CCMtg03-02-98Mintongirooa c~~ y C Hers
Eo~yvo a aloriaa
Yxes ent. Mayor rusty M
Deputy Mayor Sargent
estrand
Miller
ssioner A
elton s city xaminintrator
.m2amDri, City C
rrya8ake , D ector of Y fe<y
ectoi of C ityaS
tchell, D oofuAdministrative S
Fred Merkel, city Engineer, community Services Oepts
ADEE. Mayor Miles called a regulae meeting to ordee
at ].OObp.mo G
2. A MOMENT of SILENT MSDI TATION WAS FOLLOWED BY A PAEBENTATIDN
s by Boy scout Troop 8234, followed by the pledge of
All eg ianceLOA
The Ci~y C erk a~ ceaEthe Historic F unaer's Day Spring A
and CraftslF valuwoula be held o uraay, M rch 1
0 p.m. and Sunday, M rch 998 - 10'~OOla.m. to
4.00 p. m. and4invited all to attend.a
4. RECGGDistrli ct #5 Nomination of Businese Person of the Month,
March 1998.
tea D d Put z, A Alan
P lumbing~nl of it rch i
noting he naa been in sbusiness for 18 yearsoi ongwood,9held
active memberships with the Central Florida Plumbing and
Heating/Cooling contractors Assoc., and Florida A of
Plumbing, G and M cal Inspectors, In nd was
recognized as an authority in this fieltl.
Nomination carried by voice vote.
5 A. tMBITN Om ina[ion to Parks/Recreation Advisory
Eoa~a1C
~. Mayor Miles aeeerrea His nomination
cc 3-z-ss~ss
e. ity of Longwooa B of T e for
o~gwooa eoiice ofeicars ana eireeiyhtersreeneion Tru..t
commissioner v tea sneila w s for
eappointment. ondedcby Ueputy Mayor Sargent and
carried by unanimous voice vote.
C. Nominations to Charter Advisory Board.
As there w no nominations, the item was rescheduled to the
next meetinge
6. pU8I,2C PARTICIPATION.
Nadine Tolos .spoke i opposition t ert ifying the z ing map a
specific parcelnof property o rch Avenue~ns undede
by r silent ial property, having a 3 designation. Tnought it
when the C inq w s dropped. She r quested the
commission not approve the map at this time.
istrictsR#SN~ MayorBMileskc endeasall city employees who
a.,s istea during the tornado disaste e.
[ #2 - Ueputy Mayor Sargent complimented all employees 1
involved in the tornado disaster.
t #3 - Millee e aed appreciation to city
seafelinvolPeainmxhe tornado aisascer~
Minor aiscosaea nia c witn aaoptinq t ity
~ayeeaay z eolucion v a~aeaskea e
suer r eepOiiayna~aenaPinq tna aaminiscracoim-in i~g
forth a ordinance that public money expenditures be done byr
the c s to scnedule
discussion of this issue on the April work
Miller said he believed that the Land Planning
Agencys (LPA) should not eeview potential annexations.
itn said he i aed to bring forth a end
the Land DevelopmenttCOde (LDC); removi nq thisrdreguirementam
Tay for r inaed t endment to the Land Development
o behreviewed by the LPA prior to coming before
the commissione t
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~' By a vote the c agreed to
expeditiously c mthe~process of amending the
Lana oevelopmenemcoa~eas aierweaea.
t pa. Doer varra applanaed staef involvea awrinq
net<ornaao aieaster.
e xs. ana e apprecianion ao
Dicy 6epartme esmin~oi~eari~ cnetxornadotaisascer.
ana a ragiscrations for s city
aiarmesrscemsLanasreaa fromca vea from a siaent
itn respect t regiscraciontana specifically t
information reywescea on the regietration form.
Lovestrand said the information requested w eededi byethe
police and, fuether, thought the i requested i vaded
the privacy of individuals and businessesion also believed the
$10 reg isteation f ould n n pay for the employee time in
administering the regis ations and suggested revisiting this
ordinance for a cleanuptr
agreed t d discuss the
ordinance for possibl ewreconsideration at
the next meeting.
Mr. Smith to provide information for review at the next meeting.
estrand tliscussed Ordinance N which he
aidiw oadopted i mediately following his being9elected.
aid neew not fully v sed o ordinance a
after s est igation has founai i additiontt inga
ingmfeesV s w fees w added and wished to revisit
this ordinance for possible cleanup.
s. CONS eN2 AcsxOA:
A. Pay Approved Bills and E ted Bills for Marco, 1
B. Approve M of Februarym9 998 Work Session and98
Febeuary 1 Regular Meeting.
C. Approve Annua l9 Contract between Amy Goodblatt, Esq. and
City of Longwood to provide Segal services to Codes
of Official Z ing Map.
Approve E gagementiLetterrfor F Year 1990 Audit.
Approve T Budget Calendarca]
G. Approve Addendumet
~ Florida Regional P1anninga000ncileand Ethe Cityrof
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Dogwood to perform Evaluation and Appraisal Report
(EAR).
Me. Taylor referred to Item noting there was change being
made to the contract.
Commissroner Lovestrana saga he wished to discuss Seem C.
Deputy Mayor Sargent wished to discuss ITem D.
ved t approve the c t
agendasw ception of Items C and D
ondedrby Deputy Mayor Sargent and carried by
unanrmous roll call vote.
ZtgO~~ Taylor explained the change t the c ent contract
made to paragraph b. on page 2 othat i w provides
thatbt ney a ity agree that a arytwith t
attorney`stoff ice shall act a reta rystorthe codes board a n
independent c and s ompensated at the rate of a
515.00 per hourtrpro~ides for cancellation of th rs provision,
ued with respect to how many years the c t had
beenur wednsthis being probably the fourth, and d.i scussion that
rt wasegood business practice to go out to bid every three years. 1
S.ksO_~• ued with respect t of ication o
the z ingrmap551Deputy Mayor Sargent indica[eacconcern with the
C-] zoning on Church Avenue.
ock explained the s tutory requirement that the z ing map
reflect the land u aid, as far as he c tell ~nthis
parcel o rchehaspalways been a signated a
ialw landau He did agree with M Tolos i nthat the
door i open t wide a ray of u suggestedns e the
Planning Division i ently working on the Evaluation and
Appraisal Report (EAR)U the Land Planning Agency could be
requested to look a to is a integral part of the F.AR process
and recommend an appropriate category of neighborhood commercial
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~"' ae g tea aanlt entertainment is permit<ea to locate.
pnt inuea witn reepeot c the approval of the
e r[if ication of the z ing map. ock explainetl i
procedural, a only reflecting what the land u e haws
ted and e dopted, the land u e prevails, a -
cthe appropriateiz ingawithin G 1 land u
urtner, the appropriate way is toeamena the land use followed by
a change to the zoning.
ing discussion, t embers indicated t
ing t the Comp PSan promptly
tedit hchange thealandmu the parcel of land o
Church from G ral C ialst eighborhooa Commercial,Wwh.i ch
would then allow the rezoning to a C-1.
r Lovesteana m ved t approve the
ualsc he zoning map. Seconded
byncommissr oner Milled t
indicated c n that This i e has been
discussedns capproval o d OevelopmentsCode (LDC) and
Dula have thought the changehwould have been brought forth by
She said the c n has been asking for that mange
since the LDC nas beenmcompleted.
9. T (CUP 0 -98) foz
rst Baptist Chuzcn of AltamontePSprings to operate a
religious campus o n the north side of
ortn 5 reet, westnof Bennett Drive. Applicant: Rev. John
Wr ight.t
Taylor read the request a on the agenda and announced
proof of publication was availableted
Mayoz Miles opened the public nearing.
Pnilip Nollis, Hollis Engineering, representing F rst Baptist
Churcn of Altamonte Bprings, said he w ailable t any
questions and that they were in concurrence with staffassfndings
of fact and conditions.
esirana queationea staffs oonaition o
allowing any trees o r three incnes i o be cutf n
Hollis said tnat c on would stay insplace only untilMthe
site plan is approved iti
r
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Deputy MaYOr 5 t questionetl i the 5 Johns R Water 1
nagement Disteict (SJRWMD) has signed off on theiprotected
aid they have c ordinated with SSRWMD and the
_orp. of Engineersson the wetland boundaries.
Hollis said the applicant is dedicating additional land to
right-turn and left-turn lane into the si s well as,
estrand asked it dedicating roadway was a
cond itionnimposea.
Mr. Merkel said the applicant offered the land to the county.
iollis said city staff c acted themselves i
professional m empt t any land from
the church. Thenc my ditl request additional right-of -way and,
addition, the church agreed t make s the
oad (North Street) is done right. ad With respect to payment by
the count Y. Mr. Hollis said they had not yet paid for the land.
Deputy Mayor Sargent said when he w t looking at the site, he
noticed watee from t n ponds i the c e park w
going o churcheproperty~ Hollis s elieved t e
lip on the pond h ded a eeded m and said he h
would talk with the propertynowners associationeas he believed '~
Sohn wxight, First Baptist C rch Df Altamonte, said he
wo~iaxaefer his eommente to Mr. xollis.
Mr. Hollis asked for the right of rebuttal.
Nadine Tolos said she w ither in favor o opposition, b
aid the distance requirement from the R-J developments to adu
o feet. The aistanee erom cnnrchea t aanl
entertainment is , o feet. She said you cannot put adult
Drdi nan<e. She noted a ent made dueinq e of t
code with respect t ing a
twherenadult e ouldvlocatecandasaidmshetwould
hatesto s e the citytsrcodemchallenged because of having
inadequa<e sites.
at ty L out, 971 Arden S cetl her c about
f loodingB s et la nd, a amp; had v
righttabouG t eighborhood`s c ;hguestioneds
~ghaa ity z ing bei ngea appropriate z ingot e property;
aid theschurchnwou ld be higher [ n her property;rthere will be 1
an increase in traffic as per thehtraffic study and one cannot
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qec ooc onto x rtn a eet n asxea the o n to
Sider- t otablet as there were a lot of questions that
n~ea~a to be anawerea.
ariorie Nolmquest, s oea ner c citing
impact, 1 undetc amp~ca
ndicated ner surprai se a city'snadult entertainment z
ing 1 ated in the industrial area east of the proposed church
complex.
filler m close the public
ing lon by Deputy mayor Sargent and
carried bysvoice vote.
ued w espect t of the site where
there 1s a utility easement and a street known as Steele Avenue.
Noll is said this a s heavily w and they plan to
preserve the wetland a a for drainage frrom the < e park and
my land that goes tlown s eele Street. dcthe church
catalyst for fixing the road and fixing t nage.
urther, a this s e during c uctionnwouldibe through
the c eepark. itn respect t ~aff is impact, Mr. Hollis
d th isrproj ect will generate traffic o day a generally,
during off peak traffic hours. With respectut tildity s
r city w 1 furnish water, a private compant
wi11NS e to this site being part of t c defined
service area whenrthe private sewer plant wa p rmitted.
ith respect t d plain o the subject property, M kel
replied the drainage plan will be i ord with state lawmr
ity of Longwooa's drainageccwhich is more restrictive
than~Dthenstate.
Deputy Mayor Sargent asked if the city w estrictinq
location of adult e ertainmenT. Taylodr said h believed
further r red M Tolos's c about
further dep Teti ngstheeallovableha had grave c
enying this project bassd ottheoa ted f wheren
adult e ould locate. Ne c uedlsaying that a
onditi Dnaltu s you c n place cond iti ohs on the church and
suggested v ingathe distance requirements between a church and
dolt entertainment, perhaps from the building v from the
property Line, noting it might be acceptable duesto the size of
the church property.
and explained t ity w to
solvent dupe ertainmeni i nltf ~r/f ivea
locations a urt. e s question
ould the bitt p Bolts adultue
church w agree t five under the sameedis to ncetregulations in
/~ R-J zoning1d650 feeto 1
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Pastor Wright Bard t y Quid probably accept that. 1
Commrssroner Miller suggested certain buffers could be required.
Taylor s ity's adult e ertai nment code would n
be a ended t sayh1,50o feet from atchurch unless the churchea
located i - ing, w eby, the distance regulation would s
tay t requiredeby R-] z inq. aid he thought the
ity might havesto tlo that and Hake rt a condition upon their
approval.
asked M Taylor if he s any problems with
uchla tapprovalcc ing problems with The adult e nt
code. n Taylor Chought the idea of a condition helpsaiome
sat>sftthat concern.
Commissioner Lovestrand m ved to a cept the
onaitional u e permit condi t.ioneacupon a 0 foot
alstance fromsaault e ertainment being m intained
and, further, t endtthe aault entertainment
code to say that the 1 o foot distance between
du It entertainment will r
cept ifaadchurch w o be located i -3
district i which c ethe 650 foot distance
requlatipnnwpula rema.n.
Tha comm.~ss~on reoessea from e.a9 to s.lo p.m.
10. - uthorizing
abanaonmentROf aOportiotof a and utility easement
behind 138 Haywood Avenue. (VACaol 98)
Mr. Taylor read Oea ina nce No. 98-1387 by title only.
vea to a cept Ordinance N
not irstcr ing, a dcfor a public hearing
scheduled foraM rch 1 by
Deputy Mayor Sargent and careied96y unanimous roll
call vote.
11. c (LOCI C
Request c address the following: ~) ToTextena or
extendmthesC s time frame beyond its last
scheduled meetingma nat2) Provide precise direction.
Tolos aaaressea t Mavor M regwese.
nupaa teethe c ionhto
aecaaehi hey willto willrn If thus
ntdecides t extend thttimea ihentthey would request
the comrssron provide concise aarectron.
Commissioner Lovestrand asked if any recommendations has come 1
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r rth. Ms. Tolos said the LDC C mittee has r ended a
multitude o ings and she mentioned one having to do wrth
sw vmming pool sh
speaking w h Ms. Tolos, there
appeared torbeas sthangerequested bytt e LDC C mittee i
order to get s mof tReir work a omplished, a ved the
ing for t ssion s suppoatbinvgetti ng
whatlthey need l£urnished tohthemmmi
Mayor Miles s t last week with M ith and M Brock
and discussedat and a ideaEC e forthrt up
n-house tasefo°ce of toff from CodesmEnforcementset
uild ing, e the r s to s if tRey would
ork into the day-toVday a itywide. Then, draft
changes t ing f rth to the c ittee, then t e LYA and then
to the c end t He credi<edtthe L
e forsd ing aagood job indbringing issues forwa od antlrin
providing a thoeough eev vew.
Commissioner Miller questioned the idea of having a committee
revs ew a committee.
Mayor Miles thought the in-house task force c t the
entlations f a standpoint of mechanic suof workability on
~ a daymto-day ba sisom
i. t process i n place n
suggestednlett~ngsthenc mitteeasay w ants, n ing hed
ou ld prefer t ittee's unfiltered e arks.
suggested the administrator decide if Re needs a task force.
Commissioner Miller asked Mr. Smith his preference.
said he thought the task force was probably the best
solutioe
. T'olos said, in a way, that w what w s being done, n ing
Yelvington w fisting witRSt enforcement i
and m usiness A oryeC expecteduto
endmthesL Wednesday. She said
e knew staff w 3opposedlte tRisetb the LDC R
mittee requests v iage, they needtthe verbiage f
and she cited a of Raving asked for verbiagertosbe
furnished with respectnto temporary signs for special events.
Tolos e red i scion with respect t
umber of i within theeLandeD velopment C tly being
wed bytt uch a ~ddi stance
regulations withLDespect t Calcoholic b rage e
fight of o - s'iq ns, temporary signsVec itybboardsnand
/` billboards as toyallowable number. As to amount of additional
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dea, Ms, Tolos w e but t ought if the L 1
ould work wite tnetL and dohit section by Dectron,
it couldepossibly be done in less time.
oea to giwe t e LDC R
mitteenthreelm nths with the c tssron to
again a that came. seconaea bymm
estrand said he believed i intl ependence and has
eproblemew huMS. Tolos giving her c Further, the L
should be independent, should allow stafY t ark and let each
be independent from e and that a erim report should
be furnished at the endhoftthe theee monthsint
requested that the c e be a wed to make their
taff make t andmsection byls end it to
tnemL Commissioner Lovestrand was in agreementnas was Mayor
Mi1esPA
eatrana m nea h ent witn M molos~s
ingntne 25 footasignmheight, c ing
saforahis belief. And agreed t tof the
rs sues on 1g were the condition of the signsanot height.
ued with respect to now the height of signs was
oeducea fromn25 feet to 15 feet.
. Tolos eequested the commission grant the LDC Revrew Committee
a four-montM1 extension.
Miller a d nis m n by c anging
themtime from a threemmonth e n to a
Commissionertvacca secondeduthe
ame~aeaXmotron.
Mayor miles r ratea the m endea, granting a fonr-
onth e.tensio~twitn a reporxtc erne ~ aaiin a the ena.
although not apart of the m the c mittee makes
progress, they would bring things forwardsthrougethe LPA.
ued with respect t whether c notes and
taff sm ing f fished to the c
determ in edsthat the m ing distributed to the s
commission but the stafftmemos were not.
indicated they wished to receive copies of all
staffsmemos as well as the minutes.
as amended carried by a una ntmous roll call
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~' iz. cooing the buayet f
yeaobbeginnNOg O and ending Septemberi30,
19 , providing forbbudgetltransf ers.
Mr. Taylor read Resolution No. 9fl-938 by title only.
waa t aaopt a solution No.
98-938. Secondedaby Commissioner Miller.
and questioned if this a unt w s previously
b~dgeted;nnot ingethe adoption of the budget had a public hearing
but this amendment does not.
ith r onaed there w not a ougn m ney i udget for
the computezsperson t s job. nine r n beinget omputer
person w t yet hired and no one knew theoactual amount that
would beaneeded.
Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote.
39 A TyDirect DeposO=~E REPORT.
ith a kea for the c act direct
deposit forsemployee payeoll?ssHensa~dsit will be vo LUntaey, not
~, mandatory.
ssianer Miller questioned how
the bargain ingounitsaf eltnaboutmthis.
ith said ne believed it naa n approved previously
because it w ought that t entlrebpayroll check had to be
aireot aepositea}~ all or none.
icnell explained that w not the c Dula qo tnree
waysMichecking a ings a unt, and a
mployee. ~upayroll w o be sn ifted backnt
days b othing could be donelantil the c rent police union
contract ended as it outlines the pay week,ur
the c effect direct
deposituforf employeempayrollwas per discussion.
B. Line Item Transfers.
ith brought f h discussion about line i nsf ers by
solution. aiarhe be l.i cued, f net
relatetl i Hshould be under o majornlineow i<nltneeability of
ingsb e linesew ithout c ing b
oughts w the pos sl bili<yeo
ceding ianchartertchange i orderstosdodwhat M
/` proposing and the possibility of it just beingrinterpreta tion.
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The c agreed to discuss t of l e 1
item transfers not having to b approveauby the
commrssaon during budget work session.
C. Consider purchase o£ Longwood Village Inn for City Nall.
mite initiated discussion about t e possible purchase of the
Longwood Village Inn o va ti on of the c
Chambers. uld f e purchasingrtnetVillagesl and
redeye lopingethere fisting complex o inq it. Tf purchase of
the i nsidered, then there ity Nall needs
renovatron-~chai~s are broken, sound system inadequate.
o. expansion of Public safety Complex.
Mr. Smitn briefed the c the s of the
estigation i expo nd ingsthe police building t modate
the F The property o s provided sa lemprices
for theeadjacentnland; Florida Avenuerstill o ned by the
ailread--<he city would have to purchase o ondemn; working on
estimated figures to c Tne c sed the
eedntorf finance and taking i s foe
app ovalcoandrdelaying c sideration of purchasesof Longwood
Village I until the Public Safety Complex and the Community
IIurlaing Projects are completed.
1
a. Purohase of used ~enioles for Pol iee.
ith provided updated i with regard to a approval
geanted by the c atnthem2/16/98 m ing to purchase, a
action, vehiclesm£orsu e by the Public Safety Department.
said the vehicles were purchased from Auto-Nation, not from the
Lovestrana and oarriea by nnan~moes roll call
F. rornaao Touchdown on eebruary n and zz, lgge.
mith c ded c mployees for having done an outsta
job during theetornadotd isa ster.
mitn regoestea permission to Hire e e grants w
by the Institute of ~ ent a
nentronedma memo which had been Eurnisnedrwith respect to
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able grants a suggested she apply f atever grants she
thinks Che city might be eligible to receive.
n, by voice vote, approved Mr. Smith's
request3O
14. CITY ATTORxex s REPORT. No report.
is. A. Annuals8oaidRAppreciation Reception.
. 2ambri referred t agenda m ended ho Lding
the reception at Enzo s on the Lakemosunday.rMaym 1, 1998.
approved the location and date as
reoommenaea.
There b ing no further business, the meeting
adjournedpat 10.12 p.m.s '~/~~//Iw
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