Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
Respondent: GABRIELLE'S GLEN
Judges: WILLIAM F. QUATTLEBAUM
Agency: Department of Children and Family Services
Locations: Tampa, Florida
Filed: Jun. 29, 2010
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Monday, September 13, 2010.
Latest Update: Dec. 23, 2024
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Certified mail receipt no. 7007 2680 0002 1015 7897
Action: Revocation of Gold Seal Quality Care Designation No.
Respondent: - Gabrielle's Glen
8801 North 78th Street
Temple Terrace, FL 33637-7303
License No. C-TT-431678
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Department intends to revoke your
designation as a Gold-Seal Quality Care Program provider. The grounds for
imposition of this sanction are set forth below:
1. The Department of Children and Families, State of Florida, has jurisdiction
over respondent as provided in section 402.281, Florida Statutes, and rule 65C-
22.009, Florida Administrative Code.
2. On July 31, 2009, the Department issued Gold Seal Quality Care Program
provider designation to respondent to Gabrielle's Glen, 8801 North 78th Street,
Temple Terrace, FL 33637-7303
3. Respondent, is a childcare facility licensed and regulated by Hillsborough
County as a local licensing agency as provided in Section 402.308, Florida
Statutes,
4. On February 17, 2010 Hillsborough County issued an administrative
complaint to impose a penalty against Respondent for violating Hillsborough
County Ordinance 03-25 as amended, Section 7.04. Exhibit A attached hereto.
The administrative complaint alleged that Respondent on January 22, 2010 was
cited for failing to provide an individual seat belt for each child being transported.
Hillsborough County imposed a $100.00 fine for this Class 1 violation. The
county’s administrative complaint advised that Respondent had 15 days in which
to request an administrative proceeding to contest the allegations in the
administrative complaint.
5. On February 25, 2010, Respondent paid the fine imposed by Hillsborough
County. Respondent did not request an administrative proceeding to contest the
allegations in the administrative complaint within the fifteen days provided in
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section 402.310(2), Florida Statutes. The administrative cornplaint, therefore,
became final agency action. ;
6. The violation of Hillsborough County Ordinance 03-25 as amended,
Section 7.04, constituted a Class | violation within the meaning of section
402.281(3)(a), Florida Statutes, and Rule 65C-22.010, Florida Administrative
Code. A Class 1 violation pursuant to Section 402.281(3)(a), Florida Statutes,
shall be grounds for the termination of the designation as a Gold Seal Quality
Care provider.
7. Respondent's Gold Seal Quality Care Program Provider Designation will
be revoked effective February 25, 2010.
NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS UNDER CHAPTER 120, FLORIDA STATUTES
IF YOU BELIEVE THE DEPARTMENT'S DECISION IS IN ERROR, YOU MAY
REQUEST AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING TO CONTEST THE DECISION.
YOUR REQUEST FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING MUST BE RECEIVED
BY THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN 21 DAYS OF YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS
NOTICE. FAILURE TO REQUEST AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING WITHIN
THE 21 DAYS PROVIDED SHALL CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF THE RIGHT
TO A HEARING.
You may submit your request for an administrative hearing to the Department at
the following addresses:
Department of Children and Families
Legal Counsel, (Attention: Jennifer Lima-Smith)
9393 North Florida Avenue, Room 902
Tampa, Florida 33612
Telephone (813) 558-5510
Department of Children and Families
Agency Clerk (Attention: Greg Venz)
Office of General Counsel
1317 Winewood Blvd
Building 2, Room 204
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Please note that a request for an administrative hearing must comply with section
120.569(2)(c), Florida Statutes, and Rules 28-106.201(2), Florida Administrative
Code. Those provisions, when read together, require a petition for administrative
hearing to include:
(a) The name and address of each agency affected and ~
each agency’s file or identification number, if known;
(b) The name, address, and telephone number of the
petitioner; the name, address, and telephone number
of the petitioner's representative, if any, which shall
be the address for service purposes during the course
of the proceeding;
(c) An explanation of how the petitioner's substantial
interests will be affected by the agency determination;
(d) A statement of when and how the petitioner received
notice of the agency decision;
(e) A statement of all disputed issues of material facts. If
there are none, the petition must so indicate;
- (f) Aconcise statement of the ultimate facts alleged,
including the specific facts the petitioner contends
‘warrant reversal or modification of the agency's
proposed action;
(g) A statement of the specific rules or statutes the
petitioner contends require reversal or modification of
the agency's proposed action, including an
explanation of how the alleged facts relate to the
specific rules or statutes; and
(h) A statement of the relief sought by the petitioner,
stating precisely the action petitioner wishes the
agency to take with respect to the agency's proposed
action.
Section 120.569, Florida Statutes, and rule 28-1 06.201(4), Florida Administrative
Code, require that a petition to be dismissed if it is not in substantial compliance
with the requirements above.
Mediation as described in section 120.573, Florida Statutes, may be available if
agreed to by all parties, and on such terms as agreed to by all parties. The right
to an administrative proceeding is not affected when mediation does not result in
a settlement.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
| HEREBY CERTIFY that a copy of the foregoing administrative complaint has
been provided by U. S. certified mail, return receipt no. 7007 2680 0002 1015
7897, to Gabrielle's Glen, 8801 North 78th Street, Temple Terrace, FL 33637-
7303, this 14th day of May, 2010.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
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Mary Beth’Wehnes
Regional Safety Program Manager .
State of Florida
County of Hillsborough
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this \4 day of
, 2010 by AiLu ev Wwe hwy who is
personally known to me. od
SALINA SMITH
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Docket for Case No: 10-004208
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Sep. 13, 2010 |
Order Relinquish Jurisdiction and Closing File. CASE CLOSED.
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Sep. 03, 2010 |
Letter To Whom It May Concern from Stefan Fudge regarding cancelling appeal filed.
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Jul. 16, 2010 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Jul. 16, 2010 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for September 17, 2010; 9:30 a.m.; Tampa and Tallahassee, FL).
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Jul. 06, 2010 |
Notice of Appearance (filed by A. Gonzalez).
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Jul. 06, 2010 |
Petitioner's Response to Initial Order filed.
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Jun. 30, 2010 |
Initial Order.
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Jun. 29, 2010 |
Request for Administrative Hearing filed.
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Jun. 29, 2010 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Jun. 29, 2010 |
Notice (of Agency referral) filed.
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