13-002154
In Re: Petition To Expand The Village Community Development District No. 10 vs.
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Status: Closed
Recommended Order on Monday, August 26, 2013.
Recommended Order on Monday, August 26, 2013.
1STATE OF FLORIDA
4DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
8IN RE: PETITION TO EXPAND THE
14VILLAGE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Case No. 13 - 2154
22DISTRICT NO. 10
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26REPORT TO THE FLORID A
31LAND AND WATER ADJUD ICATORY COMMISSION
37Pursua nt to notice, a local public hearing was held in this
49matter in The Villages, Florida, on August 14, 2013, before
59D. R. Alexander, an Administrative Law Judge of the Division of
70Administrative Hearings (DOAH).
73APPEARANCES
74For Petitioner: Martha Harrell Ch umbler, Esquire
81Carlton Fields, P.A.
84Post Office Drawer 190
88Tallahassee, Florida 32302 - 0190
93STATEMENT OF THE ISSUE
97The issue presented in this proceeding is whether the
106Amended Petition t o Amend the Boundaries of Village Community
116Development District No. 10 (Amended Petition) satisfies the
124requirements set forth in chapter 190, Florida Statutes , and
133Florida Administrative Code Chapter 42 - 1. The purpose of the
144local public hearing was to gather information in anticipation
153of quasi - legislative rulemaking by the Florida Land and Water
164Adjudicatory Commission (Commission).
167PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
169On May 29, 2013, the Village Community Development District
178No. 10 (District) filed its Petition to Amend the Boundaries of
189the District (Initial Petition) with the Commission, requesting
197that the Commission adopt a rule expanding the District's
206boundaries by 89.5 acres. On June 13, 2013, the Secretary of
217the Commission certified that the Initial Pet ition contained all
227required elements and referred it to DOAH to conduct a local
238public hearing, as required by section 190.005(1)(d).
245On July 18, 2013, the District filed a motion for leave to
257amend the Initial Petition in order to increase the requested
267boundary expansion to 99.3 acres. That motion was granted on
277July 22, 2013, and the Amended Petition deemed filed.
286Notice of the public hearing was published in accordance
295with section 190.005(1)(d ) . The District pre - filed proposed
306E xh ibits 1 through 29, which included the written testimony of
318seven witnesses: Janet Tutt, Gary Moyer, Darrin Taylor,
326Dr. Henry Fishkind, Robert Farner, Stephanie Vaughn, and
334Bill Kearns. The District also filed a Request for Official
344Recognition of Sumter County Ordina nces 2004 - 38, 2010 - 09, 2012 -
35810, and 2012 - 13; Sumter County Resolution 2013 - 27; City of
371Wildwood Ordinance 2013 - 28; City of Wildwood Resolution R 2013 -
38310; the Commission's certification that the Initial Petition
391contained all elements required by section 190 .046(1) (f) ; and
401the Notice of Receipt of Amended Petition published by the
411Commission in the Florida Administrative Register . 1/
419At the local public hearing, the District's pre - filed
429e x hibits, which included the pre - filed testimon y , were accepted
442into the r ecord, as were two additional e xh ibits, Exhibits 30
455and 31. Late - filed Exhibit 32, which corrected a typographical
466error in the pre - filed testimony of Janet Tutt, was admitted by
479Order dated August 20, 2013. The District supplemented its
488previous request for official recognition to include Sumter
496County Resolution 2013 - 37 . All requests for official
506recognition were granted.
509The District presented the live testimony of Janet Tutt,
518the executive director of the District; Gary Moyer, a
527representative of t he owners of the 99.3 acres and expert in
539community development district (CDD) governance; and Dr. Henry
547Fishkind, an economist and senior partner of Fishkind and
556Associates.
557No members of the public offered testimony at hearing or
567submitted written commen ts into the record. See Fla. Admin.
577Code R. 42 - 1.012(3).
582A T ranscript of the hearing has been prepared. T he
593District filed a Proposed Report , which has been considered in
603the preparation of this Report .
609SUMMARY OF THE RECORD
613History of the District
6171. The District is located in Sumter County and was first
628established in 2004 through Sumter County Ordinance 2004 - 38, as
639a CDD consisting of 998.8 acres, all of which are located in
651unincorporated areas. In the intervening years, the District's
659boundaries have been expanded twice: in 2010 with the addition
669of 399.01 acres and again in 2012 with the addition of another
68191.69 acres, for a total current aggregate of 1,489.5 acres.
692These two expansions did not result in a cumulative increase of
703land within t he District's boundaries of more than either 50
714percent or 500 acres. To date, all of the District's expansions
725have been restricted to properties lying within unincorporated
733Sumter County.
7352. On May 16, 2013, the District's Board of Supervisors
745(Distric t Board) authorized the filing of a petition to again
756expand the District's boundaries. On August 1, 2013, the
765District Board confirmed its authorization of the filing of the
775Amended Petition. On May 17, 2013, copies of the Initial
785Petition were submitte d to the City of Wildwood and Sumter
796County, together with a filing fee to each government entity in
807the amount of $15,000.00.
8123. By resolution adopted on June 10, 2013, the City of
823Wildwood expressed its support for the expansion of the
832District's bound aries. By resolution adopted on May 28, 2013,
842Sumter County expressed its support for the expansion of the
852District's boundaries as reflected in the Initial Petition and,
861on August 13, 2013, stated its support for the expansion as
872revised in the Amended P etition. 2/
8794. The current petition for expansion of the District's
888boundaries would increase the land within the District by an
898additional 99.5 acres, to an aggregate of 1,589 acres -- an
910increase which exceeds the original size of the District by more
921th an both 50 percent and a cumulative net amount of 500 acres .
935Of the 99.3 acres that would be added to the District, 9.8 acres
948lie within unincorporated Sumter County and 89.5 acres within
957the City of Wildwood.
9615. The 9.8 acres in unincorporated Sumter County are
970located approximately one quarter mile east of Morse Boulevard.
979The 89.5 acres that are within the City of Wildwood consist of
991two parcels, both located south of County Road 44A. Forty - three
1003and nine/tenths (43.9) acres lie west of Powell Road and
1013approximately 45 acres lie east of Buena Vista Boulevard.
10226. The areas to be added to the District are owned by The
1035Villages of Lake - Sumter, Inc., and Village of Southwest Plazas,
1046LLC, both of which consent to the proposed expansion of the
1057District. The property owners intend to use the land for
1067residential development, ultimately to include 374 units.
1074E xh ibits
10777. Exhibit 1 is the Amended Petition, with exhibits, as
1087filed with the Commission and DOAH .
10948. Exhibit 2 is a composite exhibit consisting of a copy
1105of minutes reflecting the District Board's initial authorization
1113for the Initial Petition to be filed and the District Board's
1124Resolution 13 - 17, reflecting verification of the District
1133Board's authorization for the Amended Petition to be filed.
11429. Exhibits 3 through 6 are various maps of the District.
1153E xh ibit 3 identifies the general location of the District.
1164Exhibit 4 depicts the District's current boundaries. Exhibit 5
1173adds those areas that are proposed to be added and Exhibit 6
1185reflects the District's boundaries as they will exist if the
1195requested rule is adopted.
119910. Exhibit 7 is a map identifying the location of
1209existing stormwater interceptors and outfalls that will serve
1217the expansion areas.
122011. Exhibit 8 is the current resume of Robe rt Farner.
123112. Exhibits 9 through 11 are legal descriptions, in metes
1241and bounds, of the District, with E xh ibit 9 describing the
1253District's current boundaries, E xh ibit 10 describing the areas
1263to be added, and Exhibit 11 describing the boundaries as they
1274w ill exist if the requested rule is approved.
128313. Exhibit 12 is a table identifying the estimated cost
1293of the infrastructure planned for the expansion areas and the
1303estimated schedule for its construction.
130814. Exhibit 13 is the resume of Darrin Taylor.
131715. Exhibit 14 is an excerpt of the Future Land Use Map
1329(FLUM) of the City of Wildwood, including those areas to be
1340added to the District.
134416. Exhibit 15 is an excerpt of the F LUM of Sumter County,
1357including those areas that currently lie within the Di strict and
1368those areas to be added.
137317. Exhibit 16 is a copy of combined Amended Development
1383Plans for The Villages of Sumter D evelopment of Regional Impact
1394(Villages DRI) and Villages of Wildwood DRI .
140218. Exhibit 17 is the resume of Gary Moyer.
141119. Exhibit 18 is a copy of the executed consent of the
1423property owners to the expansion of the District.
143120. Exhibit 19 is the resume of Dr. Henry Fishkind.
144121. Exhibit 20 is the revised Statement of Estimated
1450Regulatory Costs (Revised SERC).
145422. Exhibit 2 1 is a copy of the notice of local public
1467hearing that was published in T he Villages Daily Sun , a local
1479newspaper of general circulation .
148423. Exhibit 22 is a letter from the Department of Economic
1495Opportunity (DEO) stating that DEO has no comment on the I nitial
1507Petition.
150824. Exhibits 23 through 29 are the pre - filed testimon y of
1521Janet Tutt, Stephanie Vaughn, Robert Farner, Darrin Taylor,
1529Gary Moyer, Williams Kearns, and Dr. Henry Fishkind,
1537respectively. The pre - filed testimon y of Stephanie Vaughn,
1547Robert Farner, Darrin Taylor, and Williams Kearns are
1555accompanied by verified affidavits executed by each of these
1564witnesses.
156525. Exhibit 30 is a letter from DEO, stating that the
1576agency has no comment on the Amended Petition.
158426. Exhibit 31 is the a proof of p ublication provided by
1596T he Villages Daily Sun , verifying the publication of the notice
1607of local public hearing on July 17, 24, and 31 , and August 7,
16202013 .
162227. Exhibit 32 is the affidavit of Janet Tutt, identifying
1632a typographical error in her pre - filed te stimony,
164228. The sole purpose of this proceeding is to establish
1652the record to be relied upon by the Commission when deciding
1663whether to adopt a rule expanding the District's boundaries.
1672Because paragraph 190.005(1)(e) applies in this matter and
1680contains the statutory criteria to be considered, a summary of
1690the evidence relating to each is set forth below.
1699SUMMARY OF EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY
1704Factors Set Forth in Section 190.005(1)(e), Florida Statutes
1712A. Whether all statements contained in the Amended
1720Petit ion are found to be true and correct.
172929. Janet Tutt, manager of the District for the past six
1740years, testified that she had reviewed the contents of the
1750Amended Petition and the exhibits and that, to the best of her
1762knowledge, all are true and correct.
176830. Based on this testimony, and in the absence of any
1779contrary evidence, the evidence establishes that the Amended
1787Petition and the exhibits attached to it are all true and
1798correct.
1799B. Whether the proposed expansion of the District is
1808inconsistent with any applicable element or portion of the state
1818comprehensive plan or the effective local government
1825comprehensive plans.
182731. Darrin Taylor is a land use planner who has worked in
1839the public sector for the former Department of Community
1848Affairs, for a lo cal government, and in the private sector.
1859Much of his experience has involved review and analysis of
1869comprehensive plans and growth management laws.
187532. The land use category assigned by the City of Wildwood
1886FLUM to that portion of the expansion that l ies within the
1898municipal boundaries is The Villages of Wildwood. The category
1907permits a mixture of land uses, including residential, retail,
1916and similar uses.
191933. Specific policies were developed for The Villages of
1928Wildwood that supersede all other pol icies in the City of
1939Wildwood Comprehensive Plan. No other provisions in the City of
1949Wildwood Comprehensive Plan apply within that land use category.
1958Mr. Taylor reviewed The Villages of Wildwood policies and
1967determined that the CDD expansion is consisten t with the City of
1979Wildwood Comprehensive Plan.
198234. Mr. Taylor also concluded that the proposed expansion
1991is consistent with the Sumter County Comprehensive Plan. The
2000most relevant portion of th at p lan with respect to the proposed
2013expansion is the Futur e Land Use Element (FLUE). The expansion
2024area in unincorporated Sumter County is designated Mixed Use on
2034the County's FLUM. The County FLUE provides that a variety of
2045uses are allowed within the Mixed Use category, including
2054residential and retail.
205735. In addition, since the property in question lies
2066within The Villages DRI, the County's C omprehensive P lan
2076requires it to have a separate community plan. Mr. Taylor
2086reviewed The Villages DRI community plan and determined that the
2096proposed District expansi on is consistent with that plan. He
2106also reviewed the other elements in the County's C omprehensive
2116P lan and determined that the proposed expansion is not
2126inconsistent with those provisions.
213036. Mr. Taylor further stated that the proposed expansion
2139of the District is not inconsistent with the s tate c omprehensive
2151p lan. The development within the District, including those
2160areas proposed to be added, is an integral part of the overall
2172Villages development. The Villages development furthers many of
2180the state 's goals in protecting and providing for the elderly,
2191in planning and developing land in an efficient manner, and in
2202the protection of our natural resources. The Villages
2210development also provides transportation alternatives such as
2217the extensive use of g olf carts and many amenities which keep
2229the residents healthy. Each of these furthers a general goal
2239set forth in the s tate c omprehensive p lan.
224937. After reviewing both the Initial and the Amended
2258Petitions, DEO stated that it had no comments relating t o the
2270proposed District expansion.
227338. The testimony and exhibits indicate that the expanded
2282District will not be inconsistent with any applicable element or
2292portion of either the local comprehensive plans or the state
2302comprehensive plan.
2304C. Whether th e area of land within the expanded District
2315is of sufficient size, is sufficiently compact, and is
2324sufficiently contiguous to be developable as one functional
2332interrelated community.
233439. Gary Moyer, a n expert in the governance of CDDs ,
2345testified that, wi th the proposed expansion, the District will
2355still be of sufficient size, compactness, and contiguity to be
2365developed as an interrelated community. That opinion was echoed
2374by Robert Farner, a professional engineer whose firm has been
2384involved in creating and financing over 15 CDDs. Both Mr. Moyer
2395and Mr. Farner explained that the District is part of a
2406nationally known active adult community -- The Villages -- that
2416includes over 21,000 acres. The District, as expanded, will
2426continue to function as part of this already interrelated
2435community.
243640. In addition, Mr. Moyer stated that the property to be
2447included in the District is similar in character to the other
2458residential properties in the District.
246341. The testimony establishes that the expanded Distr ict
2472will be of sufficient size, compactness, and contiguity to be
2482developed as a single functionally interrelated community.
2489D. Whether expansion of the District is the best
2498alternative available for delivering community development
2504services and facilitie s to the area that will be served by the
2517District.
251842. Mr. Moyer further testified that expansion of the
2527District is the best alternative available for providing CDD
2536services and facilities to the area. The CDD structure
2545facilitates a focus on the manag ement of infrastructure that
2555allows better coordination between the construction of
2562infrastructure and development. In addition, for this
2569particular expansion, there are economies of scale to be
2578realized as a result of the larger base over which to alloca te
2591costs, especially for certain fixed costs such as management,
2600insurance, and other administrative costs.
260543. Dr. Henry Fishkind, a n expert in economics with
2615significant experience involving CDDs, testified that the
2622District provides property owners w ith a governance structure
2631that is focused on providing services and facilities specific to
2641the property within its boundaries. Dr. Fishkind also testified
2650that the District structure affords the ability to issue long -
2661term bonds to fund infrastructure imp rovements at a cost that is
2673equal to -- and perhaps lower than -- other available funding
2684sources.
268544. Both Mr. Moyer and Dr. Fishkind indicated that other
2695alternatives that could have been considered include provision
2703of services and facilities by the c ounty and municipal
2713governments, either directly or through a dependent special
2721district, or by developer - financed infrastructure, with
2729responsibility for maintenance and operation eventually
2735transferred to a property owners' association.
274145. Under eithe r the direct local government or dependent
2751special district option, the County would incur the significant
2760costs of administering the program. The requested expansion
2768will allow the District, rather than the County, to shoulder
2778this expense. The expansio n will also free the County from the
2790possible entanglements associated with debt incurred to finance
2798construction infrastructure improvements.
280146. Expansion of the District is also preferable to
2810reliance on developers to construct facilities, with long - t erm
2821operation and maintenance ultimately transferred to a property
2829owners' association. Unlike fees charged by a property owners'
2838association, the District's assessments are collected along with
2846other property taxes, giving greater assurance of obtaining
2854needed funds. In addition, the District is subject to specific
2864regulations, including both those specific to CDDs and those
2873that apply to all government agencies in Florida. A property
2883owners' association is not.
288747. The testimony and exhibits demonstra te that expansion
2896of the District is the best alternative available for providing
2906community development services to the area.
2912E. Whether the community development services and
2919facilities of the District will be incompatible with the
2928capacity and uses of e xisting local and regional community
2938development services and facilities.
294248. Both Mr. Moyer and Mr. Farner testified that the
2952services and facilities that will be provided by the District to
2963the expansion areas will not be incompatible with the capacity
2973and uses of existing local and regional community development
2982services and facilities. There are currently no regional or
2991local facilities and services serving the expansion areas and
3000the expansion will not adversely impact the District's capacity
3009to pro vide services and facilities within its existing
3018boundaries. Furthermore, the expansion will not result in
3026overly burdening either existing or planned facilities.
303349. The testimony submitted establishes that the community
3041development services and facili ties of the District will not be
3052incompatible with the capacity and uses of existing local and
3062regional community development services and facilities.
3068F. Whether the area that will be served by the expanded
3079District is amenable to separate special - distric t government.
308950. Ms. Tutt testified that she expects the expansion to
3099have no adverse impact on the successful operation of the
3109District.
311051. Mr. Moyer testified that the areas to be added to the
3122District are amenable to a special - district type of gov ernance
3134and that the expansion will have no adverse impact on the
3145District's ability to successfully operate under the separate
3153special - district form of governance. In Mr. Moyer's opinion,
3163CDD s provide an efficient and focused mechanism for managing and
3174s upervising the construction of capital improvements in the
3183expanded areas, as well as managing and operating those
3192improvements once installed.
319552. The testimony submitted establishes that the area to
3204be added to the District is amenable to a separate sp ecial -
3217district type of governance.
3221G. Other Statutory and Regulatory Requirements Elements of
3229the Petition and Public Notice.
323453. The Commission has certified that the Initial Petition
3243met all of the applicable requirements of section 190.005(1)(a).
325254 . Notice of the local public hearing was published in
3263The Villages Daily Sun for four consecutive weeks prior to the
3274hearing, on July 17, 24, and 31, and August 7, 2013. In
3286addition, the Commission published notice of its receipt of the
3296Initial Petition and Amended Petition in the July 25, 2013,
3306Florida Administrative Register .
3310Statement of Estimated Regulatory Costs (SERC)
331655. The initial SERC, which accompanied both the Initial
3325Petition and the Amended Petition, was prepared under the
3334supervision of D r. Henry Fishkind, a n expert in economic
3345analysis with significant experience relating to CDDs. Prior to
3354the hearing, a Revised SERC was prepared, reflecting the small
3364increase in the size of the expansion sought by the District --
3376from 89.5 acres to 99.3 -- and the correction of a typographical
3388error in the original SERC.
339356. The Revised SERC includes an analysis of all of the
3404elements required by section 120.541, including: (a) a good
3413faith estimate of the costs and any anticipated effect of
3423revenues o f state and local government; (b ) a good faith
3435estimate of the transactional costs that individuals and
3443entities subject to the expanded District boundary are likely to
3453incur; and (c ) an analysis of any impacts on small businesses
3465and small cities. 3/ Beca use the current proceeding involves the
3476expansion of an existing District, the Revised SERC's scope is
3486limited to the costs and impacts of that expansion.
349557. Dr. Fishkind opined that the economic benefits of the
3505requested expansion to all affected parti es will exceed any
3515costs incurred. Following formation of the District, the County
3524and City incur no additional direct costs. To the extent the
3535Property Appraiser or Tax Collector is utilized to collect
3544District assessments, the District is required to c over those
3554costs. Moreover, neither the County nor the City will become
3564liable for debts incurred by the District and bonds issued by
3575the District will not affect the bonding capacity of either the
3586City or the State.
359058. Dr. Fishkind also concluded that property values in
3599the expansion areas will increase by more than the cost of
3610assessment levied by the District to fund infrastructure
3618improvements .
362059. The testimony and exhibits establish that the Revised
3629SERC satisfies the requirements of section 120.5 41.
3637Other Requirements
363960. The District provided both the City and the County
3649with copies of the Initial Petition and, because an additiona l
36609.8 acres in the unincorporated area were later added to the
3671expansion request, the District also provided the Cou nty with a
3682copy of the Amended Petition. The District also submitted
3691filing fees of $15,000 .00 each to both local governments. Both
3703the City and the County adopted resolutions consenting to the
3713expansion.
371461. All of the properties to be added to the Di strict are
3727owned by either Village of Southwest Plazas, LLC , or Villages of
3738Lake - Sumter, Inc. Village of Southwest Plazas, LLC, has two
3749members -- the Villages Operating Company and Acorn Investments.
3758The Villages of Lake - Sumter, Inc. , and Village of Sou thwest
3770Plazas, LLC -- through its two members -- both consent to the
3782requested expansion.
378462. Notice of the local public hearing was published in a
3795newspaper once a week for each of the four weeks immediately
3806preceding the hearing. The notice included t he time and place
3817of the hearing, a description and map of the area affected by
3829the expansion, and a summary of the District's expansion
3838request. The notice was also posted on the newspaper's website
3848and on the Florida Press Association's website.
3855APPLIC ABLE LAW
385863. This proceeding is governed by sections 190.00 5 and
3868190.046 and rule chapter 42 - 1.
387564. A petition to expand a CDD that was initially
3885established by local ordinance must be processed as provided in
3895section 190.005 if the expansion will increa se the size of the
3907district by either 50 percent over its initial size, or by a
3919cumulative net amount of 500 acres. See § 190.046(1)(f), Fla.
3929Stat. While prior expansions of the District have not exceeded
3939this limitation, the expansion requested through the Amended
3947Petition does.
394965. A petition for expansion that exceeds the limitation
3958described above shall "include only the elements set forth in
3968section 190.005(1)(a)1. and 5. - 8. and the consent required by
3979paragraph (g)." § 190.046(1)( f ), Fla. Stat.
39876 6 . The evidence establishes that the District has
3997satisfied the requirement of section 190.046(1)(g), which
4004requires that written consent be obtained from the owners of the
4015property to be added. The filing of the Initial Petition and
4026Amended Petition by o r on behalf of the District Board
4037constitutes the consent of the property owners within the
4046current District boundaries. See § 190.046(1)(g), Fla. Stat.
4054The evidence establishes that the District Board authorized the
4063filing of both the Initial Petition a nd the Amended Petition.
40746 7 . The evidence also establishes that the District fully
4085satisfied the notice requirements imposed by section 190.005(1)
4093by providing the City with copies of the Initial Petition and
4104the County with copies of both the Initial Pet ition and Amended
4116Petition, as well as by publishing notice of the local public
4127hearing in the manner required by the statute. The District
4137also submitted the required filing fees to the City and County.
41486 8 . The Amended Petition includes the elements req uired by
4160subparagraphs 1 . and 5 . - 8 . of section 190.005(1)(a).
41726 9 . The evidence is that each of the statutory criteria
4184imposed by section 190.005(1)(e) is satisfied.
419070 . The evidence is that the statements contained in the
4201Amended Petition are true and co rrect. See § 190.005 (1)(e)1 . ,
4213Fla. Stat.
42157 1 . The evidence is that the amendment of the District's
4227boundaries will not be inconsistent with either the applicable
4236local comprehensive plans or the state comprehensive plan. See
4245§ 190.005(1)(e)2 . , Fla. Stat .
42517 2 . The evidence is that the District, with the expanded
4263boundaries, will be of sufficient size, sufficiently compact,
4271and sufficiently contiguous to be developable as one functional
4280interrelated community. See § 190.005(1)(e)3 . , Fla. Stat.
42887 3 . The ev idence is that the District, as expanded, is the
4302best alternative available for delivering community development
4309services and facilities to the areas being added. See
4318§ 190.005(1)(e)4 . , Fla. Stat.
43237 4 . The evidence is that the services and facili ties that
4336will be provided by the District to the expansion areas are not
4348incompatible with the capacity or uses of any local or regional
4359community development services and facilities. See
4365§ 190.005(1)(e)5 . , Fla. Stat.
43707 5 . The evidence is that the Distri ct, as expanded, is
4383amenable to separate special - district government. See
4391§ 190.005(1)(e)6 . , Fla. Stat.
4396CONCLUSION
4397Section 190.005(1)(e) provides that the " Commission shall
4404consider the entire record of the local hearing, the transcript
4414of the hearing, re solutions adopted by local general - purpose
4425governments . . .," and the factors set forth in section
4436190.005(1)(e)1 . through 6 . when determining whether to grant or
4447deny a petition to amend the boundaries of a CDD . Based on the
4461record evidence, the A mended Petition satisfies all of the
4471statutory requirements and, therefore, there is no reason not to
4481grant the District's request for amendment of its boundaries.
4490DONE AND ENTERED this 26th day of August , 2013 , in
4500Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida.
4504S
4505D. R. ALEXANDER
4508Administrative Law Judge
4511Division of Administrative Hearings
4515The DeSoto Building
45181230 Apalachee Parkway
4521Tallahassee, Florida 32399 - 3060
4526(850) 488 - 9675
4530Fax Filing (850) 921 - 6847
4536www.doah.state.fl.us
4537Filed with the Clerk of the
4543Division of Administrative Hearings
4547this 26th day of August , 2013 .
4554ENDNOTES
45551/ The Florida Administrative Weekly was replaced by the Florida
4565Administrative Register effective October 1, 2012. See
4572§ 120.55(1)( b ), Fla. Stat.
45782/ The 9.8 a cres added to the expansion area through the Amended
4591Petition are all located in the unincorporated areas of Sumter
4601County. Thus, the acreage lying within the City of Wildwood
4611remained unchanged from that described in the Initial Petition.
46203/ Because Su mter County has a population that exceeds 25,000,
4632it is not categorized as a small county. However, the Revised
4643SERC reflects the conclusion that the District expansion will
4652have no adverse affect on either Sumter County or the City of
4664Wildwood.
4665COPIES FURNISHED :
4668Jerry McDaniel, Secretary
4671Florida Land and Water
4675Adjudicatory Commission
4677The Capitol, Room 1802
4681Tallahassee, Florida 32399 - 0001
4686Peter Antonacci, General Counsel
4690Office of the Governor
4694The Capitol, Suite 209
4698Tallahassee, Florida 32399 - 1001
4703Robert N. Sechen, General Counsel
4708Department of Economic Opportunity
4712The Caldwell Building, MSC 110
4717107 East Madison Street
4721Tallahassee, Florida 32399 - 4128
4726Barbara R. Leighty, Clerk
4730Transportation and Economic
4733Development Policy Unit
4736The Capitol, Room 1801
4740Tallahassee, Florida 32399 - 0001
4745Martha Harrell Chumbler, Esquire
4749Carlton Fields, P.A.
4752Post Office Drawer 190
4756Tallahassee, Florida 32302 - 0190
- Date
- Proceedings
- PDF:
- Date: 03/03/2015
- Proceedings: Letter to Judge Maloney from John Heekin requesting for agency final orders filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/26/2013
- Proceedings: Report cover letter identifying the hearing record referred to the Agency.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/26/2013
- Proceedings: Report to the Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission (hearing held August 14, 2013). CASE CLOSED.
- Date: 08/19/2013
- Proceedings: Transcript (not available for viewing) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/19/2013
- Proceedings: Notice of Filing Proposed Report to the Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission filed.
- Date: 08/14/2013
- Proceedings: CASE STATUS: Hearing Held.
- Date: 08/07/2013
- Proceedings: Petitioner's (Proposed) Exhibits and Pre-filed Testimonies filed (exhibits not available for viewing).
- PDF:
- Date: 06/20/2013
- Proceedings: Notice of Local Public Hearing (hearing set for August 14, 2013; 10:00 a.m.; The Villages, FL).
Case Information
- Judge:
- D. R. ALEXANDER
- Date Filed:
- 06/13/2013
- Date Assignment:
- 06/13/2013
- Last Docket Entry:
- 03/03/2015
- Location:
- Thonotosassa, Florida
- District:
- Middle
- Agency:
- Office of the Governor
Counsels
-
Martha Harrell Chumbler, Esquire
Address of Record -
Barbara R. Leighty, Agency Clerk
Address of Record -
Nancy G Linnan, Esquire
Address of Record -
Jerry McDaniel, Secretary
Address of Record