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Wednesday, November 15, 2023 6:00 PM Village of Wellington 12300 Forest Hill Blvd Wellington, FL 33414 Village Hall - Council Chambers Village Council Anne Gerwig, Mayor Michael Napoleone, Vice Mayor John T. McGovern, Councilman Michael Drahos, Councilman Tanya Siskind, Councilwoman Action Summary - Final

November 15, 2023Village Council Action Summary - Final CALL TO ORDER1. Mayor Gerwig called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and stated this is a continuation of the November 14, 2023 Village Council Meeting. 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. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE2. Mayor Gerwig led the Pledge of Allegiance. INVOCATION3. Deacon Al Payne, St. Therese de Lisieux Catholic Church, delivered the invocation. APPROVAL OF AGENDA4. There was no agenda approval since this meeting is a continuation of the November 14, 2023 Village Council Meeting. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS5. There were no Presentations and Proclamations. CONSENT AGENDA6. There were no Consent Agenda Items. PUBLIC HEARINGS7. A. 23-6205 ORDINANCE NO. 2023-01 (THE WELLINGTON NORTH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT) AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL, APPROVING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS TO WELLINGTON’S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP Page 1Village of Wellington

November 15, 2023Village Council Action Summary - Final [PETITION NUMBER 2022-002-CPA] TO AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP BY MODIFYING THE EQUESTRIAN PRESERVE AREA BOUNDARY TO REMOVE THE 96.17 ACRES COMPRISED OF EQUESTRIAN VILLAGE AND WHITE BIRCH FARMS; TO AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTIES KNOWN AS EQUESTRIAN VILLAGE AND WHITE BIRCH FARMS FROM EQUESTRIAN COMMERCIAL RECREATION (ECR) TO RESIDENTIAL D (2.01 DU/AC TO 5.0 DU/AC), LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SOUTH SHORE BOULEVARD AND PIERSON ROAD, TOTALING 96.17 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AS MORE 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. Village Council Meeting Continuation on November 15, 2023: Ex-parte Communications: Vice Mayor Napoleone: Vice Mayor Napoleone updated his ex-parte communications. He said he could be fair and impartial. Councilman Drahos: Councilman Drahos updated his ex-parte communications. He said he could be fair and impartial. Mayor Gerwig: Mayor Gerwig updated her ex-parte communications. She said she could be fair and impartial. Councilman McGovern: Councilman McGovern updated his ex-parte communications. He said he could be fair and impartial. Councilwoman Siskind: Councilwoman Siskind updated her ex-parte communications. She said she could be fair and impartial. Ms. Cohen swore in the individuals who wished to speak on this item. Public Hearing A motion was made by Councilman McGovern, seconded by Vice Mayor Napoleone, and unanimously passed (5-0) to open the public hearing. There were multiple public comments regarding Wellington North/South. Page 2Village of Wellington

November 15, 2023Village Council Action Summary - Final There was cross-examination of some members of the public by Mr. Feiwus, Mr. Fumero, and Mr. Stone. Vice Mayor Napoleone read the names into the record of those who oppose and did not wish to speak from October 10, 2023 and November 14, 2023. The Village Council took a break at 8:29 p.m. The Village Council reconvened the meeting at 8:51 p.m. The Village Council read the names into the record of those who oppose and did not wish to speak from October 10, 2023 and November 14, 2023. There being no further public comments, a motion was made by Councilman McGovern, seconded by Councilwoman Siskind, and unanimously passed (5-0) to close the public hearing. There was discussion between the Village Council, Ms. Troutman, Mr. Reinsvold, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Schwartz, Mr. Barnes, Ms. Cohen, Ms. Ferraiolo, Mr. Stillings and Mr. Fumero regarding the traffic, intersections, lanes, comprehensive plan, super majority, Pod F, boundary, wetlands, flooding, FDEP and the submittal process. A motion was made by Councilman McGovern, seconded Councilwoman Siskind, and unanimously passed (5-0) to continue the meeting past 11:00 p.m. to complete the comments from Mr. Fumero and to adjourn the meeting at 11:15 p.m. Councilman McGovern asked Mr. McMahon a question regarding the county form. He stated the County requires the form and the Village should have this form tomorrow. Mr. McMahon stated they will provide the form to the Village tomorrow. Mr. Stillings stated the Village will begin to include the form to apply to future applications. Councilman McGovern asked Mr. Stone whether GEG or Wellington International is up for sale. Mr. Stone responded to Councilman McGovern’s question. Page 3Village of Wellington

November 15, 2023Village Council Action Summary - Final A motion was made by Councilman McGovern, seconded Vice Mayor Napoleone and unanimously passed (5-0) to recess the meeting until tomorrow, November 16, 2023. B. 23-6206 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 96.17 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. 23-6194 ORDINANCE NO. 2023-04 (THE WELLINGTON SOUTH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT) AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL, APPROVING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS TO WELLINGTON’S 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 RECREATION (ECR), LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF GRACIDA STREET AND GENE MISCHE WAY, TOTALING 114.65 ACRES, MORE OR LESS; TO AMEND THE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE COMMERCIAL POD OF THE WELLINGTON COUNTRYPLACE PUD FROM COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL B (0.1DU/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. Page 4Village of Wellington

November 15, 2023Village Council Action Summary - Final REGULAR AGENDA8. There were no Regular Agenda Items. PUBLIC FORUM9. There were no comment cards submitted for Public Forum. ATTORNEY'S REPORT10. There were no further Village Attorney comments. MANAGER'S REPORT11. The Next Council Meeting will be held on November 16, 2023. COUNCIL REPORTS12. There were no further Village Council comments. ADJOURNMENT13. There being no further business to come before the Village Council, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 11:08 P.M. Page 5Village of Wellington

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