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CCMtg08-16-82lA\'UIUISAD CSTY 0]Rf[SSION August 16, 1982 Prasmt: Mayor lonrarm, G mdssionex Grant Conmissiaer Pappas C~nmissioner O'Leary Cannissioner Uskere Itavid Chacey, City Administrator Marvin Rooks, Ciry ACtomey lkmald Terry, LZty Clerk ' 1. Mayor Innraa called the meeting co order. Imocation £ollowed by Pledpe of A1legiaice to the Uv.ted States P1ag. 2. Approval of Minutes, 8/9/82 Regular Meeting. Notion by Commissioner Pappas, corded by Commissioner O'Leary tlut minutes of 8/9/82 Regular Meeting be approved as sutmdtted. Notion carried by imanvro~s roll. call vote. 3. Public Heazing m Conditional Use Application for Psycl~iae is Hospital by Hospital Corporation of /vrerira. Mayor Ionreim e>~lained the rules of tl~e hearing and said that everyone would be given a opportunity to speak for or against the hospital. Mr. luT Winston, Vice President of Ymfessional Relations £or HCA introduced Mr. George Bone, Opera s, Mr. Bill Trivett, Fngineer'ing and Mr. Jim McAlister. Mr. Winston said that HCA wasarequeating the conditional use application in order to build a 80 bed, tree lading psychiatric hospital and said that a group of ~ local psyctdatrists could be naming Che hospiTal. He introduced pr, Martt+ Lazareth, a psychiatrisC wln said there real need for a psychiatric hospital. tit. Lazareth said tt~e Mspital world only accept paci.mes m referral a;d mould not act as a receiving hospital for erergacy raze paeiaes, but would have programs for children, adolescents aid adulcs. Tk. Iawreth aid i C passible to keep all persons needing tr rn the canmmiry a due t Climited space. Ih. Lazareth said the hospital was planned as a free stading eimitt an order co provide anon-instr[utvonal setting which is ~rore conducive for patio[ raze. 4. Con~ssioner O'ICUy said he lord several gnescions - whetlret a note had bea selected; if the Como hospitals could be linked together in any manner and wiry the need for a separate psychiatric tnspital was not broughe up when the original request for conditional use penfdt was made. !h. Trivets said the psychiatric hospital xas originally plaimed for Gnldarod but due m a sinkhole problan had to be relocated. Since HCA bad ac, ;Ted the 26 acre site through acquisition of Hospital Affiliat ad the s~ce was lazge awugh acecm~daee the pychiatric hospital, the decision s made eo e part o£ the C £or the hospital. Cwmissimier Pappas said the oxiginal c ept waz fora 150 bed e hospital aid Mr. ltivete said the Certificate of Need grated in July 1982 o~Sy gave authority to build a 100 bed general Mspixal ad said he thwgjrt msmiction mould ce by May 1983. Commissioner Gran[ said to did not lave ayegnastions s>nce HG had answered ttum all during his visit to Cnattaooga. Commissioner O'Leary asked about the possibility of cws[ directed mzdical care in the funse and if HG could offer any guarantees that Hu.s would nos happen. Mr. Winst said thaT HCA was The lazges[ health e cvq,ay in the corld and said they had deten~dned that a need exists for a prychinmc hospital ad he did no[ see arty reason why the hospical mould not be suc essful. Mr. Wins on also said Has adopting a policy of nos sending paeimts [o hospitals because of she expmsesTassrvolved. 5. Mr. Rooks said it was inportat that HG4 state in a detailed maau' Che proposed s of the hospital. Cmmissiwier O'Leary said he was cmcemed abwc two years £ran now ad Mr. Rooks said tl~e Commission could reserice approval ro very specific us Mr. Jim McAlister said Cbe s mould prevent }Rq £ran a ing t t eheageneral Iospital to a psychiaRrcahospital wless they obtainedawspecificaCertificate o£ Need. Mz. Gorge Pme said the psychiat rc hospital mind not hmetim as wing m because the hospital had not bemrdesigred for Chat purpose. Cmmissimer Uskert rt said his main objectim was that Che gmeral hospital was being built after the psychiatric hospital and he thought the ao bui.ldixLgs should be mined together Commissimer Uskert said he had worked many hours for a gmeral hospital asking residents co sign peticims send he said it made him appear ro be winforned when he was seeking signatures for rlie peeitim. 6. Mrs. Virgin a Wamer said she repre raced rtany c of Sangwood and she wa med abou a guarantee of a gmeral hospital. Mr~lTivect said Che c of Lmgwwd had FMA's wrd and camdttmznt to build both hospitals. Mr. iYive is said HG tad already sprat sabstmtial suns o£ money to acquire space and they had every in m of crnpleting both hospitals as quickly as possible. 2t. SYivett said NCAChasx36H health care facilities and 2] psychiatric hospitals. He said the primary piapose of HG4 was Co. provide acute health care. Mr.. Font said r}tat HGA could t chmmige the purpose of the gmeral hospital to psychiatric withwe obeai~rin¢ a Certifiuace of Need fren the State of Florida. Mr. Brae said there uas no problen in making a tnmt for an 80 bed psychiatric hospital. Mr. M:Aliscer said are people we~remof the opinim that HCA had done sarething isregulaz in obtaining the firs conditional use pexnde but he said it was not HC4's intent to act with- ut the full knauledge of the Cfry Cannissim. Nas.-Wamer said people had signed a petition for a gmeral hospital azid she said the regulaz hospital shwld cure firs[. Mr. Dave Demos asked if the site was appropriate for a psythiatric hospital and Mr. McAlisCer said he ClwughC 1t was an appropriate sr Mrs. Mary Dem asked that the hospital be located in sere other azea. Mr. George Hone said Che sa appropriate and he said that 60 percent of all. psychiatric lospitals were built close co residential azeas. 7. Mrs. Edith DeVaugta .asked i£ Che presort site was selected because the original site was disapproved and she presented a peeieim with 20 names protesting the proposed psychiatric hospital. T&. Mark Robmwitz said he was an attorney who represented many Seninole county juveniles and said the ccnvnau.ty had a severe probLen with rt~ildrm because there eras not a proper facility to rare for then. Mr. Robmatitz said he had no problan with the site and recmmmded the facility be toil[. Mrs. Sue Husbmd, 5®dnole Cawty Special Fducatim Depaztmmt, said she highly reccmrmded a psychiatric hospital and she asked the Covmissim to approve rile reque t. 8. Mes. Ruth Grant and Mr. Jce Pavone spoke in favor of the hospital. Mr. Harvey 9rerilsm said he was a manber of the Ind Pla~ming Agency and an f}igine Fte said the LPA had asked msry questions of HC4 and they wue satisfied with the and the need for the facility and he though[ it a proper location, Mr 9mrilsm said he ores persmally in favor of the hospital as well. Mr. Jotm Ctystat said chat HC4 ras a quality cmgiany and he asked the Cmmission to consider ebe benefits of the hospital such as in easing the tax base and providing jobs for esidmts of longood. Mr. LYystalcsaid he did not third[ property valves would be affected .aid said a ante isdesirable use such as a large shopping curter with heavy traffic cwld be built m Che s> Mr. Jim Ross said he was in favor of the hospital and suggested thdC the hospital be named the Iongcuod Medical Gnplex. Itr. Robert Paves questioned the possibility o£ the hospital being sold ae sate fucvse date Co m-profit orpm~izatim which would Chen cost the City money. Mr. Daves askedathae both hospitals be carbined in one building. Mr. Hill llitcMll. aid he wvs PresidmT of the Winsor Manor }karewmes' Associat and they were in favor of Che hospital. Mr. Clarence Moore and Mr. Perry ISeucerspoke in favor of rile twspital. Mc. Roy 3m.eh said he was for a gmeral hospital wteh a psychiatric wing. Mr. Charles Remedy said the City could insure chat the purpose of the gmeral hospital could not be changed without their enf by withholding the hos~ael but l~crosefl M14s. Vir e~hat the er sail hosc~dlnwouldibetbuilt.p N .iaRrc pits ywzmcee genera pica Meineke said he had visited the Cnaeem~ooga hospieal mid ehwghe the facility was excellent. He said he was in favor of the hospital. T4. Jotm Liyseal said the psychiam. lwspieal needed a separate space in order to provide a pleasmit, friendly avrosphere and c he asked the G fission to approve the hospieal. Mr. fiazvey 9rerilson asked i£ ehe City might require IiCA [o give are insuranc such as a bond thst the general hospital world be built and Mr. Rooks said the Ciry couldenot wless they required oUers to do so. Mr. Snnrilsw asked if there was any legal way the city wind obtain such ix~surace mid itr. Rooks said he did not know at present but would nave to check. Commissioner O'IZaxy said if there was some non becwen the buildings, the Ciey could wittinold a Certificate of Occvpm~cy until both buildings were ca~leted. 9. Mr. Hairy Lindsey said he was a eegistered azchitec[ and belwged to A]A and had bem~ immlved in pla~ming for Gp Years, Be spoke in fawr of the hospieal and said the developrent cwld wly increase mid milwice property values. Th. Lindsey said residents cwld rave a m h ~rore obnoxiws developrert in tl~e form of a shopping ctnter az~d he stated Uac HG4 ~m.pJit offer a bwd to in ise Heat the general hosoital weld be hullo. N¢. Lindsey said there was a need for a pryciva¢ic hospiral and he asked that it be built first. 10. Mayor Inrneam said she lud received letters Fran the irmgwmd/Winter Springs Area Qimnbex of Gwerce and [4. John Conlw stating they were in Favor o£ Ue psychiatric hospital. Mayor Iormmn said she tad received a letter from tk. Jotm Pay saytng he was opposed co a prychiatric hospital because he Fad signed a peeieiw for a ga~eral hospital. 11. Motive by G ussiwer Grazic, secwded by Ce~md.ssioner O'Leary Hat Public Hearing be closed. Motive carried by unanimous roll call vote. 12. Cmmissiaier Grano said he was in favor of granting the cwditional use uemdt for the psychiatric hospital. Camdssioner Uskett said M wanted the gewral hospital built fir mid thae he wanted one building and one nmre. Camdssiwer O'laary said there was a needs For a psyctuaexic facility ar~d said he lmew Hue fie would be beautiful and safe but that M still Fad a problrav with Hie sr Cwmissiwer O'i~_'y said he did noe believe it should be split because saretiires s tgTa ocass from a sepazaee psychiatric hospital. He said he wanted sore ce thac the general hospieal mould be hullo mid Hut fie should be reed before Hie psychiatric taspital is cmgleted. Camdssioner Papoas said he agreed wteh Mr. Robennwttz - cent [here is real need far a psychiatric hospital non and he said he wanted score assurance that Hie general hospital world be built. Mayor Loxmam said she had checked with officials in Sanford who told her Hoe HG did everytkiing they were requeseed eo do while building the Sanford Hospital.. 13. Mr. Bone said ttut tICA was an hworable cwpmry and that after [}a hospital was ca~pleted, marbess of the Lmgwod cwnesity word be irniced to se w the board of and would thereby be made aware of all'funse plans of the hospital. Mr. Trivett saidtHC4 mould prefer eo rave ewo separate facilities but if Hie Commission insisted, HG4 world coemec[ the two buildings but he asked Hut ehe Commission leave fie vp m HCA o haw they a cted, either with a eyed walkway o aal adninistr building. Mc. TriveC esaid cocmeccing the boil dines would causecafiseher delay andVe addiciwal expsses hue if necessary, HCA could agree to those cwdieions. Mr. Bone said HG tud made a corporate decision no[ to hide psyrlrfaRic ca and that is why They nozmally have separate facilities, plus the fact chat it provides a ptable evnfit for trearniae. Dr. t1arry Iazareth said one of the emst notedmclini se the Mmmiger Foundaciw of Topeka, Kansas is free standing and said Hat proper caze cmi't be provided in a single building. Commissioner Uskert suggested coemectvcg Hre cn hospitals with a aAmnisnative se Mr. Rinks suggested etas the Cmmissiw decide whit they red mid chin he and chetaw meys for HCA mold mock out the proper agremmt. N¢. Robanwitz asked the Camdssion not ro delay making a dmisiw mid asked then eo decide this evening since the need is a great. 14. Crnmisvioner Gtant said he wined a wall mmwt of stock in UCq and waSd file a conflict of interest scatara~t. 15. Nncion by G issioner Grant that N spiral Corporation of America be granted a Cundicimial Use Pen~dt to build a psychiaaic hospieal ce requested. there was no second and Mayor Wrarm acvrounced chat the rtoeion diedsfor lack of a seca,d. 16. Cbtion by Camdssioner O'izazy, s waded by G issioner Uskert Uat the Gm- ditiatal Use Requese for ehe prychiaaic Hospital be tabled until Friday, August 20, 1982 at 3:08 p.m. MoCion carried by m~imws roll call Vote. 1]. the Camdssian recessed Erin, 10:30 until 10:40 p.m 18. Riblic Nearing, Ordinance No. 555, arending Ordinance No. 495, by chm~ging zonizig of certain property from R-1A. to R1. Nk. Rooks read by title only and Th. (Stacey dasaibed me location of the property. Mr. Nets Firk was present and said the change was requested because present requirerenis call for ~ I,800 square foot Crouse which he s 'tl was eso expensive for the neighborhood. Mr. Fick sa'd he proposed building 1,250 square £eet houses wfiirh were ~rore appropriate for the azea he was requesting since obey were bordered ce ffie Fust by Camnrcial ZaHng and on the Swm by -uplex 2aung. MT. Fick said M was not requesting a chazige of zoning £or the properC facing Bistline Avenue. Mr. Jce Pawne objected to the revmixig requesC and Mr. Craig Bledsoe said he was also opposed. Mrs. Sue Husband asked mae the lot sr in RIA but said she world think 1,500 square feet was sufficient. Tfr. Ernie Wright azid Ns. Hill Ywig said [hey were apposed to rezo^' g. Tic. ,ferry Ltay said houses anwne be a ndninaaa of 1,500 square feet. 19. Mntia, ny crmisaiener uakerc, eta,aea ny c®mianiaer eappaa mat public 1) heazing be closed. Tbeion carried by ~mav~rous roll call wte. 20. Cmmissioner Uskert suggested That Tk. FirX apply for a variance from the Hoazd of Adjustmait. Gmmissioner Grant said some consideration shwld be granted Mr. rick because the pmperry is opposite canrercially zoned property. 21. Tbtipn by Camdssioner Uskert, seconded by Camdssiaws Pappas that Ordinance Mo. 555 be da~ied. Tbtion carried by unani`mus roll call vote. 22. Ciey Administrator's Rapore: Mr. Chacey stated Hae Mr. Jai S. Rosenberg. representing Iangcood GYeen, Fad requested a one year eaeensim for requesting pemdt to on of tongwod GYeen, a PUO developemt. Mr. Rosenberg and IM. -edrick Tbra cure present and said The delay in obtaixux~g permit Md been caused by the diEficulY ec conditions and they said Heat They would be prepared to request a permit within The neat several nemths. Nbtion by Cwmii.ssioner Pappas, seconded by Camiissioner Gtanc [hat a ne year on be granted to ta-. John S. iosenberg ce behalf of Laigwood Gteen for requestix5- a building permit. Carznissioner llskest questioned why iT ssary to waif a full year and Mr. Rosenberg said because of the high in esebuc [hey hoped eo gets r[ed r if possible. TK Hill Sillin~esaid rune delay was c eared by requirmmts forVA/FttA be ctw~ged, but Thac he expected mings co start soon. 1i Motion carried by ~.mm 4 roll call wce. b, tk. Chacey said tl~e City had bea having difficulty mn.~ing the parks because of problass with ewers and he said a tr exx years budget. He said he tad obtained bids for p~scttase of a rofor then c fiscal yea and her mn~ded that the Cmmissim authorize him oche tr til Novanber, ac whichct all at weld be applied co purchase priceof tr tor~ Lacey recamnnded chat City purchase a 50 iiP Massey Ferguson 'tractor for $12,000. 23. Nnxim by Gvmissiaer O'Leary, seconded by Gxmdssimer Pappas auNorizing Mr. CFacey eo e tease/PUCr}ase option for a TUSSey-Ferguson tractor for $12,000.OO~xNatimtocarri.ed by /maziim/us roll call vote. 24. Mr. Chacey said he bad received a letter from Mr. N'ke Zimren~ of OFR stating [fiat dredging mould noe be ecmaaical or useful. T4. Chacey said the Ciry had spat 15 man days cutting the weeds back to the water's edge ar~d he mould caeinu aril the lake shoreline aroletely cleaned. Mr. (Macey asked for avchority to send the Presidae of the G. onshire Nam R.ners' Associat a letter explaiNng what tad bem done and futile actions. 'fie Ca~mission agreed to grant Mr. Cfiacey the authority requested. 25. C1ry Ateomey's Report: Imo'. Rinks said he had briefed the C®issim m the need for a revision to Ordinace tb. 49] and he asked permission to prepare an ordinanc Ibeia by Cuvmissicner llskest, seconded by Crnmissimex O'Lmry authorizing City Attorney Co present m ~mdin6 ordinance eo Ordinaz~ce No. 49], Codes Enforce,ae Eoard. Nation carried by vnavrous roll call vote. 26. Mayor and Cmeoissimer's Reports: Caatdssimer Pappas asked Mr. Chacey i£ a letter had bem writta eo Mr. Hazper about the mcaig~leted house m E. E. Williansm Rend and Mr. CRacey said he Fad written a letter. C issimer Pappas asked the City Attorney to look into condematicn proceedings if Mr. i+aryer did not caaply with the r [ cmtaaned Sn lire letter. b. Mayor Iomwm said she had issued cao proclartaeias as follws: One designating the week B/30/82 - 9/3/82 as Water and Polluxia Crnxrol Operators W ]c. One desiputed ehe week B/3D/82 - 9/3/82 as Executive Hwsekeeper's We 2]. 'N/e Cmmission adjourned at 11:05 p.m. \1 - Mayo qty ~~ v ty .~