Commr. Renick and carried unanimously, by a 4-0 vote, the Board directed staff to work with the attorneys involved with this request and bring an agreement back to them at a later date for approval.
CITIZEN
QUESTION AND COMMENT PERIOD
Mr. Rob Kelly, with the Citizens Coalition of Lake County,
addressed the Board, stating that the Citizens Coalition is not only an
environmental organization, but a group of citizens focused on the quality of
life in
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Mr. Doug Doyle, a resident of Lady Lake, addressed the Board stating that he recently retired and is available to serve the County wherever it might need him; however, he feels he would be best suited to serve on the Public Safety Council, or the Transportation Disadvantaged Advisory Board, having worked 35 years in the transportation industry and having a two million mile safe driving record. He noted that he had submitted applications to the County to serve on various committees.
The Chairman stated that staff would take his applications under consideration.
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Vice Mayor Allen Sherrod, City of
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Ms. Angie Thompson, Impact Fee Coordinator, addressed the Board stating that the School Board’s consultant will not be available on December 11, 2007, as planned, to discuss the issue of impact fees. She was directed to contact the consultant, to see what the earliest date in December would be for him to be available to meet with the Board regarding the matter.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to
be brought to the attention of the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 12:50
p.m.
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WELTON
G. CADWELL, CHAIRMAN
ATTEST:
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NEIL KELLY, CLERK