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Item VI B
"CENTER OF GOOD LIVING-PRIDE OF WEST ORANGE" MAYOR•COMMISSIONER
Ocoee S. SCOTT VANDERGRIFT
' CITY OF OCOEE7ry.: COMMISSIONERS
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ELLIS SHAPIRO
MEMORANDUM
DATE: August 30, 2000
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners
FROM: Ellis Shapiro
City Manager
SUBJECT: AGREEMENT BETWEEN WAL-MART AND HEALTH CENTRAL
At the Planning and Zoning meeting concerning Wal-Mart, certain concerns were
brought up by Health Central regarding the traffic requirements of Wal-Mart, with
particular emphasis on the emergency service requirements of the ambulances coming
and going from Health Central emergency room.
At that meeting this writer along with our City Attorney Paul Rosenthal suggested that
possibly the Wal-Mart people could assist in helping Health Central build a turn lane
onSR50 for an access road to the emergency room for emergency vehicles. Also, we
suggested that the City possibly assist in the costs associated with this access road in
an attempt to get Wal-Mart and Health Central to meet and agree to a solution.
As a result of this position, we met with Wal-Mart and Health Central to discuss this
matter. The costs associated with this project was estimated at approximately
$250,000.00. At this meeting, Wal-Mart increased their contribution to Health Central to
$150,000.00. It was also agreed that Health Central would be giving the right-of-way to
the City for the right hand turn at Blackwood and SR50 whether or not the City
contributes any funds to this agreement in an effort to assist the traffic plan in the area.
To this end, I still feel that it is appropriate to consider contributing the additional
$100,000.00 to the Health Central project as a result of Health Central initial
construction of Blackwood Avenue as a four (4) lane divided road, their contribution of
the right-of-way for the right hand turn lane at Blackwood and SR50.
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Re: Agreement Between Wal-Mart and Health Central
August 30, 2000
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However, in any case, I would recommend the Wal-Mart Supercenter be approved
whether or not you agree or disagree with our contribution recommendation since they
have met all of our Planning ordinances, and are improving our traffic circulation in the
City by contributing more than $1,000,000.00 in traffic impact fees as well as nearly
$1,000,000.00 in right-of-way and traffic improvements in the area.
Respectfull /suubb. fitted,
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