GADSDEN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
MEETING AGENDA & NOTES
Thursday, December 14, 2017
6:00 p.m.
Board of County Commissioners Chambers
7 East Jefferson Street
Quincy, Florida 32351
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Present: Commissioner Edward J. Dixon, Chair
Commissioner Libby Henderson (Vice – Chair)
Commissioner Regina Davis, At - Large Member
Commissioner Dr. Gail Bridges – Bright
Commissioner Marion Lasley
Commissioner Doug Nunamaker
Commissioner Lori Bouie
Commissioner Gerald McSwain
Commissioner Audrey Lewis, School Board Representative
Jill Jeglie, Senior Planner
Clyde Collins, Planning Director
David Weiss, County Attorney
Beryl H. Wood, Deputy Clerk
Absent: Commissioner William Chukes
Commissioner Antwon McNeil
Commissioner John Youman
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1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chair Davis called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. with a quorum present. She then led in the pledge of allegiance to the US Flag and asked each person to silence their electronic devices for the duration of the meeting.
2. ROLL CALL
Each member present stated his name and district for which he represents.
3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Davis/ Bright 7-0
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – September 14, 2017 Bright/Lewis 7-0
Laurie Bouie arrived at this juncture 6:02 pm
PUBLIC HEARINGS
5. Public Hearing (Quasi – Judicial) (SE – 2017-02) – Consideration of a Special Exception Use (Revised Application) for a high speed test track for the Florida Highway Patrol to be located on 109± across south of the Florida Public Safety Institute/TCC campus on an 833 acre site owned by Tallahassee Community College (Tax Parcel ID#3-26-2N-3W-0000-00400-0000).
Libby Henderson arrived at this juncture at 6:03p.m.
Ms. Jeglie said as consideration of an application for a Special Exception Use (SEU) to allow the FHP to construct a high speed test track on property owned by TCC south of the main FPSI campus.
At their, September 14th Public Hearing, the Planning Commission (PC) voted (8 -1) to approve the Special Exception Use with conditions. The application has been revised and resubmitted for review. The applicant’s agent, Mike Dilger, P.E. of George and Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc. indicted that several of the conditions were in question including: a change in the hours of operation; and, how to apply the PC condition of a one-hundred foot (100’) wide ‘impenetrable buffer’ along the north, east and southern property boundaries. The agent developed several alternatives to address what might be considered in meeting the requirement for a one-hundred foot ‘impenetrable’ buffer to the eastern property line.
Public Comment:
Mike Dilger, 3 items of operation: No conditions they would like to agree to at this moment.
· 24 hours day no restrictions on the use of the course
· Numbers original application – it has grown. He said with the berm it went up, adjustments had to be made. The track hasn’t grown at all, only the grading.
· Alternatives, based off buffers discussed the last time. There is a berm and it is large in some areas, will reduce in noise the cars would generate. Talked the adjacent property owners
Nunamaker regarding the test track will it be lights and sirens. Mr. Dilger said, Yes there would be sirens used. Only when they are training.
Laslie said the berm is only proposed on the east. Questioned elevation it is the highest. Concerned with the elevational change, glare of headlights. Concerned with property on the north and said that she felt trees wouldn’t keep out the noise.
Mr. Dilger said that was the largest, but it would be others. Yes…. He said there is a berm also to the north. The largest is to the east. He said they have done there best to keep the light to a minimal.
Bouie concerned about the sound, buffer a noise nuisance.
Mr. Dilger he said a berm covers track. It is larger on the east.
Chief Mark Brown, 2900 Apalachee Pkwy Tall, FHP, Driving Track, he said the track is needed. There is a training deviancy. This is the only location the track can, we will have purists. We are doing try to create real life traffic in a safe environment. Most training will occur during the day.
Dixon , scenario of 24 hours
Brown, I need the ability to drive a night. Dot will help with turtles. Florida National Guard is giving the labor and machinery. We don’t have a budget to do what your talking.
Nunamaker said it is needed. You have 300 acres on the north that he may develop. He said it was in the wrong spot.
15-30 days per use it what their plans.
Laslie concern was that was the only place to put track.
Engineer George
Henderson, Consider what is now or do we consider what could.
Nunamaker stepped at 6:45
Weiss, your land development code. You are not prohibited.
Doug Hall, 215 S. Munroe St. representing Suber and Hoppes, Carlton Fields, property owners on the east. Concerned with Comp Plan an compatibility analysis report is required. These use is prohibited. The applicant has burden of proof. At least have a noise study, land use planner.
Dixon concerned was why didn’t sit down with FHP.
Nunamaker concerned that noise study was not done.
Dixon option does come with noise study. This is a project that the BOCC supports. We should craft for both TCC and FHP. He said the BOCC wrote letters in support to
Davis what hours of operation will we modify.
8-5 usage M-T; 8-10-11 on Fri- Sat; no usage of Sunday
Bouie only concern is the noise. If there is a condition that it be addressed.
No way to
Henderson, could you still include study would be done.
He said that was
Paul Hoppes, 150 San Bonita, Bradley Road Partnership
Nunamaker what is impartial buffer.
Staff recommend – modification section b; Option 1
Motion - Davis/ Bright - study be done and presented to BOCC; f- labled – cross section f will represent a; if test shows something different. (6-3 opposed Nunamaker, Laslie, Lewis opposed).
6. Public Hearing (Quasi – Judicial) (SP – 2017 -03) – Consideration of a Conceptual & Preliminary Site Plan (Revised Application) for a high speed test track for the Florida Highway Patrol to be located on 109± acres south of the Florida Public Safety Institute/TCC main campus on an 833 acre site owned by Tallahassee Community College (Tax Parcel ID #3-26-2N-3W-0000-00400-0000).
Ms. Jeglie commented the consideration of an application for a Conceptual and Preliminary Site Plan to expand the existing Tallahassee Community College (TCC) FPSI campus by adding a high speed test track for FHP training (SE_2017-03).
This application is contingent on the approval of a ‘Special Exception Use’ (SEU) that will be presented t the Planning Commission prior to this application. Unless otherwise stated all cities shall refer to the Gadsden County Land Development Code (LDC).
TCC, represented by Mike Dilger, P.E., of George and Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc., has requested the expansion of the FPSI campus to allow a high speed test track for the FHP to be constructed on the south eastern corner of TCV FPSI properties. The site is located approximately 3.7 miles east of the City of Quincy limits south of the Blue Star Highway East (U.S. 90) and the FPSI main campus. The proposed track will be located on one- hundred and nine (109) acres of an eight hundred and thirty –three (833) tract (Tax Parcel ID #3-26-2N- 3W0000-0400-0000) south of the FPSI main campus.
Dixon –
Bright /Bouie – option 1 with letters a-r (7-2 Nunamaker, Laslie opposed)
7. PLANNING COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS No applications – no January meeting; December 19 @ 4:30pm Planning Consultant Review Comp Plan they will address goals at the time. Thanked them for their attendance.
8. DIRECTOR’S COMMENTS – Planning Commission 2018 Calendar
9. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING@7:22pm
Next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 6:00pm.