CCMtg02-28-97SMMin~ co~~,noeTYelor,aa oa
Special Meeting
coca to on. nole my s s xuilding
~ sanfo ,Reioriaaaza
aenrearv za, iss~ Mrnntae z.oo P.M.
Present: ity o ongvood:
mayor Bill W
argent
msnei<o~es icn, scity A for
ambri, CitymClerk a
ichaadn5 Taylor, J ity A ney
John B of Planning /6ldgr s vices and
ing D or of Public Workser
nDle C ntyect
n Randy M
unty Administrator
indy C tlepP C my Administrator
John Owye~, Curren tuPlanning Manager
ni ty Mental xealth cent , inc..
Leona~d Ames
Chairman Morris explai ned a ing w ing held with
representatives present frommthe ci[yaD Dogwood, 5 nole
ity Mental Health Center, I and H enda. elhaa been
n for s e three m nths w cthe g oups mentioned,
therenh attempt to find a
enda. a e process of c lapsed, and
action has t [aken by S nolerC vnity[M talsxealth
Chat i o graninthat i rapidly
expiri ny nc nrhas[o redraw espect t e letter
of e arys2 called the cityh
nole C itymM talnHealthsC e Inc., and H enda t
pan is ipatemm nthis m ing. Cha irman rM s then di stribvted
the referenced letter with attachments t rthe meeting
participants.
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order. Mayor w naton oallea a inq of t
ongwoodlCity C order. M Tayloreec ity a ney,
ted there w o3quor um a could be takenYOhoweve
it still constituted a public meeting.n
2. ongvooa city c will meet vita s my
ntlyrM regarding t erproposetl
anaaanro~eotRe Bea a outneasc corner of e.
nvanMe ana wayman street, eongwooas elorraa.
Mayor w oea t - o ao }astice by all part
ana aeee~reantonc arye~e, tof ~rstr~ct nz, rn wnirh
the proieot is proposearco beslocatea.
argent explained the H coda Project w approv
bymt ongwood L and the City C n based o all thing
beingei omplia nce. Received ca115mfrom a citi2ens who d1
a located i eighborhood b of
proximi tyHtorday care and churches. Alternate locatrons were
They
unpaved on which many residents lived.
argent said, o a personal level, he had contacte
erkona asked for a breakdown of t osts i retl for
which they would n imbursed. h ved acletter with
the costs but never brought it forward because he had questions
coda would h request a nsfer or postponement of any
grant agreementsawhich he also spoke about Co Mr. Berko.
Chairman M aid t e last c cation he hatl u til the
cry 2 letter w ember 2 Chairman M
sed M saying h s letter indicatesas inq mustrbes
dooe by F arye2 today i [he 28th. said to hrs
knowledgeebpezm itsGwer pulled late this morn g
In response [ inquiry, Mr. e ock explained there w Bed
for a conditional use application. It was a straight forward
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the u s permitted under t ity's C
Plan antl nz ing va the subj ectwl ity w sclegally
bound t oThers e plans is good Eor one
year antl will expire at S.Ue p.m. on Monday, March I, 1997.
Mr. Dwyer, c my plannee, said they r wed all the a
taken by the city and concurred. xe sa iaeif they were inrthe
Chairman M explained when the question c about, e eryone
again gave a sadaitional r if s ing had slipped
though the c acks. vofwthe s ong ne ighborhooa objection
of t roj ectsw eighborhood believes had
beennm represented t ithtexp la na tions c anging a few
they c tea M erko. ted applicants
haaewitharawnetheir requests 1n the past b of neighborhood
objection, nole c ity M tal HealteC
partner with55em>no le County andeasked if anyonetever attempted
Ms. Purcell said their housing department scoured sem mole county
Chairman M ongly objected t cell u ing what he
red a 1of fens ive word. eighborhooa people
justrd not w ted there, sn ingecongregate facili<ie
are not alwaysnliketll6Y certain people.
Mr. A tetl t a great understanding of m tat
healtheissues inhthe community. Tnere is a need for us to
my Mental Health C sel i wnat he perceived as their lack
ofueffort to move to anocner arts.
empeea t explain the dilemmas tney w onfrontea
icnAa~a aerinea tneooraer of e ants. Tne oriteriaew set down
by H ith respect to the a and of the grant, and that no
attemptwhad been made by ihewc ity to contact them.
to c the city of Lonqwooa with r p t to the status of
therrnprope rty search.
itn respec[ t no Le C ity M <al Health C
requesting a egrantena nwhiohlhad
been offerednbyxRepresenta give Mr r. Ames explained due T.
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cue i iey to fina a able s ney coo la n
regeesteala extension. ~ oraer tor~a o beVe
regweaaea, xney woela novena se~.eorea a
approved by H e further explainea thatic nstruc[ionnm t be
ompletea by the fall o contrnuea with respect
to finding an alternatefsultable locations
espouse t inquiry a whether they had
kept Longwood abreast ofMtherprogress o rch, M .
ou la noT snow i r project log where they hatl ever
contacted the city of Longwood specifically.
Chairman M tea his office naa t request a ing with
sole C nity Mental Health C Inc., a mattthat t
uthe s ceptable.
past theofail-safe datewanduthat w s his concern, especially in
th p cess for the pursuit of a =rte.
aid o 996, they hatl contact with t
eiys9roupn w the ciTy, antl had ind icatea
Cheir na ceptance [t look at any tsrtes brought to them--only two
=rtes were offerea.
explainea h a nis staef r wea s the
ittthat w abltf ity'svp ospective oftcompliance
ith the Comt Plantana z ~ngthThe two s sea were the
ones available in [he city that were aeemedssurta ble.
Chairman M h Mr. Berko, nod conveyed
he aid not want the searcnnlimited to only Longwood.
indicated h ispleasure that n did the
talahealtn organization c ack to the c untywt tell them
this w orki ng, asked w s them tal health
organization's di l.igentlpursuit. h theepursuit of the
of the grant, n ing theWt organization had r vea
off ersro ongressman, a represen[at iveea d two
local governments~cyetroa request was never sent in for an
explainea there. would h notner s and
Dula have to have been r imburseaave netwov ld haverbeen
nappy to pursue but there was no offer to reimburse or pursue
Lana.
Taylor i erjectea s ity M tal xea lth c
Dula have pursueaetheopavingmof [he street Co makeether
=rte acceptable.
Discussion e ued w espect [ eakdown i
having occurred anartherfact that ifbtne rssue of tneupaving of
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the s well a the i of e imbursement had been
broughteforwa rd, perhaps, theyscou ld have been solved.
to movenforward onkthe^~su bject site, wa hen, therr rntent ion
aid during the n 0 days, they would like t
t down again with representat ivesl of the c nity to find a
n ground a any i uthey would
welcome i volvementaby t my andec ity i way of
facilitating and intendetleteogo forward and be igood neighbors.
cognized H enda i trying to do
ethingMforrm tal health and extended his s ompliments
omthem for thatn tal
health agency dependsaonnpublicnfundse referzingtt
relationship with the c nty. indicated his displeasure w
the actrons taken by Seminole Community Mental Health Center, as
important t cognize that p ople w h psychological
disabilities have t right to live within the c ity and t
ing t organization w mitted t and i why the
countymaUnrted ways nd other organizations support their efforts
Chairman M emphasized t when things do not appear to wor
out, one shoo ltl look for alternatives.
cell offered their w ingness t e forward t relocat
the project if a srte was found that meetsothe q lif icatrons,
u my and during that t there w act with the mental
health agency e cept t ted byntheochairman's office a d
he w e the Boarda of 3000nty Commrssioners aware of that
Taylor i erjected that his c unity
tal Hea lthiC the dissem inationto islead ingmm
Mnf orma ti.on fromnthe beginning, the Teeter w espect t what
ne a siaerea u ealiatia ant eoaea, ana the laex of
good faith effort in eommunr ca tbngsem
cell a believed they had actetl i g d Paith
and did look atl properties offered.
Mayor w also i sappointment with the lack o
communication with thercitydand lack of good faith effort on the
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tal health organization's part to try t the
and had a problem wrth saying it was a communrca«on
breakdown.
Taylor suggested perhaps s ing c till be done at a
rapid pace i the way of a andugaestioned why
ethi ng couldn't be done toxpaverthe short block and to process
that change.
aid they could n any m
bnLeaana
would lose the propegty..as they havealrea dyr~eceived
Dell r tea their willingness to cooperate, proviaea
Mheypcou ld stillekeep the tleal o there, with s table
ent, with s type ofee n from HUU being
granbed5ea able to get o e the bank. However,
did not believe It was their jobetofget this done.
Chairman M repeated he did n t believe i coda's
job. s problem w ith 5 nole C itytM
they a ntyas point of contactmmuHe alsonnoted lack of
contact with Longwood.
chaff eman M eiterated the i s yet eo be worked o (1)
Hud e is (z) w (3) s ary s eahaving
pavingtea ing tha tri riherdoffered t make
calls to anyone in order tefacilitateemaki ng this work.
mith interjected he had talked w representative from
ongressman Mica's office who ind icatedhno one had called them
for their assistance or had called HUD.
. Ames said a ing the property i asked if the c my
antl city will b restetl antl Comm rtted to reimbursing allu
expenses or lossesnte
There w s discussion a the losses i aid
the property w uld h e purchasednpriordt HUp approving.
nolc C ity M tat leatth w already under c t for
thelsubj ectmpropertyeand [hey do n ant t release t
ontract until they w NUD approval o ha lternate
However, wouldec i[h the purchase of t ubj ect
property. asked i nole C ityeM
ealth w TedaH imat callst kfforma ensron. Mr. Ames
would have to talk to Mr. eerkoaabout thatext
regarding the s rty and whether
ecprice~ s sheen aryr~ the
property was1elim mated from cons ides tionsbasedron rt being
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located o a dirt r xt w tea no fwrther a
made at that time to see of th pope rty met additionalmcriteri
. Brock reported the peem its for ehe N rojeot Faa jus
n pulled at the. city of Longwood thisaaftedrnoon at two minor
aid h ou Sd share t n<y and the
i[yAw will discussci collaboration with
Haciendaha nd getrba ckntlto Chairman Morras.
argent asked a e limit be given as to when Che
menta lshea lthEOrganization would respond.
aid he woo la be c ing M erko 0 onday
andrwill report back to Longwood andtalso to hisB board.n Will
e discussed will b ceptable. Chairman
ask ea liftM Dwyer could find 2 ithin t
my that w cepta ble, rther woo idechecksw r.
Berko to see if lit would be acceptable for county staff3to
ability for those present to continue the discussion if they
soechose.
There being no further discussion, Mayor Winston adjourned the
Longwood meeting.
3, xdj ourn. Meeting adjourned at ].z5 p.m.
G~~~l2v~-
William E. wrnston, Mayor
?T~,~wc/~~~f~
Geraldine D, ypmbr i, CLty clerk
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