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tengwooa, Florida
January 12, 190]
Pres an t: Oavid q, Lewis, Lhai rnian
Frederick 1. Vearl Ronald Weller, Lity gdmi n., City
of Longwood
Rod Lable Rarry Weeks, Fin. Dir., fi ty of
Onnie Shoma to
Joyce Suber Longwood
qnn Colby, City qt torney, City of
Ouford Net ms, Ouil Ui ng Official
Geri Zambri, Dep. City Llerk Longwood
Alan fi ckett, Dyer, Riddle, Idil is
R Precourt
Ronald ferl and, Dye r, Ri ddl e, Ihil is
F Precourt
1. the meeting was called to order at ]:30 PM by Mr. Lewis.
2, gpproval of Minutes: Motion by Mr. Lab 7 e, 5 conded by Ur. Pearl, to aVProve
the m of the December B, 1906 mee ti nq as written. Motion carried by a
vnanl mousaroll call vote.
3. Nominations and election of Chairman.
Mr. Lewis called for no nations for chaff rnian. Dr. Pearl n na tad Mr. Lewis
for Lh ai noon. Nomination seconded by Flr. Labl e. there weren no other nominations
Mr. Lewis nominated for Ch ai mian by a una nlmous roll call vote.
Mr. Lewis called For no nations for Nice Chaff rnian. Mr. Cable no natetl Nrs.
Suber far Vice Lhai rma nm~ Nomination seconded by Dr. Pearl. Th era~were no
other nominations. Mrs. Suber nonD natetl for Vice Lhai rman by a unanimous roll
call vote.
4. Continuation of Special Exception request to expand wastewater treatment plant
from 0.2 MGO to 4.6 NGO. hppl ica n t/Owner: Lf ty of Longwood. Loco [ion: North
Gran[ Street (east side of Grant Street, north of I. ongwood Memorial Gardens)
Zoni n9-Residential. (Public Ilea ring on Special Exception closed on November lp,
1986.)
Firs. Suber asked where the Lity stood with the Loun ty contract. Mr. Waller
s Ca Ced Che City has a on tract wi Ch the CounCy which they have au tl~pri zed
signature approval after they r approved contract from the City. 11rs.
Suber asked if the City w eadyea nd tf Waller replied they w not yet
ready as the Lity does not, have bank approval for the County project. lie
stated the engineers will have i ark up the numbers to prove they a e good
numbers to pay back the bank loan, whirs. Suber asked if the figures were the
as back in qu9 us t. Mr. Waller explained that the first fi9u res were based
nmthe Llty buff ld ln9 its o n plant. Mr. Waller ex Vl ai ned that e if the fe e5
to hook a sad to 411 ,SD per gallon, [he Lity would notvr oup e ough
es ton payrba clo the loan at the prices being quo Ced by the Loun{y, Mr.
4leeks explained that it would be cheaper for the City to build its own plant
due to the Covn Ly charges of initial purchase of gallonage, cost of processi ny,
o5t to c ns Cruet Lra nSmi ssi on lines and a pump station and also the fact that
the Loun ty i n the process of r ing their ow cha rges. Mr. Weeks
stated if tie City went on the Loun ty's system, nthewCi ty r si dents would s
rate in n approxi ma Cely lfl months, He also sta tedathat the City could
not gua ra n tees that the rate to the residents would not in s the City
outd haven on trot o rate i under the County rsa sys tem. Or. Pearl
w o c ver nc reases
asked what was yue re n teed by the County. Nr. Weeks stated the County will take
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600,000 [:Pp and treat it depending or rent rates, which a e to be no r than
what any other wholesaler is being charged. t1r. Weeks sugges tetl an appro~al of the
Grant Street Dl ant be granted subject to no[ 9oi n9 wi tM1 the Coun [y. t1rs. Sub er
questioned now many years before the Li ty would have to spread out and condemn homes.
Mr. Weeks stated additional effluent would be taken off site for disposal. Mrs.
Saber questioned where it coulA be disposed of. Mr. Weeks stated golf co and
rights of ways. Mr, Ronald Ferl and of pRFIP stated the plan indicates 3501,000 gallons
effluent disposal by percolation n site and that anything leavi n9 the si [e, they do
not know where it will go. Flr. Fe rl and furl her stateA that when the County c into
the pi ctvre they pot off looking for adds Ronal lanJ for disposal of effl uen tamo
Mr. Ferl and staked if Che Li ty built its own D1 on t, it would ms[ $4.00 per gallon
for Wna erpctign costs far e,e enttre plant or z.s m;n;gn aonara wn;rn mcl woes
the pert ponds and disposal where Che cost to go on the Lounty sys tenr would be 55.]5
per gallon 4or the first 325,000 gallons and $6. DO far the re ni nq 2JS,000 gallons,
!le further stated based on estimates, it would cost the City $36],000 in opera Cl ng
and m intena nce costs to operate its o n plant v $a 28,000 per year to utilize the
Lours ty's system. Mr. Ferl and stated aw salting e r far tha Li t,Y it w s ills
enda Lion not to g1 Fe
go with tha Lo un ty~~nsy s tem. Mr. r1anJ sta tad the doe rd's
rn tonight would n say tha plant will be built but would leave a al ternet lve
to the built given Senri note Loun ty is not tha best fl na nci al deal possible.
Mrs. Saber stated cheapest is not al way the best. Nr. Ferl and stated the Li ty must
be able to meet its debt. Hrs. Saner stated i[ appeared pRt1P did not want the City
to go wi to the Lvunty. Mr, fart antl stated he would love to s e the City go with the
County, but financially, there would still ne a e sho rtiefall i co nd year,
and to compensate you either ra rates, ra ec tion fees hi gh ers than the pro-
posed 511.50 per gallon, or both se fie fu rthe rss tated if you ra e fees, you must get
ustmre rs antl po ten ti ai customers may go elsewh e r2. Vie further stateA the City
eels n ecti on Fees l0 9en ra Le r 11rs. Saner stated Me City wants
this Ooa rdc COngi ve contingent approval t abut ld in9 the plant iF the Loun ty falls
to rough. she further sia led, if we do to ai, negoti ati ons with the Loun ty may < as e.
Hr. Ficke tt of pRNP stated a salting en9i nears far the City [hey have the
ras ponsi nits ty to give the nest advice from a technical and financial sta ndpoi n C.
Nr, Fi cke tt stateA that the City Lomnri ssi on needs a ra ny options available to them
s possible in order to meet the needs of the citizens and if this request is denied
it would reduce the City Connri slim n's capabilities to make the best decision. tir.
ri ckett further z[a tad in his v, ew that t'ne fact that the City Conmi ss ion has another
Mrs. Saber sta tetl the Li ty Conmli ss ion oust make the best decision but she believed
they w not bet nq given e ough information Lo make the best decision. She further
i to tedeif the Board can't be told where the effluent is 9oi n9, how tan the City
Loimrissi on be Cold, She sCa tad she would like the Li ty to look for other al [erna ti vas.
Mr, Lewis stated he did not feed the Ooa rd was in the position to negotiate. He
further stated if this request was approved, it may put the City in a better ba rg ai ni nq
position. Iirs. Shoma to asked if connection fees w re to be ra sad, how much out
oT line would they be with neighboring c ni ties, epfttiP sta tedl they had no figures.
Mrs. Shoma [e asked how di 4fi cult it wool dnbe to Find e ti pl ant to take [he
effluent. gMIP cited St. Pe tersburq, Tanrpa, Hi li burougl eCOUnty and Al tampnte 6pri n95
woo dispose of effl vent on golf c lawns, and that their systans used this
m2 th od as their pri nra ry method o{ disposal. pAMP stated Lo ngwood's monthly se
charge w s $24.00 and stated other Li ties ranged from 518.50 to as Fi gh as $39.OOe per
on Ch end thaC Seminole Covn ty was trying to raise their rates from $19 per month to
8z6 per manor.
Mrs. snomate askea Mr. wal ter ;f cne n ty Loom.; ss;on nad a vreference. Mayor tyers
stated 1t appee red the Cf Cy Canmi sz ion would prefer to go with the County a it would
e Mo purposes, qet the City out of the sewer business and give cne City a
recreation area.
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Mr. Waller asked Ms. Colby, Li ty Attorney, to explain the is e from a legal stand-
point. Ms. Colby stated it was a ci pal bond is e, tax free bond. SM1e stated
tM1e loan fs granted based on item zed list of howV where, when, ekc. etc. the
oney will be used. and sta tedathis was part and parcel Of the bond and could nOt
be deviated from. Ms. Colby stated the Li ty has the bond and it was i sued for
Skylark. She stated time is ci al, as the bid for [he construction ofsSkyl ark is
due to close On the 22nd Of January. She further stated that tM1e bank has 9i ven
the Li ty the option to change to utilizing the Loun ty system but it appears the
County option is financially not feasible. fis. Lol by stated the Li ty must make
a decision very shortly as there i a penalty which c n be levied On the City Of
approximately $300,000 if a decision is not made as to wM1i ch opii0n the Li ty chooses.
IAr. table stated he believed the Board owed the Conmissi on a Decision and sta tetl
he believed the Board needed to 9i ve the City Commi ssi0n the option to do either.
Or. Pearl stated he agreed with Mr. Cable. Notion by Dr. Pearl, seconded by Mr, '/
Labie t0 approve the Special Exception to expand wastewater treatment plant located _ ~r.~
ast side of N. Grant Street from 0.2 MGD to 0.6 MGD contingent upon the Lounty
option not being chosen, also wiU the stipulation that any chance of spray irrigation '~~~
being used be brought back to the Board pf Atl,j us 4nent for their re also that
there is ve rter that if the wastewater plant is not built at Grant Street that
the land revert to a Gark within one year ar the required waiting period, also
that the landscaping as outl inetl in DRMP October 10, 1986 letter be installed, also
illumination and sound silencers/baffles be installed as per Racha el CM1 ri stensen
letter of October 10, 1966. Motion ca ried by a four to one vote, with Messrs. Cable,
Lewis and Pea ri and Firs. Shoma to voting aye, and Mrs. Suber voting nay,
5. There were no atltli ti0nal discussion items.
6. Meeting adje urnetl at 8:45 P, M.
Geri 2ambri, Deputy Li ty Clerk
City of LongwOOd, Florida