Of the Regular
Meeting of the
Citrus Springs Advisory Council
1570 W. Citrus Springs Boulevard
Bob Johnson- Chairman John Fitzpatrick-Vice Chairman
Pat Hipner Ann Julio Glenn Mehl
The Citrus Springs
MSBU Council met on Wednesday November 3, 2004 at
9:00 a.m. in Building
B at the Citrus Springs Community Center.
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Chairman Johnson called the meeting to order at 9:00
a.m. The Invocation was given by Pat Hipner followed by the Pledge of
Allegiance.
II.
ROLL CALL
Recording Secretary,
Sue Rexford called
the Roll. All Board members were
present.
Chairman Johnson welcomed the 7 attendees to the
meeting.
Mr. Danny Tvenstrup,
Construction Coordinator of Public Works and Liaison to the Council and Mr.
Paul Gibbs, C&D Engineering were also in attendance. It was hoped that Mr. Ken
Saunders, Jr. Assistant County Administrator would be in attendance, however, he was unable to attend.
III.
APPROVAL OF
MINUTES:
Regular Meeting of October 6, 2004
Special Meeting of October 21, 2004
Upon
motion by Ms. Hipner, seconded by Mr. Mehl and carried unanimously, the minutes
of October 6, 2004 were accepted as presented.
Upon
motion by Mr. Fitzpatrick, seconded by Chairman Johnson and carried
unanimously, the minutes of October 21, 2004 were accepted as presented.
IV.
CORRESPONDENCE:
In regard to the Multi-Way Stop sign at the intersection of
Citrus Springs Boulevard and W. Dunklin Street, Chairman Johnson said the Board has received word from the County
Road Maintenance Division that they had conducted a warrant study and do not
recommend any change to the signage at this time. (A copy of the study is
attached and made part of these minutes.)
He said this was more of a safety concern rather than a traffic concern.
V.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Mr. Ed Ziech suggested the MSBU purchase all the
Green Areas and donate them to the Audubon Society.
Mrs. Susan Jacobs requested clarification of the
special assessment and taxes levied on resident and non-resident property
owners of Citrus Springs.
VI.
FINANCIAL REPORT- Chairman Johnson
Chairman Johnson addressed the Financial Report, a
copy of which is attached and made part of these Minutes.
VII.
FOUNTAIN RENOVATION-Mr. Paul Gibbs, C & D Engineering
Mr. Gibbs distributed a preliminary
development cost report. (A copy of this
report is attached and made part of these minutes.) Chairman Johnson
questioned the following:
IRRIGATION COST:
Mr. Gibbs explained that the higher cost was due to the landscape
beds’ square
footage, which is
almost ½ acre.
Is Mr. Gibbs
using the County price on the sod? Mr. Gibbs replied the County would probably have a lower price and he
would speak with Mr. Tvenstrup about
it.
Mr. Gibbs said that if the sod on the back
side of the fountain were not stripped, the demolition, grading, irrigation and
sod prices could be cut in half.
PLANTER FILL:
Could the landscape planters use the topsoil that is already there? Mr. Gibbs said yes.
BID:
Will the east and west side be put out to bid
separately? Mr. Gibbs replied it would
be a one-bid award.
Chairman Johnson said the total price was higher than
he anticipated. He asked the Board if
they had any questions.
Mr. Mehl questioned if installation of the
Pebbletec finish could be delayed until next year? Mr. Gibbs said it would be easy to do that if the Board decided to
postpone it.
Ms. Hipner said the more we delay this, the
more the price will go up.
Mr. Fitzpatrick asked if the sign structure was
totally masonry. Mr. Gibbs said it will have a concrete footer and the structure
itself is concrete block and will be covered with tile.
Ms. Julio asked about the timeframe for
construction. Mr. Gibbs said about 90 days.
Mrs. Sandra Koonce asked how much the MSBU has spent
on maintaining the fountain in the last 5 years. Chairman Johnson said
the figure was between $80,000 and $100,000.
Chairman Johnson told Mr. Gibbs that the Board needed to review his plans and would have
a meeting next week. Mr. Gibbs said the DOT permitting is
excluded from the contract for the curbing in the right-of-way. He will speak with the County to see if the
permit is something they can do. Chairman Johnson said the County would
prefer the Class D curbing rather than the Class B. Mr. Tvenstrup
explained if the Board wanted to put a tree in that area it could be placed
closer to the curbing with Class D.
Chairman Johnson thanked Mr. Gibbs and said he would notify him of the next meeting.
VIII. REPORTS FROM POINT PERSONS
Ø Directional
Signs - Pat Hipner
Chairman Johnson said the Board needs to develop a
master plan and submit it to the County for approval. Once the plan has been approved the Board can proceed with this
project. Ms. Hipner suggested a
meeting so the Board could look at a map and mark the locations where the signs
are to be placed. Chairman Johnson suggested the Board table this discussion until
the next meeting.
Ø Mowing
and New Employee- John Fitzpatrick
Mr. Fitzpatrick said the new employee has not been
selected.
Ø Fire Hydrants and Street Lighting- Glenn
Mehl
Fire Hydrants: Mr. Mehl said he is waiting for the
completion of the water pressure tests by Mr. Kint (FGUA). Once completed he will forward it to Mr. Charles Poliseno, Director of Public Safety. Chairman Johnson asked if the 20 hydrants approved for last
year had been installed. Mr. Mehl said no. Chairman
Johnson said he didn’t think those funds were rolled over into this year’s
budget. He asked Mr. Tvenstrup to check on this item.
Street Lighting:
Mr. Mehl distributed a memo
to the Board regarding the 31 proposed streetlights. (A copy of this memo is attached and made part of these minutes.)
Upon
motion by Mr. Mehl, seconded by Mr. Fitzpatrick and carried unanimously, the
Board approved the cost of $40.00 for a one-time installation fee for 31 new
streetlights and recurring yearly costs of $1734.00 for the 31 units.
Ø Beautification
of Boulevards- Ms. Julio distributed a booklet containing County regulations, plant
lists with projected costs. (A copy of
this booklet is attached and made part of these minutes.) Chairman
Johnson said the curbing would be put out to bid. Ms. Julio continued saying she and Mr.
Kint (FGUA) would be visiting the sites to decide where the water meters
should be placed. Chairman Johnson
said he would do that for her as she works during the day. Ms. Julio said the pricing sheet is for the median plantings and
the quantity that Mr. Devine is
suggesting. The beds will be 60’ long and 8’ wide. She thanked Mr. Mehl
for his work on the diagram of all the medians. Chairman Johnson said
he would like to recommend that we start with the 2 intersections that were
previously discussed, and 3-4 median beds. He said the Board needs to develop a
master plan showing all the medians on Deltona and Citrus Springs Blvds and the
recommended plantings for them. In
response to Mr. Mehl’s question as to whether plantings would be placed on all the
medians, Chairman Johnson said no.
IX. OLD BUSINESS: There was none
X.
NEW BUSINESS- Chairman Johnson:
The Board submitted a list of streets to the County that the citizens
requested be paved. They have rated
those streets and given their recommendations.
The streets were rated on a basis of 1-10, with 1 being the best and 10
being the worst. The streets that are
rated 3 or higher should receive attention first. The County policy is: if a street can be saved with micro paving,
then that will be used because it is cost effective. The life expectancy is 5-7 years, whereas the life expectancy of
asphalt is approximately 15 years.
It makes sense to use asphalt on the Boulevards. Mr. Tvenstrup spoke regarding the
paving of roads with no residents; he said the County protects those roads by
micro paving them before it is necessary to come back in a few years and
re-build them. He said Steve Dixon,
Field Operations Manager, Division of
Engineering determines which roads the County will pave this year, then he
blocks out areas to be paved next year. He said Citrus Springs Boulevard has
been paved twice due to the large volume of traffic. Chairman Johnson asked
Mr. Tvenstrup how much the County has allocated for paving in Citrus
Springs in the next fiscal year. Mr. Tvenstrup replied approximately
$900,000 to one million. Chairman
Johnson pointed out that Citrus Springs is getting the largest amount of
paving in the County for the next fiscal year.
They have recommended asphalt paving on Country Club going east from US
41 to CR39.which will cost $91,485. If the Board follows their recommendations
in paving the streets on the list the Board has given them, it will cost about
$395,000. He questioned the Board
regarding asphalt or micro paving of the southbound lane on Deltona from
Country Club up to Citrus Springs north.
The Board agreed that it should be paved on both sides with asphalt.
Upon
motion by Mr. Mehl, seconded by Chairman Johnson and carried unanimously, the
Board voted to accept the County’s recommendation to pave Country Club from US
41 east to CR39
Upon
motion by Chairman Johnson, seconded by Ms. Hipner and carried unanimously, the
Board voted to increase the Capital Improvement Budget, in the paving area from
$200,000 to $450,000 for the current fiscal year.
Upon
motion by Mr. Fitzpatrick, seconded by Ms. Julio and carried unanimously, the
Board voted to instruct the County to pave the roads according to the way that
they have prioritized them with the worst roads being paved first.
Questions ensued regarding the list of streets the Board
sent to the County. Chairman Johnson said the Board would ask the
County to give consideration to this list with their master list. Mr. Fitzpatrick suggested the list of
streets the County will be paving this year and which ones will be paved with
MSBU funds be published in the Visitor.
Chairman Johnson asked Mr. Tvenstrup
if he could get that list for the Board.
He said yes.
XI.
GENERAL DISCUSSION OF MEMBERS
Ms. Julio said a group of Citrus Springs
residents met and decided to form a group called the Citrus Springs Emergency
Response Team. It will protect and help
out the residents of Citrus Springs. The group will be working in conjunction
with the Surveillance Unit. Chairman Johnson said the MSBU could
not participate in the funding. Ms.
Julio said the group needs sirens at a cost of $39,000 per siren.
A Special Meeting will be held on Wednesday,
November 10th @ 2:00 p.m. in Building A.
The next regular
meeting of the Board will be on December 1, 2004 at 9:00 a.m. in Building B,
XII ADJOURNMENT
Upon motion by Mr. Fitzpatrick, seconded by
Ms. Julio and carried unanimously, the meeting was adjourned at 12:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by
Sue Rexford, Recording Secretary