CCMtg01-04-93MinLONGWOOD CITY C N
LONGW000, FLORIDA o
it SANUARY 9, 1993
Present: Mayor Paul L estrand
Deputy Mayor Harvey 5 iilson
Anderson
Commissioner 5 Miller
Commissioner FredOP arl
eellin, City Administrator
Geraldine D. 2ambri, City Clerk
Becky voce, city Attorney
1. Mayor Lo~estrana oallea a regalar meeting to oraar at I:DO PM.
2. of silent meditation was Eo].lowed by the Pledge of
Allegiance 0to the Flag.
3. PROCLAMATIONS.
A. PROCLAIMING SANOARY B, 1993 AS "RUBY HOMAYSSI" DAY.
Mayor L and rescAeduled the proclamation to the next
meeting as Ms. Homayssi was not notified.
~ i 4. BOARD APPOINTMENTS:
A. MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT TO HISTORIC COMMISSION.
Mayor Lovestrand appointed Ms. Sibyl Coombs. Appointment
con£irmetl by unanvmous vovice vote.
E. APPOINTMENT TO CIT22ENS' AD ISORY C MMITTEE CAC) OF THE
ORLANDO URBAN AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY.
Mayor L and appointed Ms. Robin Sargent. Confirmed
by a unanvmous vovice vote.
5. PUBLYC PARTICIPATION.
Deborah Speiss, 109 Shomate D [ef e[enced the December
21, 1992 Commission Meeting ana saidr she w ned with the
chastising of M[. McFellin. she said he w ss hired0t make s and
decisions and he should be supported and be given a chance. oShe
aid she wanted to see everyone work cohesively for the good o£ the
Ms. Cathy Swaggerty, 24J Tullis A asked that the
ead the M of August 19,01991. She said the
o get pre sure off the general fund but t
£loodinga problems. She urged Che Commrss ion to uphold thecintent
'' of the ordinance.
. Simpson, office at 1225 B referenced a
wspaperB article which he said bas ical ly tw Vwhat a previous
epeakei expressed. then objected t o£ the c made
Che n wspaper and HOn the Bias by MayorsL and. o aid the
Charter does n t give the Mayor a dif £erent status thant{any of the
other Commissioners.
Mi. Nap Clark, 48o Cornwall Ct., said he agreed with what has
been said and said if there i specific problem, i should be
brought before the public but ssaid he did not think tsmall t
politicians should make n s £or themselves in the paper. aid
the reputation of Longwood ei at stake. aid the Commission's
job is to work with the City Administrator and try to bn ild up the
name of the City - learn to work together.
Mayor Lovestiand said he wished to consider each rtem
individually.
LLS. espouse to questions {rom Mayor
andpand Deputy [Aayox Smerilson, M wells stated the color
ould be used at the Commission meetings, a [hey would be
able to video sites and then bring tapes to the Commission to be
used during the revrews.
by Commissioner Pearl, onded by Commissioner
Andersonrto approve Item A. Motion carried by unanrmous roll call
vote.
OF LSTIMATEO BILLS FOR SANUARY.
Mderson, s onded by Commis si
carried by unanrmous roll call vote
TES OF DECEMBER 21, 1992. Deputy Mayor
rilson asked that theD Minutes be c acted, a the list o£
preaent act fcm. paarl s mittea) ana
indicatedn Commissioner Anderson both absent and present (Cm.
Anderson w absent(. n by Deputy Mayors rilson, s ondetl
by C arl t oappxove the M ofmD camber 21c 1992
ith the sc action a tad by Deputy Mayor Smerilson. Carried by
unanrmous ~oll call vote.
E 350 CREW CAB FROM STATE CONTRACT.
Fellin explained that the c cab would replace o of a number
of t ucks being taken out o£rs rce. Mr. McPellin estated funds
were available to pay the bills rv
Motion by Commissioner arl, onded by Commissioner
Anderson to approve Item D. Carried bysunanrmous roll call vote.
E. T FOA BID R03-93, HIGHLAND HILLS DRAINAGE 1
Deputy Mayor Smerilson said as no severe problem exists in
Highland Hills project be deferred at least until after the
ork s n drainage priorities. Fellin
explainet that theeproject has been under c sideration for quite
some ti , as bid out and quotes have been accepted.
. Tiblier explained that the schedule w calated due t0
projects being done in the a a by Florida P swhich allowed the
City t ork i ordination with them. explained that the
drainage project in Highland Hills has been done in phases and this
was Phase IIi.
' by Commissioner Pearl, conded by Deputy Mayor
rilsono to table Item E. until January 18, 1993. Carried by
unanimous roll call vote.
PURCHASE NITV EQUIPMENT FOR OFFICER TRAINING FOR 5"!,625
Chief ing explained that the equipment w Jed £or
estigativean purposes and piece of equipment like
polygraph except that it tapess the interview and records voice
stress. Motion by C r Pearl, s onded by Commis sionex
Miller to approve item e169Carried by unanimous roll call vote.
7. LIC HEARING - CONDI'PlONAL USE RE4UEETED -Y FIELDS BMW/RANGE
ROVERPTO PERMIT AN AUTO PAINT AND BODY SHOP. LOCATION 265 N. HWY.
wells, Planning Director, explained that the request w
allow a o paint and body shop a sory u the
sale of vehicles. Ne said the HMW portions of sthe business i
planning t and the request is to utilize the V ted a
a paint andVbodyt shop. aid the code has a stipulation that
paint and body work can only sbe done on vehicles sold £rom the
proparty.
Slater, 390 N. Orange Ave., Orlando, representing the applicant
aid the decision w made t the H W portion of the business
but to keep Range Rover o themsite, which would be a uch smaller
operation. He said originally they did not realize the paint and
body work w s limited only t ork done o vehicles sold on the
property, but s they have c e this £ar, they decided to try
£or the conditional u and wouldmthen try to get the code changed
to r the stipulation. ing M Slater's presentation there
edmoscussion regarding the of the facility and other
dealerships operating painC and body shops.
Mayor L and opened the public hearing. impson said
' if the applticant exhausts all his administrative appeals, and he
ha.s c the right place, e omits are not supposed to enter
into the Coimnission's decision.
Serry Connell, 635 Chelsea Road said if the vehicles being
repaired a subject t sale by the dealership, then C eey i
operating illegally because they repair cars that are not sold on
the lat.
fields, of Fields BMW, spoke in £avor of the request saying he
cognized the the law and eeponse
gneation posed by eCOmmissionerr Mil lei, Mr. Fields said they agree
operate under the code and have n ention of violating the
cotle now that they have knowledge of it.
M[. Paul Gpeiss, 109 Shomate Di., spoke i opposition to the u
that location saying there were at least three food businesses
surrounding the location.
Mi. Ingexman, 1040 Talmo St., said he lived behind M x Pools and
aid a paint a body shop w approved o apiece of property n
to property he o ned on Rt a50 and said nhe had paint fumes, e
ing through the ventilation system and cars parked outside the
fence, etc.
Mr. Slatei responded t cots. He said in terms of the location
heing n eating oestablishments, all work o will be
onducted ti side, there will be n outside painting ca He said it
ould be a high tech operation and did not believe there would be
a problem and that volume of traffic will be reduced.
Motion by C Anderson, s onded by Co~mniseioner Pearl, tV
close [he public rheariny. Carriedcby unanimous voice vote.
Commissioner 5 xilaon said his understanding is that a onditional
e is a permitted a with conditions if they a ompliance
ith the code. a said LPA has recommended approval, as have
City staff members.H
n by Commissioner Peaxl~ s onded by Commisaioner Miller, that
then previously approved conditional u ondit ion be lifted and
that Fields eMw/Range A r be allowed to operate a auto paint and
body shop a ory u e to the e ing c xn lot subject to
staff comments Carried by unanimous rollt call vote.
The Commrss TOner recessed from 8:15 to 8:25 PM.
E. PUBLIC R - ORDINANCE NO. 93-1118, AMENDING F/Y 92/93
BUDG ~ PROVIDING N£OR RVOGET AD.NSTMENTS.
Mayor Lovestrand explained that Ordinance 93-1118
scheduled ary 10, 1993 due to ~ bility to meet
advertisiny requirements due to the holidays. i
FIRST READING - E NO. 93-1120, AM ING BGCTION 23.61
(67 O E CODE ROFNO IDING iOR AN INCREASE IN
ENTIRE ANO COMMCRCIAL EF.wER FEEBPRO
. Voss read Ordinance N 93-1120 by title only. Fellin
explained that the made ary d e too 15&
that w imposeds byw 5 nole n my the City of
ongwood For s ent. Commissioner Anderson asked M
if the City had nt tpayt the i at this time a it w s being
disputed by the City. entled the r s be i sed
they could be lowereds againe r mesponse to Mayor Lovestrantl's
request, Ms. Vose read Ordinance Nor 93-1120 in vts entvrety.
Motion by C r Smerilson, s onded by Commissioner Anderson
c ept Ordinance N 93-1120 on of first reading and that a public
hearing be scheduled for I-IB-93. Carried by unanimous roll call
vote.
10. FIRST READING - ORDINANCE N 93-1121, AMENDING F/Y 92/93
BUDGET, P UDGET ADJUSTMENTS, AMENDMENTS, AND AMENDM£NT
TO '92/93AOMANNSNG DOCUMENT.
read Ordinance No. 93-1121 by title only. Mr. McFellin
sad his letter dated 12-30-92 to the Commission and letter from
the Auditor, M mitt, dated D cembei 30, 1992, with regard t
expenditures foiMa that are not related t0 the city's
stormwater manageme~tl utility.
Miller called Eor a point of order. eeE erenced the
Rules and P cedures, Sec. 9.1 and 5 e 9.5. and said
he aiaa n t believe the ordinance being proposed w outine r
netl a ing document and said i should have
been brought up tunider theaAdministrator's report prior to being
roduced. Mx. McFellin said he believed it w outine i nature
it he i s brought up at the La s't m ing and w
that should ebe aaddressed and also because the m ing tlocumentti
a part of the budget document. Commissioner P arl paid this w
brought up by the Commission and he believeda it w s basically
outine and did not s a problem with it. Mayor L estrand said
he believed the ordinance dealt with t subjects which requires
ordinances. Fellin said whenothe budget w s passed i
ncl uded the m ing Mtlocument. Mot.i.on by Commissioner P arlt,
Onded by Commissioner Anderson that Ordinance N 93-1121 be
cepted on first reading and that a public hearing be scheduled
for 1-18-93.
Commissioner Miller said the only problem he had w s the numbers
and thought it w and thought i should be
brought up underathe Administratornsireport, discussedtand i ned
re£erenc ed Che m ing document oand
questioened the manning changesaand asked i£ there was an addition
Carried by unanimous roll call vote
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net Pol.i ties and i cedures ca e be in9 follrnved.
Chapter ll refers t r-eduction i staf Sing and questioned _..at
correct procedures were Sol l.owedn
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aia the artinle assn ears A e nae been linxea m L ana ana
Miller by Chief M ing and they often Follow advice andedirectives
of Aoss. Miller said he publicly denies that.
aid chief M mining said perhaps he linked eaul L and but not
Steve Millerann aid in the interest of unity, heewould hope that
the press would ezealiee the s of the statement and the
inaccuracies, so this Commis ion1OtheeCity and M Fellin c n do
what they need to do for the benefit of the City With respect to
the letters between M Fe11in and Mayor Lovestrand, he hoped
they would bury the hatchet and resume City business in an orderly
14. Meeting adjourned at 9:15 e.M./un
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Paul Lovestrand, Mayor
City of Longwood, Florida
A'L ST:
ialdrhe ~ Mrr
City Clerk