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LONGW000 LRY LOMMI SS ION
MARLfI 21, 19II8
Present: Mayor wv;d Gunter
Gepu ty Nayor Lynette Dennis
Lomni ssioner Richard eull ingipn
Carmi ssioner Ila nk Hardy
Lomni ssioner Ted Poel ki n9
Goneld L. Terry, Acting City Fldm ini stre for
Fli chael Kramer, City Attorney
Geri Zambri, Oepu[y City Clerk
1. The meeting was called to order ai ]:31 P11 by tlayor Gunter.
2. A mo ent of silent meditation was followed by the Pl edge of Ai leq lance tin
[he United States Ft ag.
3. Approval of Minutes: Motion by Lonm~is stoner Poel ki nq, s ended by Lomniss inner
Hardy, that the Minutes of the lla rch ], 1990 Re9pl ar Meet ingebe approved as Sub-
mitted. Flotion carried by a unanlnrous voce vote.
4. Presentation of Le[t ers of Appreciation to the Foil owing r silents for pro-
viding aid and assistance to a Longwood resident on February 1-, 1988.
Mayor Gunter read a letter of appreciation to Mrs. 6owser and presented her
with the letter and his s appreciation f r her efforts. Mr. pall and
Mr. Nelson were not Vres en tc toerece ive tirelr letters of apprec la [ion.
5. Mr. L1 iff Gu fillet, Executive Uirec for of the East Central Fl orf da Regional
Pl anni ng~LOUncil:
The Lomni ssion di scu s setl membership in the Planning Council with Mr. Gail let and
requested that the item be placed back on the Agenda £or the next regular meeting
on APr it 4, 1988.
6. Public Nearing - Ordinance No. 818 - Amendi n9 Section 2-163, City Code,
Administrative Service Fees. Kramer stated he had proof of publication for
all public hearings listed on the agenda. Mr. Kramer read Ordinance No, p18 by
title only.
There was discussion regard i n9 a 81.00 charge vs o charge for acc itlent reports. '
Mayor Gunter asked if anyone present woo id like tonspeak for or against Ordinance
No. b]8. 11r. Bernard onto n, Mr. John George and P15. Carolyn Eml inq stated they
were 1n favor of a 51.00 cha rqe for accident reports.
Motion by Canmi ssioner eul l ington, 5 cool ed by Commissioner Poel ki ng that the
Public Hearing be closed. hloti on carried by a una n~mous vo ice vote.
Motion by Commissioner 4la rdy, s vended by Comm ssioner -ull ing ton, that Ord inane
Ilo. 918 be adopted. Motion carried by a una nt moos roll call vote.
]. First Reatli n9, Ortli na nce No. 691 - Mending the -udget for FY -6--J.
Mr. Kramer read Ordinance N 981 by title only. Nr. terry explained that
Ortli nonce N eIIl w P epa ~ed to a ,li t the II6/(t1 budge[ based on the Fludit which
was 3u st co nPl eteJ,az
tbtion by Uepu Ly Mayor Dennis, s conded by Conmti ss toner Bul tiny ton, that
Ordinance No. 801 be a cepted DneFt rst Reading and that a Public fleari ng be
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scheduled for 4-4-tl0.
MO Lion carried by a unanimous roll call vote. '\
6. Resolution No. 613 - Endorsing a Safety Policy for the City of LongwoDJ.
Mr. Kramer read Resolution HD. 613 by title only.
Aiv Lion by Depu tY Mayor Dennis, s ontletl by Conant ssi over Poel king, thaC
Resolution No. fi13 be adopted. Motion cz rri etl by a unanimous roll call vote.
Mayor Gunter asked to consider Item No. 12 on the agenda a[ this time. The
Lvmmii ss ion agreed.
12. Appointment of rapt acmien[s for nimibers on Lades Enfvrcenent Board.
Mayor Gunter stated he would like to suggest aDPO tots ng the fol lowf ng people
to the LDdes Enforcement Eva rd:
Jeffry Morton, 8]2 Bucksaw Place Appointment at Large
James Perry, 281 Ra ngel ine Road District s.
Motion by Deputy Mayor Dennis, s conded by Commissioner Nardy, that Mayor Gu n tar's
s ugyes Led appointees be appointed to the Lodes Enforcmient. BOa rd. Motion carri etl
by a unanimous voice vote.
Hr, Kramer atlvi setl t1r. Morton and Mr. Perry [hat there was a Lodes Enforcement
meets n9 on Tuesday, tin rch 22, 1980. ,`~
9. Approval of Contract with Ivey, Oennett, Harris and Walls, Inc. to prepare
Capital Improvanents Element of Comprehensive Pian.
Mr. Nagle explained that the Capital Inlprov ements Element is required element
of [he Comprehensive Plan and that Mr. Kramer has r wed the c He
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further stated the work was partially funded by a grant which the
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race sued from the Slate. Mr. Kramer stated he Found the contract to he in order.
Motion by Deputy I~layor Oenni s, s conded by Cammi ss toner Poei kf ng, that the Contract
with Ivey, [Leone [t, Harris and Wails, Inc. be approved and that the Mayor'be
authorized to sign on behalf of [he City. Motion carried by a unanimous roll
call vote.
10. Au [hors za Lion to negotiate contracts for Ifs stvrical District Arch ite<tural
Survey.
Mr. Nagle advised the Lonmi is ion that the Li ty had obtained joint funding from
the County and the Florida Department of State to perform the s vey and
requested authorization for staff to negoti ate a contract wi [h Mr. Montgomery
or Ms, Oarr, as an alternate for [his work.
Motion by Deputy Mayor Dennis, s Dnded by Commissioner Nardy, that City Staff
be au [horized to negotiate a on tract with Crick Montgomery i onduct a
klis tvric Archi [ectural su rveycantl National Reg is Ler District ND Ii na Lion for
the Li ty of Lvngwvotl. M1lDtivn carried by a unanimous roll call vote. .1 ~
il. Mr. Frederick J. Oa ni els - Re9a rd inq Pav inq Assessments for Mil wee,
Lhurch antl W. Warren Avenue.
Mr. De ni els stated he represented Ebaugh and Der na rd, active lig igantr, against
the City oT Longwood. 41e stated they had agreed to halt any law activity to
ach a settl anent. He explained his clients w eek i n9 equity and fairness
regards to paving a cots. He cl a imetl that with respect to the assess-
ent on Mr. Perna rd's property, his pro party i of such low value,
that the per foot charge upon the property for the a ment creates an undue
and inequitable burden. In the ca e of Flr. Ebaugh's sproperty, he clafined
the as ment was not made with the sa intent thatroads a wally
i~nproveds to benefit the adj of nin9 property o but w s torthesbenefit of
the City's Polfce and Fire Department's for their acces sa to their buildings
and to correct the traffic flow .
h1r. Je{f Etchberger sugges tad t0 the Camiis Sion that he would be happy to sit
down and make specific r endati ons as he had experienced s mil ar situations
during his management careermdeal ing with ztree[ assessments.
8y co s the City Commission agreed to postpone until April 18, 1988 Reyul ar
Mee ti ogee nd reque tad 11r. Etchberger and Mr. kramer to work with Mr. Daniels.
12. (Moved forward and discussed after Item 8.)
The Li ty Ganmission recessed from 9:00 PM until 9:15 P.M
13. Public Participation.
Mr. Charles Heffner, I6o3 Meadowlark S[. Pir. Heffner advised the City Comni ssio
that the Skylark Plant was leeching effluent front the ponds in approximately
three different ar and asked that son action be taken. Mr. Heffner also
requested that a sidewalk be installed from the Skylark Subdivision, on the east
side of Grant Street, to Longdale as pedestrians and, m inly the children, have
safe access along Grant Street. i~ir. Heffner also asked the Conmission to
rect the traffic and parking probl mis in and around the Past Office. He
stated there is nsuff i ci ant parking for the Past Office, a well as difficulty
n getting in and out of the parking lot, which ca es people to drive ac
private property, namely the Little Di x'ie Piarket, to avoid the traffic siynal.
Ne stated better routiu9 and lack of traffic controls w needed. Mayor
Gunter as ketl Mr. Terry to meet with the Past Master and Police Department to
resolve the problems cited.
Mr. Ed Myers, 1623 hunt Rd., referenced Agenda Item 11. and stated he believed
the City had offered t0 purchase Mr. Bernard's property a few years back.
Ms. Mary Voel ki ng, Chairman of the City Lhri stmas Parade, furnished the Lommi ss ion
with a suggested budget for the Christmas Parade and stated the Comm~i ttee wouitl
like to be able to appiY [o the City for fundi nq for the Parade.
14. City Administrator's Report.
A. Discussion of Salary for Members of Land Planning A9 ency. Mr. ferry r -
ended, i of the Fact that few Cities compensate their LPA members, andu
the ones that do only offer a Yoken payment, [hat the Commission direct an
r ordinance t el inii na to the salaries far the LPR. He forth er sugges tad
that all the members of ail boards/Comet tssi ons be recogni xed at an annual
appree;a t; on mnner.
Motion by Depv ty f-layor Dennis, s conded by Conmiss ion er Poel ki ny, to Direct
the City Administrator to di rec t ethe City Attorney to Prepare a ordinance to
eliminate the aviary for mmnbers of the Land Pla nni n9 Agency a d Chat the
City Administrator also follow through on the ApDreci ati on Dinner for members
of all the appointed 8ourtls in .the City. Motion carried My a unanimous roll
call vote.
D. Discussion of procedures for sel ectiny City Adrni nistra tor. Nr. Terry
advised [he Lomniss ion [M1at ]1 applications far Lity Administrator have been
ved and copies have been given to the Lonmissi ~~ers for their r
MrCeierry sv99 es ted that each Lonrmi ssi ~~er select five apPl ica n is as their
top choices and CM1ai a eeting be scheduled far Monday, March 28, 1988 [
they re eadr LOnmissioner's individual choices, ru nk, and zet interviews
for April eh, 1988. 8y c ensu s, the Lommi ssian scheduled a work session for
March 28, 1980, ]:00 P,M, ns
Mr. ferry advised the Commission that Mr. Etchberyer M1as completed his r
of the Public Works Department and su9ges tetl that this report be presented to
Lommiss ion at the work ses stun of nta rch 28, 1980. The Conrnris Sion agreed.
Mr. Terry stated he had r ved a report from Lh ief ¢ea ry which w requested
of him regarding his opinion as to whether [he le9i sl ation proposed sby Dunedin
imposing restrictions an you n9 drivers should be supported by the City
Conm~i ssi on,and Chief Beary ivgge s ted that the Li ty support the legislation.
The Corm~is s ion requested this item be discussed fvrther.at the work session
15. Li [y Attorney's Report. Mr. Kramer r Dried that the cl osiny for [he
Police Station had been finaliietl anJ the natter is settled.
16. Mayor and Conm is si ~~ers' Reports.
A. Mr. Terry advised there are sufficient funds to pay the bills.
Motion by Commissioner Poel ki ng, s conded by Loomis si ~~er 8uii ing ton, Mat the
approved bills be paid. Motion carried by a unanimous voice voce.
1]. Mee [ing adjourned at 9:M18 P. M.
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