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From YouTube: Punta Gorda City Council 6-21-17 Part 1
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A
B
B
For
all,
let
them
always
be
aware
that
they
serve
the
people
of
the
city
that
our
citizens
assist
them
in,
as
we
may
to
govern
us
in
a
manner
acceptable
to
you,
and
we
also
ask
your
guidance
and
blessings
on
those
of
the
city
staff
in
all
that
they
do
realizing
that
they
serve
the
citizens
of
our
city
many
times
in
untold
and
unrecognized
ways
that
are
so
necessary
for
our
well-being.
All
these
things,
we
pray,
amen,
I.
D
A
E
You
it's
my
pleasure.
These
guys
are
provided
a
wonderful
service
force,
I'd
City
proclamation,
whereas
the
city
of
Punta
Gorda
has
more
than
170
licensed
amateur
radio
operators,
providing
emergency
radio
communication
in
times
of
need,
and
whereas
the
put
to
go
to
members
of
the
Peace
River
radio
Association
have
demonstrated
their
value
in
public
service
to
the
community
by
providing
such
communications
and
whereas
these
amateur
radio
operators
provide
their
service
free
of
charge
to
the
community
as
well
as
the
world
at
large
and
are
available
to
render
communications
assistance
during
any
local
or
national
disaster.
E
And
whereas
these
amateur
radio
operators
will
develop
their
emergency
communication
skills
by
participating
in
the
amateur
radio
relay
League
field
day,
exercise
on
June,
24th
and
25th
2017.
Now,
therefore,
the
City
Council,
the
city
of
Punta
Gorda,
does
hereby
proclaim
the
week
of
June
18th.
The
June
25th
is
amateur
radio
week
and
recognition
of
this
important
emergency
preparedness
exercise
and
calls
upon
all
citizens
to
pay
appropriate
tribute
to
the
amateur
radio
operators
of
our
community
past.
A
duly
adopted
and
regular
session.
E
G
Anybody
else,
besides
the
three
of
us
being
ham
operators
in
here,
there's
another
one.
Okay,
thank
you.
We
will
be
operating
for
27
hours
at
the
undergrad
Boat
Club
on
West
Retta
Esplanade
place
will
be
open.
Can
it
is--it
Donuts
would
be
nice
and
will
allow
you
to
even
talk
on
the
radio.
We
have
Morse
code
stations,
we'll
have
a
digital
station
and
a
voice
station,
and
you
will
be
more
than
welcome
to
bring
any
friends,
children,
grandchildren,
whatever
and
we'd,
love
to
have
you
and
explain
what
we're
doing.
Thank
you
thank.
G
G
H
I'd
also
like
to
mention
I'm
the
county
neck
control
operator,
so
we
have
radios
in
hospitals,
schools
and
all
that
and
we
drill
twice
a
month.
We
can
go
worldwide
on
this,
but
so
can
people
do
it
on
cellphones
and
we
also
do
Morse
code
and
all
that
and
of
course
our
backup
system
is
210
cans
and
string.
A
Next
is
a
chance
for
anybody
whose
name
is
in
a
border,
commit
up
for
a
board
or
committee
position,
and
you
would
like
to
introduce
yourself
now
would
be
the
time.
Please
stand
up
and
make
your
way
over
here
to
my
right
to
this
podium
to
introduce
yourself
anybody
any
border
committee.
Member
nominees
that
would
like
to
introduce
themselves
now
would
be
the
time.
Please
make
your
way:
okay,
seeing
none
before
we
get
into
our
public
hearing
agenda.
We
do
have
a
few
things
to
go
over
here
this
morning.
A
First
of
all,
I
need
to
announce
that
I
will
be
leaving
the
meeting
at
11:30
a.m.
I
had
previously
scheduled
a
family
vacation,
so
I
am
leaving
at
11:30.
So
with
that
said,
we
would
like
to
keep
this
meeting
efficient
as
possible,
and
so
I'd
like
to
go
over
the
procedures
for
public
comment,
city
staff
and
the
applicant
will
be
allowed
30
minutes
each
to
provide
a
formal
presentation.
A
After
the
formal
presentation,
the
public
comment
period
will
begin.
Each
person
will
have
three
minutes
to
speak.
Sharing.
Your
minutes
is
not
permitted.
You
will
form
an
orderly
lines
at
this
podium
over
here
and,
if
you
just
notice
the
gentleman
speak,
you
need
to
put
your
face
as
close
to
the
microphone
as
you
can.
So
everybody
can
hear
you
after
you
approach
the
microphone
state,
your
name
and
address.
A
If
you
wish,
you
don't
have
to
state
your
address,
but
if
you
want
to
you
can
and
there's
a
sign-in
sheet,
you
just
print
your
name
on
the
paper.
That's
on
that
podium,
so
that
the
clerk
can
get
your
name
right
in
the
minute.
The
mill
signal
you
when
your
time
is
to
begin
we're
not
going
to
take
your
time
away,
while
you're
printing,
your
name
on
the
paper
so
as
soon
as
you're
done
printing
your
name
on
the
paper,
your
three
minutes
will
begin.
A
Speakers
will
address
all
comments
to
the
council
as
a
whole
and
not
that
any
one
individual
or
to
any
member
of
the
audience.
Please
do
not
call
out
people
by
name,
discussion
between
speakers
and
members
of
the
audience
is
not
allowed.
This
is
not
a
polling
or
a
questioning
of
the
audience.
If
you
are
reiterating
another
speaker's
comments,
please
acknowledge
that
an
ad
only
additional
content.
This
helps
to
ensure
that
everyone
will
have
a
chance
to
speak
audience
and
speakers
will
be
courteous
in
their
language
and
presentation,
no
applause
before
during
or
after
each
speaker.
A
Council
members
will
not
be
answering
impromptu
questions
during
the
public
comment
period.
Is
a
comment
comment
period
not
a
question-and-answer
time.
Thank
you
for
your
participation
in
cooperation,
so
everybody
will
line
up
over
here
after
we
are
done
with
the
two
presentations,
but
we
going
to
swear
everybody
in
now.
Okay,
so
now
would
be
the
time
if
you
want
to
speak
anybody
in
this
room
that
wants
to
speak
on
this
item.
You
need
to
be
sand
and
sworn
by
the
clerk.
K
A
K
D
A
And
I
think
the
plan
is
to
keep
the
lights
down
at
this
level
so
that
everybody
can
see
the
screen
clearly
and
then,
after
the
presentations
are
over,
we
will
bring
the
lights
up
and
they're
very
bright,
so
you're
going
to
be
ready
for
that
I'm
sure.
So
we
are
moving
into
our
public
hearing
agenda.
We
don't
have
any
public
hearings,
but
we
do
have
quasi
judicial
hearings.
A
L
And
this
is
Fe
0
2
17
a
special
exception
request
by
Jerry
Wexler
agent
for
Punta
Gorda
investors,
LLC
property
owners
for
a
special
exception,
pursuant
to
chapter
26,
section
16.8,
Punta
Gorda
code
to
allow
an
assisted
living
facility
with
a
memory
care
unit
to
be
located
in
a
general
multifamily
zoning
district,
as
is
permitted
by
special
exception
approval
per
Section,
2000
acceptor
26,
section
5.3,
F,
13,
Punta,
Gorda
code
on
property,
zoned
general
multifamily,
15
units
per
acre
and
addressed
as
2001
aqui,
esta
Drive.
And
let
me
note
for
the
record
there.
M
Morning,
Lisa
Hannon
interim
zoning
official
for
the
record
and
I
have
been
sworn
I
would
like
to
read
my
staff
report
into
record.
A
special
exception
request
is
not
a
rezoning
request
for
the
property,
the
property
of
zone
general
multi-family,
15
units
per
acre,
GM
15.
The
use
of
an
assisted
living
facility
is
permitted
through
the
special
exception
process.
M
Special
exception:
request
for
an
assisted
living
facility
are
not
unusual.
In
1994,
a
special
exception
was
granted
for
to
295
Cherry
Street,
which
is
the
palms
of
Punta
Gorda.
It
is
zoned
general
multi-family.
The
special
exception
was
amended
and
approved
in
2011
for
an
expansion
of
the
memory
care
unit
in
1996,
a
special
exception
was
granted
for
two-five-zero
Bal
Harbour
Boulevard
Brookdale
extended
care
facility.
M
While
this
property
is
zoned
neighborhood
center,
it
is
immediately
adjacent
to
the
general
single-family
zoning
district,
as
identified
in
the
city's
comprehensive
plans,
plan
policies
and
objectives
support
the
need
for
additional
group
home
facilities
for
the
elderly.
The
housing
element
defines
a
group
of
home,
a
group
home
as
a
facility
that
provides
a
living
environment
for
unrelated
residents
who
operate
as
the
functional
equivalent
of
a
family,
including
each
supervision
and
care,
as
may
be
necessary
to
meet
physical,
emotional
and
social
needs
of
the
residents.
M
Assisted
living
facilities
are
comparable
in
services
to
group
homes,
which
are
also
included
in
this
definition.
It
is
recommended
that
any
new
facilities
should
be
individually
small
and
scale
located
within
residential
or
mixed
use,
areas
in
close
proximity
to
shopping
and
essential
services
and
have
a
residential
character.
M
The
proposed
project
is
not
a
commercial
use;
it
is
considered
an
institutional
use,
as
is
defined
in
chapter
26.
Article
19,
section
19
point
3,
definitions
of
the
Punta
Gorda
code.
Therefore,
the
restriction
for
a
maximum
200
foot
building
does
not
apply
commercial
use
is
all
retail
sales,
wholesale
businesses,
establishments,
marketing
goods
and
services.
Examples
include
retail
shops,
restaurants,
hotels,
motels
in
convenience
stores,
etc.
M
The
property
is
4.36
acres,
which
would
allow
for
130
point
eight
or
131
supported
dwelling
units.
The
proposal
is
for
49
assisted
studio
units,
41
assisted
one-bedroom
units,
five
assisted
two-bedroom
units
and
32
memory
care
units
for
a
total
of
127
units.
These
are
not
considered
dwelling
units
as
they
do
not
have
individual
kitchen
facilities.
M
A
dwelling
unit
is
defined
in
chapter
26,
article
19,
section,
19,
point
3,
Punta,
Gorda
code
dwelling
unit
means
a
room
arune's
connected
together
containing
sleeping
and
sanitary
facilities
and
one
kitchen
constituting
a
separate,
independent
housekeeping
establishment
for
a
family
for
owner
occupancy
or
rental,
or
lease
on
a
weekly,
monthly
or
longer
basis
and
physically
separated
from
the
other
room
or
dwelling
units
which
may
be
in
the
same
structure.
The
city's
land
development
regulations
do
not
define
assisted
living
or
nursing
home.
M
The
zoning
official
has
determined
that
an
assisted
living
facility
is
deemed
a
youth
appropriate
in
the
general
multifamily
fifteen
zoning
district
by
special
exception.
I'll,
now
go
into
the
criteria
that
Planning
Commission
and
City
Council
shall
use
the
following
criteria.
In
addition
to
other
reasonable
considerations
in
making
their
decision
regarding
approval
or
disapproval
of
a
special
exception,
application
criteria
number
one
the
proposed
use
will
not
adversely
affect
the
use
of
neighboring
properties.
M
Finding
number
one
the
property
located
at
2001
aqui
esta
drive
is
own
general
multifamily
GM
fifteen
and
would
allow
fifteen
units
per
acre,
465
unit.
Multifamily
development.
The
proposed
use
would
have
less
of
an
impact
on
the
neighboring
properties,
as
it
would
generate
less
traffic
than
a
multi-family
condominium
or
apartment
complex.
In
addition,
only
one
section
of
the
building
is
proposed
to
be
three
storeys.
Zoning
permits
three
stories
over
parking
criteria.
Number
two,
the
you
shall
comply
with
applicable
district
regulations
and
applicable
provisions
of
the
adopted,
comprehensive
plan
and
downtown
plans.
M
I'm.
Sorry
excuse
me
related
to
setback
tight,
lock
coverage
and
landscape
buffering
and
stormwater
management.
In
addition,
the
proposed
use
is
in
compliance
with
the
comprehensive
plan
under
the
future
land
use
element
policy,
1.1.1,
4.1,
annex
our
freeze,
residential
lands
are
areas
that
are
intended
to
be
used
predominantly
for
housing.
Other
uses
that
are
consistent
with
residential
character
may
be
permitted
subject
to
the
requirements
of
the
land
development
regulations.
M
Examples
of
potentially
compatible
uses
includes
that
are
not
limited
to
houses
of
worship,
nursing
homes,
parks,
golf
courses,
libraries,
schools
and
daycare
centers
under
the
housing
element
goal
4.1.
The
long
term
in
toward
which
Punta
Gorda
housing
activities
and
programs
are
directed
is
an
advocate,
adequate
supply
of
land
and
housing,
including
a
variety
of
housing
types
and
cost
to
meet
the
needs
of
very
low
low
and
moderate
income,
households
both
present
and
future.
M
The
conservation
and
rehabilitation
of
the
current
housing
stock,
including
historic
structures,
the
elimination
of
substandard
housing
conditions
and
the
appropriate
siting
of
groups
and
foster
care
facilities
and
residential
areas,
and
the
coordination
of
housing
programs
with
other
agencies.
A
objective,
4.1.1
States
throughout
the
planning
period
through
2030
Punta
Gorda,
will
provide
for
a
variety
of
housing
types
and
residential
distance
--'tis
to
accommodate
the
needs
of
the
current
and
future
populations,
as
well
as
meeting
the
special
housing
needs
of
its
citizens
policy.
M
For
point
one
point:
one
point:
one:
Punta
Gorda
future
land-use
plan
and
future
land-use
map
will
provide
a
variety
of
residential
land-use
categories
to
accommodate
varying
housing
densities
and
housing
types
policy.
For
point
one
point:
one
point:
two:
consistent
with
the
Comprehensive
Plan
Punta
Gorda
sleighing
development
regulations,
including
zoning
regulation,
we'll
make
possible
a
variety
of
lot:
sizes,
densities
and
housing
types,
including
single-family,
multi-family,
mobile,
home,
petia,
home
and
zero
lot
line.
M
Homes
objective
four
point:
one
point:
six
ton
agora
will
provide
for
sufficient
sites
and
residential
areas
or
areas
of
residential
character
for
group
homes
and
foster
care
facilities
licensed
by
the
state
of
florida.
Continue
policy.
Four
point:
one
point:
six
point:
one
States:
to
continue
to
enforce
the
zoning
ordinance
to
ensure
that
group
homes
and
foster
care
facilities
are
permitted
in
areas
zoned
for
residential
use
criteria.
Number
three.
M
The
location,
size
and
height
of
buildings,
walls
and
fences
and
the
nature
and
extent
of
screening,
buffering
and
landscaping
shall
be
such
that
the
use
will
not
hinder
or
discourage
the
appropriate
development
and
use
of
adjacent
or
nearby
land
or
buildings.
The
adjacent
properties
are
zoned
as
followed,
follows
to
the
south
is
vacant
land
zone
general
multifamily,
GM,
fifteen,
the
parcel
to
the
east
is
occupied
in
zone
neighborhood
center
NC,
which
allows
for
a
mixed-use
commercial
uses.
The
proposed
project
would
have
little
or
no
impact
on
these
properties.
M
The
properties
to
the
west
and
north
are
single-family
properties.
However,
sufficient
landscape
buffers
will
be
installed
to
minimize
any
visual
impacts
to
these
properties.
Criteria.
Number
four:
the
proposed
use
will
be
such
that
pedestrian
and
vehicular
traffic
generated
will
not
be
hazardous
or
conflict.
The
existing
and
anticipated
traffic
in
the
neighborhood
and
on
the
streets
serving
the
site
finding
number
four,
a
traffic
impact
statement
has
been
included
with
the
application.
The
proposed
assisted
living
facility
is
stated
to
generate
less
traffic
than
a
multi-family
development.
M
It
would
create
only
a
slight
change
in
existing
traffic,
since
an
assisted
live
facility
is
one
of
the
lowest
traffic
generating
land
uses.
The
proposed
pedestrian
and
vehicular
traffic
generated
will
not
be
hazardous
to
or
in
conflict
with,
the
existing
traffic
on
the
local
streets
that
serve
the
site.
M
M
Conclusion
number
two:
the
proposed
use
will
have
less
of
a
traffic
impact
than
a
multi-family
development,
as
is
permitted
for
the
parcel
conclusion
number
three.
The
proposed
request
will
be
required
to
meet
development
standards
for
buffering
and
parking.
The
development
will
be
required
to
meet
all
development
standards
and
building
codes
in
effect
prior
to
construction
staff.
Recommendation
based
on
the
findings
and
conclusions
stated
herein.
The
urban
design
division
recommends
approval
of
SCO
217
after
a
duly
advertised
public
hearing
held
on
may
22nd
2017,
the
Punta
Gorda
Planning
Commission
also
recommended
approval
of
the
request.
I.
A
A
A
O
O
Before
we
begin
our
presentation,
given
your
mayor,
Keesling
that
you
have
to
leave
at
11:30,
we
would
request
that
if
we
are
not
through
with
the
hearing
at
that
time
that
it
be
continued
to
a
date,
certain,
preferably
the
July
meeting,
because
this
is
important
for
the
community.
We
think
that
all
five
council
members
should
be
able
to
weigh
in
and
vote
on
the
matter
and
also
before
we
begin
I'd
like
to
bring
up
my
experts,
my
witnesses
and
have
them
present
their
credentials
and
then
I
will
profit
them
as
expert
witnesses.
F
Taller
here
thanks
so
much,
my
name
is
Daniel
Castleberry
I'm,
the
senior
vice
president
for
meridian
senior
living.
My
educational
background
is
I,
have
a
bachelor's
Business
Administration
focus
in
finance
from
the
University
of
Georgia
I'm.
Also,
a
former
North
Carolina
assisted
living
administrator.
My
work
history
has
involved
working
with
or
for
seniors
my
entire
career,
which
is
interesting
because
there
are
so
many
folks
that
don't
know
about
seniors
housing.
I
spent
seven
years
in
municipal
bond
finance
as
a
as
a
municipal
principal
we
underwrote
bond
issues
for
assisted
living
and
nursing
homes.
F
The
last
ten
years
plus
I
have
spent
in
the
operations
business
from
from
financial
analysis
to
operating
4040
properties.
That
reported
to
me,
with
2000
employees,
3,500
residents
currently
I'm
the
director
of
acquisitions
development
as
management
and
supply
procurement
for
one
of
the
largest
assisted
living
providers
in
the
country.
P
P
More
than
nine
years
of
planning
experience
and
have
been
recognized
as
an
expert
witness
by
the
village
of
Estero,
the
Lee
County,
Hearing,
Examiner,
and
also
Okeechobee,
County
and
I,
have
provided
my
expert
planning
report
also
in
your
materials
you'll
see
my
resume
attached
as
Exhibit
A.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
Q
Good
morning,
for
the
record,
my
name
is
Matt.
Simmons
I
am
a
real
estate,
appraiser
a
partner
with
Maxwell,
Henry
and
Simmons.
We
do
residential
and
commercial
valuation
and
consulting
work
or
based
here
in
in
Southwest
Florida
I
hold
a
bachelor's
degree
in
management
from
Florida
Gulf
Coast
University
I
also
hold
a
certified
residential
appraisal
license
with
the
state
of
Florida,
as
well
as
a
broker's
license
here
in
the
state
of
Florida
in
2012,
I
was
appointed
by
Governor
Scott
to
the
Florida
real
estate
appraisal
board.
Q
That's
the
board
that
oversees
at
that
time
the
roughly
13,000
licensees
in
the
state
of
Florida
in
the
valuation
profession,
I
served
as
the
2014
chair
of
that
board
and
finished.
My
term
of
service
here
in
December
of
2016
I've,
also
been
recognized
as
an
expert
witness
in
the
20th
Circuit
here
in
the
Middle
District
of
Florida
for
federal
court
in
other
jurisdictions,
in
the
state
of
Florida
and
throughout
the
country.
K
R
My
professional
engineering
exam
focusing
and
transportation
I
have
five
years
experience
and
transportation
and
traffic
engineering
and
before
working
in
this
area,
I
previously
worked
as
a
transportation
engineer
in
Orlando
on
Florida
Department
of
Transportation
projects
and
I
have
been
an
expert
witness
for
the
city
of
Punta,
Gorda
and
traffic.
Before.
O
S
O
Okay,
again,
Jerry
Waxler
attorney
with
Macquarie
law,
firm
and
I
have
been
sworn
I'm
representing
agape
senior
living
requesting
it's.
My
under
sin,
agape
is
requesting
a
special
exception
for
an
assisted
living
facility
in
the
GM
15
zoning
district.
The
facility
will
include
48,
I'm,
sorry,
49,
assisted
studio
units,
41
assisted
one-bedroom
units,
5,
assisted
two-bedroom
units
and
32
memory
care
beds.
The
southern
portion
of
the
facility,
a
co
site
plan,
the
southern
portion
of
the
facility
will
be
3
storeys,
the
area
there.
O
Along
with
the
permitted
uses
like
multifamily
and
conditional
uses
like
group
homes,
GM
15
also
allows
for
special
exceptions.
These
uses
can
be
built
after
review
and
approval
by
the
City
Council
city
council
may
impose
additional
conditions
or
development
standards
designed
to
remove
or
mitigate
potentially
adverse
impacts
on
the
neighboring
community.
It
is
incorrect
for
someone
to
state
that
the
subject
property
was
only
intended
for
multifamily
development.
O
There
are
a
variety
of
uses,
both
residential
and
non-residential,
that
are
permitted
via
the
three
types
of
processes
that
are
clearly
laid
out
in
the
land
development
regulations,
and
given
that
a
nursing
home
is
permitted
by
special
exception,
an
assisted
living
facility
which
provides
less
care,
employs
fewer
people
and
houses.
People
in
apartment,
like
units
is,
as
the
zone
official
determined
most
certainly
an
appropriate
special
exception
use
in
the
GM
15
zoning
district.
O
My
client
listened
closely
the
concerns
expressed
by
neighbors
of
the
Planning
Commission
hearing
and
we
met
with
residents
from
the
area
to
hear
their
concerns
and
suggestions
for
a
more
palatable
project
to
the
neighborhood.
As
a
result,
agape
has
revised
the
site
plan,
the
building,
elevations
and
developed
a
set
of
proposed
conditions
of
approval,
which
you
have
in
the
packet
in
front
of
you,
in
which
I
will
share
on
the
screen
for
the
site
plan.
O
We
have
eliminated
the
second
entrance
on
Socorro
and
have
negotiated
an
easement
with
the
owner
of
the
commercial
shopping
center,
so
that
all
delivery
traffic
and
all
employees
will
now
enter
here,
come
down
through
the
shopping
center
and
utilize
a
drive
that
is
to
the
rear
of
the
property.
This
is
the
employee
parking
lot.
This
is
where
deliveries
will
occur.
This
is
the
dumpster,
so
garbage
collection
will
be
there
as
well.
O
There
we
go,
we
have
also
revised
the
elevation
of
the
site.
We
will
be
moving
forward,
not
with
the
red
brick
firehouse
elevation
that
you
saw
earlier,
but
with
a
Mediterranean
elevation.
This
is
actually
a
facility
in
Northport
that
just
opened.
This
is
not
a
facility
run
by
Meridian,
but
it
is
very
similar
in
the
design
you
can
see.
This
is
a
three-story
component
here.
O
This
is
two-story
here
and
then
you
have
a
single-story
down
the
end,
so
it
is
remarkably
similar
and
designed
to
what
we
are
proposing,
but
mostly
we
wanted
to
show
you
the
elevation
which
incorporates
the
tile
that
you
see
throughout
Punta,
Gorda
Isles
and
the
design
elements
that
are,
in
fact,
more
of
a
Mediterranean
style.
I
got
the
additionally
requests
and
proposes
keep
doing
the
thing
that
the
following
conditions
be
imposed
on
the
cross
on
the
profit.
O
Second,
a
condition
that
all
deliveries
shall
be
made
via
the
Access
Drive
located
on
atiast
across
from
Messina,
and
that
the
developer
be
required
to
notify
their
regular
commercial
suppliers
that
no
delivery
shall
be
permitted
via
Socorro
or
Via,
Appia
style
west
of
the
a
drive
that
would,
of
course
exclude
your
normal
parcel
service
deliveries,
mail
service,
UPS
FedEx,
which
are
traveling
through
the
area
on
regular
basis
anyway.
The
third
is
that
food
delivery
shall
be
by
box
truck.
O
Only
in
your
packet
we
have
received
Meridian,
which
will
be
the
operator
of
the
facility,
has
a
national
account
with
Cisco
who
will
be
the
food
provider.
They
approached
food,
Cisco
and
Cisco
provided
and
an
email
that
states
that
they
will
deliver
all
food
to
the
facility
by
box
truck,
not
by
tractor-trailer
that
we
will
direct
employees
to
use
the
parking
lot
located
in
that
southeast
corner
and
that
vehicular
access
will
need
to
be
again
from
the
access
easement
through
the
commercial
property
next
door,
but
the
architectural
style.
O
The
building
shall
be
consistent
with
what
I
just
showed
you.
But
more
importantly,
we
asked
for
a
condition
that
requires
us
to
engage
with
a
committee
that
would
be
comprised
of
one
council,
member
one,
member
from
urban
design
and
members
of
the
surrounding
community
to
finalize
the
architectural
details
of
the
elevation.
We
want
to
work
with
the
community
in
terms
of
the
final
design
and
elevation
of
the
building.
We
would
ask
for
a
condition
that
would
require
us
to
do
so.
O
Six
that
the
dumpster
has
to
be
located
in
the
rear,
as
we
showed
and
will
be
screened
from
view
with
materials
congruous
to
what
we
end
up
with
on
the
exterior
of
the
main
building
that
the
facility
will
provide
a
written
emergency
plan
pursuant
to
some
state
laws
and
regulations
that
will
be
submitted.
We
have
it
here
to
the
city's
fire
chief
I,
think,
probably
more
appropriately
would
be
to
the
Emergency
Management
Director
of
the
county.
O
Finally,
not
finally
eith
that
a
50-foot
landscape
buffer
has
to
be
planted
along
the
northwest
and
southern
property
boundaries,
so
every
boundary,
except
the
one
that
is
adjacent
to
the
commercial
that
that
buffer
shall
contains
six
trees
and
twenty
shrubs
per
100
linear
feet
that
shrubs
planted
within
the
15-foot
landscape
buffer.
At
that
northwest
corner
along
aqui
estan
Socorro.
O
The
corner
of
PS
stands
coral
basically
around
the
parking
lot
and
similarly,
one
in
front
of
the
proposed
stormwater
area
and
along
the
southern
boundary
that
there,
in
addition
to
the
trees,
that
the
hedges
that
we
planted
will
be
planted.
48
inches
at
installation
in
a
double
stacker
grow
and
be
maintained
to
form
a
60
inch
high,
continuous
visual
screen
within
one
year
of
planting.
O
E
L
A
T
U
F
V
F
Our
reasons
for
coming
to
Pender
Gorda
are
not
as
simple
as
we
wanted
to
pilfer
and
build
a
big
facility,
and
it
is
all
in
one
person
that
sits
in
this
room.
That's
my
mother,
Janice
Davis,
who
is
a
12
year
resident
of
Punta
Gorda
Isles
I've,
been
to
plenty
Gorham
for
the
last
12
years
on
family
vacations.
I've
been
here
for
your
annual
boat
parades
I've,
been
to
Fisherman's
Village
I'm
here
for
several
of
the
cocktail
parties
that
that
happened
during
happy
hour
at
your
homes
and
in
every
single
one
of
those
visits.
F
This
is
the
story
I
heard
you
may
not
know
this,
but
I
own,
a
home
in
front
of
Gordo
I
may
come
here
and
retire
at
some
point.
This
is
not
the
story
I
have
here
is
that
is
that
my
partners
and
I
we
decided
to
develop
in
Southwest
Florida.
We
chose
North
Port
George,
we
chose
Venice
and
I
talked
them
into
Punta
Gorda.
F
F
F
F
It
is
my
expectation
because
I'm
in
this
business
that
that's
what
we
will
be
doing
here,
we
will
continue
to
operate
this
facility
for
a
long
time,
I'd
like
to
talk
to
you
about
the
operation
of
the
facility,
namely
number
of
employees,
some
of
the
traffic
issues
that
you're
worried
there.
We
expect
for
this
24-hour
seven-day-a-week
operation
to
have
70
to
75
full-time
equivalent
employees.
F
The
largest
shift
that
we
will
have
will
be
that
the
heaviest
times
will
be
Monday
through
Friday
during
normal
business
hours
9:00
to
5:00,
but
our,
but
our
care
staff
come
in
at
different
times.
Our
care
staff
are
staggered
shifts
from
7
a.m.
to
3
p.m.
3
p.m.
to
11
p.m.
11
p.m.
to
7
a.m.
however
our
business
office
staff
executive
director,
our
business
office
manager,
our
activity,
directors,
maintenance
directors.
They
are
all
9:00
to
5:00
because
we
work
for
the
residents
in
this
facility.
F
F
We
will
have
extra
one
or
two
hours
in
the
late
evening,
so
instead
of
the
bell
rings
and
thirty
thirty
employees
are
coming,
the
bell
doesn't
really
ring
and
you
have
people
coming
and
going
during
the
day
we
will
have
a
bus
that
will
carry
between
10
and
12
residents,
hopefully
on
several
excursions
activities
which,
which
you
would
you
wouldn't
believe,
but
Walmart
is
the
number
one
favorite
place
that
we
take.
Our
residents
throughout
the
country
will
also
have
a
private
car
to
take
residents
to
doctor's
visits
and
other
other
other
areas.
F
Another
item
is
the
deliveries
again.
Our
relationship
with
Cisco
Foods
is
such
that
they
they
agreed
to
deliver
in
a
box
truck
to
our
facility.
That
would
be
twice
a
week
that
will
be
the
largest
that
that
will
be
the
most
deliveries
that
we
will
have
from
any
one
vendor
in
the
week.
I
know
that
the
other
facilities
in
the
area
gets
checked,
ur,
trailer
delivery,
so
maybe
you
could
talk
them
into
doing
box
trucks
as
well.
F
For
me,
this
is
this.
This
was
a
pretty
easy
project
to
take
on
I
have
a
personal
feeling
about
this
area.
I
know
a
lot
of
you,
a
lot
of
you,
I,
don't
know,
but
this
is
going
to
be
a
fantastic
property
for
Punta
Gorda,
especially
the
Isles
we
will
we
will.
We
will
total
project
costs
will
be
approximately
twenty
million
dollars.
This
will
be
a
classic
facility
with
larger
rooms,
state-of-the-art
technology,
something
different
than
what
you
have
now.
F
F
What
I
want
to
end
with
is
that
this
building
is
for
you
for
your
husband,
your
wife,
your
friend,
your
church,
your
church,
family,
your
neighbors,
just
think
about
them.
Think
about
yourself!
When
it's
your
turn.
Are
you
willing
to
leave
everything
that
you
you've
everything
that
you've
grown
to
love
for
30
years
in
Punta
Gorda,
to
drive
over
the
bridge
to
Port
Charlotte
thanks
for
your
time.
R
Hi
I'm
Lara,
Rossi
and
I've
been
sworn
I
wrote
the
traffic
study
for
this
special
exception.
I
began
my
traffic
analysis
by
consulting
the
Institute
of
Transportation
engineers,
trip
generation
manual
to
find
the
volume
of
traffic
generated
if
the
property
was
developed.
According
to
the
current
zoning
description,
which
is
multi-family
residential.
R
According
to
the
current
zoning,
sixty
five
multifamily
units
are
allowed
on
this
property.
This
would
create
51
vehicles
per
hour
during
the
time
between
4:00
p.m.
and
6:00
p.m.
this
timeframe
represents
the
hours
where
the
most
traffic
will
be
generated
by
the
multifamily.
So
it's
absolutely
the
worst
case.
I
then
compared
this
volume
to
the
traffic
generated
by
an
assisted
living
facility.
During
the
same
worst-case
time
frame,
an
assisted
living
facility
would
generate
41
percent
less
traffic
than
the
multi-family
residential.
R
It
is
important
to
note
that
the
calculated
volume
generated
during
this
time
frame
includes
employees,
restaurant
residents,
visitors
deliveries,
doctor's
visits,
emergency
vehicles,
every
single
trip
to
further
evaluate
that
the
assisted
living
facility
would
not
affect
the
current
traffic
patterns
of
the
neighborhood.
I
took
traffic
counts
during
the
June
12th
through
18th
on
both
aqui
esta
and
Socorro
Drive.
My
traffic
counts
showed
an
average
daily
traffic
volume
of
2225
vehicles
per
day
along
akia
stop
and
928
vehicles
per
day
along
Socorro
Drive.
R
As
you
well
know,
this
is
not
peak
season,
so
these
volumes
were
increased
by
24%
to
accurately
represent
peak
season
volume.
The
percentage
increase
is
extensively
researched
and
calculated
and
then
assigned
to
the
Charlotte
County
from
the
Florida
Department
of
Transportation
once
I
multiplied,
my
traffic
counts
by
the
seasonal
factor
of
24%.
The
peak
season.
Existing
volume
resulted
in
2759
vehicles
per
day
on
a
Kia
stock
and
1151
vehicles
per
day
on
Sakura,
the
average
peak
hour
time
frame
of
the
traffic
on
a
Kia
stand.
Socorro
is
from
10:30
a.m.
to
12:30
p.m.
R
R
Currently,
the
sections
of
the
key
Astana
Sakura
are
that
are
adjacent
to
the
property
are
performing
at
a
level
of
service.
A
my
calculations
concluded
that
they
will
remain
at
a
level
service
a
even
if
the
peak
hour
of
the
living
facility
happened
at
the
exact
same
time
as
the
peak
hour
of
the
local
traffic,
which
I
already
stated
is
Highland
likely
to
be
specific.
The
level
of
service
a
is
to
find
as
free-flowing
traffic
with
individual
units
users
unaffected
by
the
presence
of
others
in
the
traffic
streams.
R
It
is
important
to
note
that
this
was
all
analyzed
during
the
peak
hour
of
traffic,
so
the
peak
hour
of
traffic
is
and
will
be,
performing
in
the
best
condition
possible
for
a
roadway
in
respect
to
deliveries.
All
food
deliveries,
trash
pickup
and
employees
will
access
the
property
using
the
back
entrance
to
the
facility,
which
is
located
within
the
commercial
property
to
the
east.
None
of
the
abusers
will
use
the
core
o
drive
food
delivery.
R
Trucks
will
be
box
trucks
and
deliver
during
regular
business
hours
twice
a
week
during
the
peak
time
of
the
facility,
the
maximum
amount
employees
working
will
range
from
20
to
25
people.
There
are
28
parking
spaces
behind
the
living
facility
and
that
will
be
plenty
of
parking
for
the
employees.
Finally,
a
sidewalk
will
be
extended,
the
entire
length
of
the
property
along
socorro
Drive.
In
my
expert
opinion,
the
placement
of
an
assist
living
facility
on
this
property
will
have
no
effect
on
the
surrounding
roadways.
R
Q
Good
morning
again,
Matt
Simmons
for
the
record
I
have
already
been
sworn
in,
and
I've
already
provided
a
little
bit
of
biographical
information,
so
my
company
Maxwell
Henry
and
Simmons.
We
do
feasibility,
analysis,
market
studies
and
value
impact
studies
for
a
variety
of
users,
property
owners,
interested
parties
and
virtually
every
municipal
entity
throughout
south
southwest
florida.
In
this
case,
we
were
retained
to
perform
study
related
to
value
impact
for
the
proposed
assisted
living
facility
at
the
corner
of
aqui,
esta
and
Socorro
drives.
For
the
sake
of
time,
I
will
be
brief.
Q
I
won't
drag
us
through
all
the
details
here,
so
I'll
go
ahead
and
move
on
something
that
we
did
here
is
we
primarily
focused
on
the
Brookdale
facility
that
already
exists
within
the
Punta
Gorda
Al's
community.
We
performed
appeared
sales
analysis
for
three
properties
that
are
essentially
adjacent
to
the
existing
facility.
The
process
of
pairing
sales
consists
of
finding
two
properties
with
one
variable.
Q
In
this
instance,
location
is
the
variable
that
we're
trying
to
isolate
to
determine
what
impact,
if
any,
that
variable
has
on
the
value
of
the
properties
and
again,
in
this
instance,
for
the
Brookdale
facility.
We
found
three
properties
to
use
as
our
basis
I'll
move
on
to
the
first
one,
our
first
sale
that
we
see
up
top
sale
number
one
is
271
Bal,
Harbor
Boulevard,
and
there
were
actually
two
properties
that
we
found
that
matched
up
well
as
a
pairs
for
comparison
to
that
property.
Q
The
first
one
I'll
show
you
here
on
the
Left:
we've
got
our
base
property
again
271
Bal
Harbor,
that
is
the
property
that
is
adjacent
to
the
assisted
living
facility
directly
across
the
street.
We
paired
that
sale
with
17
32
Boca
ratone
Court,
which
has
a
further
separation
from
the
assisted
living
facility.
In
this
instance,
you
can
see
both
property
sold
in
February
of
2017.
W
Q
It's
not
moving
on
me.
There
we
go
okay,
so
we
have
a
property
here
on
the
left.
This
is
our
adjacent
property,
319
Bal
Harbor
Boulevard.
Again
we
found
two
matches
for
that
property.
The
first
one
you're
looking
at
is
1861
West,
Marion
Avenue
again.
In
this
instance,
we've
got
two
properties
that
sold
at
roughly
the
same
time
nearly
identical
sales
price,
nearly
identical
and
their
square
footage,
their
gross
living
area
and
again
nearly
an
identical
price
per
square
foot.
Another
that's
one
of
the
best
paired
sales.
Q
Q
Finally,
we've
got
a
property
as
it
relates
to
Brookdale.
You
can
see
up
there.
Sale
3,
it
says,
is
16
15,
Bal
Harbor
Court.
That
sale
is
paired
up
with
3,000
Guadeloupe
Drive.
So
if
you
look
at
these,
they
sold
in
March
and
then
in
February
335
to
340.
Now,
if
you
look
at
the
property
on
the
right,
which
is
the
non
adjacent
property
on
Guadeloupe,
your
initial
reaction
is
hey.
Maybe
there's
a
difference.
There's
there's
a
substantial
difference
in
the
price
per
square
foot.
Well,
there
is
a
difference.
The
difference
is
the
Guadeloupe.
Q
It's
freezing
up
on
me
there.
So,
just
to
summarize,
we
wanted
to
give
you
a
close
look
at
what
we,
as
part
of
our
study
found,
is
the
most
applicable
project
to
look
at,
which
is
the
existing
ALS.
That
is
already
in
Punta
Gorda
Isles.
To
be
clear,
our
value
impact
study
was
much
broader
than
what
I've
shown
you
today.
Q
In
addition
to
what
I've
presented
and
summarized
here,
we've
also
researched
academic
studies
that
have
been
performed
on
this
issue
in
the
valuation
arena,
one
of
which
was
done
from
a
firm
similar
to
ours
in
Indiana
that
actually
pulled
results
on
a
LF
uses
and
again
had
a
similar
result
to
what
we
found.
So,
to
summarize,
in
my
professional
opinion,
the
introduction
of
an
assisted
living
facility
at
the
corner
of
a
kea
stone,
socorro
Drive,
will
not
have
a
negative
impact
on
the
surrounding
and
adjacent
residential
uses
in
that
area.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
P
P
The
property
is
zoned
gan,
15a
staff
already
confirmed
and
has
a
future
land
use
designation
of
high
density,
residential
and
now
already
confirmed
the
surrounding
land
uses
and
zoning,
so
I
won't
dive
back
into
that.
I
did
want
to
mention
that
the
proposed
project
is
also
0.2
miles
west
of
the
Punta
Gorda
Fire
Department
station
number
3,
which
does
provide
EMS
ambulance
service
and
is
0.3
miles
west
of
the
Punta
Gorda
Nature
Park,
and
the
proposal
does
meet
the
four
criteria
for
special
exception
approval.
First,
the
proposed
use
will
not
adversely
affect
neighboring
properties.
Preliminary.
P
It's
important
to
understand
that
the
proposed
use
is
not
a
commercial
use,
as
staff
reiterated,
it
is
in
fact
recognized
by
the
land
development
regs
as
an
institutional
use
in
a
residential
type
setting.
Therefore,
the
restriction
for
a
maximum
200
foot,
building,
length
or
width
does
not
apply
to
the
proposed
project
and
it's
also
important
to
reiterate
what
would
be
currently
permitted
by
write
on
the
subject
property.
P
The
GM
15
district
is
intended
for
medium
to
high
density
residential
uses
and
would
permit
a
65
dwelling
unit
and
multi-family
either
condo
or
apartment
complex
in
this
location.
By
right,
this
would
likely
result
in
the
maximum
allowable
density
being
divided
across
three
buildings
that
are
three
storeys
in
height
above
parking.
In
addition
to
a
clubhouse
with
additional
parking
in
to
do
the
spatial
constraints
of
the
subject,
property,
there
would
have
to
be
minimal
building
separation
to
accommodate
accommodate
that
type
of
development.
P
So
a
multi-family
development
permitted
by
right
in
this
location
with
not
likely
include
top
variation,
roofline
variation,
which
provides
visual
interest
and
would
also
have
substantial
building
math.
Now,
while
the
proposed
building
is
longer
than
a
traditional
multi-family
building
that
would
be
permitted
by
right
on
the
subject.
P
Property,
the
proposed
building
height
building
length,
I
should
say,
is
consistent
and
comparable
to
the
Bal
Harbour
shopping
center
directly
to
the
east,
and
the
proposed
design
does
include
variable
roof
lines
and
the
stepped
facade
with
patios,
awnings
and
other
building
details
that
enhance
visual
interest
and
also
reduce
the
appearance
of
building
mass.
In
addition,
as
Jerry
mentioned,
only
one
portion
of
the
building
will
be
three
storeys
in
height
above
grade
and
will
include
enhanced
landscape
buffers
on
the
north,
west
and
south
sides
of
the
property
to
mitigate
visual
impact.
P
The
property
will
therefore
have
less
visual
impact
than
what
would
be
permitted
otherwise
by
right
in
this
location
and
will
generate
less
traffic
as
miss
Rossi
already
testified.
Then
a
multi-family,
condo
or
apartment
complex
in
this
location
and
as
Jerry
also
mentioned
in
response
to
neighbor
concerns.
P
I
do
not
anticipate
neighbors
being
affected
by
noise
from
those
vehicles,
and
the
proposed
use
will
not
decrease
property
values,
as
mr.
Simmons
already
testified,
and
the
proposed
project
is
similar
to
the
Brookdale
facility,
which
is
also
adjacent
to
existing
commercial
and
office
uses
and
single-family
homes,
and
there
has
been
no
impasse
so
accordingly,
the
proposed
use
will
not
verse
Li
affect
the
surrounding
area
and
actually
provides
a
special
public
benefit
of
providing
a
needed
housing
type
in
an
existing
residential
area.
So
residents
can
maintain
ties
to
the
communities
from
where
they
live
previously.
P
Second,
the
proposed
use
will
comply
with
applicable
district
regulations.
I
agree
with
staffs
analysis
that
the
proposed
project
does
meet
the
maximum
number
of
supported
dwelling
units
permitted
here,
and
you
will
see
table
2
in
my
report
on
page
7
outlines
all
the
specific
district
regulations
with
which
we
either
meet
or
exceed,
and
the
proposed
use
complies
with
the
comp
plan.
As
staff
indicated,
the
comp
plan
discourages
urban
sprawl
by
encouraging
urban
infill
development.
This
infill
project
is
within
an
urban
area
and
is
proximately
located
to
not
only
commercial
uses
which
will
minimize.
P
The
proximity
to
commercial
uses
will
reduce
trip,
generation,
trip,
generations
and
travel
distances
and
natural
resource
impacts
generally
associated
with
sprawl
and
the
housing
policy
which
I
enumerate
all
the
specific
goals
and
objectives,
but
they
encourage
a
variety
of
housing,
types
and
densities
in
existing
residential
areas,
and
the
proposed
use
does
provide
an
additional
housing
type
of
a
different
density
to
accommodate
needs,
as
mr.
Castleberry
has
already
indicated.
Anecdotally
in
his
office
has
already
done
a
third
party
and
independent
market
studies
to
support
that
there
is
a
need
in
this
location
as
well.
P
P
So,
in
short
and
summary-
and
it
is
my
professional
opinion
that
the
proposed
project
as
conditioned
meets
or
exceeds
each
of
the
individual
approval
criteria
and
that
the
use
is
appropriate
and
desirable
in
this
location
and
as
a
planner
I,
encourage
you
all
to
view
this
project
through
the
lens
of
being
inclusive
and
take
into
account
the
needs
of
this
special
population
that
have
unique
needs
that
want
to
remain
connected
to
this
great
city
and
the
homes
which
they
built
before
joining.
Thank
you
thank.
A
X
Yep
this
question,
I
guess,
would
be
for
Jerry
with
regard
to
you
mentioned.
Food
deliveries
are
going
to
be
done
twice
a
week
by
box
truck
and
the
IC
the
document
that
was
an
email,
Trent
transmittal.
With
regard
to
this,
what
happens
if
the
property
gets
sold?
Is
that
agreement
going
to
transfer
and
convey
if
the.
O
X
O
We
would
have
to
take
a
look
at
that
in
terms
of
the
configuration
of
the
interior.
You
don't
want
to
create
an
unsafe
situation
for
the
emergency
management
personnel.
You
want
to
make
sure
they
can
get
in
there
as
quickly
as
possible
and
get
in
and
out
without
any
problems,
but
we'll
certainly
take
a
look
at
that.
Okay,
thank
you
did.
Y
O
E
Just
want
to
be
clear
on
that
also
and
I.
Maybe
this
is
this-
is
a
question
for
staff
I'm,
not
sure
we're
going
to
be
maintaining
a
quality
traffic
flow
on
these
streets.
How
close
do
we
get
to
with
this
proposal
to
becoming
a
B
in
the
future?
Is
there
a
large
buffer
or
a
small
buffer
before
vehicle,
maybe
I.
M
C
J
Thank
you
for
putting
in
to
sidewalk
I
was
concerned
about
any
kind
of
a
disruption
to
current
pedestrian
and
bicycle
activity
along
Socorro,
because
people
might
be
using
the
vacant
land,
and
so
that
was
a
concern
of
mine
that
the
I
want
to
ask
staff
to
verify
for
me.
If
we
denied
us
today
that
anyone
who
wishes
to
build
come
in
and
build
an
apartment,
complex,
let's
say,
can
just
come
in
and
do
it
without
anyone,
council
or
anybody
having
any
say
in
what
it
looks
like
or
anything
as
long
as
they
meet
code.
J
M
Hannon
interim
zoning
official
for
the
record
that
would
be
correct.
They
would
go
through
the
development
review
process.
Only
the
only
architectural
provisions
for
an
apartment
or
multifamily
in
Punta
Gorda
Isles
would
be
the
roof
type
which
would
be
metal
or
tile
only,
but
there
would
be
no.
There
would
be
landscape
requirements,
buffer
requirements,
parking
requirements
as
such
and
it
would
have
to
meet
all
the
land
development
regulations,
but
there
no
are
no
specific
architectural
provisions
that
they
would
have
to
meet
besides
the
roof
type.
Are
these.
O
Well,
she
can
verify
what
I'm
about
to
save
just
and
save
the
time
the
15-foot
landscape
buffer
is
what
is
required
by
code.
The
amount
of
trees
that
we're
proposing
and
the
height
of
the
trees
is
greater
than
what's
required
by
code,
and
the
amount
of
landscaping
that
we
are
proposing
at
the
northern
corner
and
along
the
southern
corner
is
exceeds
what
is
required
by
code.
Okay,
that.
J
J
J
A
C
A
A
X
Ahead
with
regard
to
this
is
Ford
mr.
Castleberry,
with
regard
to
the
actual
length
and
dimension
of
the
building,
is
there
any
leeway
on
your
end?
As
far
as
could
you
take
another
look
at
the
site
plan
and
possibly
condense?
The
building
I've
heard
numerous
comments
from
citizens
that
this
is
a
monolith
of
a
building
on
that
corner.
Is
there
any
possibility
of
making
a
Desai
plan
a
little
bit
less
obtrusive
I?
Think.
F
The
what
we,
what
we
heard
is
that
if
we
were
to
do
an
apartment
complex,
it
would
be
similar
in
nature.
We
we
want
to
do
what's
right
for
the
city,
we
want
to
do
something.
That's
successful.
We
absolutely
will
talk
to
two
residents
and
take
their
counsel
and
if,
in
any
way
we
can
lower
the
burden,
we
absolutely
want
to
do
that.
Okay,.
F
X
I
understand,
thank
you.
I
do
appreciate
that
you've
made
some
concessions
already
with
regard
to
the
access
driveway
for
service
entrance
and
moving
the
employee
parking
and
all
of
that
sort
of
thing
and
the
landscape
buffer
and
the
sidewalk
that
all
really
contributes
significantly
to
the
decision-making
process
for
us.
So
I
appreciate
the
fact
that
you've
taken
the
time
to
do
that.
Gary
just.
E
A
simple
question
of
relative
to
the
noise
issues
that
could
be
generated
here,
for
emergency
vehicles
etc,
being
an
assisted
living
facility.
I
would
assume
it
doesn't
have
the
same
density
as
a
nursing
home,
but
I'd
also
like
to
know
if
Ray
could
also
address
the
procedures
in
which
the
emergency
vehicles
would
respond
and
when
a
ambulance
isn't
available
how
the
fire
trucks
are
able
to
spawned
appropriately.
Also
sure.
Z
Ray
Briggs
fire
chief
for
the
record
not
have
been
sworn
so
when
it
comes
to
responses,
certainly,
you
know
there
will
be
incidents
there.
We
know
that,
just
like
any
other
project
that
we
have.
So
how
do
our
folks
respond?
They
typically
will
respond
in
tandem
with
the
ambulance
that
runs
out
of
stations,
worried
in
reference
to
noise
and
sirens,
and
all
of
that
certainly
our
folks
would
pay
them
to
make
good
decisions.
So
I
would
hope
that
there's
good
discretion
there
they
use
it
today.
You
know
at
3
o'clock
in
the
morning.
Z
Is
it
necessary
to
use
sirens?
I
would
I
would
argue
not
always
occasionally.
Obviously
it's
there
to.
Let
folks
know
that
we're
coming
and
moved
traffic,
so
good
discretion
will
be
used
just
like
it
is
every
day.
I,
don't
know
if
that
answered
your
question.
Yes,
thank
you.
I
just
wanted
to
be
clear.
E
Z
E
A
You
any
other
questions,
ok,
policies
for
public
comments.
We
may
have
some
new
people
that
have
entered
the
building
since
we
went
over
this.
So
it's
going
to
be
really
quick
here.
Each
person
will
have
three
minutes
to
speak.
We're
taking
speakers
at
this
right
hand,
put
my
right
hand
podium.
There
is
a
paper
for
you
to
print
your
name
for
the
clerk's
minutes
and
records.
You
can
form
an
orderly
line,
be
ready
to
approach
the
podium
when
it's
your
time
to
speak
your
three
minutes.
A
Three
minutes,
we'll
start
after
you
print
your
name
and
you
look
up
at
me.
We
will
start
your
timer.
You
will
address
all
comments
to
the
council
as
a
whole
and
not
to
any
one
individual
or
to
any
member
of
the
audience.
Discussion
between
speakers
and
members
of
the
audience
is
not
allowed.
If
you
are
reiterating
another
speaker's
comments,
please
acknowledge
that
and
only
add
additional
content
audience
and
speakers
will
be
courteous
in
their
language
and
presentation,
no
applause
before,
during
or
after
a
speaker.
A
If
you
have
supporting
documents
that
you
want
to
display
during
a
meeting
the
city
clerk
needs
a
copy
council
members
will
not
be
answering
questions
during
this
public
comment
period.
Thank
you
for
your
participation
in
cooperation.
You
may
form
your
orderly
line
here
and
when
you
approach
the
podium
you've
printed,
your
name
state
your
name
and
the
fact
that
you
have
been
sworn
to
speak
and.
A
If
you,
if
you
did
come
in
late
and
you
have
not
been
sworn
and
you've
decided
that
you
want
to
speak,
we
need
to
swear
everybody
else
in
now.
Is
there
anybody
that
needs
to
be
sworn
that
has
not
been
sworn
okay?
We
have
a
couple
in
the
back.
Anybody
else
stand
to
be
sworn.
Please
raise
your
right
hand.
K
W
Thank
You
Rachel
Lisa
could
I
have
the
slide
with
the
overly
displayed.
Please.
My
name
is
Larry
Stewart
I
have
been
sworn
I
live
at
1135,
Socorro
Drive
across
the
street
from
the
southern
extent
of
the
proposed
facility.
We
are
supportive
of
the
proper
economic
development
of
Ark
City.
We
strongly
oppose
the
approval
of
the
special
exception.
The
size
of
this
proposal
is
huge
in
relation
to
anything
else.
In
PGI,
this
building
will
be
the
largest
building
in
PGI.
Instead
of
fitting
in
it
will
dominate
the
neighborhood.
W
This
council
has
to
use
specific
criteria
to
evaluate
the
special
exception.
The
second
metric
to
obtain
the
special
exception
directs
compliance
with,
among
other
things,
the
city's
comprehensive
plan
objective
for
one
of
the
city's
comprehensive
plan
directs
that
Punta
Gorda
quote
shall
protect
residential
communities
from
the
intruder
intrusion
of
more
intensively
in
uses.
What
could
be
more
intrusive
than
dropping
the
biggest
building
in
the
middle
of
PGI
and
then
running
a
twenty
four
by
seven
commercial
operation
in
our
residential
neighborhood.
W
Recent
council
communication
has
indicated
that,
because
it's
called
an
institution,
the
200-foot
building
length
limitation
is
not
an
effect.
I
believe
the
term
institution
has
its
own
problems.
I'll
talk
about
that
later.
As
for
the
length
of
the
proposed
built
building
a
few
feet
short
of
500
feet,
just
because
the
200-foot
limitation
is
not
in
effect,
doesn't
mean
that
the
council
has
to
approve
any
offering,
above
that,
the
aesthetic
and
norm
of
the
neighborhood
must
be
considered
if
the
city's
comprehensive
plan
is
to
have
merit,
especially
where
it
states
the
future.
W
Land-Use
element
also
seeks
to
protect
existing
residential
areas,
starting
out
and
concluding
with
through
policies
that
seek
to
minimize
the
impact
of
these
outside
pressures
on
residential
communities.
As
long
as
we're
talking
about
neighborhood
aesthetics
Jerry
mentioned
that
nursing
homes
were
allowed
under
this
zoning
nursing
home
development
in
Punta
Gorda
have
a
provision
for
a
50-foot
setback.
In
writing
this
part
of
the
city
code.
The
city
planners
clearly
had
in
mind
a
further
setback
for
this
type
of
facility.
W
This
institution
should
be
in
compliance
with
this
50-foot
setback
requirement.
The
current
design
is
in
non-compliance
now,
getting
back
to
the
institution.
I
see
some
potential
problems
in
the
case
of
an
owner
because
of
a
higher
profit
potential
wants
to
dedicate
a
wing
to
drug
treatment
because
you
approved
it
as
an
institution
at
this
location.
W
I
am
concerned
that
this
community
would
have
to
accept
that
whatever
disability
the
owner
wanted
to
treat
fighting
against
his
wishes
would
bring
us
up
against
the
Americans,
with
Disabilities
Act,
this
circles
back
to
the
special
exception
and
what
it's
for
the
assisted
living
facility
memory
unit
for
all
time
today
is
represented
as
a
request
for
just
that.
But
circumstances
involving
a
DA
lawsuits
against
the
governments
give
a
different
story.
W
T
A
AA
Okay,
I'm
Beth,
magnin
I'm,
a
resident
of
Punta
Gorda,
Isles
I,
live
at
23
26
fee
is
enough
to
drive
and
good
morning
I'd
like
to
address
the
and
I
excuse
me
and
I
have
been
sworn
in
I'd
like
to
address
some
issues
about
the
parking
the
parking
space
is
allotted
allocated
on
the
property
are
only
slightly
more
than
60
spaces.
We
feel
that
the
quantity
is
far
too
low
to
meet.
The
demands
of
the
large
facility
proposed
a
proposed
smaller
memory
care
for
brunch
Dora
Isles
states.
AA
It
will
have
a
19
peak
staff
and
based
on
the
size
of
the
akia
star
project
staff
might
be
close
to
filling
the
planned
parking
spaces,
with
no
room
for
residents,
family,
caregivers,
etc
from
checking
local
facilities.
Another
senior
care
facility,
coincidentally,
has
132
bed.
It's
administrator
indicates
that
they
have
75
parking
spaces,
and
that
is
not
enough.
The
parking
shortage
is
so
severe.
They
are
forced
to
have
employees
park
at
a
local
church
and
they
have
to
be
bussed
in
to
and
from
work.
The
assisted
living
facility
proposed
will
bring
it
with
it.
AA
AA
Pardon
me
even
worse,
is
the
Associated
medical
waste
that
goes
along
with
memory
care
for
Sylla
DS.
That
is
not
present
for
residential
settings.
Those
facilities
need
to
be
on
commercially
zoned
properties
at
outer
edge
of
PGI
in
Punta,
Gorda
itself
or
outside
town,
not
in
the
central
part
of
PGI.
In
summary,
the
building
is
both
too
big
for
Punta
Gorda
Isles
in
the
space
they
have
chosen.
AA
We
hereby
ask
that
you
not
approve
this
request
for
exception,
for
these
and
many
other
reasons
as
set
forth
in
the
city
guidelines
for
acceptance
or
rejection
of
accepting
requests.
I
ask
all
council
members.
If
this
proposed
facility
was
across
the
street
from
where
you
lived,
would
you
be
approving
it?
Thank
you
for
your
consideration.
W
AB
Levine
I
live
at
1900,
a
Kia
stock
cross.
The
street
from
the
proposed
site,
I
have
been
duly
sworn.
I
am
finding
that
I
have
to
change
my
comments,
which
I
had
well
prepared.
After
hearing
all
the
experts,
and
some
of
the
questions
that
you
folks
are
saying
so
I
will
do
my
best
to
keep
this
within
allotted
time.
The
developers
of
Punta
Gorda
Isles
had
an
amazing
vision
back
in
the
70s
to
create
a
relaxing
waterfront
community,
true
to
the
meaning
of
the
word
paradise.
AB
This
has
been
a
success
story
and
thousands
have
relocated
here,
mostly
retired
and
semi-retired
I,
don't
believe
anyone
ever
had
a
vision
that
there
would
be
institutions
and
commercial
properties.
This
is
meant
to
be
a
retirement.
Relaxing
community
we've
heard
a
comparison
to
Brookdale.
Brookdale
has
42
beds,
it's
near
a
busy
intersection
with
multiple
lanes.
It's
controlled
with
a
traffic
light,
it's
surrounded
by
multi-family,
condos
and
four
homes
that
actually
face
the
facility.
AB
This
can
hardly
be
compared
to
a
132
bed
facility
in
the
heart
of
a
residential
section
facing
single
family
homes,
with
single
lanes
and
congested
traffic.
Four
to
five
months
of
the
year
during
season,
yes,
we
have
heard
the
traffic
reports.
I
really
find
it
hard
to
believe
it's
not
been
done
during
season.
I,
don't
believe
you
can
simply
extrapolate
and
increase
percentages
according
to
something
that
was
done
in
June.
AB
Try
living
across
the
street
from
a
facility
during
season
two
blocks
from
a
stop
sign
at
Bell
Harbor
and
a
Kia
stock
that
gets
backed
up
ten
twelve
fifteen
cars
during
season
and
see
what
it's
like
to
live.
There
I
am
across
the
street
from
that
Plaza
I
will
be
exactly
where
those
vehicles,
commercial
trucks,
laundry
trucks,
emergency
vehicles
all
enter.
Yes,
I
do
hear
sirens
and
I
hear
them
all
night
since
I
live
two
blocks
from
that
three
blocks
from
the
fire
station.
That's
right
there,
over
Bell
Harbor
on
the
east
side.
AB
I
do
hear
fire
sirens.
I,
don't
know
how
you
can
ask
people
to
not
put
your
sirens
on
people
who
are
confirmed,
who
are
elderly
who
are
having
problems
and
live
in
an
assisted
facility,
are
going
to
have
problems
and
we're
going
to
be
having
a
lot
of
traffic.
With
respect
to
the
emergency
vehicles,
the
city
regulations
state
that
the
proposed
use
will
not
advert
adversely
affect
the
use
of
the
neighboring
properties.
AB
Wonderful,
that
you're
going
to
do
all
this
beautiful,
beautification
and
landscaping,
but
do
understand
that
it
also
blocks
the
view
of
the
pedestrians
and
walkers
and
joggers
and
and
the
bikers,
who
will
be
using
those
sidewalks.
Have
you
ever
seen?
People
not
stop
at
the
sidewalk,
but
just
keep
on
going
and
just
look
for
cars
to
see
if
they
can
exit
well
we're
going
to
have
problems,
because
people
try
to
just
maintain
their
lifestyle
here
in
this
neighborhood
and
to
have
to
dodge
the
exiting
cars
from
this
facility.
AC
Good
morning
my
name
is
Jack.
Ackerman
I
live
on
novice,
Court
and
I
have
been
sworn
I
appear
before
you
today
to
state
my
opposition
to
the
proposal
to
build
an
al
F
on
a
property
adjacent
aquellas,
Lanza
coral.
The
plans
for
this
proposed
monstrosity,
the
villas
of
Holly
Book
Punta
Gorda,
depicted
as
being
over
a
hundred
thousand
square
foot
and
50
feet
high,
that's
larger
than
the
shopping
center
next
door.
As
a
local
car
dealer
might
say,
it's
huge
under
the
city's
comprehensive
plan
allows
for
special
exemptions
for
nursing
homes.
AC
It
does
not
speak
to
ILS,
yet
the
proposer
stated
that
this
is
not
the
nursing
home
nursing
home
requires
special
building
restrictions,
setbacks,
etc.
They're,
relying
on
the
nebulous
f13
clause
at
and
any
such
use
deemed
appropriate
logistic
by
the
zoning
official.
This
type
of
exemption
should
not
be
allowed
without
close
consultation
with
the
neighboring
residences
and
valuing
their
feelings.
Accordingly,
it
should
not
be
permitted
or
exempted
under
the
Comprehensive
Plan.
The
city's
comprehensive
plan,
1-4
States
future
land-use
element
also
seeks
seeks
to
protect
existing
residential
areas.
AC
These
areas
could
be
subject
to
pressure,
ranging
from
conversion
to
inappropriate
commercial
use
to
increase
densities,
not
in
keeping
with
the
existing
character.
The
element
seeks
to
recognize
these
pressures
and
balance
personal
property
rights
with
communities
best
interests
through
policies
that
seek
to
minimize
the
impact
of
these
outside
pressures
on
a
residential
communities.
AC
This
institutional
building
will
be
overbearing
and
aesthetically
incompatible
with
the
surrounding
neighborhood
how
many
trees
or
plants
you
should
shrubs
you
plan
around
it.
It
will
tower
over
the
adjacent
homes,
it
will
increase
traffic
light
and
noise
pollution
in
a
residential
neighborhood.
The
design
shows
a
grout
crowding
on
a
road
with
only
25-foot
set
box
if
complying
with
the
regulations
for
a
nursing
home.
Those
setbacks
would
be
50
feet.
Courts
have
found
that
aesthetics
and
use
can
be
considered
in
examining
the
issue
of
compatibility
with
the
surrounding
area.
AC
This
building
a
narrative
activities
will
certainly
be
incompatible
with
the
neighborhood.
The
comprehensive
plan
4.50
calls
this
facility's
of
this
sort
to
be
built
in
areas
zone,
NC
or
CC.
Some
of
the
other
facilities
in
town
were
sited.
We
need
to
cite
this
one
on
a
residential
street.
You
shouldn't
grant
a
special
exemption,
as
this
proposed
Authority
did
not
meet
the
requirements
of
the
plan.
The
proponents
of
this
project
that
six
insist
it's
not
a
commercial
development,
it's
an
institution
which
in
itself
may
cause
future
problems,
has
notice
noted
by
a
previous
testifier.
AC
They
will
provide
housing
in
the
form
of
rental
rooms
or
Suites
meals
and
other
amenities
for
monetary
compensation.
Sounds
like
a
commercial
hotel
to
me.
The
walks
like
a
duck
quacks
like
a
duck.
It
must
be
a
duck
ready
to
counsel
to
deny
a
special
exemption
for
this
huge
institutional
non
complying
building.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
AD
My
I
am
al
Alexander
I
live
on
Trinidad
Court
I've
been
in
Punta
Gorda
for
17
years.
I
have
been
sworn
I,
walk
bike
and
drive.
The
area
of
this
proposed
al
F
daily
and
I'm
very
familiar
with
the
property
in
the
surrounding
areas.
I've
watched
the
changes
in
the
shopping
center
and
the
advent
of
the
7-eleven
I
truly
love
this
city
I'm
generally
in
favor
of
Smart
Growth
in
our
town,
and
we
need
a
larger
commercial
tax
base.
But
forcing
a
commercial
for-profit
business
into
a
residential
community
is
not
the
answer.
AD
Size
does
matter,
I.
Think
my
biggest
contention
with
the
whole
project
right
now
is
that
it's
going
to
be
500
feet.
Long
500
feet
50
feet
high
in
most
parts
with
a
volume
of
about
a
hundred
thousand
square
square
feet,
not
a
volume,
I'm,
sorry
square
footage
containing
127
living
units,
housing,
approximately
160
people
on
four
acres
by
classifying
this
as
assisted
living
and
not
a
nursing
home
that
allows
to
be
further
classified
as
an
institution.
This
then
allows
the
developer
to
skirt
many
reasonable
existing
building
codes.
AD
Setbacks
go
from
50
to
25
feet,
lengths
go
from
200
to
500
or
whatever
a
special
exception
label
also
opens
a
Pandora's
box
of
related
building
codes.
There's
no
amount
of
landscaping
that
can
hide
a
building
500
feet
long
or
even
make
it
compatible
with
the
area.
I
believe
vacant.
Lots
in
the
area
will
no
longer
track
buyers
and
builders,
and
the
remaining
5
acres
to
the
south
of
the
proposed
al
F
will
probably
bring
forth
another
special
exception
and
yet
another
commercial
venture
further
into
our
neighborhood.
AD
This
exceptional
in
doubtedly
set
precedence
for
other
GM
15
properties
in
our
city.
This
youth
change
will
have
significant
negative
impact
on
us
and
our
community
council
members.
Please
adhere
to
our
own
comprehensive
plan
for
point
1.8,
which
has
been
quoted,
but
I
will
again
shell
prett
the
Protagoras
shall
protect
residential
communities
from
the
intrusion
of
more
intense
land
uses.
AE
Hello,
my
name
is
Skell
mcquigg
and
I
have
been
sworn.
My
address
is
2030
aqui,
esta
right
here
in
Punta
Gorda.
We
have
been
residents
here
for
one
year
this
month
my
husband
and
I
will
be
adversely
affected
by
this
al
F
project.
We
look
for
over
a
year
before
purchasing
our
home
and,
yes,
we
knew
that
a
Kia
style
was
a
busy
street.
Now
that
we
live
here,
we
know
how
busy
and
dangerous
the
street
is.
AE
Our
realtor
made
us
aware
of
the
zoning
across
the
street
before
we
purchase
the
house,
but
we
loved
the
house
made
an
offer,
and
here
we
are
in
our
researcher,
Punta
Gorda.
We
found
a
community
of
few
chain,
restaurants,
multiple
parks,
festivals
and
endless
number
of
regulations,
zoning
codes
and
permits
just
what
we
were
looking
for.
We
never
dreamed
an
assisted
living
facility
might
be
built
across
the
street
in
our
residential
neighborhood,
the
location
size
height
of
this
al
F,
a
three-story
building,
predominantly
parking
lots.
AE
Stormwater
retention
areas
will
do
nothing
to
enhance
our
neighborhood
I,
see.
We've
already
changed
the
plan
that
was
presented
to
us,
so
we've
been
scurrying
to
make
corrections
your
concept
plan
change.
The
pictures
are
not
even
of
the
facility
that
you
plan
to
build
here.
The
parking
spaces
have
been
changed,
the
entrances,
the
parking
spaces
don't
allow
for
employee
shift
over
change.
AE
You
know
somebody
has
to
be
working
when
their
next
people
show
up.
We
make
comparisons
to
Brookdale,
which
was
over
20
years
ago.
It's
a
poor
comparison
at
less
than
half
the
sides.
It's
like
comparing
Major
League
Baseball
to
Little
League.
As
elected
officials.
Did
you
take
the
time
to
visit
the
site?
You
know:
can
you
visualize
what
this
huge
building
is
going
to
do
to
Punta
Gorda?
Are
you
certain
that
it
will
not
adversely
affect
the
neighborhood
and
PGI?
AE
How
does
this
al
s
meet
the
provisions
of
the
Punta
Gorda
confer?
Hence
it
plan
which
recommends
that
any
new
facilities,
a
LF
group,
slash
group
homes,
the
individually
small
and
scale.
As
we
pointed
out,
it's
huge
according
to
the
ALS
organization,
there
are
a
hundred
facilities
within
39
miles
of
the
three
three
nine
five:
zero
zip
code.
What
will
happen
if
this
facility
is
not
successful?
Will
it
become
workforce,
housing,
group,
housing
or
halfway
house
further
lowering
property
values,
not
just
mine,
but
all
of
Punta
Gorda
Isles?
AE
I
I
We
also
turned
against
the
project
when
we
learned
the
applicant
and/or
attorney
are
using
fake
names
in
an
apparent
attempt
to
hide
meridian,
but
now
we
know
that
that's
the
operator
straw
companies
are
common
in
business
dealings,
but
not
when
you
make
things
up
as
you
go,
and
the
agape
as
far
as
I
can
find
is
not
even
registered
as
a
Florida
State
business.
There's
a
DBA
in
West
Palm
Beach,
that's
called
a
Gulf
II,
but
that
doesn't
appear
to
be
related.
I
Talking
with
Lissa
Hannah
and
I'm
told
that
Punta
Gorda
does
not
require
both
African
and
owner
for
an
exception
to
be
registered.
Florida
businesses
that
should
never
be
allowed
in
the
future,
especially
for
a
large
project
like
this,
especially
dealing
with
the
lies
and
care
of
our
seniors.
Agape
senior
living
is
the
named
applicant.
I
We
know
from
other
sources,
including
Dan,
Cassell
Barry's,
mother
Janice,
Davis-
that
it
now
is
Meridian
from
Silver
Spring
Maryland
and
intended
to
be
the
operator
for
Holly
Brooke
of
Punta
Gorda
owned
by
the
filler
or
at
least
partially
owned
by
the
Phillips
family
from
Illinois.
Such
verification
is
easy
to
find
in
son,
biz
and
local
tax
records.
Why
use
the
fake
name
of
Goffe
which,
when
it
doesn't
exist?
Oh,
why
use
why
not
use
meridian
on
the
application?
I
It
currently
has
at
least
one
facility
in
hollywood
florida
not
apparently
tied
to
the
Holly
Brook
chain.
There
are
dot
B
name
facilities
across
the
country,
but
they
also
don't
appear
to
be
related
at
the
Planning
Commission
meeting
attorney
Wexler
implied
that
agape
had
70
plus
facilities
under
management.
How
can
that
be?
When
a
copy
doesn't
exist?
Did
she
really
mean
Meridian?
And
if
so,
why
did
she
use
a
golf
a
on
the
application
where
the
owner?
I
What
are
the
owners
you
know
trying
to
hide,
was
agape
the
figment
of
attorney
Wexler's
or
client's
imagination,
misleading
and
disingenuous.
At
best,
some
are
members
of
our
research
team,
even
called
the
phone
number
for
the
application
for
Punta
Gorda
helped
investors
and
agape,
and
the
person
that
answered
had
no
idea
who
agape
was.
It
was
the
Philips
home
builder
and
lumberyard
in
Charleston
Illinois.
The
lady
have,
you
know
said
they
just
run
the
Holly
Brook
and
reflections
memory
care
centers.
I
So
we
have,
they
asked
to
speak
to
Chad
and
he
was
in
a
meeting
and
then
when
they
asked.
If
he
was
going
to
come
to
today's
meeting,
they
were
on
a
long
hold
and
then
hung
up
it's
quite
rude
and
telling
him
what
is
hiding
behind
the
curtains,
so
the
diversion
by
attorney
wax
or
should
give
you
pause.
There
is
no
reason
for
a
legitimate
venture
asking
for
city
permission,
to
attempt
to
hide
its
owners,
investors
and
intention
when
such
disclosure
is
required
as
far
as
the
city
application
instructions
specifically.
C
D
I
am
Carol
never
line
under
the
3318
Dominica,
Court
and
I.
Had
this
warned
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
voice
my
thought
on
the
proposed
assisted
living
facility.
I
strongly
oppose
granting
this
special
exception.
I
deleted
the
best
use
for
this
property
is,
as
it
is
currently
zoned.
Gm
15,
multifamily
residential.
D
One
could
easily
compare
this
site
to
the
Preserve
at
Val
Harbor,
just
south
of
L
harbour
Plaza
in
this
kind
of
building,
there's
36
sold
units
recorded
in
Charlotte
County
property
records
that
have
totaled
more
than
five
million
seven
hundred
and
sixty-five
thousand
dollars
that
averaged
about
165
thousand
six
hundred
dollars
per
unit.
A
sampling
of
tax
bills
for
this
property
range
from
$2,000
to
$3,000,
the
achæans
off
site
can
yield
65
similar
units.
This
could
generate
over
11
million
dollars
in
sales
and
yield
between
150,000
to
200,000
dollars
in
property
taxes
yearly.
D
In
contrast,
the
Brookdale
assisted
living
facility
on
Bal
Harbor,
Boulevard
paid
fifty
one
thousand
nine
hundred
ninety
two
dollars
and
ninety
two
cents
in
property
tax
based
on
an
assessed
value
of
three
million
four
hundred
and
eighteen
thousand
six
hundred
and
twelve
dollars.
According
to
the
Sherrill
Canty
tax
records.
This
existing
multifamily
residential
zoning
for
these
65
units
would
mean
more
tax
revenue
to
fund
Gordon
and
Charlotte
County,
more
real
estate
track
transfer
tax
revenue,
as
well
as
more
revenue
for
our
stores
and
businesses.
D
N
Yeah
I
was
just
wondering
if
the
PG
CA
una,
Corda,
Civic
Association,
could
take
a
percentage
or
a
survey
of
the
people
that
stay
seniors,
that
stay
for
these
facilities
and
the
percentage
that
go
north
to
their
family.
I.
Don't
think
we
quite
know
the
answer
to
that
and
in
consideration
with
multi
buildings,
can't
we
keep
multi
buildings
with
multi
buildings
like
the
other
multis
that
are
on
the
east
side
of
Belle
Harbor.
N
N
N
Wouldn't
the
facility
in
consideration
to
evacuation
and
other
people
that
have
to
evacuate
at
the
time
of
a
hurricane,
be
at
a
greater
advantage
being
closer
to
41
or
closer
to
the
evacuation
route,
and
I'd
also
like
to
consider
how
many
ALS
are
in
Punta
Gorda
already.
Is
this
like
more
business
or
this
more
Institute?
If
we
have
too
many
of
them
in
consideration
of
the
percentage
that
stays
here,
then
why
are
we
going
into
that
business?.
N
The
fire
trucks
in
consideration
to
the
fire
trucks
I
was
just
wondering
if
they
have
been
updated
with
a
fib,
because
I
know
they
were
talking
about
like
Cape,
Coral
and
other
communities
that
don't
actually
they're
not
actually
updated
with
a
fib
I've
seen
online
too,
that
there's
some
communities
that
have
drones
that
deliver
the
afib,
which
would
get
it
there
so
much
faster
and
be
unobstructed
by
all
the
traffic.
It
gets
there
200
miles
an
hour
in
a
heartbeat,
which
is
what
we
need
more
heartbeats,
the
biking
community
how's
that
can
be
affected.
N
V
AF
V
V
The
council
has
lost
the
vision
of
why
the
Isles
were
built
to
begin
with,
it's
a
retirement
community,
a
getaway
relaxing
atmosphere.
Okay,
that's
why
people
come
here,
that's
why
they
want
to
go
there.
You've
already
got
a
strip
mall
on
the
other
corner
of
Bal,
Harbour
and
IKEA
star.
Okay,
you've
got
a
7-eleven.
You
want
to
drag
more
of
the
city
into
the
Isles.
It's
Punta
Gorda,
not
large
enough.
Do
you
not
have
enough
real
estate
where
you
can
develop
this
in
a
different
section?
Do
you
have
to
shove
it
into
the
Isles.
V
AC
V
Often
do
the
councilmembers
here:
do
you
ever
walk
those
streets?
Take
your
dogs
go
to
evening
walks
right
bikes,
you
ever
drive
Belen
Arthur
rocky
está.
Do
you
ever
drive
by
there
when
the
snowbirds
are
in
town,
then
you
know
why
it
just
doesn't
belong
there,
it's
not
going
to
fit
with
the
scope
and
the
environment
of
our
community.
We've
got
something
really
beautiful.
Okay
and
it's
one
of
those
things
where
don't
mess
with
a
good
thing.
Let
leave
it
alone.
It's
going
to
nurture
itself.
Okay,
don't
worry
about
the
developments,
not
this
year.
V
Next
year,
the
year
after
you're
going
to
push
that
button
would
big
village
in
Marina,
apartment,
housing
and
everything.
Everybody
knows
you're
going
to
get
a
special
exemption
for
that.
That
will
come
to
fruition,
but
let
this
go.
This
is
right
in
the
middle
of
the
aisle.
It
doesn't
belong
there.
You
know
it
as
a
matter
of
fact,
when
I
was
reading
about
this
in
the
paper,
I
I
really
got
a
good
laugh
because
I
was
wondering
who
we
representing.
Don't
you
know
your
neighbors?
A
AF
AF
I
live
in
a
wonderful
neighborhood,
my
neighbors,
it's
funny
everybody
on
my
sweet
Republican
we're
the
only
Democrat
and
we
all
have
dinner
together
and
the
keys
to
each
other's
houses,
and
we
made
different
politically,
but
we
sure
are
together
as
neighbors
to
take
care
of
each
other,
no
matter
what
the
situations
are:
I'm,
not
an
expert
on
planning
traffic,
adult
living
facilities
or
an
attorney
I'm.
Just
an
expert
on
my
neighborhood,
my
husband
and
I
came
here
in
2009
to
Punta
Gorda,
and
you
know
how
we
found
Punta
Gorda
Al's,
Google
Earth.
AF
We
wanted
to
leave
New
England
and
the
weather
and
come
here
with
our
sailboat.
We
were
in
our
mid
fifties
and
we
knew
that
we
wanted
to
do
pre-retirement
into
retirements,
to
a
wonderful
area
to
live
at
the
complaint
of
five
children
and
11
grandchildren
who
loves
to
go
to
Disney.
We
love
our
neighborhood,
we
love
walking
through
it.
We
walk
through
with
our
two-year-old
and
a
four-year-old
grandchild
and
Socorro
is
one
of
the
streets
that
we
walk
on.
AF
What
I
wanted
to
make
a
point
outside
of
what
everyone
else
is
saying:
I
went
on
the
website
and
I
noticed
that
there
were
93
pages
of
emails
and
letters
that
came
in
from
our
neighbors
in
comment
too,
and
for
this
facility
out
of
those
93
pieces
of
paper,
there
were
34
letters
for
against
the
building
of
this
facility,
and
there
were
nine
letters
for
I
was
a
34
letters
for
against
the
facility
that
was
47
people
out
of
the
nine
letters
for
the
facility.
That
was
13
people.
Please
do
the
math.
AF
We
are
your
constituents
we're
here
today,
because
we
just
don't
know
what
else
to
turn
to
an
als.
Is
a
wonderful
facility,
no
question
about
it
and
we're
probably
all
going
to
need
one
at
some
time,
but
there
is
a
place
fit
though
facilities.
Other
great
cities
have
done
this.
We're
just
going
to
go
to
aisles
and
we
love
it.
We
have
many
neighbors
who
couldn't
be
here
today.
AF
Excuse
me:
Mary
inventor,
John's,
Vinay,
Johnson,
Jim
and
Nancy
Keppel,
Jean
leech
and
Bill
leech,
Gerry,
lili-beth,
John
and
Beth
magnin
and
Nancy
McCleary,
Glen
and
Gail
mcquigg,
Paula
and
Doug
Nash
Janet
and
Richard
Nelson,
Richard,
Nibin,
Jane,
Olsen,
Linda,
and
port
and
Linda
and
Hank
Porton,
Karen
Riley
and
calm
Ellen
and
Teresa
Spanx
and
for
the
people
I
don't
have
time
to
mention.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
AF
S
Hi,
my
name
is
Mary
Caponi
and
I
live
on
casino
court.
I
agree
with
everybody
what
everybody
said
in
the
red
shirt
so
far,
I
did
want
to
point
out
that
I've
been
here
for
21
years
and
when
I
purchased
the
land
to
build
our
home.
We
require
inquired
and
we're
told
that
this
property
is
owned.
Multi-Family
residential
prior
to
purchasing
this
property,
the
buyers
should
have
inquired
like
I,
did
what
it
was
owned
for.
S
As
for
the
2006
Florida
Health
Care
Association,
the
Florida
center
for
assisted
living
Authority,
assisted
living
facilities
are
privately
owned
and
operated
business
enterprises.
This
facility,
without
a
doubt,
will
have
many
employees
that
will
receive
a
paycheck
and
at
years
in
must
receive
a
1099
or
w-2.
This
facility
will
have
numerous
truck
deliveries.
All
hours
of
the
day
and
night,
just
like
the
7-eleven
that
were
told,
would
not
condos
on
this
plan.
S
That
was
that
it
was
owned
for
would
not
have
this
kind
of
employment
24
hours
a
day,
seven
days
a
week
all
year
and
the
condo
owners
most
likely
would
be
snowbirds.
Being
here,
maybe
six
months
like
most
of
the
condos
here
are
this
facility
will
be
for
the
elderly.
There
will
be
many
calls
for
help
and
will
be
tied
up
for
other
911,
which
need
immediate
assistance.
To
have
another
squad
be
on
call
at
another
station
while
ours
is
tied
up
could
be,
could
very
well
cost
someone
their
life.
S
The
response
time
cannot
be
what
we
have
now.
Additionally,
this
facility
will
have
many
commercial
transport
buses
to
take
residents
to
and
from
doctor
appointments,
shopping,
etc.
These
buses
have
commercial
lettering,
as
the
Brookdale
facility
buses
have,
which
is
not
allowed
to
be
parked
overnight
in
contig
or
de
aisles
for
the
deed
restrictions.
Why
should
we
have
to
see
these
lettered
buses
every
time
we
go
out
day
or
night
and
the
rest
of
us
taxpaying
residents
are
not
allowed
to
have
them
on
our
own
private
property.
S
Condos
would
be
required
to
abide
by
these
deed
restrictions
and
would
not
be
allowed
to
have
this.
The
assistant
living
facility
should
be
on
the
city-owned
property
that
some
people
wanted
to
give
away.
These
residents
need
a
place
where
they
could
walk
or
be
wheeled
to
nearby
attractions,
such
as
the
dog
park,
where
they
could
enjoy
seeing
in
pettings
in
many
different
kinds
of
dogs
and
converse
with
the
pet
owners
they
could
be
walked
through
the
nature
trails
into
the
new
library.
S
S
A
AG
This
was
almost
a
done
deal
as
far
as
the
traffic
on
aqui
estoy
I
find
24%
increase
amazing
when
at
this
time
of
year,
I
can
go
to
the
intersection
of
aqui,
estoy
and
Bal
Harbour
and
get
through
with
one
or
two
cars,
whereas
six
months
from
now
it
will
be
ten
cars
and
people
start
losing
their
tempers
and
people
run
the
stop
signs.
The
bicyclists
are
in
great
danger
because
a
lot
of
them
to
not
follow
all
the
rules
of
vehicles
and
I've
almost
hit
several
after
I
start
from
a
stop
and
I.
AG
That's
a
big
concern.
We
elected
the
City
Council
to
represent
us
and
do
things
in
the
best
best
interests
of
our
neighborhood
and
the
city.
I.
Don't
think
this
belongs,
it
does
not
meet
all
the
requirements
and,
by
the
way,
I've
been
to
a
lot
of
functions
during
the
past
17
years,
and
we
have
never
had
big
conversations
about.
Where
are
we
going
to
go
where
we're
going
to
cut
mom
so
I
find
that
interesting?
We
want
to
know.
Have
you
reviewed
the
business
plan
for
this
a
LF?
AG
What
are
the
demographics
with
regard
to
Punta
Gorda
residents
using
the
facilities?
What
will
the
cost
for
a
residents
be
compared
to
existing
Punta
Gorda
facilities
that
are
not
full
now?
How
do
they
keep
planned
to
keep
the
place
full
when
people
are
getting
older,
living
longer
and
healthier
lifestyles
outside
of
assisted
living
facilities?
How
are
they
going
to
get
keep
it
full
when
the
median
stay
according
to
the
American
senior
housing,
Association
is
only
21
months.
How
often
can
we
turn
people
through
in
this
160
person
facility
and
what
happens
if
it
fails?
AG
It'll
be
another
food
line,
except
it
will
be
in
my
neighborhood
instead
of
on
a
commercial
Plaza
and
oh
by
the
way,
I
think
this
is
bigger
than
the
Food
Lion.
You
have
granted
exemptions
in
the
past
for
these
buildings.
They
were
not
in
neighborhoods
and
they
are
much
smaller
than
this
facility
proposes
to
be.
If
you
give
this
special
exemption,
I
would
like
to
know
what
the
plans
are.
If
it
fails,
what
is
it
going
to
become
and
what
are
you
going
to
do
with
the
facility
with
the
property
next
door?
It's
five
acres.
AG
Are
we
going
to
see
a
prison
there
we're
going
to
see
a
drug
facility?
This
is
very
concerning
to
the
neighbors,
because
this
proposal
seems
to
violate
the
listings
in
the
city
that
the
city
has
for
their
exceptions
and
what
they
want
for
their
planning,
which
is
safe.
Neighborhoods.
Keep
our
value
up,
keep
the
pressure
off
of
us
and
I.
Don't
see
this
as
a
correct
facility
at
all.
Please
vote
no
thank.
A
U
Good
morning
my
name
is
Donna,
gay
I've
been
sworn
and
I
would
like
to
state
several
things.
I
did
send
emails
to
all
of
you,
but
some
of
the
things
have
been
answered.
I
wanted
to
respond
to
the
emergency
management
statement,
saying
it
would
take
two
to
six
hours
to
evacuate.
The
proposed
Center
I
live
at
2200
via
veneto,
Drive
and
I
would
like
to
register
my
total
opposition
to
the
granting
as
a
special
exemption
request
when
I
bought
my
home
15
years
ago.
U
I
did
my
due
diligence
by
my
realtor
with
regard
to
the
zoning
of
that
vacant.
Land
and
I
was
told
it
was
owned,
multifamily
which
it
was,
and
it
is
today,
I
feel
it
is
important
that
the
following
be
taken
into
consideration
by
this
council
via
veneto
Drive
is
the
only
ingress
egress
Road
for
the
following
streets,
st.
Thomas,
my
agua
Antigua
San,
Mateo,
Brentwood,
Dominic,
Granada,
Trinidad,
Neville's
court,
Casino
Court
and
they
all
empty
onto
Socorro.
This
is
a
landlocked
area
that
presently
contained
I,
counted
them.
U
216
existing
homes
and
24
vacant
lots
all
waiting
to
be
built
upon
now.
I'm
sure
you
were
here
when
Charlie
came
and
these
roads
were
filled
with
Humvees
and
wires
down.
All
this
area
has
to
go
down,
enter
into
Socorro
and
empty
out,
honor
to
aqui
esta
in
Socorro.
What
happens
if
we
have
an
event
like
this,
and
it
takes
two
to
six
hours
for
emergency
services
to
be
tending
to
that
corner
and
tying
it
up,
while
all
these
people
are
going
to
be
in
in
emergency
situations
as
well.
U
Another
thing
I
wanted
to
mention
is
when
we
were
talking
about
street
and
traffic
according
to
the
your
own
City
standards
and
finding
number
four
it
says
the
proposed
use
will
be
such
pedestrian
and
vehicular
traffic
generated
will
not
be
hazardous
or
conflict
with
the
existing
anticipated
traffic
in
the
neighborhood
and
on
the
street
serving
site.
I.
Think
everything
we've
heard
that
can
be
a
real
problem.
I
would
urge
you
to
deny
this
request
and
leave
it
zoned
as
it
is.
Thank
you
thank.