CCMtg03-25-85MinPruent. Flayor Smerilson
UePuty f?ayoc C.oldberq
Commissioner Faulkner
Commissioner Lormann
Commissioner Myer
leg M iny, Acting city Administrator
GexaldaROrman, City A hey
Donald Terry, City Clerkr
1. Mayoc Smerilson called the m ing to order at ]:30 p.m The Commission
observed of silent pr aye[ followed by Pledge of Allegiance to the
United States Flag.
2. Approval of m notes, 3/16/85 regal a[ ing. Commissioner Myers
requested the Eiist word i [he 27th sentenceein paragraph 5 be ted
ead sidewalk i ead of s set. Commissioner Lormann asked tha[eCthe
mi nu be c ect edtto show that the r arks made c ing O£f icer
Ja ckson, J[.LS performance and endation for cs titieate Tof
appreciation made under her [epoctmm Motion by Commissioner Lormann,
onded by Depnayor Goldberg that m notes of M r<h 18, 1985 as amended be
approved. Motron carried by a unanrmous roll call vote.
3. Continuation of Public Hearing, Ordinance No. 681 - mange [ ing
from A-lA R-2 for the east 275 + of P cel SA and all of SC outhn of
Overstreet, to Motion by Commissioner Myers, onded by DepMayo[sGOl dbe[9
that Ordinance 681 be c ved from table. red by
roll call vote. ead ny title only~n Mayo[ Smerilson
aaarmcnere naa been s onf us ionmwnethe[ the proposed change would be i
onEOrmance ith the e e Land Use Map. fte said that both the present
and requested ing utcatego[ies Included the low density
esidenti al u s for the Puta[e Land UseeMap. Robert 0 x discussed
the proposed u with the Commission. statedrtnat he naaraiacnsaaa the
plan with me staff who naa [ enaaa aez and he aaia the memnera of tna
LPA w their [ endation for approval. said he
had discusses the proposed [ ing with s of propertyeo [vin
Avenue and they had n obj ectioe Mr. Oiet2othensread a letter f~ maM
o£ othe adjoining property ing that she had [
objections withrthe pf oposed [ ing. Mr. Di etztsaid that CR 42] would be
foe lan ed and saidnit w nable t require 1,800
squa foo siden cee from a ial. Dietz aid the
Bevel opmentt ould be profs sionai ly landscaped and have a privacy fence.
He said unitsw could be sold fee simple fox o e half of the duplex and would
[age cupan<y by o and m the [ sidential n of the
subdivisions Mrs. Li ndawn ing of r198rOVers tr set spoke i aopposi tion t
the [ oning. Sne said the property in question had poor drainage and she
questioned whether [ ould a modate the septic tanks [equi red.
ing objected t thecadditional a mobile tra£f is on Overstreet andMShe
asked that the street be paved. ing said the sidents
ned about the drop in propeMty values which would salt i£ wthe
ing approved. wning said the [ sidents had pre usly
aqr eed cept a chu[ceo Wil dme[e Avenue with the and erstandi ng rothat
parsonage housing w old be built and the neighborhood upgraded. She aid
the church then e tabl is hed a day c enter and a school with glades from
12. ing said o individual w s given a ing change
[hey could dorwhat they wished. nM[ aNichol son saidahe was thezown of the
property. e aid he w told when he purchased the pxopecte thatehe could
build a smellswoodwo[k amanafacturing plant on the site bur his was later
prohibited, aid n ould 'ouild an 1,800 square foot house o the
Rayeis abelle saidwhe lived adjacent t the p[ope[ty and said he
agreed that S,BOO square feet w s probably too large a Home for the
and he suggested that the pxopea ty be r Wed to R-1 to permit 1x200
sgua[e foot home. sabelle said hezw opposed to R-2 z inq. Mr.
Fill ing spoke i copposition to the [ ing and said those families
sidiDgwn Overstreet objected t thegz ing. John Ing[aham
objected to the proposed [ ing. o Mcs. Paula B aid she lived o
Overstreet and w s p[eviously denied a permit to buildea 5900 squaxe foot
Yome and [egsiced [o build a 1,800 sq oa [e foot home. M[. Bill Barnett
cbjec t.ed t the proposed [ xng and said he w opposed t the duplex and
pav inq the st[eec. Thexen fucthecasdiscuss ion Motion by
Commissioner L ondedwby Beplnayoc Goldberg that public hearing De
closed. Motionma redo by roll call vote. Motion Dy
Commissione[ Lo[mann,[ ondedaby nCOmmmssione[ Faul kne[ that Ordinance N
601 be denied. Commissioner Myers said e ual ly Overstreet would have to
be paved and he said the Ci[y had m Hey inee w from ! irk Williams t
Fave Dalf of the s Mayor S ~il son Bait the Land ~P ing Agency did
t have the benef i{eof public input when they made thei tx endation [
e the property and he said most of the property o nmthe v ni ty
had nobjected to the rezoning. The motion was car [i ednby sa una us toll
call vote.
9. First ead ing, ordinance 692 - ending omp[ehensive ing
ordinance t Rchange z ing o approximately 44 a side of ongwood
9 ills Road,o East of West Fake f[om A-lA to R-l.c[eMC.nK ead by title
only. n by Commissioner L onded by Commissioner caul kne[ to
cept MOxdinance No. 692 on fist reading and that a public Dearing be
=chedul ed fo[ April 22, 1985. Motion carried by a ananxmoas roll call
Vote.
5, Reque t f[o Plato t ect a 24"x30" sign n the utilities
SRm934 at eWilma Street. e[ Commissione[ Mye[srasked if there
ouldebe any problems with s r County and Mc. Manning said pecmiss ion
ould have to be obtained fromtthe State s the City had no jurisdiction
the right-of-way. Commissioner Myexsesuggested that the sign be
placed o the property of the i ompany. Mr. Korman said he would
c evxew possibilities of pecmitting[theesign on p[ivate property.
6. Selection of City Administ[ato[. Mayor Smerilson said a proposed draft
offer had been prepa[ed by the City Staff for mailing t william
and he asked the Commission t evi ew. Bepnayor Goldberg suggested
thatcthe City extend the offer of the position e by
OepMayor Goldberg, onded by Commissione[ Mye[srto extend theMOffec of
the position of City Administrator t William T at $35,000 per
yea Commissioner Faolknez said theMS40,o00 xegaest edwby M
well within the pri ange the Commission had earlier discussed fors the
posrtion and he suggested the city offer that a Mayo[ Smerilson said
both candidates had reque ted a salary of $90,000nand Commissioner
suggested that M ssbe offered 530,000. Commissioner Mye[s saidmM
Dad o[iginallyxasked foe a $90,000 starting Sala cy with $5,000
i[hin nths. Commissioner aul knee said he ad id not
understandwthe rel uct ante to give the m Hey requested and said a eryone had
spoken highly of Mx. Commissione[ L aid both v and idates
ecy good and she saidro e had previous expec Hager Mcs.
Janet Davis asked if n s left with the ideaxthat he would be offered
590,000 and Mayo[ s cil son[said he did n Mayo[ Smerilson aid the
Commission liked and c sid ex ea him well qa al if ied$ Mayor
Smerilson said M sspresently Assistant City M Wage[ a icy and
he said Mr. PowecsoDadSalso asked for three weeks vacation whichPwas not
permitted by the P nel Policy M ual. aid Mr. Powe[s may n t have
been that ethen City also provided H ompen sa to cy DepMayoc
Goldberg asaggested that [35,000 w app[opriate s act ing is glary and said
if the City gave t o high a ingasal ary, there w m to m up.
aid shetw indignant a espon eoto the
que naboLtrmhow s uch m ney she w ing owPer xyr The motion
ieds by a of 4 to 1 with Mayor Smer it son, xDe pMayox Gol dberq and
Commissioners Lormann and Myers voting Aye and Commissioner Faulkner votin4
]. Public Pa[tic ipation Period
Ca ck Hoffmann, silent of the Tibeeon H Association
requested per ss ion t replace the t xng woodenostruct ur es a the
rof the Tiberon Subdiv isionxs a they w poor shape.
Mr~ NormanCesaid the Building Department needed additional rin£o rmation and
ing suggested they get a copy of the plat to determine o rship of
the property. Me. Hoffmann also requested the Commission to estigate
cleanup of the lake i the subdivision and t that thenvpr evious
flooding problems had been solved. ingxs aideDyec, Riddle, nil is
and P Dull c oMk o Mt he drainage p[obl ems a
the s ~uprobl ems w solved ens Mayor ril so aid the Lake Doctoron
o ck inge tcdyLe ing lake m and [he pond Dull wbe
ncl ud ed.on Mr. Manningcsuggested that thenpondnnot be classified a a lake
and said i rely a n pond. Mc. Hoffmann said the lake
not tedme cnye~ aid it w s intended a a dry bed but be camera
wet ponds and he cask ed the City Commission insure that Florida
Residential Communities be permitted to cape esponsib it ity for
ecting the problem. t Manning asked M Hoffmannrto bring in copies
ofr all the espondence with FRC on the subject and said i oald be
bought up forcdiscassion on April 8, 1985. Mr. Norman said if the o
e promised s mething that did not happen, they should take FRC to c
Mr~ Hoffmann said the homeowners would pursue this and he asked the City to
assist in protecting the area.
8. City Administrator's Report:
nning suggested that a Department of Pablic Safety be
[ablished and [hat be be appointed Director of Public Safety. He said
then previous police chief held that position but said he w not given the
itle when he w appointed. Mayor Smer it son asked if the City
iol anon if there w not a Director of Public Safety and Commissioner
Myers aid twenty years ago the fire chief w also the police chief.
Commissioner aalkner aid Dogwood shouldn'tsl ive the past.
Manning aid the fire chief would still be a depactmentnhead and officers
ould notshave dual public safety functions. Mayor Smeril son asked if the
City w iolanon if they did n t have a ector of Public Safety and
Norman said the ordinance says shall. Commissioner L aid both
an dilates for City Administrator thought a ector of Publ icaSafety w
good idea. aid a of the Dode c sal ea that there w
req ui Mfor ector cof1ePUbl is sa£ety.eV Commissioner Lormann
su ggestednta decisionDbe delayed until the n ing. Norman said
the oxdinance for a Department of Public Saf etymw wiitt enrbecauae of
pressing problem and he said things have changed s e 19]5. Commissions[
Lormann asked that the issue be placed on the nextxagenaa.
b. inq. suggested that a of Inspections c ing of
the uil di ngMaDepar tment Inape et o[s, D rshall and Codes oEnforcement
officer be e tablished under she fire depa[tment and he ended that
all baildingsinspect ors be sent to school to become file inspectors. Me.
Manning said i ould be m cal to pay o e pe[son and combine the
duties of building and fi[exinspec tots. Mayor Sme[ilson asked Vic. [man
to cesea[ch and repo r[ back on April 8, 1985.
inq said he had r ved a request fxom ham operatoxs of
Dogwood to pl acena [adio a nthe City's water tower. my
aid the ham Dpe[ s pecfoxmna valuable s the c ity andn he
ended approval[ Commissioner asked if the m ould
any erference foi TV and cabl ev ision and she asked ntlfna
leg aln for then Ci ty to per t private u of its Facilities.
aid there would be a question of liability t the City. Mayo[ Sme[il son
asked if [here would be a g[onnd power boostex and M Ma nn inq aid
inq aid the c my had given permission Eoc [ tallation of ham
otperators antennas t Five Points. Commissione[ LDrmann asked the City
Attorney to re~eaxcn for the next meeting.
9. City Attoxney's Report:
Mr. aid 1A cotby Mahoney had w[itten the City a lette[
z equestingxthat nher w csbe shut off. He said the w [ deposit fo[ the
hom had been paid bytMrs. Maho ney's and the w rnbill w ent.
M c.e aid he had advised the Ci tynClerk not ton have theaw zshut
off n this a domestic p[oblem i which the City shoulB toot get
volved~n n had approved a daft letter to Mrs. Mahoney advising
hex of the abovexanda st ati ng that civil court was the appeopr late forum.
aid he had [ cei ved a intenance bond £o[ r w fox East
Lake SubdRVisionsand he said he needed to know if 52.000 w adequate. Mr.
xo[man said the bond was in pxope[ fo[m if the amount was correct.
Mr. xorman said the City Commission bad determined [hat it w not i
the best int e[eat of the City to pecmit dixect a and sations
between the City Attorney/Consulting Engineer andcthe publ iccdueot the
expenses i vol ved. He said he w s p[epa[ing a solution setting foxth the
policy of the on cegaxding this cestrr<tron and providing
guidelines for thecstaf fsi
Norman aid he oald have a Axbor Ordinance ptepa[ed fot
submission at the n eeting. M[. Aorman said he would also have a noise
ordinance p[epaced fox submission at the next meeting.
ftocman aid he w s pxepaxi ng a solution for affixing a special
lien in a ocdance with Chapter 12 fox s who failed to
clear smanlot when reque ted by the City Administratox.meOHe said the
had failed to pay andshe said the r solution would t r the lienwnto
The Collecto[ for collection. eMr. Norman saidu theVeindividual
que s Cathy P and he said the lot w the Columbus Hazbour
Subdivision. aulknex asked about the p[opexty located behind
Sandalwood andcwhe[heco the o should be a sed. inq suggested
that the o t be a series the pcopet ty o na Sandalwood w
guilty ofwdumpi ng t ashso the m s pxopei ty. Mayor Eme[il son asked aif
this procedu[e wool d[al so apply tonhom ith t ash and s inq pools that
e black. Pir. xocman said the City sw s firs[ requiredxt end a once
t the p[obl em wichin a speciEiedaperiod. If the p[obl em w
e cted, the City c old a omplish and bill a nable fee. If the
individual fails o pay, the City Commission cool dsapprD solution
with lien undex Chapter 1.2 of the codeve aCOmmissioner
Faulkner askedsifnit would be handled by the Codes Enfoxcement aid and
man said the Codes Enforcement Officer would cite the individual
firstxo[
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1D. Mayor and Commissione[s' Reports:
Commissioner Faul knee asked ing t that 3 wheel 1
vehicles ana 4 wheel drive tucks w t pet teaat drive
percolation Fonds being consteucted at tneoSkyla[k t5ew er Plant and M..
Manning said he would.
Commissioner F'y ers suggested that the City prepa[e of di nan~.e
requiring that all homes have c ect s umbels. aid this
important due t cegairement forra umbers on homes £or responsewl;
ergency vehicles. aidtshe Quid prepay ora inancey
Commissioner Myer askedrthatoChui chsA a be s [iped o theaW side of
CR 927 to prevent individuals from blocking Church Avenue by post of fire.
t[affic.
Wei sl ogel aid the numbers w throughout
City.M Hensaid odd numbers w required onathen~ightrandte umbers t
the left. oeman said the post office had originally established the
numbering sy stem.M
DepMayor Goldberg asked the City Attorney to look at all ordinances t
they a n properly. DepMayor Goldberg said 11r. Korman had
made his old building to sR 934 a ailable to the City Sf the City could u~a
,.St ana ne saia rt was a n,ca scructure.
Commissione[ aid the H cal Commission wished to
with the City c and plant a treecon Arbor nay which w the lasx
rid ay of Ap[il,ommMSSionocman suggested that the Ar boi Ordinance be passed '~
effective Arbor Day. aid the cal
Commission ohad ended thatmCO nditional Usesnnot be pecmi tt eds inrrtne
His tocical ictmm and [hat only pezmitted be utho[iz ed.
Commissioner D aid the Histo[i cal Commissionahad determined that a
dental lab was notna suitable use an the district.
Mayor s rilson lead a ocl ama[i on proclaiming the week of March 31,
1985 to Aprile6, 19 H5 as Child Abuse P[evention Week.
Mayor Sme[11son lead a oclamation proclaiming the week of April 1,
1985 Shrinecs' Appreciation Week and he urged the support of all
citizens of Longwooa. He also asked the citizens to support the Shriner='
newspaper sale on April 5 and 6.
Commissione[ Lo[mann aid she wished t make o item clear
press that the City Commission w omplete ag re ent on the selection
of M and said it waa only thecdiffe[en ce in sala[1 es that neeaad
to be resolved.
11. Tne Commission adjo ained at 9:22 p.m.
ATTEST. M yor, ity of Longwood, Flo Liaa ,~
City Clerk