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                    Hammock Community Conservation Corporation

 

                                Minutes of the March 11, 2008 meeting

 

The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Vice-President John Byrd. The pledge of allegiance was given and a moment of silence was observed for our troops protecting our country.

 

-BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENTS- Alma Nemrava

-When we have guest speakers, the HCCC is going to try and have our regular meeting AFTER the speaker.

-We were also reminded that the meeting does not end until 9 pm

-A sign-up sheet was passed around for the 3/15/08 A1A cleanup. The last cleanup involved 19 people who collected 29 bags of trash.

-A reminder that Washington Oaks Gardens and Park is having their Earth Day celebration on 4/19 and 4/20

-A reminder that Hammock Days will be celebrated 4/27.

 

 

-PROGRAM-Janine Fonseca, co-owner of Hammock Gardens and Nursery gave us a presentation of Hammock friendly plants and flowers. Her hand-outs also indicated which plants were most probably deer resistant, Florida Native, butterfly friendly and salt and low water use tolerant. Those in attendance also received a water gauge. Janine indicated that if we received 1 inch of rain in a week, we did not need to water.

            -We will attempt to make these hand-outs available on the HCCC website.

 

-JANUARY AND FEBRUARY MINUTES WERE APPROVED

 

-TREASURER’S REPORT-

            -Carole McCleery could not give the report because she forgot to bring it.

            -She reminded us that many dues still needed to be paid in order to meet our                    obligations.

           

REPORTS-

-HCCC website- John Byrd encouraged everyone to use the HCCC website. We are including a lot of information which you will find useful and informative. For instance: the calendar of events, upcoming speakers, the monthly minutes, agendas, and power point presentations. Please mark the web site as one of your FAVORITES on your computer.

-PARKS-Dennis Clark updated us on improvements near Marineland. Crosswalks have been installed as well as the rock wall which will eventually have a sign indicating Scenic A1A. Landscaping will be done after a bid is accepted.

- Bids have also gone out to do work on the Coast Guard tower, more walking paths and on the South part of Bings Landing.

- Bay Drive- the county wants to get grant money to develop it. There was discussion that this concept has been around for a long time without anything happening.

            -FUTURE GROWTH in the Hammock- Dennis Clark referenced his power point presentation from last month’s meeting which is available on our web site.

            - He also said that a committee of 17 volunteers had met 3/3 to address potential goals and objectives the HCCC would want to explore and possibly pursue. These 9 areas of interest are available on the web site in greater detail and reference the 2003 Charrette. Dennis also gave this information as a hand-out available at the meeting. A discussion then began which mentioned:

                        -Perhaps getting a special exemption for the A1A corridor for special zoning criteria. The response was that the Scenic Corridor ordinance addressed that but adherence to it was still a problem.

-How to get zoning to conform to the Charrette? The Scenic Corridor Overlay has used some of it but it is still a problem.

-Village type shopping/clustering.

-Dennis is on the County’s Futures Committee and explained that the County does not get into the type of detail the Charrette addressed.

-Dennis also encouraged everyone to take the survey on the County’s web site (FlaglerCounty.org) so that we can impact the future thinking of the County.

 

 

-PARK DEED RESTRICTIONS along the Greenway- John Byrd gave us an update. Melissa Sheets, the coordinator with Flagler County recently met with the county attorney Al Hadeed and the county manager. She said that Al is working on covenants to protect those parcels.

 

-A1A DECISION ON CAR REPAIR- Alma Nemrava reminded everyone that the HCCC had voted to accept the concept of this repair and car wash facility. She indicated that by the time the presenter went before the Scenic A1A Committee, the presentation had changed significantly. The building size had increased from one story to two, the bays would be in the front not in the back and would be kept open,  wanted more of the lot paved, wanted a zoning change, and did not in fact own the land. Scenic A1A did not approve his business.

 

-HAMMOCK DRAINAGE- Alma Nemrava discussed that Marineland Acres and 6 other neighborhoods are affected by this drainage problem. She said it had been 5 months since the County told the engineering dept. to find at least partial solutions to the problem. Since Sea Colony had not heard anything, she recently wrote a follow-up letter. Mr. Coffee answered by saying that the area south of Sea Colony isn’t even part of the engineer’s study area! He said the County is not responsible for the area from Sea Colony to Solee, because it is privately owned. Sea Colony has written back to Mr. Coffee to try and clarify this position.

      -It was mentioned that The Land Acquisition Committee is trying to mitigate the drainage problem by purchasing a parcel of land above Bay drive. The asking price is 10 million and the committee is looking for money.

 

NEW BUSINESS-

      -Dennis Clark mentioned that the cleared land south of Mad Dog’s is going to have underground storm water storage above the office building with apartments.

      -Dennis Clark mentioned that the widening of A1A is where the new Colonial Bank will go. It will have a 1 land drive-thru. Scenic A1A is reviewing their plans.

      -Alma Nemrava mentioned the success of the Women’s Self Defense Class which had been held as Sea Colony. She will try and have more classes.

      -Don Hoskins mentioned that Easter Sunrise services will be held beachside at Washington Oaks.

     

The meeting was adjourned at 9 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Elayne Byrd