Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners

Planning Commission

AGENDA & MEETING NOTES

Thursday, March 15, 2012

6:00p.m.

Board of County Commissioners Meeting Room

7 East Jefferson Street

Quincy, FL

Present:

Commissioner Diane Sheffield, Chair

Commissioner Larry Ganus, Vice – Chair

Commissioner Ronnie Butler

Commissioner David Tranchand

Commissioner Edward Allen

Commissioner Regina Davis, At – Large Member

Commissioner Isaac Simmons, School Board Representative

Anthony Matheny, Planning & Community Development Director

Willie Brown, Gadsden County Planning Principal Planner

David Weiss, Assistant County Attorney

Beryl H. Wood, Deputy Clerk

Absent:

Commissioner Frank Rowan

Commissioner Mari VanLandingham

Commissioner Willard Rudd

Commissioner Dr. Gail Bridges –Bright

Commissioner Catherine Robinson

1.) Pledge of Allegiance

Chair Sheffield called the meeting to order at 6:00p.m. with a quorum and then led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. Flag.

2.) Introduction of Members/Roll Call

Each member present stated his or her name and district for the record.

3.) Approval of Minutes

January 10, 2012 – Motion for approval Simmons/Allen 7-0

February 23, 2012 – Motion for approval w/necessary corrections Tranchand/ Allen 7-0

4.) Disclosures and Declarations of Conflict - None

5.) Presentation of Population Trends and Impacts of Recent Annexations (Willie Brown, Gadsden County Planning Principal Planner)

The presentation of Population Trends and Impacts of Recent Annexations was not presented at would be deferred for a later date to add additional information.

6.) Special Area Plan and Mining Land Use Workshop (Jon Sewell, Project, Project Manager Kimley-Horn)

U.S. 90 East Corridor

Background Information

Sewell what is important to US 90 East and County. (Think about what you can see from road.)

How the entry way to the County looks. He then asked for discussion.

Simmons - Strictly what’s visible from Hwy 90. I do show concern with expanding all the way to the City of Quincy.

Points of Interest:

· View from Highway 90

· Exclude Midway

· No Junkyard

· Rural /Nature

· Garbage Transfer Stations

· Semi Trucks

Mr. Matheny made the suggestion they study and review and tweak it. He said put it on Power Point and go step by step. (What do you want us to do, look at it.)

Plan Unit Development

Matheny – Pro Economic Development – BCC

Sheffield – Tree Ordinance, Land Use, Signs – If business goes in some type of buffering.

Keep Tracks near interstate

Keep the buffer between the highway and the development

Ganus – Can you incorporate all of that together in one document to cover the U. Thinking about infrastructure.

Sewell- Urban Sprawl matter of opinion, opinion of BCC, they regulate.

· Can the special area plan address the diversity and area _______ the US 90 Corridor. All the way from Midway to Quincy.

· Sign Ordinance (will take a look)

· U.S. 90 Landscaping

· Infrastructure – Sprawl

Mr. Sewell allow us to revise based on Florida Law, P&Z review. Get emails from staff and mail ahead of time.

Chair Sheffield stated they spent a lot of time on plan. Let’s go ahead and hear Mr. Allen comments then hear from public comment.

Wetumpka/ Lake Talquin Overlay

Sewell asked the Commission, is this something you would want to use move forward on.

Allen: Policies “No Consensus” did have consensus from the area.

Sheffield: I think we need to read again.

Ganus: No objection to how it looks

Matheny commented he thought the consensus Mr. Allen referred to was with the Friends of Lake Talquin.

Points to review:

· The policies “no consensus” did have consensus from the area by Friends of Lake Talquin – consensus Planning Group – No consensus

· Some of the proposed policies are restrictive for any new businesses and providing infrastructure.

· Consider new laws and change to Growth Management

Went through comments with Allen on Chapter 11 – Special Area Plans

Sewell - Where do we draw line?

Page 2 11.a)

Regina Davis – agreement with staff if they need the analysis

Sewell -Draft up language and with work that has already been completed with the US 90 Corridor.

Public Comment

· Marion Lasley, 5 Dante Court – 3^rd revision. The Us 90 Corridor – Lanier/ Little River Strategic Plan. Named some of the players Pat Thomas, Timber Companies. US 90

Lake Talquin – vague comments (there need to maximum protection for environmental sensitive lands, No developments in environmental sensitive Lands, maximum protection in Conservation Areas, Central Water and Sewer- sensitive area. What happens to Land Use Changes when they don’t have plats development, when they come back to 1-1.

· Michael Ryan, 405 Sheline Drive – Generally pleased with the direction you are going. Two areas of concern: Corridor to be entrance way to Gadsden County, examples ES Gadsden High School, Industrial Development

Ø If that is the kind of development – why to extend to Quincy.

Ø Work already done for the US 90 Highway Corridor let’s not do away with the work, let’s build upon that.

· Kent Stafrict, Hopping Green & Sams – He stated some of the changes were due to law changes. Concern about the delay to have consultant to draw County line. He suggested draw line first and then come in and find policy to save lake. He said it should be done in efficient manner.

· Darrin Taylor, 215 S. Munroe, Carlton Fields – A1.7 (page 3) taken away from local government for 2 years. Mentioned Orc Report – Nothing mandatory, Mining We have rights that he been established. If a study would be done that it be held, until we have data. In agreement the study should be done.

· Belinda Snyder, Lake Talquin – I’m a landowner. We pay taxes on lake. Taking money out of County.

· Dallas Johnson, Lake Talquin – 11a1.5 on page 3 – I bought house on Lake Front, property didn’t require Flood Insurance. FEMA Study back in 2009, Flood Rate – New study should been done when ever they did updates to the damn. Revision should be done.

· Pat Curtis ,761 Bearcreek Rd- Friends of Lake Talquin – In support of the study being done. How to develop land in the area, to keep rural nature.

Matheny – We can look into to see if the County has influence on FEMA. Everybody wants study to go forward.

7.) Public Comment

8.) Adjournment

Motion -Davis/ Ganus @8:05pm