Commissioner thinks they need to present a letter signed by the Chairman to Orange County
setting the record straight that if there's a project in Seminole County, they need to ask for
permission and get their buy-in on the project. He personally doesn't think the road needs to
be widened, and Orange County wants Seminole County to help pay for it, which isn't in their
plan. They need to go through the proper channels to do this. Discussion ensued mostly
regarding an Interlocal Agreement with Orange County for road maintenance on McCulloch
Road. Tawny Olore, Acting County Engineer, addressed the Board and advised she was
present at Orange County's meeting. She gave a detailed summary of the meeting.
Commissioner Zembower stated this is an attempt to move more traffic to Old Lockwood
Road. And whether or not the desire is to cross the Econ or not, if you look at the
Econlockhatchee Protection Act, Orange County only has one more right to cross the Econ.
The real problem is more of a political issue that the Richard Crotty Parkway that has been
planned for decades by Orange County was supposed to come in through UCF just south of
McCulloch to connect into Old Lockwood and then over to Lake Pickett Road. Because there
is pushback from the Department of Defense, who has offices over in that area, they do not
like or have any desire to have that go through there for reasons of security. The real issue is
Orange County needs to figure out what they're going to do with Richard Crotty Parkway,
which is planned to go all the way from Semoran Boulevard, to UCF, to Old Lockwood. This
is another way to move that traffic. Commissioner Zembower has a plan he will share with the
Board from their documents that date back probably 35 years which would be helpful for the
Board to understand why they're moving this direction. They're also moving this direction
because of the new water-retention requirements that are going to require retention ponds to
be much larger after June or July of this year.
Chairman Herr reminded Commissioner Dallari's original request was for a letter written by
staff signed by herself, which she is supportive of. She thinks the letter needs to spell out the
County's concern for jurisdictional rights. It's enough to lose ground to Tallahassee. They
can't be losing ground to neighboring counties. Further, after the letter, they need to do
follow-through in terms of what their plan will be to stay up-to-date on it and what interactions
they'll have beyond the letter with Orange County to get it rightsized. Commissioner
Zembower stated he would support that so long as the Interlocal Road Maintenance
Agreement does not somehow say something. Chairman Herr advised it would all
contemplate that the County and Orange County are following whatever agreements are in
place, which may require a subsequent briefing. Commissioner Dallari stated the Interlocal
Agreement is part of the issue because there's another project that was brought forward
where Orange County caused an issue west of SR 434 and they're saying it's Seminole
County's issue even though Orange County approved the development of commercial size
that caused the problem. They really need to take a look at what capital is and what
maintenance is. Commissioner Zembower stated they need to look at the interlocals and
really understand what they say and have another conversation. He requested a briefing on
the Interlocal Agreements. Mr. Slot advised the County Attorney's Office has already
reviewed that agreement and provided staff a preliminary based on a lot of the feedback.
They do know that it is silent on projects; it only speaks to maintenance. So that's the initial
response from the County Attorney's Office; it really does need to be modernized.
Commissioner Dallari thanked the Board for consideration of the letter moving forward, and he
fully supports the plan they're talking about so they can all be informed with full transparency.
Chairman Herr confirmed they have consensus on the letter and the plan moving forward.
Commissioner Zembower stated he wants to make sure that staff will bring an agreement to
