There were questions and comments from the Board.
Vice Chairman Herr stated her concerns with the traffic, and she doesn't understand
how they queue up 970 vehicles, because there are no school buses, on that road
system all at once. She does not want this to become a county problem to expand the
road. Mr. Spain advised they are open to a condition that requires continuing
monitoring of the traffic pattern for first few years of operation to see if there are issues
that they are required to add a turn lane.
Commissioner Lockhart inquired how many faculty and staff are anticipated to be
working out of this building. Chris Klotz, Summit Construction Group, responded there
are approximately 60 staff members planned for the new campus. The Commissioner
provided a history of the very recent communication she has had with the developer
where she expressed the most intense negative impacts on the community had been
placed closest to the community, and she had requested they come back with things
they would propose to mitigate some of the negative impacts. One thing she was very
clear with them was she would not support a D.O. where the field was lighted. With the
parking as laid out, she has concerns of cars sitting idling for a period of time and the
exhaust, which a fence won't help. She requested mitigation on that. Sound is her
third biggest issue. With 970 students, approximately 140 students would be eligible to
drive, there are 60 staff, and there are only 130 parking spaces; and she does not
believe there is adequate student parking. She advised she was told there were no
other accommodations the developer would be making except for some additional
vegetative buffering. She confirmed with staff this morning there were not any changes
that were going to proposed. Now, at the meeting, they are being told of concessions,
none of which are in writing nor in the D.O. She is not satisfied with the proposed
accommodations. Mr. Klotz responded they did attempt to address the first three
concerns of field lighting, sound, and the pond. Commissioner Lockhart stated since
there is so much to be done, she would like to continue this item. Discussion ensued.
Motion by Commissioner Lockhart, seconded by Commissioner Constantine, to
continue to date-certain March 25, 2025, the request to adopt an ordinance enacting a
Small Scale Future Land Use Map Amendment from Mixed-Use Development and Low
Density Residential to Planned Development; adopt an ordinance enacting a Rezone
from A-1 (Agriculture) and C-2 (General Commercial) to PD (Planned Development) for
the development of a Public Charter School on approximately 7.85 acres, located at
the northwest corner of North US Hwy 17-92 and North Ronald Reagan Boulevard; and
associated D.O. #24-20500006; Yalcin Akin, Ph.D., Manager of Discovery Education
Holdings, LLC, Applicant; as described in the proof of publication.
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 voted AYE.
7.
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the Interlocal Agreement
by and between Seminole County and the City of Lake Mary regarding the
limited transfer of development authority to the County for the purposes of
developing the Seminole Science Charter School Expansion. District4 -
Lockhart (Jose Gomez, Development Services Director)
Mr. Gray announced this item was being pulled and will be brought back with Item 25.
