Meeting Minutes

General Membership Meeting 11/09

The meeting was presided by LEHHNA secretary Raymond Cox due to vacancies of the president and vice president.

The meeting was called to order at 7:10PM and a quorum was determined.

A presentation by Jim Martin from FDOT outlined the upcoming changes in both I4
and local roads. He will be available for any concerns or questions.

Commissioner Sheehan updated the progress of the children's park at Lake Eola, it should be complete within the next few months.

OPD Liaison Officer Young provided the October crime stats, (on this web site under safety). No major crime events.

Neighbor Carolyn Burleson-Webb discussed issues with "compatible development". A proposed demolition, lot split into 3 and specimen tree removal at Concord and Cathcart.

This is scheduled to be heard by Municipal Planning Board on Nov. 21 at City Hall. Discussion followed about the order of process for this type of request and why the Historic Preservation Board would not hear it first. Commissioner Sheehan said she could support a change in sequence of hearings. Everyone is encouraged to attend or send letters. Carolyn will have more information at the block party.

Jeff Thompson made a motion seconded by Jackie Dowd that "LEHHNA petition that HPB review precede MPB review and that LEHHNA contact the 4 other residential historic districts to realize a concensus". The vote was taken and passed unanamously.

The meeting adjourned at 8:55PM

Special Board Vote 10/04

This is an Internet LEHHNA board meeting to address the following:

Due to the personal obligations of LEHHNA treasurer Karen Plourde, to amend the LEHHNA bank account signatories, the following motion has been made by Jeff Thompson and seconded by Fred Thompson;

"To remove Karen Plourde from the office of LEHHNA treasurer, remove Jim Hunt and Fred Thompson as signatories, and to place Raymond Cox, LEHHNA Secretary, on LEHHNA CFT Federal Credit Union account # XXXXX, as interim signatory until a treasurer has been elected”.

At 3:00PM, EST, the following board members were contacted, Fred Thompson, Jeff Thompson, Bob LeBlanc, Janet Walker, Tony McGlone, Sandy Fredrick, David Moffit, and Mimi Roberts. An electronic vote was taken with a total vote count of 8 out of 8 responding; this represents a quorum. No discussion was requested and the votes were recorded as 8 yeas, the motion passed.

Special Board Vote 8/10

A board meeting was called at the request of the architectural firm of Baker Barios to discuss a proposed condo/retail building on the southeast corner of Magnolia and Amelia.

The meeting was called to order at 6:35PM and a quorum was determined.
The developer is requesting a height variance from the current 75ft(approximately 8 floors) to a maximum height of 200 ft, (approximately 20 floors). The County courthouse is 400ft.

The plan calls for 100 units of residential, ground floor retail, internal parking ramp and ingress/egress being on Amelia St.

Discussion ensued with compliments on the style of the building but concerns with the increase of over 100 cars in one block, traffic in and out on Amelia, traffic mixing with the Trinity School drop-off/pick-up cars as well as student walkers all in one small block.

Though there is a diverter at the Amelia intersection, there was concern that due to the realignment of I-4 to have only one mid-town on/off ramp which will be at Amelia St., future pressure could call for the elimination of the diverter.

Concern about the drastic scale or height change compared to the current existing pattern along the east side of Magnolia St, (35ft) and the commercial and residential along Amelia St, also 35ft, and the compatibility with the character of the area.

There is a preference to see more of a "step down" toward the neighborhood side. There are concerns this would put pressure on nearby properties to request the same variances.

A motion was made by Jeff Thompson and seconded by David Moffit that:
'It is the prefernce of this board that the new building not exceed the current 75ft height allowance and that all ingress/egress be designed on Magnolia St'.

The motion passed unanimously.