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LONGW00D C MMIEEION CHAMBERS
LONGWOOD, FLORIDA
MAY I>, 1993
Commission Members P
Mayor Paul L and
Deputy Mayor N vey Smerilson
Commissioner Rex Anderson
Commis sr Members Absent:
Miller
Commra stoner FretlePearl
staff Members Present:
Pelli n, City Administrator
GeraldineMD. Zambri, City Clerk
Hecky V ity A Hey
and Tiblier, CityrEngineer
DannMCNUtt, Pinance Director
Dick Wells, Planning Director
I. Mayor Lovestrand called a regular meeting to order at 7:00
2. of silent meditation w s followed by the Pledge of
AilegAian~e eto the united States Plag a
3. PROCLAMATIONS/AECOGNITSONS.
Ms. Vose read a proclamation PROCLAIMING JUNE 6-12, 1993
H) ead a oclamation P IMING MAY 16-22, 1993
s WOREH W Mayor I.ovestrand presented the
Proclamation to Fernand ~Tiblier, City 8ngineer.
C) Mayor Lovestrand recognized BOH LOMA% FOR COMMDNITY
MHNT for a fisting the City by making a Hating a
s ignLfor the ^Ed Myers R uilding". .dLOmax w
present and a cepted the Certificate of Reeogniti~on from Mayor
Lovestrand.
upon c of the c m a 16 w ~aa torwara
Lhe Agenda to bes considered immediatelye after thesregular Public
Participation.
William Culbertson, Building Official for the City of Longwood,
asked permission and then distributed t the Commission a letter he
had written to the Mayor, C , Staff and Citizens of
Dogwood. It w the c ~ofstheeC n that the subject
. Culbertson wished t ospeak o sthat should be dealt
ith through the Administrator nbefore it was brought before the
Steve Uskert, 555 rthport Drive, ended the
Commission, saying he believed the City has a good C and
a good City Administrator. Said the City looks bec[erMnows than it
has in the last 0/SO years.
Mr. .ferry Connell, 635 Chelsea ADad said he lead where the
City Administrator would like a valuation and a
aid the c should evaluate him and give him a it
he deservesMrit io aid when valuating employees he nc sethe
fallowing c Swnat the person thinks they a r[h,~swhat he
thinks theyra orth and what i will c replace the person.
Further, if he was given the letter, ohe would take it as an
ultimatum.
Welaa Pryor, foal itn re£eranoe to cna
wspaeer article, aaia sne w :ea t~aiacnrbea and angry to a
that the City Administrator i eeking other employment and a the
requesting a n pay and benefits. t She
Further stated that, the City rshould elet him work o [ hie c
r let him quit. Also, she said it w erg clear that thetCity
has a Administrator woo is looking to be fired to collect his
e pay. Suggested banding together £oi the c n good of
aty saying the past should be put aside and we should look
forward to tomorrow.
Mr. McFellin respondetl saying his c specifically spells
out that the C ust evaluate him after the o e year t
of his c actmmr aid he i willing t lay. Further, wide he
askingnfor a 20&ai but that i asking salary. aid
he w s the lowest paid City Administrator ain the a Alsos v
the past year, he has ved the City $B00 e000 -
ing c ued saying he Dhas been a gootl Ciity
Administrator to the City and what he i asking for i of
lined i asking [hat percentage of retirement benefitsopaidtfor
him, be i sed to be in line with what is paid o erg other
employee~nsaid he is paying substantlal t of the
City car which provides little in the way of ea benefit to him.
. Donald Flowers, 109 Hoffa Way, spoke with regard t the City
Am~iniacrator-a perfDrmanDe. said ne aid not teei. ne was
esponsive when he had requested a ith a raffic problem
n his subdivision and o r bill ing.~ rther, r ended
e be given. n Mayor aL and said he believes the
problem waith the stormwater billingehas been solved.
roger T milio, 1140 H milton A ced her objection t
the literature left at hex door, regarding M Fellin's proposed
changes being u signed. aid she believed his request w
fair antl suggested the Commission either a cept i Mss
Tamil io said this was an issue between the Adminrstrator and the
doing a good job
Mayor Loves trand said Item #16 would n w be c sidered.
then briefly wed the rules and proceduresn for public
partic ipati.on withr the audience, asking e eryone to be brief and
not to restate something that has previously been said.
LONGWOOU BABE RUTH HABFB , INC./CITY OF
sell Riger, 190 Columbus C rcle, aid the parks belong t
the City of Longwood r silents and he w opposed to leasing t
Babe Ruth. rther, if anyone is given first re£us al, it should be
the children of Longwood.
Mike e representing Lonywood Babe Ruth said he w the c
silent of the League. aid i ary and av April the
Commission agreed that Babe Ruth wouldnbe the primary supplier and
ontinued t say they have done this for the past five years.
Bono said he m ith the Parks & Recreation Coordinator and the
silent of the Lake Mary L the League and that the L the League
anted Friday and Sundays and w e given u n those days.
aid chose Fields a t being utilized by sL the League and a
ailable to Babe Avth o others. Continued saying Babe Ruth
s there [o get the agreement signed and a e looking for a long t
aid they have put in $5,000 w rth of improvements
th~vyeart alone and have 435 youths in the program, over 6U% of
which are Longwood residents.
Chris Mylett asked that the City honor the co t that had
been given t the Babe Ruth League v the past, v aid oral
agreements had been made between Rabe Ruth and the City in that a
long a Babe Ruth continued their in kind c ributions, the City
ould continue a signment of the Fields t Babe Auth. Mylett
said the Babe Ruth Leagve has an established trend and trends have
Snyder, 123 Temple U spoke r opposition t
particular league o organization dominating, especially when that
xclus ive right eliminates the u e by other youth organizations o
youth to use the parks. Said she opposed exclusive use to any
aobin Wallace, 29o Guth Hlvd., said she w speaking for the
benefit of the children - monopolizing is not right.
arl asked to give his t vid B
aid he represented the n eaguee Said n e has hed to c oup
ith any m ney to join Little League. Quoted his s ent o
the i owho said n't w share.' rther, L the League has
provensthey have the ability - they have 3J5 kids. He suggested
des i.gnating the use of fields by schetluling.
roger x milio, n milton St., said she is Concession D r fox
Hobe Ruth and her ahusband i ach. rthei, realizesrthere a
ough fields and both Leagues need to ork together. Objected
tthe fact that the fieltl delegatetl to Little League has not been
used for Eour sundays.
Drive, said the agreement negotiated i not for exclusive u but
for priority u rther, Babe Ruth has been given a mmitment
by [he Ci[y a the primary youth organization and said he hopes the
Commission lives up to that c ent. Also, Habe Guth has never
turned away a child due to theirr inability to pay.
Deprospexo, said he does not live i the C nity, but i
ofmthe founding fathers of Habe Ruth. aid the League is bringing
a lot of good things to this Community, All Star games.
Further, Babe Auth should have priority as they have been here from
inch McLaughlin, 104 Shady Lane, spoke about her i volvement with
Babe Ruth for 5 1/). years, r , having watched the improvements,
ontributed r the fund r ing and has s support that the
League bas given. Further arBabe Ruth Leaquee has worked very hard
o give quality fields t these children. Said Habe Ruth should be
cognized and given priority a they have been established here.
Further, said she welcomed Mr. Shiarl a's league.
iek shiarla said he wished t enter documents into the r ord.
e then distributed folders t the C which contained a
Petition, a of Habe Ruth participantslocopy of the proposed
Babe Ruth contract and his letter dated May 1J, 1993. M shiarla
then proceeded sad his letter during which Mayor
Lovestrand asked that he keep to the i shiarla esaid he
trying to kick the Habe Ruth League of fr the £ielda - aid
sharing r the n of the game. suggested that the time
ailable sbe split ebetween both leagues based on the number of
children from Longwood playing on each league.
Mike Cottle, 1111 Sonoma Ct., strongly objected to 1'.he membership
rooters of Babe Ruth L g e being distributed.
Carla 6entl ey said she has an unlisted phone number and wanted the
Motion by Commissioner Anderson, s onded by Deputy Mayor Smerilson
to close the public hearing. Carried by unanimous vote.
Anderson n ted t Shiarla that rally his
leaguesw referred to as Longwootl/Lake Mary L ttlen League, and
later called Lake Mary L the League. Shiarla aid the
riginal application was filed a ongwood/Lake Mary Little League,
and subsequent to that s e they could n t get any field time, it
was changed to Lake Maryi Little League.
Shiarla responded to additional questions o£ the C
members: t tal of 312 r eague, 80 of which a e Longwood sCity
sitlents.o Shiarla Laid he happy with the ent
agreement between his League and Pabe Auth but i ned with
the proposed contract, as written, as rt implies that Babe Ruth has
exclusive rights.
Mike Bono advised that eahe Ruth has a total of 435 youths
registered, 240 of which live i the 32)50 or ]9 zip code, 1]4 i
the 32)50 zip code area. said he was concerned as to how the
Deputy Mayor Smerilson asked Mi. B if they w e familiar with
all the t of the proposed agreement and M esponded the
only i witF the term a they wanted m eo than a e year
mmi tment. rs Deputy Mayor Smerilson said he did not know what the
bickering w about and he read from the last paragraph i the
agreement which says "The number of onywootl silents
participating shall be primary sideration during team
£ormacion and scheduling for this facility°. aid the agreement
omplishing the yoal, giving r silents eprimaxy scheduling
rights. aid the intent of the agreement is just for o
years if sanother league c along then the City would have the
right to award primary rigl is to the other league.
asters to determine who has primary u Deputy Mayor Smerilson
aid there a and numbers that a onf idential, i
police offi ers~ £iref fighters, and should n to be public. Mayor
Lovestrand suggested the phone numbers be r ved as the Recreation
Coordinator could determine from the rosteismwho lives in Longwood.
it w noted that a system could be worked out without making the
roster a part of the public record.
Mayor Lovestrand said he had been questioned by r sidents a why
the Fields a e locked. replied they a e being dressetl
for a game o and used by Leagues. rther, the P
Field is alwayse open and Candy lantl is always Paccess ible For efree
Mayor Lovestrand suggested a mil ar c t be given t the
' League, spelling out the day Srfor eachn league. Ms. Lomax said
prior scheduling w orked out between both leagues and thought
that could be done anow.
Mr. Hono said he would be glad to work with Ms. Lomax.
Eor both leagues, specifically stating what times, dates antl
locations a ailable to each League, M Lomax has been directed
to work out the designated times, et , with both leagues.
Mayor eatrand tetl that this only points that
Dogwood needs m e parks. again rr ted that Babe Auth i
the primary provider a this etime because of hia tory but i£ the
other league grows bigger, that could change.
The cosunrssron recessed £rom H:40 PM to 8:55 P.M
A) ovED HILLS.
B) APPROVAL o 5 Oe MAY 3, 1993.
C) PAOVAL OF 36N MONTFl LEASE OF C NP3060 C
DELTA BUSINESS MACNZNES IN THE AMODNT OF 5238 LR2 FPER
D) DECLARE TWO 19" TELEVISION H8T5 As SURPLUS EQUIPMENT AND
E) RFQSRI6-93, R ROOF OF FIRE STATION k1J TO TAI
CITYDBUILDING MAINTENANCE
F) RENEWAL OF AFQ %OS-92, SIIELLROCK ROAD MATBRIAL
Motion by Depaty Mayor 5 rilson, onded by C
Anderson, to approve the c naent Agenda, as submitted. oCarriednby
unanrmous roll call vote.
6. PUDLIC HEARING - INANCE N 93-1124, AME
A (COMPREHENBIVE Z G OADINANCP.), 5 Soe AN BECTIONN 201 OF
THE LONGWOOD CITY COOL, PROVIDING PORT HEALTH CLHHS AND FITNESS
FACILITIES IN i-1 2 AND CREATING A DEFINITION FOR
HEALTH CLDBE AND FITNESS FACILITIES.
Ms. Voss notetl that required advertisements for all public hearings
listed on the agenda had been published.
sad Ordinance N 93-1124 by title only. Wells
explained that the 2-1 2 ing D ict w s being a ended t allow
ealth Clubs antl F cilities. Mayor L and opened the
public hearing. No one present spoke in Eavor o£Stor rn opposition
by Anderson, ondetl by Deputy Mayor
rilson, to close th ee public hearings ecCarried by unanimous roll
call vote.
by Commiss ionei Anderson, onded by Deputy Mayor
Smerilson, that Ordinance No. 93-11245 be adopted. Carried by
unanrmous roll call vote.
J. ING - ORDINANCE NO. 93-1134, AMENDING F/Y 92-93
NDDG , PROVIDING FOR BUDGET TRANSPEAS.
eatl Oxtlinance N 93-1134 by title only. Mayor
Lovestrand oopened the public hearing. Mr. McFellin revvewed the
stated stormwater pumps w e located in the Tiberon and Highland
Hills subdivisions. MayorrLOVestrand opened the public hearing.
present spoke vn favor of, or vn opposition , the
o~ai~anee.
by Deputy Mayor Smerilson, onded by
Anderson, to close the pvbl is hearing. Carried by unanrmous vorce
by Artdeison, onded by Deputy Mayor
Bmerilson, that Ordinance No. 93-1134e be adopted. Carried by
unanrmous roll call vote.
PUBLIC HEARING - ORDINANCE N0. 93-1135, PROVIDING FOR T
cad Ordinance N 93-1135 by title only.
McFellin atlvised that said ortlinance would transfer funds to a
Temporary Employee L order t those employees who w
terminated as temporary nemployees Eorra 90 day period. Mayor
Lovestrand opened the public hearing. No one present spoke rn
to close the public hearing
Mayor Lovestrand said a o£ April 3o the positions no longer a ist
and Section 1. A.O.1. says establishment of additional
positions c n be r ended by the City Adminiestrator with the
approval o£ the CitycCOmmission and a ailability of {ands.
aid he disagreed with the premise and saying all that w s being
done w a delay o£ u employment. Fellin said this w s to
rt April 3D and a effort w made by a member o£ the
that it be r ted. Anderson said he
believed it w s Mayoi Lovestrand. MayorsLOVestrand responded he
only asked about it.
n failed t rry by a with Mayor L and
dv Deputy Mayor cSmerilson Vo[ing onayw and Commissioner oAnderson
voting aye.
9. PUBLIC HEARING - REGARDING CHARGES SERVED UPON LYNETTE DENN25
Ms. Vose advised that she had recerved a phone call from
he w requesting the public hearing be postponed t a future
ing as he had n t had sufficient time to prepare ~ Ms. Vose
recommentled Chat the public hearing be postponed.
Motion by Deputy Mayor Smerilson, onded by Commissioner
Anderaon~ t table said Public Hearing toe3nne ], 1993. Carried by
unanrmous roll call vote.
S0. DEPUTY MAYOR SMERILSON - PROPOSED CiIAATER CHANGE.
Ueputy Mayor S rilson requested discussion o aid r o be
postponed to the next meeting as he believed a proposed Charter
change should be discussed with a full Commission. The Commrssion
FIRST READING - ORDINANCE N0. 93-1136, AMENDING F/Y 92-93
read Ordinance No. 93-1136 by title only. McFellin
advisede that 5),500 being nsferred from and
Contingencies to Repairs sand M e for the r inder eof the
year. espouse Mayord1 estrand, McNutt aid the
ould be $165t, 000. Fellin said that figuresdoes not
r ncludesany carry-over that ids antrcipated.
Anderson, that Ordinance N 93-1136 be a cepted on first reading
antl that a public hearing be scheduled for June ], 3993. Carried
by unanrmous roll call vote.
12. ING - ORDINANCE N0. 93-113], AMEN-ING THE CO-E OF
ORDINANCES, RSECTION 2.5, ALARM SYSTEMS AND SECTION 2.5-3, R
TO ALAWIS~ CORRECTIVE ACTION, REPORTS REQUIRED AND FEES CHARGEDNSE
end Ordinance N 93-113] by title only. espouse to
MayoroL aid she woultl r rite the ordinance
ing the slegisla[ ve Vformat. she then briefly explained the
change to exrsting Item (h) under 2.5-3.
n by C Anderson, s onded by Deputy mayor Smerilson
that Ordinan er No.o 93z 113"! be a ceptetl on first reading and that a
public hearing be scheduled for June ]~ 1993.
13. FIRST A - ORDINANCE 93-1138, RAFTER 2,
ADMINISTRATIONA,D DIVISION 2, CODES ¢NFORCEMENT~BOARD, 5 2-143,
ADMINISTRATIVE FINES, LIENS; SECTION 2-144 DURATION OP I,i ENS.
ead Ordinance N 93-1138 by title only. Vose said
she could reformat this ordinance also. She said this ordinance
ould n w follow the 5 and would provide for liens upon the
land and upon any other areal or personal property. The other
change w with regard To the duration of liens i that the number
o£ yeazs shas been changed from two to twenty as rs allowed by
Statute.
Motion by Deputy Mayor 5 rilson, s onded by C Anderson
that ordinance N 93-1138 be a cepted on firatmreading and that a
public hearing be schetluled for .lone ], 1993. Carried by unanrmous
roll call vote.
19. No. 93-]21,
OP MINUTESUOF CITY MEETINGS
ead solution 93-]21 by itle only. Mayor
estrand tech that then Charter, Section 3.10. states
Administrative Codes shall be by ordinance. Further,Chapter 4.01
says the City Clerk shall keep a journal and perform other duties
signed by this Charter and by ordinance. Mayor Lovestrand
aid ahowever, he did n t believe that the general penalty is the
penalty for administrative codes.
Ms. Vose said she believed the policy could be set by ordinance or
administrative code. Commissioner Anderson said he w s just
ted r pity a far a ompletion of i
ned. DeputyeMayor Bmerilson said he saw nothingn wrong with
.vtnbeing by xesolut ran.
n by Depoty Mayor Bmerilson, s onded by c Anderson
that R solution N 93-]16 be adopted. Motion failetl nto c rry by
with Deputy Mayor Bmerilson and Commissioner
Anderson voting aye and Mayor Lovestrand voting nay.
Anderson noted for the r ord that it w .jimmy A
who w a letter pertaining to this subject ands that Mayor
Lovestrand has admitted that Mr. A s his political advisor.
Mayor Lovestrand said he read and agrees with Mr. Rosa' letter.
APPROVAL OF YMCA/CITY OF LONGWOOD FACILITY UBE AGREE
esponded to questions of the C regarding fees
and progrvnc, ing discussion Deputy Mayor sSmerilson said he
ould like registration and scholarship priority given t ongwood
residents in consideration for [he use o£ City facilities. Ms.
replied [he Y A deer have a scholarship program and anyone
rn need could be referred and will be taken care of.
Motion by Deputy Mayor 5 rilson, s onded by Commissioner Anderson
that the YMCA Contract be cepted ith the following
modifications: (1) rst priority for camp registration shall be
given to children from Longwood (2~ first priority for camp
scholarships shall be given to Longwood children. Carried by
roll call v The Commission agreed that the Agreement
e back fort approval of the Commission i£ the contract,
as modif iedm was acceptetl by the YMCA.
16. APPROVAL OF LONGWOOD BABE AUTN BASEBALL, INC./CITY OF LONGWOOD
FACILITY USE AGREEMENT.
Drscnssed under item M4, Public Bart is ipai:ion.
RE4UABT APYROV
McNutt briefly explained the s s provided by A and
esponded questions and notede that future
xcludetl; only the large companies w chosen to be Vaudited;Yen
out of pocket reimbursement will be made fort vel, e unless
pre-authorized by the City. Ms. V explained how the Schedule D
applied. Mayor Lovestrand asked sif P iagraph Z. (b) shonltl say
net amount. The City Attorney agreed e
Motion by Commissioner Anderson, s onded by Deputy Mayor Smerilson
that the contract with ATCS be approved with the £ol lowing change:
ragraph 2.~b~, Page 2, the word before the word
amoun[ Motion carried by sunanimous roll call vote.
Mayor L es trand said he w t furnished with a report i regard
to Item 8. Mi. McNutt advised that he did n t have a iitten
report with regard t other than the F ial Aepo t.
McNutt presented the P ial Report a of April 30, 1993. M
advised that revenues and projections were pretty much on targete
Nutt advised that he had sent a o to M
McPellinnwith regardct ing o e half million with the Dreyfus
Fund, short t tt government fund. rther i
ange frome6.a38 nto r6998, three years a rageum ityter
ankswould be paid a fee t the fund eand of ter rcosts the
City would alill reap a and 6.0 i8 ~nterest. Mayor L estrand said
they should be given the authority t make quick ~hanges.
McNutt said the intention was to set up a pre-established net asset
value s i{ it drops below a certarn threshold, an automatic sell
provision would be in place.
19. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT.
A) ADVERTISeMC+NT SN EALDCCE HESPANOE PUBLICATION.
McFel lin reported that last year he had purchased
advertisi ngr Saludos ispanos Publication and asked the
Commission if rthey wished to place the advertisement again. Mayor
and asked if the ad a fisted the city i any way t omply
ithsm rity advertisement requirements that a imposed by the
government. Fellin responded he did not believe it w
ary. ensus 'o£ the Commission was that the advertisement
not be placed ns
Mayor L and n ted that it w a few m notes past 10:00 PM and
eo had made o extend the m ing. by
Commissioner Andeisonmtorextend the meeting. eMOtron died for the
lack of a second.
20. Meeting atljourned at approximately 10:03 P.M.
Paul Lwestrand
Mayor, City o£ Longwood, Florida
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