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Village of Wellington 12300 Forest Hill Blvd Wellington, FL 33414 Action Summary - Final Thursday, November 16, 2023 6:00 PM Village Hall - Council Chambers Village Council Anne Gerwig, Mayor Michael Napoleone, Vice Mayor John T. McGovern, Councilman Michael Drahos, Councilman Tanya Siskind, Councilwoman Village Council Action Summary - Final November 16, 2023 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Gerwig called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. This is a continuation of the November 14, 2023 and November 15, 2023 Village Council Meetings. Council Members present: Anne Gerwig, Mayor; Michael Napoleone, Vice Mayor; John T. McGovern, Councilman; Michael Drahos, Councilman; and Tanya Siskind, Councilwoman. Advisors to the Council: Jim Barnes, Manager; Laurie Cohen, Attorney; Tanya Quickel, Deputy Village Manager; Ed De La Vega, Assistant Village Manager; and Chevelle D. Addie, Village Clerk. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Gerwig led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. INVOCATION Pastor Peter Bartuska, Christ Community Church, delivered the invocation. 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA There was no agenda approval since this meeting is a continuation of the November 14, 2023 and November 15, 2023 Village Council Meetings. 5. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS There were no Presentations and Proclamations. 6. CONSENT AGENDA There were no Consent Agenda Items. 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. 23-6205 ORDINANCE NO. 2023-01 (THE WELLINGTON NORTH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT) AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL, APPROVING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS TO WELLINGTON’S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP [PETITION NUMBER 2022-002-CPA] TO AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP BY MODIFYING THE EQUESTRIAN PRESERVE AREA Village of Wellington Page 1 Village Council Action Summary - Final November 16, 2023 BOUNDARY TO REMOVE THE 96.17 ACRES COMPRISED OF EQUESTRIAN VILLAGE AND WHITE BIRCH FARMS; TO AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTIES KNOWN AS EQUESTRIAN VILLAGE AND WHITE BIRCH FARMS FROM EQUESTRIAN COMMERCIAL RECREATION (ECR) TO RESIDENTIAL D (2.01 DU/AC TO 5.0 DU/AC), LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SOUTH SHORE BOULEVARD AND PIERSON ROAD, TOTALING 96.17 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AS MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; TO MODIFY THE MOBILITY ELEMENT MAPS INCLUDING THE BRIDLE PATH MAP, PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY NETWORK MAP, MULTI-MODAL PATHWAYS MAP, AND THE BICYCLE LANES MAP BY REMOVING EQUESTRIAN VILLAGE AS A VENUE; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Village Council Meeting Continuation on November 16, 2023: Mayor Gerwig asked if Council had any more questions for staff or petitioners. Ms. Cohen swore in the individuals who wished to speak on this item. Ex-parte Communications: Vice Mayor Napoleone: Vice Mayor Napoleone updated his ex-parte communications. He said he could be fair and impartial. Councilman Drahos: Councilman Drahos updated his ex-parte communications. He said he could be fair and impartial. Mayor Gerwig: Mayor Gerwig updated her ex-parte communications. She said she could be fair and impartial. Councilman McGovern: Councilman McGovern updated his ex-parte communications. He said he could be fair and impartial. Councilwoman Siskind: Councilwoman Siskind updated her ex-parte communications. She said she could be fair and impartial. The Village Council inquired about the original Wellington PUD, units, property for the park, contract, dressage on the site, Pod F, showgrounds, Conditions #7 and #8, temporary road, improvements, land use changes, ownerships and bridle path. Mr. Stillings, Mr. McMahon, Ms. Bellissimo, Ms. Miskel, Mr. Rosenbaum, Village of Wellington Page 2 Village Council Action Summary - Final November 16, 2023 Mr. Kelly, Mr. Hearing and Ms. Cohen responded to the Village Council's questions. Ms. Lhota spoke on behalf of Victoria McCullough with respect to the bridle path and density. The Village Council took a break at 8:37 p.m. The Village Council reconvened the meeting at 8:57 p.m. The Applicants and Interested Parties made their final arguments. The Village Council inquired about non-equestrian properties in the Equestrian Preserve Area, dressage dates, density, initial application and Pod D. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Napoleone, seconded Councilwoman Siskind, and unanimously passed (5-0) to continue the meeting past 11:00 p.m. The Village Council thanked everyone who attended the meetings and provided comments. A motion was made by Councilman Drahos, seconded by Councilwoman Siskind, and passed (4-1; Vice Mayor Napoleone dissenting) to approve Ordinance No. 2023-01 (The Wellington North Comprehensive Plan Amendment) as amended regarding the condition language and Residential C for the single family portion and Residential D for the multi-family portion on first reading. A motion was made by Councilman Drahos, seconded by Councilwoman Siskind, and passed (4-1; Vice Mayor Napoleone dissenting) to approve Ordinance No. 2023-02 (The Wellington North Rezoning) as presented on first reading. A motion was made by Councilman Drahos, seconded by Councilwoman Siskind, and unanimously passed (5-0) to approve Ordinance No. 2023-04 (The Wellington South Comprehensive Plan Amendment) as presented on first reading. B. 23-6206 ORDINANCE NO. 2023-02 (THE WELLINGTON NORTH REZONING) AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL, APPROVING A REZONING [PETITION NUMBER 2022-001-REZ] FOR Village of Wellington Page 3 Village Council Action Summary - Final November 16, 2023 CERTAIN PROPERTY KNOWN AS EQUESTRIAN VILLAGE AND WHITE BIRCH FARMS; LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SOUTH SHORE BOULEVARD AND PIERSON ROAD TOTALING 96.17 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AS MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; TO AMEND THE ZONING DESIGNATION FROM PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT/EQUESTRIAN OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT (PUD/EOZD) TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD); TO REMOVE THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES FROM SUBAREA D OF THE EOZD LOCATED ON PAGE 2 OF THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. This item discussed in conjunction with Item 7A. C. 23-6194 ORDINANCE NO. 2023-04 (THE WELLINGTON SOUTH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT) AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL, APPROVING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS TO WELLINGTON’S FUTURE LAND USE MAP [PETITION NUMBER 2022-003-CPA] TO AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY KNOWN AS POD F - PHASE V, PHASE VI, AND A PORTION OF PHASE VII OF THE WELLINGTON COUNTRYPLACE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) FROM RESIDENTIAL B (0.1 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE (DU/AC) TO 1.0 DU/AC) TO EQUESTRIAN COMMERCIAL RECREATION (ECR), LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF GRACIDA STREET AND GENE MISCHE WAY, TOTALING 114.65 ACRES, MORE OR LESS; TO AMEND THE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE COMMERCIAL POD OF THE WELLINGTON COUNTRYPLACE PUD FROM COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL B (0.1DU/AC – 1.0 DU/AC), LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SOUTH SHORE BOULEVARD AND GRACIDA STREET TOTALING 5.8 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AS MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. This item discussed in conjunction with Item 7A. 8. REGULAR AGENDA There were no Regular Agenda Items. 9. PUBLIC FORUM There were no comment cards submitted for Public Forum. Village of Wellington Page 4 Village Council Action Summary - Final November 16, 2023 10. ATTORNEY'S REPORT There were no further Village Attorney comments. 11. MANAGER'S REPORT There were no further Village Manager comments. 12. COUNCIL REPORTS There were no further Village Council comments. 13. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Village Council, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 11:27 P.M. Village of Wellington Page 5