Radio Road MSTU Minutes 03/27/2018 - Public Meeting Radio Road Beautification MSTU Public Meeting
Golden Gate Community Center
March 27, 2018
6:00 PM
Meeting Summary
Attendance
• Harry Sells, MSTU Project Manager
• Michelle Arnold, PTNE Director
• Members of the public (Total of 24) - Countryside (21); Foxfire (1);
Berkshire (1); Out of MSTU area (1)
• MSTU Advisory Committee Member: Dale Lewis, Chairman; Maria
Schoenfielder, Vice Chairman; and Harry Wilson
• Dan Dopko, Prospective Advisory Committee Member from
Countryside
• Penny Taylor, District 4 Commissioner
A quorum of three were present, but no business was conducted. The
purpose of the meeting was to request feedback from the MSTU community.
Harry Sells introduced the Advisory Committee and Michelle Arnold. Michelle
Arnold provided a brief history of the MSTU and it purpose.
General Questions/Discussion
The floor was opened for questions and general discussion. There was a
large constituent from Countryside development who expressed an
appreciation for the work that was done by the MSTU but they felt that the
MSTU should be dissolved and all maintenance responsibilities assumed by
the Countywide MSTD. There was a general consensus that the area should
not continue to be double taxed.
Michell Arnold explained that the improvements on Devonshire Blvd. would
continue to be a maintenance responsibility for the MSTU as the roadway
does not meet the policy of the Board to be maintained by through the
Landscape Master Plan program. She provided examples of other MSTUs
that are maintaining local and collector roadways similar to Devonshire.
Information was provided on the existing millage rate of 0.1 mils and how
much property owners are paying in relation to their property value. Staff
also explained that the maximum millage for the Radio Road MSTU is 0.5
mils.
There was a belief by some in attendance that the MSTU was trying to
change the ordinance without their knowledge because it was brought to the
Board for advertising prior to the public meeting. Staff tried to assure the
attendee that was not the intent and that the Advisory Committee had
requested the public meeting be scheduled to get feedback from the public
in advance of going to the Board of County Commissioners.
Staff advised the attendees that the changes proposed in the ordinance were
possible project that could be done by the MSTU and were included based on
feedback received from members of the public that attended the monthly
MSTU committee meetings.
After much discussion and a general consensus that the MSTU should be
sunsetted, several attendees made suggestions as to how to improve
communications should the MSTU continue. The following are the
suggestions made:
• Make contacts with the Master Associations within each community to
provide information about the MSTU;
• Send survey via email rather than paper mail;
• Have a representative from the MSTU or staff attend HOA meetings;
• Improve the County website so that it is easier to use;
• Change the makeup of the Advisory Committee from 5 to 9 so that
there can be a representative from the larger communities on the
committee.
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:15 p.m.
There were approximately 40 surveys completed and left at the meeting.
With only 24 in attendance some attendees completed multiple surveys.
The completed surveys requested sunsetting the MSTU.
RADIO ROAD MSTU ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Dale Lewis, Chairman
The Minutes were approved by the Committee on A P 2i _ '3 , 2018 as
presented , or as amended