1                    CITY OF JACKSONVILLE

 

       2                    LAND USE AND ZONING

 

       3                         COMMITTEE

 

       4

 

       5

 

       6             Proceedings held on Tuesday, October 5,

 

       7   2010, commencing at 5:00 p.m., City Hall, Council

 

       8   Chambers, 1st Floor, Jacksonville, Florida, before

 

       9   Diane M. Tropia, a Notary Public in and for the State

 

      10   of Florida at Large.

 

      11

 

      12   PRESENT:

 

      13        JOHN CRESCIMBENI, Chair.

                RAY HOLT, Vice Chair.

      14        DICK BROWN, Committee Member.

                DON REDMAN, Committee Member.

      15        STEPHEN JOOST, Committee Member.

                REGGIE BROWN, Committee Member.

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      17   ALSO PRESENT:

 

      18        JOHN CROFTS, Deputy Director, Planning Dept.

                SEAN KELLY, Chief, Current Planning.

      19        FOLKS HUXFORD, Zoning Administrator.

                KEN AVERY, Planning and Development Dept.

      20        DYLAN REINGOLD, Office of General Counsel.

                MERRIANE LAHMEUR, Legislative Assistant.

      21        SHARONDA DAVIS, Legislative Assistant.

 

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       1                   P R O C E E D I N G S

 

       2   October 5, 2010                         5:00 p.m.

 

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       4             THE CHAIRMAN:  All right.  Good evening,

 

       5        everyone.

 

       6             We're going to call to order the

 

       7        October 5th meeting of the Land Use and

 

       8        Zoning Committee.

 

       9             I'm the chair of the committee,

 

      10        Councilman John Crescimbeni, and we are going to

 

      11        go around the dais and have everyone introduce

 

      12        themselves for the record, starting with

 

      13        Mr. Crofts.

 

      14             MR. CROFTS:  Good evening.

 

      15             My name is John Crofts, representing the

 

      16        Planning and Development Department.

 

      17             MR. KELLY:  Sean Kelly, Planning and

 

      18        Development.

 

      19             MR. HUXFORD:  Folks Huxford, Planning and

 

      20        Development.

 

      21             MR. AVERY:  Ken Avery, Planning and

 

      22        Development.

 

      23             MR. REINGOLD:  Dylan Reingold with the

 

      24        office of General Counsel.

 

      25             MR. D. BROWN:  I'm Dick Brown, Councilman,

 

 

 

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       1        District 3.

 

       2             MR. R. BROWN:  Reginald Brown, District 10.

 

       3             MR. REDMAN:  Don Redman, District 4.

 

       4             THE CHAIRMAN:  Okay.  Thank you, everyone.

 

       5             Councilman Bishop I have an excused absence

 

       6        from tonight.  He had another commitment, so he

 

       7        will not be here.

 

       8             We have a bare quorum of four members --

 

       9             (Mr. Joost enters the proceedings.)

 

      10             THE CHAIRMAN:  -- and now Mr. Joost has

 

      11        entered the chamber and he is joining us, so we

 

      12        have five.

 

      13             It should be fairly short this evening.  We

 

      14        only have a couple of items that we're going to

 

      15        take up.

 

      16             But before we begin that process,

 

      17        Mr. Dylan, would you like to -- Mr. Reingold,

 

      18        would you like to read your --

 

      19             MR. REINGOLD:  To the Chair, I would be

 

      20        delighted to.  I will try to provide an

 

      21        abbreviated version tonight.

 

      22             Anyone who would like to address the

 

      23        committee must fill out a yellow speaker's card

 

      24        in its entirety.  These cards are located on the

 

      25        desk up front, near the podium.  Once completed,

 

 

 

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       1        please return the speaker card to the basket on

 

       2        the front desk.

 

       3             Because a verbatim transcript of the

 

       4        meeting will be prepared by a court reporter, it

 

       5        is important that you speak clearly into the

 

       6        microphone when you address the committee.  It

 

       7        is also important that only one person speak at

 

       8        a time.

 

       9             Any tangible material submitted with a

 

      10        speaker's presentation shall become a permanent

 

      11        part of the record and will be retained by the

 

      12        committee.

 

      13             As a courtesy, please switch any cell

 

      14        phones, pagers, or audible devices to a silent

 

      15        mode.

 

      16             Items are generally addressed in the order

 

      17        in which they are listed on the agenda.  Copies

 

      18        of the agenda are available on the desk up

 

      19        front, near the podium.

 

      20             On occasion, some of the items may be heard

 

      21        out of order for the sake of efficiency or to

 

      22        accommodate scheduling conflicts.

 

      23             There is no formal hearing tonight, so each

 

      24        member of the public is limited to a

 

      25        three-minute presentation.  The presentation

 

 

 

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       1        should be focused, concise, and address only the

 

       2        items pending before the committee.

 

       3             Prior to addressing the committee, please

 

       4        state your name and address for the court

 

       5        reporter.

 

       6             Decisions on rezonings, including PUDs and

 

       7        sign waivers, are all considered quasi-judicial

 

       8        in nature and certain protocals will be followed

 

       9        for these items.

 

      10             First, each council member must disclose on

 

      11        the record any ex-parte communications they have

 

      12        had with any members of the public prior to the

 

      13        hearing.  This includes a brief statement as to

 

      14        when the communication took place, who the

 

      15        communication was with, and what the subject of

 

      16        the communication was about.

 

      17             And, finally, all decisions are

 

      18        quasi-judicial decisions, must be based on

 

      19        substantial competent evidence, which means the

 

      20        committee's decision must be supported by

 

      21        fact-based testimony or expert testimony and not

 

      22        generalized concerns or opinions.

 

      23             THE CHAIRMAN:  Thank you, Mr. Reingold.

 

      24             All right.  With that, we will begin our

 

      25        meeting, and we're going to start on page 2 of

 

 

 

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       1        the agenda.

 

       2             Item 1, we have a public hearing scheduled

 

       3        this evening.  I have no speakers' cards.

 

       4             Does anyone care to address the committee?

 

       5             AUDIENCE MEMBERS:  (No response.)

 

       6             THE CHAIRMAN:  All right.  Seeing no one,

 

       7        that public hearing --

 

       8             MR. JOOST:  Move the bill.

 

       9             THE CHAIRMAN:  -- is continued until

 

      10        October 19th and there will be no further action

 

      11        on that bill, although, Mr. Joost, I like your

 

      12        enthusiasm.

 

      13             (Mr. Holt enters the proceedings.)

 

      14             THE CHAIRMAN:  Let the record reflect that

 

      15        Councilman Holt has joined us as well.

 

      16             Item 2 is deferred.

 

      17             Item 3 we're going to take up.  And, let's

 

      18        see, Mr. Kelly.

 

      19             MR. KELLY:  Thank you.

 

      20             To the Chair and committee members,

 

      21        ordinance 2010-447 is a sign waiver request,

 

      22        seeking to reduce the minimum distance between

 

      23        two signs for the new CVS that is located at the

 

      24        corner of Old St. Augustine Road and

 

      25        Losco Road.  This is the northwest corner.  The

 

 

 

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       1        property is zoned CCG-1.

 

       2             The department has reviewed this request in

 

       3        conjunction with the criteria required.  The

 

       4        department finds that this request is the --

 

       5        accommodates, essentially, the protection of

 

       6        existing, large live oak trees, protective trees

 

       7        on site.  We find that there's no detriment to

 

       8        any visibility.  In fact, the signs are of a

 

       9        size that's substantially less than what the

 

      10        code allows for.

 

      11             The department is recommending approval.

 

      12             THE CHAIRMAN:  All right.  Thank you,

 

      13        Mr. Kelly.

 

      14             This is a quasi-judicial matter.  Does

 

      15        anyone have any ex-parte communication to

 

      16        disclose?

 

      17             COMMITTEE MEMBERS:  (No response.)

 

      18             THE CHAIRMAN:  All right.  Seeing no one,

 

      19        we have a public hearing scheduled this

 

      20        evening.  The public hearing is open.

 

      21             I have one speaker's card, I believe,

 

      22        Ms. Ortiz.

 

      23             You have this marked -477, but I think you

 

      24        meant -447, right?

 

      25             AUDIENCE MEMBER:  That is correct.

 

 

 

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       1             THE CHAIRMAN:  Okay.  If you would come to

 

       2        the podium and state your name and address for

 

       3        the record, and you have three minutes to

 

       4        address the committee.

 

       5             (Audience member approaches the podium.)

 

       6             AUDIENCE MEMBER:  Okay.  Thank you.

 

       7             My name is Patricia Ortiz.  My address is

 

       8        5048 Gato Del Sol Boulevard in Wesley Chapel,

 

       9        Florida.  I also have a P.O. Box, P.O. Box

 

      10        75291, Tampa, Florida 33675.

 

      11             I am here on behalf of the applicant and

 

      12        property owner, CVS, number 3923, LLC, to

 

      13        respectfully request your approval and the

 

      14        variance request for a sign waiver to reduce the

 

      15        required distance of the separation between

 

      16        signs from 200 feet to 143 feet.

 

      17             I'll stand for any questions you may have.

 

      18             THE CHAIRMAN:  Do you work for CVS?

 

      19             MS. ORTIZ:  I'm sorry?

 

      20             THE CHAIRMAN:  Are you employed by CVS?

 

      21             MS. ORTIZ:  No, I am not employed by CVS.

 

      22             THE CHAIRMAN:  Are you compensated by CVS?

 

      23             MS. ORTIZ:  No, I'm not.

 

      24             THE CHAIRMAN:  You're not?

 

      25             MS. ORTIZ:  Unh-unh.

 

 

 

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       1             THE CHAIRMAN:  How about the landowner?

 

       2             MS. ORTIZ:  No.  I work for West Central

 

       3        Florida Permits, which is a permit-running

 

       4        company in Florida.

 

       5             THE CHAIRMAN:  Does she need to be

 

       6        registered, Mr. Reingold?

 

       7             MR. REINGOLD:  This is actually a

 

       8        quasi-judicial bill and so we don't require --

 

       9             THE CHAIRMAN:  You haven't lobbied any

 

      10        council members, correct?

 

      11             MS. ORTIZ:  No, sir, I have not.

 

      12             THE CHAIRMAN:  All right.  I only have one

 

      13        question.  What does CVS stand for, do you

 

      14        know?

 

      15             MS. ORTIZ:  Oh, I did know.  Maybe I could

 

      16        consult with my -- the property owner.

 

      17             THE CHAIRMAN:  That could swing my vote, I

 

      18        don't know.

 

      19             Any questions from the committee?

 

      20             COMMITTEE MEMBERS:  (No response.)

 

      21             THE CHAIRMAN:  All right.  Seeing none, the

 

      22        public hearing -- anyone else care to address

 

      23        the committee?

 

      24             AUDIENCE MEMBERS:  (No response.)

 

      25             THE CHAIRMAN:  Seeing none, the public

 

 

 

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       1        hearing is closed, we're back in committee.

 

       2             MR. HOLT:  Move the amendment to grant the

 

       3        waiver.

 

       4             MR. JOOST:  Second.

 

       5             THE CHAIRMAN:  Motion on the amendment to

 

       6        grant the waiver by Mr. Holt, second by

 

       7        Mr. Joost.

 

       8             Any discussion on the amendment?

 

       9             COMMITTEE MEMBERS:  (No response.)

 

      10             THE CHAIRMAN:  All those in favor say yes.

 

      11             COMMITTEE MEMBERS:  Aye.

 

      12             THE CHAIRMAN:  Opposed say no.

 

      13             COMMITTEE MEMBERS:  (No response.)

 

      14             THE CHAIRMAN:  By your action, you have

 

      15        adopted the amendment to grant the waiver.

 

      16             MR. JOOST:  Move the waiver to grant the

 

      17        bill as amended.

 

      18             MR. D. BROWN:  Second.

 

      19             THE CHAIRMAN:  Motion on the bill as

 

      20        amended by Mr. Joost, second by Mr. Brown --

 

      21        that's Richard Brown or Dick Brown.

 

      22             I guess we should use the "D" since he's an

 

      23         "R".

 

      24             MR. JOOST:  (Inaudible.)

 

      25             THE CHAIRMAN:  He's a  "D," though, but

 

 

 

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       1        he --

 

       2             All right.  Motion and discussion -- any

 

       3        discussion by the committee?

 

       4             COMMITTEE MEMBERS:  (No response.)

 

       5             THE CHAIRMAN:  All right.  If not, open the

 

       6        ballot, vote.

 

       7             (Committee ballot opened.)

 

       8             MR. CRESCIMBENI:  (Votes yea.)

 

       9             MR. HOLT:  (Votes yea.)

 

      10             MR. R. BROWN:  (Votes yea.)

 

      11             MR. D. BROWN:  (Votes yea.)

 

      12             MR. JOOST:  (Votes yea.)

 

      13             MR. REDMAN:  (Votes yea.)

 

      14             (Committee ballot closed.)

 

      15             MS. LAHMEUR:  Six yeas, zero nay.

 

      16             MS. ORTIZ:  Thank you very much.

 

      17             THE CHAIRMAN:  By your action, you have

 

      18        approved item 3, 2010-447.

 

      19             And I will need an answer to my question by

 

      20        Tuesday night when the full council takes this

 

      21        up, so --

 

      22             MS. ORTIZ:  Absolutely.

 

      23             Thank you.

 

      24             Have a great night.

 

      25             THE CHAIRMAN:  All right.  Turning to

 

 

 

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       1        page 3, item 4, 2010-585, is deferred.

 

       2             Item 5, 2010-595.  We have a public hearing

 

       3        scheduled this evening.  The public hearing is

 

       4        open.  I have no speakers' cards.

 

       5             Does anyone care to address the committee?

 

       6             AUDIENCE MEMBERS:  (No response.)

 

       7             THE CHAIRMAN:  Seeing no one, the public

 

       8        hearing is continued until January 4th of 2011

 

       9        and there will be no further action on that

 

      10        bill.

 

      11             The bottom of the page, item 6, 2010-596,

 

      12        also scheduled for a public hearing this

 

      13        evening.  The public hearing is open.  I have no

 

      14        speakers' cards.

 

      15             Seeing no one in the audience to address

 

      16        the committee, the public hearing is continued

 

      17        again till January 4th of 2011, no further

 

      18        action on that bill.

 

      19             Turning to the top of page 4, item 7, a

 

      20        public hearing scheduled this evening.  The

 

      21        public hearing is open.  I have no speakers'

 

      22        cards.

 

      23             Seeing no one in the audience, the public

 

      24        hearing is continued until November 2nd of 2010,

 

      25        no other action on that bill.

 

 

 

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       1             Item 8, 2010-624.  We have a public hearing

 

       2        scheduled.  The public hearing is open.  I have

 

       3        no speakers' cards.

 

       4             Seeing no one in the audience, the public

 

       5        hearing is continued until October 19th, and

 

       6        there's no further action on that bill.

 

       7             Bottom of page 4, item 9, 2010-628.  We

 

       8        have a public hearing scheduled this evening.

 

       9        The public hearing is open.  I have no speakers'

 

      10        cards.

 

      11             Anyone in the audience care to address the

 

      12        committee?

 

      13             AUDIENCE MEMBERS:  (No response.)

 

      14             THE CHAIRMAN:  Seeing no one, the public

 

      15        hearing is continued until October 19th, no

 

      16        further action on that bill.

 

      17             Turning to page 5, at the top, item 10,

 

      18        2010-670, is deferred.

 

      19             Item 11, 2010-690, we will take up.

 

      20             Mr. Kelly.

 

      21             MR. KELLY:  Thank you.

 

      22             To the Chair and committee members,

 

      23        ordinance 2010-690 seeks to rezone approximately

 

      24        7.5 acres of property zoned CO to PUD.  This

 

      25        property is located in District 12, off of

 

 

 

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       1        103rd Street, out by the Golf Course at

 

       2        Bent Creek area.

 

       3             The department has reviewed this planned

 

       4        unit development in terms of consistency with

 

       5        both the internal and external compatibility

 

       6        requirements and criteria.  The department

 

       7        supports this request.

 

       8             Essentially, this is going to a PUD that's

 

       9        based on CCG-1 zoning with prohibitions on

 

      10        certain uses and limitations on permissible uses

 

      11        by exception.  As such, the department is

 

      12        supporting, again, this -- this application

 

      13        subject to seven conditions.  They have been

 

      14        amended after some discussions with general

 

      15        counsel and the applicant.  I'll read them into

 

      16        the record.

 

      17             Condition 1, "The development shall be

 

      18        subject to the original legal description dated

 

      19        August 2nd, 2010."

 

      20             Condition 2, "The development shall be

 

      21        subject to the revised written description dated

 

      22        October 4th, 2010."

 

      23             Condition 3, "The development shall be

 

      24        subject to the original site plan dated

 

      25        July 29th, 2010."

 

 

 

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       1             Condition 4, "The required transportation

 

       2        improvements shall be made in accordance with

 

       3        the Development Services Division memorandum

 

       4        dated August 30th, 2010, or as otherwise

 

       5        approved by the Planning and Development

 

       6        Department."

 

       7             Condition 5, "The buildings shall be

 

       8        designed with variations in wall heights, facade

 

       9        articulations, and varied roof planes and

 

      10        pitches in order to eliminate the appearance of

 

      11        a monolithic box."

 

      12             Condition 6, "All parapets and roof planes

 

      13        that conceal flat roofs must extend around all

 

      14        sides of the building that is visible from any

 

      15        public street, internal public drive abutting an

 

      16        adjacent commercial office building, retail

 

      17        stores or residential areas.

 

      18             "The wall shall fully screen all HVAC

 

      19        roof-mounted equipment.  The parapet must be

 

      20        designed as an integral part of the facade by

 

      21        providing visual relief, decorative cornice trim

 

      22        moulding or other historically-correct

 

      23        elements."

 

      24             Condition 7, all sag lenses, drop lenses

 

      25        and convex lenses shall be prohibited.

 

 

 

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       1        Illumination levels at all property lines shall

 

       2        not exceed one-half a footcandle when the

 

       3        building or parking areas are located adjacent

 

       4        to residential areas and shall not exceed one

 

       5        footcandle when abutting other nonresidential

 

       6        properties.

 

       7             "All lighting lamp sources within the

 

       8        parking and pedestrian areas shall be metal

 

       9        halide or compact florescent.  The maximum light

 

      10        pole height in all parking areas should not

 

      11        exceed 30 feet.  An exterior lighting design

 

      12        plan for each project, including a photometrics

 

      13        plan, pole and fixture schedules, shall be

 

      14        submitted at the time of verification of

 

      15        substantial compliance for review and approval

 

      16        by the Planning and Development Department."

 

      17             Pending those seven conditions, the

 

      18        department is recommending approval.

 

      19             THE CHAIRMAN:  All right.  Thank you,

 

      20        Mr. Kelly.

 

      21             Any questions from the committee for

 

      22        Mr. Kelly?

 

      23             COMMITTEE MEMBERS:  (No response.)

 

      24             THE CHAIRMAN:  All right.  Seeing none,

 

      25        this is a quasi-judicial matter.  Does anyone

 

 

 

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       1        have any ex-parte communication to disclose?

 

       2             COMMITTEE MEMBERS:  (No response.)

 

       3             THE CHAIRMAN:  Seeing none, we have a

 

       4        public hearing scheduled this evening.  The

 

       5        public hearing is open.  I have one speaker's

 

       6        card, Tom Ingram.

 

       7             (Mr. Ingram approaches the podium.)

 

       8             THE CHAIRMAN:  Mr. Ingram --

 

       9             MR. INGRAM:  Good afternoon.

 

      10             Tom Ingram, 207 North Laura Street,

 

      11        Suite 260.

 

      12             I'm here to answer any questions you may

 

      13        have.

 

      14             THE CHAIRMAN:  Do you accept -- or -- do

 

      15        you accept the seven conditions that were read

 

      16        into the record?

 

      17             MR. INGRAM:  Yes, sir.

 

      18             THE CHAIRMAN:  Thank you, sir.

 

      19             Any questions from the committee?

 

      20             COMMITTEE MEMBERS:  (No response.)

 

      21             THE CHAIRMAN:  All right.  Thank you,

 

      22        Mr. Ingram.

 

      23             MR. INGRAM:  Thank you.

 

      24             THE CHAIRMAN:  Anyone else care to address

 

      25        the committee?

 

 

 

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       1             AUDIENCE MEMBERS:  (No response.)

 

       2             THE CHAIRMAN:  All right.  Seeing no one,

 

       3        the public hearing is closed and we are back in

 

       4        committee.

 

       5             Is there a motion on the amendment?

 

       6             MR. HOLT:  Move the amendment.

 

       7             MR. REDMAN:  Second.

 

       8             THE CHAIRMAN:  And those are the seven

 

       9        conditions, correct, Mr. Reingold?

 

      10             MR. REINGOLD:  (Nods head.)

 

      11             THE CHAIRMAN:  Okay.  Motion by Mr. Holt on

 

      12        the amendment; second, I believe, by Mr. Joost

 

      13        [sic].

 

      14             Discussion?

 

      15             COMMITTEE MEMBERS:  (No response.)

 

      16             THE CHAIRMAN:  If not, all those in favor

 

      17        say yes.

 

      18             COMMITTEE MEMBERS:  Yes.

 

      19             THE CHAIRMAN:  Opposed say no.

 

      20             COMMITTEE MEMBERS:  (No response.)

 

      21             THE CHAIRMAN:  By your action, you have

 

      22        adopted the amendment.

 

      23             MR. HOLT:  Move the bill as amended.

 

      24             MR. REDMAN:  Second.

 

      25             THE CHAIRMAN:  Motion on the bill as

 

 

 

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       1        amended by Mr. Holt, second by Mr. Redman.

 

       2             Discussion on the bill?

 

       3             MR. JOOST:  Yes.

 

       4             THE CHAIRMAN:  Mr. Joost.

 

       5             MR. JOOST:  Not that this has anything --

 

       6        it used to stand for Consumer Value Stores or --

 

       7        now it stands for Convenience Value and Service.

 

       8             THE CHAIRMAN:  Mr. Joost comes through.

 

       9             Did you have to call a friend or use a life

 

      10        line on that one or --

 

      11             MR. JOOST:  (Inaudible.)

 

      12             THE CHAIRMAN:  Oh, you Googled it.  Okay.

 

      13             All right.  Well, that's very helpful.

 

      14        I'll have to write that down or remember that.

 

      15             All right.  Any further discussion on the

 

      16        current bill before us?

 

      17             COMMITTEE MEMBERS:  (No response.)

 

      18             THE CHAIRMAN:  If not, open the ballot,

 

      19        vote.

 

      20             (Committee ballot opened.)

 

      21             MR. CRESCIMBENI:  (Votes yea.)

 

      22             MR. HOLT:  (Votes yea.)

 

      23             MR. R. BROWN:  (Votes yea.)

 

      24             MR. D. BROWN:  (Votes yea.)

 

      25             MR. JOOST:  (Votes yea.)

 

 

 

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       1             MR. REDMAN:  (Votes yea.)

 

       2             (Committee ballot closed.)

 

       3             MS. LAHMEUR:  Six yeas, zero nay.

 

       4             THE CHAIRMAN:  By your action, you have

 

       5        approved item 11, 2010-690, as amended.

 

       6             Item 12, 2010-691, we will take that up

 

       7        tonight.

 

       8             Mr. Kelly, your report, please.

 

       9             MR. KELLY:  Thank you.

 

      10             To the Chair and committee members,

 

      11        ordinance 2010-691 seeks to rezone property

 

      12        located at 12400 Yellow Bluff Road.  This is at

 

      13        the southwest corner of New Berlin and Yellow

 

      14        Bluff Road.

 

      15             The existing property was recently rezoned

 

      16        PUD; however, at the time of adoption of the

 

      17        rezoning there was an alternate site plan that

 

      18        was not included in the adopted or enacted

 

      19        ordinance, which essentially provided for an

 

      20        additional driveway to Yellow Bluff, a

 

      21        right-in/right-out-only driveway on Yellow

 

      22        Bluff.

 

      23             This rezoning is basically being done -- it

 

      24        incorporates the previous written description --

 

      25        there are no changes to the adopted written

 

 

 

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       1        description -- and also incorporates the

 

       2        previously-approved condition of City Council

 

       3        regarding play areas for the day care.

 

       4             The department, again, has reviewed this

 

       5        request, finds it consistent, again, with all

 

       6        the requirements for the PUD criteria regarding

 

       7        internal and external compatibility.

 

       8             The department is recommending approval

 

       9        subject to the five conditions as indicated in

 

      10        the letter dated September 30th to Council

 

      11        President Webb.  I will read those into the

 

      12        record.

 

      13             Condition 1, "The development shall be

 

      14        subject to the original legal description dated

 

      15        May 7th, 2010."

 

      16             Condition 2, "The development shall be

 

      17        subject to the original written description

 

      18        dated May 7th, 2010."

 

      19             Condition 3, "The development shall be

 

      20        subject to the original site plan dated March

 

      21        18th, 2010."

 

      22             Condition 4, "The development of the

 

      23        property shall proceed in accordance with the

 

      24        Development Services Division memorandum dated

 

      25        August 30th, 2010, or as otherwise approved by

 

 

 

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       1        the Planning and Development Department."

 

       2             Condition 5, "A concrete wall that is a

 

       3        minimum of three feet in height shall be

 

       4        provided around all sides of any day care center

 

       5        outdoor play areas located within any parking

 

       6        areas and such outdoor play area and all

 

       7        associated concrete walls shall be removed from

 

       8        such parking area within two years of issuance

 

       9        of the certificate of use for that day care

 

      10        center."

 

      11             Pending the five conditions, the department

 

      12        is supporting this application.

 

      13             THE CHAIRMAN:  Thank you, Mr. Kelly.

 

      14             What's the purpose of condition number 5?

 

      15             MR. KELLY:  The site plan essentially

 

      16        provided for locations of playground areas for a

 

      17        day care within the overall site.  If you'll

 

      18        turn over -- it should be towards the back,

 

      19        probably one of the last pages -- second to last

 

      20        pages.  It's page 9 of 10 -- exhibit 2, page 9

 

      21        of 10.

 

      22             You'll see -- that was the potential

 

      23        location for day care sites within the center

 

      24        and possible locations for playgrounds.  One of

 

      25        those locations was in a parking field.  The

 

 

 

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       1        department, you know, did not necessarily want

 

       2        that or encourage that in there, but we felt

 

       3        that if it was, you know, protected

 

       4        appropriately and provided enough of a barrier

 

       5        that that would be acceptable.

 

       6             Ultimately, the DCF would have to approve

 

       7        any play area, regardless, through the State

 

       8        licensing agency for the day care.  So that

 

       9        condition came about during the course of the

 

      10        proceedings at the prior LUZ, with the adoption

 

      11        of the previous PUD.  We just wanted to

 

      12        incorporate it again as part of that

 

      13        recommendation.

 

      14             THE CHAIRMAN:  Okay.  So what happens in

 

      15        two years?  The issuance of the certificate is

 

      16        issued and then in two years they would have to

 

      17        remove the wall?

 

      18             MR. KELLY:  They would have to basically

 

      19        take that day care out of the parking lot within

 

      20        two years.

 

      21             THE CHAIRMAN:  Okay.  Thank you, sir.

 

      22             Any other questions for Mr. Kelly?

 

      23             COMMITTEE MEMBERS:  (No response.)

 

      24             THE CHAIRMAN:  All right.  Thank you,

 

      25        Mr. Kelly.

 

 

 

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       1             This is a quasi-judicial matter.  Does

 

       2        anyone have any ex-parte communication to

 

       3        disclose?

 

       4             MR. HOLT:  Yes.

 

       5             THE CHAIRMAN:  Mr. Holt.

 

       6             MR. HOLT:  Thank you.

 

       7             Through the Chair, I have spoken to

 

       8        Mr. Register today, at about 4 o'clock.  We

 

       9        spoke about this additional condition and what

 

      10        it hopes to accomplish, by phone today.

 

      11             Thank you.

 

      12             THE CHAIRMAN:  Thank you, Mr. Holt.

 

      13             Anyone else?

 

      14             COMMITTEE MEMBERS:  (No response.)

 

      15             THE CHAIRMAN:  All right.  Seeing none, we

 

      16        have a public hearing this evening.  The public

 

      17        hearing is open.  I have one speaker's card, and

 

      18        that is Mr. Doug register.

 

      19             Mr. Register.

 

      20             (Audience member approaches the podium.)

 

      21             THE CHAIRMAN:  If you'll begin with your

 

      22        and address for the record.  And then if you'll

 

      23        acknowledge that you accept the conditions that

 

      24        were read into the record, that would be

 

      25        helpful.

 

 

 

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       1             AUDIENCE MEMBER:  Doug Register, 6501

 

       2        Arlington Expressway, B-213.

 

       3             And I've -- accept the conditions.  I've

 

       4        spoken with Mr. Lewis and Mr. Kelly and other

 

       5        personnel.

 

       6             THE CHAIRMAN:  All right.  And you can

 

       7        address the committee for up to three minutes if

 

       8        you'd like.

 

       9             MR. REGISTER:  Well, I'm here really just

 

      10        to answer questions.

 

      11             THE CHAIRMAN:  Okay.  That's fine.

 

      12             Any questions from the committee for

 

      13        Mr. Register?

 

      14             COMMITTEE MEMBERS:  (No response.)

 

      15             THE CHAIRMAN:  All right.  Seeing none, the

 

      16        public hearing is closed and we are back in

 

      17        committee.

 

      18             MR. JOOST:  Move the amendment.

 

      19             MR. HOLT:  Second.

 

      20             THE CHAIRMAN:  Motion on the amendment by

 

      21        Mr. Holt [sic]; second, it sounded like, from

 

      22        Mr. Joost [sic].

 

      23             Discussion on the amendment?  That would be

 

      24        the five conditions that were read.  Any

 

      25        discussion?

 

 

 

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       1             COMMITTEE MEMBERS:  (No response.)

 

       2             THE CHAIRMAN:  If not, all those in favor

 

       3        say yes.

 

       4             COMMITTEE MEMBERS:  Yes.

 

       5             THE CHAIRMAN:  Opposed say no.

 

       6             COMMITTEE MEMBERS:  (No response.)

 

       7             THE CHAIRMAN:  By your action, you have

 

       8        adopted the amendment.

 

       9             MR. JOOST:  Move the bill as amended.

 

      10             MR. HOLT:  Second.

 

      11             THE CHAIRMAN:  Motion on the bill as

 

      12        amended by Mr. Joost, second by Mr. Holt.

 

      13             Discussion?

 

      14             COMMITTEE MEMBERS:  (No response.)

 

      15             THE CHAIRMAN:  If not, open the ballot,

 

      16        vote.

 

      17             (Committee ballot opened.)

 

      18             MR. CRESCIMBENI:  (Votes yea.)

 

      19             MR. HOLT:  (Votes yea.)

 

      20             MR. MR. R. BROWN:  (Votes yea.)

 

      21             MR. D. BROWN:  (Votes yea.)

 

      22             MR. JOOST:  (Votes yea.)

 

      23             MR. REDMAN:  (Votes yea.)

 

      24             (Committee ballot closed.)

 

      25             MS. LAHMEUR:  Six yeas, zero nay.

 

 

 

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       1             THE CHAIRMAN:  By your action, you have

 

       2        approved item 12, 2010-691.

 

       3             Bottom of page 5, item 13, 2010-696.  We

 

       4        have a public hearing on that bill tonight.  The

 

       5        public hearing is open.  I have no speakers'

 

       6        cards, there's no one in the audience.  The

 

       7        public hearing is continued until October 19th

 

       8        and no further action on that bill.

 

       9             Turning to page 6, at the top, item 14,

 

      10        2010-720, is deferred.

 

      11             Item 15, 2010-751; item 16, 2010-767; and

 

      12        item 17, 2010-770 are all second and rerefer.

 

      13             Anything else to come before the

 

      14        committee?  Does anybody want to hang out here

 

      15        for a couple of hours and -- just for old time

 

      16        sake or --

 

      17             MR. JOOST:  How about those Jaguars

 

      18        Sunday?  That was awesome.

 

      19             THE CHAIRMAN:  I think a few folks lost

 

      20        some money on that game in Vegas my guess would

 

      21        be.

 

      22             All right.  Anything else?

 

      23             COMMITTEE MEMBERS:  (No response.)

 

      24             THE CHAIRMAN:  Any other Google reports,

 

      25        Mr. Joost?

 

 

 

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       1             (Inaudible discussion.)

 

       2             THE CHAIRMAN:  I think Mr. Joost has the

 

       3        record from last year of, like, ten minutes or

 

       4        something --

 

       5             MR. JOOST:  Five minutes.

 

       6             THE CHAIRMAN:  Five.  Okay?

 

       7             All right.  Seeing no other business for

 

       8        the committee, this meeting is adjourned.

 

       9             Thank you all.  We'll see you in two

 

      10        weeks.

 

      11             (The above proceedings were adjourned at

 

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       3   STATE OF FLORIDA:

 

       4   COUNTY OF DUVAL :

 

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       6             I, Diane M. Tropia, certify that I was

 

       7   authorized to and did stenographically report the

 

       8   foregoing proceedings and that the transcript is a

 

       9   true and complete record of my stenographic notes.

 

      10             Dated this 10th day of October, 2010.

 

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