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Dep~a~ Mayor doe ~~arso
Coxnffiiissioffier lob Cortcs
Co~affi~flssIlOffier 1111[. G. "~an~ch99 ~anndy
Conaffinissioffier ~riaffi 1L?. Sacfl~eti~
DanieIl lL~ffigfley, Cif A4torn~y
I~a~riffia ~o`~vell, ~i~y ~~nai~nisfirat~on°
Sarah l~I. I~1[ira~s, City ~le~°
,1(0ffi ~illaaffii~, ~?irectior o~ JF~ffianciai ~erv~ces
'~'offi~ .J~acl~offi, ~'oflic~ CPnie~
Sl~eryi )Power, ~irec4or of Coxffiffiauffiitiy Y~eveflo~ffi~effi~
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CAg,IL ~~?T-+L)(~. Mayor 1Vlaingot called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.
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Mayor Maingot ttu-ned the gavel over to the City Attorney to conduct the
Election of Mayor..
- ~ ~Mr:
L-a_ngley-opened=the=floor-for=nomin- ations-of
Mayor: - - -
Commissioner Cortes nominated Conunissioner Maingot as Mayor.
Seconded by Commissioner Sackett.
Mr. Langley closed the floor-for nomviatioris.
Nomination cas-red by a unanimous roll call vote.
3. C~MM~Jl~TI[P'~' ANI~T®gTI~cCEM1El~l'ICS. None..
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~1. IBC®~l~l~`>i'>[®lYS.
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tom 1~V1[ay 2®~® to Ales l~®ses, al(m., Voce Pmc~ndent of PIlllm®nnc~ of
®rrlaYndo, l®~at~d at ~6~~ 1Qlomth >~onald ll~eagan It$®Ilnle~amd.
Deputy Mayor Durso read a brief biography on Alex J. Moses, Jr., Vice
President.of Puro~ucs of Orlando and presented him with the Business
Person of the Month Award. Photographs were then taleen.
~ccognYta®~ ®f.Stande~ts fmofltfl lLyfl~an ~l[ggh School ft'®Il° P~Y~tIlrflp~tfl®flIl Yxi
the AnYIlaaal CoYYgmessaoYnal Amt Contest lno~ted lby (Congme~snnan Jtohn
lyll n~a.
Commissioner Cortex said on Saturday, Apri124, 2010, he had the
pleasure to go to the Maitland Art Festival where Congressman John Mica
was hosting his 1 Ott' Annual Congressional Ai~t Contest. The wimler of this
contest was flown to Washington, D.C. and their art work.. displayed in the
Halls of Congress. He stated that several of the Lyman High School
students were recognized by Congressman Mica and given a
Congressional Certificate,, including one student from Lyman High School
who came in second place. He recognized Rachael Gonzales, Comfier
Mountoner, Synclare Kaptur, and second place winner Cody McCabe.
Commissioner Cortes said the offer had been made to these students to
display their art in City Hall. Photographs were then taken.
~C. PmoclaiaYYnng I~1Iay 6, ~O~® as l~lYYmscs day IlYn the tCgty of Longw®od.
Mayor Maingot read a Proclamation proclaiming May 6, 20'1Q as Nurses
.Day in the City of Longwood. He then presented the Proclamation to t~uo
nurses from Sout11 Seminole Hospital and photographs were then taken.
D. Pfl~®claia~naIla~ t&Y~ l~tYflIlac~pal Clemis'~ Wc~fl~ iF®Il° 1D~1[~y 2®~1® thY~®angh
May 2®~®.
Mayor Maingot lead a Proclamation proclaiming Municipal Clerk's Week
for May 2, 2010 through May 2010 and recognized Ms. Sarah M. Minus
as the City Clerk for the City of Longwood. He then presented her with
the Proclamation and photographs were then taken.
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me~gIlYireaYaeYnts C'l~a~tcm~ fl'~~ and 1~~, >Fl®mada ~tat'antes, that flee CYty
cCo~aflYap~~noan meappoant Mamc I~c]LamIlaon, a~ the iFnftln Iii cannhQm to the
~oamd o~'~'mIlfl~teQ~ tom tlne Polflce ~l'~c~m~' aIlgd )FnmefflglYtem~' P~F115ll®dfl
'~'mea~t ]FYnYIld.
Commissioner Saekett.moved to reappoint Marc McLarnon as the
fifth Member to the Board of Trustees for. the Police Officers' and
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Firefighters' Pension Trust Fund. Seconded by Commissioner
Cot-tes acid carried by a unanimous voice vote.
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Kelly Leary, Partner with McDrmit, Davis & Company, LLC, said that
there was an improvement from. last year's audit. She reported the City did
receive the Certificate of Achievement for the 2005 audit report. She
stated for 2009 the City received an unqualified opinion on the audit,
which is the best opinion they can receive. She said the City was in
compliance with laws, rules, and regulations. She advised that four of the
five cormnents in last year's management letter were corrected. The one
continent that was. repeated has to do with the Special Assessment Fund.
She advised they were recommending that the Special Assessment Fund
.needs to start paying back the General Fund. She explained that the City
borrowed the money for the .Special Assessment Fund from the General
Fund.
Mayor Maingot said they have limitations in the Charter with regards to
borrowing money.
Ms. Leary said the City will always have alapse with regar-ds to the
Special Assessment Fund. Elie stated the City was .moving in the right
direction.
Mr. Williams said the City was addressing this each fiscal year. He stated
they were monitoring the. expenses versus the collections. He said they
would keep some of the cash in the. Fund as a cushion for ongoing
expenses as they m_ay arise and begin repaying those advancements back
over time. He advised they were making progress towards that.
6ommissoner-Sackett-inquir-.ed=as-to
what-p.er-.centage-was-being~eollected.~
Mr. Williams said one. of the. directions he received during the Budget
adoption process was to come back with a report to demonstrate to the
Commission what. the collection has. been. He stated that he has received a
copy of the tax roll as of April 1St and he will be putting. this ui a format to
present to the City Commission with an update regarding those collections
as of March 31, 2010. He said there has been collection in excess of ninety
(90%) percent over the years. This takes into consideration the six (6%)
percent discount, and administrative fees.
Ms. Leary reported there was not a huge change from 200$. She advised
the assets exceeded liabilities by $54.6 million which was a slight decrease
from 2005. The capital assets increased by $1.5 million during the year
and the debt decreased by .$207,95:3 due to required payments being made.
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She stated the unreserved fund balance in the General Fund is $5.2
million, or 31.6% of Fiscal ~ear'End 2009 Expenditures. Slie said that
was a reasonable cushion. She reported the General Fund revenues were
$717,OOD less than budget, but the expenditures were $2.3 million less
than budget. The Water/Sewer Fund had a $194,,046 decrease in net assets.
She stated the Auditor General has cei~ain ratios that they are required to
look at to see how the City is doing. She reported their assessment of these
ratios did not reveal anything that indicated the City's f
iiancial condition
as deteriorating.
Mayor 1Vlaingot referenced page 62 of the Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report (CAFR) and said the Local Option Gas Tax9 Sales Tax,
and State Revenue Sharing were going down and had a cumulative
negative impact in terms of revenue.
Ms. Learv said this was a typical trend and most cities were seeing this
same trend. She stated the City of Longwood has managed their revenue
very well and kept expenditures down. The City doesn't have any debt and
she stated 'she didn't audit any other municipality that doesn't have any
debt.
Mayor Maingot said that was in part due to the Charier prohibiting from
borrowing money without a referendum.
Deputy Mayor Durso referenced page 62 of the CAFR and inquired if our
numbers outpaced the decline and-would be able to withstand the declines
that were coming if the City maintains the same spending discipline.
Ms. Learv said as long as the City manages their expenditures, it seems
they should be able to maintain.
1VIr. ~Rlillams said staff and the concerns of the City Commission through
the City Administrator understand the times we are in and all are
managing_these funds to the fullest extent. He stated they were in
communication and looking at different alternatives to try and control
costs on a daily basis. He said whether they continue to spend at the
current level comes down to a policy decision. The Govenunent Finance
Officers Association recommends between twenty (20%) and thirty (30%)
percent and the City is at t11e upper tier of that. He stated they were
working on a budget presentafion and from what he is seeing, the City has
responded very well and the Commission will be pleasantly surprised.
Ms. Powell thanked Ms. Leary for this report and stated she was excited to
see the numbers. She said they are trying to keep the expenditures down
and thai~lced staff for working so hard to keep expenditures down.
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David R. Nieves, 1091 Ridge Streef, said Ridge Street leas beezz in the
plans to be paved, as well as Oak Lane and Talmo Street. He stated they
.have had. an increase of vandalism That he blames in part due to the lack of
lighting;. He said his home and vehicles were egged. He said the vehicle at
1104 Oak Lane.was broken into. He installed spot lights on his house that
aim toward the street and he has .installed security cameras. He inquired
where they stand. with regards to pav~zg. He stated it was brought to his
attention that there were plans for only one light and the coi-~ler of Oalc
Lane and Ridge Street would be lef-~ in the dark. He said they were
struggling with the vandalism. He stated t11e Police have been more than
great to respond to all of the calls. He would like to see what the
Con~tnission can do to speedup t11e process and help them out regarding
this matter.
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All Items undef• the ConsentAgenda tivill be considered by one »zotioTZ unless removed fi•onZ the
Consefzt Agenda' by a Mel~iber of the City Commission for discussion.
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Commissioner .Sackett moved to approve the Consent Agenda as
submitted. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Durso and carried by a
unanimous roll call vote.
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Mr. Langley read Ordinance No. 10-191.5 by title only and announced
having proof of publication.
Mayor Maingot opened the public hearing.. No one spoke in favor or in
opposition to the Ordinance.
Commissioner Sackett moved to close the public hearing.
Seconded by Commissioner Cortes and carried by a unanimous
voice vote.
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Commissioner Sackett moved to adopt Ordinance No. 10-1915,
amending the Longwood Development Codes to include Article XI
for the City of Longwood Green Building Program. seconded by
Deputy Mayor Durso and carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
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Commissioner Cortes moved to approve the approval of bid award
for water and sewer materials, as presented. Seconded by
Commissioner Sackett and carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
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Mr. Langley read Ordinance No. 10-1916 by Title only.
Commissioner Bundy moved to approve Drdinance IVo. 10-1916.
Seconded by Commissioner Cortes.
Commissioner Sackett inquired if with regards to subleases, the City
would be receiving notification if T-Mobile was creditworthy or did they
need to check on that. He said he did not k~iow how many subleases can
be placed on a tower.
Ms. Powell said she would think they would let us know with regards to
the credit. She said. she did not know how many would be allowed on the
tower.
Commnissioner Bundy pointed out that if a sublease tenant dogs not pay, T-
Mobile would be obligated to pay the $500.
_ Deputy Mayor Durso said he has had issues with the T-Mobile tower since
this first came up. He stated there were a lot of questions that needed to be
answered.
Chief Jackson said once the City has leased this property, they have lost a
good portion of the property behind Station 17 that the City would have no
control or say so on. He stated they would lose the parking if it was ever
decided to expand the Station. He. said another concern had been
carcinogenic related problems and he did not know if an answer had ever
been provided with regards to those concerns.
Commissioner Sackett said they had responded to the carcinogenic
concerns and the Fire Department liad a comfort level with those answers.
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Conunissioner Coi-tes said Section 22, Parab aph b. specifies that they
must notify the City in writing with regards to subleases to tenants.
Commissioner Bundy said the City was leasing 3,600 square feet for
$ l x,000 a year on this one and on the next Item'they are leasing 100
square feet for $26,000 a year.
Ms. Powell said she and Commissioner Cortes also had 'chat question. She
stated it was explained to her that because T-Mobile was actually having
capital expenses with regards to building the tower; and they will pay less
money. She said Clear Wireless will be attaching to the Ci'ry's water
tower. Therefore, they have no capital cost and will :not be investing as
much money in tlieproject.
Commissioner Bundysaid his concern was not with the capital expense
that T-Mobile will have. He was looking at the value of what the City was
offering and receiving less a month for providing the same opportunity.
Ms. Powell inquired i`f the Commission wanted her to renegotiate the rate.
Commissioner Bundy said he would like to have it looked at and see if the
City was maximizing the opportunities.
Commmissioner Coi'tes said t11at he raised those same concerns to the City
Administrator. He stated to elleck what the market would be demanding at
this time.
Mr. Langley advised there was a motion and second on the floor that the
Gormnission would need to deal with. He said there was a discussion
regarding potentially capping the number of sub-licensees. He inquired if
the Commission wanted the City Administrator to negotiate a cap.
Connnissioner Coi-tes responded in the affirmative. He said that way they
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Commissioner Sackett said there were a lot of questions regarding this and
stated he would Iilce direction as to whether they should approve the first
reading.
Ms. Powell said they needed to approve the site p1aa1 as a separate. item in
addition to the Ordinance. She suggested the Commission approve the site
plan and they could ~~orlc oii the .lease before the next meeting.
Coirunissioner Bundy inquired if the, approval of the site plan could be
done under the same public hearing as the Ordinance.
Mr. Langley said the Agenda has the Ordinance listed, He suggested
having the site plan as a separate 'item. He stated if they wanted to discuss
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the site plan exhibit and have comments on it would be appropriate for
negotiatilig purposes. He advised the Cominissioii could hold the first
reading and instruct the City Administrator to negotiate terms and bring
back airy revisions for the second reading. He said they could also table
the first reading for another time.
Mayor Maingot said lie felt tabling this Item was the vest way to handle it.
Commissioner Bundy moved to table this Item to the next
Commission Meeting. Seconded by Mayor Maingot and carried by
a unanimous roll call vote.
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Mr. Langley read Ordinance No. 10-1917 by title only.
Commissioner Bundy said since these two are very closely related items,
he. would like to see some consistency between the two agreements for T-
Mobile South, LLC and Clear Wireless, LLC.
Commissioner Sackett said this was Wi-Fi and was a little different.. He
inquired if they rented their towers to other competitors.
Commissioner Bundy pointed out the Agreerrient stafes they will pay an
additional $1,500 a month. He said this was a differential of $1,000.
Corrunissioner Sackett said the City needs to be in control of the lease.
' Mr. Peters said the distinction between the two leases was that T-.Mobile is
building their own tower and Clear Wireless is placing their facility on the
City's wafer tower. He stated part of the reason Clear Wireless doesn't
_ include anything_witluegards_to-subleases-is-because-it_is-goillg_orLO.ur
Power and t11e City will have to approve every antemza. He stated T-
Mobile may want to defray the cost of their capital investment by having
others on their tower and the City will receive a portion of the sublease.
He said the land value was worth $1 x,000 and Clear Wireless was paying
another $3,000 for the capital value of placing it on our water tower. versus
building their own. He advised the people that helped with our leases have
done leases for many other municipalities in the Central Florida area and
know what the going i:ate is in comparison to the other communities.
Mayor Maingot said he saw i1o diagram showing the size or location in
regards to the equipment that will go on our tower. He stated the water
tower was going to be an important landmark for the SunRail Station. He
declared he would not want to see something there that would take away
from what they were plamung,
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Mr. Peters said that was reviewed by staff from a structural and aesthetic
standpoint.
Mayor Maingot said the Commission needs to have a comfort level with .
what they will be giving approval to.
Mr. Peters said each of these companies have other facilities and hires
someone to test the area to determine if the location was appropriate for
placement of their tower. He stated to say that we have one company
compete with another was probably inaccurate due to the fact that they
have other facilities v7d each site in their realm has more value than
another area.
Mayor Maingot said there was no reason not to ask for more cash. He
stated it was in the City's right to make sure we try to negotiate a better
deal.
Con~nissioner Sackett referenced Section 5.3 ofthe Lease Agreement and
said it did not linut the number of additional antemlas to ve erected on the
tower. He said this was another Item that probably needs: to be tabled.
Commissioner Bundy said he realizes that T-Mobile was going to have a
capital expenditure. However, Clear Wireless was not going to be without
capital expenditures. He stated they were not going. to have to erect a pole;
but they will be under a different set of constraints because of this being a
municipal water supply location. He inquired if the same Law Firm
worked on both leases.
Ms. Powell responded in the affirmative.
Comtn.issioner Cortes pointed out that Section 5.4 allows for the rent to be
raised with accordance of the marleet rate withi~l the Greater drlando .Area.
Mr-_L-angle_y-advised-some-of-the-exhibits-need-to_he-final-ized=and=said
there was not a rendering for the premises. He stated they could attempt to
get Moth leases to be the same as possible when negotiating with both
companies.
Conunissioner Bundy moved to table this Item tb the May 17,
2010 Commission Meeting. Seconded by Coirunissioner Sackett
and carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
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Mr. Langley read Ordinance No. 10-191 g by title only.
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Commissioner Sackett moved to adopt Ordinance 10-1918,
Relating to the Professional Continuing Services Contracts
presented as Item 9 D. Seconded by Commmissioner Bundy and
carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
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Chief Jackson said 11e had some.vacancies that would be conning up in the
near future. One vacancy is a road Sergeant and the other is a Commander
position that he would like to reduce to a Lieutenant. He is requesting
permission to promote someone to the vacant Sergeant position. He
explained that Sergeant Stewai-tson will be relocating with his family.
Commissioner Eundy moved to approve the promotion of an
Officer to the Sergeant position to replace Sergeant Stewartsoil.
Seconded by Deputy Mayor Durso and carried by a unanimous roll
call vote.
Chief Jackson said when Sergeant Stewai-tson leaves and an officer is
promoted, this will leave a vacancy for a new dire.
Commissioner Bundy pointed out that the person that will, be hired new
will come in at the starting officer's pay.
Commissioner Sackett inquired if he could make it with thirty-nine (39)
officers. He said he appreciates the monthly reports and it looks like it is
becoming a crazier world every day.
Chief Jackson said he would like to fill the vacancy. Ike stated to go
without it will burden what they already have. He said that last year he
pulled the School Resource Officer out ofLongwood as he was needed
more on the road. He said the second issue was that on June 2~l~',
_ _ _ Commander_Russ_Coheii
will be_r_etiring after thirty_(30)_y_ears_of service..
He currently supervises Code Enforcement,. Elderly Services, Community
Policing and Public Relations. He advised that he conducted aself-
assessment ofthe Department and he was in need of supervision, but not
at the pay grade of a Commander. He recommended replacing this
position with a Lieutenant at X9,000 less a year.
Discussion was held regarding the classification and pay grade of
Commander, Lieutenant, and Sergeant.
Chief Jackson said the amount of supervision that Commander Cohen has
exceeds the capabilities or requirements of a Sergeant. He stated the
responsibility of Code Enforcement was a little more in depth and the
expertise rises above the level of Sergeant. He said he was trying to
establish a stepping stone from Sergeant to Commander by asking for the.
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Lieutenant positions at a lesser pay level titian Commander. He advised that
last year he cart his budget nearly $800,000 and this year he is oil track for
another $11Q,C100 cut. He stated with this position he would be giving back
$9,000 on an established Coirunander's position and asking for the
Conunission to provide an opportunity for employees to have some type
of advancement within the structure.
Commissioner Bundy said it was important. to reiterate tliat they are
replacing a Comniander~with a, Lieutenant's position that will result in a
savings of $9,000. He stated this consequently means a Sergeant will be
promoted to the Lieutenant's position, which means a patrol officer will be
promoted to a Sergeant's position and this will create another entry level
opening. He declared the overall net affect for the savings will be 'greater.
Mayor Maingot inquired if a Sergeant could not handle this .area of
responsibility.
Chief Jackson said given the tasks and responsibility placed upon this
position with. Code Enforcement, Elder Affairs, Community Policing, and
Public .Information was a different discipline and far exceeds the
responsibilities of a Sergeant position.
Commissioner Saelcett inquired if this Lieutenant would evolve into a
Commander in the future.
Chief Jackson responded in the negative. He discussed the history of the
promotion of Commander. Ike reviewed the rank structure 11e is proposing
and said this will provide for gradual pay increases.
Connnissioner Cortes said that he has discussed Code Enforcement with
the Chief. He stated Longwood has Code Enforcement as a lifestyle issue
and not a life safety issue. He suggested that perhaps they could move
away from the lifestyle and go.more to a life safety issue and perhaps flee
some_oLthese_off cers_to-be_utilizeal-for_moie
_coii~nlunit_y-ser-vice-issues.
He gave an example of a 90 year old woman who gets cited for. high grass.
He said if we ~~ere more community oriented, rather than a notice of
violation, we could help her find volunteers or a trustee to help her find a
solution for cutting her,grass.
Chief Jackson advised they are doing that now. He said that he and
Commissioner Cortes did speak about this .issue of perhaps taking the
Code Enforcement Officers and evolve them into Community Service
Officers. He stated that he explained the Code was lifestyle and life safety
issues. We really focus on the lifestyle issues because of aesthetics. He
took over Code Enforcement nine years ago and they have been more
aggressive.
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Commissioner Bundy moved to approve allowing the
Administrator to allow the Chief s request to promote a Sergeant to
Lieutenant replacing the Comrriander's position, and
commensurate promotions and job slot fill-in of the open slot.
Seconded by Deputy Mayor Durso.
Corrunissioner Sackett said hearing from the Chief; it will stand as a two
Corrunander Division with a Lieutenant coming in.
Chief Jackson responded in the affirmative. He said it will be one
Commander over patrol and one Commander over special operations. The
Lieutenant will fall under that Commander. He stated he felt it was fiscally
responsible to request a reduction in the supervisory staff.
Commissioner Sackett. said it was organizationally sound.
Chief Jackson responded in the affirmative.
Motion failed by atwo/three roll call vote with Mayor Maingot,
and Commissioners Sackett and Cortex voting nay.
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Ms. Powell said she. would like to discuss the penny sales tax extension
with the Commission. She stated the Seminole County Chairman Bob
Dallari has asked that each City bring back a vote to the Mayors and
Managers Meetiizg to deter -mine if this was something they needed to
pursue. Shc said when it expires the City of Longwood will have used a
little over $6 million in paving streets.. She stated she would like to know
where the Commission stands on this issue.
Commissioner Bundy said Chairman Dallari apparently asked for a vofie
on where they stand on this. He stated the problem he sees is that the
_ _ County Commission is considering for the.County to go out on 'its own for _
a penny sales tax extension.
Ms. Powell said the School Board was tallying about going after a half cent.
sales tax. She stated she asked Chairman Dallari about this and the County
was not going out on their own. He .assured her that the cities would. not be
left out.
Commissioner Bundy inquired when they were planning to have this go to
referendum.
M .Powell advised they would lilee to know the position of the cities in
order to have a discussion to place this for referenduun next year.
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Connnissioner Bundy said he would like to see a listing of projects from
the County that has not been completed from the first generation pem~y
sales tax. He stated that he had more questions than answers at this point
and would be opposed to the peruly sales tax.
Ms. Powell said it was her understanding that the f
rst generation of the
pem~y sales tax went towards the Commuter Rail. This is what will be
used to initially maintain the stations. She stated she did not laiow how the
County used their portion. However, she lazows how the City has used
their money and it was crucial to continue getting that fiinding for going
back to repave streets.
Deputy Mayor Durso left the meeting at 8:52 p.m. and returned at 8:54- p.~n.
Mayor Maingot said the School Board came up with their listing of
. projects. He said there was a very lengthy discussion and it boiled down to
the fact that they had to come back with a list that identified their needs
versus wants. He stated there was a meeting coming up at the County
Commission with the School Board and cities being there to discuss in
general how to move forward with this. He said the optional one cent sales
tax has been in existence for the last twenty-two (22) years. The current
tax runs out December 31, 2011. He stated it was asked at the Mayors atzd
Managers Meeting where the cities stand with regard to the extension of
the optional tax. He said he felt we should respond to this and he would
not want Longwood's voice excluded from the deliberations.
Connnissioner Bundy said he did not have enough information at this time
to support it.
Comm~issioner Cortes said he has talked with several County
Commissioners and they have all expressed that they have serious doubts
about renewing the one cent sales tax. They have expressed that they are
inclined to let it lapse as a form of economic development and recovery.
He=stated=that=he-tl inks=it_s=a-huge_mistake-to-let-it-lapse_as-all-oLthe
municipalities, County, and School Board benefit from the sales tax. He
said he felt the voters will vote yes on a continuation as it was not
something that is new.
Ms. Powell said that she can bring more information to the May 17t~' City
Commmission Meeting. She stated the Meeting with the County is going to
be held on May ZSt~'.
Commissioner Sackett said that tax money would help out with otu road
structure. IIe agreed with Comm~issioner Cortes that as a continuation it is
easier to swallow. He said if you discontinue somethng it is harder to get
back.
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Commissioner Cortes said that he would like to have the Administrator
bring back more information to the next Commission Meeting.
Ms. Powell reminded the Commission of the May 1 lt1i Meeting at the
Community Building for the Fiscal Year 2009/2010 Budget review at
5:00 p.m.
Ms. Powell said they would like to schedule a ~Iorlc Session the first of
June for the Reiter Parlc design with the Parks and Recreation Advisory
Board in conjunction with Dix Lathrop.
It was the consensus of the Commission to hold a Worl~ Session on June
Stn at 6:00 p.m.
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?~ist~°ic~ Commissioner C.ortes said he spoke with Mr. David Nieves today
with regards to Ridge Street paving. He asked Mr. Peters if there was a ground
breaking date for this project.
Ms. Powell advised the final plans were submitted on Friday to St. Joins ~Tater
Management. As soon as they approve issuing the permit. construction will start
now that the Commission has approved the contracts.
Mr. Peters advised that St. Joluzs was going to expedite tine permit. He said that
they will go back fo the neighborhood to go over the plans one last time before
starting construction.
Commissioner Cortes inquired if more lighting would be added.
Mr. Peters said it was not part of the plan now, and they would need to look to see
where it can be fiinded.
~i~~rric~ Cointnissioner Fundy reported there was a property owner
renovating. the structure at the Bonier of Myrtle and_S_tate_Road :434_across the
street from Cifizezis Bai~l~. He said the owner was working very diligently with
staff oii site plans and it seems the last stumbling block was that he currently has a
septic tank. He stated the Code requires .commercial to hook into the sewer. He
said by the time he pays the connection fees, impact fees, and all the other
.associated costs to disconnect from the septic he would have to pay approximately
$10,000. He stated this person only has approximately 900 square feet with only
a sink and toilet. He said that residential was not forced to connect unless their
septic system should fail. He stated that he would like to see the City being
friendly to a small businessman in this situation.. He has invested a tremendous
amount of money to improve the property and it would be a good gesture on the
part of the City to allow him to keep his septic in operation until such time it
becomes inoperable.
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Conunissioner Sackett said that lze went fo the property and met with this
gentleman. He stated that this property ovnler has been very commendable to
staff. He said that they Have placed a new roof on the building and did siding all
around the building. He stated the property owner wants to run his construction
office at this site and the main issue is the septic to sewer hookup.. He said that he
agrees with Commissioner Bundy and suggested if the property owner can
document that this is a_ working septic system and let lvm go that: way until it fails.
Ms. Powell said that Commissioner Bundy asked for her Assistant to look into
this matter. She stated a change would need to be made to the Ordinance that was
approved in 1990. She said she would assiune this was a commercial land-use
designation.
Commissioner Sackett advised it was a residential. land-use at this lime.
Con~tnissioner Bundy said he was doing aland-use change to commercial.
Ms. Powell said the Code states that connection to the City wastewater system
shall.. be mandatory:
Deputy Mayor Durso said that this would be a prime opportunity for the
Commission to mirror the way the Legislature is dealing with this, in that there
should be recogiution that replacing a septic system is very expensive: He advised
the State was in a posture now where they will require. you to hook up to sewer
when you have to replace the entire septic system. He stated forcing people to
hookup and spend this kind of money was not good or friendly to people looking
to make an investment in the City.
Ms. Powell said if they were going to do thaf, she suggested addressing the
section that requires owners that fail to connect to be required to pay monthly
wastewater service fees whether they are connected or not.
Deputy Mayor Durso said that generally they need to start to get away from being
puiutiwe=and=star-t=encour-aging-good-behavior-_He-stated-paa-t-of
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problem was that we are very punitive and prohibitive. He said that the City has
competent staff and they should have the flexibility to make reasonable decisions.
He declared that bringing every little. decision to the Commission was genuinely a
waste of their time. He stated he would encourage moving forward on a review of
that. and have staff make some reeorrimendations on changes. .
Commissioner Bundy said that looking at this from a historical perspective, part
of the reason was to generate revenue because a substantial capital investment had
been made. in the sewer system. He stated. from that aspect, one toilet and one sink
was not going to generate much revenue as .far as wastewater. This property is
already on City water. He said he appreciates looking into this matter..
Commissioner Bundy said at a previous Commission Meeting he had brought up
some issues and concerns with the Lake Emma Road widening project and the
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Barrington subdivision. He stated apparently the County's intention is to cut a
path tluough the island. He said that this morning, he met with some of the
residents,, a representative from the Construction Company,. and Ms. Debbie
Renfro from the City to discuss this. He stated he and the City Administrator met
with Mr. Peters this morning. at the site and stated the decision was made and they
are going to do certain things, but the position of Seminole Cou~ity was that the
contractor was responsible for making it whole. He said he still had major
problems that the wall was weakened and there are cracks in it that are only going
to get worse. He stated Mr. Peters was going to write letters regarding the wall,
safety issues, and the island matter. He said he would like the Commission to send
a letter to'the County Commission informing them of what has been going on. He
stated he had a discussion with the Police Chief, residents, and the construction
company coming to the decision it would be better to barricade and have the
traffic from Barrington exit on a temporary basis through Markham Isills. He
received a_ telephone call and the barricades had been removed.
Mr. Peters said when he went back to the site he found the County Inspector who
told them to remove the barricades because the County has a process in which
they have to go through a Maintenance of Traffic (M.O.T.) review in order to
close a road and direct people in another direction. He stated he explained to
them the agreements that were made earlier in the morning and once it was
understood that this was something temporary while they were working in the
entrance, they said they could work with that and the barricade will be put back
up and detour everyone out to Longwood Hills Road tomorrow morning. He
advised a letter was sent to the County outlining everything that had been agreed
upon and concerns regarding the wall.
It was the consensus of the City Commission if the barricades are removed that
Mr.. Peters and Chief Jackson put the barricades back up.
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~ls~ric~ #ll. Mayor Maingot reported Apri120th there, was a Seminole County
_ School_Boar.d__W__ork_~ession_relative-to-their-needs-for_sehool=operation_and -
repairs and budget review with regards to the optional half cent sales tax. On
~ Apri121 st, Ms. Bower gave a presentation on our Transit Oriented Development
(TOD) at the Citrus Club in Orlando. He said often you hear people bad
mouthing the commuter rails and when the station.was built in North Carolina
they wanted to have the platform accommodate at least three cars and it was cut
down to two cars. He advised they were now in the process of redoing everything
to be able to accommodate the third ear. In addition, they are extending services
to other parts. of their city which will be a monorail type of operation. He stated
their system is 9.6 miles and since 2.007 they have accumulated the benefit. of over
$1.~ billion ii1 economic development. He reported on April 26th, he judged the
Science Fair at Choices in Learning. On May 1St, he-went to a memorial service
at Mount Olive Baptist Church for Sister Fleece who passed on at the age of 97.
On May 2°d, he attended First.Baptist Church of Longwood and presented a
Proclamation to Pastor Chris Whaley to celebrate -his 10th anniversary as Pastor.
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Mayor Maingot thanked Deputy Mayor Durso for going to Tallahassee.
~g~~Y~act Deputy Mayor Dtuso said the Florida League of Cities would be
preparing a more comprehensive packet of information and he will make sure all
of the Commissioners receive a copy. He than-lced the Police Department, Fire
Department, and the Public Works Department and said they continue to meet the
Conunissions expectations. He asked each of the Commissioners to contact the
Governor's Office and urge him to sign the legislation for red light cameras for
public safety.
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