STATE OF FLORIDA

AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES,

Petitioner,

1. DOAH Case No.: 20-3878FL

   
   

   BEECHDALE GROUP HOME, LICENSE NUMBER 0700520 OWNED AND OPERATED BY

   CRYSTAL LAKE SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS, INC.,

   
   

   Respondent.

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   FINAL ORDER APPROVING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

   
   

   This cause is before the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (“Agency”) for entry of a Final Order Approving Settlement Agreement entered into between the Agency and Crystal Lake Supportive Environments, Inc. (“Respondent”), which is attached as Exhibit A.

   On March 26, 2020, the Agency filed an Administrative Complaint against Respondent. On April 20, 2020, the Respondent filed a Request for Administrative Hearing and the case was referred to the Division of Administrative Hearings. On November 30, 2020, the Agency filed an Unopposed Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction based on the parties’ resolution of the case without a need for a hearing.

   Upon consideration of the attached Settlement Agreement approved by the

   
   

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   Agency on November 20, 2020, and being fully advised in the premises, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED:

   1. The Settlement Agreement is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference.

   2. The parties shall adhere to and abide by all the terms and conditions of the Settlement Agreement.

   3. This Final Order shall take effect upon filing with the Clerk of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities.

   4. Any violation of this Settlement Agreement is considered a violation of the Final Order.

DONE AND ORDERED in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, on April 20,

2021.

_ Clarence Lewis

Deputy Director of Operations Agency for Persons with Disabilities

NOTICE OF RIGHT TO APPEAL

A party who is adversely affected by this final order is entitled to judicial review. To initiate judicial review, the party seeking it must file one copy of a "Notice of Appeal" with the Agency Clerk. The party seeking judicial review must also file another copy of the "Notice of Appeal," accompanied by the filing fee required by law, with the First District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee, Florida, or

with the District Court of Appeal in the district where the party resides. The Notices must be filed within thirty (30) days of the rendition of this final order.1

Copies furnished to:

Trevor Suter, Esq. Gigi Rollini, Esq. Agency for Persons with Disabilities Stearns Weaver Miller 4030 Esplanade Way, Suite 380 Highpoint Center

Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950 106 East College Avenue, Suite 700

Trevor.Suter@apdcares.org Tallahassee, Florida 32301 grollini@steamsweaver.com

DOAH Jeannette Estes

1230 Apalachee Parkway Regional Operations Manager

Tallahassee, FL 32399-3060 APD Central Region

Filed via e-ALJ

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a copy of this Final Order was provided by regular US or electronic mail to the above individuals at the addresses listed on April 20, 2021.

Nathan Koch, Esq. Agency Clerk

Agency for Persons with Disabilities 4030 Esplanade Way, Suite 335

Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950 apd.agencyclerk@apdcares.org

1 The date of “rendition” of this Final Order is the date that the Agency Clerk certified it was sent to the named individuals.

Docket for Case No: 20-003878FL

Orders for Case No: 20-003878FL