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CCMtg04-17-00MinI.,ONGpVOOD CITY COMM1fISSION Imr~gwood cly Commis:ion Cnanarers 175 w. \4arrmi Avenoc LongwooA, Ploridu APRIL 1], 2000 REGULAR b1EETING MINUTES Present: Mayor Paul Lovestrnnd Deputy Mayor Burch Dundy Commissioner Dan Anderson Commissioner JOhn C. Maingo~ Coinminsioner Srave Miller lobo J. Drago, City Administrator Geraldine D_ Zambri. Ciry Cluk Richard S. Taylor. Ir.. City Attorney lobo Brock, Dir. of COmmoni~y Services Richard Kombluh U~ilities Division Mnneger Lr. Russ Cahen. Police Division Crnig Dunn, Computer Services Manager 1. CALL. TO ORDER. Mayor luvestrand calledaregular meeting ~o order at ]:00 p.m. 2. A moment o[SILENT TI LDITATION wns FOLLOWED RY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.. 3. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMEN'f5: None 4. RECOGNITIONS. A. Ruogniaing members of the FoonUers' Day Snbeummiuec Sbriln tVOns, Cbair (Absen~) Carat Brrslin (Abrent) Jim Dgly (Absent) Tyra Uawsnn (Absenl7 Mayor Lovestrand reoogniud each member oPrha founder's Day guM Commo~ec He holed none oCilre nrembus were present 6. Dlstri<td3Nnminption ur Rosiness Person oribe blonrb, May 2A00. Commissioner Miller nomina~ed ]erry Cipolia. Jerry's Pizza and iralian Restaurant ro receivo the Rosiness Permn ofthe Month Award Por May_ Noin~nation carried by a voice voce 5. BOARD APPOIN'Til1EN'1'S. There.rere no appoinr~nen~e seheduied_ CC o-1]-00\928 4. PII6LIC PARTICI I'AT'ION. There was no public participation. 7. CITV ADMINIS'pRAt'OR'S12EPORT. NO report. 8. MAYOR AND COMMISSIONF.RS'REPORTS. Ilistrirt dl, #2, #3, #4, and %5 There were no commissioners reports. 9. CONSENT AGF,NDA. a pay Apprave4 suns. B. Approve Minutes of APril3, 2000 Regular Meeting. C. Approve the Monthly Financial Report for March 2000. U. Approvers hydraalic modeling contrast fur the water and wastewater system to Rcere Moron and Assoclntes in the amotmt of 3K3,500. E. Approvea Change Order in the nmonnt of Sl2,'189.81 to PagacRe Industries, LLC Construction Company for Construction of Improvements on Rangeline Road. F'. Approve a Clmnge Order in the amorist of 518,3'12b6 to Golden Fatgle Constrction Company for Construction of the East Street Paving mtd Drainage Improvements. Comm er Miller ved to approvethe Con nAgenda es submitted Seconded by Deputy Mayor Uundy and carried by a unanimous roll cell unto- L0. Pt16LIC IIEARINGS there were no public hearings scheduled. I1. REGULAR BUSINESS. A. Mayor I,uvesu~and recommends the Clty Can:misslon Alsm:ss the Fottndu's' Ony Subrommittte nud Founders' Dxy Arts xnA Crafts Reativnl and take the notion it Oeenu' nppropriatc. Mayor Lovevtrand said Fe placed this item on the aganda because of a request by the lust is Pres on Board. Mayne LOVeatmnd read the lin ofbaekup hems inoluded wash the egendx packet. Deputy Mayor Bundy registered his wncern with the difficulty ofa city board. which is subject to sunshine lewz publio notice requirements, etc. sing an evutt of this sort tale wholeheartedly sr:ppaneda Spring festival, but proposed tie City send out requests for proposal to profess sal events p:n organ other in sled peoplennd let theirs mokea prey :ofthearfideas orproposals to the City, which could then be evalu ted'~He said there.vert numerous things CC J-I]-00\929 that mould be done with a festival, such has having participation by restaurants, corporate sponsors, music groups, ate. Mayor Lovestrand looked at the history as to the money the Festival made. thug the[ aoh year tie a after expen as les and this year it as probably aloss. He further oted Cher clot ofwmpeti with other festivals also being held in the spring Mayor Cov and wazin favor of letting a private einerprise come up with a proposal[ Commissioner Miller said he has been asked by peoplo in rho Souoty to do away with this festival. Mayor Lovestrand asked if these individuals e speaking [or the soviery or as individuals- Commissioner Miller said ae individuals. Con er Anderson said he liked to have events going of in his [own but gniestioned if there was etough support and enthusiasm in the unity for this event. hale said he was not uecesserily troubled by the flna as he believed it did add value to the City to have en eventro bong people together. He questioned if the existing festival could be ured end agreed it ould he ben ifa pnv to group apptoerAted the to `tract z Ci y and expressed rhea in putting ov e fstival, or some other type of ev t. How ouldtliket moment ofsuppos by the City in ass sting thetgmup to pm on enseeV~`on Com er Maingot said the .springf rival was in direct competition with other festivals, and endorsed the idea of looking for outside organizations [o come fonrartl with a proposal to the City. He also endorsed trying to hav vity going on in the City thereby encouraging others uty msee what our merchants have to offer, and also is Ii story. Perhaps, e different [ime of year when it would not be in tlo t head on ompeti ~ with other nthe s He also thought the private group, once approved by thetC ity, should be supposed in their effortz Tie thought the City should put out feelers to priveee organizations to Dome forward with rewmmendeeions Por the City to tsider, but ainly not just wipe it ou[_ He Pelt dte City should do everything it Dan w perpetuate act vity in the City_ Mayor Loves« and moved, for the [ime being to disband the Founders Day Committee-and keep an open mind toward Wture events. Seconded by Commissioner Miller. Comm~sstoner Anderson concurred .with the motiaiv but said his Peelings e the City should no is beck of could step away for the to being, but vith an tended hand to wnhoever wanrs to come along and centtnee the event ie~cibe future- CC J-1'lAO\930 Mori ried by a three roll call voce. with Mayor Lcv and, Con eroMiller end Coma ee Andua ring aye. with De'pu'ty Mayor Dandy and Comlmtissioner Maiugot v sing nay. B. Purchasing Division of the Financial Services Department [ends the City Contmissian reatl by title only, schedule May 1, 2000, as the public bearing date, anA approve the ^rst rentling of Ortlinance No. 00.1531, prm~iding for a rate reduction fnr residmttinl sand waste collection in ibe amount of eight cents per household per month. Mr Taylor read Ordinance No. 00-I Si I by title only. C,on er Miller moved to approve the fret reeding of Ordinance No. 00.1531. and to schedulo a public hearing for May 1, 2000. Seconded by Commissioner Maingot and carried by a unanlmeus roll call vote C. The Clty Adminisnntar recommends the Clty Commission apprm~e the Commwtity Code Compliance Guidelines. Mr Omgo slated tire[ the proposed Guidelines were developed in response to Commission's ruluest for a formal policy relative to coda complianeq specifically to gain consistency on how the nodes were aaPoreed_ Fie said the policy wee developed with input from someindividual commissioners well as membms of the Codes COmplixnce Division. Ha said the policy ie designed [e be guidelines not procedurally oriented, but more esults orieattW, and to give some diacrmion to the Code Officer to be able to put together e Code Compliance program relative to the areas of the City they have to deal with. Mr Dingo explained the guidelines were not Van of the Land Development Code (LDC) end no changes should be required to procedural statutes mintive to Codes Fatforcamunt in the LDC These guidelines as to haw the complaint is processed end puts the bmdut Quad e City to acknowledge areas that nand improvement end to gux with the afFeaed neighborhood to develop a strateSY to bring the area into compliance vs the euaent snetegy of citing the offenders. Mr. Dingo fvrzbu snid a Code enmpleint Porm has bean developed and is nthe line mthereby allowing residents to eaasthe internw to file their complainurn CC a-I]-OO\931 Mr. Drago naked Mr. Dunn, using the audio/visual equipment to access the City swab site. Mr_Uonnthen explained how the eomplaivt would be fled by Internet access and submitted to the Codes Compliance Division- Mr_ Drago said the parson filing the coinplaim by Email does not have m give theft name- Discussion ensued with respeot to the filing of anonymous wmplaints. Deputy Mayor F3undy noted the Guidelines do not say e Codes F.nforoe tt Otttcer oan mrciatea complaint. Mr_Drago said Item b. covered that. During disc ntlte following pars nthe audien madec Mr. Craig Van Hoovers suggesting Codes Otllcers used laptop computms; end an unidentified woman who made wmmants regarding lack of codes enforcement. Mr. Taylor suggested a few ameatdments; Item ]_ add the language or!he C'tv ver'fW by so e_gtlygr~l nee Ime_:Pmcedvre_Item d, change th.= .vora ~ osi n ro Mayor Lov and also suggested. underltent 4.,that rheplvase widtin 24 hours. be d ended to say, within one business day. Mayor Lvvesrrand offered an amendment to Item'/., to add the language as per the Chy Atmmey for Item ). end to amevd Item 4. changing the phrase W h~ 24 hours to W'tl'n ne bus ese day and to change the word d 5pq;tiyjp~i co talus. Seconded by Commissioner Anderson and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. Commissioner Miller moved to accept Item I1.G as amended. Seconded by Commissioner Anderson. Mr. Drago said nafl'went into cyberspace and reported diet they wuld not fnd any pity that had e Code Compliance policy and no cities in [lorida have a wde complaint Conn on the web. Motion vamied by n unanimous roll cell vote 12. CITYATTOftNCY'S RL~'YORT. A Mr. Taylor said he receivederceponse on Friday to his follow up lever ro Florida Water Serv with regartl to the City not having received the swtlement agruemem~He said with the axcuption of needing e faw minor modiCrcet~ons, tt was substaneielly rorrect. He would make the then- CC 4-17-00\832 ~q. AUJUIIRN.