CCMtg01-20-03MinLONGWOOD CITY COMMISSION
Longwood Ci[y Commission Chambers
l95 W. Warren Avenue
Longwood, Florida
MINUTES
JANUARY 20, 2003
Prescnt: Mayor Daa Anderson
Deputy Mayor Sttve Miller
Commissioner Rvteb Randy
cammKamner real Ln.emand
Commissioner John C. Maingaf
Jahn J. Drago, City AAmivistramr
Geraldine D. Zambri, CiN flerk
RinbvN S. Toylar..lr., City Anarncy
Terry Raker, Uireetor o[ Prtblic Snt'ety
Mon ea Mitchell, Director of Finan<ial Services
Ri hard KornkWh, Utilities Division Manager
Tom Smith, Streets/Fleet Divisimt Manager
1. CALL TO ORDER. Mayor Andeson called angular meeting xo order at'!_OO p.m.
2. Amomevt of8lLEN'f MEDITATION was FOLLOWED IIY'[RE PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE.
3. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS. Thue were vo ennounecmevts
d. RECOGNITIONS/PROCLAMATIONS:
A. Prcsenmtion ofthe Martin Luther King,.l r. Citizenship Award for2003
to Adrienne Ecrry, Ph. U.
Com ez Maiv read a Pmclam cognizing Dr. Ferty for her
omplishments in the field nfeducation, as well es bu community
rvolvemenr, noting Dr. Percy .vas also a member of the Longwood City
Commission m 1989 ehrouglt 1992, serving es Mayor iv I99I/1992 Dc
Perrywas then presented the Martin Luther king, Jr. Citizarahip Award For
2003.
Dr. F. ~ :ed hat appreeiwion for being selected to receive dre award;
told.. nshe had the honor of meeting Dr_King vM that h[s life was
ivsp:: ~.. _ all Ameriratxs oral tlmx she lwlieved that one person can make
e diBerencc phowgrzplu of Ur. Perry along with her husband Judge Perry
vtd family members were taken
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May'¢r Andermn mversad Agenda hems B. turd C.
G Dixtriet#S Nomination n[the Nosiness Person for the Month of ECbruan,
211113.
Com er Lov rand no aced An¢ie Romaeose. Ececutivc
Director of fie Chi scion Slurring Center. 600 Nonh 4lighuny 1]-97- to
~e the Hturineas Perron ofthe Momlr auxM (or FehniaD'.
Nmmnmtlon maied by a unanimous noire vote.
N. Presentntian of the Emplnyeeof the Year Award.
Mayor Anderson iccogni~ed Ure followine employees and cvch wos present b
with the Gnploycc of the Year .acct for their respective departments
City Hall/Adminiwrmrive Services- Sorah Mijares -Once of the City
Clerk
Tire Division - [uR/PM Cindy Carbonell
Police Division -Officer Clim Giaielli
public Works Uyrunment - Pmr Smith -Cross Connection C'omral
Phot eraplss were token follorn r¢presentmtion of each award.
The employee selected ro receiee the Annual I?mployee of rha Yoor Awerd for
the Ciry of Longwood wos:
Officer Clim Giaielli. police Division
Photo¢raphs were rhea mken.
U. 1'resentmtlun of Service fins to City o(InrnRwooU employees.
Service pins were awanleA to rlu- Ibllowing employees:
Five (5) yrurs of5errico
Ryan Nroce Police Off icer
Kris Nurnham Police Officer
Craig Dunn Computer Services Manvger
Richard fjnl"I Mecimnic
M¢tt Kleinman Police Ollicer
Helen Kabor Secretory
Ten (10) Years of Scrviee
Trnv Hickson Poliec Liemenant
I•iRecn (I'>1 Years ul'Seevicr.
II '.'gnusrronR Puilic Works Maintenance Speciolistl
Police Ofiiner
p:5nrhhs Bmdllow Progmm Coordinmar
l'u~enl-~ ~I -' of Sen•ice
i. Jr. Police Chie(
•Renrlru Police OlTicer
l~h~ R.,ugeux I've Lieuren¢nt
Twenty :5) Years of Service
h'
ockenberry Firel3¢tmlion Clrief
Cmiy Price Codon Enfomemznt OlAecr
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s. uoarsD AVroln'rmh~.rv'rs.
A. [ndarve the.Snninole Counn~Cuuncil u[I,orvl Government's (CALNO's)
endvtiao that SVn[vrd~~• erArtwandruli he ~ppuioteJ
mctltm Seminole Cnun R' F.vpre ~~•vr'luftlm~~it~.
Mayor Anderson ~• -"Ir-'-; CAI.NO meetin~thc hoard
m ddA~ ~~•Jr nc tomtl,e~•ofcnti.,. : the
Sen T<le COUn ~ du S note .y
Author } V t~ender~ thudnsei .:I
prerio,tslyand this year CAl n~ laded the mpresentmive fion. NOt.:v
Chace is still wi,rk to be done in the Sanhnd city limits
(`~ -,missroner Mills mevcd to approve CALNO's
•.ndation farthe vtdornment of An WuodruR Seconded by
Counn...ioner Maii_ and carried ny unatttmons,otce,otc.
6. I'll1{LI('. YAIi l Ir i l' ~"fl0\.
Georeu Mtg. ~ :1pgh'.'~.discusse0 die l-lnnaa PO„crlproNn=ss
tnau>)ist.... .ana,raa,ememr ,wts exvlodna all monaes ona ,wnia nx
holdinE worF: t:~ ~' ai ~ -honly to hxar pasnmations f ant pci,mle companies.vho are
rcstW inw I ith Cnsselheny ifthey were to purchase the system and hr
urayed tF~i~i.-n:i aof the lnnNvvod Commission io hear the presxnlatioRC in
order to see if' Ionsmod's future is wnh Florida Pawer.
>. CITY ADMINIS'CRATI)R'S Rh:I'OIt'f.
A. Mr. Dcvuo reponxd thvt Schaol6nerd Member Diane Dauxr advised tMt the
School I3ovrd has otrocaa to n,en in uur4 aresion with each of th. cries in
order io aiamsss uny issues or pmblents the cities may have with the School
DoeN.
Me}ror Aodenxm tltoughi Ihis woold h< on opinnonity to discuss the school
noses andthe numnee ofresaorce otlicers needed. Commisnimtn
Hundv arced ii wrould not hus to meet ..ith them.
6- '. tJrah+o reposed that h~'. ~I taIl:N with son~rane at L~mx alvti,nw
isad F x ^nd h, Mire reencdirw AI)A service Ne said a
and sent Mrs Rica un
t `Isla. ~ . It'cr had f.'led to I'II aot on
~~~ las. y,~~r ena ~~~ ~ tsar r she a=na.;2 tmnnm
n.pon. hle said he Mlie Yed ~hev will resolve ~In situation and _ee~ her
h:. on the pnrntrens ~ systrn,.
K. \IAV(IIi AT'1I COMi\11JSIONI~:IiS'IFl1'ORTS.
Uhtriel ki. Nn repots
District dl. Commissioner Mnin.~ot painted to a recent snick in die
Orlaadn Sentinel where he sad shot thx City afAltnmonte Springs I>ed m pay the
County at least 5680,000 us n resvlt ofd,e County takin6 ova the Cix}'s hm
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operations. He svid it appears it could he rrv expnuive to hove Ihx City's pirc
opn'ations mAnr Ir~'cr.
Con cr Maingot rolcrred to the icsuc raised by M 'eKei. .
relatie to h~lando I'tower (I'rogress Eixrgy), natinu he hclicvi rode v
t of progress, however, vtid he Iwuld not rest avry until the ~:.::If Imn~=.., ~. has
explored every option and Ihvt he ..onld he stranding uirvtever mrxtinl ild
be going on in Caxselberry relative lathe power issue.
Utstrlcl pz. Mayor nvdnson rxpnned lhm vt CAI,NO, the nltamome Springs
City Convnissioo udv'rsed Ihvr mnstrucrinn on the MnJevey Roildingshoold Ix
vt the eitd of Iha monrh. Ife voted Ihnr Cotutrunion had been salted for o
while anA many people bud been uskinz the status of the prpicet.
Dlsrriet qi. Deputy Mayor Millecommended the Ciry Adminivrotor and
individua Ls in public Works for o job moll Jone relcrring to v problem wirh dte lip
station ai Candyland which Irtrs very yuickly reeolwd.
Uirlriel NJ. Come cr Bundy ref red ro a Ictr vivad Gni
Amy Goodblatt-Codes h;nl'oreeitien113ovrd Anomey. asking torclvr tithe
sofnvnopies ling many people uen using utnopies in order to have
~rtheir parkui w v protcetion Gon and lea II.- ~~Ivinul tliaier
during ravierv of the Longwood Development Code there wt~.ir;.~
whether iwpie. Irsidered st and the - ill brig
a part,it m~e r•i~,a mod req,a~m.m.4 fla rata a~~~i~~g ..::~+.. s. e,e
co~nt„iraion e~aed rn pm m d,e code. rpedrrouy, oat xann „ma be nllou<a
and then tell it upwthe lguilding Divisionm develop as appt~pnar l olswndaNs
ro do Ibis. Commissioner Bundy asked the City Adininistrvtc o enfihe
Building Division us to mien They will have Ihosx regulatims Cady
Mr, Dregn svid he hvs given This to Mr. Taylor w Ieview, indievting leis concern wvs
hems vble to edlam w the ncv Smte Uniform Building Codes
Mr. Tevlnr svid he has asked Mr. Svrgant- I'lenning t)ivision Mnnvgcr- w do o survey
oC other cities as to whet dreg ere doing an This issue vad thought he would M able m
provide wme dale tit the neat me ling.
Commissioner Aundvsaid, one evcnin_ aruund IO JO p.m., he noticed a group of
ns hvneing around Arlx>r park and uas vwnre Ihut there h:u been acme t•andalisin
ateihat pork. Hv said the I'oliue wcm evIIW and they did vsk the Icens to mote on
Commissioner t3undv continued saying he cticF:ed u'itlr Ms. Walsh and ~Ihcrs, end
They aped ihxt tu:os hv~x nothing io do. Commissioner 13midy s vcd looking
uggc
Iw the possbility oCkvcping onr of nc~ parks open on Fndvy awnings. Perhaps with
riot supcn order tithe teens something to do-a plea to
' to giv
mui- rid he asked ifMr! I)rago nnuld provide santc recommendotious.
~. corvsen'r ncreu:~.
n. r~tY vpprnved rod erlimamn hms ror damnt~• zmu.
Ii. Apprnse Nivutcs tirthe AVnnary, 6.2011) Iiegulvr Meeting.
G Approve lhx nton1111I~Finvneial Report for the mmttb of flueemher 2002.
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o. me cn.-Aalni~dslrnl~~r reemm~tr,ldx mm wa cly e:~mmhriml npprn.r
Amendment No. I to Interlocal LnnJscnPing Agreement nunrcen
Senllnnle Gnnnry and Cite of LnngwonJ for I2on:JJ ItanRan Itoulevnrd
betxcen North Slral anll Srote RnaA JIJ nnJ nmllnrixe the htnvor to
.. Inc ngreculenl.
F. riir('iry•ndminlsfrntnr recmm~renJn the City fumn1lsvinu uppro.e
endment No. I to Inlerloenl Lnndxcnping Agrecmav~t hcn~irn SenJnule
Coanry nnJ Hlv Cie of LnngwooJ for Itminld Neugvn 13onlevnrll henreen
General li nlrnimn Parkway anJ sH J3J nnJ nulllurlre the M.ryor lu sign
Ine ogre
P. me e:nRrma.~~IR ln. mron nr Jle almmnlary ser.mex nepnrl~nr.~l
enJS J~nt Inacip~ cnn~nlixxinn nh~r~.-.• n r~nrn anlnodvmnn „~w
Vrofecvlonnl i)IWIRn A~xocintes, Ine. for engineering arniecs relaleJ to
V ntonnl Pollutant ~isennrge EliminnJan Syxtem (NPI)Fti) xtnr~nxnler
Pr. re<Ini tx mr - eeJn nfs~ahuon pm:
rev. ~nnrsm~ie eapences and nmmrae me,ha.-~r m .ign are agreement
Depnly Mo}ror Miller moved m approae the Consent Aecndy as
submitted. Seconded by Commissioner Mvingnl and carrieJ by a
nnammons roll cull vole.
1J. r[uuc ecnlancs.
n. The pinaaee oi.ixmo m~me pionoaai s'.r.irea oePnrl~ne~n rcrn~nmenJe
the cry calnlnuon rend ny~ me only nnJ nJnpt ornvnnaca Na.lu-IeJZ,
„biro n~oennx Ine Fim.J vent Jzmi mmgn.
1dr. Tayinr ~nonn~J nav;ng pmof nfPunhrntion mr Inn pnbhe nearing
He than reed Ordinonce No. U3-1632 by title only-
Mayor AnJermn upenul Ine public hearin¢. No one spoke in thvor or in
opposition.
Cominusioner n~faingor mo.eJ w close the public hearing
Seconded ny Commissioner Bundy and corned by unanimous Ini<e
Commissioner Ma-.~ need to approve Ordinee No. 03-163?
as preseniW- SeconJN by commissioner I3unJ.
Conlmi~a,~^er I ~s•eslrend ~ei~m.~-d his o^P^=Lion to i„= ~~~~iR^nce
yingl ~.. fair sl.. ~~ Ih J wonted
io sn o~ a i ,.,Jana
oulJS I $ -
Joti~_ Jlhat th unfair utl ~. Id Ik ~MUt
~ il'-. ~ I tl,. .: Y~+rtniv will ba
~ [ I I -- I ~licva in~n~ Iroi IJ h<•
a los n ~thougJt it ..a9lmlav. and the Lily si n~JJ »anJ up to tnc
Courtly
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Motion mrtied by a loar/one roll call vota. svl~h Mayor Anderson,
Depruy Mayor Miller. Conuuisgioncr 13uody and Commissioner
Main_ ring aye with Commissioner Lovesimnd vo -
Il. RF,GIILAR ^USINFtiS.
q. Cnmmissioner.lohn C. Maingat recommends the Cin-Cnnimissinn discuss
the wllectian and dispasal of residential solid waste by the Citv.
Com er Mein said he is always looking at and
oppont cadditionnl re rthe C~'. r.~ihe
son he spoke. iazihc municipali~ati ?I,oik suPPIY
end it fort s d I p ssibility .e C .a she
'esids i hat -._:-._ 1 -
Cnm nr + 'opy ota
sprea .J .. Mich f o orbs
n[_ ^d e sidemiol Ilec eu h'ch
indiceteJ the iof se mid re ~ . ifnn ~. Coo
Maingoi said,ea t the fgure ~ ~ ut Ire -}- orth the
air rt enm a revenue svmapoim as me rg~~rt: n'ti,. ~•ir~nhe~ eplonation.
mnror Anderson acid revanne wad one sobs reaanna ne ranked at power oa
rcixnma. iron .o lookmn,e otal~ camera,»n pat.
whoa tarn. vieA ~~~. aarmg ne mnkw ai~~"~~a~,a~orawna,aaaaway-
ofno~choi~inge csiden Drably bill but topportunity ~o catch tnai
with the idea orno - nsingsony expensex but dirce~in9 she
uc bvel:rin u the City. Nut erely ~o grub and snatch m ney but
allow unity to have note conuol overthe revenue cream nna u
cc Icvel and he believed Wn~ was whem Commissioner Main_unt w'os
looF:ing also.
Conunissioner Maingoi nerzed shot ethanciug the quality of life was one of tha
other motivating factors.
Comnriesiunn' Lovastrand was not iu lever of the City proviJing this
n the need I'or additionol stat7and the need to purchase
rucFse Ile uoica that ninny years ago, Longwood got out of the business
due m constant complaints. He also did not believe that the City should ne
i00hinQ for ways m raise revenues bur. rather, should rind ways of aayine
within the nodgel and lowering costs, noting that the population since the
early 90's laced not ineansed very ranch Fie suxgested looking more for
more etticirncy.
Commissioner Mninsot responded to Coimnissione' Love strnntl's
yinx thn4 Mick then. 40-000 vehicles were not traveling
tl~rou_h I.ongvmod Hut. mdav. the increnu in tmfTc greatly impasrs on the
rich the polisvand lre serviceneed/l.w ndreeleetric powu
tssueoher txlievvs n makes good emnomts unse to look at n.
Mayor Andcr<on said he too began ro look rat this issue n ycm' neck. when
penpte r.~ere eompimnh,x ahem a,e aerwme_ as to now to an .. d=oer w;tn a,e
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real'vation tha[ the wntrva would be coming tlue and ¢ ehoieewould have to
be made. Fla vino s¢w many cities providing [heir own service and doing well.
l'iio goal, he believed, w¢s to provide a certain level oCserviee m en
eceptable cost. He said he ugmed with Commissioner Lovestmnd's
philosophy to run a light ship. bat ih¢t does not mean one cannot look at other
s of ¢pproach and hclieved thvt was the spirit oPwh¢t wv being done
,erermni,.m.
Mayor Loveao-one solo hn has xgn a r~iaem longer loan me nmer
end the best service was belbre die City cook it over. when
inndividual solid waste companies provided the service. Rates wrrn leu aM
as better. How r. he did agree tl>et the dow side to that was tha
numher of wc}s tint had to come through the residential streets
6. Cih ,administrator recommends the Cin~ Commission dixcnss the Hiring
proceu the Commission Aeem. appropriate Por a new Cin~ Clerk.
Mr. Utago said initially the aireria lia soleetion was to give the
applications to the Range Riders However. ho cans informed tMt may were
of allowed to review applications Cor City Clerk. lie wntlnued to uv the
applications that were famished to the Commission were those with City
Clerk background and tiro[ he had also included dre Deputy Ciry Clerk's
personnel frle. tle said he believed the task was to develop xnne sort ofa
process to get the hiring under way. further, he said the currem Deputy would
fill in 1'or [he City Clerk alter febrvary 2& ifthn Commission had not yet made
a decision.
Commissiorer M¢ingot suggemetl each individual commissioner
w the epplicatioits and rook them with notes or scaring end pass
them beck to Mr. Urago io select ihetop three or four and to organize a
meeting to mtervi~w the cmdbates.
Con cr Miller coda nwll excerp[fion rend earlier
the ling where Msi. Mijare aced for Employee office Year
6r C~uy Hall Complex and suggested~he Commission might Think of
promoting from within.
Commissioner Lovesvand suggested puheps Marilyn Crody coulU be
asked to yarrow the appiicams down to two of the Mst and put diem
mgether along with Ms Mijaras' inl'onnati¢n and let Cownission review
those.
Commiseiotier 13wdy was in agrsemem with Commissioner Mille, saying
he Woked over the applicmions and believed Ms. Mijates has slwwn some
eptimde for thejob artd thought she. at the very least. deserved the utnwst
nsideration- Ali seemedto hays cen¢in quelilicatioms. some more than
others. noting the interest and dedication of Ms. Mijaras and wid if she
ere promoted, it could be with the o¢vent that she get her certifications
within acertain time frame the most diffovit thing is the Elrctions and
drerc is an open ling Elec n bat Mrs Zambri is amenahle to come back
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suhnn to give to Ms. Mijurc n Ihix well as oThcr
prof ins. Ms. Mijores Igas expressed a desire, elr ady has sonic experience vntl
he wonlA Imve no problem with hiring her and thought it would be
aimadt m hna anyone olsc who eowd ao n rnerion.
Mayor Anderson said his thoughts were guile similario
Commissioner LoveslrvnJ's, saying he IooLcA Through guile a few
eppliutions, vnd [ ur ar five caught his eye vnd IukM the gnesTinn
could Ms. Mijares do dlejob. Ahhouyh her resmne did not stack up
expurie c, Ihue soften t than ubvt n the
en Similvr to C.Omn eorLnvvT rvTrd's idvagle ould like
ilia City Admi and the City Clerk to look mrough and
identity tw vrmreeoas umll as Ms. MilaTes.f rCommission to
w. 1{e Bald he would like to meet some of me npplicunts
and vlso Ms Milnrer. In response to Deputy Mayor Miller's inquiry, he
svid he uroold sv more Seconded by Deputy Mvyor Miller.
Con er I.v rand said he did no tt Mr. Urv¢ setae
ling Tike CIerA would be working for the CoTmnixs~ian`vnd Thal is
why he sugncsted wmeone kom University of Centrvl Floridv. I{awever, he
tlid not mind if Mr. Drago looted aA IheTn. if Ire were to ague
Mayor Anderson said he was going to amznd his motion to ask
Ms. Crony wrd Mrs. Lembri to select Iwo or Ihrce oCThe strongest
resomus: Seconded by Deputy Mayor Miller.
Disc sued wish respect w how the mtervT w process woold be
conducted. en
Mohan carried by unanimous voice vote.
12. CITI'ATT()11N k:V'S H}:PUItT.
A. I~loridv Power (Pro¢NSS 2oer¢y).
Mr. Taylor rcponed, lased an the Iert executive scssian.0~et he Ired
fiTnher edited both the stttlemem and f anchise agreements vnd lied
iced both to Elorida Power. Florida Powers represenivtivc indicated to
him hot some of the things met were chanced were not on the table to be
changed He will mee[with dmm some time Ibis week vnd believed there
would he the coed for at toast one more executive session.
Scheduling vnothcr executive session was discussed. Mayor Andermn was
ntctl that Mr. Taylor rwuld ha.e enough time to Nmish C mmisxion
with v clcvn copy ofexch of da documents for the executive session.
GnninissioTror Meingot said he was unavailable the week uCJanuary 1Th.
11,e eommmsion ngreea mat mny conga aiaoas, a meeting data nt me ne,t
regulvr niccring on February 1. ]003. Mr. 'Fvylor svid he wxs unavailable fiom
Fchmary 4 mrou¢h 1ebruay 8.2003 as he would be nut of huvn.
Coinmissionvr Bundy said Ire vms unavailable on I-eM1ruary I I, 2003.
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