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CCMtg07-31-95SMMinLONGWOOD CITY COMMiSS10N LONGWOOD CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS 1'15 \V. WARREN AVENUE LONGWOOD. FLORIDA JULY 3L 1995 Presenr. Mayor Bill Winston Deputy Mayor Jim Carrico Commissioner Iris Benson Commissfoner Zion Sargent C m er Annamniie Vacca W. Smelt nnSmith. City Adm - or Imstrat Gurxldine D. Z.ambri, Ci~y Clerk Richard S Taylor, Jr_, City Auorney 1_ CALL 7'O ORUER. Mayor Winston palled a special meeting to order at'/:00 p.m 2_ SET TENTATIVE Mll.l?.GE RATE FOR FISCAI. YEAR 1996 AND SCHEDULETFIE PUBLIC HEARING DATES FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE MILLAGF, AND BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996. Commissioner Benson moved that the proposed millage ixte for Fiscal Year 1996 be set at>.0601 and to schedule the public hearing dates for adoption of the millage and adoption of the FY 9G Bu Agat be suheduleA for September 5, 1995 and Septmnber I S, 1995. Furehei;that she public hearing for the adoption of the Capital Improvement Program be scheduled for September 18, 1995. Seoondecl by Cannniss~oner Vacca. Motion by Deputy Mayor Grriw t lower the millage rate_ Deputy Mayor Car said ha had don rch o ~ the proposed millage He then eaU Eru a listing and si esteclstlaie C}'ty see their millage at 4.99 tosget naderSA. Furllier said he beliuved it ..as a good inoenuve for trying to annul same properties mro the City_ Motion died for Tuck of x sewed. Thar Hied disc arding Deputy Mayor Caniw's n o lower the nillageVaDeputy Mayor Carei~o said the Cite E iupating some m Hey coming in from the sale of Columbus Harbor Park and sale of the r r home and believW n reduction could bo made up. Further. it could possiblyebeei~nade up from the salaries if CC ]~J I-9i/3i'1 there was no pay raise ~avd continued to say lie was not entirely opposul eo no pay raise. Deputy Mayor Carrico saiA he believed the eilizens Deeded some kivd of a break. Con er Ben said she hoped there could be a reduction in the nillinge a and ww~ld suggmst the administrator be asked what could be taken out o[ die budget Mr. Smith said lie did anticipate having w suggest areas of reduction and tiiongl~t it would boo tof Contingency. Comp orBen suggested cu ring oneofis''ce-Mr.Smidl said the officers pay for [hemselves, and if onesu mit, the revenues world (lave to be reduced. Deputy Mayor Certi<o void iE i~ was token from Contingency itwuld be put back later when Columbus Harbor was sold. Depmy Mayor Cmrico, again, suggested it be taken from the pay r Mr. Smith said the mihage ould be s proposed and the ern aced lower h latm~. wl~ ~outm rm inerea~e it none ~ewa~ set. won ~ pact uking'itsfroin she raises, Mr. Smith said the raises world be bused on 0~e proposed Pay Plan and the plan had ~o be aeeeptecl as proposed or the .whole chin, Bossed out. Snid $450,000 had been set aside bm estimated Ihat 5300,000 would cover d. Commissioner Sargent said for the past two yam's else mihage has been rolled back and was not sure that was the best thing to do. Mayor Winston said lie believed it world be irresponsible to roll back, es rervices have been o rite bone. Said we+vould nol be tloing jus[ice to outback just to look good by saying we dropped back Further, believed it would be irresponsible to rmr the City based on a one time moame from the sale of property and believed it world be sacnfioing the reserve. Con r Ben agree with Mayor Winson and acted [hat a mall subdivisio~~ Danbury Milis has over $100,000 in .. Said she did not believe an mihage wns warranteA but romaintmin the samesrnte and stay fscelly responsible was zll right Come er Sargen suggested looking ahead as xt yea wonicl bo the last yea colleo Holes ~ppiroved, and ro e that is th er ould be pre He further said, drat even after collecting sfor ahnosl five yearswdleie ere still dra Wage problems. Mr. Smith said he had i ended to bring the the agenda for Con w. Con er Ben sugge lul it betdisc SSSed before being placed i the regidar agenda- Con er Sargen eked for a report on wha~ projems have been wmpleted and what still tnee1ds ~o be done. Con er Vac referred to die lining of ci - nd their respec nillage and said she.. n fnvo aof rolling back Said a balanced budget, a nillage ate, was proposed ~ nd believed it was unfair at this point to ask Hie depaements and the city CC '/-J1~95/2iR administrator to look for ways toeut. Continued saying dtat.vould be irresponsible and will not afford the City the ability to provide services. Commissioner Benson said we are not prytared to roll back ;his year, maybe next year and if that s the issue, we should look tovaiJ that end and the deparnnent buds will have the advantage of knowing in advance. Coma er Sargen said be ould n suggest there be a moll back n xt yea s they hev bee advised if the Coy wnttnues to roll back, it will be rinable to coatimie p~oviding the canon[ level of services. Uepury Mayor Grrico re[erred to the inoreare in millage for roads wkileki was effaomd about five yurs ago, which he said, bas since ccpired and the money is now not being used it should be. Funkier, mentioned another incruse in millage in 1990 Ear a new ciry ball and said itjust seems appropriate to get it under five mills as he believed, the City should be looking out for the taxpayers. Deputy Mayor Car asked if w ring se e, gra ing, a ould save some in nay and Mr. Sntitl~responded he would not know until itsu,is bid mit. Mayor Winston said the decision should be based on the factual siumtions and, further, drought it was inappropriate to lay down rules far next yurs budget. He said the bodge[ as done in die right way and did not believe the Pay Vlan and rite inm'used costs to fund w should be ignored. He said to arbitrarily cut the budget is a total about (ace on what bas been done to dflte. Upon request. Ms. Zxtmbri explained the requirements of the state law, known as the TRIM bill. whit regard to the levying of ntilla¢e. She then explained, tkiat dte roll back rote for this year was greatm tkian the existing millage and if rite City took the roll back rate or stayed with the existing millage, the City would not be required to advertise an ina case to Mot led by a fou with Mayor wins t, Con er Beo Com r Sargen and Conumsnoner Vacca v e aye and sDeputy Mayor Canincosvoti~ng nay. 4. Comutissioner Sargent asked pemrission to address the possble pending emergency He .said he <Iid not know if any moneys would need w be expended with dte possibil ty ofa huniune hitting tomorrow. Ne asked Mr. Smith to with regard o. perhaps needing t a fou wheel driv vehicle, Con e Vac siggeated hcuiug what the a<Im or lead to sxy and if mid there was a need for an emergency meeting, one mould be lulled. Mr. Smith advised that Cliiel Chapman wzs tkic"emergency cooidinatoi:" kias everything CC ]31-95I~+Y nude[ control, and she plans are laid out; all the pumps are running'. Dave sand sacks ready, people are ready to ge: Police Departanent is ready: said they did not expect big winds, probnhly 45-50 mph wind; and are ready at Ibis point. Further, if il~es~onn does comein, Cliie( Chapman cakes over and wordinates widr the county. Mr- Smith said they don't really foresee any preblenu and she ditch has been cleaned out as mach as pousible. Said they would do the best they could witlr .vhet they had. Con er Sargen asked if the Cityw or pro e. Mr. Smith said ~licy willslwve the pumps in plan and sanarl bags ncplace He~oted there svax alsonwater p~~oblem a~ she LongwooA Ret iement Village noting that part of tl~e pipe at Church Avenue is bin<Led be~nse of requiremonis imposed by the St. John's River Water Management Disrrick Mention was also made about a problem in Highland Hills, where the shed on the Tolos property was damaged M~~. Smith said be would check wadi Mr. Tiblier, end if needed, onld get more pumps. Commissioner Sargent said the City was aware of the houses that e ~e pro o Hood. Mr. Smith said Ise lied a list of ~Iiose ho Cou et Sxtgent nedrthat the Hardy Igo n Reader also has a problen s I~ s s also oted that tl~e on Pend al tee m,ureb o~emnwed mro a nenae en somli cram w,threspecuo me prior rain storm. Mr. Sini~l~ said ~Iiey were not as prepared ns ihey should leave been. but said they are prepared now. 4. ADJOURN Mot n by Con er 6en seconded by Commissioner Sargent, to adjourn. Meeting adjourned af~]:45 p.m~a ATTEST: _ $N. Geraldine D. ZamLi Cily Clerk Wm. E"`~w City of Longwood. Florida CC 'I-31-JiRGO