>> With the support of the rest of us.
>> Good morning, everyone, I'm thank you all so much for being
here to go ahead and call to order our Seminole County
Commission meeting of September 26. It is 09:00AM this morning.
We have leading us in the invocation pastor derwin
Anderson from Northland church. If you would all please rise
and after the indication. Pastor Anderson is going to
lead us in the flat.
>> Good morning, I'm thankful to be here to pray this
morning, I'm new to Seminole County lived in 2 other
counties in Florida. And I'm proud to be a resident of
Seminole County so well, let's first thank you
father God we thank you for this morning, thank you for
waking us all up.
>> Today, Lord I pray that you would be here in this meeting
this morning as plans are made and decisions are made that
will affect communities in Seminole County and also lives
that will be change as a result of what takes place in these
meetings and also in the changes that go on in our
County, so just be what the meeting father and thank you
for those who are here to see great things happen in Seminole
County in Jesus name we pray, Amen.
>> And that's what I pledge allegiance to the United States
of America and to public for which it stands one nation
under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all.
>> So pastor Anderson I'm going to ask you cannot escape to
quickly. Since you said you're new to Seminole County and we
want to welcome you can you tell us where you have lived to
see that in 2 counties prior to some and also where you coming
to us from.
>> So I traveled all over being in ministry, but I'm from Tampa
so Hillsborough County and also live in Pasco County but we
came to Georgia last July I intend well welcome to a better
side of the I 4 corridor.
>> Thank you again so much for being here.
County manager we have had a few changes on our agenda would
you like to run through this before we start awards and
presentations absolutely thank madam chairman.
>> So under the presentations and and awards we are going to
pull item 05:00AM the employer service recognition.
There's about 13 folks that we want to recognize we're going
to bring that back we just need to organize that a little bit
better have a little bit more time that's going to take a
little bit.
And then item number 8 MS. Mills is going to come at the
next meeting of the conflict today, so item 08:00AM we'll be
coming back on that the next meeting
just as a reference this afternoon under the public
hearing agenda item number 36, and I did verify that's the
right one item 36 which is the land development code rewrite
an associate a comprehensive plan amendments
with that we'll do this this afternoon but just as in FY for
the board and anyone in the audience are reviewing that
we're going to continue that's going to cause a continuance of
the 2 weeks to the October 10th meeting that will do that
formally.
>> The second okay great. Thank you so much
and 20.
The consent now or would you want to read too. I thought
there was a commissioner who was pulling that I was just
asking him to pull staff items to its they'll do that during
consent to contest. Our first proclamation morning is being
presented by commissioner zembower and it's recognizing
our veteran of the month.
>> Thank you, madam chair, it's it's my honor and this
proclamation of Seminole County Board of County commissioners
recognize United States Army specialist James, the honor for
his outstanding service to the United States and Seminole
County
where's the brave men and women of our army Navy Marines Air
Force Coast Guard and space force demonstrate a resolute
spirit and unmatched self assess remind us there are few
things more American the giving of ourselves to make a
difference on that and the lives of others and whereas
throughout our country history. Generations of service members
have answered the call to leave their families their jobs and
put their futures and even their lives on the line
valiantly defend our nation.
Whereas for many service members the sacrifices and in
permanent injury or death yet the spirit remains and to
continue preservation our freedoms and the promise of
Liberty.
Whereas there are more than 30,000 women veterans in
Seminole County who served our nation in times of peace and
more through their service they kept America strong and whereas
specialist James, the Hunter served served honorably in
United States army from September 1966 September 1968
with boots on the ground service in the Republic of
Vietnam during the Tet offensive and whereas
specialist James, the Hunter separated from the Army and
returned home to Orlando were utilized the V A's, Montgomery
GI education, bill.
And during college obtain a job as a computer operator for IBM
upon graduation he went into the auto industry for a period
of time before finally moving back to central Florida to work
as a plant nursery in apopka.
Whereas specialist James, the Hunter purchased 5 acres move
to Castleberry in 1978 with his family
with the help of friends and neighbors, he developed an
interest in plants which became his passion.
He began a plant nursery and eventually purchased additional
Parkway total 11 acres of land which is an operations today
and focus on growing organic pumpkins green beans, peppers
and tomatoes without harmful pesticides and whereas
specialist James, the Hunter has been a Seminole County
master gardener for the past 30 years under served on the
Seminole County agriculture board for FOX May 15 years.
He conducts free Saturday classes to the public to
educate our community on a variety of plant environmental
topics because he loves living in Seminole County and believes
it's a great place to live.
And less special Stu Hunter has brought great credit and
distinction upon himself, the United States of America,
the United States Army in Seminole County.
Now therefore be able to claim that we the Board of County
commissioners of Seminole County Florida express our
gratitude admiration and respect for specialist James,
the Hunter was outstanding service United States Army and
a resident of Seminole County.
Be it further proclaimed this proclamation presented the
specials James the Hunter along with our sincere
congratulations and recognition of Seminole County's veteran of
the month adopted its 26th day of September 2023 seconds.
>> So motion by commissioner zembower second by commissioner
dallari any discussion all those in favor say aye aye any
opposed motion passes unanimously to Hunter.
>> Good morning. I want to thank the commissioners for
your service and it's quite an honor to be here I really
appreciate this and thank you very much.
Thank you. Jamie, a pretty good vio they're my military
background there.
We to of Seminole County and we'll be here a long time
hopefully and
come out to the far.
>> I think if we want to visit you at the farm where would we
go how would we get one in East Lake drive in Casselberry
and we're open 7 days a week.
All kinds of goodies they're going to see us please. Thank
thank you very much. And if you would mind sticking around we'd
love to take a picture with you after we're done with the rest
of our proclamations surely that would be fantastic and
glad to thank you thank you.
Our next proclamation is commissioner Constantine
presenting October
through 14th as fire prevention.
Good morning. Thank you very much
proclamation of Seminole County Board of County commissioners
proclaiming October 8th through the 14th 2023 fire prevention
week. In Seminole County and I will move this.
Whereas Seminole County is committed to ensuring the
safety and security of all residents and visitors in
Seminole County
and whereas home fires killed more than 2,800 people in the
United States in 2021. According to the National fire
protection Association and fire departments in the United
States responded to 338,000 home fires
and whereas cooking is the leading cause of home fires and
United States and fire departments responded to more
than 166,400 annually between 2016 2020.
And whereas 2 of every 5 home fires in the kitchen with 31%
of these fires resulting in unattended cooking.
And whereas more than half of the reported 9 fatal home
cooking fire injuries occurred when the victims tried to fight
the fire themselves.
Excuse me.
This touching home to a lot of people. A fire in the kitchen
and whereas Seminole County residents should turn pot
handles toward the back of the stove, always keep a lid nearby
when cooking keeping 3 foot kid free zone around the stove,
I've been and other things that could get hot watch with the
heat
and set a timer to remind them that they are cooking.
And whereas residents who have planned and practiced a home
fire escape plan are more prepared and will therefore be
more likely to survive a fire.
And whereas Seminole County first responders are dedicated
to reducing the occurrences of home fires and home fire in
just a year industry induced injuries through protection and
Prevention education, and whereas the 2023 fire
prevention week theme cooking safely starts with you
pay attention to fire prevention.
Effectively serves to remind us to stay alert and use caution
when cooking to reduce the risk of kitchen fires. Now therefore
be it proclaimed that the Seminole County Board of County
commissioners per claim October 8 through 10/14/2023 as fire
prevention week adopted this day.
So motion by commissioner Constantine second by
commissioner zembower
and the session. Yeah, I just called uber eats so it's not.
>> All those in favor say aye aye any opposed motion passes
unanimously, I'm sure we've all been there, yes would you like
to say a few words on behalf of fire prevention week.
Good morning, good morning so on behalf of some sort of Fire
Department first like to. Thank you, madam chair
commissioners County management for accepting his proclamation.
As the fire departments, we are reactive in nature and we're
called to respond sometimes during a people's darkest hour.
And although we pride ourselves and having the confidence of
our citizens that we will be there to respond when they need
us. Some of the Fire Department has also built a culture of not
only reactivity but pro activity
as we seek to not only be prepared to respond, but also
find preventative measures to prevent such events from
occurring in the future.
So I pass my fire chief that I would keep this short but I
would be remiss if I did not take the time to actually thank
you, madam chair for a statement that you made about 2
years ago, you might not remember this, but we'll see
haha so about 2 years ago if not maybe a little bit longer.
We went to a fire responded to talk to a hydrant
and the hydrant did not work as intended fell over. And so a
lot of that came to the board Wester citizen was concerned
and you made a statement and you said, who is responsible
for holding them responsible now if you remember that
statement but that impacted me especially as the fire marshal
very significantly and I use that constantly because that
showed about personally is like.
I had a lot of responsibility because I hold a lot of people
responsible because at the end of the day that they were
moving forward, I'm responsible to ensure every hydrant is
maintained throughout the whole County of Seminole so you know
what plan just a minute so the fire prevention entails aloft.
So when plans are submitted architects engineers generate
funds we're responsible for my 5% of staff. So sure that's
architects and engineers do their due diligence when we got
to do inspections of the new construction permits. My
Specter's are responsible to hold those contractors
responsible
putting things inappropriately when we go out to businesses
existing businesses, we're responsible to hold those
businesses responsible to ensure the safety of those
patrons of the citizens going into those businesses and after
that you not to the fire as fire investigators that we are
we responsible to find the origin and cause of the fire
and find methods to be
prevent that from happening moving forward. So we are
responsible for all the people responsible and I don't take
that lightly and I just wanted you to know the impact that
that statement has had on me since you set.
So with that eye place a challenge coin on everybody's.
Workstation it is actually we just got in and got these in so
you know was very excited about it. So I don't know if you guys
know what a challenge coin represents but is given to
those who have demonstrated dedication above and beyond the
call of duty and I want to give each one of you a challenge
coin because of your dedication, your support your
encouragement for what I do every day. So thank you very
much. Thank you.
Commissioner dallari will be presenting our proclamation for
greenways and trails month. Thank you, madam chair
proclamation.
>> Well the summit County Board of County commissioners
proclaiming the month of October.
2023 as greenways and trails month in Seminole County
Florida
greenways trails natural and promote outdoor recreation
tourism economic proved personal health and well-being
and whereas greenways and trails protect the environment
but preserving open space creating match, wildlife
habitat establishing pedestrian corridors between populated
areas and conservation lands and summit County services
maintains 47 miles of paved trails 85 miles of unpaved
trails and wilderness trails who is Seminole County
greenways trails and natural lands for ice cream or air
habitat over.
6,68606 1600 acres of environmentally significant
lands.
And whereas Seminole County trails connect to neighborhood
communities as components of long-distance trail systems
including the Florida natural trip the scenic Trail.
And the Florida coast to coast rail.
Whereas the state of Florida designates the month of October
as Florida greenways and trails month to highlight for as
natural spaces and recreational trails
and whereas the summit County Corning Park will be a stop
during the bike walk
central Florida bike 5 event on October 14th where riders will
traverse throughout 5 cities.
We're connecting bus routes
for be playing that we the Board of County commissioners
of Seminole County to him by proclaiming the month of
October 23 as Greenway trails month in Seminole County
adopted is 26 date September 2023 seconds.
>> Motion by commissioner dallari second by commissioner
her all those in favor say aye aye any opposed motion passes
unanimously.
Thank you very much.
Trump and that should be somebody here and those.
>> We really do have a lot of things to be proud of with our
trail system recreation so Mister good morning, everyone.
The pandas he's a service is clearly is not a wise decision.
I want to thank you for this proclamation on this is us
again is a great opportunity for us to show our trails this
time of year, it's starting to see more residents come out
there to enjoy this. I appreciate all the support you
the effort you got to put it to us keeping it rolls it right as
we try to
make sure we have the best roster in Seminole County and I
want to thank you all.
Thank you thank you and your entire team.
>> Next proclamation commissioner, her recognizing
talked over us hunger action month.
>> Commissioners, I move the following proclamation of
Seminole County Board of County commissioners proclaiming
September 2023 as hunger action month in Seminole County
Florida where as hunger and poverty are issues of vital
concern in Florida, we're 10.6% of people face hunger and do
not know where their next meal is coming from
and whereas Seminole County is committed to taking steps to
raise awareness and combat hunger in every part of our
community
and whereas Seminole County is committed to working with
second harvest food Bank of Central Florida, a member of
the feeding America, a nationwide network of food
banks in educating people about the role and importance of food
banks in addressing hunger and raising awareness of the need
to devote more resources and attention to hunger issues.
And whereas the members of second harvest food Bank of
Central Florida have distributed more than 6.8
million meals to individuals in Seminole County in 2022.
The members of second harvest food Bank of Central Florida
distribute more than 300,000 meals every single day
throughout the 7 counties services area in central
Florida through its network of food, pantries soup kitchens
shelters and other community organizations and whereas the
month of September has been designated hunger action month
in order to bring attention to food insecurity in our
communities and to enlist the public in the fight to end
hunger by taking action, including volunteer ships,
social media shares and donations to ensure that nobody
has to make an impossible choice between food and other
necessities such as medicine utilities, we're childcare
and whereas food banks across the country, including the
members of the second harvest food Bank of Central Florida
will host numerous events throughout the month of
September to bring awareness and help end hunger in their
local community now therefore be it proclaimed that we the
Board of County commissioners do hereby proclaim September
2023 as hunger action month. Adopted this 26th day of
September 2020 for a second.
>> There's a motion by commissioner her second by
think that some of the commissioner zembower
any discussion all those in favor say aye aye any opposed
motion passes unanimously.
>> Welcome and maybe you can clarify for us is is hunger
action is at September or October because we seem to we
have both September it is September awesome okay. Good
morning, good morning. My name is Stephanie process and I'm
the director of advocacy and government relations a second
harvest food Bank of Central Florida. I want to thank the
entire County Commission for recognizing me September is
hunger action month and I especially want to thank my
commissioner commissioner for I'm reading the proclamation
it's nice to be back home in Seminole County. I'm hearing
the commitment of all of you to fighting hunger in our
community now second reversed the biggest portion of that we
have 63 partner agencies in Seminole County. These are
community organizations that are doing the work to fight
hunger every single day we have a large committee organizations
like the sharing center that I know you're all familiar with
and smaller food pantries that are associated with faith-based
organizations. They're doing this hard work every single day
unfortunately, the need is not going down we're distributing
as many meals as we're distributing at the height of
the pandemic families are having to make some difficult
choices between paying their rent and buying food and paying
for medicine and your commitment and commitment to
shining light on this issue is helping aust raise money to
support them and other communities to use to show hey
we've got we've got to pay attention to this. So I want to
thank all of you for your commitment to fighting hunger
in Seminole County. Thank you.
>> Commissioners if we went I think that would be the time to
go down and do some photos and some handshakes of all the
folks that were he represented and and then we'll come back
for presentations.
>> First.
Thank you
with that.
Well thank you my little just that.
>> Commissioners are our 6th item on the agenda. But our
first presentation this morning is we're going to ignite John
trash from public works were talking about the best foot
forward program.
>> This morning. John says the closure.
As a second floor that the popular place a summit on.
The first year we have today was a miss a family. She's got
to present a a
the service for the summer of service for what he does it for
the 22 for the city. And so it's going to present to
propose a service for the. What is the 20th floor,
including some additional service accosted by this
services.
>> Good morning, madam chairman commissioners, my name is Emily
Hanna I'm the executive director of bike walk central
Florida, we're a nonprofit advocacy organization
supporting our region and walking biking and rolling
comfortably safely and conveniently throughout our
region. Thank you. And I'm here today to present to you a
summary of the pedestrian safety program best foot
forward which Seminole County and some of the city's
participate in. So I wanted to remind our commission and then
those in the audience who might not be familiar with what the
best foot forward program is it focuses on changing driver
behavior and reminding drivers that gets the Florida law to
stop him a pass tree and its cost the road when they're at
work or even unmarked crosswalks where appropriate
and we do so through for the approaching that through
education, engineering enforcement and evaluation and
I'll go through the specifics here in Seminole County.
So to start. We have conducted 3 high visibility enforcement
operations within the county with the Seminole County
Sheriff's office. Those for conducted in 8 details that
means that we're at a different costs walks throughout those 3
enforcements and he issued over 1100 warnings and citations and
that's education to every single driver that we pull over
and remind that they failed to yield to someone in a marked
crosswalk we provide them educational material so it's
not just the warning and or citation they do get
educational material along with that we have been out in the
community specifically in Seminole County we have done 12
presentations and events have talked to 1500 people these are
individual conversations on that driver yield law and also
on walking and biking safely in Seminole County and had
distributed over 1100 educational materials as well,
I'm talking about safe driving practices, safe walking and
safe biking
we have done this throughout 10 crosswalk to evaluate 10
crosswalks throughout the region. 8 of those crosswalks
were forced to of those for school crossings and 3 of those
were trail crossings. Our data collection measures the
percentage of drivers that yield at these crosswalks and
you can see those average yield rates on the right hand side of
your screen at the various locations throughout the
county.
Here's a summary again of those events and presentations that
we conducted we are often participate with the school
crossing guard program, I'm going to schools attend large
events and can specific presentations to homeowners
associations are community groups that might be
experiencing pedestrian or driver safety issues in their
community.
Just an example of our enforcement operations
throughout the region we work with the traffic unit within
the sheriff's office and they do a fantastic job of
conducting those enforcement operations, we truly enjoy
working with them every enforcement
and here's some examples of some engineering improvements
need major work with the public works department to improve the
driver yield rate in crossing environment within Seminole
County. We'll start with the middle and that was we
installed or set public works department installed 2 in road
pedestrian signage on snow Hill and Jacobs trail snow Hill Road
is a 45 mile an hour road. It's adjacent to a truck
crossing. It's also down the street from a school. Those
though we're working with Seminole County to improve the
crossing environment there those did make a slight impact
in the driver you'll great. In addition, we've worked with
the public works department to install some additional signage
on Lockwood Boulevard that includes a stop bar
installation and the stop here for pence signed which include
proves the driver yelled rate significantly. And sense that
installation we've actually work with the public works
department to evaluate additional crosswalks
throughout the county 16 specifically, I'm on roadways
that are 35 miles an hour and below to determine
countermeasure solution that could be applied across the
board so regardless of the roadway context but based on
the speed and within neighborhoods, mostly not trail
crossings and not school crossings and we've determined
that the public works department is moving forward
with an and improving and increasing signage and striping
at those locations as well.
Here's an example of the baseline crosswalk information
that we conducted within Seminole County this year and
those baseline recommendations which I will say that summit
County Public works department is moving forward with doing
the installations of these and we hope to go back and conduct
some driver yield rate data collection after the signs and
striping is installed these are very low cost engineering
solutions that we're hoping make a huge improvement in the
driving and then crossing safety within Seminole County.
So our progress to date this is across the entire regions is
not just a part of Seminole County because as we know
changing driver behavior has to include a wider range than just
jurisdictional boundaries. So that's why we work with
orange and Osceola counties as well in this program. So to
date we've issued over 12,000 warnings and citations to
drivers in the region have held over 680 enforcement details
we've monitored over 300 crosswalks and conducted 817
presentations and talk to a great deal of community
members. Our best foot forward coalition consists of over 35
partners within the region. We're happy to announce we did
just include fdot is target 0 program to this group and
you're working with them on improving our messaging and
education related to speeding distracted driving and
aggressive driving which is all a part of that target 0 message
region-wide we conducted for had this ability enforcements
this year over 72, crosswalk an issue over 800 warnings and
citations again this is across the 3 County region. We've
evaluated 76 crosswalks collected 312 data samples and
also did the 16 additional baseline collections here in
Seminole County.
>> We've done education at 90 events and presentations
reached over 9,000 people individual conversations we're
having and distributed 9500 educational materials and then
we partner with the media usually during during our high
visibility enforcement operations and we've had over
1100. I'm sorry a 111 media placements that equated to
332,000 in earned media value, that's what our organization
would pay for ad space for them to talk about our message which
led to 1.8 million impressions are eyeballs that see that
message over the course of this fiscal year.
So we think we are making improvement in the region in
2012 the program first started the average yield rate of
marked crosswalks within the region was 17% as of 2022,
it's gone up to 52% and these are on the roadways that are 35
miles per hour or slower. On roadways that are 40 miles
an hour are greater we started with a 2% annual rate usually
as the driver goes faster, they're less likely to see
someone on the side of the road wanting to cross and less
likely to stop and let that person cross the road. So
usually see a lower yield rate and that is approved a 43% and
that is over 11 years. So it does take time to see drivers
behavior change through education enforcement and
engineering.
This is us tracking our progress it's very difficult
for us to say that we are reducing pedestrian fatalities
and serious injuries because each of those are
circumstantial and sometimes there's ways that we can
improve them and sometimes that's just situational but
over time you can see the driver yield rate in the line
graph above the bars which are represented pedestrian cyclist
and pedestrian fatality and serious injuries across the
region and this is from 2012 to 2022. As a reminder Seminole
County joined the program in 2019 so Seminole County would
have been a part of the average driver you'll great starting
from 2019 on.
Graham is undergoing a few changes and this is how are
financing the program, I'm actually really happy to bring
to you today that we were able to negotiate a scope of
services with Metro plan Orlando, which is the region's
transportation planning organization. That is now
funding the tired forcing operations across the 3 County
region of the work we do within our steering committees and
that's coming together and talking about extreme safety
and some of the issues that we can combat within our steering
committee groups and then we put together a regional summit
in Metro plan Orlando is going to fund that this year. So
because of those funding agreements with Metro plan
Orlando. And the fact that they are now funding those specific
things within the Graham is actually reduce the program
costs across the board for our County. And some of our cities
so that whole for the program this year is 52,000 normally
the Seminole County Board of County commissioners and other
counties and cities put towards $60,000 we've seen a savings of
almost $8,000 to the county. So that we can hopefully
continue to do some of those low cost engineering
improvements and still stick within your budget. The
deliverables remain the same we're still going to conduct
and monitor 10 crosswalks across the county we're still
going to be out at community events and presentations and
we're still going to report quarterly and annually on that
progress of the program so nothing changes other than the
cost we have the big thanks to Metro plan Orlando for taking
that on.
In addition this year we're hoping to support leisure
services. I'm I'm I'm excited about the proclamation for the
greenways and trails month in October because we would like
to support the leisure services Department in improving not
only trail activation but identifying other points of
interest in and around the trails to encourage active
transportation in Seminole County. So we put together a
trail support services Grant request. With these items
listed here which includes not only creating signature trail
brochures that identified my points of interest across the
cross Seminole and the Seminole wekiva trail but also help
improve with wayfinding opportunities at strategic
trail crossings and intersections that can be I'm a
little and you don't know which way to go to continue along the
trail. So we're going to work or leisure services and
improving those facilitate the creation of an interactive
trails map we have done this for the region but we're hoping
to do this locally for Seminole County. Again kind of reinforce
where those additional destinations might be right
along the trail that someone could easily get to by walking
and biking and then work with stakeholders to ensure that we
are identifying those points of interest and putting together
the best package that we can for those that live in Seminole
County and those that visit Seminole County and might want
to go check out the county's beautiful amenities be a bike
or via walking or rolling.
So with that I'm happy to answer any questions you might
have about the best but for program or those additional
services for leisure services, thank you any questions for
miss Hannah.
>> Thank you so much for being here appreciate it and
congratulations. Thank you I see that you picked a name yet
now.
Good thing I do not believe you did all that and didn't get
short of breath, so huge admiration thank you.
>> And our next presentation is from our County investment
adviser. Mister mcintyre.
>> Good morning, good morning.
For 2 mention is that the clerk's office is in the
process of transition to new investment reporting system.
And what that means is that we're here in October is
possible that there's not a September report that I
reconcile to I'm not going to report something to you guys
that is an unsafe with with the clerk's office is doing so just
kind of credit on that.
So I inflation is still heating up along with the low prices or
questions submit $100 a barrel. A lot of folks believe the desk
of the downward to roll as the new year, but for right now it
looks like September inflation whenever we see it. During the
month of October is going to be higher for the 3rd straight
month to lease headline.
The U.S. economy seems to have accelerated in the 4th quarter.
For sorry 3rd quarter, the most recent quarter. And it looks
like for that reason that the Fed will continue to be in a
tightening mode, he doesn't necessarily mean that they're
going to raise rates again, but they're thinking that way
because economy so strong.
I did not follow the news this morning and certainly something
could happen. But at this point looks like a federal shutdown
is is
more likely than not that would be on October 1st.
Exactly how that affects the economy would depend on how
long that that lingers the Fed met in September they held
rates steady is everybody anticipated that they would
want 2 things that they did that was they kept the door
open for a possible hike because the economy is so
strong because inflation is not moving downward anymore.
And they also indicated that next year rate cuts are likely
to start later rather than sooner and of course is a point
in time things could change dramatically in the course of
weeks and even months and they frequently do so for right now
this with things look like
I'm the only reason I'm showing you this chart is to see the
green line in the last couple of months where headline
inflation is move tired, the red line however is his core
and that is still moving lower that excludes food energy so
we're moving in the right direction, but for right now
there's a little wet.
Look at interest rate choices. They are higher than they were
last meeting when I spoke to you in general in fact,
mortgage rates right now the highest they've been in 23
years, new highs. And refinancings of course it just
about disappeared.
And the the new mortgages are. I don't think we're seeing new
mortgages at the slowest pace since again, a couple decades.
There's a lot of money that is with the the low thanks and
highest local banks right now is pay 5.50.
I do want to mention here since the last time that we had
talked we did not expect that we would make the clerk's
office which would make investments
between meetings.
But also said that if we found a CD with one of the local
banks that was longer and was willing to to step up and pay
that we would jump on that as we have in the past one of the
local banks decided they were willing to pay 5.50 for 18
months so we're able to lock up some money there.
One of the Florida palm where you've got some money it is it
is a local pool managed by us bank slashed PF them and they
stepped up was a raid that was unusual to one space and time
in the clerk's office sided with I special with Graham and
we felt like that was an opportunity that we need to
step up on early so those 2 best that's happened between
meetings there are a lot of maturities coming up the most
of those injuries are loaded toward the back about over.
There's a is can't really see without my glasses, but I
believe that someone in the neighborhood of a 45 million is
maturing end of the month.
So we have a meeting between now and then and there are a
lot of expenses that the clerk's office is focusing on
including your debt service, sheriff's draw other expenses
so because we've made investments because they're so
many pitchers concentrated at the end of this month's.
I do not have recommendations at this meeting to invest this
is going to be gathering liquidity together makes
pence's and given the fact that there were some investments
that were made. One of the things that I do want to
mention that it's not on here is that I
and taking the time to recommend to you after
discussions with the clerk's office that
your policy currently allow cds to go out as far as 12 months
we've been given the latitude to be able to extend longer.
There's opportunities. Couple years ago when this into year 3
year cds that were Golden State on for a while we did this 18
month CD that was beyond the 12 month policy. What I would
recommend for consideration is the idea of of
extending the policy to 2 years from one year. So we don't
always have to win the opportunity steps up
go past the policy guidelines. So like to extend the policy
guideline or consider extending the policy go onto cds to 2
years
and that being said again there are no recommendations for this
time we'll be here before all those see I'm sorry all those
Treasuries mature so we can discuss that point I was happy
with the government was happy with maturities and they've
overcome their the only other thing I really want to mention
is that
the last time we were here for July 4 Foley was you I believe
4.37 it's it's up to 4.63 and a single much time one that has
to do with securities that mature at lower yields. That's
going to continue as we move forward through the year.
So I think the progress has been it's been very good you'll
see that on the extreme left hand side versus Seminole
County you can see month by month, how that portfolio is
progressive course anytime you have a portfolio of securities
that mature industries are adding so the Fed is moving
very quickly the portfolio lags
and that concludes my presentation does anybody have
any questions.
>> Commissioner Constantine commissioner, her commissioner
zembower
I think IM probably were all that kind of interesting the 5,
5, in the 5, 9, 5,
Is there a limit to that.
I saw 25 million 10 1 million Missouri, you know low and high
living for low limit most.
>> So a couple things to say about the home. They're they're
not Treasury says a little bit of risk and here in the pools
that that involve anything other than government
securities
we've we've moved that balance down there some room in time,
but I will tell you that 10 million that was that was
available was specifically to that day. The clerk's office
was aware that immediately that morning I got a call from Jenny
Jenny had already talked to grant we agreed we need to move
fast. That was all that was available so follow-up and
that's what the questions that was only a 12 month.
Yeah, and they can only they will only go out one year
maximum for the Florida home.
So we've extended that to the extent that is possible and
that he would have gone out to the maximum which we didn't do
earlier this year it was much older.
Thank you very much Scott absolutely sure.
>> So a couple of questions, one is a 25 million at
Centennial bank in a CD.
>> Insured at what level so what's our risk so. Florida has
what they call the public depository program and what
that means is there's enormous collateral that all the banks
put their money into.
And if there is a bank in Florida that has a problem they
can draw from that so you know your first levels the bank
itself, this is a very high quality bank we do thank
reviews. We actually looked at their commercial real estate
exposure as well as very are minimal. So if there were a
bank fail the banks have sent to the state collateral so we
feel like in terms of a security that it is
well in my opinion.
>> And then what was it that gave you the latitude to go
beyond our policy.
>> This is this is a discussion that has been had. 2019 2018.
And
correct me if I'm wrong I feel like we've discussed this with
and some general parameters if there's opportunities and we
discussed it with the clerk's office.
I feel like we have the latitude to do that if we do
not use good times.
>> 1819 is before me so I'm not I'm not making the accusation
that you don't have the latitude I am a little less
comfortable in the space of latitude on a financial policy
that perhaps you all have been in the past we need to have a
policy that get you to the point where you need to be and
gets us to the point of its absolutely within the
boundaries of what we've set that is what's happening which
may at times cost us an investment opportunity but
having open latitude is it was not my comfort zone.
I wasn't part of whatever ever those conversations were in the
past.
Commissioner said that.
>> Thank you madam chair.
To commissioner Hearst point echo some of my concerns as
well.
So my my very specific point question is on these moves that
were recently made in between our meetings.
Madam chair, where you in the loop on any decision-making
where you where this was happening.
>> I was not I don't know if our staff was a part of that I
don't know if
>> was anybody on her staff insulted
in this matter.
This will be the time to come forward please. Mister Jax yet.
>> Timothy checks for the Office of management budget we
do participate in a monthly meeting investment call with
sky and the clerk's office to discuss some of these
investments before they occur.
Understood.
>> Including this interim between meetings of this
the board
and nobody from this board was on that call
not on the recent call now okay.
Thank you Mister Jax
I would echo the sentiment that
there are times where there's going to be in need
an interim
to move the in a prudent manner that is in the best financial
interest of our citizens and that we need to put policy in
place commissioner hers correction was not here in
1819. That's a very lengthy long story that I won't get
into but staff can probably bring up to speed
when some of the background on how we ended up 4 or and but
it's very troubling to me that least our chair lady was not
involved in this discussion I would urge us
and I think it is not necessarily a bad move on OK
with at this point.
But I think somebody on this board or more specifically
should be the chairperson should at least be part of that
conversation and staff should advise the rest of the board
that these kind of moves are going to happen in between so
so we understand what's going on so that's all I have thank
you commissioner dallari and then I'll speak to that.
>> Thank you madam chairman, I would agree with both
commissioner and commissions and are on their comments I
like to do with the proper protocol would be to
put the policy in place going 12 to 24 months.
They need to be put on the agenda to do that
and I think it needs to be noticed to the public not not
here today.
So if we could we could fit on the next
agenda. I think that would be appropriate but I think that
needs to be in writing so that everyone including the public
understands what we're doing.
That was my point.
>> Some of these conversations that were taking place for 5,
6, years ago. And so I will admit that my recollection is
somewhat hazy.
I do remember there being discussion around the 12 months
there was a rationale for why that was chosen it wasn't just
picked because 12 months sounds good so I would like it if we
could have staff, you know, re re brief refreshed everyone is
too why that was chosen, I'm not saying that it doesn't mean
that now would be a good time to change it, I'm certainly
open to hearing those those conversations but
it was done with the purpose. I just kept kept her face was.
Those
a car. Investment calls are standing on my calendar.
I don't I'm not always able to make them.
I am somewhat
and I this is something else I think we need to look at.
I'm not sure that the chairman has the authority even as the
chairman on the call to be able to tell someone to do something
or not I don't think that's within the latitude of
of the chair's role
not saying that we all shouldn't have been advised or
or you know, hey by the way this is what was talked about
on the call.
But I I do not because I would want to abdicate their
responsibility I just don't know that it is specifically
given to the chair of this board to have have that
authority. So we maybe need to look at that as well so a cat.
>> So you know bring some things that you and that's what
I was good. Those are on my calendar as well I was actually
as you all know and and early and I cannot make partnership
trip so I was was unable to make it that let me get what
staff regroup talked to the clerk as well has come back
inside and then we'll bring it back to the board.
Like any other questions for Mister mcintyre.
>> You're not seeking. Any action today. So there's no
need for a motion.
Thank you very much. Thank you thank you
moving on to our consent agenda. I know we have a couple
of items that might change for them though going to go ahead
and read
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be heard on all propositions except when the Board of County
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chairman may curtail repetitious comments.
The county managers consent agenda items, 9, 3, 31 are
there any forms anyone submitted a farm to speak on
the agenda. Alright is there anyone in the public who would
like to address the item on the consent agenda but neglected to
complete a form
seeing none quest public comment.
Mister manager.
>> Yes, thank you. Madam chairman just one change and
that is to item number 20 we're going to pull that one and that
will be brought back to the board.
>> So the county manager's consent agenda items 9 through
31 -20.
Commissioners any other items, you'd like to polar discuss.
There a motion I do.
>> I move approval of items, Senate agenda items 9 to 19 21
through 31 constitutional officers, 3233 seconds the
motion by commissioner zembower second by commissioner her any
discussion. All those in favor say aye aye any opposed motion
passes unanimously.
Thank you.
Regular agenda item this morning is item number 34.
Is for Greek fest
Mary Robinson is here is the project manager can present the
site is there any changes.
Any changes to Greek festival will find out.
>> Good morning. Mary Robinson with planning and development
Division. The site and 34 near agendas requests for a special
event permit for the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
on Trinity drive in Altamonte Springs. The event is scheduled
for Friday November, 3rd through Sunday November 5th.
The hours of operation are 04:00PM to 11 on Friday.
11 to 11 on Saturday and 11:00AM to 06:00PM on Sunday,
the estimated attendance is 1500 guests at any time the
event includes Greek dancers, a live band, many food vendors.
Merchandise vendors and
the permit your agenda includes findings and conditions of
approval.
Staff is recommending the Board of County commissioners
approved the special event for Greek fest 2023.
And the applicant is present Mister Joyce Yarbrough myself
if you have any questions
is yarber would you like to make a presentation.
>> Would you like to come down to the Mike. Give us free
advertising.
>> Thank you for allowing us to be here every year and we have
you all that and what and hope you enjoyed as much as we enjoy
doing it for everybody and we get a chance to share our
culture our religion and our food and it's outstanding we'd
been cooking all month and we. This year we're going to be
cashless we're just we're not going to have cash credit cards
and debit cards
and does anybody have any questions.
>> Commissioner Constantine does you know I don't have a
question I just with a name like Constantine and you know I
have to say something about the what part of of Greece's your
family from.
>> The other than my parents were from the islands. My
father was from the amount of chaos and my mother's family
was from the town of Collins.
Thank you have visited both of the gate I think beautiful,
yes they are good. You've got caving. Yes, I did that.
Oh wow.
If no one else has anything this is a great event, another
great event that makes Seminole County so special and.
>> Because cuts it's great that. But those questions and
that the bear in your decision here today correct.
>> Absolutely but I do want to die, I do want to invite you
all out again dot also great food, a great entertainment.
And if you've never seen the cathedral, it's just gorgeous,
it's a beautiful beautiful cathedral with that I'll move
the approval of the special event per second second.
>> Motion by commissioner Constantine second by
commissioner zembower or any other discussion. All those in
favor say aye any opposed motion passes unanimously,
thank you so much and I have to see all of the who.
Mister manager any briefings,
anything that we want to touch on before we break for lunch.
>> I know, I guess so she could have done the service awards
this morning we went to will will bring that one back just I
the board and the employees. It is flu season against a flu
shot will be. They're they're here if you would like one in
this building and the learning center today until 02:00PM and
they'll be out throughout the county over the next couple
weeks that's all ahead next.
>> Anything for the good of the order commissioners MR.
>> I just think they want to make sure we recognize that
this month and a second 1st half of this month's 1st half
and 2 Octobers national Hispanic heritage month.
And we have a great deal of Hispanic residents in this
County that were very near and dear of and I think it's a huge
celebration as we watch around certain areas of our County as
as the Hispanic culture is ingrained in Seminole County
and we should all be celebrating that so just want
to mention that.
Commissioner Constantine well since we're so far ahead.
>> Oh yeah, this is what happened we work and then we'll
still be very far ahead, but I see.
Couple's 3, 4, number of people from mom.
>> Our economic development, Inc sports tourism and other
programs like that and I just wanted to mark the fact that
this past week we did have started a week ago excuse me we
had Florida Association of counties meeting I was going to
do this during my
30 my report.
I just wanted to say.
How proud I am of all of them.
In the success was was. You know, I mean it it it's not
from coming from me it's not coming from. Chair who also was
in attendance. It came from every single one of the
presenters from the participants that were there
saying I'm in fact I have some comments here that
the executive director of the Florida Association of County
sent to me
which I'd like to share with you.
What Seminole County was able to showcase was very diverse
and a 4 to five-hour window,
demonstrating the county's partnerships with other
entities in the county.
For example, the ucf golf and soccer and I l hot sauce
endorsement point you to was very interesting Mumbai name
Bright's a baby right to the facilities was exciting also.
A few commissioners it boom, Bah appreciated being able to
see the artificial softball field
noting they were evaluating this Ter this take turf on
their own community but had never seen it.
Logistics could not have been smoother given you had about 60
attendees onto buses that had to converge at the same time
and now to Mont
that will kind of history was very interesting and stem
straight to a new road usually takes 20 years from can concept
to construction.
Individual toward the road was actually very insightful
7 all staff could not have been better to work with.
Also during the board of directors meeting at the
incoming president announced that
he attends about 15 conventions year.
And he said that the staff the food.
Everything about
dot the hotel and I'm going to give a shout out to Bruce
Barlow and the
why they call it or land over the lake Mary Mary a
was unbelievable they all thought it was the best.
Staff involvement staff help
that they'd ever seen in fact I saw 2 County commissioners that
have mobility problems
we're walking through the line the food line and without
prompting one of the of one of the servers just came up took
their place and walk them through the whole thing
together
but this staff did a remarkable job people they were.
They were very impressed with the food
with the walkability of where the location was being able to
walk across
the they were.
They were very excited about. What the city about I presented
with the state presented and of course of what we are presented
so
the ICU Danny everybody Trish I know you're part of it you all
of you know you are all part of it.
And I just wanted to thank you very much because it was and I
don't see Andrea here, but I know that she was very much
involved with it
I just want to thank you all it really did she said.
Ginger again when I asked her I said could just give me one
line and she said.
Best
conference
it from at the end of the best innovative conference they ever
had they were well above the amount of people they had
expected.
And it was highly successful both from the financial as well
as from an informational standpoint, so congratulations
to all.
>> Well done and and I will tell you I have to eat Crow
because I said who wants to try on the wekiva Parkway that
sounds boring. He said tonight, I did so I eat those words and
congratulations to commissioner Constantine because I know that
was a lot of I'm live and effort that went in from your
part in a vision that you had to make this come to fruition.
So congratulations to you and I think
I think the trust had a lot to do with it too I think the
interest actually probably saved the day because I heard a
lot of other ideas that you had.
We could be very grateful for the trust that they will.
Yeah.
>> I agree with you. What I take away by what you want to
be a trust. Yes. Also but.
>> The logistics the only other thing that we had that we
wanted to do was take them a ride on the said yeah people
have do not under do not realize that the only other
multi-modal system in Florida is down so much and so when you
deal with and there was a 174 participants. But when you deal
with that so many of them we actually had never
then on and inter Moto train before and they really want to
do it I I John Tyler of the of the dot did such a great job
also he stay with us on the kind of trip is to Mary Brooks.
He also showed them the dot headquarters which they were
all like amazed at that. But the fact of the matter is
if you go back. I asked him since we were we were so far
ahead in logistics that we took them all back to the hotel,
I asked him if I could get some free. Passes for Friday after
the board of directors meeting was over. And you would think
that yeah everybody when you get out of town I got more than
14 people, the best ones so people really did want to see
that also and I think most of them took the train from from
Lake Mary out to my back again, but they at least got to see
that sort of present day as did our staff got together we you
know, I said wouldn't it be nice. It's only a couple miles
away that we got that was tickets. We we did and a number
of them came up on Friday and as for the zoo tickets also
because they were staying over the weekend that was another
thing that would say.
At least 6 commissioner said I come to central Florida,
at least 3 times a year.
We go to the attractions,
I've never stayed in Seminole County before
the next time we come staying in Seminole County because I
can go to the attractions one day.
I can hang out in your you know your County and do that fun
things. The second. The first second day then go to the
traction and then go to the beach.
And I said yes.
Yes, you can so it was it was a it was a great event and you
know we just.
>> We hit a home run really did we to gradually and I'll get
one more shout out because I see John Gillon from Seminole
state College is here with us this morning. The other
collaborative a piece to that day was that we had our Lady
Raiders National golf champions and and and said that about 4
times back to back to back to back national championships and
and they and coach 10 over there to give some some golf
tips putting and chipping little tips here and there for
anybody who wanted to improve your golf game and it was so
much fun to have those Lady Raiders out there with coach
tennis so please. John tell them how grateful we are for
their participation. I think the one thing that I heard it
did he repeatedly is how collaborative our community as
we have the mayor of Lake Mary there we had a lot of different
people involved from different cities and different entities
and said the fact that everybody works so well
together. I think was was felt mentor most most.
>> You know innovative programs in the and that the
commissioner from Escambia he's doing next time said on there's
no way I'm going to able to top this side as he was leaving
which is very nice of commissioner B***** but the one
that the thing that it was so interesting, I think to a lot
of them was the nil collaboration that we do that
nobody else that I know of does and one of our collective one
of our nil was the the young man from Lake Mary who is the
kicker for ucf that his last name is boomer which is great
name for a kicker and he actually what 4 field goals,
2 of 3 of them over 50 yards in the victory against a. A Boise
state so it was in you know all the things considered I'm they
were extremely happy and
who knows we might get again some day.
>> On that note we're going to her to get out from the back of
the we know it is going.
>> A break before this morning will reconvene this afternoon
at one 30 knot near future.