CCMtg10-22-84IDNQaSID CTPY CGLfiQSSZON
DCfOBER 22, 1984
Presm[: Mayor GeanC
Deputy Mayor Mitchell
GxmSssioner Iun!aevi
Cumdss r Myer
Ccim:issio er 9rarilson
Tan IaTg, Assistent City Attorney
David Chacey, city Admvdscraxor
Dma1d Terry, Ciry Clerk
1. Ma}ror Grant called the meeting to order at ]:30 p.m. fxrwcation followed by
Pledge of A1legiarrce m the United Stales Flag.
2. Approval of Minutes, 10/15/84 Regular Meetie:g. Motion by Ca~ssLOner Myers,
corded by Cmmissioner [emam Gag mirages of 10/15/84 Regulaz Meeting be approved
as sui~m.tted. Nation carried by a unazvunus roll call wte.
3. Public bearing, Ordinance No. 65] - ahmexation of the S 150 £eec of eM N 10
chains of ehe W 184.6 feet of lot I], Fast of State Road, Block D, D. R. MiteMll's
urvey of the levy LTant, Plat Book 1, Page 5, Public Records of S®inole G ty.
F~quest su4ruteed by C b M core Distributors, Tne. Mr. Lang read by title only and
ed that he had proof of publication of Legal advertissmenC.- Tnere waz no
discussion, pro or can. Motion by DepMayor Mitchell, s corded by C®issiwer Myers,
that public heazing be closed. Motion carried by a u~ivrnus roll call wte. lbtion
by Crnmissioner 3mrilson, seconded by Crnmissioner Inxmarm chat Ordinance No. 65] M
adopeed. M tion carried by a u~is roll call voce.
4. Yks. Gale Carroll spoke as a represanxative of the Columbus Harbour Hmeoaners
Assoctaeion. Mrs. Carroll said the residents of ColuWrus Harbors were very concerned
about the number of speeding vehicles en Grat Sereee. She said Chat many speeders
e c].oelced ae 60 N@N and she said therecas aspeeder clocked ae 8] MPH. She said Chief
Greg M mixig had been concocted regazding Gus problmi aid sbe said he did roe believ
that speed bwgrs c¢e a good solution since they mould dsoCage emrgency vehicles xw¢ilnF
r ttwrn. Nos. Carroll said police paaols had been increased bug were on1Y effectivr
for a slmrt tyre She said that Chief N.mming bad reccmnended a type of break away
barrier that mould close Gtanc S[reec. c~ssioner Myers said he was opposed to
closing S. Grant Sir a heavily traveled s Sge. Sm k ova asked
about the speedic~ endthe s'aidrGiere had been ex a paaolseand he said he wazsno
e of anyone clocked at 8] i~fi. Dr. Fred Pearl spoke and he said Chat (3uef It mss~f
kad recwn:mdecl break away barriers aid he said the City had established apreeedene
for suct~ action when they closed the tto roads in the Shadau Hill Subdivision. [4s.
Trvdy Brexming of 1411, S. CcanC Street said she was almost hit by a car ae 6:45 in the
ming aid she said she had lost a]most 2 ^"'lboxes per nnnth before she installed
abrick mailbox. Mayor Grm~t said he thought tlv police deparvrme stmuld be able
irol traffic and speeders. Mr. Forrest Eailey of 131 Cobmbus Circle spoke.
P.e said 'i at etioremnnt problm~. FIe said i lolly a problm: o£
a heavilyciraveled road~Mming through a residentialcneighborhood and he asked that
re be closed or G:a[ [he Cicy C 'fission auggese an altemaeive solution. Mayor G4anc
said chore he lived on Grave Sereet azd he said it must be used for ingress/egress.
hk. Bailey asked fora Ludy. Cmmissioner ion~uvm r amended ehae ehe ]rmgwood
Police in e [heir pacrols for a on week period C if they could reduce the
nvrber ofcspeedera. Conmissioner Myers said i£ Che police depar[menC couldn't take
f the problm:, the City coultl gee police who could and he said ehe City
shouldn'e close Che str Gsmdssicmer 9rerilson said the People were saying
ihae ehe police department can't be [here 24 hours per day and they were asking for
what [he Police Chief recwmmded as a solution. Fimnissioner 3rerilson said a
ivuliar solution had solved the problen in Che Shadow Hills Subdivision
by Cmmiasioner Smerilson that an FSrergercy (hdinance be drafted to eary~orarytclose
Sough Grant Sireee. Camissioner ia~nnmm asked about the lu~gth of cure rC wind be
closed ma cwaaiaaioner s erilaon Baia me sane as snaao<. Hi11. c®a,issioner Lo=am,
aid she did n o be i the needs of the r sidnts of Cglmnbus
Harbrns, t+as.oCartollCSaid she Hioughc Hie closing of 5. Grant Street was an oucseanding
solution Camdssioner ionra<m asked where Che barrrcades mould be locatetl and
Camdssioner 9cerilsm suggested prix the N~asing Hare and they be the sere type of
barriers as placed in Snadw Hi11. !4. C~acey suggesCed ChaC if Che Ciry erected my
baraers, cnae they be placed West of Che Nursing Hare by the City's Lift station.
Camdssioner Smerilsm, s morim died for lack of a second.
Nn[im by Canrissimer Smerilsan, s coded by Carzniss er tgxumm Cne[ ehe C~nvdssinn
adopt m ¢rergmcy ordinance to close 5. Grant Street for a period of 61 days for cfie
safety sid welfare o£ the reaidmes of Colvbus Harlx+ur ac me location specified by
Mr. Cnacey. Nnxim was defeated by a mote of 3 co 2 with Mayor GYant, neputy Mayor
Titchell and G issioner Nryers ing Nay and Commissioners Ium~am and 9rerilson wring
Aye. Mayor (leant said He wmtedvacatudy first and DepF~ayor Mitchell said he wanted
eased pa¢ols by ehe Lrzigcmd Police Depm.-menc. Mayor Grant asked la. Chacey to
use rktat ehe police depaz~t stop the speeding througJi the Colo bus Harbour
subdivision.
5. th. Fred Pearl stated cnae the City ttad not c~leted the repair of ehe nsb near
the temu in Coladnis Harbour. He said There was a pile of rocks m Che side
of me roadaon Marvin Avanua. which was a traffic Hazard. Mr. Chacey said the rocks
m be used fox Filling a washout. a. Pearl said the Ciey Had mailed a letter to
Cathy Peatross about the necessity to clean up a lot in the reaz of Cnlimbus Nazbos
but the l.oe Had not been cleaned aW. Mr. Chacey said he had waccm a letter to Miss
Peatross with a deadline of Oceober 25, 1984. Cmvissioner Myers aced tbac az
requiri~ reparr at the eeeau aired cubing but was flush wtehenche
He said all of the items discusssedcHadrbeen previously reported and were being
eakmtcaze of. Mr. Chacey said one reason fox ene delay in empleting the projects was
that the public mocks depamrent was only named at 50 percent. Nayor Grar~c asked Mc.
Cktacey To instnsC Ttm Saekson to carPlece as swn as possible.
6. Mr. Ttm Giordixd of the Sanford Hlmsng Nerald asked ehe Ciry Gmnissim Co reconsider
eheir decision to advertise solely in the lietle Santinel. He said the Sanford Herald
e all legal requiranmts for advertising and was much cheaper and he said ehe previrnss
year's legal ads for the City would Have cost $5,3]0.00 more if the City had advertised
rn ene Little Sentinel instead of cne Sanford tierald. Cwndssioner 3rerilson said ln;
had ixpuired with the cimatati.rn departlrenc of the Sanford Herald and was infonred Htat
lore delivery was Hoe available Co sore subdivisions in lungwood and he said only one
re had a newspaper sxand. Camissioner Sserilson asked Nr. (lordini the comber of
subscribers o£ me SaC~ford Herald in Longwood. Mr. Gioxdim. staged ghee it rrelevmt
o eHe n ber of subscribers. He said tlyse werel0 newspaper racks in theaCity of
tongwod and M said daily delivery service was available Co any residence in Iongwod.
Mr. Giordini asked if the Ciry didn't also send letters eo people involved and Mayor
Grant says that everyone living within 300 feet are sent letters. Cvmissimer Myers
said he subscribed to ehe sword Herald and ne considered the legal advertisarenes much
read. Mayor GYane saitl it would be difficult eo locate L mod ads iri the
Little SmCinel. Nrc. Tqn Lsr$ said i a policy dcisim for me City Caanission. He
said the only requirerenx be cnae xhetncwspaper be one of general circulation within Che
Comty and available co CM residents. aid if ix des, ehe City Cannissinn c
decide which newspaper eo publish in. Camdasioner Ion~m asked the City Clerk if the
s of legal advertising listed in Che letter fran r¢. Ibyle of ehe Sanford Herald was
and Che Ciey Clerk stated Chey were. G issioner Soxmar~n said she thought Che
idea o try az~d s Hey. Cmnuss'ioner grerilsm said Che newspaper w
aeailabletto all residmesreand he said he cwld not find arty boxes wee[ of CRS42]tand he
aid the eireulaeion of ene sanford Herald was not as lazge a the llCt1e Sentinel. Mr.
Giordixd said gear legal advertiserents could be placed in the Herald 6 days each week
while the Litele Senxinel mly carried Legal advertismFnts m 2 days per week. Mr.
Hentard Linton said the inWortanc cwssideraxinn was the dissmdnation of in£onnation
and he said the Lieele Sentinel uvula reach more residence. k[e said i£ is costs $10,000
Co advertise in [he IiTCle Sentinel, Chen iT should be spore.
eroeion by e~miaaioner Lon~aen xnac [icy aavereiao in boon Sanford Herald ana acne
Sen ~nel o o split adver[ismenis bewem [he tuv ewspapers and spread Che
adver cising.t tk. Lang advised a°a;^sc spl.iteing adv~rc+ng in tuo newspapers. Tne
[bcion died for lack of a second. T4tion by Com¢ssioner Myers, seconded by PepNayor 1;
Mitchell Jac City advertise in [fie Sanford Herald. I+ntim carried by a vole of L Co 1 -
wieh Camussioners [onams and fryers, Deputy Ntayor Mitc1te11 and N yor Gran[ wring Aye
and Cwmdssioner Srerilson voting Cray.
]. Nn-. Lsng atmwmced that agenda ittm Hawser ]has been deleted ac the requesT of
Mr. Heffner.
B. Ck. Henry 0. Walters, 401 Nina Place, Colwitrus }tarbas, requested xhe City of
tongwnd co abandon a piece of property behind his hrnie. Mr. Walters said the
property had no value Co anyone excepe himself ad he said the City had no access to
x clean the property and he tad been doing it. Nneian by Camdssioner Myers, seconded
by Cumdssioner Lormann chat City Beaff prepare an ordinance abandotvng the property
requested by Mc. Walters. Nation carried by a imemitrous roll call wte.
9. Bo Simpso cad a Leceer cmeen[ing on e letter eo CF Editor o£ cne
Little Sentinel written by Mr. dim Fnss. 4k.a5i~son sc ted that [here were e
in Mc. Ross's letter. !Y. Simpson asked chat the IieeleaSa2inel aetenpe co be voce
an [heir reporting and he cited several exatnpLes of inaccurate staeerzan[s
asuch asewhan the Deparvfenx o£ 1Yaeaporeaeion assured responsibil3ry for Sft 434, the
nt chat ehe present year was an tmrsually dry season, eaors cmcexning purrlase
of a fire ['tuck, cc.
30. C1ey Adnixuscrator's Repore:
Mr. Chacey recammded Ctae ehe City C®dssion awarel the contract for in~rwe-
esafor Water Plant IvSmber 2 to Lee Cotacxvction Ctwgtany as rncmnemded by Eoyle 1~
Agineexix~g. Mr. Chacey said a vntion was required granein_g Mayor GYane authority Co
sign a oncract. Nation by Cmmissioner Myer seconded by DepMayor Mitchell authorizing '
M yor Gtac to sign a conCracC on behalf o£ the City with Lee Conscrvction Co., of Sword
for ingtrwmmcs to Water Plant No. 2. Tb[ion carried by a tnmiivrnu roll call wee.
b. Mr. Cbacey said that the Plaster Palace and Sir Pizz ant tad requested
permissim eo hold a break dace contest in Park Squaze an Sacurdayaafeernwn and he
said xM City Code did not co such a raiuesc. Tne members of the Commission stated
ckac they did tnt nave any objections [o tta emtese.
11. Mr. Cazl Weil said he bad been a IW~cood resident for 9 years and ne requested
chat the agenda Provide an opporunity for audience participation un mateers of ineerese.
Mayon Ltanc said he made a practice of letting anyone speak who raised his nand and
he cold Mr. Weil that he was an ~tmnple o£ a citizen being penniCCed to speak witFwC
being m the agenda.
]2. Mayor and Camdssioners' Reports: '
C®aissioner Inmvvm stated etae the City had received a leteer fray ehe
Arcs and Crafts Festival (amuetee about clexing up the city before ehe feseival was
held. Camdssioner Lomwm said the hotel was a ss and she asked Mr. Cnacey to
c the Hotel whoa[ cleaeung „p cne araa. ca ~Haaionar Lormam alao naked etat me
dirtabehind ehe fires on be leveled off. Cmvdssioner Inmann congratulated L'hieE
Chapman for ehe honor bewared en him by ehe National Fire Educational Council for his
ouesCandir$ training progr~n. 1 j
Cmndssioner 3rerilson asked Nk. Chcey when he hoped to cmplete "tacit oiling"
of Second Place and N¢. Chacey said to Ivped eo have i[ cmpLeeed by the firs[ of
December. Mr. Chacey said engineering plans were being prepazed far West Warren
Avenue and he said he hoped to lave West Lake Street paved ax ehe sane am West
Warr repaved e redace the co Mr. [:tacey said the public wxks departent
working m the highland trills drainage pzoblen at present and when that is
cmpleee, [hey will cmplete the work still to be done in CoLv'NUS tlarbo:.s.
Gmmissimer 9mrilson a~masced }tat the Lmgwood Police Depazarent would be
tmldix~g the amual Halloaem event camencing ax 6:00 p.m. en WeAaesday, October 31st
and he said it was m tac:ding program designed w keep children off the sReet
and provide ehm wholesme mtmtairvsent Cmvdssioner '3nerilsm said there mould
be cosnme conxests and free curdy and cake for the children and he said all Iongmod
<Mldren were invixed m attend. Mr. C'hacey said the twgmd/Winter Springs Chamber
of Cwoeree had given $50.00 m the police department to help then: purchase candy.
Cmmissiaer 9rerilson scared that the constnaction ccnq~my paving P,ar,geline Road
had lefe a ditch on Rangeline Road across fran the Woodgaxe S:bdivisim-which prevented
children frwn crossing the road. fM asked that Mr. Ten, Sacksm inspect the road and
u,sure tlue a crossing is available to the ctdldrm.
CcoII,issionm ~arilsm seated thae the gate to the Highland }tills tmlding pond
lad been Left open and a dog was swiaming in the pond wer the weekend and he said
he was cmcerned Gue a child could have gotten into the pond.
Gmissimer ~wx~ilson said Mr. Fd Semett had recryested ix:formation concemu:g
a progress report of the actincu being taken to correct the tighland }tills eas®ent
problem. }7e said his time was located on IAt 3, BSock E and he said ie was concerned
ehae the Swale would be placed m his property beyond the easerent and he said to
stresgly objected to this. Nr. Sennett said ie had wrieem a leteer m the Gity
Attorney and Comdssimers on ehe subje<;t and he requeseed thax ehe eaale be located
within the easmmt pzovided in the plae. Mr. Chacey said to was tryir:g to wozk out
solution }tut would please everyone and ME. Samect said to was acevally making
12 - 14 amers angry. Mr, Se~mett snid M tad no problan with tM drainage pipe
roily installed but he did abject to the Swale being located anywhere except in
the easement provided for such a Swale. Cmmissioner 9nerilson said there tad been
meetings w1H~ cha property oaners abort the problem and M said the property
erred that it was not bei.x~g corrected the way it was agreed upon.
He said ixewaz originally agreed Uvt there would be ally L or 2 feet of waxer in tM
retmtim pond and there was a[ least 12 feet and the pipe would we reduce the depth
the way it was positioned. Gvmissiones 9rerilson asked riot the City EUytgineer go oat
and insure thae ie is done properly. Nntion by Mayor Grant, seconded by nepttayor
Miechell thae Ns. Cnacey be ir,strvcted co seer with City Atmmey and Mr. Ind to do
wtatever is requized to Locate Swale so slat is is properly located wiehin the drainage
easeoent. Motim carried by a imanurous roll call mote.
Cmmissioner Myers asked tkat an artist's rendering be made of the proposed police
- staeion a:d cmmsity truilding so liar residents can ee motet the design will be and
tie azked xhae the raWerings be advertised in the newspapers hwU:g vdiere the buildings
will be located. Mayor GYant asked Mr. Cnacey m take care of it. Mr. Cnacey said he
could and he said ix would be advertised prior to the City's election.
13. the Cemrtissim adjourned at 9:02 p.m.
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