PRAB 12/14/2021 Minutes (Special Joint Meeting with City Commission)

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CASSELBCRRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of December 14, 2021 - Special Joint Meeting with Parks and Recreation Advisory Board I'age 7 of 8 in the area for illegal purposes. She agreed that DeBary hall and Capon House should be used as guides and more research should be done before expanding the plans too much. 5. Larry Smith, 912 Niblick Drive, stated he lives across the street from the proposed event center and was personally kind of neutral on the playground, noting that what was being proposed was very low key and not big enough to be called a playground since there would be no active equipment on it. No one else came forward. Mayor Henson closed the audience participation portion of the meeting and announced the meeting would now move into discussion and consideration by the City Commission, Discussion: Discussion ensued amongst the City Commissioners, consultant, and staff which included: intent of acquisition of property was to provide additional park space and protect the property from development by developers which would have a greater impact on the surrounding communities; future land use designation, zoning, and potential density entitlements if the property were developed as housing,units; feasibility of including a playground area as one of the project components, or possibly just a small area for children during events, but not necessarily an actual playground; feasibility of including a kayak launch as part of the project and the possibility of closing it during events if it were to be included; focus on securing the house, then utilizing site for small events, with the possibility of future expansion with additional building(s); concerns about not having been provided proformas for various potential capacities; concerns about making the venue one that will have a positive impact and will benefit all residents; lack of funding currently for anything more than securing of the home and property; addressing concerns of neighboring communities, especially regarding increased traffic; parking issues; the fact that it will be years before completion of the project with all the components ultimately decided upon; the fact that there will most likely be changes to the project before it is finally completed; potential uses for the proposed venue; the need to respect the input from the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and the public; the fact that there will most likely be changes to the City Commission members before the project is completed; ensuring the property and home are maintained; the fact that the consultants had. created the latest plan incorporating the guidance and changes as directed by the Commission; and the need to take a phased approach to the project with some amenities being constructed initially and others added later as firnd ng becomes available. Mr. Bellomo noted that even if finding were available now to complete everything on the Conceptual Master Plan, his team would not suggest that be done. It should be an incremental development, starting small, and, as it is successful and any impacts to the neighborhoods has been mitigated and funding becomes available, then continuing to move forward. At the conclusion of the discussion, each of the Commissioners expressed appreciation to the Parks and Recreation Board members and the citizens for their input and reached the following consensus to be used as a guideline by GAI Consultants, Inc.'s Community Solutions Group in preparation of the Final Conceptual Plan. CONSENSUS: The City Commission agreed by consensus to accept the Conceptual Master Plan for the Brightwater Estate as amended to remove the kayak launch component, and to direct GAI Consultants, Inc.'s Community Solutions Group to prepare the Final Conceptual Master Plan which should include a footnote that the additional event center building which would bring the site to a maximum potential capacity of 200 and other auxiliary buildings would be