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April 3, 2000
Present: Mayor Panl Lovessrand
Deputy Mayor 6aseh Bundy
Commissioner Dan Anderson
Commissioner Sleve M1liller
Con ~ er JUlin C. Mningal
John'J~D~,gn, City Administ,ntar
Ger„Idine D.7 inbrl, City Clerk
Ri<hnrd 5. Tnylor, .l r., Citp Attorney
Director Terry Bnker, Depl, of PuBlie Safety
John Brock, DIr, of Community Services
Richard Kornbbd,, Ulilisies Division Mnungm
Tom Smith, S,rrels/Flees Division 3D,nager
I. CALL i00RDEli. Mayor Lovesttand culledo regular meeting to order nt ]00
p m.
2. Amomens of SILN;NT MED[TATiON x-ns FOLLOIV ED BY TdE PLEDGE
OP ALLEGIANCE.
3. COMMDNITI'ANNOUNCF.MF.NTS: the following wereannounced-
A. Eflstcr Egg llnm,Saturday-Apri115, 2000, 9:30 a.n,.1o 12:00 NOnll
Candyland Park
Rain Date'. Sm,day. April 16, 2000-9:311 a.n,.lo 12:00 noon
B. 61ve Cn,ss Pickin' -Satmdey. Apri115, 2000, 6:00 P.m. to 10:00 p.n,.
Reiter Pad;.
~. RECOGNITIONS:
A. District #2 Presentation of Ilse Business Person of tl,e Movth Axard,
[or April 2000, to Lanra and Pmil DeStefano and 6arbara'I'rnd, The
Lan;nroarl.tiralinn, 3?3 N. CR d2].
(Presentation wes made tbllowiny conclusion ofAgende Ltem No. '/.)
5. BOARD APPOINTAIEN"CS:
A. Dittriat d3 NOminnllonmtic land Planning Agency.
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C m nU Miller nominated Denny Emory_ Carried by a unanimous
6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. Nc public participants
7. CITY Al1N11N1$TRATOR'S RePORT.
Added on.
A Mr. Drego informed that the hrst meeting in July, ]uly l'°, fall between a
Sunday and the 4'^ofJuly holiday. He asked Commission if they .vish to
wnsider canceling this meeting
It was the wnsensus oPCommisslon, by e voice vote of the Commission
that the regular meeting ofluly 9.2000 be cancelled-
D. Mr. Dingo reposed That the County took action on or around March 14,
2000. to reduce the tipping fees at the landfill and that it wns retroactive to
October 1999. Thisomurred in between the City's public hearing end
Cost eading and Florida Recyclin6 was not a.vare of that t the
[Itey requested the inuease_ Sta(Fwill go beak to them to lower the rates e
relative to the tipping feel
As Laura and Paul lle5tcf no had arrived, the presentation of the Business Person of the
Month Award was made by CommissionU Anderson nt this point in the locating
Coin UAnder.on Ares nted the April Bur ss PUS tof the
Month~Award to Paul and Laura DeStefeno. Ha indicated his pleasure
that they had opened their restaurant in Longwood in the Historic District.
phomgrnphs were then taken
R. MAYOR AND CO\IM1/1SSIONERS'RF.1'ORTS.
DISTRICT #5 Mayor LOVUn'end said he intended to place the Flistorie
Pres on Board's reque n the agenda 6r the i ting. Heseid they
tent mee
hav requested that the Com ethe FOOndersDay Subco
fton undw'the auspices ofthe Hi~nric Presuvation BOard. He suggested'tl at
any othU who had something to place on the agenda in this regard,
eithor selmmtely~or in onjun Lion with this item. was welcometo do so_
Mayor Lovestrand aaiU he has been bragging about the City's financial condition
and a fcw people have said, if the City is so well off, when will a tux break be
gluon- In this respect Mayor Lovestnnd said he intends to bring forwerQ of
budgot hearings, a slight reduction in nt'illege tram 5 Ob, to pUltaps. 49 or 4 99,
noting he did not believe it would hun the City fnoncially.
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DJSTRICTNI. Commissioner Maingot reposed he had attended the wake fr
Troy Baoh Mr_ Rach is the deeeazed husband of Dorothy Bacb who is a long-
standing member ofthe Historic Preservation board.
Commissioner Maingot reposed, after doing some spot checking that there was e
sable impro nthe garbage collection service and, especially. that the
canscheve been placed upright
Comm erMaiogot repotted his endan efundmi er for COVgressmen
Bill McCollum where [hero naddress Sven by Sen or Trent LO[. Ha noted
that he had the plea eof my ring both gentlemen end asibeing rewgvized asa
Commissioner erom congwooa_
DISTRICT tl2 Commissioner Andeson said he also noticed an improvement in
the garbage collection service today-
Commissioner Anderson eomtnended stelf on the recent City newslnter. saying it
had good convent end was timely for events
(am uAnderson reed seine biographic information, which was printed in
the newspaper ~n remembrance of Troy Beeh
Comm uAnders ced that eof his neighbor repres ring
they hadsmissed the public participatiosn puiod. He wntinued to say that he has
iced that homeowners' associations in Longwood are struggling. acme even
defunct, and what was brought to his attention, was [bat the Cny does not always
backup the associations. He suggested the City should be looking, es they
approach Ne Land Development Coda (LDC), to work with the homeowners
to help st engthen them For ample. if the on has deed
uch as o sheds allowed, rhea%the Ciry should no a permit to
build a'shed6 How r. there s the City has sued perm is for this use.
He believed these wore the types ofthings the City should be looking a[
Mayor Lovestrand suggested Commissioner Anderson speak with Qail Easley and
provide her with his input nthe LDC Or get vith the City Atto nay with respect
ro the possibility of an ord nonce being dratted where the City would not issue e
permit ifthe homeowners' regulations disallowed it.
DI5CRICT t{3. Commissioner Miller rtmindevL with the onset ofbudget time.
that the capital prograi required appendices with detailed information for evuy
capital pcoject_
Upon inquiry by Mayor Lovestmnd. Mr_ Urago advised that the Commission did
approve a form that requires more information bet it was for water and
wastewater projects only. This incladed cost essnmptions. paybae65. etc He
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nued to say that other capital programs would be done acwrding to the
Chatrter.
DISTRICT X0. Deputy Mnyor Bundy said with the Hwy_ 17-92 construction
snbsta Bally completed, he thought i me for the bus s along that oad
omplian with respect to their signs. He suggestedeleiter be watt
o those bnso sadv sing that the relax nofthe enforoe tof the wde
as Por the wnswetion period only end w give them a time Iaimtt wiNin which to
comply.
Deputy Mayor Bundy said about three meetings ego, the Administrator was
asked with draBeing e w policy Por wde complianceend hoped it would be
ready by next meexing In riding through the City, the results of the current policy
an bas ~the~[hue are numerous violations throughout the City, auto repair
end Shope s t up in residential areas'. sent -s parked in residential nreas otc
Deputy Mayor Bundy painted to a reeun atticle in the Orlando Sentinel about the
Supreme Court mling, which upheld en adult entertainment law in Erie
PennsylvaniA His undm'standing is that their law is similee m Seminole County's
few and the City's law. He also wanted to be sure the City's wde was up-to-date
an vaew of some of the recent court decisions.
Mayor Lovesirand questioned iPthe adult entertaitunent law orjust the zoning
was oovered in the Lend Development Cade (LDC).
Mr. Taylor replied [het only ihezoning portion was coveted in the LDC. As to
being up-m-date, the City is pmtwted under Smninole Counry's law as well as the
Citys. Seminole County's wdebs probablyalittle more up-to-date And,
between the two modes, the City is fully wvered', however, he wnld probably go
bank and update the City's law along the lines of whnt Seminole County now has
Deputy Mayor Bundy also complimented staff on the recent newslettsa
publioation, noting he had always admired Winter Park's newslwer sod thought
that whet staff produced this time rivaled anything W inter Park has done.
With respect to garbage wllection, DepntY Mayor Rundy did not notice results as
goad as were mentioned. He.sxid they loet his garbage can lid, and he noticed
that e lot of eons were still being toss d_ Eie has forwarded bis oompleims on to
Fbride Recycling.
9. CONSENT AGENDA:
A. tar Anw'owed Bius.
B. Approve Minutes of March 13,2000 \Vark Scssian anti March 20,
2000 Regaalnr Meeting.
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c Anprn~e nnrrbaseomertuwarerorre, me.Nn,o amonm of
51 s,zsa z~ ror me pnrchasa of personal eon,nmer sonware and
authorize the City Administrator to sign the purchase order-
D. Approve pnrtial pay requests for the Cotntty Road 42]widening
project in the amount of 53,55'!_63_
£. Approves Continuing Services COntntet ror Civil FSgineering
Services related to stormwatar proiacts witn 1'rnfesslonnl Design
Associates, Inc. and authorize the Mayor to sign the Agreement
F. Appro aCoi ing Serv es Con <t ror the arsign or c: ana
rwn :tea tw a~vroia~tsawan ear a £eaana, ana
Assoel tesalnc and authorize the Mayor to sign the Agreement.
G. ApDrov a Con ing Serv es Contract for Civil Engine ring
Services relnted to roatlway/street projects with Derrymmt &
liwtigar, lne_ end authorize the Mayor to sign the Agreement-
Commissioner Miller moved to approve the Consent Agenda Items
A. fl. C. and D. excepting Items E. F. and D. Sewnded by
Commissioner Andxrson and carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
Com er Miller qua ned ate need COr contract vtgineering services. givvt
the [act that the City had en engineer on staff es wel I es two CAD operators end
said the City certainly bav the capabilities. He questioned if the Cily didn't have
master storm water and master wxstewe er plans.
Mr. Drego said the City only has one CAD operator, a surveyor and a City
Engine r. He explained Natthe reason Por continuing se ring
the Commission approveA the rank orderinS on March ?O.vis the the current
n of engine ring fern wing se is but
project-specifc and once the p oject was completed~onder Statute, the Cay could
not use their servic sagain.
Mr_ Drego n xt gav a brief overview oP SOme upcoming storm water and
r p jeers= etch es_ Nei ntory map oCthe swan water
system open ring Cor the Water n4enagem nt District would be done es a mae[er
permit for all,the pr jeers which sa a lot of m nay; he: ned there were
us drainage i s all [he lime such as Land Avenueee
and hydraulic plan; six wastewater projects in the budget that hove not
ydsbeeo drsigned end any Cuwre projects.
Mr. Drego continued saying the City a,gineer was capable of doing this work.
however. he could not do desisn and handle problems at the sometime. It was
Mr_Dregt:sopini other it was better to bring on professionals. who are
knowledgeable about this and haves rapport with Ne Water Menagemu:t District
to dothemuter planning, thanwhave ono pegs o,trying to do both.
Every ti an RFP is done. it is a cumbersomeend expen ve pro This is a
way to br ng a firm on board, let diem understand [I:e system, get zcwstomea to
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