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_
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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
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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-
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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
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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-
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~q. AUJUIIRN.