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CCMtg09-14-09Min lL®l~T~~V~~~ ~~'I{'~~ 9~~I0~I~1i~~~~~1~ IL®~agw®®d ~nfcy ~®Il~nn~rnn:~sg®n ~~n~~nnl~~rs ll7~ ~Ves~ War:re~~a Aven~ne ]L®n~w®®d9 ]~'l®rida 1D'JL~LV ~LJr~~~~ ~e][~~l~~I[fl~~lr I<~9 ~®®9 ]Present: I~'Iayoa- IEI.~. "l~adtcln" ~nndy I?eputy Mayor .Iolan I~1[aingot Coananissioaner doe IDurso Coananissioner 1~[ike )Elolt C®ananissIl®ner l~a•ian I?. Sacke_tt 'Teresa S. ]Eloper, City Attorney Katrina Powell, City Adaninis~ira.to~• Sarah l~[. l~irus, Caty Clerk Sohn Peters, IDirector Public ~~orks/City I+ ngineer .Ion VVilliaa~ns, Director of Financial Services Coananander Iluss Cohen, Inta;rIl)m I~arector of C®nnHnHnnity Services Claris I~intiaer, Coananunity I?ev~:lopanent CooIl°~linator Fran Mela, Ilecreation .Frogman IVlanagea• ~'oara .I<ackson, Polace Chief Coananander 7Croy lE][ickson, FolIl~ae IDepartnaeaat .Iaiane Shearer, `I'eanporary A~jsi~~tant to the City Adaninista-ator battalion Chief I~][ike IlockenT~erry, Fire ]]epee-tagaent 1. CA]LIL 'I'® ®I~IEI~. Mayor Bundy called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. A anoaraent of SI]L1E1~1~' 1~IFIDI~ArfI®l~l .vas followed by the P]LIEID~IE ®F Ag,L~~GIAI~IC>E. PlUfl1I.l[C lEIEAIlIl~TGS. (PAIl'I' 1) A. ~ City Adaninistrator recoananeaad<, the City CoannfliSSlon a•ead by title only and adopt ®rdinance 1Vo. 0'9-1904 vvlaich fuzes tlne final anilflage rate of ad valorean ta~zation for ttae fiscal year coannnencing ®ctober 2009 and ending Septeanber 30, :1010. Mayor Bundy read the following statement: The FIl~A]L ta~z rate being proposed for FY 2009/2010 is 4.9900 per X1,000 of non-exeanpt assessed valuation. 'his represents a decrease of 10.Il9% lower than the rolled•~ba.ck rate of ~5.~~~3 per X1,000 of non exeanpt assessed valuation as ~coanputed by F.S. 200.06. Ms. Roper announced having p:coof of publication. She then read Ordinance No. 09-1904 by title oily. CC 09-14-09/75 Mayor Bundy opened the public hearing. No one spoke in favor or in opposition to the Ordinance. Connnissioner Sackett moved to close the public hearing. . Seconded by Connnissioner Durso and carried by a unanimous voice vote. Deputy Mayor Maingot moved to adopt Ordinance No. 09-1904. Seconded by Connnissioner Durso and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. ~nRy AdHnHIlflIIS~H°a~®H° ]Ce~0HH1Il31~YIlds t1IlC ~ll~g' ~OIIHHHHHIlSS1oHa Il'6',ad by ~&~le ®HHIy and adopt ®H~diHaaHnce 09-~90~ ~~vbecla eslablgshes H-evenues, expendn~aHH•es seed fIIIInd balances f®H~ glee Cry's ~nscal yeaH° 1bHidg~~ ~®anIIrneaacnng ®n ®ctobeH° 2009 and endiHHg Sep~embeH~ 30, X010. Ms. Roper amioluiced having proof of publication. She then read Ordinance No. 09-1905 by title only. Mayor Bundy opened the public hearing. No one spoke in favor to the Ordinance. The following spoke in opposition to the Ordinance: Dan McCoy, 1371?ast Maine Avenue, said he was here to speak in opposition to the Proposed Budget. He stated he had a few concerns he would like to address. He said he would first like to address a stormwater survey that he heard would cost approximately $200,000. He stated he recently spoke to Mr. Peters on September 1St and he said the City has not had a survey done since 1979 and we need one to determine where our problems are. He stated he would think that after the Ilurricanes of 2004, Tropical Storm Fay, the one hundred (100) year rain event the City had approximately six years ago, and the two and a half (2 1/2") inches of rain the City received in thirty (30) minutes two (2) weeks ago, we would know where our problems are. He declared we do not need a survey for tlvs. He said there were many employees of this City who have been here for upwards of twenty (20) years, including some Conunissioners who know the answers to these questions. He stated we need to use this money in the Stormwater Fund to fix the problems with the stormwater system. Now, for the first time in at least three (3) Budgets, we are going to transfer money out of this Fund. He. said the citizens deserve to lazow where their tax dollars are actually going. He stated they were told, when the rate was increased,. that this was a time certain end. Now that they are taking money out, he inquired how much longer would they pay. He said, second, in this Budget tonight, there were a total of fow-teen (14) new desktop computers, fifty-one (51) laptops, and two (2) pick-up trucks totaling $95,60. He inquired if these really needed to be replaced. He stated he understands the City was on a three (3) year rotation for the CC 09-14-09/476 computers, but questioned i`f we redly need to replace them. He said other items to be considered were the Ci1:y Garage, Special Magistrate, and the already completed City Hall renovations. Ike inquired i.f we were really saving money by having the City Garage. As previously pointed out, many of the services will still need to be outsourced. He questioned how many new employees or new equipment will be needed to justify having our own Garage. He inquired with tl.ie special Magistrate if. we really needed to pay somebody money to have- what a voltuiteer board has done for so long. He stated the City Hall rei:~ovations were not budgeted. Mayor Bundy said we were dealin„ with the Proposed Budget, and the City Hall renovations were in this ;year's Budget, not next year's. Mr. McCoy referenced the overview in the Budget by the City Administrator. He said in a short time this eveiung he pointed out $295,60 in concerns, not including the City Garage or the Special Magistrate. He stated this comes close to a quarter of the total revenue shortfall the City has this year.l:Ie said he has 1leard many Conunissioners state how we need to be fiscally responsible. He stated here was their chance to show they really mea~.i this. He said many of the employees benefits they were protecting or improving do not live in the City limits, but it semis they are more worried. about the employee bene:Crts than the residents of the City. He stated the residents' morale was also low and inquired what they ~~~ere doing j:or them. He asked that they go tluougll the Budget again, putting their personal and political differences aside, and fx the problem. JoAnne Rebello, 301 Loch Lomond Avenue, said she v<~as also speaking in opposition of this Budget and asking for a forensic audit of the current year's Budget, especially of the dedicated fiends. She stated to better understand the ramifications of tlvs upcoming Budget one must look at the trends in the current Budget and the overspending. She said if this year's Budget had not been adhered to and we have spent more than what was budgeted, then the outlook for next year is dismal with projected revenues even less. She stated in looking at the dedicated field expe~iditures; she has noted that more than amounts budgeted for this :fiscal year have Veen spent. However, the projects budgeted have n.ot been done. She said in the dedicated Stormwater Fund it is p~~ojeeted that $493,361 will be spent on repairs and maintenance, when only $200,000 was budgeted. She affirmed $662,311 for Capital Improveir~ents has been spent as of June 30, 2009, when only $430,000 was budgeted and the capital project that was scheduled was not done. She inquired that although the Reiter Park project was added in March was this ii:~ lire of the Warren Street project. She said the minutes do not reflect that. Shy asked what this money was spent on and was there supporting documentation. She also questioned if the Conunission approved the oversp~mding of these dedicated fluids. She said it was her understanding when there were cost overruns; the Administrator CC 09-14-09i~77 is required to bring it before the Conunission with a Budget Amendment to approve the expenditure. Mayor Bundy reiterated if it was not concerning this Proposed Budget, she needed to move onto items concerning this Budget. Ms. Rebello said she was speaking on the trends of the Budget and how it will affect the Proposed Budget. She said she had previously stated this was fiuzded by stormwater fees imposed on the residents of Longwood for stoi7nwater improvement projects that have already been identified. She stated this fee was scheduled to sunset. The citizens were promised that. these projects would be done, yet there are none in the Fiscal Year 2009/2010. She said instead, the Budget calls for funding of salaries of $119,682 and to a study costing $200,000. She reiterated areas have already been identified, already scheduled on the Capital hnprovement Project (CIP) and stated this dedicated find should be utilized for what it is intended. She stated if this Budget was approved as presented, with no projects being done, and a recurring cost of salaries included, then the promise of a sunset on this fee will not be kept to the citizens. She said another dedicated fiord that shows possible improprieties was the Public Facilities Fund. She stated even though Capital Improvement Projects scheduled for this year for the paving of Ridge, Oak, and Talmo have not been started, the Budget documentation shows $1,698;289 has been spent. She said that $941,000 was on the Agenda tonight. She inquired if the correct method was being used to encumber these funds for a firture fiscal year. She asked if the Budget for Fiscal Year 2009/2010 needs to be amended along with the addition of this project to the CIP. She inquired why the project wasn't done this year as promised. She asked how this would affect the projects scheduled for Fiscal Year 2009/2010. She inquired if the Commission approved these expenditures with a Budget Amendment according to the Charter and State Law. She said it appears that the City was financing salaries out of~a dedicated fund. She stated the overall excess expenditures for the 2009 Budget were expected to be $401,645. She said these were only three areas she had pointed out that there has been excessive spending this Fiscal Year and where the excess spending was spilling into the 2009/2010 Proposed Budget. She declared many of these items were clot done with Budget Amendments or with the overall Commission's knowledge as far as she has been able to gather from the information. She stated she has tried to gather this information for a better understanding and on many occasions she has been denied and/or told she would be charged hundreds of dollars to even look at the information. She said so much for this Budget's Mission Statement "To foster citizen's trust by practicing open accountable, and responsive government". She stated again for the Conunission not to pass this Budget as presented as it does not represent the best interest of the residents of Longwood. CC 09-14-09/478 Conunissioner Durso moved to close the public hearing. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Maingot and carried by a unanimous voice vote. Connnissioner Durso muvc;d to adopt Ordi_uance No. 09-1905 adopting revenues, expenditures, and fund balances for the City's Fiscal Year Budget commencing on October 1, 2009 and ending September 30, 2010. Seconded by Corru~lissioner Holt. Commissioner Durso said he also was a citizen of the City of Longwood and has had conversations with many of the residents. He stated as we approach the end of the budget sez.son, it was important to keep in mind the significant changes we have implemented and the significant challenges they have endured. IIe said Longwood has cut expenditures this year by 9.1 IIe stated there has been mention of other cities and their cuts. However, there has never been any mention of the tremendous debt payments those cities carry, while Longwood has none. IIe stressed that when he carne into office the City was spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on contraci:s that were mismanaged and had little oversight. He said staff was afraid to approach management about new ideas, salary compression was a problem, and the City Connnission often went uniriEormed about issues. IIe stated they have taken brisk steps over the past year to improve the fin,~rlc:ial and public standing. He said. they have reduced spending, including a citywide pay freeze that has been understood and. fully supported by the visions. He stated they were working towards having a vilified inventory system so that purchases can be tracked and eliminate waste. III, said despite these tremendous, positive changes, they all agree there is still much work to do. He named a few and stated they were all items they i:ac~ as a community, not as individuals. IIe commended the City Administr°ator and staff for welcoming the opportunity to present everything related to the Budget and its process. He said there was no shell game going on and tracking the changes was simple. He stated many of these changes have come on a three/two vote. However, this Budget was an opportunity to stand together as one. He said, although they agree that this Budget was by no means the greatest they have ever seen, and that there; is more work to be done. He slated by voting yes on this Budget they care show the citizens and employees they are ready to staled together and meet the challenges they face as a co:nununity head-on without the bias of the past. He said Longwood has many oppoi-tviuties and reviewed some of these. He respectfully encouraged the Commissioners to vote yes on this Ordinance. Motion carried by a three/w.wo roll call vote with Deputy Mayor Maingot and Comnnission~,r Sackett voting nay. Mayor Bundy stated the City o:ELongwood has adopted Ordinance No. 09- 1905 which adopts revenues, e:~penditw-es, and fund balances for the City's Fiscal Year Budget commencing on October 1, 2009 and ending September 30, 2010. He announced that this concludes the Public Hearing CC 09-14-09~'~79 on the City of Longwood's Fiscal Year 2009/2010 final millage rates and final Budget as required by Florida Statutes Chapters 129 and 200. 3. ~C®I~I~flJl~lfl'~Y Al~ll~l®flJ1~TG~I~JEl~1'fl'S. Ms. Minis read the following aiuiouncements: A. Senior Mlatinee will be held on SepteIlnnber 16, 2009 frOH~Il 1:30 p.nIl. until 3:30 p.IlY1., 1LoIlIlgi'i'ood ~oIlnHUUnity building, 200 West Warren AVeIlIlUe. 'fl'his Ila~oIlIlth's feature is ~'~ClEllldc I~ecOt~cl~. A flue GYass Packtn' wilfl be held on SepteIlnber fl9, 2009 froIlIlIl `x:00 p•IlrIl. until 10:00 p.IlIll., Longwood ~oIlnIlnunity building, 200 Wept WaIl°ren Avenue. A. Da~trict 1Vomirnation of the l~usine~s Person o~ the 1D~onth Award 1'or ®ctober 2009. Conunissioner Sackett nominated Bric Dichtas, General Manager of the Winn Dixie, 951 West State Road 434. Nomination cai7ied by a unanimous voice vote. b®ARD A]PlP®J(1V'1'IV][]El~l'b'S. A. Di~tIl~IlCt #3 l~ornaflnation to the Parr and RecreatIlOn AdvIl~ory board, Conunissioner Holt deferred the nomination. 6. 1P11b1LflC ><l~1PflJ'fl'. A. ]Public Participation. Mayor Bundy announced to let it be indicated Mr. Dan McCoy will not be speaking under Public Participation. David Nieves, 1091 Ridge Street, said iii the last few years they have had some issues with the road maintenance, dealing with the business and traffic. He stated many of these have been corrected and the police patrol has helped a lot. He said they still have a big issue with their road. He stated in 2000, when the County asked for the one cent (1 tax, many of the residents were under the impression this money was going to help pave the roads. He stated they were still dealing with their road and drainage. He inquired how long it was going to take before their roads were fiiushed. ~®l~Sl~Jl~l'1[' A~E1~1DA. A< Approve Minutes ol'the August 3fl, 2009 Work Session and Septe>HgbeIl• 3, 2009 Regular Ii9[eeting. li finance Division of the ]Financial Seraices DepartIlnent recoIlnanends payIlxHent of approved and estimated bills gor SepteIlnber 2009. CC 09-14-09/40 ~C. lFanancH' ]®ie'a~&®ffi the )FaaIlaIIlcial Sea~ices ~H?pa]CtanHrnt Il°HrcOY%aaTa~ndS appa°oval o~ t1IlC Monthly lFiffiamtari<al ll~eporrt $'orr AaIlganst 2009. `lChc pity C1eIl°lc ~ecoIlnHneffid~ tlae City ~offiarniissiotn appa°ovc extending the 1~Toaa-Exclaasive ~'a°anchise foa° 'the collectioan of ~oannne~cial Solid Waste and/o i• ll$ecovei°ed Matei•ia.ls ~O1C' affi additional t~~elve (12) imoffiths to Coffitaiffiei• lL~effital C'oar~~pany, >[iic., ®i•laiido Waste Paper ~offiipany, )iffic., Repaiblic Sei°viice~ o~ J~loi°ida, ]Liiffiited Pai•tneIl'ship, Veolia >ES Solid Waste Soaathea~t,, )Inc., Waste Maffiageiffient >Inc. of ~loi°ida, Waste l~xo off IFloi•ida, )[iic., and Waste Sen°vice~ oif Floi°ida, ln~'. Deputy Mayor Maingot moved to approve the Consent Agenda.. Seconded by Coinmissione:c Sackett. Discussion vas held regarding Item 7 D. Motion can.ied by a un~uiin~ous roll call vote. 8. P>IJ~>[,Il ~ )El[[>~AIE~l~~S (PAIf~T City Adniiffiisti°atoi° i°econairiei~~ds the ~ity cCoinirnissioffi read lby tide only and adopt 1l2esolintioffi l~lo. 09-~ X24 adoptiffi~ a )dive ~'eai• Capital >Iffiipi•oveiffient Pi•o~1C°aiiIl i'oi° tha; )E'iscal ~'eai°s 201, X012, 20)«, 20>«9 and X015 paii°saiant to the i•eganii°a;inents og Sectioffi 6.07 0~ the City Chai°tei•. Ms. Roper announced having proof of publication. She then read Resolution No. 09-1224 by title only. Mayor Bundy opened tl~.e public h~,aring. No one spoke in favor to the Resolution. The following spoke in opposition to the Resolution: JoAune :12ebello, 301 Loch Lon~~onci Avenue, said she was asking the Conuzlission to address the fact th~it the projects originally scheduled for 2009/2010 have been delayed. She: stated that these need to betaken care of, especially the stonnwater project. Commissioner Sackett rno,red to close the public hearing. Seconded by Conm~issione;r Holt and carried by a unaiumous voice vote. Commissioner Holt mo~~ecl to adopt Resolution No. 09-1224, as submitted, Item 8 C. Seconded by Conunissioner Durso. Coininissioner Sackett said this was the primary reason he voted against the Budget, the stoi7nwater fees and the mismanagement. He stated 2014 CC 09-14-09/81 was the end of those fees and he does not have a confidence level in what was being done. Commissioner Holt asked the City Administrator to address the CIP stormwater projects and explain these. Ms. Powell said they were doing a mapping of the stormwater system. She stated there has not been a plan created since 1979. She stated that clearly the City ofLongwood has changed since 1979 and there were a lot of things that have gone on related to the stormwater. She said they have been told that these areas have Ueen designated as stormwater issues, but they don't laiow how it affects others. She stated there leave been some stormwater projects completed that have been a detriment and they need to lalow where all of the problem areas are and the mapping will do this. She advised the project that was in this coming budget year to be done was put on hold until the mapping is completed, because they want to make absolutely sure that what they are doing is correct. They will move forward with the CIP as soon as the mapping is done. Commissioner Holt inquired what they meant by a mapping of the stormwater. Mr. Peters said it was not mapping, it was a stormwater study. He stated there were three (3) primary components of a stormwater study. First are the mapping component where they will have the aerial photographs done, the topography, and then they will do an inventory of what the City has. He said the second component is a computer model where they take this information and different levels of rainfall to determine what the flood levels are in the different lakes, other areas that are flooding and looking at areas they know have flooding problems. The third component is putting together a CIP based on a level of services basis. He reviewed the various levels. He stated the project was not deferred to pay for this study. He recomm~ended deferring the project because it is the third phase of a tluee phase project. He felt it to be prudent to do a study to deternne what they can do to correct Level A service areas. Commissioner Durso left the meeting at 7:44 p.m. and returned at 7:46 p.in. Commissioner Holt said half of what they do is based on St. John's Water Management requirements. He used his residential area as an example where there is a small creels that leads to Lalce Jessup and inquired if these were conditions they would be looking into. Mr. Peters responded in the affirmative. He said they were looking at where there were opportunities to store the water without detriment to one's property. He stated there was a total maximum daily loading to Lake Jessup and the City of Longwood has two tributaries that go to Lake CC 09-14-09/42 .lessup. IIe said we have to be able to document and prove by modeling what we are doing to reduce the po:~lution loading and this model. will help with that. He stated by having this model in place, 50-60% of the permitting process to St. Jolui's Water Management is done for projects 'with impervious surfaces. He advised that at tlvs time, when they do a :project such as Oak, Ridge, and Talmo, the City is paying a consultant to do a stormwater model from scratch. He explained that this ef'foi-t will save money in the long term for fiil:ure projects. Commissioner Sackett said that Cxhibit A to the Resolution shows where fiords were coming from, but did not show where they were going.:[Ie inquired if that had to be detailed within the Resolution. Mayor Bundy said he did not believe so and said the projects were within the CIP. Ms. Roper said she would have to Gook into this :matter. She advised they could adopt the Resolution with th~~ caveat that iE the law requires it be attached that it will be attached. Mr. Williams said it was ultimately subject to additional appropriations being approved within the amiual budgeting process as they have just done. He stated they have outlined what the CIP is for the subsequent years and have included this in i:he Budget. IIowever, it is subject to additional appropriation and approval by the Commission. Mayor Bundy said they have al~~a,~s been conscientious of spending money to make plans so that thE;y don't end up with projects that have to be dismantled. He stated as the Longwood Development Code has been changed, they have increased the allowable impervious stu~face ratios. He said during that process he asked the City Engineers how this would impact the stormwater system and was told they were okay. He stated the five Year CIP a projection for the following year and they will look at it and address it at that time. He said that any program has to leave the flexibility to deal with existing conditions. :Deputy Mayor Maingot said he did not see anything listed under Parlcs Improvements. He stated this concerns him with regards to Reiter Parlc issues. Ms. Powell advised they plan on having the Reiter Park improvement completed wi.tlun the 09/10 Budgc;t. Conunissioner Sackett moved to amend the motion so that iCit is determined legal, there nec;ds to be an attaclunent to Exhibit A explaining the expendit~ues. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Maingot and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. CC 09-14-09/'43 Main motion carried, as amended, by a unanimous roll call vote. Tlie ConaYnunity ~evelopanent division ®t'the CoBnmaanity Seu°vices department recommends tlae City Cornnflission read by title oanfly and adopt ®rdinanee l~to. 09-190)< aflnending tlae Longva~ood City Code as it relates to the Aceunaulation of Weeds or gasses. Ms. Roper amlounced having publication. She then read Ordinance No. 09-1901 by title only. Mayor Bundy opened the public hearing. No one spoke in favor to the Ordinance. The following spoke in opposition to the Ordinance: Wade Comptom, 1084 2"`~ Place, said he agreed that property ov~mers should maintain their home and property to a certain standard. However, he questioned whether property owners should be held responsible for maintaining public right-of--way property. He stated it seems this Ordinance is a tax of labor. He said he lives on a corner lot and currently mows the front right-of--way on Second Place and he also maintains the back property line along Soldiers Creek. He stated this was another stormwater catastrophe waiting to happen. He said with the passage of this Ordinance he would have to mow the 125 by 6 foot section between the sidewalk and 14t~' Avenue. He stated the difference now•was that this would be a mandated requirement instead of a voluntary service. He asked if this Ordinance is passed, will it lead to other requirements. He inquired if enforcement of this Ordinance would be applied equally and fairly to all property owners. He said that he feels now that the Codes 1?nforcement Board has been repealed, a citizen that falls into non-compliance of this Ordinance or any Code has lost the privilege of being heard by his peers. He stated this was a situation where he believes where a simple request and a handshake will achieve better results than a mandated labor or penalties and f nes. He respeetfiilly requested that the Longwood City Conunission throw out this Ordinance. JoAnne Rebello, 301 Loch Lomond Avenue, said she was speaking in opposition to Ordinance 09-1901 for several reasons. She stated she had previously questioned if it was even legal. She said the way the Ordinance was written it assigns responsibility to private property owners for the maintenance of all adjoining public right-of--ways, not just front lying properties, but all abutting, adjoinng, and adjacent to any given private property. She stated the private property owners do not own the public right-of ways, are restricted by the City on what maybe done in the public right-of--ways, yet the City expects to place the burden of maintenance on private property owners. She said in looking at the map, it appears that several areas that have no residences nearby and have been previously mowed are no longer on the map. She inquired who would mow these. CC 09-14-09/484 She stated that according to this map, this Ordinance will not impact her personally at this time, but it is si:ill wrong and illegal. She said the City already had a Code that states if ,yeti do not inaiiitain your property, you will be found out of compliance and fined if not corrected. She affirmed it has already been stated that moss: pc;ople already mow that strip in front between the sidewalk and road. >hF: inquired if: this was already stated, why eve need another Ordinance.. She said it has also been stated that those individuals who do not snow that: strip are the wine individuals that don't .now their yards. It was previously stated that uiufonnity and comingling of grasses were other concerns. She said there would be no uniformity and if the City owns the right-of--ways it should be their concern if grasses are comingled. She inquired if anyone :had researched if you require residents to mow the City owned right-of-wa.ys upon penalty, fines, and liens, then who bears the liability if there is urjury or damage to a person or property of said individual or another while carrying out the City's demand on City properly. She previously pointed out several State Statutes that assign the responsibility to the individual governmental agencies for the maintenance of the right-of--ways. She said it would be wonderful to save $100,000 on the Budget. I-Iowever, she questioned if this was a reasonable way to do so, and is this Ordinance enforceable. She questioned how much it would cost in Codes Enforcement tune and salaries, not to mention a Special :Magistrate to hear the cases. Shf; declared this was a hastily written Ordinance by staff that does not take into account all of the enforcement issues and cost, not to mention liabilities. She said this Ordinance needs to fail. Commissioner IIolt moved to close the public hearing. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Maing;ot and carried by a unanimous voice vote. Conunissioner Durso moved to approve Ordinance 09-1901, as presented, Public Hearing Item 8 D. Seconded by Mayor Bundy. Conunissioner Durso said the points that Ms. Rebello brought up, he had stated if they were not addressed that he would not continue to suppoi-L this Ordinance. fIe stated he still. had some questions regarding some of the areas not covered on the map. Spe~,ifically, with regards to liability, :he would :like an answer if you are on City property and injure yourself. Ms. Roper advised if they were injured in doing something the City requires her opinion would be that the City will beheld liable. Deputy Mayor Maingot said in many instances lie had some questions and felt it would be incorrect for hire to be in approval of this without doing . additional research. He pointed out various areas on the map that he questioned. He stated that he look~,d at the contract that calls for forty- eight (4~) cuttings. He said this was eYCessive. He suggested that forty (40) to forty-one (41) cuttings and reviewed a recommended schedule that CC 09-14-09/45 would provide a savings with a proper level of maintenance. IIe stated he has applied this schedule in his own contracts for his business. Ms. Powell said they would prefer to reduce the number of cuttings. However, it was Historically what had always been done. She stated they were in favor of lowering the number of cuttings if the Corrunission so chooses. She said the previous map in comparison to this map showed several areas of inequity. She said the Conunission had pointed out several areas she was not sure had been addressed with Coventry and Wildmere. She requested that the Commission pull this from the Agenda to allow these issues to be addressed in addition to the matter of liability. Conunissioner Holt said he appreciates the work staff has put into this Ordinance. However, He stated he would vote no regardless of how many times it is brought back. He said he disagrees with forcing the citizens on doing something of this nature. He stated the foreclosed properties were not going to get mowed and there were other properties that would not get mowed. He said t11e way it is now, at least it was getting mowed. He stated this needed to go away entirely. Commissioner Durso withdrew his motion to approve Item 8 D. Mayor Bundy withdrew lus second to the motion. Mayor Bundy said the City Administrator could have staff look into this ~ and bring it back at a future date. lE. 71'he Cogrnnaunity ~Developanent division oi' the Comrnn~angity Sen°viee~ fl~e~an•ta~nemt recommends the City Coanannissioan a-ead by title ®nIy seed adopt ®rdrnanace l~lo. 09-1~~9, vvflnicla amernds tlae City Coannpreine~nsive 1PYana (CPA Ofl-09) to reffiect tine JEvai~natioan and A~~raisall 1L~e~ofl•t. Ms. Roper aiuiounced having publication. She then read Ordinance No. 09-1889 by title only. Mayor Bundy opened the public hearing. No one spoke iii favor or in opposition to the Ordinance. Conunissioner Holt moved to close the public hearing. Seconded by Commissioner Sackett and carried by a unanimous voice vote. Deputy Mayor Maingot moved to approve Ordinance No. 09-1889, Item 8 TJ. Seconded by Commissioner Sackett and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. CC 09-14-09/486 9. )E~~1JIL,AR ~1<JS>[I~TESS. A. pity AdflffiiIl~ist~~tox~ n•eeofl~flneIl~dE~ the pity CoflffiIlffiissioIln ~ip~rrove ~ p~nflH~eh~se on°den- in the ~n~noanffi~ oI' $~~9®®~.®Q~ ~o ]E$aadsofl~ ]~flbffia~ ~ lEgflfli~pflxflent fog ~flflIl'n'ishin~ n°epfl~c;effiIleIlflt p~n°t~ ~®Il' t~fl ee (3) high sea°~ice ~uflffifl~~ W~tefl° )Plaffit ~ffid ~H~.thoIl'ize the pity AdIlniIlflistIl•~toIl• sigffi. ill ~~~ro~fl i~te docuIl~H~ffit:s. Deputy Mayor Maingot moved to approve Regular Item 9 A, as presented. Seconded by Commissioner Sackett and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. l~. ~iSy Adniinistfl-~toIl~ ~°ec:offiflflffIleflIlds the pity cCoIlnflfffln~~fl®n ~ip~~°ove a lsaflIl~ehase oxde~° in the dIITIlOUflffi~: 09' $7]L,~>«.2:~ to ]t$lane ]L~ffid ~en°i'i~e~9 l~flIl~. foIl° ~rarrffiishiffig lal~o~ affid ~~~.tea°i~ls to eomrIl~lete ~ ~nten IlIlfl~Ilffi loop ~Il°®;~eets oIla Mnlwe~ StIl°eet ~ffidl ~~Atho~i~e the pity AdIlniffiistH°zaton° to sflgn ill ~lD~~°®priate docfl$ffiIlen'ts. Deputy Mayor :Maingot moved to approve Regular Item 9 P, as presented. Seconded by Commissioner Sackett and carried by a unanimous roll call vote:. cC. pity Ad~iflaistIl'~toH° Il~eco~flffifle~md,~ the ~.flTCy ~offiflHnIlSSflofln ~~p~°ove ~ ~HnIl~eh~se o~°derr iffi the ~flffioanffit oi~ $~~;9~~.®® to ]k~~Il°ffies, >Fe~°l~ffid ~ffid Assoei~tes fl'®rr ~oIl~ffinfl~$Ilffig, d~~~elu~~ffi~ffit~ o~ Ind do~:HnH~n~flils affid coffi~t~°anetion phase seIl°viees gofl° ~:lIle n•elrl~eeffifleffit ®l' Welfl ~t ~~tefl° l~laffit end aflatho~i~e the ~flty l~dflffiflflflflstx~~ton° sfl~n ill ~~~n°o~pn•n~'ce doeuflIlrfleffits. Deputy Mayor Maingot moved to approve Regular Item 9 C, as presented. Seconded by Conunissioner Sackett and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. )f'Hffi~ffiCe ~ivflsion o~)~ifln~ffiei~l S~;~iees ~ep~Il°tfl~Ileffit H°eeoflnIl~Ileffids the pity Cofla~Hnissioffi x~e~df ley tithe only, ~ffid adopt R'esoflnntion l~To. fl~~~, ®vhaela co~a~H°i~fls va~iioflas ~~~stew~tem Asse~snnents goy the 2®09 ~~ste~~ten• )Effinprroveflneffit A~,se,~~Il~neffits, est~hlislnes the ~ssessIlneIlnt ~°oll anfld provades f®~° the C®ll~;~tiioffi o~'th~ ass~ssIlaneIln$ offi tlne p~°o~p~;~ty t~~ bflls. Ms. Roper react Resolution No. 0!~-1225 by tit1F; only. Commissioner Holt moved to adopt Resolution No. 09-1225, as presented. Seconded by Deputy Mayor :Maingot. Ms. Powell introduced Chris Traber with Nabors, Giblin, ~ Nickerson, P.A and said he is the City's Special Assessment Attonley. She advised he will be working closely with the Finance Director to review the assessments and address some of the issues ghat have been brought. up. She CC 09-14-09/487 said he was her:e to address any questions the Conunission may have regarding these special assessments. Mayor Bundy said a check comes from the Tax Collector, but it was not specified as to which property the assessments were paid. Mr. Williams advised he has had several conversations over the .last few days with the Tax Collector's Office aazd has an agreement with them to solicit what they call their paved rolls on a monthly basis that will identify to us which parcels have paid and the date. Mayor Bundy inquired if when a property was foreclosed on, was the assessment paid off when it was sold, or did the finance agreement go with the property. Chris Traber, Nabors, Giblin, & Nickerson, P.A., said it would depend on which assessment they were looking at. He stated those of capital in nature were oi~l,y for a tei7n of years, but maintenance assessments were perpetual. He advised that most of the capital assessments Have an acceleration clause. Deputy Mayor Maingot said he would take it that at closing the new buyer would assume the responsibility of maintaining the payment of the assessment. Mr. Traber said if it has not been paid as part of the settlement then it should continue on as part of the tax roll and stay with the property. Ms. Powell said the City is contacted to determine if there are any assessments on the property. She said we will'let them know the amount of payoff for the capital, but we also let them know the maintenance assessment is perpetual. Deputy Mayor Maingot inquired if a property is in foreclosure and the City mows the property, what was the mechanism for the City to recuperate some of this expense. Ms. Powell advised that would need to be done in another avenue and has nothing to do with the special assessment. Motion cai7ied by a unanimous roll call vote. IFaII~aIIIlee ~ivisoan of )Financial Services fl~ep~rtmen~ reeoIInnIInaeIIa~fls tlae pity cCoIIffianissaoII~ read by title o~aly, aIIa~l adopt Y~esolaati®n l~l®. ®9- fl~~6, vvlaich coanfirII~s a l~Teighbo~°hood I[lna~roveIIffieIIat assessIIgneII~t for the 2®09 I,ongv~oocl Groves I~leigPaborhoocl flmproveIIIIgent Assess~neIIat Area, establishes tlfl~ assessment roll and provides ~o~ the collectioan of tlne assessII~ent on ~lae property tax biIlls. CC 09-14-09/488 Ms. Roper read Resolution No. 09-1226 by title only. " Deputy Mayor Maingot rno~ved to adopt Resolution No. 09-1226, as presented, Item 9 E. Seconded by Commissioner Sackett and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. 1F. ]Finance division off Financial ~iervice~ J[Dellan•trrleffit n•econnlffiends the ~Clty ~1.o1nr111~3ion Il°ead by title only, affid adopt ~~~olaatioffi loo. 09- fl~27, which conffirm~ a I~leighb~ol•lnood J[lrlglr~ovelnent asse~gffileffit fforr the X009 Sleepy 1H[ollo`v (~St AddiE:ioffi) l~eigh&~ol•hood >Clnpn•overllent Asse~~llIl~nt Al•ea, establishes tlhe as~es~nlent Il~oll and pn°ovides ffon• the ~ollectloffi off the as~e~slrlent on the ~~opel•ty tai l~ill~. Ms. Roper read Resolution No. (19-1227 by tide only. Deputy Mayor Maingot moved to adopt Resolution No. 09-1227, as presented, Item 9 F. Seconded by Connz~issioner Sackett and. carried by a unanimous roll call vote. ~iffiance ?~ivYSioffi Off ]Financial ,9en•vice~ l~e~pal•tnrlent n•ecoIl~lneffidg the ~,llty ~®nflnliSSll®n 1'ead by title ®Yl.ly, end adopt I~esollntion l~lo. 09- lL~~~9 which conffil•nls a l~leighbor•hood 1[1npIl^overnleffit assessffilenf ffol' the X009 fl$al°n•illgtoffi 1~Teiglabo~llood ][1ffipn•ovelffieffit ~ssessnleffit ~g ea, e~tabli~he~ the a~ses~lnent 1-olfl amid flll•ovide~ ffor° the collectioffi off the asse~~ffilent on the fl1H•o~en•ty ta~c bill. Ms. Roper read Resolution No. 09-1228 by title only. Deputy Mayor Maingot mcuved to approve Resolution No. 09- 1228, as presented, Item 9 cs. Seconded by Conunissioner Sackett and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. gll. Finaffice ~1v151offi of Flffiafficlal ~Se~rvice~ ~efllan•tlnent 1•ecoffillffieffid~ the pity ConaHrnissioffi n°ead by title Drily, and adopt Y~e~ollntion 1~TO. 09- ll~2~, avllicll colaffil-in~ a l~teighborhood ~ln~l'ovellleffit asses5lnent ffol• the X009 Man•khanl ]EI<ills I~eigllb~)r~hood 11ffilpl•ovelnent ~~~es~nllent ~n•ea, establi~he~ the as~e5sffilent g oll and laIl•ovides ffol° the collectioffi of the a~~e~~lnent on the gan•opel•t;y t.~x billy. Ms. Roper read Resolution No. 09~-1229 by title only. Deputy Mayor Maingot moved to approve Resolution No. 09- 1229, as presented, Item 9 :EI. Seconded by Conunissioner Sackett and carried by a unanumous roll call vote. 1<. F1ffiance ?~HV1sIlOffi off Fnnlafficial Se~•vlce~ ~e~aH•tffileffit 1•ecolffi1ffieffids the pity cCoffillnissioffi read by title: o'lly, affid adopt ll~e~ollltioffi No. 09- ll~30, which collfil•llns a l~Teigh bo:rllood J[nl~rovenne~lt a~sesslrlent fforr CC 09-14-09/189 the 2®09 '~'iberoffi Cove l~leighborh®od ><mpIl°ovement Assessffiaeffit Aa°ea, establishes the assessment roll affid provides for the collection of the assessment on the propefl•ty tax bills. Ms. Roper read Resolution No. 09-1230 by title only. Deputy Mayor Maingot moved to adopt Resolution No. 09-1230, as presented, Regular Item 9 I. Seconded by Commissioner Sackett and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. ~i. 1Fiffiance ?~ivisioffi of 1Fiffiafficflal Services fDepafl•tment recommeffids the ~flty cCommissioffi read by tfltle only, and adopt Resolutioffi 110. 09- ~~3f, `vhich confirms a l~Teighborhood gmprovement assessment for the X009 Goldeffi Grove I~Teighborhood improvement Assessmeffit Area, estabflislfles the assessment roll. and provides for the cofllectioffi of the assessmeffit orn the property tax bills. Ms. Roper read Resolution No. 09-1231 by title only. Deputy Mayor Maingot moved to approve Resolution No. 09- 1231, as presented, Item 9 J. Seconded by Conmiissioner Sackett and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. lE~. Fiffiaffice ~flvflsflon of lFflnafficial Servflces ll~epartment recommeffids the pity commission read by title offily, and adopt Resolutioffi l~To. 09- fl~~2, which confirms various Road Paviffig Assessments for the X009 Road Paving Assessflnent, establishes the assessment roll and provides for the collection of the assessment offi the property tax dills. Ms. Roper read Resolution No. 09-1232 by title only. Deputy Mayor Maingot moved to approve Resolution No. 09- 1232, Regular Item 9 K. Seconded by Commissioner Holt and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. 1L. commissioner doe DDurso recommends the ~i4y ~omflffiissioffi approve Resolution 09-fl233 supporting the lE~igh Speed Rail Pro,~ect. Cormllissioner Durso said unfortunately City staff did not have the Resolution. Ms. Roper said Mr. Donovan Roper gave her the Resolution just prior to the meeting. Conunissioner Durso said Commuter Rail was moving forward and part of the negotiations taking place has to do with support of the High Speed Rail Project. He stated the Florida League of Cities and the MetroPlan Orlando Municipal Advisory Committee have both indicated they would CC 09-14-09/490 like support from local connnunitir;s by a Resolution supporting High speed Rail in order to help move tl.1e Commuter Rail along. Ms. Roper read Resolution No. 09~-1233 by title only. Commissioner Durso move;d to approve Resolution No. 09-1233 supporting the High Speed Rail Project, Item 9 L, as presented. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Maingot and carried by a una~zimous roll call vote. Imo. ~I1e Coaffigffinnffii~y g?eve:log~m~n~t ~llvi~ioffi ®ff tlne Comnnunnity SeIC~'Il~e~ ~etsan°taffietat n•ecoffiaffi~effi~~ the City ~®yffiffini~~ioffi e~eate a 1Pann°cl~ase ®~de~° iffi the aiffioaaffit o~ ~9~11,~~®® f®~ tP~o l[~i~g~, ®~a~, ~ffi~fl 'g'~iffiao ~aviun~ anti tin aiffia~e Irn oyect affi~~ aaatho~°iize the City A~ffifli~ist~ato~° to ~ii~ffi a?1 ap~~og~~iate doenu~effii~. , Deputy Mayor Maingot moved to approve Regular Item 9 M, as presented. Seconded by Commissioner Sackett. Con~issioner S.aclcett confirmed ~~:here was an understanding they were trying to save money and every~hi:~1g will be done to correct standards. Ms. Powell said the City Engineer did not receive the drawings for this project until this past Friday. S1~e~ stated the City Engineer met with the contractor and went over the plans with him ~u1d was projecting to save between $250;000 and X300,000 on this project. Mr. Peters advised the revisions should be back before the Commission by the second meeting in October. Deputy Mayor Maingot suggesi:ed with the recycled water coming in from Winter Springs, it would ve apl_~ropriate to plan ahead for this so the road does not have to be torn out. Mayor Bundy inquired as to when. the permits were .received froiu St. John's Water Management for ~~11is project. Mr. Kintner said they received the: permits approximately the second week of July. Motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote. l~T. ~ffigorrnnatioffi ~e~~ffioflog3j :l~i~~isioffi o~ tlne &'inaffieiall Se~ice~ l~eg~a~°txgaeffit ~°eeoffinffigeffid~ tIl~~e @~ity Coffilffinission aip~~ove ~ Isn~~°etaa~e o~°~efl• ~ntili~ire~ tlne Stag o9' g'iori~a 'J<'enm Coffitraet ~effido~, B'he ll~even°e ~n•oanp ~o~ the p~an°elna~~e affidl iffi~talllatioffi o~ a Ston°age ~~ea l~etvvoIl°k (SAl~ device tot~° ~54,~6~.39 affil ~rnt9aori~~ tine City. AsIffiniffii~tratofl• to ~i~ffi ~flfl ap~prol~~iate cYocunffiieffits. CC 09-14-091491 Deputy Mayor Maingot moved to approve Regular Item 9 N, as presented. Seconded by Commmssioner Durso. Deputy Mayor Maingot requested more of an explanation concerning what the City is receiving. Mr. Williams said the electronic files are stored on individual servers and. .most of the memory is used on each of those servers. He explained that Storage Area Network was a large storage device ili which this data can be moved to. Con?nlissioner Durso said he had a conversation with Mr. Craig Dum1 and he explained this Item to him. He inquired if'this hardware was easily upgradable and they will not have this type of expense in the future. Mr. Williams responded in the affirmative. He said the additional disc was approximately $3D0. Motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote. )[Dgscu~si®IIIl o~ iteIl~~ ~®r° the ~eIl~nin®fl~ COUantiy ]L~~g~I~~IlV~ J[?el~g~tiIl®ra IlIlgeetnaa~ ®n ~e~tennhe~ ll6. Mayor Bundy said there were four (4) tentative items the. Mayors and Managers have identified. He stated one was Commuter Rail and High Speed Rail with the focus on Commuter Rail for Central Florida. He has been designated to be the point person for the group on Commuter Rail. He said he would make telephone calls to peers throughout the State for support asking them to place pressure on their Legislators and in return, when they have issues they can expect reciprocity from us. Commissioner Durso said this was one of the biggest benefits to partieipatiiig in the Florida League of Cities. He stated things like Home Town. Democracy was an issue that was important in working with other cities and State Legislators. He encouraged members of the community to get involved. Deputy Mayor Maingot said he did a presentation two (2) years ago with regards to our Citizen Awaieness'aild Participation Program (CAPP). He sent copies to Tallahassee and to the Florida League of Cities, but apparently they did not follow-up on it. Ms. Powell asked that the Commission keep in mind that as of July 1St with Senate Bill 216, which was the Local Govenlment Issue Campaign Expenditures or Restrictions, we are unable to promote our side of Hometown Democracy. CC 09-14-09/492 Conunissioner Sackett reiterated th~~ importance of being a member of these groups. Mayor Bundy said the fourth item was for the benefit of the School Board they are looking at allowing thei:n to use their percentage of the one cent (1 sales tax for operation costs versus capital improvement.lle stated he felt they were making a mistake by allowing this type of money for recurring expenses. Commmissioner Sackett said the Fesolution they passed last year was supporting the School Board's choice to use this fiuiding for operation capital improvement on a temporary basis. He stated the School Board understood it was not to be relied on as a fielding source. :Mayor Bundy said they were goring; to try this approach with the extreme understanding that we will let the Legislators 1C110W ahead of time the .items that are important to us and issues that they will be held accountable :for. He stated the Seminole County Legislative Delegation meeting was going to be at the School Board Support Services building. He said the :public is welcome. He asked the Coininission to provide their input to the City Administrator. lElYfl~IlflC~ Jll~lvisio~n O~ ]FiIlfl~Il~Ci~l ,~e~°vice~ )(Dep~argene~at ~°ecomn~aend~ tlIlc Ci4y ~OHflflETlfl~Sio~n ~°~~c?1 by title ox~:ly, aa~~ ~do~t ll~e~olantiom Igo. 0~-Il~34 cea~tifyin~ tlae ~aa~ntn~l ~ao~-~cIl valorcan ~s~es~memt a~oll to the Segmir~olc Coannty '>cax ~ollccto~ foa~ pl~ce~~e~t of nova-~cl valorreann ~~~e~~r~aeent~ orn tlne X009 tax l~ill~. Ms. Roper read Resolution No. 09••1234 by title only. Commissioner Holt .moved to adopt Resolution No. 09-1234, as submitted, Item 9 1'. Seconded by Conunissioner Durso and carried by a unasulnous roll call vote. Ms. Powell introduced Ms. Sheryl Bower and said she has been selected to be the Community Development Director. She stated the Conunissioners should have previously received her information. Ms. Bower said she was very excited about joining the City of Longwood. She stated she has been in both the public and private sector for over twenty-one (21) years. She said she has missed the public ;vector and feels she does best working with small government and she looks forvaard to working with the City of Longwood on their goals tluough the Comprehensive Plan, Land Development Regulations, and tluough the Department she will be in charge of. CC 09-14-C?9/~1.93 Deputy Mayor Maingot moved to approve the appointment of Ms. Sheryl Bower as the Director of Comnninity Services. Seconded by Coininissioner Sackett and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. Ms. Powell reported Laurie Mooney, Fire Chief, was retiring and her retirement date is September 18, 2009. She said she will need to appoint an Acting Fire Chief until she can fill the position. She stated the Conunission has received the resume of Commander Troy Hickson. She said he has a background in Fire and stated she needed someone there in management until they can hire a Fire Chief. Deputy Mayor Maingot moved to approve. Seconded by Commissioner Holt and carried by a unanmous roll call vote. Ms. Powell reported that as of September 4f1i all spending in the City has been cut. She said Departments are only allowed to spend money if it is mission essential. She stated they want to close out the year on time versus what has been done previously. Ms. Powell said the Commission should have received a Memorandum from Mr. Peters concenung the Tiberon entrance. She reviewed the cost of demolition of the existing island and installation of new material, including sod for a total of $7,700. This includes an aruiual maintenance price of $23.40. She stated in addition they were provided Alternate A, which uses Bahia rather than Jasmine on the lulls. This allows the deduction of $1,318. Alternate B, installing Azaleas was provided with the related cost at the request of Con-imissioner Sackett for an alternative to the grass. Deputy Mayor Maingot said he would be happy to devote some time with Mr. Peters to see a plan of what will betaking place. Ms. Powell requested direction from the Conunission on this issue whether they want the subdivision to take on this cost or have the taxpayers to consume. Deputy Mayor Maingot said they had earlier on identified that there are a number of city owned entrances to subdivisions in a similar situation. He stated it would be rather difficult to offer an upgrade and maintenance without having a contribution by the subdivision. Mayor Bundy said they needed to provide direction to the City Administrator. He stated if it was the consensus of the Conunission that the City was not going to spend this money on the entrance and if they want it, they have to go tluough the assessment route, then they need to provide that direction. Conunissioner Sackett said he agreed that it heeds to go through the assessment route. He stated, as Deputy Mayor Maingot indicated, they don't lalow what this is going to look like. He said that Barrington found someone that was less for the materials. He suggested they provide this to Tiberon as the assessment process with the graphics. CC 09-14-09/494 It was the consensus of the Conunission to go the assessment route. )<><. l~IA~®F~ AI~I)(? ~~l~I~l[SSI®1~TJEll~~' l[~iEP®R~. )(?iista-ict #3. No report. )l~gsta~ict Mayor Bundy reported he had a n~.eeting with a gentleman he met at the Florida League of Cities Conference.:FIe said this was in regards to concerns they have had for a number of years on how to notify people. He stated there was an annual fee and th.e service can be utilized as often as desired. He said it can be tailored to individuals, groups, or it could be tailored to a map. He stated they cross reference all telephone information and tag it to an address.:lie said this i.n.cludes one text .message and can be done in a very timely manner. He stated the City controls the use and it can be utilized for a number of uses to include events, emergencies, and road closures. He said the cost was $1.91 per residence. IIe asked for a consensus of interest in this service and he will. have the gentleman clo a presentation at a future meeting. Corrunissioner Dtuso inquired if there would be a way to shift funding since we often notify people through the mail. Ike said this would be a much more effective way of conununicating. Mayor Bundy said if this was something :hey wanted to pursue, they would have to amend the Commission Rules and Procedures. Conuiussioner Sackett said there were many areas this could be utilized to provide people with information. Mayor Bundy said he :feels very strongly about Hometown Democracy and it will be on the ballot in 2010. He stated that elected officials need to go under the assumption that this is going to pass. I:[e said we need to address the City's Comprehensive Plan now with respect to density and land usage. He stated he has had several discussions with ACi regarding this and they agree we need to be forward tlur~lcing. He requested the consensus of the Commission to have the City Administrator work with the Comnnulity Services staff and run their ideas by ACi on an advisory basis and determine what it would cost. Deputy Mayor Maingot said we could use our vision that we spent so much time developing as the basis to start acid then expand and quantify that. Mayor Bundy said the mixed-use standards were a good begunling for staff to review and determine if we would allow greater densities. He stated the City of Longwood was ahead with a built in flexibility in our design standards, but v,~e need to take this to the next level. in anticipation of what is going to happen. Ms. Powell said she believed these issue:; could be addressed ili-house. ~ista•ict Cornmissio.ner Sackett rel~o:rted they met :Mr. Ken Griffey, Sr. this weekend and they also met 750 new ball players within the City o:f Longwood at CC 09-14-09/495 Candyland Parlc. He stated it was a wonderful opening to our baseball season. He congratulated staff for maintaiiing the ball fields. He thanked Chief Jackson and staff for the 9/11 Heroes Ceremony and said this ceremony was done right. Commissioner Sackett said he still had questions regarding Lake Enuna Road. He inquired if this paving was done. Ms. Powell advised they would be going back and completely repaving Lake Emma Road. Mr. Peters advised Lake Enuna Road was in the bid process now and was supposed to go to construction around the first of the year. He said the pavement they recently did was temporary to get something that was drivable. Conunissioner Sackett inquired about the Pic' n Save building. Mayor Bundy said he had a message from Mr. Craig Buchanan this afternoon. He stated he would be calling him tomorrow. He advised he had also been contacted several weeks ago from the Southeastern Real Estate Development Manager for Dave and Buster's regarding that property. Commissioner Sackett asked the City Attorney regarding the moratorium on the Internet Cafe's. Ms. Roper said she would look into this matter. Commissioner Sackett inquired what was being done regarding raised sidewalks in the City. Mr. Peters said the sidewalks along State Road 434 and US Highway 17-92 were the State's responsibility and they contact them every time the City receives a phone call. He stated the County was responsible for County Road 427. He said the City has a very active sidewalk replacement program. Commissioner Sackett welcomed Acting Chief Hickson. He inquired if there had been any applications received and said this was impoi-lant to move this forward with the Seminole County Station coming. ~Il3tIl'iC$ Deputy Mayor Maingot said he understands the City had a wonderful 9/11 Ceremony. He stated he decided to take our voices to Washington D.C. and he brought in a copy of the Washington Post that shows the tremendous crowd. He said people were there from all over this country and it would be a long lasting memory. Il~ist~°ec~ #2. No report. CC 09-14-09/496 ~gTy AT'E'®~1~~'S ]L~LI~®]l~Tt. Ms. Roper handed a packet of information. She said one was a letter concerning the Gamble case that just came on Friday. She advised if the Commission desires to discuss this, they will need to schedule a Shade Meeting. The second was on Allied Veteran's that was received today. She advised this also will require a Shade Meei.ing in order to discuss the matter. She stated there were co~~ies of a law review article being provided to the Connnission regarding the appointment of Magistratc;s rather than having the independent Members to the Cocles Enforcement Board.. ~3e CITY C1LE~lf~'~ REIN®]E~~'. Ms. Minis s°eported at the last Commmission Meeting the Conunission directed her to se;nd certified letters to the monument companies and this was completed last we~~lc. ]l~. A]f~J~~J][~I~t. Mayor Bundy adjourned i:he meeting at 9:59 p.m. • lE~ ®®ol ]~IlPlm~lg'y Jt1C°.9 - ~TTE~ S ~H'd.~ll l~. 1~ll3°ifl59 1~1~~ 9 l~~A ~ll~j' Cl~fl°)~ CC 09-14--09,'497 CC 09-14-09/498