No, I just was going to give you a look. >> Good evening. We will call our Monday, February 23rd, 2026 city commission meeting to order. Would you please stand for the invocation and pledge of allegiance? Heavenly Father, we come before you
today to do the business of the city. We ask that every voice be expressed and heard with dignity, respect, and understanding. guide our discussions and our decisions so that they continue to lead to economic growth, opportunity,
and prosperity for our community now and for generations to come. Amen. >> I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. We have no proclamations, no presentations, and at this time the public may bring matters to this attention of the city commission. Please note that issues
raised during this time will not be discussed, but your comments will be referred to the appropriate staff or scheduled for consideration of future city commission meetings. If you are speaking about an item that will be considered later in this meeting, your comments will be heard during public
hearings. Each speaker is allocated three minutes. Kindly adhere to this time limit to ensure equal opportunity for all participants. Thank you. Are there any public comments? Please come. Please state your name and
address. Hello. Kimberly Shook, 220 South 9th Street, Leburg. Good evening, mayor and commissioners. My name is Kimberly Shook. I represent the Deaf Service Center of Lake County and thank you for the opportunity to
speak tonight. For many years, Bikefest was a significant source of funding for our organization. We ran a beer tent um through the city. The revenue supported essential services for deaf and heart of hearing and speech impaired individuals including communication access,
assisted technology, and interpreting services. Losing that event meant losing a major portion of our funding. As a small nonprofit, we do ha we do not have a large reserve or diversified revenue streams to absorb that kind of impact.
We have reduced expenses and pursued new funding sources, but that loss has created immediate financial strain. There are four over 400 deaf residents in Lake County alone who solely rely on American Sign Language and the services
we provide ensure access to healthcare, education, employment, and public services. We are asking the commission to consider ways to help stabilize the situation, whether through identifying an alternative alternative fundraising opportunity, temporary bridge support, or connecting us with partners who can
assist. We are seeking collaboration to ensure these essential services continue without interruption. Thank you for your time and consideration. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. >> Are there any more comments, public comments?
We'll move on to the consent agenda. Routine items are placed on the consent agenda to expedite the meeting. If the commission staff wish to discuss any item, the procedure is as follows. One, pull the items from the consent agenda.
Two, vote on remaining items. Vote on remaining items with one roll call vote. And three, discuss. Are there any items the commission would like to pull tonight? Yeah, I want to pull 5C5 >> and 5C2.
>> 5C2. >> Is there a motion? >> I'll make a motion to approve the remaining consent agenda. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Any dis any discussions or anything for roll call, please? >> Commissioner Connell. >> Yes. Commissioner Bur.
>> Yes. >> Commissioner Peterson, >> yes. >> Commissioner Reeseman, >> yes. >> Mayor Barry, >> yes. >> Would someone introduce 5C5, please? >> 56. >> 5C2, excuse me. >> I'll introduce. Has to be read by title
only. Resolution of the city commission of the city of Leburg, Florida, amending the fiscal year 2025-26 budget for the general storm water greater leburg craver heights CRA
highway 44127 CRA capital projects electric gas water wastewater airport police forfeite and fleet services funds for the carryovers from fiscal year 2024-25 and providing an effective date >> move for approval.
Go ahead. >> Yeah, I just want to I pulled this item because I wanted to redisuss the um market street design and the downtown parking. Um what is that number up to now for this project? >> Okay. So, um this project is the
downtown parking project as you mentioned it has two funding mechanisms that come from two separate fiscal years. In fiscal year 25, we budgeted 1.5 million. >> And in fiscal year, which is this current fiscal year, we budgeted >> 1.5 >> 1.5. So we had both.
>> So there was about was it 3 million total? I thought it was 2.6 total. >> That's what we have left. >> Oh, so we so we've got about 2.5 left. So we spent about a half a million on engineering. So the reason this specific funding item is is on the agenda is because it's fiscical year 25 funding.
So all these items and I'm giving you a little more than you asked for commissioner. Sure. So all these items are rollovers mean so this is an SOP standard operating procedure. If we don't finish a specific project from the previous fiscal year, you have to formally approve its funding through
this process to be carried over. So in what this process does this evening is it ratifies your funding from last year which couples your funding from this year. If you don't approve this item from last year, then um obstensively
you're cutting the funding for that project by half >> and in 25 it was 1.2 million >> and that's 1.2 now 1.5 right the remaining >> over the 1.2 to be added >> to the 1.5. Yes, >> correct. So I know we spoke on the phone
commissioner and I said obstensively it would kill the project. I don't maybe let me back off that because I don't know if it obstensively kills it, but it it it changes the funding obviously by that 25 amount. So, um I don't know where the numbers will come in on bids.
Um I don't know specifically what each item of that project's going to cost like. How much is the demolition for the the old partnership building going to cost? How much is asphalt paving going to cost? How much are trees going to cost? Those are all going to be line items in the bid that's out. But it's
it's a it's a significant portion of the funding. >> Okay. So So basically a $2 million project. >> Two and a half >> $2.5 million project for parking downtown. >> Yes.
>> That's a lot of money for downtown parking that I just don't I just don't see it's needed. I mean, maybe once or twice a year at tops for $2.5 million. I mean, I think the city really, the
commission anyway, should should keep in mind is I mean, something's going to happen with the property taxes coming up. We're going to lose significant amount of resources coming in. I I really think we really need to take a step back and look how we're spending money. Um
because I I really think our revenue source is going to dry up as everybody's is going to. I don't know how much you're going to cut of it, but I I truly believe a portion of property taxes are going to be eliminated. And spend that kind of money for downtown parking for maybe one or two
events a year, at best one or two events, maybe just one. Um just a tremendous amount of money for some for some additional parking downtown. I I would like the commission to really reconsider spending this money right now on the downtown parking until we get a
better handle of maybe what's going to go on with this referendum that's going to be coming up on on property taxes. >> Are there any other comments? >> Yeah, I'll get uh my opinion on that. Uh I I view the parking is not just for the
event. I think uh I'm hoping that the parking that we're creating is to help the existing businesses there to have to generate more re revenue. Uh so you know
it's been a very uh you know there's two sides. Some some people think we don't need it, some people believe we do. I believe that the the putting the parking down there will help our downtown um vibe or or whatever you want to call
it to make it uh more prosperous. And you know, we spent a lot of money down there trying to improve downtown and and I just don't think we need to kill the momentum on that. >> I'll echo that. I agree with Commissioner Burray. Um I think it's not just for events. even though I was
downtown over the weekend and we had an event and you could barely find a parking spot. There were so many people down here. So, I think it's more than just one or two events a year, especially as special events continues to grow our events, but it's also for our downtown businesses. Uh, this will be really critical for the downtown to
survive. >> You know, I've been very vocal on this subject. Uh, I've been engaged downtown for 25 years. I worked downtown for 10 years. Um, this has been the number one probably the biggest subject talked about by the downtown business owners
and so forth. And when we did the uh I forget the name of it. We did the uh uh we did that what do you call it? >> The downtown study. >> Yeah, we did a study about five years ago where we uh we sought the community input. But we hired a consultant sought the community input on ideas on how to
improve our downtown and improving parking was number one uh by the uh ranked number one by the community. So I'm I'm proud to support it. So, it's the intent to spend $2 and half million dollars to invest in some
downtown parking >> and one day, you know, I hope that, you know, they'll one day think they ever need to go up and create more parking with multi-level this this perfect location for it. So, it's all the more reason, you know, I like it.
All right. Well, somebody wants to make a motion to spend $2.5 million on the downtown parking. >> I'd like to make a comment, please. I am concerned um Commissioner Canel about the decision with property taxes. I think it's going to affect um the city
overall, not just for the parking and the expense that we pay. However, we do need parking spaces for the downtown area. Um it is something I think like um Commissioner Peterson said that he it's been on his agenda and the need has been
requested and Saturday night was a major event. I'm not sure what to expect in the future, but I do know that um it is needed. Um, and maybe we should be able to discuss further once a decision is made in the legislation if whatever
decision is made with property taxes that we might have to shift with a little of everything. >> Well, okay. Well, let's keep it in perspective. This money is already budgeted for. It's already set aside. So, if you know, we all know what's on the horizon. I don't know what's going to happen with property taxes. It's it's
>> that's a whole another subject. But, uh, that's future. You know, some some of the ideas are to phase it in over five years. There's a lot of crazy things being talked about. I I think it's one of the craziest things I've ever heard come out of Tallahassee personally, but I'll stop right there. But um but this is funded is my point. >> It's funded, but it's money doesn't have
to be spent. I just think with things coming up, we don't empty the piggy bank. Um and I'm actually in favor of reducing property taxes. So I'm in favor of whatever they telly comes up with.
>> Are there any further comments? Well, roll call. >> Commissioner Burray, >> yes. >> Commissioner Peterson, >> yes. >> Commissioner Reeseman, >> yes. >> Commissioner Conell, >> no. >> Mayor Barry, >> yes.
Would someone please introduce 5C? >> I'll introduce and ask to be read by title one. Resolution of the city commission of the city of Leburg, Florida, accepting a utility easement affecting the property described therein from this is Leburg
LLC joined by Bank Ozk and providing an effective date >> for approval. >> Second. >> Yes. So, uh, the reason I introduced this, this is just an e easement, but this piece of property, I just wanted it on record and let Al kind of explain the
project a little bit what's going on because for five years, we have had this on the agenda and it's a a big thing the public comments about that kind of a negative impact on Leburg and that's the old holiday in is what this is. So, if
you would help us with that out, >> right? So I maybe and please not my word choices maybe this is a sign that there's some progress. Um this is obviously in reference to the old hotel across the street um 27 across the street from Ramshackles as we
affectionately refer to it and obviously that's been a blight and an eyesore on the community for a long time and different uh uh different developers or prospects have come through uh kicking the tires on that. Um, and a few years ago, uh, there was a company that came
through as a developer that had the concept of converting the motel rooms into efficiency apartments. Um, the way that that property is zoned, I don't know the specific zoning on it, but is C3, Dan just whispered. Um, and C3 is
pretty much kind of a catch-all for pretty pretty much most commercial activities that the city would host from convenience stores to hotels to multif family dwellings um, which is permitted in that district. So, because of the way
it's zoned, you won't see this come across your desk as a redevelopment project because it's zoned properly. So whose desk it does come across is the building officials desk in in Kinsey's and she has worked with a group of developers to get permitting started on
this project. So they have been in and out of her office trying to get permits and um there there are number of permits that they need to receive from the building department um and a lot of components that go along with electrical and yada yada yada. So on Ann's desk
that that it's kind of still the status quo. They're still outstanding on a couple of permits. So let me pontificate about that. Outstanding on permit issuance is not necessarily a good or bad thing. Ultimately, if they don't meet certain time frames, then they don't get their permits and they kind of
have to start at scratch to re get their permits unless they get inspections um to keep their permits live. So they they've started a permit process and haven't completed it. Um and Ann has some some outstanding things they need to do. Put that aside for a second. On
the other side of the equation, um the developers are actually working with the electric department to get an easement. So there's three buildings out there. You you may notice they pro it all looks like one eyesore, but there's actually three buildings out there. There's the there's the kind of the the main
building that faces ramshackles that kind of has that the A-frame on it. there's a uh an L-shaped building that faces the Waw Wa and then there's a rectangular building that's on the north side. Um and so this easement
specifically brings up an electric easement so the electric can bring underground service from a pedestal that we have between us of the property line. of the the Lutheran church there and the hotel so that they can serve uh the back side of the the the the north side, also
known as the backside of the air of the hotel property. So that's what this is. So it's a good sign in that they're getting the proper easements they need to get electrical service out there, but they still have some permitting issues to go through. So it's it's it's a good
thing. It's an easement that we should grant. Um, and hopefully they take this thing to the hoop and start the redevelopment efforts over there by getting the proper permits in Ann's office. >> Thank you. >> How many years has the hotel been in
that state? >> I will answer at least 13. >> As long as I've been here, it's been like that. And I think it's been longer than that. Mhm. >> And it definitely will be another hotel hopefully or >> No, what they're looking to do is
convert the hotel rooms into kind of efficiency micro apartments. >> Okay. >> For residential living rentals. >> Are there any other comments or questions?
Seeing none, we'll go through and do a roll call. >> Commissioner Peterson, >> yes. >> Commissioner Reeseman, >> yes. >> Commissioner Conell, >> yes. >> Commissioner Bur, >> yes. >> Mayor Barry, >> yes. >> And now, can we get a motion and second
to approve the minutes for it? >> Oh, I'm sorry. Excuse me. Public hearing and non-rine items. During public hearing and non-r routine
items, the commission requests that those in attendance respect the process and maintain order. As such, in accordance with Robert's rules of order, please refrain from speaking out, cheering, or applauding during these proceedings. Your cooperation helps ensure a fair and respectful hearing.
>> Yes. Um city as city attorney please would you swear in participants wishing to give testimony or speak on behalf of the first >> hearing secondary this evening item 61
reserved resing or 66ing stand our testimony tonight, the whole truth. >> I do. >> Thank you very much. And madame mayor and commissioners, just a reminder.
So, so there would need to be a trans Will someone please introduce >> I'll introduce >> item 6 A1 >> 6A1 to be read by title only >> an ordinance of the city of Leburg Florida changing the zoning on approximately 2.98 plus minus acres from
city of Leburg SPUD to SPUD small plan unit development to allow for light industrial uses for property generally located north of Castine Road and west of South Street lying in section 28, Township 19 South, Range 24 East, Lake
County, Florida, and providing an effective date. Move >> for approval. >> Second. >> There's been a motion and a second. Any discussion from the commission? Dan, will you please provide further information?
>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. This project consists of a reszoning only is 2.98 plus or minus undeveloped acres. It's generally located on the north side of Castine Road and west of South Street. The request is to change the zoning from small plan unit development to small
plan unit development. We're just revising the conditions. Um under there were no significant or substantiative comments from the city departments. Lake County Public Works um noted their standard comments which would be for a
commercial driveway permit and added rightway and I skipped this part here. The request is for future development of warehousing and storage is the use the proposed use. Uh we did not receive any public responses on this one. Under the terms of the SPUD agreement, the
proposal again 2.98 acres. It would be office, warehouse, distribution, logistics, light manufacturing, contractors and trade offices, things of that nature. Um there it does allow for one single family dwelling unit which exists on the property right now.
That'll eventually be probably just cut out of that and so it be split off. Uh the proposal does have some design standards including screening of mechanical equipment, 35% open space, dark skylighting, the standard things we use in all of our PUDs, maximum building
height of two floors, code compliant landscaping plan, and the utilities will be on city water and wastewater. There is the standard phasing clause which allows four years or it reverts to um
city RE1 which is one acre per unit. And in closing, Miss Maline Damon, attorney from the Jones Law Firm in Claremont, is here to represent if you have any other questions. Thank you.
>> I end further questions for any questions. Are there any petitioners here for further interpretation or further information? Are there any public comments? Our commission, do you have any public?
Yes. Seeing none, may we have a roll call, please? Commissioner Eastman, >> Commissioner Conneal, >> yes. >> Commissioner Bur, >> yes. >> Commissioner Peterson, >> yes. >> Mayor Barry, >> yes. >> Excuse me. We'll move on to um
first reading of ordinances. Will someone please introduce 6B1, 6B2, and 6B3? I'll >> introduce that read by title only. 6B1, an ordinance of the city of Leburg,
Florida, annexing certain real property consisting of approximately 202.6 plus minus acres, being generally located east of County Road 33 and south of Lake Bright Street and west of County Road 33 and south of Desert Lane, lying in
section 3, Township 21 South, range 24 East, Lake County, Florida. provided that said property so annex shall be liable for its proportionate share of the existing and future indebtedness of said city. Providing that such annex property shall be subject to all laws
and ordinances of said city as if all such territory had been a part of the city of Leburg at the time of passage and approval of said laws and ordinances providing that such annex territory shall be placed in city commission district 4 and providing an effective date. 6B2,
an ordinance amending the future land use map of the comprehensive plan of the city of Leburg, changing the future land use map designation of certain property containing 202.6 6 plus minus acres from Lake County Rule to City of Leburg
Estate Residential for property generally located east of County Road 33 and north of Lake Bright Street and west of County Road 33 and south of Desert Lane, lying in section 3, Township 21 South, range 24 East Lake County,
Florida, and providing an effective date, excuse me, 6B3, an ordinance of the city of Leburg, Florida, changing the zone zoning on approximately 202.6 six plus minus acres from Lake County Agricultural to City of
Leburg PUD planned unit development to allow for 52 single family residential lots for property during located east of County Road 33 and south of Lake Bright Street and west of County Road 33 and
south of Desert Laney in section 3, Township 21 South, Range 24 East, Lake County, Florida, and providing an effective date As a reminder, these are the first readings and these will come back March
23rd. >> Yes. >> Yes. So, Dan, will you please provide us further information? >> Thank you, mayor. By way of background, this project does consist of an annexation large scale comp plan and reszoning. The site is 202.6 plus or
minus acres. uh generally located east of County Road 33, south of Lake Bright Street, and west of County Road 33 and and south of Desert Lane. The request is for approval of a future development consisting of 502 single family dwelling units. Under the request, the future
land use application for this project is requesting a change from Lake County Rural to city estate residential. The zoning application for the project is requesting a change from Lake County agriculture to city of Leburg planned unit development. The lots in here would
be 50 by120 which is 6,000 square ft and 60x120 which is 7200. Uh no substantiative comments came back from the city departments. The property is outside the city of Leburg electric service area. Water wastewater natural gas all indicated ability to service the
proposed project. The school board um has been contacted by the applicant as required and they did issue an adequate public facilities determination letter. It is still subject to concurrency review, so they may still have to come back at some time in the future with uh
a mitigation payment. Uh Lake County Public Works had a number of comments on the project. Overall, they noted that turn lanes will be required on County Road 33 at the development's proposed access points. There are three of those. The additional rightway will be required
for County Road 33 and a trail along the development road frontage for County Road 33 will be will need to be accommodated. Uh specifically on County Road 33, they defined that as a functional road classification, rural major collector,
and that all access management requirements must be met. That's the access points on 233. That there would be left and right turn lanes required on 33 at the proposed entrance entrances. And the development would need to accommodate the West Lake Trail as we noted earlier along the uh front along
the county road 33 frontage. Um, and in addition to that, if there are any off-site road improvements, road drainage and future widening of County Road 33 would be required. For Lake Thomas Road, they they noted that any roads being vacated must maintain accessibility and provide new rideway
for any impacted properties. And I need to make a note here. There is a the developer has worked with Lake County and who and they have agreed to a roadway improvement agreement with Lake
County to improve the intersection of County Road 470, County Road 48, and County Road 33. There is a copy of that agreement in your packet. It describes the improvements to include the widening of the turn lanes and general improvements to the intersection. Since
this is a contract, private contract with the county and the developer, the applicant, they will be able to answer any specific questions you may have in regard to that intersection. Uh, it is approximately a $2 million project. Um, it also should be noted that if the
project is eventually approved by the city commission, both the staff's recommendation and the PUD conditions would require the developer to initiate, construct, and complete the intersection work as described in that contract or
the property again would revert to as in other PUDs, the 1acre per unit RE1 zoning requirements. As you can see, we received numerous written responses to this request and as we sent out the um posted the signs and sent out the
letters and the advertisement. Some in summary, their concerns were wildlife peace and tranquility that the county area offers, leaving the area intact for agriculture. Um some comments, when will enough be enough for your board? Concerns about neighboring cattle and neighboring
shooting range. Request for larger buffers and solid walls. too many houses and small lots in the area. And one person did request that the conditions be changed to one acre per home site. Again, this is just a summary. There were significant responses on that. We just want to get the the main ones out.
Under the terms of the the PUD agreement, the proposal is 502 single family units on 205 28.5 acres. That's 2.4 dwelling units per acre, which is consistent with everything else we've done over the last several years. No
other uses are permitted uh including duplexes, town homes, apartments, commercial, none of that. You end up with 299 50 foot lots, 2360 foot lots for the 52 project would have four phases. It includes
um design and zoning standards including architectural requirements 35% open space, dark sky lighting, uh maximum height on any building there would be two floors, gutters for sideyards for anything less than 5T. Those are standards we've incorporated. Split rail
fencing is required along County Road 33 at a height of four feet. Um, under site access, there are three primary access points, all of which have to be the boulevard style access, meaning the wider lanes with birectional turning
options and landscaping area of a minimum 8 ft width in between the two lanes. The PUD also requires the developer to provide any and all expansions or upgrades to the access points and roadways as needed and
required by FDOT and Lake County. Uh we did talk about 25 foot buffers required all the way around the property which are not adjacent to an existing wetland or preserved area and all buffers are required to be either undisturbed or planted. Under transportation
improvements they will be mandated by Lake County and as stated earlier as required in the PUD document. So the de developer will have to add any turn lanes XL del lanes etc. Under recreation is 2.38 acres of park and recreational land is required. This includes two
primary recreational areas, one on each side of 33 to include a swimming pool, cabana, on-site parking. In addition, other uses such as children's playgrounds, dog parks, barbecue, gazeos, those kind of things are optional and can be put in there. Um,
the prime these recreation facilities would have to be up and running by the time 50% of the houses are constructed. All the utilities would be on city water and wastewater. there'd be no wells or septic. And finally, we do have the phasing or
expiration clause that would revert if the development did not move forward. Again, the with the contract with Lake County and the city recommendations and PUD, the intersection improvements would have to be um commenced almost immediately and completed. I believe it
was within 18 months of the time of this. Um, >> uh, >> it said start start within 6 months and completed within 18. >> Yes, sir. Start within six and complete within 18. Thank you, Commissioner. Um, the planning commission did recommend
denial in a split vote of 3 to three. Uh, noting no improvement in the traffic pattern and they want the area to stay rural in character. We do have some representatives for the project here, Mr. Ben Snyder and Tony I Oreo of Handover Homes and Mr. Andrew Macau of
GI Consultants in Orlando if you have any questions. Thank you sir. >> Ma'am mayor and I if I could just add on to Dan Staff report and I just wanted to underscore this and and I don't say this in a prejudice way to course you to vote
one way or the other but I think I think it's important to just kind of underscore what's different about this pro proposal than in the past. So that's it's a it's factual commentary with a tick of opinion from me, but again not meant in any prejuditial type of way. So
what's different about this proposal is really that agreement that the developer got with the county for the transportation impact fees. I think one of the this is my opinion part. One of the difficult things about growth that that you guys hear all the time that we hear from the public a lot is how this
affects traffic and and and those type of things. And the difficult thing on that really more so from a county perspective in my opinion than a a municipal perspective is the county is relying on certain revenues to make road improvements. Those re those revenues
roughly are general fund revenues for the county like us. special option tax, gas taxes that help with transportation improvements and impact fees. So really what we see in in in the in the government world and our world in development is we don't see major
improvements come until development happens because of the reliance on impact fees to make those improvements. Um that's the process and that's the the struggle we have with the process I think. So what's different about this is
the county the developer has is leveraging their impact fee credit. So remember when a developer comes in they pay a you know a litany of impact fees which average you know around 15 grandish. The lion share is it 20 grand
these days it's about 20 grand because of the increase in impact fees we've seen from the school board and the county >> and as for that matter the city as well. But the lion share over 50% of the impact fees really go to the school board. You know, there's a good chunk that go to county road impact fees. And
then the other big taker and so this is really the first one that we've seen where the county is now kind of doing if you make these improvements now. And so what we've done different in this agreement is we've taken that philosophy
and we've put it into the PUB a few years ago where you got four years to build and if you don't build you go back to one acre one house per one acre the what Dan refers to as the RE1 zoning and that's a true one house one
acre and and so if you don't have your PUD built most of our PUDs that we've done the last I don't know five years have that clause in there. So that clause is in this PUB, but it's also we kind of got two bites of the apple in this. So not only if they don't develop
in four years, it goes back to RE1. We stipulate in the transportation section of the PUD that if they don't cause this to be started in six months or completed in 18 months, it goes to RE1 as well. So
really, if they don't build the intersection improvements in 18 months, we preempt ourselves in this agreement and they're forced to do the developments or if they don't get the intersection modified pursuant to the way the county says, which is an
attachment to the PUD, they go to RE1. Um, so it's it I think it's a reasonable stick to try to get transportation improvements done before development occurs. And on that schedule, you know, if if they get these things started in 18 months, many of the other
subdivisions that have been approved along 33, this this process should actually effectuate an improvement hopefully before those other subdivisions come in. So hopefully this would be a development that occurred that hopefully gets some transportation
improvements preemptively made. That's different. That was the nonp prejuditial addition I wanted to add. Dan Dan touched on it pretty well, but I wanted to I wanted to really underscore that that this is significant
language change in the PUB that you have before before you tonight. >> So, I'd like to add a question with that. Which road would be determined to be done first? Will that be our determination or that's the county? >> It's the intersection improvement. So,
the county the county currently has a uh designed plan to modify I'm going to call it the Okaha intersection which is 470 and 33 and that calls for additional signalization and I think >> widening of lanes
lanes um you know a lane in each north south I know north uh the the the north south lane on the south side by the barber shop and I think on the 48 side is where the the widening for the additional turn lines are. So the county conducted the a review and that's the
improvement that they see will I'm going to say help that area along 48. The county is also beneficiary of some of the land acquisition that they have done for widening of 48. And of course, RPUDs that that are attached to 48, whether
they're on the south side or the north side of 48, give the county, the city, or the no the ability to grab frontage so that that road can get widened. So that would be that would be kind of a an improvement in the rears. Um so that
would occur at time of permit issuance and those type of things. But this intersection improvement that has to get done now. My guess is by timing is is the way that we've linked this and the county's linked this in that that intersection improvement would be done
before you see a lot of the other PEDs being constructed along the 48 corridor and the 38 corridor. >> So this is some kind of a gamecher that we could look forward to far as the concerns of the citizens in that area with the traffic.
I don't like the word g I don't like the word game changer because I don't want to because I think game changer prejudice is your answer but it's a significant it's a significant step towards better development pattern I would I would use that versus game
changer and I think it's probably the first time in Lake County that lake has preemptively used uh sharing of impact fees to try to tackle a troubled area
before construction actually starts. >> Well, does the commission want to um because this is the first reading, do you all want to um hear from the petitioners and the public here? Would you all like to hear? >> I would I would like to I would want to
welcome to hear what you have to say. Do we have any from the developer please? Thank you. >> Good evening. My name is Andrew Macau and I'm with GI Consultants. Our offices are located at 618 East South Street,
Orlando, Florida. I'm here representing the developer Hanover Land Company who is also in attendance. Uh, and we also have representatives of the uh, traffic engineer and the civil engineer as well to answer your questions. So, let's see if this uh, Yep, it's
going to work tonight. So, uh, not going to rehash everything uh, that Dan spoke of, but just a reminder of the the property configuration. Uh, the the project is on both sides of CR33 and uh,
um, will be an overall unified PUD project. And we are seeking a uh a PUD with this and you'll see the concept plan. So it might look familiar to you and that's because we were here a little
over a year ago to discuss this project and at that time uh there were a number of concerns that were validly raised by the public by the planning and zoning and uh by the city commission. And since that time, um, we have gone back and
addressed many of those comments. Um, and I would characterize those in kind of two different buckets. One is the concept plan related comments, and then one is the traffic related comments. And I'm going to go over uh all of those comments for you. So, as Dan said, one
of the things we did, we did reduce the number of units uh somewhat from 516 to 502. It should be 502, not 508. Uh and we overall we reduced the number of 50-foot lots considerably. So there are considerably more 60-foot lots in this
plan than there were in the previous plan. And those lots have been distributed around the exterior of the project adjacent to the the the uh adjacent property owners. Uh we um what
the increase in 60 foot lots also does is it it improves the the compatibility but also the market diversity of each of the phases. There will be four phases two on each side and um by doing that we are going to improve on the the overall
diversity and sustainability of the project as a whole. Uh, as I said, the larger lots are uh moved to the perimeter to provide uh provide some additional compatibility buffers there. the 25- foot buffers around all of the
adjacent properties uh and then also the open space moved uh to the exteriors with uh ponds, the trail and uh the preservation of of the lake in Lake Bright here in the middle and then the trail connection
along CR33. We do have some enhanced amenities and there'll be similar amenities on each side of of County Road 33 so that you don't have to cross over CR 33 uh if you don't want to. Um there will be uh two
class A zero entry pools, one on each side, uh with play elements and gazeos for each uh side of of the project. There will be two shaded playgrounds, one on each side, and then multiple neighborhood uh parks throughout. As I
mentioned, there's also the trail around Lake Brite. Uh there will be u combined mail kiosks uh serving the project and also entry monumentation. This is a an example of some of the amenities on other recent handover
projects in the city. So you can see uh just as an example of the quality of the amenities that Hanover brings to their projects. Uh their playgrounds are all very family oriented equipped with shade structures um to improve the comfort and safety uh
for the users. Uh and then a secure centralized mail kiosk u will uh be for all the residents. So, as far as traffic, that was the other major consideration from the the previous uh version that you saw over a
year ago. And uh at the city's request, we did conduct a full TIA uh using uh completed by TMC, who is representative here tonight. Uh using Lake County's methodology and all their required assumptions. Uh the analysis that that
was reviewed with Lake County staff was found to be consistent with all of the county standards for the growth rates and the background traffic and distribution all checked out with uh Lake County. Uh so all of the the uh
project impacts are going to be fully mitigated through the uh developers agreement that Mr. Miner mentioned. Uh the developer funded improvements will total about $2.3 million at this intersection. Uh and uh we're going to
discuss those in upcoming slides. Uh the impacts to US 27 and the turnpike which was a uh a concern at the previous um hearing. Uh the traffic impact uh study determined that the impacts from the
project at this intersection would be dimminimous. And so they're basically uh uh basically no relevant impacts from this project that would have to be addressed at this intersection. So regarding the the actual project, so
at 470 33 and 48 intersections, this was a a project that was actually already underdesigned by the county uh when the developer approached the county about options for partnering on uh traffic improvements. And uh the issue
was that there was there was no funding that was allocated for this project. So it had it was under design but was it was not funded uh and it was not funded within the next 5 years. So this was a project that handover was able to partner with the county and actually
generate a funded project in the city which is very important because when you pay your impact fees they just kind of go out into the county and they go into the the big buckets that the county has. This is a project that's getting funded and built inside the city, which we feel
is is um if if Mr. Miner isn't going to say it, I'll say it. I think it's a gamecher for for the city. Uh so as I said, the $2.3 million includes turn lanes, uh improved signalization, milling and repaving of the entire
intersection, new shoulders, curbs, widening of various portions of the intersection, improving the overall geometries, adding turn lanes, uh crosswalks. The intersection does not have crosswalks today, uh so those will
be added in and also improved drainage. So the construction as was mentioned it it must start within six months of the approval of the PUD and it must be finished within 18 months of that date. And um based on all of those schedules
uh it should be fully constructed before any of the cos for handover homes in this corridor certainly for this project um come online. So before uh a single home comes online from this project, this intersection will be finished. And
depending on how the different time frames work for any of the homes, handover homes that have been prove uh approved on this corridor. A little bit more about the access improvements. Uh it was mentioned that the the entrance uh entrance here, the
common entrance between the two sides here and then the third entrance on the east side, I'm sorry, west side of Kenny Road 33. There's a secondary entrance to that portion. So essentially this is a a lot of description here, but basically
there are turn lanes required in every direction at every entrance. So, there are del lanes um going north and south into the project. There are uh up here and and then down on the southern
entrance there's a uh southbound right turn deceleration lane. So, as you're coming southbound there's a deceleration lane to turn in and then a 460 foot long northbound left turn. So, as you're coming northbound there's a turn lane to come in. So there'll be uh turn lanes
and del lanes at all the entrances from essentially all the directions. So that's the end of our presentation. Again, we are here to answer any other questions you may have. of what's out there. >> Thank you. This is counter three right
here and this is at the crest of the blind hill between the east and the west proposed developments and they have it set up so that they're >> I need you to state your name sir and your address please.
>> I'm sorry William I apologize. William B. Robertson, address 23404, County Road 33. And we're just uh right where we're where the property. Let's see where is is there the picture of of the of the uh proposed the situation up there. The
propo we got it maybe. Okay. Um, our property, uh, our our northbound property, uh, line of our property, uh, is between County 33 and the citrus testing lab all the way back
in the back, back in the back. If I can get a little pointer here, which is from 33 right here, all the way back to the citrus testing lab right here. And, uh, and this is our property all around here. Our home is right here. Um, we've been out there for 36 years. and uh and
um we have raised all of our kids. We have cattle and that sort of thing. And this is something that's coming in that's not going to fit anything that has to do with the area at all. Um our biggest concern uh is for for our privacy and for the safety of the people that are going to be in there that may
be having kids living in the neighborhood, that sort of thing. We don't want them jumping over our fence, getting electrocuted by the electric fence, maybe hurt by cows. We've got a very dangerous bull there also and a a 700vt
hot fence that is on top of the of the field fence wire that goes across there. So, it's a dangerous area for kids to be jumping around with one and they like to go cow tipping and that sort of thing. Not going to happen. Um, at any rate, uh, what I was telling you, the pictures I've got, it shows, um, the area right
here where they're talking about putting their entrance to both sides of this. They've got an entrance, I believe, right here that goes into both of them. And of course, and then they've got the other ones down here. But these here are directly across 33 from each other. And
in planning and zoning, the issue came up by one of the uh board members there that there was going to be a very dangerous situation with people going back and forth going to shared amenities, going back and forth across there like that on top of this blind
hill of 33 with cars going 70 miles an hour, 65, you know, nobody goes 55 hardly at all. Um and uh it's very dangerous and u and we're just greatly concerned about that sort of thing like that. The last photo I put in there uh
is a death that happened this past year. Uh three deaths, a matter of fact, uh right down at County 33 Bridges Road in Austin Merit Road where we now have a traffic light thankfully finally. And uh we just don't want to see any more of that. And I feel sure that it's going to
be a situation where uh >> I'm sorry. >> Yeah. Well, and there al also in there there's a picture of them. My wife's got is keeping me on on on track here. There's a picture in there of a wall off of 470 uh of villages, the back of the
villages houses right there on 470. We want a wall like that to protect us and our property uh all along that whole area like that, a solid wall. And some of the neighbors want the same thing to protect them also. >> Thank you, Miss Thank you, Mr. Robinson.
Hi, my name is Lee Barnett. I uh have a farm on Thomas Cove Drive right there as well. I have also recently sent all the commissioners a two-page letter um that was handd delivered and also emailed to
you. Um that came from myself. Um, some of the things I was completely unaware that we al also have a housing shortage here in Leburg that we need to build another 500 homes for. I was pretty unaware of that to be honest. But you
want to talk about traffic. I don't agree with what you're saying about, you know, partnering with these people on Okaha. I have actually reached out to the Florida Wildlife Commission because we also have a American bald eagle that sits on Lake Bright and nest
on Lake Bright. We have gopher turtles. None of the wildlife is being taken into consideration that needs to be rehomed. And you're also forgetting about Austin Merit Road itself as well as 48 and the destruction that's going to happen in Center Hill from all the traffic that runs to Center Hill to go to I75.
And I reached out to Sar County to see whether anybody has actually spoken to Sumpter County and no one has talked to Sumpter County about any of this. And according to uh Lake County's rules is that any large developments that are, you know, right bordering with the next
county, it has to be a joint effort. And at the moment, Sumpter County know nothing about this. Um the Florida Wildlife Commission know nothing about the uh no one has spoken to them about any of the wildlife that needs to be um addressed. Um you talk about impact fees
and you talk about money that you're going to save by them doing the development on that road, but Austin Merit needs improvement. Bridges Road needs improvement. 48 needs improvement. Center Hill is going to need improvement. Not just that, you have plenty of other developments that are
going on that are bigger than this that can pay for that. That is not a reason to approve this. We're going to have light pollution. We're going to have noise pollution as residents. You know, right now we have I I will bought my
farm there to retire to have my farm to retire to have my animals and to enjoy the peace in the night sky. And now I'm not going to be able to have that because it's going to be I'm going to have like light pollution and noise pollution. Um on top of that in the original meeting that everything was
discussed on a 12- month basis and now they've extended it to 18 months. So again what's going to happen? Are they going to extend it again? Are they not going to meet all their, you know, all their criteria that they keep saying they're going to do? Everything that they're saying to do, they keep changing. they've taken out all their
facts and figures on the numbers that they presented in the first meeting because none of them they have no proof of. Um so I I really feel that you know this is going to be an absolute disaster for the city of Leburg if this gets approved and any other PUDS in that
area. Thank you. >> Good evening. My name is Kayla Phillips and I live at 3956 Lake Bright Street in Groveland. The proposed development would literally be in my backyard. I live in the northeast corner of the proposed development with my backyard
being this unfortunate issue. I just want to remind everyone that this development is nowhere near the city of Leburg. It took me more than 15 minutes to drive from my home to downtown Leburg. In 2019, my husband and I made an intentional decision to leave heavily
developed area near Lake Denine Estates and move to rural Lake County. One of the reasons we chose this area was because of the one home per 5acre zoning that was put in place around 2012 to preserve the rural character of our community. That pro protection is exactly what drew us here. The developer
speaks about creating community living in nature. Yet, the plan divides a project into two separate sections across 33. At the planning and zoting meeting, they initially suggested that residents could walk across and enjoy amenities. Later, they stated that residents would not need to go to either
side at all. Which is it? And more importantly, would you allow your children to cross 33, which is a 55 mph highway traveled daily by semi-truckss and dump trucks that do not go the speed limit? When this concern was raised, a
crosswalk was suggested. How can you safely install a pedestrian crossing in a high-speed truck route with limited visibility? How are loaded trucks expected to stop quickly for a child? Have any of you performed CPR on a child? I have, and it will stay with you for the rest of your life after a motor
vehicle crash. Safety here is not theoretical for me. It is real. These rural roads already strained by traffic. I urge each of you to drive 33 at 7 a.m. or even 5 in the evening just to see how busy it is. Just
last week, I was nearly t-boned at the intersection of 334 and 470 because of a reckless driver. Another instance, I was p I was passed going 58 miles an hour in a non-passing zone. And lastly, this happened last week. I had to slam on my
brakes because someone pulled out in front of me on Manor Oaks Court less than 100 ft from me when there was nobody behind me in broad daylight. They were not these roads were not designed for the volume for over 500 additional homes with likely two or more cars that
each will bring. This proposal would place 500 homes on 200 202 acres, dramatically increasing the density and permanently removing the rural character that we moved here to protect. Annexation into the city of Leburg would open the door to city level density that
directly contradicts a 5 acre rural standard Lake County established to preserve this land. This would also reduce our privacy and security of our homes. I am not against growth, but this location and its traffic, safety concerns, and existing rural protections, it's not appropriate for
annexation of this development. Thank you. >> Thank you. Good evening. My name is Brantley Merritt and I live on Desert Lane 3213 Groveland. Today I'm speaking because I care deeply about the place that I call home. The
open spaces around our community isn't empty land. They are where kids play, where families walk, and where wildlife lives. Also, where many of us go to just breathe and feel that peace. Once that space is gone, it's gone forever along with the rare opportunity it brings. Building more houses might bring
short-term financial gain, but we have to ask at what long-term cost? More h more homes mean more traffic, more noise, and more strain on our roads. It means fewer trees, less wildlife, and more flooding risk if natural land is replaced with pavement and concrete. Land protects our
environment. It absorbs all the rain water, reduces heat, and supports local ecosystems. Growth is not always bad, yes, but it may but it must be responsible, thoughtful, and balanced. New development should not come at the expense of the very things that make our space worth living in. We deserve
transparency and we deserve to be heard before this decision is finalized. Progress should not mean losing losing the heart of our home. This is a space I get to call home and the and I plan to let my own children call it home too. Please please protect the open space that makes this area special not just
for us but for the future generations also. Thank you for your time. >> Thank you. How you doing? I am My name is Wayan Hadard and uh I live at 3213 Desert Lane. Um is adjacent to where the 25 buffer is going to be off of. And I'm
not going to take the ball the time, but I just want to just want to say a few things that um since the last time we talked. Um I just want to ask y'all to put y'all in this in our position that that the the feelings that we have. My grandfather has lived at that property for 35 years. Um, I grew up I've been
there for all 22 years of my life and same for my child, same for my niece that just came up. Um, and you're you're taking away the a privacy factor. You're take taking away everything that we have out there. Um, just to put a new plan, a new development. The man said about a
game changer in Leburg and it's outside the Leburg limit. Um, I think it's just it's BS at this point. I think that we should we should y'all should strongly consider just giving these people five. That's what we all had to buy. Um that's what that everybody in in this room that
is fighting all had to buy. We cannot buy an acre at the time and now we're giving 52 two properties on top of us. Um those people and the the man talks about how much change needs to happen there. There's no problems besides what has already gotten fixed at Bridges
Road. And we thank y'all. Um with with the way that 33 Ultra Humpty is, it is a southern community. Um we look out for our neighbors. we talk to our community, our neighbors, and this is just this is just going to ruin everything for us. So, just please put yourself in our
position and and and uh feel for us. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> My name is Gerald Robinson. I live at 3520 Desert Lane. on the map up there. It is the dark green uh square next to
the or to the right of phase one where the text of phase one is. This is not what we were looking for when we moved out there. Uh several of us has been out there for 30 years or more. uh we moved away from
congested areas simply for the peace and has been said the uh lack of light pu pollution noise pollution so when we bought out there it was a vacant lot all that green you see is trees that I've planted so that we would have a natural
area well had a big uh green area behind us down there uh south of us where it would be phase one phase two I guess all that's going to be gone. Um, with all the construction going on in this area,
Okaha, it's uh it's pushing animals that we've never seen or I've never seen in the 30 years that I've lived out there. We've never had wild hogs on 33. Year four last, when the villages started up their construction on the
S-curve in 470, I saw seven hit right at the bridge. Um, this is going to add another 500 homes times 1.5 to uh cars per household. And the intersection in Oklahoma is
going to solve that problem. Well, what about the other 37 or 3674 homes that's going in on the north side of the turnpike overpass there on 33? There's several communities over there that's going to add additional traffic. So the
whole road is going to be a mess. One of the ladies I go at go to church with lives down near the intersection and she says if cars don't let her in, she's not able to get to town. So there's a lot of things that's going on that needs to be
put in order before this type of happens. We're not against growth. Growth is going to happen whether we want it or not. But let's use common sense. Let's revert it back to five acres per house or uh two and a half per
house would be acceptable in my opinion, but we don't need it taking over an area that's been country for the last 30 years that we've already established and change our it is a game changer for us. It's changing our game, not theirs. and
and I hope you consider not to approve the approve this construction as it is. Thank you. >> Thank you, sir. Are there any more comments? >> I'm James Rebels. I live on 3430 Desert
Lane. I live right here where it says phase one right there and it borders it. Okay. I've lived there for going on 35 years. I've got hogs on my back fence line.
They're in a pin and when it rains it gets water in there. Even though it's on a sand hill, ball bearing sand hill, it will set. Okay. and the smell can get up and I fear when they put these houses directly behind my hog pin that I'm going to have issues
with it with the neighbors because it does drift deep into them woods. It drifts with the wind and you cannot control it. If I had a five gallallon bucket sitting in here, it run everybody out of here. Okay. So, what I'm saying here is if these people does not want
this land, if they're trying to get rid of it, it's 202 acres. Okay. So, watch the math. It's already zoned for 5 acres. And what it will do here, if they don't want it, let them settle at 5 acres. And
that's only 40 homes going in there. Okay. That's less impact on the road, less impact on the school system. And there and there is a a landfill right here. No one's addressed the issues. what's
going to happen when they run big trucks through here to open this landfill up again because it was owned by Huitt, but Huitt sold it. Now, when it comes to the intersection in Okaha down there, they talk about turn lanes. But I don't care how you stack it up. Right here is 33
and Oka's down there. It's just a turn lane. It's one lane going north and one lane coming south. And when all these future homes all up down this road in these subdivisions are being built, traffic's still going to back up before
you get to the turn lane. So only when the lights change can the traffic move forwards to the turn lanes. So simply what I'm saying here is that just leave it all the way it is. And because what will happen
only 40 homes in there, it'll be less impact on the school systems, less impact on the roads because no one's talked about the schools cuz all of the projects that's being built east of Leburg on 44. Hundreds if not a thousand homes out there.
And here in the past, there's been two schools tore down in Leburg. One was Ski and one was Dabney. I think they're off at Dixie. that would be east of the hospital because there's a vacant lot there. Okay. So, is what I'm saying here
is they don't want it just let them set up 5 acre tracks. It's less impact on everybody and it and it don't harm everybody. But in the future, I know it can't be stopped, but a a duress wall put up to separate my life from their
life because it will come. Thank you. All right. My name is Haley Cannon. Oh, sorry. All right. It's going to be Haley Cannon, 3213 Desert Lane, Grove in Florida. All I can really say is that this is a
home that has been in this family for generations upon generations. And it's something that's going to continue after us, after my daughter, after her children. It's something that's going to go around for hopefully hundreds of years from now. And every person that lives there, how long are they really
going to be there? You know, it they're going to move in there and in 10 years choose to go to a different state and move on with their lives. This is what we all wanted. This is where we all want to live. We don't all these amenities and everything you're you're saying help. What do they do for us? You know,
I mean that does. We have swimming pools out there in the summer. We have playgrounds for our kids to play on on our properties. You know what I mean? There there's so many factors that help everyone else. But what about all of us? You know, we all matter too just as much as everyone else. We all pay our
property taxes. You know, we every reason we all moved out there, y'all are going to take away. And I just don't agree with that. and I thank you for your time. Y'all have a blessed day. >> Thank you, Miss Canon. >> Are there any more comments from the
commission based on >> Well, this at this point, I'd like to make a motion. We need to transmit. So if we make a motion >> second, >> it's been moved and second to do the
transmitt to the state for the large scale comprehension plan. May we get a roll call, please? >> Commissioner Connell, >> no. >> Commissioner Bur, >> yes. >> Commissioner Peterson, >> yes. >> Commissioner Eastman, >> yes. >> Mayor Barry,
>> yes. Um, will someone please introduce items 6B4, 6B5, and 6B6? >> I'll introduce 6B 4, five, and six to be read by title only. >> 6B4, an ordinance of the city of Leburg,
Florida, annexing certain real property consisting of approximately 9.26 26 plus minus acres being generally located north of Dewey Robbins Road and east of US Highway 27 lying in section 31, Township 20 South, range 25 East Lake
County, Florida. Providing that said property so annex shall be liable for its proportionate share of the existing and future indebtedness of said city. providing that such annex property shall be subject to all laws and ordinances of said city as if all such territory had
been a part of the city of Leburg at the time of passage and approval of said laws and ordinances providing that such annex territory shall be placed in city commission district 4 and providing an effective date 6B5 an ordinance amending the future land
use map of the comprehensive plan the city of Leburg changing the future land use map designation of certain property Property containing 9.26 plus minus acres from Lake County rule to city of Leburg estate residential for property
generally located north of Dwey Robbins Road and east of US Highway 27 lying in section 31 township 20 south range 25 East Lake County Florida and providing an effective date 6B6 an ordinance of the city of Leburg
Florida changing the zoning on approximately 9.26 26 plus minus acres from Lake County Agriculture to City of Leburg SPUD small plan unit development to allow for single family residential uses for property during located north
of Dewey Robbins Road and east of US Highway 27 lying in section 31 township 20 South range 25 East Lake County Florida and providing an effective date. Again, these are all first readings
and these will come back to the commission on the 23rd of March. >> Yes. March 23. Yes, ma'am. >> Dan, please go ahead. >> Thank you, Mayor. This is the Cronin Dewey Robbins residential project under the background. It is an annexation smallcale comp plan and reszoning
consisting of 9.26 plus or minus acres generally located on the north side of Dewey Robbins Road and east of Highway 27. And the request is for approval for future development of 26 single family dwelling units. Under the request, the
future land use application is for the project is requesting a change from Lake County Rural to City of Leburg estate residential. The zoning application is requesting a change from Lake County a agriculture to city of Leburg small plan unit development. Under city department
responses, we received no substantiative responses. Under public responses, we received numerous written uh responses to that and phone calls. Comments and concerns summarized are 99% of the residents that live on Dewey Robbins and
Turkey Lake roads enjoy wildlife, peace, and tranquility. Hodgeges Reserve isn't conforming to Dewey Robbins Road, ruining Dw Dewey Robbins Road, City of Leburg ruining our area. Leave the county areas alone. Number of homes and lot sizes are too small. ranchstyle
homes on oneacre lots would be better. Again, that's just a summary, but we try to highlight as many as possible. Under the terms of the SPUD agreement, the proposal would consist of 26 detached single family residential units with no other uses permitted. There are design
standards for the architecture, minimum 35% open space, dark sky lighting, code compliant landscaping plan, uh maximum height, two floors, gutters for the sideyards, and sixoot privacy fence required on both the east side and west
side of the property with a 4ft split 4 foot split rail fence along Julie Robbins Road. There is one access point because it's uh 26 units is straight drive straight in and straight out. Uh the PUD would require the developer to
provide any and all expansions or upgrades to the access point as needed by Lake County. 5200 square ft of recreational space is required and utilities will all have to be on city water and wastewater. We also have the
standard phasing clause which gives them four years to move forward substantially or revert to the RE1. And again, as you've been talking about tonight, one acre per unit. Um, same vote on this one. Planning commission did recommend disapproval by
a vote of three to three. It has to be a tie is considered a loss in in the way this works there. They cited that there is no adjacent this this is not adjacent to existing development and that it should wait for further development of the area prior to annexing and
developing the property. Um Mr. Tanner Calibal of the land planning group invaries is here tonight to answer any questions you may have. >> Thank you mayor. >> May I ask one question Dan? >> Yes sir. >> Did this come before us but months
before? It did come before you about a year ago and at that time it had town houses and some light commercial. So it has been revised to straight single family only. >> And Dan, that plan was like 70 units or
something. >> It was uh double the I forget the exact number, but at least double of what we have here. I think it was 48. >> Okay. >> Would the commission like to hear from the developer? >> Yes. Good evening. My name is uh Tanner Kalba
with LPG. Um yeah, as uh Dan just got through saying, um this is the second time that this uh project has uh gone through uh this and the uh planning and zoning board. Um it was p we pulled it
um because there was um rightly some issues with um what we are proposing. It wasn't um in character with what this board has approved in the past. And so what we've done is we've uh we've
brought it back um we've decided to go out of a way to do a uh PUD uh that way we can match exactly what is uh already approved in the area. um to the east, to the north, and to the south of us. Uh we
are the same in terms of lot size um and in density. Um and in addition to that, um our use is so few in terms of traffic count. I think it's less than a 100 trips a day um or 100 peak hour trips um
is considered a dimminimous uh essentially meaning that um it is so so small compared to uh what is already approved in the area. Um other than that I'm happy to yield the rest of my time to um any questions the board or the
public may have. Thank you. >> Just curious, will this be an HOA? Um it can be probably most likely um at that point we're not u 100% sure. >> Are there any public comments? My name is James Matthew Rail and I live
right next door to this at 6429 Dewey Robbins Road. You have to forgive me because I got a little older in my age and I got to wear glasses now. Here's what I sent some pictures in last time when we had it uh what last month I think it was when I was going through. Yeah, plan commission. I failed to do
it, but I won't do it on the second reading. I promise because I did it better last time. Um here's what you got and this is the real thing on it. They're saying that they got 9.26 26 acres. That is incorrect. There is only about six acres that are high, which
means that you're taking a property that has is 10 acres. It has a mobile home and two mobile homes on it, and you're putting four point houses, 4.5 houses per acre on this. Now, to the left of it
is our place, which we have 10 acres, and to the right of it is another 10acre lot that's got a home on it. And smack dead in the middle, this is what this is happening. Now, when we come out originally for Hajes and across the street, I don't know what the name of
that development is. They just started building it. But that was supposedly from the young man that came in here said that they needed policemen, uh, policemen, school teachers, and things like that to take care of the villages. There's no reason to do this. Right smack dead in the middle of two
10acre plots. I mean, there's no reason to put those kind of houses there. That's the reason why we disapproved it last time because they wanted a 10,000 foot commercial building on the front as well, if you remember. So, and that's what I that's what I put in. The other problem that I've got is is I have a 100
I got a 50 yard shooting range that's almost right on the border of this along with 21 hit of cattle that's right next door to it. And the complaints that are going to be coming is I it don't the complaints won't bother me, but you all are going to be getting the phone calls. You follow what I'm saying? And I don't
want to see anybody get hurt. And I don't want to deal with I rape people because I know how they are. I came from the city. I moved out to the country, you know, because I I like my privacy. I like to You guys know what I'm talking about. I
like to go out and make take a better word, just take a pee wherever I want, right? >> Without people watching what you're doing. And you're not it just bringing this many people in that close and it's on a lake. And it would be one thing if it was 9.26 acres, but it's
not. It's not even close by the time you do the what 100 year flood mark and everything. So, I just ask you all just to reconsider this again. And also, if the people really want to sell it, get the get the people that own the property in here and ask you for it. That's what
they're supposed to be doing in the first place instead of hiding behind somebody. No offense. I like you, man. I really do. But you're just doing your job. So, please Don't zone it, city. Leave it the way that it is. Thank you. >> Hello, Lori Brown. Uh, next door
neighbor to Matt and next door neighbor to the rails, 6217 Dewey Robbins Road. Um, until you guys made Hajes Reserve there, everybody had five acres or more. Nobody except for
except for the Cronins. They did give their daughter one acre. That's why there's two manufactured homes on this property. Everybody else has five acres and more. So, Hajes Reserve still does not conform to Dewey Robbins Road. It still doesn't. But just ask them to sell
the property the way it is to somebody that wants the same thing that we want. That's all. Thank you. Any further comments? So no. Okay. Again, this will come back to the commission on March 23rd.
And we will now go to our non-rine items. I'd like to also just add that um the commission has listened to all the comments from each one of you and we do appreciate your um stating your concerns
and we do we are listening. Thank you. Um city attorney. >> Yes, ma'am. Very briefly this evening, um just kind of following up on the shuffleboard lawsuit update. Um the
amended complaint was filed by the shuffleboard club. Uh there was not much change there other than they converted their argument from a I guess a written lease agreement to an oral lease agreement. Uh so we've taken
essentially the same defensive stance uh arguing that this was already dismissed for failing to attach a lease agreement to it and that they've violated the statute of frauds by arguing for an oral lease that's existed for 50 years or something like that when one year uh
leases have to be in writing. at that time uh when this would have been formed as they allege it also would have required two subscribing witnesses on the written lease agreement as well. Uh so essentially our argument is the same as it was last time but adding you can't
have an oral lease because it violates Florida statute. So um we're going to get that hearing scheduled as quickly as we can. I just filed that this afternoon. Uh, so we don't have a hearing date yet, but as soon as we get that, I'll let everybody know. Um, you
know, the the other thing I'd add is I kind of added an alter an alternative argument if the judge doesn't want to dismiss it to at least make them allege facts about what the contract is they claim existed so that we know what those terms
are and we can respond to those terms. So hopefully the the response will be dismissal. If it's not that, uh, then I would hope that the judge would require them to at least make some allegations about what this lease agreement was so that we'll be able to respond to it. Um,
but that's basically it as far as that goes. Any questions anybody wants to toss out? Of course, you're all welcome to give me a call anytime you want to uh shoot me an email or anything like that. I'll be happy to talk to you. >> Yes, sir. We we did do like a search on
lease agreement with them and and found nothing in our records. >> Yes, the city has searched its records and found no record of any lease agreement whatsoever. >> Okay. Thank you. >> But as far as you know the complaint goes, we have to accept their allegations as being true. So whether
they're true or not at the initial stage is not something we can necessarily attack. Uh once we get past the initial stage, we can get into the truth of things and um beyond sort of technical pleading rules.
All right. And that's all I've got. So I look forward to seeing everybody next time. >> Okay. Thank you. City manager items. >> No items. >> Okay. Roll call. >> Commissioner Con? >> Nothing tonight. >> Commissioner Bur? >> Nothing tonight.
>> Commissioner Peterson? >> Uh nothing tonight. M Reeseman. >> Couple things. I want to thank the Leburg special events for the great events they put on over the weekend from the home run home run flicks at Pat Thomas and the Red White Blues BQ downtown. A couple things just so you guys have it on your calendars. February 26th, this Thursday is a chamber
breakfast. Um this Saturday, one of the Leburg and Bloom initiatives is partnering with the library to bring back the pollinator garden back at the library. So there'll be a time for volunteerism out there and planting all the plants. Um, and then March 7th is the Black Heritage Parade downtown. And
then that evening, I hope to see you if you guys can make it to the Boys and Girls Gala. That'll be it. >> Mayor Barry. >> Um, yes. I'd just want to add the event on Saturday, the Blues and Barbecue was very nice and well attended and look
forward to doing it again next year. I think more people will be coming. Definitely more food trucks will be there as well. Um on the 27th of February, the Black Heritage Gayla will take place at the Venetian Center at 700 p.m. And um
I think that's it for us on the list of activities. But thank you again for another meeting. And may we get a motion to motion to adjurnn. Second. >> Thank you.