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175 West Warren Avenue
Long®vood, Florida
1~1[fll~J7_,IES
.UAI~TiJAlt~' )L~, 2010
7:00 P.M.
Present: Mayor John C. Maingot
Deputy Mayor Joe Durso
Commissioner Bob Cos=tes
Commissioner ILG. "Butch" I?undy
Commissv""over Brian D. Sackett
Daniel Langley, City Attorney
Kurt Ardaman, City Attorney
Katrina Powell, City Administrator
Sarah M. Mirus, City Clerk
Troy K. Ilickson, Acting Fire ~~hief
John Peters, Director o~'Publir, Works/City Engineer
Tom Jackson, Police Chief
Sheryl Bower, director of Community Development
Fran Meli, Director of ]Leisure Services
1.. CALL TO OItD:ER :Mayor Maingot called the mecaing to order at 7:00 p.m.
2. A moment of SILENT MEDITATI®Id was followed by tlee PLEDGE; ®F
ALLEGIANCE.
3. C®MMITNIT~ ANN®iJNCEMENT,i. Ms. Mirus read the following
announcement:
A. Senior Matinee will be meld om Wednesday, January 20, 20fl0 from
I:30 p.m. unti13:30 p.nri., Lonl;wood Community ]Building, 200 West
Warren Avenue. This month'<~ feature isAingels and Demons.
4. I2EC®GNITIONS/PII®CLAMATI®NS.
A. Presentation off the Martin Luther King, J?r. Gaod Citeaenship Award
to 7'he ~donorable ~el~na l~llic!ms.
Commissioner Bundy read a Proclamation recognizing The Honorable
Velma Williams and presented her with the Martin Luther King, :fir. Good
Citizenship Award. Photograph;, were then taken.
B. Presentation of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Good Citizenship Award
to l~r. Kenneth Lewis.
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Mayor Maingot read a Proclamation recognizing Mr. Kenneth Leywis and
presented him with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Good Citizenship .Award.
Photographs were then taken.
C.. Proclaim partnering with the 7;010 United States C'ensuis Bureau to
help ensure a full and accurate count in 20~L0.
Mayor Maingot read a Proclamation to proclaim partnering with the 2010
United States Census Bureau. Hs; presented the Proclamation to N[r. John
Horvac and Mr. Benjamin Paris. Photographs were then taken.
D.. District #4 Nomination of the Business Persorn of the 1~!Ionth Award
for February 2010.
Commissioner Bundy nominatecd Mr. John Markin, President. and Chief
Executive Officer of S I Goldman Company, for the Business Person of
the Month Award for February 2010. Nomination carried by a un~inimous
voice vote.
5. BC?Alt1 APPCD>[I+iTMENTS.
A. District #1 Appointment to the Charter Advisory Committee.
Mayor Maingot deferred the nomination.
B. District #2 Appointment to the Charter Advisory Committee.
Deputy Mayor Durso nominated Ms. Jenny Lasslett, ?-92 East Maine
Avenue, to the Charter Advisory Committee. Nomination carried by a
unanimous voice vote.
C. District #3 Appointment to the Charter Advisory Committee.
Commissioner Cortes nominated. Mr. Greg Cetera, 590 Fr€;eman Street, to
the Charter Advisory Committee. Nomination. carried by a unanimous
voice vote.
D. District #4 Appointment to the Charter Advisory Committee.
Commissioner Bundy nominated Mr. Bruce Kubec, 1416 Hearthstone
Lane, to the Charter Advisory G~mmittee. Nomination carried by a
unanimous voice vote.
E. District #5 Appointment to the Charter Advisory Committee.
Commissioner Sackett nominated 1VIs. JoAnne Rebelio, 301 Loch Lomond
Avenue, to the Charter Advisory Committee. Nomination carried by a
unanimous voice vote.
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6. Pl[Tla]LIC INPI(JT.
A.. Presentations. County Commi:~sioner IVlichael iblclLean from ~+eminole
County Government.will be giving a presentation for spponsorship at
the State of the County ]Lunehron to be herd cln >F'riciay, February 12,
2010.
Commissioner Michael McLean provided the Commission with
information regarding the AnnuF~l State of the County Luncheon 2.010.1-Ie
said he was here to request the City of Longwood to be involved with a
corporate table sponsorship for tl:iis event. He st<<ted they would like to
have all elected officials be in ati;endance on February 12~h at the hake
Mary Westin at 11:30 a.m. for a photograph opportunity.
13. Public Participation.
Dr. Bill Vogel, Superintendent of Seminole County .Public Schools, 400
East Lake Mary Boulevard, Sanford, said in L)ecembe;r 2011 the second
generation of. one cent sales tax `vill be expiring. He stated the only two
opportunities they have to continue this tax for a third. generation are in
August or November 201.0. He said the School Board was very successful
and appreciated the opportunity i:o partner on the second generation tax.
He stated because of their budget challenges and capital expenses,. they
lost over $25 million last year and have the need to go out for additional
capital dollars. He affirmed they would like to continue the; partnership
with the County and the Cities acid discuss the amount of the one cent the
School District has. He said they have been meeting through the Mayors
and Managers meetings and then, was a lot of interest among the Cities to
continue this. He stated they have a meeting with the County Corrnmission
on January 26"'regarding this matter. He said the School Board had three
options. Their first choice would be to continue with. the County and the
Cities. Their second choice, if th~~ County chooses not to participate, the
Cities may have an option to continue with the School Board under the
same Statute. If the County and (:ities choose not to continue, the School
Board's third choice, under a separate Statute in the School Code ihas an
option of going out for its own half cent tax. He stated the advantages
were that it was not a new tax and was a continuation. He said the areas of
our economy in Central Florida were the construction, businesses, and
industries. He declared this would be an economic stimulus that will help
the Cities, County, and School Board with infirastruchzre and badly needed
projects as well as putting people; to work.
Susie Dolan, 1083 Cross Cut Wa.y, said she was here to ini'orm the;
Commission of a couple of events that are comirng up. She stated she was
here on behalf of the American (:ancer Society's Relay for Life,
representing the Longwood-Cas~elberry Relay that takes place March 26~'
and 27`h at Lyman High School..She advised the Police anti Dire
Departments of Longwood were putting together a team. She said the City
of Casselberry has done a lot of `vork on this event. She stated she was here
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to invite the City of Longwood a.nd the residents to please show as much
participation as they can. She de~~lared the purpose of the event was to fight
back against cancer by raising money for research and to recognize and
celebrate survivors of cancer. She extended arc iriviti~tion to a kickoff event
that takes place on January 28`h at 6:00 p.m. In addition. to the Relay, there
will be a Survivor Dinner that celebrates the survivors, caregivers and put
. to the forefront what the Relay and American Cancer Society is about.
Michael L. Marlowe, Esquire, 1 i~50 Louisiana Avenue, Suite 4, Winter
Park, said he was here this evening representing Mr. and Mrs. Steve Dorris
who live at 162 Sheridan,Avenu~; in Winsor Manor. He stated the
Commission has scheduled under Regular Business a discussion an the
Lake Winsor property encroachnnent and lake access. He thanked City staff
for doing their due diligence and coming up with some proposals to
alleviate the situation that has existed in Winsor Manor. His clients are one
of the property owners of property adjacent to the lake that. the property
line does not go all the way to the lake and they are under an Agreement
with the City for the use of the property behveen their property and the
lake. They have maintained that property under an A€;reement with the City
since purchasing their property back in the 70's. He said there have been
two people that have complainecd there will nc?t be access if this were
allowed to continue, when in fact the access to the lake is very sufficient
including. a public area for picnics and sports activities. He stated if the
City doesn't take some action, theoretically everyone surrounding Lake
Winsor could find themselves in the position of not being able to maintain
docks that have been built years ago due to the water line having moved.
He urged the Commission to accept the recommendation of staffand vacate
the portions of the lake property with Quit Claim Deeds since that: would
alleviate the problem and provide the potential of gaining tax revenues for
the City.
7. C~~I~1SE1vT AG>EN1DA.
A. Approve Minutes o4'the January 4, 20101Etegular PVleeting.
B. Approve January 2010 Ezpenilitures.
C.. Monthly )Financial Report lfor ahe month of IDece?mber '1.009.
I). Approval of Ricoh Copier Anm.ual Lease Agreement.
Commissioner Sackett moved to approve the Consent Agenda as
presented. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Durso.
Commissioner Sackett requested the City Adrnirristrator to provide a
Budget update to show where thr, City was for Revenues.
Motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
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8.. PIUBLIC FIEARI[NGS. None.
9. REGULAR BUSIPi]ESS.
A. City of Casselberry dlisea~ssioru otn the Annexation. of NJ[iilvvee N[iddle
School.
Ms. Barbara Lipscomb, City Manager for the City of Casselberry,
provided.a timeline of events regarding Annexation of Milwee Middle
School. She said following a Meeting in August with :Longwood staff and
Administration they realised everyone was not clear regarding the;
Annexation Agreement and they offered to put together the retrospective
information on all of the Water, Sewer, and Annexation Agreements and
bring them back. She advised thc;y met again in ]December and reviewed
the information that is before they Commission.
Commissioner Sackett asked the City Attorney if an irrevocable petition
could be done like this and if Ms.. Dianne Kramer, Deputy Superintendant
with the Seminole County Public Schools ever presented this to tree School
Board.
Ms. Lipscomb said that generalh~ the annexation petitions are recorded
and they are irrevocable petitions.
Mr. Langley said he had not studied the particulars on Seminole County
Public Schools and their ability to .grant something like this. He stated
since they are a government age»cy they may have certain laws that
prevent them to enter into such an Agreement. He said sinre the City of
Casselberry, as a legislative authority, decides whether or not to annex
property could, in his opinion, sz~y they would not armex the property. So,
he does not believe this document obligates the City of Casselberry to
annex the property because it is just an offer from the property ov<mer.
Mayor Maingot inquired what the City of Casselbenry was looking; for
from the City of Longwood.
Ms. Lipscomb said the discussion at the Mayors and Managers Meeting
was for the two communities to look at all of the Agreements and
determine if they could agree re€;arding the service territory as well as the
claim for the area. She stated the City of Casselberry was requesting the
City of Longwood to acknowledge their claim for that area. She reiterated
the City of Casselberry has all oi'the Petitions and all of the Agreements,
as well as the Reciprocal Agreement with the School. She said Casselberry
provided the service and the capital investment in return far the
Annexation Petition. She stated it was correct'that it vvas the City of
Casselberry Commission's decision as to whether or not they annex. She
said they have a number of petitions and when property becomes
contiguous was when they exercise their option.
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Mayor Maingot said at the Meeting this morning there were some
differences of opinions, desires, and points of view. Subsequent tc? that
Meeting he has met with Ms. Powell and he concun•ed with her that they
should hold a Work Session to g~~ through all of the pros and cons.
Ms. Powell said in their Meeting they discussed about a joint planning
arrangement and staff will pursue this with the City of Casselberry. She
stated if the Commission so desires, they can hold a Work Session
regarding this matter.
Mayor Maingot said he thought a Work Session ors the subject matter to
review pros and cons would help to solidify their position.
Commissioner Bundy requested 'Dr. Bill Vogel to came forward. He
inquired if it was the School Board's position that they do not want to
annex into the City of Casselbercy.
Dr.' Vogel, Superintendent of Seminole County Public Schools, responded
in the affirmative. He said the 1991 Agreement clues not talk about
annexation. He stated in 2004, Nls. Kramer did sign an Agreement.
However, she did not take that toy the School Board. So, there is some
question whether or not that partiicular Agreement is t?inding. He said there
was also a question whether the property legal description was recorded.
He stated the School Board values their relationship with. the County and
the Cities. Any time there is an annexation property is removed from the
County. He said an interesting p~irt of this situation vas that part of the
School and the building was already in the City of Longwood.
Commissioner Cortes inquired a:~ to the number of Longwood students
that attend Mi lwee:
Dr. Vogel said they could provide that information to the City
Commission.
Commissioner Cortes said he would like to knout where the County stands
regarding this issue.
It was the consensus of the Commission not tc? hold a Worlc Session.
Mr. Langley said it sounds like the City of Casselbe~ry has issues with the
School Board. He stated given that the Superintendent has stated the
Petition was not approved by the School Board, there are significant
problems with that Petition.
Commissioner Bundy requested ~~he City Administrator loak into City
Boundary Maps prior to 2001/:2002. He said all of the Boundary Maps had
the City of Longwood going up to the railroad. tracks on County Road 427
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and after that time the demarcation came back toward North Street. He
stated he did not recall any action by the City Commission to de-annex.
Ms. Powell said the Community Development Department: was looking
into this matter and reviewing ol~3er maps.
Commissioner Bundy moved to instruct the City Administrator to
have staff forward the Commission all of the docurnents, t~ contact
the County regarding theiir official position on the annexation, and
to continue looking at opi~:ions. Seconded by Commissioner Sackett
and carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
B. Winsoa• 1Vlanor / ]Lake Winsor ]Property Enca-oachrnent amd Lake
Access Discussnon.
Ms. Powell said staff has presented the Commission with several options
to consider. She stated they were looking for some directimn on how the
Commission would like to deal with this matter.
Mr. Peters said in November 2009 this issue carr~e before the City
Commission. He stated it was investigated following that meeting and
came to the realization there were three options. Option one would be to
do nothing. Option two would be; to make a determination of what:
encroachments were actually within the City property. He stated when this
subdivision was recorded, it was rather unusual in that the property lines
did not go to the seasonal high water and there was not a witness line to
' the water level. It was basically << meets and bounds description to the lot,
independent of the water itself, which is rather unusual. He affirmed on
going out and investigating there was a numbc;r of places where people
have built gazebos, boat docks, a.nd because it hid not been surveyed, he
could not determine ifthis was encroaching on City property or on private
property. He said with this option they were recommending to survey and
determine what encroachments were on City properly and have the
property owners sign a utilization permit. He stated the approval would
come from the Commission to allow the encroachment on City property
and staff would recommend there be some type of insurance policy to
protect the City in the case of someone being injured. The third option
would be to extend the propertie;~ into the lake; so that the adjoining
property owners, in fact, were lake front properties. He said staff was
recommending the third option. k-Ie advised there would be survey work
and legal work required. They recommend cost sharing with the properly
owners in this matter. He stated i:hat typically when vacating property, the
properly owner has to go~through a process of quit claiming the property
after it has been vacated.
Mr. Langley said when you modify a plat through vacation of para. of the
plat that typically all you. need is either an ordinance or resolution with a
legal description to accommodate that. He advised a Quit Claim L1eed was
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not necessary, but there would be no harm to it if it were done after an
ordinance or resolution. He stated in order to vacate portions of thie plat
they would have to go through the City's procedure for vacation of a
portion of a plat which is in Section 10.6.1. and Chapter 177 of Florida
Statutes. He said in order to vacate boundaries they would need to do
surveys and legal descriptions to make that happen.
Commissioner Bundy said this vas still not going to help the prolerty in
question with regards to the fence.
Mr. Peters said the intent. was to include the fi,nce in the boundary.
Commissioner Bundy inquired ii:..'any of the property owners had been
contacted to see if they were interested in sharing the cost.
Mr. Peters responded in the negative.
Commissioner Bundy inquired v~hat the City Attorney's recomme;ndation
would be.
Mr. Langley said if the Commission gave them direction on whether they
want to attempt to give some of this property in fee simple back to the
property owners, then he would ~:•ecommend they need to further evaluate
this and come back to the Commission through the vacation and
abandonment of a portion of the plat process. If the Commission desires
any of the other options presented, the City may have a claim that they
were not allowing the public to access the lake as it was intended and that
may lead to litigation. He stated 'he would have to study that claim. The
other option regarding access agreements, he would recommend against
doing that in the future. He said based upon the information in the packet,
there was.a plat dedication of ]Lake Winsor Reclamation Area not to the
City of Longwood, but to the perpetual use of the public. He staters that
language typically means that th~> public acquires the right of an easement
and trust. "Chat easement and trust is in the possession of the City of
Longwood or the governmental ~ruthority over this subdivision. He said
under Chapter 177 of Florida Statutes that governs plats arrd dedications of
plats, there was a provision in subsection three that allows the County the
right to vacate and abandon a portion of plats, including those portions
that are dedicated to the public. He stated the City of ]Longwood has Home
Rule Authority and through its Code has adopted Chapter 177 as .its
process. He said the City would l.lave the ability to vacate and abandon
portions of property that are dedicated to the public. He stated there
remains the question as to whether they would need the consent of all of
the property owners adjacent to the lake to vacate and. abandon the entire
lake area. He said this was an tissue they would need to research further
and whether they wanted to do this piece meal or all at one time.
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Commissioner Bundy said they needed to do this all at one time and have
closure.
Commissioner Sackett said it was his underst~cncling that tl-?ey were
looking at option three as staff was recommending.lHe agreed they needed
to take care of this all at once.
Deputy Mayor Durso said he agreed they need to do this all at one:e and be
done with it. His concern was th~ct they follow the law when all due
diligence was done. He stated he would heed the Ati:orney's advice
regarding this matter.
Mayor Maingot said in doing thi:> as a total project rather than sin4;le
properties, would safeguard future homeowners and property owners.
Mr. Peters said they would schedule a meeting with the property owners to
discuss cost sharing. He stated they would work with the City Attorney on
the legal issues and get this taken care of.
Mr. Langley inquired if the recommendation would include the ability for
the public to continue to access fihe lake for surface water use.
Mr. Peters responded in the affirmative.
The Commission recessed at 8:3:> p.m. and reconvened at 8:45 p.rn.
C. Discussion on City Adreiinistra~tor's foals anal ®lbjectives.
Ms. Powell said the Commission. has received her Goals and Objectives.
She has spoken individually to most of the Cammissroners and received
feedback from them. She inquired if there was anything she needed to add.
Commissioner Sackett said the Croals and Objectives were well written,
easily understood, and included a timeline. He; stated this vvas an
admirable job and he would not recommend changing anything.
Commissioner Cortes agreed with Commissioner Sackett and said. with the
annexations, after tonight's discussion they may need to revisit some of
the things that were done in the 1?ast.
Mayor Maingot referenced Item #2, to evaluate the ne;cessety for every job
position and suggestions to be submitted during .Budget Work Sessions.
He suggested a review of the Budget by Departments., including
manpower, on May 3rd and this would providf; a full six months. He said
we will be facing a difficult tune and if they can lead into t:hinkin~; forward.
based on the experience of those first six months, as drawing nearer to the
end of the year their surprises wi I1 be far less.
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Ms. Powell said for clarification„ the .Budget discussions she was ireferring
to would be with the actual Dep~utments themselves, not necessarily with
the Commission. She stated this would be when she meets with the
Department Heads and they have: submitted their worksheets for review by
the Finance Director and herself. They would be required i:o provide this
information at that point. She said May 3`d may be a liri:le tight as they
were getting everything together for the audit. She stated they should have
some projections by early June.
Deputy Mayor Durso said he was a big proponent of reviewing the
Budget. He stated the only addition he would make to the recommendation
would be as the City Administra~or goes through that she brings her
recommendations to the Commi~;sion.
Commissioner Bundy requested percentages of Exprr?ditures in
comparison to the Budget be pre,~ented in March.
Ms. Powell said that was doable. She is proposing in her Coals to evaluate
every single position and determine if it is something that is needed. This
will take more time to work through.
Commissioner Bundy said foreclosures of residential properties were just
now hitting the market and these were the kind of rarr~ilications that will
hit. He said the commercial market has not hit the ground yet.
Ms. Powell said hopefully by then the Property Appraiser or Tax Collector
will have put out some information as to what we wil>< be dealing wvith.
Mayor Maingot said there would be costs involved with SunRail coming
and they will be looking for funds for this. He stated l:tem 4 reduces the
09/10 Budget by $500,000 and s;rid he was looking forward to that cost
saving.
10. C][TY AD1VI><NISTRAT®It'S :ItEIP®I~T.
Ms. Powell said she was finally through with buildin€; her tc;am. She intraduced
Mr. Anthony Stravino, the new Fire Chi~af. She stated he was an Internaticmally
Accredited Chief Fire Officer designee ~?nd the firefighters were excited to have
him on board.
Commissioner Bundy moved to ,accept the appointment of Mr. Stravino as
Fire Chief. Seconded Deputy M~~yor Durso and carried by a unanimous
voice vote.
Ms. Powell reported she has selected her Assistant, Ms. Patrice Murphy. She
currently works for the City of Deltona and comes with a background than will
help Longwood in moving forward.
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Ms. Powell said Commissioner Cortes approached her early on to discus:; the buy-
local program. She stated they have looked into this and she has provided the
Commission with a Memorandum expl€~ining buy-local. She said in addition to
having the City's website set up with links to businesses, they have selected a
City to minor, Huntsville, Texas. She stated they have a phenomenal website that
allows you to drill down to a specific business. She said they will be working with
the City Attorney to work out the Rules and Procedures and hope to have this all
in place by June of this year.
l:l. M[AYOR AND COIl~IMI<SS><O1V>ERS' ?EtEPORT.
IDistrict #1. Mayor Maingot reported ou January 6"', he attended the Council of
Local Government in Seminole County (CALNO) Meeting in Winter Springs. On
January 6"', there was a Meeting. with the County and. contractors :relative to the
Lake Emma Road widening and the Firc; Station on the corner of Lake Ernma
Road and Longwood Hills Road. He said Mr. Peters and the City Administrator
will follow-up with the County with regards to these matters. On January 7`}',
Good Morning Seminole with the Chamber and in partnership with the Longwood
Area Chamber was hosted at Lyman High School and was very well done;. He
reported on January 10~', he attended the 25`'' Anniversary of the (:habad of
Greater Orlando. He participated in the ;lanuary 11`" Longwood Area Chamber of
Commerce Meeting with a focus on the Relay for Life at Lyman High School. He
was asked what Longwood could do to participate and told them he would bring
that up at tonight's Meeting. On Januar~~ 12th, he went to the Reception at.
Chambrel. He reported on January 13~', the PBS Meeting on Amendment #4 was
the highlight and the consequences were; explained to all who were present. On
January 15`h, he attended Envision Seminole. This morning, he and the City
Administrator had a status Meeting dealing with Casselberry's annexation of
Milwee Middle School. He stated there were a lot of opportunities for Longwood,
but Casselberry has been out there soliciting this matter,.
District #2. Deputy Mayor Durso said the annexation issue with the City of
Casselberry was very aggressive. He stated Longwood has a good working
relationship with the City of Casselberr~~, but he feels we have been sand bagged
with this particular issue. He said the City of Longwood now has a plan and we
have a leader that has her team in place. He stated it was hi€;h time that we not
just take it on the chin from the economy, but we get aggressive and make
Longwood as competitive as any other (;ity in the area for riew development and
new business. He said we have a golden opportunity and need 'to be much more
aggressive in achieving our goals.
Deputy Mayor Durso stressed the importance for the Census and said this was a
very important part of helping Longwood to determine what we get from the
County and how we are viewed by the County. He stated Relay fir Life was a
great event, and it was good to see it in T ongwood and hoped they all could .get
involved. He expressed. concern regardi~ig a speeding issue iri his neighborhood.
He said it was the same habitual people that speed up and down the street and
suggested something be done to break up the traffic. He stated with regards to
Red Light Cameras, they are moving to allow cities to place these cameras on
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State property, but they are taking a huge amount of that mor?ey. He said the goal
was to allow this to happen then go bacl: in subsequent Legislative Sessic?ns and
increase the cap.
Biistrict #3. Commissioner Cortes reported he has been visiting some of the
businesses in the City of Longwood. He inquired if there was a way the City
Administrator could have an electronic mail sent to the Commissioners when a
new business locates in the City 'so they can welcome a new business when they
come to their District. He stated Ms. Toni Stober from Bone; Appetit was in the
audience and she has a special request.
Ms. Powell said she spoke with Ms. Stol,~er on Friday regarding her request for a
temporary sign. She stated they need to i'.cnow the amount of: time she was looking.
to have the sign as this will determine whether it becomes a permanent sign.
Toni Stober said she and her daughter own Bone Appetit, a doggy bakery located
at 203 West State Road 434. She stated :she has two nieces that have chosen to
live and operate an orphanage in Haiti. ~~he said they have started to collect items
to be sent to Haiti and they were working with Harvest Time International in
Sanford. People are dropping off their d~~nations at their business. They acre asking
the City of Longwood to waive the fee for a four by eight (4 :~c 8) trailer sign to be
pl~~ced on the property. They also would like the City to waive the thirty (30) day
term and they would like to have ,the sign there for ninety (~0) days.
Deputy Mayor Durso said he thought this was a good idea.lHe stai:ed he has
worked with Pastor Murphy in the past ~md he was very good at getting aiid out to
those countries.
Commissioner Sackett said ninety (90) clays was a long time, and he suggested
allowing a forty five (45) day sign.
Commissioner Bundy said they had discussed temporary signs for businesses. H:e
stated this was a little different in that it is for disaster relief. ]He inquired if they
could waive the duration that is set by ordinance. He agreed with the limittation of
forty five (45) days.
Mr. Langley said if the City had an ordinance that specifies the time, typically the
Ordinance would have to be amended in order to have the authority to waive the
re<luirement.
Ms. Powell said she needed to look into the time period. Shc; stated if it was
longer than thirty (30) days, she believed a variance v~rould need to be requested.
Commissioner Cortes inquired if they could waive the fee, give the thirty (30)
days and come back at the next meeting.
Commissioner Bundy said they could w;?ive the fee and extend it for forty five
(45) days under the proviso that it is allowable.
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Commissioner Sackett moved to waive the fee and extend to forty five
(45) days under the proviso that it is allowable. Seconded by
Commissioner Bundy and carried by a unanimous voice vote.
Commissioner Cortes said he had asked the City Administrator to look into the
buy-local program. He stated this could be attached to Commissioner Bundy's
original request of linking the business websites. He said when they charge for the
buy-local program it will include the linking of the website.
District #4. Commissioner Bundy implored people to dlo what they can to help
the people of Haiti. He asked that they please be careful of where they send their
money and to make their donations through a recognized charity.
Commissioner Bundy said his wife, Dorma, was on tree Board of Directors for the
Wayne Densch Center for Performing Arts. He stated on Saturday, January 30`h
they were putting on a production called Seminole's GoP Tadent. H:e said they have
already held the preliminary judging and there was a lot of great talent in
Seminole County.
District #5. Commissioner Sackett said thirty plus yc;ars ago when he started
teaching, he taught American History and United States Government to 1 1`h and
12~' graders. He stated there was a gentlc;man that sits in the audience that.
critiques and looks at decorum and how things should be in a presentations of how
thc;y want the Commission to be seen arnd what they are doing. He said thus wise
man told him in the late 1700's before th.e United States Supreme Court sl:arted
their business, they came together with a. handshake. 13e stated NIr. John "Jack"
Caadwell has suggested that would be something that maybe their Comrrrission
could do at the start of meetings to show that all differences set aside, this was the
time to move forward and work on the business of the day and do what was right
for the City. He said he would like to brig that idea. forward.
Commissioner Sackett said he had a team of fourteen (14) for the Relay for Life
event and he has been attending the meetings in Casselberry.:f-Ie stated thE;
Ovarian Cancer Alliance was on the same weekend. He reported there was a
program that he has started called Fifty (.50) Days to fitness.lr-Ie said therE; was a
kick-0ff rrreeting at Lyman High School .last evening and 1,850 people showed up.
He reported the Longwood Fifiess Cente-r was offering free service for fifty (50)
doors.
Commissioner Sackett inquired about thc; Reiter .Park pond. amd whether there was
going to be fencing. .
Mr. Peters said in lieu of fencing they we're placing shrubs around the entire pond.
There has been some dirt placed there for work on the ernba.n}cment. He stated the
big problem they have there was the algae and once it is treated the orator needs ter
be aerated. They have a meeting set up with the people that trf,at the lakes to
discuss this matter.
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Con~mlissioner ~aclce~f said t11ey did a food job oir the al~nexation issr7c:s a.~1d felt .
they have moved in the right d irection ;so that Casselberry rcndersta~~ds where the
City of Longwood stands.
]L~o cCli`~'~J ~`~"Z'®~~~T9C ~ ~ a iVLc. Langley said as a supplement -to the
sunshine Memorandum, they have recently provided the Commission with a
Merrro:eandurn that deals with two Cha; ter express prohibitions i:hat relates to
Commissioners. He stated one that conunonly becomes an issue in cities ~~ritir
City Admiiusfrators i.s the interference with Adininistrationpmvision. =EIe advised
there was another prohibition-that deals wih holding ernployrnPnt with the City
during time of office. He said :if these ~~wo prohibitions were violated, they could
potentially lead to a forfeiture oftlie of[iee they-were holding.
P~„ (CT1`TI'~ cC1~,1~+,]M~'~ MIS®~`~'o Ms. 1t~lirri.s repor ed tl_Ze Juvenile of the ~.'-ear (3®~)
Awards would be on the next Agenda.
Commissioner Bundy said they probab ly should have a consensus in regards to
County Commissioner Michael Mc.Lea:a's request that the Ci'y sponsor' a
corporate table.
Mayor :IVfaingot said he did not feel right in spending taxpa~,Ters' money for this.
Me stated they should he there, but felt :hey slzoulcl :individually pool their money
io achieve the coi~~orate table.
It was the consensus of the Commission that each Commissioner will pay
individually and pool their funds to sponsor a corporate table.
]I~!o AIDS®~TMe Mayor Maingot adjourned the meeting at 9:51. p.m.
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