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WORKSHOP MEETING
CITY COMMISSION
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS
DECEMBER 1, 1992
The Workshop Meeting of the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida,
was called to order by Mayor Philip A. Kulbes at 7:00 p.m.
Roll Call:
Mayor Philip A. Kulbes, present
Deputy Mayor John Langellotti, present
City Manager Richard Rozansky, present
City Attorney Frank Kruppenbacher, present
Commissioners:
John V. Torcaso, present
Don Jonas, present
Terri Donnelly, present
Cindy Kaehler, present
Mayor Kulbes explained the Workshop Meeting was requested by Commissioner Don Jonas
to give more insight into the borrow pit project. Commissioner Jonas explained Mr.
Yeager would present the project to the Commission, and then if they feel this is a
good project for this City, then the Commission could call for a public hearing.
Mr. Scott Henderson from Henderson Planning Group introduced their team: Rod Yeager,
Sullivan Properties, George Garrett, Civil Engineering, James Morgan, Morgan Envi-
ronmental Consulting, Inc., Mike Sims, Michael D. Sims and Associates, Inc. Mr.
Henderson said a booklet was provided to the Mayor and the Commission, and one was
given to the City Manager at the meeting. for the purpose to allow everyone to follow
along with the presentation this evening.
Mr. Henderson presented slides during the presentation. He said Sullivan Properties
and Mr. Yeager currently have an agreement to purchase the property from the Winter
Springs Joint Venture as well as with the RTC. Mr. Henderson explained the revised
Master Plan that has been put together for this project covers all of Tract l5,and
the Master Development Plan has been revised substantially. He said that revision
that is going to be presented is a lakefront residential community.
Mr. Henderson said this is a phased development program. The initial phase of the
project will be to develop the lake which will be Phase la, and Phase lb will be the
construction of the residential lots. He said it has to be taken into consideration
that this project has a current approval under a Settlement Agreement with the City
of Winter Springs that allows for 67 acres for commercial and they are proposing to
reduce that down to 30 acres, a 55% reduction; multi family development, the Settle-
ment Agreement allows for 416 units and they are proposing to develop 216 units, a
48% reduction; the single family development under the Settlement Agreement is
approved for 504 units and they are proposing 78 units, a reduction of 426 units, a
total reduction of 84%; in addition this project continues to present the 1.5 acre
fire station site and a proposed new use for a day care center and 1.5 acres as well
as two park areas that are identified on the Master Plan. He said overall the project
presents a 68% reduction of residential units and more than half of the commercial has
been reduced.
Mr. Henderson said there are 46 single family residential lots that will be 100 x 150
feet and will all front either on the lake or on the creek, and the value of those
homes will be between $250,000 and $500,000 dollars. The second residential community
depicted in yellow are smaller lots 50 x 100 feet which are amenitized by a recreational
park area. Another park area propsed is on the opposite side of Vistawilla and would
provide an exercise fitness trail around the lake and conservation area. In addition
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the project will provide for retail commercial centers along s. R. 434 which are
consistent with the locations of the previous locations in the Master Plan for the
Settlement Agreement, and there is also a multi-family tract that is located off
of S. R. 434. He said the key here is that the proposed development program is a
significant reduction to the approved Master Plan that is under the Settlement
Agreement. The project will result in a significant reduction of the traffic that
would be impacting on Vistawilla Drive as well as other roads that are located
within the City.
The presentation was turned over to George Garrett, engineer. Then James Morgan,
Morgan Environmental Consulting, Inc., Michael D. Sims, Michael D. Sims & Associates,
Inc., and Rob Yeager, Sullivan Properties, Inc., made presentations to the Commission.
The Commissioners indicated that they were generally in favor of reviewing this
project.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p. m.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary T. Norton,
City Clerk
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