CCMtg04-12-93Commrssr n Members Present:
o Mayor Paul L estxand
Deputy Mayor Harvey S on
Andersonls
Commrssroner Steve Miller
Commrssr embers Absent:
Commxssroner Fred Pearl
Staff Members P
James ASeM Fe11in, City Administrator
raldine D ambri, city clerk
ecky V City A ney
Rbonda Ledford, P rchasing D ector
Dan McNutt, Finance Directorrr
Dick wells, Planning Drrector
Mayor Lovestrand called a regular meeting to order at 7.0o PM.
A moment of Silent Meditation was followed by tM1e Pledge of
F R£,MEMBRANCE - YOM HASNOAN". Mayor Lovesirand presented
the proclamation t Deputy Mayor S rilson who would delrver it to
the Jewrsh Community Center in Maitland on Sunday.
B) Ms. V ead a oclamat ion 'P OCLALMING A -
993 AS "BUILDING eS Mayor Lovestrand presented the
Oclamation to Mr. BiL1W Culbertson, City of Longwood Building
Official.
C) Ms. V ead a oclamat ion PROCLAIMING APRIL 18-25,
1993 AS "AMIIRICANe HOME WEER No one was present to accept the
Proclamation.
stli ne r d his letter, d ted April 5 the
MayorMri which he e ended appreciation to the C and City
staff for a istance tthey r ved making possible vthe sn
the ongwood A and C estival which w held i emberf
1992 L Mr. eistline tRen prese ted the Mayor wrth a $15 ondonation.
ended the H ety for the
effortsm trey o Rave nputsovntomthe Hvstorics preservation of the
6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
Carol c 1 Lake Griffin c rcle, selberry, ead a
letter addeessed t Mayor and C ith regard to the
Code Enforcement m ing of M regarding A
Service, which she asked that the2C and other elected
off icialsrof Longwood deal with the facts andv evidence and fulfill
their civic, ethic and moral commitments and commended Mr. Baker
she has been a ember of the Board s 1986 and Chair o -Chair
1988, andmw signing from the cBOard effective i mediately.
Ms.~cCorbin c d her r signing had to do with incidents
redt during the last Cade Enforcement m ing and letters
wrvttenc by a newly appointed member and a citizen.
Mr. Thomas W. Moran, ] andpiper, P sident o the Landings
Homeowners' Association, said Sthe r sidents i the Landings w
having s e problems and asked for C
help from the Police Department mm aid of eom iwhat h
understands, the Landings has never been patrolled because the
u Knapp, 2]3 Lake Griffin C icle, said she wished
t speak about the very disturbing actions ofvLynette Dennvs at the
affec<ed the way she performed her duties. She said the entire
heari nq w ery u -objective and biased and because of t asked
the C Sider r ing (MS. D is) from thesB ard.
napp s if the C n looked into thisothey
would find Ms. Dennvs worked on behal£r oft the Hardys and directly
legal a se, a group of con ned c tiz s may also have legal '
vagainst the ity forcr ation sand d mages i rty
makesrlegal or condones by inact von Mr. Hardy'sacontinuedtdumping
and destruction o the e napp then distributed
copies of a Setter from hereand all the linformation previously
distributed to the Code Enforcement Board.
vid G emp ].oyee and in-house c rite
wgementa aide discussion regarding
Industrial Waste serve e hevwouldt like the ability to respond i£
necessary.
TOlos, member of the Code Enforcement B ard, said he
endedo the Code Enforcement meeting on the 2 aid he
s to be objective i all his a when dealing with City
codes, o and state laws a ook objection to M Xnapp's
d that the Soazd w -objective and biased. r Tolos
aidehenw rry M orb in feels the way she does and Topes she
rescinds hersresignatlon.
Nadine Tolos, Highland Hills, a if public participation
ould be permitted undee Item Y14. Mayord Lovestrand said Item ,@14
was not a public hearing.
>. CONSENT AGENDA.
A7 PAY APPROVED B
67 MINUTES OF MARCH 8 TING,
01993 REGULAR MEETING AND MARCH 29, 1993MSPECIAL
C) BID $i1-93, S UMP AND CONTROL.
D) OF 6 D pl]-9l, W ERIALS.
E) APPROVAL O ITEMEN FOREDECLARATZON OF SURPLUS
equi PMENT FOR AUCaloN.
Anderson requested be ved for
di scussiongsaDeputy Mayor Smerrlson requested Item B be removed for
discussion.
r Anderson questioned the s and item from the
bott mo efr Page 1 expenditure under the cF Department to
nole c unity college and said he believed this w request
that denied ing budget s
believed there w s directly related [ Nthe job dthat
were allowed but said he would check further and would advise.
Anderson questioned several other items which
were answered to his satisfaction.
n by C ded by Deputy Mayor
ril son t xapproved Abills~n withc the the
expenditure to 5 nole C ity College, page el epbeo approved.
In response to questions mregardinq fees to G
advised that the s red t mediation with
my and that the feelr for koeeclosures w 1 be paid
backn thx'ough the law suit process. Motion carried bye unanimous
roll call vote.
Deputy Mayor S tetl a ect ion t0 the March i
and requested under the heading of Midyear Budget that the
statement should read "Mr. McNutt will be available."
Motion by Deputy Mayor S rilson, onded by C
Miller that I the Minutes o rch e Special,mm rch nl
Regular and rch 29, Special Meetings be cepted with the
amendment as noted. Carried by unanimous roll call vote.
n by Deputy Mayor S rilson, onded by C
Andersonrthat Items C, D, and Eeof the C ent Agenda bemapproved
as submitted. Carried by unanimous roll call vote.
HEARING - 28, AMENDING F/Y 92/93
BUDGET~BPROVI DSNG FOR BUDGET TRANSFERS.
Ms. V ead Ordinance No. - e by title only. Mayor
Lovestrand oopened the public hear ing 11 No one present spoke >n
favor Dr in opposition.
n by Deputy Mayor s ded by C
Andersonrt0 close the public hearing~n Cazzied by unanlmoussvoice
Motion by C Anderson, onded by C
Miller that Ordinance No ~93z 1128 be adopted. Carried by unanimous f
roll call vote. '~
9. PROTEST OF BSD 510-93 BY INDUETRIAL WASTE SERVICES. ~
e briefly explained the protest filed by I and the
City'ssresponse to the protest. She then advised that after 5
today s ved a X from IWS's a ney requesting the City
throw o al is rthe bids, however, if they City advises that this
atter should not be heard, they espectfully withdraw their
protest of this bid. '
Anderson asked about the letter from W
advised they h t pursued that any farther
cetl c n that the bid document said i of e
thevunit pri wi 1~1 gov aid a ordinq to c e law
if the City wanted to t out the slow bid the City cou l.dsdo s
but there i O legal regal ent to do s Deputy Mayor Smerilson
aid e n the unit prices ra e lower than the s Dnd bid a the
City would be foolish to pay the $11.40 when theyecould pay $10.95.
Anderson said his c if in fact there
astechnicality t ould oaffect the Ch s decision
based on the decis ionathat was made after the bidsswere open.
1.0. -1129, AMENDING F/Y 92/93,
PROVIDING FOR BUDGET TRANSFERS93
ead Ordinance No. 93-1129 by title only. n by !.
Deputys Mayor Smerilson, econded by Commrssroner Anderson lothat
Ordinance N - 9 be a cepted o eading a that a
public hearing be scheduled for May ], 199]. Carried by nunanrmous
roll call vote.
ONING
oRT20N O DRAINAGE AND D ILITY E
LOT IDDEN OAK ESTATES. REQUESTED BY. WILLIAM RA.
ead Ordinance N - 1 by title only. Wells,
Iing D explained t request by M Herx on Mbehalf of
Mr. Nickelsr to abandon a portion Df an easeme located on the
that a public hearing be scheduled for May 3, 1993.
The Commission recessed Yrom B:00 PM to 8.10 PM.
FTRST AEADI NG - ORDINANCE N 93-1132, G CLDEIVE
OORLANDD, INCgAFORNTHENCOi,LECT20N
OF RESIDENTIAL SO
LID WASTE, INCORPORATING GENERAL AND TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS.
ead Ordinance N - 2 by title only.
Fellin a sed that s x bids had beenlr ved, o o bid
and the lowVbid of $10.95 w e Managementne
Millet noted that two additional changes needed to be mmade rwith
specified that the days of Yard trash p.i.ck up would be Monday o
Tuesday and that the solid w e pickups would be t days apart
Ms. Ledford said the solid aw e pick up days w esday/
Friday and Wednesday/Saturday aand yard waste would be picked up on
Motion by Commission Miller, seconded by Deputy Mayor
e ND. 93-1132 a cepted o eading and
~hatna npublic hearing be scheduled for April 1 99]. Carried by
unanimous roll call vote.
COMMISSIONER RE% ANDERSON - AVAILABILITY OF BOARD/COINAITTEE
Commissioner Anderson referenced his m o dated April 5, 1991
which he mentioned his c ith regard t that
there i requirement t ds/committees
be a ailable w esperioda r sbuggested the s
ruling that applies t notes, that they be ready and
available in seven working days be applied to all board mrnutes.
Mayor L and asked the C mm is sion if they thought the w
ompleted" should be u n lieu o ailable'• i
days and added that h Quid like [ e them completed i sthree
orking days. Mayor w and oexplained that attorney
general's opinion s that or the m ompleted they
e public ord rands e theeefore a ailableLeto the public.
Anderson n ing i sed i
rules and pro edurest, t Mayor eL estrand scontinued tto
dobatesthe wording proposed by c Anderson.
Anderson s had no problemm either Tway and asked the rCity
ney C rdher advise. aid she would suggest it be
orded "shall be completed" Ms Deputy Mayor smeril son noted that the
n Rules and Proceduees nay also need to be a ended. Mayor
and said he would like to have them completed rn three
business days and C mmissioner Anderson said with staff reductions
he believed it should stay seven.
by ondea by Deputy Mayor
rilson~n ney draft ordinance require
completion ofd mrnutes Aforr all boards/committees and othe City
Mayor Lovestrand asked e eryone to be patient as he had a lot
of things that needed t aid a a prefaced his c ents saying
he r way condones violating the bodes but sa idm there r
difference, however, when he thinks t attempt to put
out o£ business. Mayor L d proceeded to read his
letterei which he requested that the letter of April 2, 1993, from
of the Code F,nforcement B arils, be a ached a
part mof t ord. (Letter of April 2, 1992 rsthereby attachede as
a part of the record).
Mayor Lovestra nil, in his lettee, s zed the April 2
letter, which he said referred t specific a amples of i ompetence
and sloppy paperwork citing code v nstatements
under oath, other aspects of the letter which t ubled him,
obstacles placed r way o citizen who asked t
public r ord, citynharas sment of a and a anti-business
att itudeic ing, Mayor L dodo said the C
ead the City out of this scandal eby taking appropri ater corrective
action.
Commissioner Anderson said he was amazed that the Mayor would
address t ing there a till c particularly this c
ing b tithe code Enfor ement B ard. aid r sahis
opinion that ethis w iolation of a and sreques'teda Mayor
a part o a (hereby attached
and madena spart tof bthemr ord) and fcopieseb
copy o the Mayor's letterYea long with
themm anddM aletter fbe s ney~s
officenforsr Anderson c ved aandAasked how
the attachmentseto Ms. Dennrsne letter were rnther possession.
Mayor L estrand said he did not know and then responded to
saying the 1 ved by
themMayorn and C ands said he did nott believe rit ew
appropriate to discusaxi aid he believed
s better left up to the mCOde rEnforcement B and to go about
their job and said he believes Ms. Oennis owes the Code Enforcement
Board an apology and a resignation.
Deputy Mayor 5 rilson said the Code Enforcement B
established by Statute a takes t e place o ity c arts and a
uch he believes dimproper t ing anything before. the
that rt before the Code Enforcement e ard. Mayor
and said the emphasis of his letter i not to interfere with
thec code Enforcement e and but is pointing sto the performance of
the Code Enforcement Officer. Ne then asked the C n Row
they felt. Deputy Mayor Bmeril son said he would n t passr judgement
1n any area of the issue.
Fellin said b ith t Mayor for criticizing
staffM and said good peopleoa e being losthi the City because o
onduct such a this by the Mayor a ued
with regard to withholding of public rt ord a McFellinrs
e Attorney w salted witR regard to the request for r
and it w the City's ent to protect the integrity o£ rd
Mayor L and noted c e law with regard to public
and said the sonly delay permitted w the t spent i
ing the record. Theee was contrnued sdiscussion rn this
~esara~
r Miller responded t the City Administrator's
ent thatrMre Baker r signed because of the Mayor and said Mr.
Baker s ted to him s nths back Chat he w s going to r sign
for a lot of other r of which had anything to doewith
the Mayor. Bakero w asked if he wished to speak. He
indicated he did not wish to comment.
Anderson said Re wished t a letter that w
handed tolhimo during t eak which he said ew
letter r ved from Lynette D Anaersonf then
ead a letter of r signation from Bob L , Code Enforcement Boa ea
member, from the Code Enforcement Board ax
ls. PROPOSED INVESTMENT POLICY FoR CITY.
Mr. M made a f presentation o e proposed i
enC policy uthat e had1edeve loped. short explanationVe
discussion a ued. hIt w there v o guidance i the
Charter o Code w regartl of estments and therefore was the
reason for the recommendation for an investment policy.
Motion by mmissioner Anderson, onded by Deputy Mayor
rilson that the Attorney be d so prepare a
adopt a estment policy and that it be brought t ommrssron
on May 3, 993. Carried by unanimous roll call votee C
Fellin ead transmittal from Coleman which
endedca decision bea made to c negotiations
about t nth no May 93based on letters
d hfrom othe rL requesting that egotiations c
earlyvas r9 working Gays from thrs Comm assaon meeting and £rome the
negotiating t ssionee Lovestrand r ended Commissioner
Miller. r Anderson r ended Deputy Mayor S rilson.
nationo ofrC Miller of ail ed to pass by a
with Commissioner oM it Ser and Mayor L and voting aye and
Anderson Ueputy Mayor ov rilson voting nay.
eof Deputy Mayoa Smerilson carriedeby a unanimous roll
callnvoten
With regard to designation of a spokesman the C
agreed, to keep the communications clear, that Ueputym iMayor
Anderson proposed that Deputy Mayor S rilson and M
Colemaniwork out where o of them c n be present e It w noted
that Mr. Coleman o Fellin could be present and that there
o problem with M Coleman being present, but i agreed by
Commission that Deputy Mayor Smerilson would be the spokesman of
record for the City.
Officer, signed h s position with the city. Mr.
Fellin iexpressed e regret an r having received Mr. Baker s
resignation.
18. CITY ATTORNEY S REPOR P.
A) STATUS REPORT - MEDIATION WITH SEMINOLE COUNTY.
Ms. Vose advised that the mediation was held, the Mayor was
Dogwood's swage w s $1.]3 per thousand gallons of flow. The
my i charging $2.10, however, within 9 days t my
will send the effluent t ankee Lake Plant and the cost of
treating the flow at Yankee Lake will be even higher.
Ms. V ended i might be i the best i est of the
City t request cc manges to ithe City/County Agreement in lieu of
challenging the right of the County to charge Longwood for the high
ankee Lake. suggested, based o
thetc sultant'str following: of the
mo years,o with as provision that thesCoity could
f the c ith a nth n a peo r
refunda of c ectionctfees, speoif is 3formula fortthe
ing of wholesale r which wou lda be a ertain percentage of
the r ail rate. After continued discussion cit w s the c
of thetCOmmrssion that Ms. Vose proceed to negotiate the long tern
Ms. Vose refe[enced he[ letter dated March 2 1993 i which
she esponded questions regarding ity alarm violation
enfo cement. noted discrepancies in the Code and a of the
Alarm code a well as the Code dealing with the Code Enforcement
Board that needed additions and/or changes and offered recommenda-
week and that Ms. Blau, her partner, would attend the next meeting.
advised of the settlement negotiations with
ichael Bprouse (her letter dated April 32, 1991) ked f
authorization to proceed to settle the matter. It w n the c
of the C n that M Vose be authorized to sproceednwith
the settlemeneassproposed. s
advised that the city had filed a tephen
and C rol M regarding n n-payment of a paving a ent and
aid they would n w like to c ent, pay any litigation fees
and costs and have the City fileca Notice of Withdeawal without
prejudice. She r ended the Commission authorize her to proceed
rn this matter. The Commis Bron agreed.
advised that Peck a d Presley paid the City over
$],00o to pay ofY there paving assessment.
proceedings to enforce payment of t t /]-1983 - Falk
The Commission authorized Ms. Vose to proceed en
19 DISTRxre #goMMlss~ioMZSAS% Ace nnaeraon references M Bakers
signation leccer dying sic ~ roses him of esponaenoe
ved M rch 1 from the Building Department. Ne s when this
position w rig finally filled i Code Enforcement Officer
and t the position w changed is mid stream for classification
what the job called for. He eeferenced where a Building
Department Report noted that only 108 of the time of this person
spent o code E aid the C should n
the a vity o the Building Department Reports sr and said
the C should look very c ul ly before submrtting to
another employee for that departmentref
OI STRICT #5 - No r po t.
DISTRICT #1 - No report.
T #3 Miller s ith reference t
McFe111nTc statement othat sM ~ Baker w sr quitting because of the
Mayor, he said he thought M spelled i
aid h ould h e timert Bdoeh is jobt if he had a aryhhe
ould truscto do his paper work, and that he didn't sf eel the w
getting paid e ough m ney to dot e paper wo he inspections and
the code enforcement ~
Miller n ted that when r erting r code
supplements update pages, n page 1521, 2-5, thecCOde w
changed to include a ergency o ec Ms? 2 bri s she
and i mediately s a letter t dcipal
ing o ergency
ordinandcess should n cbee codlf red. oshetstatedc they advised they
would make the correction.
Miller said i eadi ng the City Code governing
sales Srhes believes it pother a that serfs to be
addressed. aid he bel ievesr the code is prejudiced agar
dealers and would like to include this item in their Housekeeping/
Code-keeping agenda. ved a call f Mike H way
saying he wanted to add for hi se existing auto dealership building
Meeting adjourned at 9.35 P.M
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