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CCMtg03-22-04THMinLONGWOOD CITY COMMISSION Longwood City Commiseton Chambers 175 West Warren Avemte Longwood, Florida TOWN HALL MINU'1'FS MARCH 22, 2004 7:00 P.M. Present: Playor Dan Anderson Depa[y Playor Butch Bundy Commissioner Joho C Maingot Commissioner Mike Bolt Commissioner Brian Sackett Richard S. Taylor, Jr., City Anontey John J. Drago, City Administrator Surnh M. M(jares, City Clerk Pat Puller, Interim Utreetor of Community Services Tam Jackson, Cbie[ of Police Julie Walls, Community Ben'ices Coordinator Botch Yelvington, Lieutenant Richard Kornbinh, Division Manager n[Utilitiea Cltvrlie Chapman, Chief of Ftre Laa ie Mooney, Battalion Chief Carol Aogws, Interim Uireetor of Financial Services 1. CALL TO ORDER. Mayor Anderson called the Town Hell meeting to ordw at 7:03 p.m. Cominissionu Maingot moved to suspend the rules. Seconded by Commissioner Hoh and carried by a nantmous vmce vote. 2. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. Den McCoY. 13'1 Eaat Maina Avonue, inquired if (here was going to be more residential suvw systems. }{e slated soma ofhis neighbors end him were begimiing to have come pro6lcros with Neir drain Belde and would like to hook up to the city sewer system. Mayor Anderson affmred this was an important issue He statrA, in Nepest, the svey to address tlris' to dac cial first. He con(imied dtarewere people asking to hook up Loathe airy se mesystcn , while othws diU not tlesireto wnnut tin stated Nis created o efiallrnrga Deputy Mayne Bondy stated it was detemtinad to accommodate commercivl first then cesidwtiel would be addressed He said when the nett streeas were paved, CC 03-22-04/65 the City Admi ould beevaluating which ar ould be prim andidetes for tl e sewer lines. He said Stale Statutes also platy a lime frame Nr connechmt. He stetod another Issue xas hox to pay for it. Mayor Anderson stated the best way to approacn dtis was through eommunicatien and for people tc plan for it. Bob Lot,ax, 14I 1 Perrot W ey, stated they have sewer lines and had some problems aver the Iasi couple oCyeats with the lilt station. Mr. Dmgc said the valve was lamed today and there was no wastewater going to the lift station. Jt av Pp3 260 West Watren Avenue, slated she was e 24 year resident of Longwood. She has owned and operated businesses in Longwood during these years. Sho now lives and opern a business iv the Historic District. She aRrmed she hae been Dleased with tho d'vectiou the oity has been taking in the lest few years. 6he indicated slte as pleazedmfiave Sen or Programs being implemented. Shc avowed tfiere was one area in which she was disappointed. Slte ated we have a beautiful Community Building, but the commuvi[y was not being allowul nc s. She slated shes rtcd the Hlua Grass in l,ongwoed five years ago. She aced rbe<ity look over this event and ithaz wntinuod despite setbacks. Shc said it was promised that Blue Grass would be allowed to use the Community Building and this promise has been kept until vow. The thin) Saturday in April nod lone; the building was booked for private [unctions. She said Otc Community Building was built for community evratts, and the one wring even) that has been elloweU to meet there was in danger of boing destroyed. Site aC6nned an event could not continue to ba moved and expecteU to ve sneamaa it waz .wrong m event ma eme craze. eme Goa waz sohaawear ana me wodainga cants lator. see stated the eommntdty emldh,g has been booked Cor any weddinge and pan vnileble for ou the weekends. Shestated Sher awed Wecalevdar'Porther totthe year and for the tan months from Marrh througn December for Prideys, Saturdays, and Sundays, thue wem a toml of 129 possibledates. Ninety-ninedays have been booked for private functions and only B% ofthese Aays were booked for unity events. She found thisrcend very disturbing. She requested dtepolicy and ordinance be reviewed for the Community Building and amend the policy limiting privato use of the Community euildinR She suggested the ordinance state the Community Building bereserved ou the third Saturday of the month for Blue Gress. She requested 81ue Gress to remain within the Historio DisMU. Mr. Dragos rated the ontlict and err wgnized. Asa asulh the need for naltoretion iv April and lune[or Blue Grass was ncccesery.rHeaffinned he would look inw holding the event at the Women's Club. He etatM Perks and Recreation were Dlanning additional wmmunity events. They w re looking Into holding a Pamily Day at the Multipurpose Building rat Lyman High School and using the pent in conjunction with Blue Grass. CC 03~22~04/bb Mayor Mtlorsoo efflnned this point was well tnkwr Corn er Sackett amd this was one reazon why he had requested the celondar be posted on the web page. Comn er Holt s aced it es good m e the reaiden Wiry ev Ha affirmed dte city has a new Parks and Rcereation Coordinator'nHe stated dte Commm~ity 6uildinK was for the community to uac. fie declared the TOWn Hall oting was Cor the residents to give suggestions on whet they would lika to sce m the Comm Wiry. Mayor Anderson announced the third \4ednesday of the monN was movie day for Ne smttors. Deputy Mayor Bundy affirmed Mrs. Pun did stan the Blue Grass event. He aced the Commission did not authorize Flue Grass to be moved. Mother wnfliu had been discussed and it was never approved to move Blue Grass. He affirmed he would like the ordinvnce on the next agendv for nmondmwrt. Mr Taylor suggested, whiter awing this ordina oelso onduc study to ee how vny residwr ring the Con Wiry Building for weddings. He affirmed this as the dealrotihe century, plushis abevutitul building. He said this dove tails vnoNu issue of pricing which is the city cemetery. He suggested looking et tha policy, ordinance, and pricing of the cemetey. He acknowledged any nonresidents aze buying lots m the cemetery duc to the price. Comm er Maingot Bred he e the residett cold hav thoughts of their r regards to what Longwood should do in the future. He affirmed there to key issues and they could m w Nat the Community BuiIU ng has boen denit with He orated he would liketo hear what Ne aithens have to say regarding how they wtvision Longwood end whet it should be in the future. Thou es Howe, SIS Tiberon Cove Road, stetvd he was not soro whet the city's jurisdiction was along State Aond 434. He stated he is in the lighting business an<I supplied lighting for signage. He a(Cirmed what makes a sign look bad was the e He said rho signage wasbecoming unslgh[ly in Longwood end askedeif rhea was a way to control this hie stated he did not want to see a reso-tchoq but wanted to see good maiotennnoe Mayor Anders atod m ce Mad been identified as a problem and this az addressed in thencodcaHe stated if there was a specifc concern, then Codas Enforcement should benotihed. Mr. How said he does not want to rest ct people, but wnnteU to sec the signs .nett maintained. w oYn-oarb~ Comm u Sackatt tared hehas found it to be very efllcient to go through Codes Enforcement regarding maivtenwce iseuea for signs. Commissioner Maingot stateA ha had been asked by Commissioners of othu es Cor a copy of the Longwood Development Code. He nffitmed Longwood had paved and shown the way, in temts o(a new approach, to the revitalization of the city. Comm er Holt snid Cher repres nthe andiettee Gom Police, Fire, vndsCode, end they ware henrivg th se contents. Cinch, ]20 Mendez W ny, thanked the Commission for their time last week vtd al lowing the Columbus Harbor Homeowner's Association m spnak. She stated she was gruing inundated with phone calls regarding the isrve o[the park. She made espies and wanted to make sure the Commission hvd tlm information she has obtained. She asked i(Ihe Commission could let them know what progress has been made with the park property. Mayor Anderson stated this was pending and the City Attorney has been asked tc provide them with tfiis infomtation end a time Iina Mr. Taylor reported the time line waz being worked on. He avmved the issues go back tv the site plan Gom the church Net enoompessos the base. He stated there ue pages of wncem Gom the St. Iohns Water Management. Hestetad Ne preliminary plans call for pmt of this property to allow for t. He a[firtned Ne City Com on bas awed any site plans. He dis<nssted the original agreemutt and reslri<tions on the property. He stated Net Columbus Harbor and the city needed to meet with tbechurch to see what they were proposing end make known Neir objections. He advised there were adequate protections iv the s teplnn process to protect the residents. Ms. Sella advised that many of the residents in Columbus Harbor received a «iled Ieu informing them there cold be a CAPP m ring on March 30'" a ]e00 p.m. She asked the Commission ifthey were going to anend this meeting.t Discnssion was held regarding the site plan process. Discussion was held regarding off site retention. Beekv Rozell, ]IO Bartholomew Wey, stated she also received Nis letter about the CAPP meeting and she was leery. She wanted tc know what her rights were. She stated she weoteA to be informed and eduvetod. She asked ifthey woe requireA to take what she had to say into eonsidamtion. Mayor Anderson smted her responsibility as acitlzut was to be infarmed. He stated shv had the right to speak He smted the CAPP Program was to keep people communicating and state their wncems. Eagerly they do not have to rake thuir suggestionG but pm<tically Ihey.should. CC 0321.04/68 Jeeu Aidilla, 218 West Church Avenue, stated her daughter and her onm and operates the Apple Bazket. Slrc declared this eveving was [errific far the peopleof Longwood. She suggesteda Farmers Market be reconsidered and said it woul0 be cething COr Longwood. Site also requesteda SK for LOngvood anda Taatc of Longwood. She stated themerehevts in the Historic area were highly motivated regarding what goes on in Longwood. and would be willing to give a helping hand. She avowed[hu Historic SOCie[y would be willingwpennor with the city loAnve Rebello~ 301 Lach Lomend Avenue, stated she was excited w see veryone here. She xflirmed that the l25'"Anniveraery in conjunction with Blue Gress was the idea ofone of the members of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Boarh She stated the Board would be losing this member and other members due ns by the Commission Shc discussed several events the Parks and Rene Lion Advisory Doard has worked on. She axpmased wncemed with the use oftax dollarsin the Commission talkivg ebomaLobbyist She stated there w¢c a lot ofprogroma bleeding the budget runs very tigh4 evd the tax dollars were not vaileble. She stated engaging e lobbyist was %21,000 dollars of our tax money Uowv the tubes. She af6mted the Commission was going to change the LUC in orderto exempt one person form paying site plan f s She sorted thu CRA has been in existence for seven years and Ne money has gone to Sanford- She acknowledged Nat scum[ years ago the City of Lovgwnod decided not to become a pan of this CAA. She stated, if in the CRA, it was double taxation. She enwoeagad «te citizens to attend the City Commission meetmga. Harold Gileore, 190 Columbus Cimle, slated ierigation and reclaimed watu were ongoing projects. He said he would like to ace this as a Tong term goal in Longwood. He s ated Sem Hole County was being aggress iv bike trails and he would like to seetLOngwoud active in engnging.vith the County m get some of this money in our area, Mayor And¢sov advised the city was working on the reulaimed water, but the thou sof seeing reclaimedw nil due ~ He acid they re pulling roelaimod wat¢ iutorthe Ivdustrial Park tlrronghtan agree ~ He agreed the wmmunity did veed to address bike trails. He stateU residents of Longwood, az sof Sem note County, voted for and approved the hail Hey. All other are getting trails and Lovgwood wan geeing nothing. He stated rightsrof--ways were being purchased fiir Winter Springs and Sanford and the name should bedonefor Longwood. He enwnmged people to auand the committee mee«vgs for[he trails. IoM Edward Walck N, 248 West Cong Creek Cove, ihardted the Commission t r thework that has bcmr done in thearee he Iivee. He stated Ronald Amgen Boulevard was much beau then when he m~vedwthe azea. He thanked the people responsible for planving the annual car show. He stated he had aproposal dealing with va[fi<to incwase the city to s. Ple stated because of increased traPC nt the ivtetsecvon of Longwood Ftil Is and Aonald Reagan has become so CC 03-21,04/69 heavy, people were trying m circumvent the lraffe signal by making U-toms in order to make a right tom onto Longwood Hills Road. He stated he appreciated this ring in order to bring this matter to the Commission's attention. He declared a"NO U-turn'sign was needed in this urea as a safety issue. Mr. Drego stated Choy would need to investigate and request signage. Mc Walek also addressed the intersection of SR 434 and I-4 lmffic and said it was hard to avoid this intersection. He stated he would like to see free flowing traffic in this area Mayor Anderson stated the good news was the stare would be working on this n. tie stared they would be doing work in this area and it waz one of their high priorities. Wade Com on, 1084 Second Place, stated he would like to see more festivals and events in the Historic Disln'et. He stated he would Tike ro sea a fireworks display daring the 4'" ofluly. Comm otter HOlt saidalot of We firowork dirylnys were (Unded by grant m ney.ss C~aL' JL 103 Past Chumh Avenue, thanked the Commission for inviting the ns to come and speak. He stated scone people had give ne powerful prase ttalivvs this evening. He said he was concerned about thchistorioal racy wncemivg the renovations iv the Historical District. He azked if the city as making an effort far histotioel accuracy and if they oould obmin some expertise to advise tho city on these renovations. Deputy Mayor Bundy stated when the city was dcsigtared as a Historic District they had a very outstanding architect iv Irisorioal renovation dowment things that ere done. He stated, for historic accuracy, they relied heavily on rho }listorio Preservation Board. }Ie advised the burden of proof was on the person making the application to renovate. D.1. Seek, 120 Columbus Circle, scored he moved hore iv the 19'!0's. Hethanked overyove for having the meeting. Heaffnned fie was glad to see the city spending money on improvements. He stated the city empbyees were top notch and the airy has a Tong way. He affirmed Hrey veed ro elevate the common entzen up the pyramid; Ihey are tAe tax payers and the voters. Mayor Anders sated that the money was being seen with goals in mind and within a bndgetn He staled the City of Longwood waz the only city in Seminole County without debt. He expressed being excited about the number of people who have come np to him regarding how goad the city is looking. He stated changes hnvo been made and the feoilities were getting better. CC 03-22-04Y10 Deputy Mayor Bandy slated he doesn't hear peoplo conversing vboul the rise of xes because they see remits. He athrmed he appreciated the ciliun's input letting diem kmw what the ro>;dents went. Commissioner Maingol staled may xrere being Vmoclive vnd warn progressing foncaN. Hea(fmted the citizernv could cell on the telephone wish wncems a~ any time and They would deal with the masers. He stated wish the ei~izen s help the Commission would wntmne to impror e. Com er Holtsated there aloe ofpeoDle serving on the ci~y boards and volantecring in the common ty~eHeeebtowledged the Police Chief for working on the ovr show. He sieved [he Fire Depvrtmcn[ was the best in Seminole County. He v(fimrod the City Cletkw -orking on eorgvn zing Ute cemetery. He slated the ciliaens needed to be mvaze ofwhat twos Koing on. 3. AllJOURN. Mayor Anderson adjourned the Town fall meeting at908 p.m l ~r ,,, Y ~_,~_ Daniel J. Ander.48n, Ma}'or ATTEST: [LO 6arah M. i1ijares-~ .. CC 03-22-041'11 This Page IxB Blank Ivtrntiwinlly. CC 03-22-04/]2