Minutes - July 13, 2015 Reg. Meeting

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BK -00027 PG -0701 Commissioner Sloan moved to approve the recommendation of the Planning Board for the above referenced matter (Ordinance Amending the Lee County Unified Development Ordinance), a copy of which is attached to these Minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Frazier, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sloan, and Smith Nay: None The Chair ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered a recommendation from the Lee County Planning Board in reference to Text Amendments to the UDO for Solar Collectors. Ms. Amy McNeill, Design Review Coordinator with the Sanford/Lee County Community Development stated a public hearing was held on June 15, 2015, to hear comments/concerns in reference to Text Amendments for Commercial & Residential Solar Collectors. The Text Amendment creates two new land uses with specific approval methods and development standards. Ms. McNeill stated the Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend approval of the Text Amendment with one additional standard added to the bonding requirement, which requires a new cost estimate to be submitted to the Sanford/Lee County Planning & Development Department each year verifying that the bond is still an adequate amount to ensure compliance with the ordinance. Ms. McNeill presented letters from Solterra Partners and Smithmoore Leatherwood asking the Ordinance be revised asking that a new estimate and bond certificate be required every five -years rather than every year. After discussion, Commissioner Frazier moved to approve the recommendation of the Planning Board to approve an Ordinance Amending the Lee County Unified Development Ordinance, with a one-year bond requirement, a copy of which is attached to these Minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Frazier, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sloan, and Smith Nay: None The Chair ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered the First Amendment to the Buggy Factory Lease Agreement. Kerry Self, County Attorney addressed changes to the Lease Agreement. After discussion, Commissioner Smith moved to approve the First Amendment to the Buggy Factory Lease Agreement, a copy of which is attached to these Minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Frazier, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sloan, and Smith Nay: None The Chair ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered a Resolution to Amend the By -Laws for the Joint Lee County Environmental Affairs Board (EAB). County Attorney Kerry Self stated as originally agreed by the City of Sanford and County of Lee, the new EAB would consist of five members from the City, five from the County, and one member from the Town of Broadway. However, to prevent terminating appointees prior to the expiration of their original terms, the then -current members of the former Environmental Review and Advisory Committee (ERAC) were allowed to continue their membership until their original appointments expire. The City recently appointed two of the County members to city positions, thereby creating the need to amend the EAB by-laws to reflect current membership, the process for appointments by the City and County, and changes to the quorum due to a decrease in the number of n