CCMtg11-08-04THMinLONGWOOD CITY COMMISSION
Longwood Community Building
2A0 West Warren Avenue
LnngwnoU, Florida
TOWN HALL MINUTES
NOVEMBER 8, 2004
7:00 P. M.
Present: Mayor 11. G "Kutch" Rvnd}
Depoty Mayor Brian D. Sackett
Commissioner Johv C. Maingot
Commissioner Dan Anderson
Con er Mike dolt
RiehnrU S~Taylor, Jr., City Attorney
John J. DraSO, City Administrator
Sarah M. Mijares, City Clerk
Linea F. GoR, Deputy City Clerk
Tom Smith, Division Manager of Struts/Fleer
Chris Schmidt, Community Services Cnnrvlinntor
Tom Jnckson, Chief of Police
Gmol Rogers, Director of Piaancial Servius
I. CALL TO ORDER. Mayor Bundy called the meeaing to order a[2:04pm
Com er Maingot oved to suspend the rulee. Seconded by
Commissioner Holt and carried by a unanimous voice vote.
2. PUBLIC PARTICII'A"[ION.
Mayor Dundy stated this n opportunity for the residents to address the
Comm ales formalsat osphue_Hesaid he would like the residen
me forward end speak, then the Comm cold re vmment at Theo
end_ He requested commems be limited to three (l) minutes
J m Se'bert and.leck~$y, Columbus Harbor Homeowners Association
made a presentation to the Commissioners. Mr. Drago, and Mr. Miller in
graeimde r cognizing them for [heir support and eROru during the humcanes.
Dav d 2 S'n on, 10]2 Chvhanham Court, stateU he drove by the police station
eral ti a day and inquired why there e always so many patrol ca and
orcyclcs parked rzther than nut on patrol Fda also expeessod concern regarding
the srhool zone on E E Williamson, near Woodlandx F,lementary.
Mayor Dundy stated they were in the transition of new vehicles arriving and the
older es being sold-Also, not ell atKcers dove their patrol cars home while
others do
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Mr. Drago slated there were cars available for [he motorcycle officers to drive in
inclement weather. He also stated there were patrol cars available in the event of
an accident or repair work on a patrol car.
Mayor Bundy stated the school zone referred to was out of city limits.
Ed Cundiff 226 East Pine Avenue, expressed eonoern regaMing the recycle
with Waste Pro. He stated he had made multiple calls in en enempt m
have' his recycle picked up. He steed a retention pond behind his properly had
flooded his yard twice. He slated the owner was supposed to have cleaned and
deepened the retention pond, but this had not occurred. He declared the paving of
East Pine Avenue would create a Flooding problem if this was not addressed.
Mr. Drago stated the city was in the prooess of sending out letters to private
propmy owners that have retention ponds or drainage systems [o inform them
that these must be maimained or [hey would be cited-
Ted Dau¢hertv, bl0 Pheasant Avenue, expressed a wncern regarding retention
ponds lie said he lives in Skylark where [here were multiple retention ponds that
vend wish green algae He stated they should Dlece the etormweter on the
wx rolls Tamer than nnargmg momnly.
ggy~p~Villiama 122 Temple Drive, stated he would like to echo the eomments
made in reference to the good job [he Commission was doing He inquired about
the status ofthe Longwood Groves fence.
Mr. Drago advised the city was in the process of looking info two (2) different
designs Por the well He stated the city anticipates the building modes to be more
aMngen[ relan~e eo me n¢rtieanes
Evelvn J Fruti¢er, 1466 Crickets Court, inquired about the stortnwater increase
and stated that Coventry m fined their retention ponds and stormwater
drainage, so i[ was mt faira5he asked ifthe curb service and back yard pickup
referred m garbage. She said it did not seem right ro raise the garbage fees. She
said her neighbor's driveway wzs damaged when the large truck picking up debris
booked into the driveway.
Mayor Bundy auggested she providethe address to the City Administrator. He
advised there apu6lic hearing scheduled at the Herr Commission meeting
regarding stormwater.
Kim Hall, 910 Parson Brown Way, stated her question had already been
addressed.
Couuie end BiII Adams. 2'19 Bas[ Jessup Avenue, stated they had debris that had
not been picked up. Sne Hated this was a plotted road off oPLOngwood Roed.
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G no An o e, 1232 Hamilton Avenue, slated there had been a lot of pollution on
their cad. h{e scored Cher still debris from the hurr s. He s aced the
Candyland park sign hadoteceived damage end needed to be replaced- lie declared
Iha neighbors would like to se support inbeantifying this area-
Commissionu Andersoo eddresved the garbage and smrmwater fes He said
when they wore considering raising these fees they knew it would not ba a
popular thing tc do. I le explained the bids were based on the fgores obtained
from the old company. As i ned out, these ligures were incorrect and there
wenty-five percent (25%) more garbage than bid on. He added that the Curren Wes
company did no[ request ev increase iv [heir fuel fees He reviewed the various
ptojeet and m ce funded by the s er fees. He said there to
approximately Sl 4 million dollars identified in pr feces that need to bewe
ompleted. He said the stortnwater increase was based on the list of projects and
will sense[ es soon as rhea projects are completed.
Coco er Maingot aced the actual list of stoemwater projects over the next
foot (4)syears comes to approximately 5I 425.000. The wllection of stormwater
feu comes to 5649,89"1 per year. He said that one (I) project was over 5100.000_
He said that the Commission had to take conective action on these problems and
were being proactive to anticipate these issues antl take acion.
Commissioner Anderson stated that bandaid fxes only cos[ more in thelong run
end this Commission was [tying to correct these Issues the right way.
Deputy Mayor 5aekwt stated he had to sandbag his property because of poor
planning. He stated the second public hearing on the stormwater ordinance would
he held at the nex regnlar Comnnsston me ring
IoAnne Rebello 301 Loch tumond Avenue, stated Longwood participates in a
repres ve form of govemmcm where the Commissioners were elected by the
people She eaid [he Commissioners, whether seaPed at the dais or penicipeting in
other gov oral fun should be speaking and makinn dec sif their
re speaking She said they should serve [heir oi[izens needs and wants
while weighing ihec end oonsequencesin carrying out these eeds. She said
rules should apply to esveryon wheher of [he Con t agree wiN that
pars n_ 511e wed the tulesend procedut s of the Com n. She s aced the
idea of Me Town Hall meeting was a wonderful concept. Shassated her concern
s that veryvna was not treated equally. Chet those persons of the mind.
close frieeds, rrelated tothe abet ved preferential treatment. She stated the
st blare t of this cored at the Ottobu 18.2004 regular Commission mewing
while discussion was held regarding the Cee the Historic Socety collects thr
emporary permits for vendors during the pall Arts and Crafts Festival. She said
these Proceeds were to be dedicated to the whole Historic District. not the three
(3) buildings owneU by the Society.
Emile Gant 104 Applewood Orivc, said they own property in the ftaywood
Industrial park- She expressed wncern regarding stonnwater damage issues in
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this area stating the swales needed to be cleaned. She also was wncemed about
the tnomasa in fees.
$PSan McMahon, 525 Devonshire Boulevard, said stormwater drainage seemed to
be the topic of the evening Shv stated Doubling the fee was worth the investment
to the wmmunity. She stated hor property backs up to Island Leko North and
would like to see this area make the list at some poim.
Mayor klundy stated [here should be an impact on the Island Lake area as the
projects work in concert to move the water.
Deputy Mayor Sackers stated pan of the project was drainage from Roak Lake to
Island take North and other parts atTected the entrance on 4J4 and also Harbour
Isles Subdivision
Com er HOltsated this COm inherited the past problem and they
working to correct those isuesmHe stated WastePro picks up all items, large
~e smau.
Commissioner Anderson stated it was the Commission's decision no[ to spread
the s or f ov a longer period of time- He said they mould no take t n
(10) yearswro wrrea these problems. He ancoumged rile reaiduts to Imo the e
C m on know when issues were not being handled wrzvctly_ lie declared it
as the Commission's responsibility to oversee how funds are distributed and
projects allocated.
Commissioner Maingot stated there were a number of damaged signs that needed
to be addresed. He said the City Administrator had already given stafFdireaive
regarding this issue. He stated the algae bloom occurted in almost all ponds and
those areas without aerauon would need to be sprayed.
Susan Cox, 284 East Warren Avenue, stated she has lived in Longwood for
twelve (12) years and over the Iaat few years the Commission has done an
ncraiiblejob. She inquired ifthe concrete pipes going in at Warzen and Oleander
war lines. She stated she had a pump system and was looking forward to
thersewer system in this area.
Mr. Drago sated, where possible, theyw re pursing in thew er line tthe
cad prolec s. He said the soil wnditi ns did notsallow for gravity
sytsnie and East Jessup, Magnolia and Oak. He stated these areas would need
ro be addressed with a vacuum system which was very sufHCienr
Ms Cox stated there needed to be more smelt lighting in the city.
Com er Anderson stated there had been some bad planning in the put
regards is er. He advised the city had to rvey areas to determine where
water PlPes had been installed. He said they were now looking into
equitable ways to move this project forward.
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Come er Sackett asked COn er Andors ant on trails (het
would wnnect Cavdylend Nark to the Markham Woods a ¢amm
Coin ~ er Anders rated in Sem note County the Gramt and Trailway to
nay wu passed. There re bonds i ued by the county and they are creating
bike trails. He statedtheCityofLOngwood now has repres nthec unty
nlation o
including him Judy Putz and I3ebby Reimers The Perksend
R.eernea[iov Manager is oleo attending the county meetings, es well as members of
the Narks end Recrea[ion Advisory Committee helping to make Longwood's
ce heard. He advised the concept brings the tail dawn Longwood Hil Is Road
through the Candyland Park ar -n then aofGmnt Stree to Churolt Street and
through the Historic District, Rangeline. then to ~ W illimnso2 He said the
opportunity for plan ring a[ the same nine the meets are paved is being evaluated-
Comn er Sackett stated the original in[eveion of this meeting was to evaluate
what as done during the hurt s. He said he would liketo hea on the
pluses and minuses so, ifa next ~ime, they know how to make changesfe
Comm er Noh said they w working in coojunetion with Seminole County
end othertmttes to make improvements and work Gosely togaher.
Mayor Bundy said ha was [he President of the Central Florida Historical Society
and the Ciry Atromey has advised him that he did not need to refiain from ring
ce lte did not benefitor gain pars natty. Heseid this Com and
ttibudng ro thec niry to make this nity better~~He rtated. to
address thes r,nthere no Hooding during the hurt es bee
problems had bee acted. Hest eted that the Commissioners also live in
[he oily evd pny these incrtnsea. Ha stated during the hurricanes, a shortfal l he
and getting infor o the c s. He said the
stefiaad residentsudid atgoodjob dining Ihistiime end it waztgood m see
neighbors helping neighbors.
Con u Anderson stated one tiring he was very excited about was seeing
the hom and propany in Longwood apprec~ ring. He declared this was a great
Comm my to live tn.
3. ADJOURN. Mayor DUndy adjourned the mee~tin1g at 8:4opm.
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Ha and G. Dnntly, Jt., Ifayor
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