CCMtg06-18-84CITY URAHSSION
I!)NGtSYJD, £TDRUM ]we 18, 1984
Preaene: r~ayor crane
DepMayor Mitchell
Camdssioner tuniwm
G issioner Myer
Gmnissioner BYnerilson
David Chacey, City Acdn'htiscrator
RYank Krrrypenbaclter, Ci[y ACCOmey
Donald Terry, Ci[y Clerk
1. Mayor 4Yane called the meeting to order ac 7:30 p.m. Invocation followed by
Pledge of Al1eg.'^ce co the thiieed SeaCes Flag.
2. Mayor Grano presmced a Certificate of Appreciac co Miss Corrine Gn11o,
r of rk. Arthur Carvllo, c ding Ns. Caxullo for his wselfish civic
rfor serving as a mmiber of the Ludes ynforoenent Hoard for The Cicy of lungwmd.
3. Approval of minutes, 6/11/84 Regular Meeting. DeFAlayor Mitchell requessted CltaC
s of b/11/84 be corrected to show tlat Conenissioner Myers was presane. C. is-
er ioxvatm requested that the minutes of 6/11/84 be corrected eo include her
Sequesc Uat Overseceec be tack oiled fr® Q2 427 co oleander. rbti.on by Cmmissiotwz
Iuematm, seconded by DepMayor Mitchell Thar minutes of 6/11/84 as aznended,be
approved. hbtiwt carried by a wrce mote.
4. Public Hearing, Conditional Ilse RsluesC by David A. Dawson to operate a
golf course on a poreirm o£ Tract No. 1, Sstlstdo Springs, PH 5, PG 52 (Tne Vacant e
parcel of lazed lying West of the Flagship Bank on the Couch side of SR 434). Mr.
Ctacey described the location of Che property. rk. David Dawson was present and
said he plazned to have a firs[ class, Eerily oriented entertaixmm ssiliaz
Disneyvorld with Crees. He said the cotsse mould have 54 puteing holes az~d heeo
said the business would be an asset to the cartmatity. !k. Charles Miles of Dewnshire
asked ha.~rany parking spaces would be provided and Mr. Dawson said there would be
60 with additional. spaces available if required. rk. Miles asked wtue the hors o£
operation mould be std Mr. Dawson said from 9 a.m. Intel 12 p.m. (here were no further
s, pro oz con. rbtion by Cmmissioner Myers, s corded by Cmmissioner
9rerilsun char Public Hearing be closed. trotion carried by a unanianvs roll roll care.
2beion by Gumissioner Myer corded by Dep2layor Mitchell that Conditional Use
Request be approved. rbtionCarried by a tnaztinrnts roll call wee. Ccvndssioner
Ctcerilson noted that the *=mod Planning Agatcy had recamended approval of the
Condici«ial Use Request.
_ 5. Public Hearing, Conditioal Use R {nest by Cm~rehensive Care Corporation co
ad operate a medical facility on lots 31, 32 and 33, Florida Cattral
Came ceTPaxk. ttr. Kruppenbacher s aced clot ehe property was presenely zoned I-2.
- ss Nstcy Corday, Vice Pr rider[ ofCOSAPGIRCQJRP, was present to represent Ttte
- applicac as was Mr. Richard Robertson and Ns. Richard Hollis. Miss Corday said the
_ requested use was highly cmgtatible with the location requested. Sne stated-her
congtmty was the lazgest one providing trediCal raze for alcohol dependene persons
and she said they had 115 programs Throughoue Che United SCaees and Chey bad several
rn Florida. ss Corday s eed oboe all potion adni.ctul on volvnceer basis
and Choir faciLiey wrvld beaseaffed by co~sselors, educators and wrork with patients
individual and group basis. She said their organization received support from
other organiza such as A1coMlics Anonymous and she said many of the patients were
referred To [F m, by choir mq~loyers. Sne said The average adulC paTienC was 45 years
old, ua cried and miployed. She said Che present location was ideal in tIV[ i
s located in a quiet location yet n nejor hospital. Mr. Richard Robin
described ehe sr and ehe locaeions ofrche various buildings. He said this was
ehe third sloe his firm had designed std he believed the sr eo be excellene for
the p..¢pose in ded. He said the buildings would be r sidential in eQp~ aztce
ar~d mould no[ have en oral ook. He sa d i their 'i.rtcm Co create
a park like se[ ing and no[ generate a great deal o£te affic.
6. Mayor Gran[ said he Vad received smie 45 letters opposed to the C nditional
Ilse request which he delivered co the City Clerk for Filing in the official
cord. Mayor GYant said he mould also sign a conflict of interest since he
wined s ock in hospital Corpora of [ureri.ra. Mr. Harry Jacobs, an mey,
aced that he represented Hospital Coxporporation aid said chat his clinic was
opposed to the Conditional Use Bequest. Ntr. Jacobs presorted a petition with
16 n s proCesting the Conditional Ilse 2equest. ifr. Philip Ta[ich was present
and he asked chac he petition be read in o the zecord so chat ebe objections
could be heazd by everyone. Pir. i~Yank Knq~pmbacher read the petition and
gave the names of the signers mid stated chac the petition would be made par[
of the official ndnutes. P4. Jacobs said HG was opposed eo ehe ra{uest for
a Conditimal Use because he said the site was not con and in hanrony
with other uses in the zoning district and he cited therpermicced and
cmditional uses for I-2 zoning. He said the city Cemeissim could approve
the requested use if is benefited the general welfare of the citizens of
Longcood. He staged thae prior to Play 14, 1984, the City Gmnissim did not
Lave trig autboxity to approve such a use, Wt the uming ordinalce was
mrended on Chat date to permit grating of a conditioal use. Pir. Jacobs said
the zmi~ ordinance was armnded at the requesC of PK. Se. lacrcmt. P4.
Jacobs asked if O)P3(ARE inemded co build a hospital on the site since the
plan fulfills all requirarmes of the State o£ Florida for 13emsure arW said
that CGMPCARF could build the present £acility at ane third the rose of a
hosplwl. Mr. Jacobs said IiCA was opposed eo ehe requested facility as a
rnme facility or a hospital az~d he asked the Cemnissim to consider tJie
need for such a facility. Pk. Jacobs said flat the State o£ Florida had
limieed wese Lake Hospital to 80 beds and said of Chat nw~ber, 20_or. 30. beds were
allocated to c o£ the sine patients Plat Q~1IPCARE would have and at
present, mlyt2 or 3 beds were filled. PY. Jacobs said there were numerous
ocher scmiliar facilities in ehe azea pmvldir~g the score type care and namd
I[hica, Heritage, i.M1tit'e Deer as exmMles. He asked if OJMPCPRE could be using
this eactic as way rn obtain a Certificate of Need through the back door
and said ehe SCaCe mould nog nonraLly disapprove a Certifira[e of Need Request
fox an existing facility. M1k. Sacobs said Cuo hospitals cmpeting £or tt~e
ame patients in the sa~re area mould result in ring staff and progran
available to the pacienes. He asked tF.e Cumdssion to deny the request for
a conditional use request.
]. Mr. Piazk RabiruvLCZ asked the n~a'ex of beds plamred, if ch¢ facility was
t alcoholics, if there would be any drug a rmme given aid if
heroin addicts mould be treaeed and if meebodone would be giver patients.
Miss Corday said there mould be loo beds in 50 send-privaee roams, ehey mould
not be creating heroin and sbe said if paeimts had a chEmiral dependency, they
would be referred to other insti[u[ims. She said O]MfARE provided virtually
chug Eree and said pre ription drugs sary e
stablize pa~ m fuse a val. Mr. Rabina asked av rage gay of
patients mdrMiss Corday said 21-24 days for adults and 40 days for younger
patients. She said srJwol facilit' ailable for yomger pati
Dr. Pied Peazl spoke in opposicimrco ehearegvesc mid he asked hwr Patients
re detoxified and if physicim mould be available. Pli.ss Corday said
physicians were assigned a medical direceors and would be available whin
ceded. Pk. Steven Uskeres fonrer city Commissioner, spoke in opposition eo
ehe comditi.onal use request.
8. Mayor asked Miss Corday iF a certificate of New crds required for
eheir facilitycto a ocher conditions other ttan alcoholism. Puss Corday
aid n would be offered by their facility that required a
CertificaCezof Need. Ph. David Susking o£ Florida Hospital spoke in opposition
o the requested us and said addieinnal beds a anted. He said
the State'a methodology for de[ernuning ee~f[ra£ailie es indicaeed is would
be unwise at rtiis elm for addicio'val tree facilities.
9. 1'a-. Seeve Sherrei of Ithaca Place .spoke in opposition to the xsquesC and
said additional andical facilieies are not required. Ile said occvpmcy race
on his facility of 52 beds was only 25-305. Mr. Mark Rabinowr said he was opposed
o xne regneac ma aaia oxacaRe was mr n,g tss rnl.ea. MrCtRabit~m aia
cM developers o£ West take tbspical obtained local and cam¢mity suppnrtzfor their
facility before requesting a Certificate o£ Need and he said W.MPCARG should also
solicit the svppoxt o£ the camxmiry. Mrs. Grace Bradford said she was opposed to
the request and said chat Iongxood did not Faye enough dr~sks to take care of the
hospital. l4a. Arn Rains said she tad a private practice in tamgxmd co omsel
alcoholic abuse problmvs and she said [here was not a need for xtus Facility.
Sne asked what percmuge of climes uvula came £rcm Iongwooa and Ttayor Grmt said
chat was not a Fair ouescion since Mrs. Rains had indicated that climes aze ofem
side the im tiaee azea where [hey live For er er Sererilson
aid where the climes cwx Ercm w Holey o the zrnu ~sTTere
fheher discussion Nneian by Gannissimar, 9rerilsm, s mdedsby (:mmissioner Myers
that wblic hmrinv be closed. tbtion carried by a unmevrous roll call voce. Mayor
Grant askea for cramr~es frwn ehe C¢mdssiun. Cunrdssioner Smerilson questioned
whether ehe raluested use was the nrooer use of the lend and to asked if neonle
living witiun 300 feet tad been notified and Mr. itnippmbacher said proper xmtice
bad bem given. Gmmissioner 9rcrilson asked if pacimcs mould be treated on a day
aze basis and Miss Corday said Choir facility mould prrrvide 2L imss rare daily
and said Cheie would hoc be airy day visixs. Cmmissinner Smexilson asked if the
facility bad sem.sity m site and Miss Corday said eta[ the program was all volistarily
and said th all patimts were under con Cmmi.ssionaz Snerilsm
said the useedid not apoeae m fit into the InduserialsYaxk setting. Miss Corday said
she disagreed, sa s appropriate to have other eyces of uses nearby.
Ccamdssxoner S rilson aid be wish t C by Mr. Jarvbs. He said
e c'ty rams ammei~g metwningtord;~H:,s,ca o penmt ocher »s
which are ern, aadtin na oov Wien oeber nsaa m cne tnaustxial zoning niat=i~ta
vade to i~rwetrtie zoning ordinmce and had tmehinc Co do wieh a specific use.
Dep tayor TRt<}~ell asked tw„+many of Che 4.30o bean. were in a industrial pazk and
Miss Corday said llvt one other £acility mould be located in m industrial pazk.
G issioner Myers said eta application scaeed Chac ehe facility vas reyuired rn
fill a need £ox ¢eatsmt and said the.need was three cima as great as the rapacity
and he aids node by v t facilieies chic evening con¢adicted
this s at Camdssioner io¢nimm said she questioned tttat .staterent also.
Miss fnrdav said r]ieir t addressing the need for the facilities. STe
aid nose facilieies az >n cmpetition with each other and she thoupJit cwipecition
was good. She said teat experience had indicated chat when OAIPG4ItE added a
acility xo m arm, the occupmcv races for samiliax facilieies was improved.
Mayor Grazit asked tww henry of the 4.300 beds claimd by OS1PCARF-were operatea in
ocher hospitals. T1iss Corday said OI~1PfARG had 15 totally mined, free standing
facilities with non;oxu~ately 1,500 beds. She said the other beds were leased few
other Fospitals wfiere CR~CWtE provided the facilieies and she said this practirx
teed both ehe hospitals and LigNBCARC e efficiently. Cmmissin
Ionaenn asked about occupancy rates for LLF4CARE and Miss Corday said The occvq,ancyr.
ce for their facility in Jacksom~ille which had bem in operation for cum
s 80 percenx and the r e £or [heir facility in Tama whicY~ comrmced operation
an Oeccmiber had a 30 percent occupancy ra She said sM expected cn
se nwWier of patimts by 2 or 3 pertironth insbuildine vp a pacime lead.
Gumissioner fryers said he believed in open cmry~etitim but he nvestioned whether the
facility was proper in m industrial pazk. De.Mtavor ntierhe{1 asked if it was true Uat
C@fpCARE weld a[ea~pt co argot in iced oeonle {'or their progranvs and Miss Corday said
chat was co ,that Cr mint fiords [.ere provided ahmst cmimletely fx~.n insured
frehetamloversmof ehe oacimcs and said no public funds were expended foT
eh.s c~ o nepn(aynr Ms ecM1elt asked if doors weld be locked with se alarms a
aught. azMiss Corday said they mould Fe [o provide security for the natiaixts. nepMaynr
Mitchell sked 'fan ny~eed leave in Che day, if he mould be restrained.
~sblma~o secaed ~dtshewseidnit agclimc wtshedtco leawve elleaprograo,vchevhawuld be
signed out.
10. Mr. Philip Tacich requested cen`dssim to speak and miswer sere ouestims
raised and Mayor 4Ym[ advised Mr. Tacich that he bad £aiLed ro cake advantage of
ehe opwrttaucy co speak during ehe public heazing period for discos .. He .said 1
the[ Mr. Tacich would n e be o ted t sceak nor except [o resvondrm any puescrm,
Put to him by mzrbers of ehe Commission.
li. Nntipn by Crmnissimer Smerilsm, seconded by G issioner Myers that ConditionTt
Hse Reque svU~dtted by ~AP(lARR be denied betause the. r [
and in hanrony with the zo^v^g diserict. 'Ihe trotion was carried by a wanuious rosllten
call voce.
12. Mayor (;cane called a recess Error 9:0] p.m. until 9:1] p.m.
13. Mr, K+vpneniacher stated teat Mr. William Colbert tad requested that his
appearance before the City C .issim be deleted frwn the agenda.
14. Id<•. Peter Clark of the Arts and Craft Cmmietee of the Wneood Historic Society
addressed the Crnmiss request onduce the ameual Ares and Crafe
Festival m I.Wefier lJ andn18 andehe seed lietHistoric SOC.i.ety canted [n tribute
wards the expenses incurred by the Ciey in policing and providing gazbageensexvice
for the festival. Mayor Grmt said he believed clue the Arts and Gtafes Festival
should be required to pay for the adeliei«al expenses required for extra mlice
officers and garbage service. Mayor GYmt asked Qtief Afm¢dng to advise hw many
police officers could be azsimed for the festival. Chief Mmmina said tw officers
mould be assigned fox 12 tours each on 8atto•dav and Smday and they were naid $10.00
per hour for their services. Mr. Clark said he did nog believe the Flistoric Society
should be required Co pay alt [he expenses but did thvik ebev slnuld~contribuee ta.*a,ai
ehe expenses. Cvrtnissimer Inrmann said she thoughe ehe City should help with the coat
of ehe festival sine he City residents beneficed. C®d.ssimer Pryers aid he '~~
thought the City should help also and maybe the police should provide wlmteers
to patrol. DepNayor Mitchell said he agreed with Ccmrtissioners im>r~ mid Myers and
said the Aas and Craft Festival was a good rkung for the City and beneficed Che
Llnach, the Hoy and Girl Sccuts. Grrtdssioner 9rerilsm suggested Chao fiords previously
approved to help pay for tie traffic signal ae Raven Avenue and Iliglnaav 17-92 ad no
longer required since the State was paving for ehe simal be used to reimburse the
Police Oepazmienr. for elu. addit~o~ul costs of patrolling for ehe azes and crafts festival.
Pbtinn by Cmndssioner Smerilson, seconded by Cwmdssimer Innmmm t}ut City not chazge
Che Historic Cmmissim env-fees for poling patrols nr for gazbaee service and tbae
ss funds previously approved for traffic srmal at Raven Avenue mid HiyJrway 1]-92 be
used Co reininase Police Deparment. Pbtim rried by a of 4 eo 1 with
Gmnissioners Inmimn, Pryer and Smerilsm mid 1kpHayor Ptiechell v ing Aye and
Mayor G mC vo o Nay. Mayor Giant said mother trotim would be red Co auUOr
mditvre o£rfvnds apnroved Eor traffic srmal to be expended byrPolice DepartmmtLe
Pbeinn by Cmndssioner Srerilson, seconded by Camdssimer Iomarm, that sufficient
fvnds t reimburse ehe Police Deparrnant far expm cw--red for police patrols a
Arts and Craft Festival be transferred frw tF~e money approved for traffic srenal at
Raven Avenue and tHglw+ay 17-92 to the Pol is=. Deparhmet I0.Ngee. Motion Careied by
roil call vot>. Mayor Grmt suggested chat a tmiliar ~roeim be made
for Che Street Departlnmt: Mueion by Cmmissirn~er Smerilson, seconded by Cmmissimer
inmimm, ChaC sufficiene fords to reiabtsse Streee Department Eoz expenses incisred
in handling garbage ac Ares and Crafe Festival be transferred frpm funds approved For
traffic sigtal ac Raven Avenue and tligbway 17-92 eo ehe Screee Depazmrmt Budget.
Motion carried by a u~mi~rous roll call vote.
15. City Achnini s Renor[: 1
Mr. Chaceyabriefed the Camdssion m the proposed pies for the ]50,000
gallon water s orage. Mr. Rick Cola~vmt of &+yle Fiigineering ehm explained the
vre[able for the inmrovarmts and said i mould cake approxinaeely 53 nnnths t
cw~gle[e the project. Mr. Cnlaivm said additional wrk bad been added tp ehe p
project and coral costs mould be in reised Co approxurately $549,000 frwn the
previous es e of $440,000. Mr.cGn1'_"' said the additional costs were primarily
aibutable cotadditims requested by the Cicy. Mr. Colmaan suggeseed chat Che City
proceed with Che project wiehwe delays e there w s cfim [he xa x pressure
s lwr Mayor Grano objected c the lmgcdelay in completing the project and saitl
ehree years w w long. rt-ayorpermt said ehe delay was responsible For in ing
the co s of ehetproject. NK. Chacey said the commission had agreed at lastcymr's
budget to cwnplete the water departmexae iaprwemnt in phases so that the
Cicy couldspay as the projects were cmmpleted and Mr. Lbacey said that Mr. Coleran and
Boyle flcgine ring were curly doing whore ehe City requested. Mr. Cnacey said ihax Bch
of the additioal costs were due [o additional items requested by ibe City.
Commissioner tnrmacm azked what the reasons were for the additional 5100,000 escina e
and Mr. Cbacey said addicimal i[ and iaaflatim. Commissioner Myers asked why t
larger pipes were requfred now and asked by they were not anticipated earlier. Mr.
Chacey said he mould refer Chore question m Mayor G4anc because he was respcrosible for
the decision m sr e of present pipes. .(r. pricey said the Sanger pipes were required
o provide proper water pressure. Cartniss r Myer asked why an required
ad ttr. Colman said it was required to curve hydrogen sulfate frcmthe moor er.
Commissioner Myers asked if additional aployees mould be required and Mr, a,aeey
said one Herr erployee maid be hired. DepMayor Mitchell suggeseed that when Che
er level was loo chat Che new m11 be used Co raise the level and Me. (2racey said
rlue was being done ac present. Qmnrissioner Myers said Ioergmd's rtiarges less for
r than anyone else and he said rates should be raised to pay for Hie inprwemenis.
Mayor Grant said Che City had sufficient money m pay fox ehe inproverenes. Commissioner
9rerilson said he was nnc aware of the previous history and Fk. 6acey said that Hie
City had commissioned a maseer waxer plan study by itoyle Engineering sure three years
ago and he .said he Carmissim had aumorized accwpiistmimC of ehe itma recamcmtled by
this study in phases so that the City could pay for the ia~parove~rts as acrwplished.
Mr. Chacey said the City did not ttave sufficient fords to do all the mrk required and
he said he muLd have a financial plan and recmmaadaeion available to the f missim
t the budget Nneiam by Cavmissimrer esarilsan, seconded by Ccvndssioner Myers
Chat ehe City proceed wieh ibe plans preseneed by &ryle Engineering. Ebtion carried by
roll call vote. Mr. Chacey said one rmmc problan had been the SC. Sols's
Wa[u ManagemnC Distrito when Chet' failed to authorfze Hie city eo psp 5.8 rmllion
gallons per day. F>e said additional infornvicion was srilmi.cced to them and the City nor
was auehorized co prmp 5.8 millimr gallons per day by 1988.
b. Discus 'mi o£ plans for widening and seraipjitming RangelineROad. Ltr. CTacey
briefed the Commssim on Che plans sudnieeed by Iand Engineering for ssryrwemnis to
Razrgeline Road. Following the briefing, Depyayor Mitchell said ie ms his carderscanding
that the Cmmiss.ion lad decided not to ¢xightm Snm,= Comer and [o have Hre 3 way stop
eo discourage speeding mrd additional traffic. Mr. Chacey said the plans emr-
pletediby Mr. ]and had been wriCim to comply with Eeaee Stmdards and he said Che 3 my
stop ore SC.ams Comer mold resin a three way stop. Gmnussioner 9rerilson asked above
the locatirnr of ehe sidewalk and he suggested that the sidewalk follow the walk pa h made
by Hre children so chat cr mould not have eo be wt. Mr. Chacey said sidewalks mold
be con rvceed on the Eascaside fran the frme of ehe Woodgate Subdivisim co ehe m e
eo lochtlmm~d and he said he thought the trees should be rerwed since CM atesry~e to
the sidewalk aramd it on Orange hvmue was no essful and the Ciey bad
bemecr rzed for the poor can DepMayor Mitrlrell asked ctac Hre minutes of
ehe veecing m Rangeline Road benresearched to e Chat the desires of ehe residents
e cwrplied with. Mc. Chxcey said i[ the City ignored state requummes for cvnservccing
[he improvmerres the City would be liable. Mr. CRacey said Che Cicy bad paid $10,000
for the necessary property eo aigheen Storrs Corner and he thought iC mold be a mistake
aighcm ebe roads a[ Snms Comer. Cmemi.ssimer Snnrilsm said he thought the
people ore concerned that ehe road mold be node 3 or 4 lane and he did roe believe ehey
objected to Hie road being s raidrimed so long as Che 3 way stop r at Storrs Comer.
Cam¢ssioner 9reriLSOn askedtchat Mr. lefkowiCZ of Florida Residential Cammmieies be
oeified when plans were crnipLeee. 1-re Camdssi.on asked. Hrae the pions for SCws comer
be reviewed and brought back ac next Hooting.
TK. Qacey asked Che Mayor Co armowce Chat there mould be a rreeting
on Nbnday, Swc 25, 1984, s ssary to review tw site plans.
Mayor Crar:c said [here mould be a[rteeei.:gcon Ibnday, .Rme 25, 1984.
d. Mr. enacey said he had reviewed the pecition suMmic[ed by properly
of property on Georgia Avenue f[ Credo eo Wayma: Avenue and he said
[hacra :mjoricy of the owners had signed [he petieion requesting ehae the
et be paved. Mr. (Tacey said he mould include fords in ehe {orchca:dng budgee
forepaving Georgia Avenue Eran (redo eo Waymar: and he saitl he c.~ted co arne tigate
the possibility of also paving the adjoining block co Lakeview.
16. Mayor and Cmmissioners' 8epnres:
Deputy Mayor Nitrfiell asked the s'dexlks mould be cunseruceed on
Crnach Street and Mr. aacey said [here ems $6,000 [n budge[ to sidewalks
one half the distance of Chinch from CR 42] to tiigheay 1]-92 this year and the
xmaining one half would be budgeted for naxc yeaz.
1]. TTe Commission adjo:sned a[ 10:26 p.m.
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