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Village of Wellington 12300 Forest Hill Blvd Wellington, FL 33414 Action Summary - Final Tuesday, January 23, 2024 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 January 23, 2024 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Gerwig called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 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 Mr. Barnes indicated staff recommended approval of the Agenda as presented. A motion was made by Councilman Drahos, seconded by Vice Mayor Napoleone, and unanimously passed (5-0), to approve the Agenda as presented. 5. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS There were no Presentations and Proclamations. 6. CONSENT AGENDA There were no Consent Agenda items. 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. 24-6304 ORDINANCE NO. 2023-01 (THE WELLINGTON NORTH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT) Village of Wellington Page 1 Village Council Action Summary - Final January 23, 2024 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 BOUNDARY TO REMOVE THE 96.11 ACRES COMPRISED OF EQUESTRIAN VILLAGE AND WHITE BIRCH FARMS, LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SOUTH SHORE BOULEVARD AND PIERSON ROAD; TO AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR A PORTION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY KNOWN AS EQUESTRIAN VILLAGE FROM EQUESTRIAN COMMERCIAL RECREATION (ECR) TO RESIDENTIAL D (2.01 DU/AC TO 5.0 DU/AC) WITH A MAXIMUM OF 47 MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING UNITS, TOTALING 25.87 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AS MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; TO AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR A PORTION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY KNOWN AS EQUESTRIAN VILLAGE AND THE ENTIRE PROPERTY KNOWN AS WHITE BIRCH FARMS FROM ECR TO RESIDENTIAL C (1.01 DU/AC – 3.0 DU/AC) WITH A MAXIMUM OF 49 SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING UNITS, TOTALING 70.24 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AS 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. Mr. Barnes introduced the item. He recommended that there be one concurrent staff presentation since the items (Ordinance No. 2023-01, Ordinance No. 2023-02, Ordinance No. 2023-04, Resolution No. R2023-01 and Resolution No. R2023-02) are related; with a separate motion for each item. Mayor Gerwig read a statement into record regarding conduct and comments at the meeting. Ms. Addie read Ordinance No. 2023-01, Ordinance No. 2023-02, Ordinance No. 2023-04, Resolution No. R2023-01 and Resolution No. R2023-02 by title. Ms. Cohen gave a brief overview of the type of items (Legislative and Quasi-Judicial) before Council tonight. Village of Wellington Page 2 Village Council Action Summary - Final January 23, 2024 Ms. Cohen swore in the individuals who wished to speak on the items. Ex-parte Communications: Vice Mayor Napoleone: Vice Mayor Napoleone disclosed his ex-parte communications. He said he could be fair and impartial. Councilman Drahos: Councilman Drahos disclosed his ex-parte communications. He said he could be fair and impartial. Mayor Gerwig: Mayor Gerwig disclosed her ex-parte communications. She said she could be fair and impartial. Councilman McGovern: Councilman McGovern disclosed his ex-parte communications. He said he could be fair and impartial. Councilwoman Siskind: Councilwoman Siskind disclosed her ex-parte communications. She said she could be fair and impartial. Ms. Kelly Ferraiolo entered the files into the record and presented the item. Mayor Gerwig spoke about the alloted time for the applicant's presentation. Mayor Gerwig indicated that the Village Council would take a break around 8:30 p.m. for the court reporter. Mr. Doug McMahon, Applicant, spoke regarding the changes they have made to the project. Mr. John Fumero spoke regarding Wellington South and Pod F. The Interested Parties spoke and/or conducted presentations regarding Wellington North/South. There was cross-examination of some of the interested parties. The Village Council asked questions to the interested parties/representatives regarding the units, land conveyance, Pod F, and the financing of the project. The Village Council took a break at 8:30 p.m. Village of Wellington Page 3 Village Council Action Summary - Final January 23, 2024 The Village Council reconvened the meeting at 8:50 p.m. The Interested Parties continued to speak and/or conduct presentations regarding Wellington North/South. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Napoleone, seconded by Councilman Drahos, and unanimously passed (5-0) to extend the meeting past 11:00 p.m. to complete the comments from Mr. Kessler and any corresponding cross-examination. B. 24-6305 ORDINANCE NO. 2023-02 (THE WELLINGTON NORTH REZONING) AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL, APPROVING A REZONING [PETITION NUMBER 2022-001-REZ] FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY KNOWN AS EQUESTRIAN VILLAGE AND WHITE BIRCH FARMS; LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SOUTH SHORE BOULEVARD AND PIERSON ROAD TOTALING 96.11 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. 24-6302 ORDINANCE NO. 2023-04 (THE WELLINGTON SOUTH 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 2022-003-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 Village of Wellington Page 4 Village Council Action Summary - Final January 23, 2024 RECREATION (ECR), LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF GRACIDA STREET AND GENE MISCHE WAY, TOTALING 114.65 ACRES, MORE OR LESS; TO AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE COMMERCIAL POD OF THE WELLINGTON COUNTRYPLACE PUD FROM COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL B (0.1 DU/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. D. 24-6306 RESOLUTION NO. R2023-01 (THE WELLINGTON NORTH MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT) A RESOLUTION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL, APPROVING A MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT FOR THE (PETITION 2022-0004-MPA) WELLINGTON PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD), FOR CERTAIN PROPERTIES KNOWN AS EQUESTRIAN VILLAGE (POD 30C-2; AKA GLOBAL DRESSAGE) AND WHITE BIRCH FARMS (POD 30C-4), LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF PIERSON ROAD AND SOUTH SHORE BOULEVARD, AND AS DESCRIBED MORE PARTICULARY HEREIN, TO COMBINE PODS 30C-2 AND 30C-4 INTO POD 30C-2 WITH 96.11 ACRES AND TO ASSIGN 96 DWELLING UNITS COMPRISED OF 49 SINGLE FAMILY AND 47 MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING UNITS TO POD 30C-2; TO ADOPT THE WELLINGTON NORTH PROJECT STANDARDS MANUAL FOR POD 30C-2 (WELLINGTON NORTH); PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. This item discussed in conjunction with Item 7A. E. 24-6303 RESOLUTION NO. R2023-02 (THE WELLINGTON SOUTH MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT) A RESOLUTION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL, APPROVING THE MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT FOR (PETITION 2022-0005-MPA) WELLINGTON COUNTRYPLACE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD), LOCATED IN THE EASTERN HALF OF SECTION 20 AND ALL OF SECTION 21, EXCEPT FOR THE PORTION KNOWN AS MIDA FARMS, AND AS DESCRIBED MORE PARTICULARLY HEREIN, TO CONSOLIDATE POD E (PHASES I AND II), POD G (PHASES I AND II), 18.6 ACRES OF POD F PHASE VII, AND THE 5.8-ACRE COMMERCIAL SITE INTO POD E, TOTALING Village of Wellington Page 5 Village Council Action Summary - Final January 23, 2024 173.46; TO FORFEIT THE REMAINING 30 DWELLING UNITS FROM THE NEWLY FORMED POD E FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF 107 DWELLING UNITS WITH AN AMENITY SITE; TO FORFEIT THE REMAINING 62 DWELLING UNITS IN POD F (PHASES V-VII); TO REDUCE THE OVERALL DWELLING UNIT COUNT FOR THE PUD BY 92 DWELLING UNITS TO A TOTAL OF 350 DWELLING UNITS; RECONFIGURE THE INTERNAL CIRCULATION OF PODS E AND F (PHASES V-VII), AS ILLUSTRATED ON THE MASTER PLAN; TO DESIGNATE POD F PHASES V-VII AS “EQUESTRIAN COMMERCIAL VENUE” WITH A DEFINED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM; TO ADD AN ACCESS POINT ALONG SOUTH SHORE BOULEVARD TO ACCESS THE FARM SITES IN POD E; TO ADD TWO (2) ACCESS POINTS ALONG GRACIDA STREET TO ACCESS POD F (PHASES V-VII) “EQUESTRIAN COMMERCIAL VENUE”; TO MODIFY CERTAIN EXISTING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL OF THE WELLINGTON COUNTRYPLACE PUD MASTER PLAN; TO ADOPT A PROJECT STANDARDS MANUAL (PSM) FOR THE WELLINGTON SOUTH (POD E); AND AS DESCRIBED MORE PARTICULARLY HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 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. 10. ATTORNEY'S REPORT There were no further Village Attorney comments. 11. MANAGER'S REPORT The Next Council Meeting will be held on January 24, 2024. 12. COUNCIL REPORTS There were no further Village Council comments. 13. ADJOURNMENT Village of Wellington Page 6 Village Council Action Summary - Final January 23, 2024 There being no further business to come before the Village Council, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 11:04 P.M. Village of Wellington Page 7