A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
april 8, 1975
The Lake County Board of County Commissioners convened in regular session on Tuesday, April 8, 1975, at 9:00 a.m., in the Commissioners’ Room, Courthouse, Tavares, Florida. Present were: J. M. Hoskinson, Chairman; C.A. Deems; Glenn C. Burhans; James R. Carson, Jr. Commr. Windram arrived at 9:15 A.M. for the Board meeting. Others present were: James C. Watkins, Clerk; Christopher C. Ford, County Attorney; and Andrea Gambrell, Deputy Clerk.
The Invocation was given by James C. Watkins, Clerk, and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by James R. Carson, Jr.
minutes
On a motion by Commr. Burhans, seconded by Commr. Carson and carried unanimously, the Board approved the minutes of the Regular Meeting of March 13, 1975 as amended. Amended copy is on file in the Minute Folder of March 1975.
communications
Commr. Hoskinson presented to the Board a letter from the Florida Farm Bureau Federation requesting a copy of the Board’s Agenda prior to its meeting. The Board requested the Clerk write to the Farm Bureau informing them that the Board’s Agenda is not finalized until the Friday preceding the scheduled Board meeting and that a copy of the agenda is available in the Clerk’s Office on Friday afternoon for anyone who wishes a copy.
water control
Commr. Hoskinson reported to the Board on a meeting he attended which was chaired by Senator Walter Sims. He stated that Senator Sims has organized his own committee to resume the restoration of Lake Apopka. He reminded the Board that the original committee regarding this same subject was created by Congressman Bill Chappell and Lou Frey.
On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Windram and carried unanimously, the Board adopted a resolution stating that although the Lake County Board of County Commissioners was not opposed to the restoration of Lake Apopka, it should be done under the jurisdiction of the original committee created by Congressman Bill Chappell and Lou Frey since Federal funds are involved and that the restoration should not hinder the transfer of Lake County from the Southwest Florida Water Management District to the St. John’s River Water Management District.
The Board requested that a copy of this resolution be sent to our Legislative Delegation, Congressman Bill Chappell and Lou Frey, Congressman Kelly and Senator Sims.
civil defense
Commr. Hoskinson presented to the Board a letter from Mr. Donald Quagliotti, Civil Defense Director, regarding the purchase of surplus property. On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Windram and carried unanimously, the Board adopted the policy that all requests for surplus property be sent to, reviewed, and approved by the Civil Defense Director who will require that all requests be justified and in complete compliance with the Federal and State Laws. Should a questionable request be submitted, it will be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners for its decision. It is also requested that the Civil Defense Director submit to the Board each month a copy of all surplus items purchased and where they have been assigned.
sheriff
Commr. Hoskinson presented to the Board a letter in which the National Weather Service Office in Orlando requests that the Sheriff’s Office notify them of any severe weather disturbance in Lake County. On a motion by Commr. Windram, seconded by Commr. Burhans and carried unanimously, the Board approved for the Sheriff’s Department to supply the information requested to the National Weather Service Office and that a copy of the letter from the National Weather Service Office be forwarded to the Sheriff’s Office for his files.
accounts allowed
On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Deems and carried unanimously, the Board approved the transfer of $998.31 from “Salaries” to “Travel Expenses” in the Civil Defense Budget.
planning and zoning
Mr. King Helie of the King Helie Planning Group appeared before the Board to present the Lake County Master Land Use Plan. The presentation was presented in six phases as follows:
1. Planning Goals and Objectives
2. County Development Alternatives
a. Projected Trends
b. Limited Growth
c. Managed Growth
3. Planning Elements
a. Population and Economics
b. Transportation
c. Public Facilities and Services
4. Land Use Analysis
a. General Land Use Patterns
b. Residential Land Use
c. Commercial Development
d. Parks and Recreation
e. Agriculture
5. Survey Analysis
6. County Implementation
Mr. Jim Thomas, Biologist with the King Helie Planning Group, addressed the Board to the projected trouble areas relating to the soil.
Points of discussion were: the status of the Agricultural Industry, the need to protect the sandpine scrub area, areas of the County that should be preserved to sustain certain wildlife, and the need for balanced growth within the County.
Michael Willett, Planning Director, spoke to the Board on how the plan could be implemented.
Mr. Helie stated that all the data compiled in this study would be available at the Planning Department for the interest of the public and that he would be conferring with Mr. Willett regarding the production of the final copy of the Comprehensive Development Plan for Lake County.
recess and reassembly
At 12:00 noon, the Commissioners adjourned for lunch. The Chairman announced that the Commissioners would have lunch at the Silver Lake Golf and Country Club. The public and press were invited to join the Commissioners on a dutch treat basis.
communications
Commr. Hoskinson presented to the Board a letter from Sidney L. Vihlen, Jr., Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners of Seminole County, to Commissioner William A. Troelstrup, Florida Bureau of Criminal Law Enforcement, regarding the possibility of the Sanford Criminology Laboratory being funded by the State rather than through County funding.
On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Deems and carried unanimously, the Board adopted a resolution supporting the request of Seminole County for the State to assume the funding of the Sanford Criminology Laboratory. A copy of this resolution is to be sent to our Legislative Delegation, Seminole County, and Commr. William A. Troelstrup.
budget
On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Burhans and carried unanimously, the Board requested for a memorandum to be sent to all department heads requesting that they submit their budget requests for the 1975-1976 Fiscal Year to the Finance Department for presentation to the Board on Tuesday, May 20, 1975.
county policy
Commr. Deems requested that the Board reconfirm its policy with regards to the placement of “No Dumping” signs. On a motion by Commr. Deems, seconded by Commr. Carson and carried unanimously, the Public Works Department is authorized to erect “No Dumping” signs at its discretion upon approval of the District Commissioner.
At this time, Commr. Windram brought to the attention of the Board that he had been contacted by individuals who own property in Lake County but live outside the State of Florida. He stated that people have been cutting through property owned by this individual and using it as a dumping site and the property owners would like the County to help them resolve this problem in any way possible. Discussion was held.
On a motion by Commr. Windram, seconded by Commr. Carson and carried unanimously, the Public Works Department was authorized to fence the entrances through this property which has been created and to post “No Dumping” signs in appropriate places.
roads-county
Commr. Windram stated that he had been contacted by Mr. Haggerty of Mount Dora regarding a loitering problem on Lakeshore Drive at Sunset Avenue between Tavares and Mount Dora. On a motion by Commr. Windram, seconded by Commr. Carson and carried unanimously, the Board directed the Clerk to notify the Sheriff’s Department requesting that this area be more frequently patrolled.
Commr. Windram reported to the Board that he had been in contact with the Lake County School Board regarding the use of certain roads by the school busses in the Sylvan Shores area. Commr. Windram requested the Clerk to write to Mr. E.R. Jelsma of the Sylvan Shores Association informing him that the bus drivers have been instructed to use only Eudora, Northland, Palmetto Roads and Morningside Drive and that any violation observed should be reported to the Board of County Commissioners.
zoning
zoning violation 75-28 – ruthie l. grant
Mrs. Grant appeared before the Board regarding this case. On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Deems and carried unanimously, Mrs. Grant was found in violation, declared a public nuisance and given 30 days to comply with Ordinance 70-1 and 71-6.
zoning violation 75-32 – wendell mohr
Mr. Wendell Mohr appeared before the Board regarding this case and stated that he was only trying to fill in minnow ponds that are located on his property.
On a motion by Commr. Windram, seconded by Commr. Carson and carried unanimously, this case was postponed until May 13, 1975 at 2:00 P.M. or as soon thereafter as possible.
zoning violation 74-87 – talmage fussell
No one appeared before the Board regarding this case. On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Burhans and carried unanimously, Mr. Fussell was found in violation and declared a public nuisance and was given 30 days to comply with Ordinance 71-6.
zoning violation 75-26 – coy b. stevens
No one appeared before the Board regarding this case. On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Windram and carried unanimously, Mr. Stevens was found in violation and declared a public nuisance and was given 30 days to comply with Ordinance 70-1 and 71-6.
landfills
Mr. William Hennessey, Pollution Control Director, reported to the Board a favorable recommendation for the use of 40 acres west of the Astatula Landfill as additional landfill site.
accounts allowed
On a motion by Commr. Windram, seconded by Commr. Carson and carried unanimously, the Board approved travel for Michael Donoghue, County Engineer, and William Hennessey, Pollution Control Director, to attend a meeting in Tallahassee regarding controlled salvaging in the sanitary landfills on April 15-16, 1975.
commissioners
At 3:00 P.M. Commr. Hoskinson excused himself from the Board meeting for a few minutes.
public health
Commr. Windram, Vice-Chairman, stated that the advertised time had arrived for the Board to review the applications received from various consultant engineers for the completion of the 201 Grant Application.
commissioners
At 3:20 P.M. Commr. Hoskinson returned to the Board meeting.
public health
Discussion was held. On a motion by Commr. Deems, seconded by Commr. Carson and carried unanimously, the following five consultants were selected for interview on April 15, 1975. This was done in accordance with the Florida Consultants’ Competitive Negotiation Act of 1973.
Dale J. Mills (Sverdrup & Parcel & Associates)
David A. Twoddy, P.E. (VTN Incorporated)
Hugh W. Harling, Jr. (Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan)
Bernard L. Golding (Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff)
E.V. Protheroe (Black-Crowe & Eidsness)
The Planning Department was instructed to notify these firms of their selection for an interview by the Board of County Commissioners on the above mentioned date commencing at 10:00 A.M.
Michael Willett, Planning Director, presented a request from the City of Leesburg for the County to sign a form to enable Leesburg to apply for Step One 201 Facilities Planning Funds. The form stated that the County will not knowingly violate the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Deems and carried unanimously, the Board directed the Chairman to sign the Assurance of Compliance Form as requested by the City of Leesburg.
At this time, the Board established a time and date for negotiations with the consultant engineers selected for interview with regards to their fees. The Board, therefore, set up April 22, 1975 at 10:00 A.M. to begin negotiating with the various selected consultant engineers.
bonds
On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Burhans and carried unanimously, the Board approved Contractor Bond 1195-75 for John W. Horne.
On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Burhans and carried unanimously, the Board approved the cancellation of Contractor Bond 409-75 for Roy A. Crawford dba C&C Contractors.
accounts allowed
On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Burhans and carried unanimously, the Board approved travel for Fred Bollenberg, Veterans Service Officer, to attend the Annual Statewide Service Officer’s Training Conference and ABC Clinic in Orlando on May 10-15, 1975. Lorraine Rety and Dorothy Orr will attend the same meeting from May 12-15, 1975.
On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Burhans and carried unanimously, the Board approved travel for Fred Bollenberg to attend the workshop on Administration of the Veterans Administration Educational Programs in St. Petersburg on April 16-17, 1975.
On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Burhans and carried unanimously, the Board approved travel for Donald Quagliotti, Civil Defense Director, to attend the Florida Civil Defense Association Conference in Sarasota on May 7-9, 1975.
On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Burhans and carried unanimously, the Board approved payment of the bill from True Temp in the amount of $377.00 for repairs to the air conditioning system in the Lake County Jail.
contracts and agreements
The Clerk presented to the Board the lease between the State and Lake County for the building which is being used by the Division of Youth Services.
Mr. Ford, County Attorney, stated that there was a discrepancy in the amount of rent being paid. He stated that if the square footage was multiplied by the dollars per square foot being charged, the rent would be $750, yet the State was only paying $625 per month.
The Board requested the Clerk to research the matter and report to the Board his findings.
audits
On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Burhans and carried unanimously, the Board acknowledged receipt of the Audited Financial Statement for the Northwest Lake County Hospital District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1974.
county employees
The Clerk presented to the Board for approval a request from Michael Willett regarding the inter-departmental transfer of Karen Hamilton from the position of Secretary-Bookkeeper of the Building Division to the position of Clerk Typist I in the Planning Department. This was referred to Commr. Deems for his attention and recommendation to the Board.
autos and trucks
On a motion by Commr. Windram, seconded by Commr. Carson and carried unanimously, the Board authorized the Public Works Department to use County vehicles to haul 120 yards of moldy hay from the ranch belonging to Mr. Henry Tanner near Cassia to the Lake County Agricultural Center.
accounts allowed
On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Burhans and carried unanimously, the Board approved the transfer of $408.82 from the Office Supply Account to the Travel Account of the Veterans Service Office Budget.
On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Burhans and carried unanimously, the Board approved the purchase of one New Jersey Type Mosquito Trap and one Sentry Insect Trap for the Mosquito Control Department at a total cost of $163.00.
On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Burhans and carried unanimously, the Board approved the transfer of $500 from #5223337-1 “Maintenance of Building” to #5223328 “Travel Expense” in the Homes for Infirm Budget.
roads-county
Mr. Ford, County Attorney, stated that a letter from Mr. Colteryahn had been referred to him with regards to a request for a “No Dumping” sign to be placed on DR 5-6863.
The Board stated that the County Engineer should be notified of the request and should refer to the County policy on this type of sign.
contracts and agreements
Commr. Deems reported to the Board that an agreement had been reached with Mr. Carl Duncan regarding the moving of his building and that the County Attorney had an agreement drawn which had already been executed by Mr. Duncan. He stated that Mr. Duncan would be responsible for the moving of his building and that this agreement was a “turnkey” job.
On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Windram and carried unanimously, the Board directed the Chairman and Clerk to execute the agreement on behalf of Lake County.
courthouse
On a motion by Commr. Windram, seconded by Commr. Carson and carried unanimously, the Board placed on the floor for discussion the tabled motion to authorize the architects to accept bids for the construction of the new Lake County Courthouse.
Discussion was held regarding the use of space within the existing Courthouse. Commr. Carson and Commr. Deems stated that a great deal of time had been put into the design of the new Courthouse and it would be inappropriate at this time to change the design in any way, and that the allocation of space within the existing Courthouse can only be done after the move to the new Courthouse is completed.
On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Windram and carried, the Board authorized the architects to prepare the necessary documents and to advertise for the acceptance of bids for the construction of the new Lake County Courthouse as soon as possible. Commr. Hoskinson voted “no” because he felt that to proceed with the construction of the new Courthouse at this time was unjustified. Commr. Burhans also voted “no.”
accounts allowed
On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Windram and carried unanimously, the Board approved for the following vouchers to be paid:
General Revenue 1350-1613
Fine and Forfeiture 208-255
Road and Bridge 538-641
Construction Fund 11
County Outlay Reserve (County Buildings) --
Fish Conservation Fund 2
Northeast Lake County Hospital District 3-5
Northeast Lake County Hospital Ambulance District 4-6
Northwest Lake County Hospital Ambulance District 3-4
Emergency Medical Services 1
animals
Commr. Deems brought to the attention of the Board a problem regarding the Lake County Animal Shelter. He stated that some of the animals are being held as long as 30 days waiting for either destruction or adoption. Discussion was held.
On a motion by Commr. Carson, seconded by Commr. Deems and carried unanimously, the Board directed the County Attorney to research the State law with regard to the length of time an animal must be held before destruction, and amend the County Ordinance to coincide with the State law if it does not already do so. The Board further requested that Mr. Ford inform the County Engineer of his findings to enable him to properly notify the manager of the Animal Shelter regarding the handling of the unclaimed animals.
There being no further business to be brought before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 4:35 p.m.
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J.M. Hoskinson, chairman
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James C. Watkins, Clerk