2023-07-20 IV. A. 7/5/2023 Draft Minutes toko0,.... -"-�- CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA
p' SPECIAL MEETING
, TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
".1 JuLY 5, 2023
DRAFT SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION
I. CALL TO ORDER
Administrator Ritter called the Special Meeting of the Technical Review Committee (TRC) for
the City of Okeechobee to order on Wednesday July 5, 2023, at 10:04 A.M. in the City Council
Chambers, located at 55 Southeast Third Avenue, Room 200,Okeechobee, Florida,followed by
the Pledge of Allegiance.
II. ATTENDANCE
The following TRC Members were present: City Administrator Gary Ritter, Building Official
Jeffery Newell, Okeechobee County Fire Rescue (OCFR) Bureau Chief Justin Hazellief, Police
Chief Donald Hagan, and Okeechobee County Environmental Health (OCEH) Director Dianna
May. Members absent: Public Works Director David Allen(entered the Chamber at 10:06 A.M.).
City Planning Consultant Ben Smith and City Attorney Gloria Velazquez (via Zoom), Committee
Secretary Patty Burnette, and General Services Secretary Keli Trimnal were also present.
Okeechobee Utility Authority (OUA) Executive Director John Hayford and Okeechobee County
School Board representative were absent.
III. AGENDA
A. There were no items added, deferred, or withdrawn from the agenda.
B. Motion by Building Official Newell, seconded by Police Chief Hagan, to approve the
agenda as presented. Motion Carried Unanimously.
C. There were no comment cards submitted for public participation for items not on the
agenda.
IV. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Continued from the June 15, 2023, Meeting, Park Street Commerce Center Pre-
Application Plat Review/Site Plan Application No. 23-003-TRC, review a pre-application
for a new platted subdivision consisting of four unplatted parcels of land together with
Lots 1 to 12 of Block 4, PRICE ADDITION as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 17,
Okeechobee County public records, including East to West alleyway within said Block 4,
and the portion of Northeast (NE) 2nd Street (f/k/a Center Street) located North of said
Block 4, as abandoned by City Ordinance No.671;totaling 16.2±vacant acres located in
the 1100 to 1200 blocks along the North side of North Park Street/State Road 70 East,
just West of the Eastern City Limits/NE 13th Avenue.
1. City Planning Consultant Ben Smith of Morris-Depew Associates, Inc. commented
there was not a revised Staff Report. He reviewed each of the eight contingencies
from the June 15th meeting and whether the Applicant had provided
information/documents to satisfy each one.
2. City Administrator Ritter commented Staff had spoken to the City's Attorney
regarding the abandonment of a portion of NE 12th Avenue. The procedure would
be to include this abandonment as part of the replat.
3. Mr. Scott Winch, Development Consultant for the Applicant, and Mr. Johnny
Herbert, Project Engineer,attended (via Zoom)advised contingencies will be met.
4. No public comments were offered.
5. Administrator Ritter disclosed he had spoken to Mr. Winch numerous times.
6. Motion by OCFR Bureau Chief Hazellief, seconded by Police Chief Hagan, to
approve the Park Street Commerce Pre-Application Plat Application No. 23-003-
TRC, as presented in [Exhibit 1] with the following contingencies: Submit revised
Traffic Impact Study to reflect the proposed design, information on the proposed
abandonment, and copy of South Florida Water Management District Permit
Application with acknowledgement of their receipt of such and that the review is in
progress/or comments they may have. Motion Carried Unanimously.
V. ADJOURNMENT
City Administrator Ritter adjourned the meeting at 10:32 A.M.
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Submitted by:
Patty M. Burnette, Secretary
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