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City of Ocoee ▪ 1 N. Bluford Avenue ▪ Ocoee, Florida 34761
Phone: (407) 905-3100 ▪ www.ocoee.org
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: May 7, 2024
Item #: 13
Contact Name: Melanie Sibbitt Department Director: Melanie Sibbitt, Michael
Rumer
Contact Number: Ext. 1026 City Manager: Robert Frank
Subject: Notification of Initial Three-Year Term Ending for One (1) Regular Member, Move
Alternate Member to Regular Member, and Consideration of Appointment on the Planning and
Zoning Commission. (Development Services Director Rumer and City Clerk Sibbitt)
Background Summary:
In 2018, the City Commission adopted Ordinance 2018-021 amending Section 3-2 of the Land Development
Code, by establishing a five (5) member Planning and Zoning Commission to include term limits.
Subsequently, in 2019, Ordinance 2019-037 was adopted to provide for one (1) alternate member. The
alternate member shall attend all meetings, shall be counted towards a quorum, may participate in any item
where the alternate has no voting conflict, and, when necessary, will vote in the place of any absent or
disqualified board member on an individual item. The original appointments in 2018 were given staggered
terms, and it is the staff's interpretation that the one (1) regular member assigned the initial three-year term
has completed their two (2) full terms. Any member who has served two full terms is not eligible to serve
another term until three years have passed. Therefore, Member Williams is not eligible to be considered for
appointment.
The terms of Members Crocker and Forges are set to expire in June 2024. Member Crocker has expressed no
interest in being considered for reappointment, while Member Forges has expressed interest in being
reappointed and is eligible for one more three-year term. Alternate Member Chacon desires to be appointed
as a regular member. Furthermore, one (1) application has been on file since March 2023, and the applicant
has indicated an interest in being considered for appointment, updating their application accordingly. As per
the Land Development Code, subsequent vacancies on the Planning and Zoning Commission are to be filled
by a majority vote of the City Commission from candidates nominated by the Mayor and City Commissioners.
The Mayor and each member of the City Commission may nominate up to two (2) nominees each in the event
of a vacancy.
Issue:
Should the Honorable Mayor and Commissioners: a) reappoint Member Forges to complete his final three-
year term, move Alternate Member Chacon to the Regular Member seat, and consider the one (1) application
currently on file for either the newly open Regular or Alternate Member seat, or b) provide up to two (2)
nominees each to the City Clerk to appoint three (3) regular members to the Planning and Zoning Commission
for a three-year term to be presented at the May 21, 2024, Regular City Commission Meeting.?
City of Ocoee ▪ 1 N. Bluford Avenue ▪ Ocoee, Florida 34761
Phone: (407) 905-3100 ▪ www.ocoee.org
Recommendations:
Staff recommends the Honorable Mayor and Commissioners: a) reappoint Member Forges to complete his
final three-year term, move Alternate Member Chacon to the Regular Member seat, and consider the one (1)
application currently on file for either the newly open Regular or Alternate Member seat, or b) provide up to
two (2) nominees each to the City Clerk to appoint three (3) regular members to the Planning and Zoning
Commission for a three-year term to be presented at the May 21, 2024, Regular City Commission Meeting.
Attachments:
1. Board Application - Joaquin Galvan
2. Board List
Financial Impacts:
None
Type of Item: Regular
Updated 8/2/2023
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
Members must be City residents per § 3-2.A, Land Development Code
Amended by Ordinance No. 2018-021, *Resolution No. 2018-11, and Ordinance 2019-037
Members are appointed for three-year terms. Any member who has served two full terms is not eligible
to serve another term or be reappointed until three years have passed.
(3 Members Constitute a Quorum)
Member District Email Term Expires
1. Brad Lomneck 2 bradlovesocoee@gmail.com 6/2026+
2. Joel Keller 4 joelkellerocoee@gmail.com
6/2026
Finishing Out
Term^
3. Lavon Williams 2 lbw8151908@gmail.com 6/2024*
4. Lou Forges 1 lforges@gmail.com 6/2024**
5. Joe Crocker
(Completing term from 2023 vacated seat)3 crockerja12@gmail.com
6/2024
Finishing Out
Term^
6. Derrick Chacon
(Alternate)3 derrick.chacon@gmail.com
6/2026
Finishing Out
Term^
*Two full terms expire 6/2024
** First full term expires 6/2024
+Two full terms expire 6/2026
^ Member is finishing out a removed/resigned term. Member will be eligible for serving first term after.
Updated 8/2/2023