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01-003172 THOMAS H. ADAMS vs RESORT VILLAGE UTILITY, INC., AND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (2001)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Aug. 14, 2001

The issue is whether Resort Village Utility, Inc., and SGI Utility, LLC, are entitled to a renewal of a permit for the construction and operation of a wastewater treatment facility with effluent disposal to a rapid-rate absorption field land application system consisting of three absorption beds on St. George Island in Franklin County, Florida.Respondent provided reasonable assurance that the wastewater facility will be operated in accordance with Chapter 403, Florida Statutes, and applicable administrative rules.

01-001490 JACQUELINE M. LANE vs INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY AND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (2001)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Apr. 18, 2001

The first issue is whether Petitioner, Jacqueline M. Lane (Lane) has standing. The second issue is whether International Paper Company (IP) provided reasonable assurances it has the ability to meet the conditions of the existing industrial wastewater permit for the wastewater treatment facility at the paper mill in Cantonment, Florida, pursuant to Rule 62- 620.340(3), Florida Administrative Code. A final issue is whether Lane litigated this matter for an improper purpose.International Paper Company provided reasonable assurances of its ability to comply with existing industrial wastewater treatment facility permit and related documents which justified transfer of permit.

00-002522 MARINA SUITES ASSOCIATION, INC. vs SARASOTA BAY HOTEL, INC., AND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (2000)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Jun. 16, 2000

The issue for consideration in this case is whether the Department of Environmental Protection should issue a permit to Sarasota Bay Hotel, Inc., to modify and expand an existing marina facility associated with an existing adjacent hotel, based on reasonable assurances from the applicant that the proposed project satisfies the applicable statutory and rule criteria.Applicant has provided requisite reasonable assurances that proposed project is not contradictory to public interest and should be approved.

00-001366BID SOUTH FLORIDA JAIL MINISTRIES, INC. vs DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE (2000)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Mar. 30, 2000

Whether Petitioner's protest, challenging Respondent's "identif[ication of] Associated Marine Institute[s], Inc. for potential award(s) [of] the contract" advertised in RFP No. K9018, should be sustained in whole or in part?The selection of a proposer for potential award of a contract was premature where cost proposals had not yet been evaluated.

99-003956BID BELLSOUTH COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC. vs DEPARTMENT OF LOTTERY (1999)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Sep. 21, 1999

Whether the Respondent's determination that the proposal the Petitioner submitted in response to the Revised Request for Proposal No. 98/99-010/G was non-responsive is arbitrary or capricious. Whether the Respondent's determination that it would initiate contract negotiations with the only company submitting a responsive proposal in response to the Revised Request for Proposal No. 98/99-010/G and that it would award a contract to that company if the negotiations were successful is contrary to the applicable statutes, rules or policies, or the proposal specifications.Petitioner failed to prove that Respondent acted arbitrarily, capriciously, or contrary to statute by declaring non-responsive a proposal that contained clarifications and modifications of mandatory requirements of a Request for Proposal.

99-003179RX REGENCY GARDENS APARTMENTS, LTD., AND SHEPLAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION vs FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION (1999)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Jul. 26, 1999

Whether Rule 67-48.005, Florida Administrative Code, and Section VII on Page 16 of Form 1 of the 1999 Housing Credit Application Package adopted by Rule 67-48.002(10) Florida Administrative Code, are invalid exercises of delegated legislative authority. If so, whether Petitioners are entitled to an award of attorney's fees and costs.Rules prohibiting an applicant`s right to a formal administrative hearing to challenge the evaluation of a competing applicant`s application are valid.

98-005086BID HUMANA MEDICAL PLAN, INC., AND HUMANA HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY OF FLORIDA, INC. vs BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD (1998)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Nov. 18, 1998

Whether the School Board of Broward County's decision to reject the proposal of Humana Medical Plan, Inc. and Humana Hospital Health Insurance Company of Florida and to award contracts to HIP Health Plan of Florida, Inc. and Foundation Health, a Florida Health Plan is contrary to the School Board's governing statutes, the School Board's rules or policies, or the proposal specifications.Disqualified bidder was not responsive to Request for Proposal. Evaluation committee waived minor irregularity of one contract awardee. Other contract awardee was fully responsive to Request for Proposal.

20-003581 SEVEN SPRINGS WATER COMPANY vs SUWANNEE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (2020)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Aug. 12, 2020

The issue is whether the Suwannee River Water Management District (“the District”) should renew Seven Springs Water Company’s (“Seven Springs”) water use permit.Petitioner proved by a preponderance of the evidence that its renewal application should be approved.

20-001778BID ROCHESTER PARK, LTD, AND ROCHESTER PARK DEVELOPER, LLC vs FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION (2020)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Apr. 09, 2020

Whether Respondent, Florida Housing Finance Corporation’s ("Florida Housing") intended action to award housing tax credit funding to Intervenors Westside Phase, I, LLLP ("Westside"), HTG Edgewood, Ltd. ("HTG Edgewood"), Diplomat South, LLC ("Diplomat"), and Tranquility at Milton, LLC ("Tranquility"), under Request for Applications 2019-113 Housing Credit Financing for Affordable Housing Developments Located in Medium and Small Counties (the "RFA"), is contrary to governing statutes, rules, the RFA specifications, and clearly erroneous, contrary to competition, arbitrary, or capricious.Petitioners HTG Addison and Madison Oaks failed to prove that Florida Housing's determination of eligibility and intended award of tax credits were contrary to statutes, rules, the RFA, clearly erroneous, contrary to competition, arbitrary or capricious.

21-000725BID HTG ASTORIA, LTD vs FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION (2021)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Feb. 23, 2021

Whether Florida Housing Finance Corporation’s (“Florida Housing”) preliminary award of funding to University Station I, LLC (“University Station”), was clearly erroneous, contrary to competition, arbitrary or capricious, or contrary to Florida Housing’s governing statutes, rules, policies, or RFA specifications.Petitioner failed to carry its burden of demonstrating that Florida Housing's proposed award to University Station was clearly erroneous, contrary to competition, arbitrary, or capricious.

Craig Deron Varn