CCMtg08-18-97Mincongwooawcicycc bens
Dogwood r F
August 3
Aegv lar M ing
Present. Mayor Bill W
Deputy MayoryR sty Miles
argent
mshelton S ity Atlministrator
Geraldine D ambr i, City Clerk
i.cha rd 5 aylor, J ity A ney
of C ity s
tchel 1, D eAdministrative S
Chiefaceeg Manning trACting Dir. of PubliceSaf ety
Absent: r Sim Carrico (excused)
Commrssroner Annama rie Vacoa (excused)
Mayor Winston called a regular meeting to
4. RECD istr~i ct f2. Presentation o of the
nth Award far August to Rob Stra utter s Fish
argent requested def ermen< of the
presentation to the next meeting.
B. t #J. of B ss s n of the
MonthrAward foroseptember. absentne
absence, the n nation for
BusinessoPerson for s p tuber was deferred to the next meeting.
5 A ARD Dis eO ictM#iTNOm inaction to Codes Enforcement Board.
Commissioner Miles r q steel to defer the nomrnatron.
~. Daly, 6 Oxford B aid he has discussed this s
with staff but ia.i shed Co indicate to the commrssron hrs concern
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Serry Swearinger, 246 Orange Av .; Mr. Swea ringer was not present
5. Districts #J, #4, #s, #l, #2
t #5: Mayne W subsequent
eslas tam iag wi ChsT.he U ity of
Cents 1a F10ridarwithtrespec oegca nt writing. n reported UcF
will come to Che city with a proposal; whether payment will be
not be affiliated with the university.
Mayor w nston reported h would be tending the Florida League
of Crt res Conference theelater partaof this week during which he 1
t #i: Deputy Mayor Miles reported he has r ved phone
callsrregarding the r n pond a d fence i Highland M
which i repairete erquest Toned whether it was the propert
of the city or a private`crtrze n.
Me. Brock responded staff has r rched all the a ailable legal
documents and h ablesto find whether the city o
thevwoodenbf ence. Believes it i Che only r o
pondz tha twh Ooden fence and also has a chain link fencenti
ock sa idao silent h ing of a document
Mhatesays the fenceri ityasco rship. Deputy Mayor
suggested the persanebe given a time line to p duce the
document.
Deputy Mayor Miles discussed the sprinkler system i Che Highland
Hills Park a d discontinuance of s advised of c
saying t r goes o erymday. HeDeputy Mayor Milesnsa id
he thoughtttherewh n discussion about it being the only
eighborhood park wlthesprinklers and that drreC[ron had been
given to drscontrnue p nk ling.
ith thought m parks t Highland Hi11s had w If
Mheremhad been instruc[ion to shut the water, e had PP entry
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m>ssea ,c. Mme. bomax was requested to respond to the iaguiry.
aid s Deputy Mayor miles w
nlybneighborhood park that i sprinkledect
ith ya skedtwhy i inq sprinkletl.
told t ue the sprinkling. Mr. Smith dtzected the
Deputy Mayor Miles referred t the Ouf oed S et/SR 4
and a allow C mithvto
look i ihisas uat ionsi order [o avoidaanya9 nfoztunate
occurrence at that location.
sent a note to chief Manning asking he look
int Sthehsvtuatvon.
inq s ctly up to D T (Department of
nsporta[ion)aa hey mayrn allow another c o that
odd. Chief M itlgtsaid he had gone through a mild[ s n
wnere D onie n
s ignalF[ talledme inq offered, howevera lto send
a letter to DOT vn order to recevve an offvcial eesponse.
argent believes that t -three w ago pi2za Hunt
appliedlforra cut i order to bewable t
~. suggested i ould take i siderationnd
erything going o Fey might benmore receptive to
fvnai nq a way to correcththeasrtuatvon.
Chief Manning will Sena a letter explaining the ent i.re scenario.
Discrvct kz. Wa report.
uvscrict A3 ana ka. Absent.
A. Approve a endance at Floeida League of Cvties
Conference{
Mayor W referred to a which explained t
of the conference per a endanT~ explained i ouldtpeobablyt
n the range of $3GOtta the travel costs wouldwn apply due
to the conference location being less than so miles away.
n by Depu[y Mayor M approve
t for c
obdanceew theoc est imateho ondednby
ana c by a
emote, witF commiesieners carried ana vaccaeaose~c.
a. Aoxs aarAapprm.~a bibs.
r B. Approve [es f Su ly 21, 1997 Regulae Meeting and
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Salt' z
C. Approve purchas ero
for Public s ety build ingem v ro[ 5109]~2~y41.
D. Approve p of Cara lac M rmforiF
from Z ardiac M theta unt of r59a161u65.
ApprovelF Oog Shown- September 2
e. wthori~eamayor t eloriaa~m cipal l
nnl invent
cipetioneA9 reement (contingent uponnadoption
ofuR solution N - 14)
Approve Florida Statutory A rage.
N. Approve Renewal o£ RPP #20 96M ABB Water Meters
argent m appeove the c t
age ndasa submitted. by Deputy Mayoren
led by aSthieeez ero roll call vo ,
wrth Commrss loners Carrico and Vacca absent.
Mitchell r wed the F ial Report f e Month ended
Suly 199]; cashvon hand; i t pools utilized; percentages
ested i ach i tvpoolenand t tai yield from all
roves tments. Therevwere ne questions from the commission.
lo. - prohibiting the us
rationHOf mot rMO enq ine9powered b
portion of Rock Lake within the corporate limits of
[~ongwood.
Mr. Taylor advised of having proof of publications for this and
Homeowners' A atlv ised h s present to speak in favor
of the ord inancecandrother i iedaparties outside of his a
also present and rn favoreZeHOwever, requested a ance
of the pu bl.ic hearing t night when there w scfullnu
attendance of the commission as he believed it wouldabe in the
regular C ing. by
commissronar s s t. Motron oarriaa~ey a
« e-ie-s]\aiz
/~ three/zero roll ca 11 v ath Commrssroners
Deputy Mayor Miles m ved f onLetl
by C argent a sby v e.
The commission recessed from 8. 14 ep.m. to 16.35
- repealing O
a EaRi - oR9iN t fortM1aherein; a d proposinge
lchartertof sihe city o ongwoodnFlorida,
puesuantmt icle % ect ion 1 1 (A),fprov id ing said proposed
endment beASUpm fitted o ballot t the v ers at next
General election on Tuesd ay~eNOVember 4, 1991.
Mr. Taylor read ordinance No. 91-1162 by title cn 1y.
Mayoe w nston opened the public hearing. No one present spoke in
favor or 1n opposition.
argent m close t e public
ingion ontled by Depaty Mayor M11es and
carried bysvolce vote.
argent referred t attempis i the past t
~, sol idaterthe police with the sheriff andnth F re Department
ith the c nty; that the divisions b nageae by rpersonnel with
the traditional title of chief of policeaa a fire c that the
legislative body e e that duties and responsibilities a
signed; and i addition w suggest t ing
level b hed policeM1m ingm level. For
these r ishedttotgo backbtosthe r endation as
originally proposed by the city aam lnlstratoe.
argent m vetl the r endations a
omg final lyeproposetl by tM1e city admmnistratoe be
accepted.
argent c saying after the v e he would
addressttheeproblem s c feel c er, the
yualif icationstf the job of airecioroof public saf eiy.v
argent cautionetl, if the amendment is defeated by
thempeopleerthe subject is aeatl.
Mayor W n qu2 st Toned if Ordinance N roduced,
was diff ere~t than a p sea, Commrsslon er Sargentareplied, Yes.
Motlon seconded by Deputy Mayor Miles.
Depuiy Mayor Miles spoke i - argent
s he believed t riy final languageto Ord inancesN
/~ does in fact sa yhthe city will have a Fire pep tment antl a
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eolice Deparemene Dv na~inq a public safety aepartment.
Mayor W spoke t the i nal p tpaC
of the publ ~c safety d yetfstilldhaving a policeochidf
and a inget riginal i ity would
wally haweF problems paying for alldthews eed ed a
thistc sol illation effoet w way to s neycto be prepared
for thenfuture. This proposalai not doing that--~it i ing
a public safety director over and above those two posit ionsat
Deputy Mayor Miles saitl i a problem with s he
rily fromna ary t
andpointd; eDeliebvedkthe officer coo lasbe less, yet h ould b
the division head a ou ld b the ch ief~ did not want the
perception that thens would lbe diminished; [he Financial
ga i.n will come dawn streames
Df the r organization and the differences b
Ordina ncenNO. 9 -1J 58, a riginally proposed, and ordinance No.
9]-18 2, s presented for public hearing tonight, contrnued.
Mayor W and Ueputn Mayor Miles debated sec 12
Mayor W favor of specifying thet number o
fire[ightersn w t police manpower w s des.igna tell.
Mayor W n thought manpowera shoo ld not be designated for
either one.
e qualifications for the public s ety
director~n argent t ought they could be dealt with
pother ord i~na nce~eYDeputy Mayor Miles said he would n t be in
of adopting Chis ordinance without the qualifications
stated.
Deputy Mayor Miles r ended a ing the ordinance u ing 5
s per O - and all other sections fromc
orai~a~ce rvp. s~-lase, as rigi~aily wrrtten.
espect to the qualifications w
- 2 beingns tedti endment ord inancero
whetheraa separatetord inancehshouldtsetaout the qualifications.
ing t well. Question w aisetl
tsthenwordr'o' of ied e' andnwhetherni ould include a
officer in anotherrsta te, anyone in the military, and an fB2
agent.
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inq b tie ied~~ waa psea it woula
precludenmilita ryrpersonnelhana FBI agents.
argent w n favor of m e flexibility, the{ fore,
valtofethe w Deputy
Mayor M ingeh Daboutsrelaxingea andard
which heltnoughtcsnoula b ingent. Mayor W on would
In response t Mayor w Taylor s ou ld n t be
na ppropr is to t eopenntoopublic c t due t the motion and
amended motion changing the ordinancemas written.
Mayor W on op ea the Eloor to those wishing to speak on the
orainanoeat
Bello, H gh la na Hills, s not in total
ayreeme~c w ordinance N opposetl t
Ordinance Notn9 and particularlynopposed to [he wording i
ection 1 S being56C thought it shoo ltl be "City
Natline Tolos, Highland Hi11s, spoke i sition to passage of
that thepmembers o
Ocpe ece nt s she suggestedtw ing a
~. yearibeforewplacing o the ba llotot oek on the language,
especially wi to respect to designating responsibilities, to
onf lict with different s
chartertwnichiprohibit the commission from givi ngnd irection to
department Heads.
Pryor, 1 believed i the bottom line boils
dowaat ual if is ationsmashe would encourage the commission to set
the highest standards.
aly, Oxford st., spoke in favor of ora inance 97-1258
wicn u.DZ i~omaea.
cniee cnarles Chapman spoke in favor of cne orainance.
No o else present spoke in favor or in opposition to Orainance
No. 92-1J 62, as emended.
Mavpr w aa~isea coat orainanee N enaceea
and unless it. is replaced tonight, it woo is e~58nneef~~c~
enasa, by a - ono
mayor w pep~tvdMavor ~niies,~a~e
argent voting aye, with
Commissioners Carrico and Vacca absent.
I` 12. FS RSx ReADFNC - ORDINANCE No. 3J-1363, amentlt ng Chapter z1,
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icle x ublic s ang my the t
tleietoC Section ? 6PLevy; S - ~,hE emptionR, 5 i
ollcetiin]byl5eller; 5 cor
Creating B 2 .70, Interest 6 Penalt>es9(PMeg _]-ql~ ds/on
Mr. Taylor read Ordinance No. 97 -1]6] by title only.
argent m ved to a ept o
- ~ng and t schedu Lena npublic
hearing o Septembera] ontled by Deputy
Mayor Miles and c ietl by9a three-zero vo e,
Commissioners Carrico and Vacca absent.
- ing t
tt lement ofAmtheOC n litigati on4withpS no lehC my
r1y E erprisesmFlor itla, I and approving the sale of
ealepropertyn(LOngwood Health Care Center) to Beverly
Enterprises, Tnc.
Mr. Taylor read Ordinance No. 97-1JF4 by title only.
oepu ty Mayor M cept o
- n firsts reading andat scheddu leaacpvblic
hearing o September 1, 1997. Seconded by
commrssroner Sargent. ~
Taylor discussed the c related t the closing and that
the ordinance w n giviny the city a ney the right to '
approve the salesc Taylor requested
rwhether they wished h
gnegotiateffor fvllc~losing c e paid by B erly. 1
explained originally he had ~equest ed B erly pa yvall c
related t closing; they agreed to pay a
ception of the doe s amps. Taylorlexplained rs eelaw
provides, when a government sells property, that thetother party
ust pay the doe s amps. Mr. Taylor advised that t e doe s amps
ould be approximately $19,00, a itle i and t
$10 Taylor requested there scguidance a
whethe~ theyMwished him to proceed wrthmnegotiating full payment
of all closing c sts by Beverly.
ey a three-ze eo c Commissioners C
and V abse ne, of agreed M Taylor
shouldcproceed t negotiatesthenc o have
Beverly pay all assoc iaied closingncosts.
14. ending the budget for the fiscal
yea~Lbeginnl~g O Caber 1 996 and ending September ]D,
19 providing for budgetltransfers.
Mr. Taylor read resolution No. 9] 911 by title only. .~
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~ argent m adopt R solution No.
- ~aea by D ~ayor Miles a
iea byea - e w.tn commisa~ ,
carr,cD ana vaeea absent.
cepting and approving the Hartford
life Ins~ra nceNCOmpa ny Deferred Compensation P1 n,
Mr. Taylor read by Resolution No. 97-912 by title only.
Deputy Mayoe M ved t adopt A
- ondeasby C argentiandNo
iea byea e with Commissioners
Carrico and Vaccaeabsent,2ot
16. - designating A n Municipal
,NInc9'a lAgent foe the cityrtoapurchase, sell,
signto nsferss the city and designating
persons authoei2ed to enter into Ageni's 0rokerage
Mr. Taylor reatl Resolution No. 9]-913 by title only.
argent m ved t adapt R solution No.
9]m913 sio5econded by Deputy Mayor Miles and
~ C 1eo bn a deeded bse n[v e with Commzssioners
arao a a v
i~. - ing city o ongwood to join
itnLO ~ 1oca1'governmentalru as a participant in the
FloridahMUni cipal Investment Trust.
Mr. Taylor read Resolution No. 97-914 by title on Sy.
argent m ved to atlopt A solu[ion N
- onaea by Deputy Mayoe Miles. ied
by althreeezero vote with Commissioners Ca zr.tco
ana vaeea abaenn.
ia. xrx nDMINlsmnnmoR's R
A. aegnest city c ~ nola a town na 11 meeting o
Wednesday,m0 tober 29, 1997, for the puepose of
ing the publlo about the Public Safety
aeeerenanm.
Oy a three-to-zero v Commissioners
and v a
old it e towna ha Slameet g s recommendeda byeMr.
e, ith asked the c n for clarification with
/'~ respect to whether theymw ish ed him to cut off the
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sprinklers in the xighland Hills Park. 1
xy a a~a~v ~missio~ts"
yea Mr. smicneco cue orr the
sprinklers.
Taylor s n previously authorized nim up t
my h aoL litigation time o the adult e
uinhas been withdrawn withnprej uaice. Additiona Sly,sthe
approvetl his representing the city o the E
litigation. rrier has become
volved b Mr. Taylor believed
importan< < kf°rnisn[h issa and asked t
n to a thestwentychours previously
approved on the ERM litigation.
2[ w the c of the c allow
Taylor toupun the 20 hours over to the F.RM
litigation.
20. CITY CLERK 5 REPORT. No eeport.
yea e aajoorn. aea
bymUeputynMayorrMilenand carried by a v0 ice vote.
The meeting adjourned at 10.2o p.m.
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~~illiam E. w~nston, Mayo=--
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Gera lame .. m_. _, __tr -clerk
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