Meeting Called to
Order
Doug Daniels,
Chair, called the meeting to order at 10:15a.m.
Member Dennis
Bayer communicated via teleconferencing, which established a Quorum.
Discussion of
Resolution-01
Chairman Doug
Daniels compared Volusia Forever and Volusia ECHO by referencing Sections
of Resolutions 2000-155 (Forever) and 2000-156 (ECHO), which are as
follows:
Sub-Paragraph B, Page 3, of both
Resolutions.
Resolution 2000-156,
Sections IX (Oversight Committee) and X (Criteria and Procedures), Page 7;
and the WHEREAS clauses, specifically the 2nd WHEREAS clause, Page 1.
Resolution 2000-155,
Sections X (Policies and Procedures) and XI (Acquisition Goals), Page 8.
He explained
that after comparing the Resolutions, Volusia Forever’s Resolution
(2000-155) emphasizes acquisition of environmentally sensitive lands and
water resource lands.
Discussion ensued
with regards to ranking/rating criteria with Member Dennis Bayer
expressing the need to create a criteria to maximize points when making
applications to FCT (Florida Community Trust). The Sub-Committee members
agreed that environmentally sensitive and water resource lands needed to
be the primary criteria and things such as historic or archeological
should be enhancement criteria.
Discussion ensued
with regards to the term "resource based" recreation with Doug
Weaver referencing Florida Statute 253.7825(4)(c), which utilizes the term
and provides a clear definition of resource based activities. He explained
that the use of the term "resource based" would allow for the
inclusion of trails and further define outdoor recreation.
Discussion ensued
with regards to "trails" after Richard Schuler asked which
Committee (Forever or ECHO) would handle acquiring trails.
After referencing
Section XI (Acquisition Goals), Page 8 of Resolution 2000-155, Chairman
Doug Daniels explained that property acquired by Forever could be used for
trails if the property otherwise met the Forever Acquisition Criteria. He
expressed the need to utilize and incorporate Resolution 2000-155 into
Resolution-01, and by doing so, the issues or concerns regarding trails
could be resolved.
After much
discussion and comparison of Resolutions 2000-155 and 2000-156, the
following changes were recommended:
Page 1
–
Header
Paragraph – add "resource based" to 6th line and delete
"outdoor", which will read: "A Resolution of the County
Council of Volusia County, Florida, establishing a process for selecting
and acquiring environmentally sensitive, water resource protection and resource
based recreation land…."
2nd
"WHEREAS" clause – add "in part that" to the 1st
sentence, which will read: "WHEREAS, Article 2, Section 7(a) of the
Florida Constitution states in part that it shall be….."
3rd
"WHEREAS" clause – add "resource based" to last
sentence and delete "outdoor", which will read: "WHEREAS,
it is consistent with the State of Florida Comprehensive Plan, the
Strategic Regional Policy Plan adopted by the East Central Florida
Regional Planning Council, and the Volusia County Comprehensive Plan to
acquire, preserve and passively use environmentally sensitive, water
resource protection and resource based recreation lands….."
Frank B. Gummey,
Jr. recommended an addition to the preamble which would reference
Resolution 2001-69. Therefore, the following sentence was added to Page
2: "WHEREAS, the County Council adopted Resolution 2001-69
creating the Volusia Forever Advisory Committee."
Page 4 -
Section 1.
Authority – add "Resolution 2000-155" to 3rd line, which will
read: "This Resolution is adopted pursuant to the County’s Home
Rule Charter, Chapter 125, Florida Statutes, Fla. Const. Art. II Section
7(a), Resolution 2000-155 and other…."
Section 2. Initial
Authorization of Bonds. Discussion ensued with regards to the issue of
bonding with Frank B. Gummey, Jr. recommending that the "County
Manager" take action. He further recommended changing the paragraph
to read as follows: "The County Manager shall take such action
as is necessary consistent with the referendum to pursue issuance of
an initial series of Volusia Forever Bonds in the principal amount of
$10,000,000 to fund the Volusia Forever Program. In subsequent
years additional series of bonds may be authorized. Lands acquires…"
Page 6 –
"e"
– add "resource based" to 3rd line and delete
"outdoor", which would read: "The County Council…. of
environmentally sensitive, water resource protection and resource based
recreation lands…."
Member Dennis
Bayer recommended the following changes to the Site Ranking Criteria
:
Page 8 -
Primary Criteria:
Water Resources –
4th bullet
– delete "Restoration of wetlands"
5th bullet -
change to read "Preservation or restoration of strategic wetlands and
water bodies"
Primary Criteria:
Environmentally sensitive Lands –
1st bullet
– add "maintain or", which would read: "Increase in the
level of protection, and maintain or increase in the population of
listed species"
4th bullet
– add "maintain or" and "scrub habitat and/or any other
upland significant"; and delete "for substantial natural,"
which would read: "Maintain or increase in the amount of
forest land, scrub habitat and/or any other upland significant
communities."
Primary Criteria:
Providing Public Use Opportunities –
Add the word
"Enhancement" to this title between Primary and Criteria
Page 9 –
"d"
– add "resource based" to 1st sentence, 3rd line, and delete
"outdoor," which would read: "Each project must state a
public purpose…environmentally sensitive, water resource protection and resource
based lands…"
Doug Weaver
recommended changing "project(s)" to "property(ies)"
starting on Page 7, Section 5 (Steps of the Land Selection Process) and
continuing to the end of the document.
Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 11:30a.m.
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