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Longwood City Commission Chambers 1
1175 West Warren Avenue
Longwood, Florida
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September 19, 2011
7000 P.M.
Present: Mayor Joe Durso
Deputy Mayor Bob Cortes
Commissioner John C. Mainngot
Commissioner H.G. "Butch" ]windy
Commissioner Brian Sackett
Jon Williams, Acting City Administrator
Sarah M. Miraus, City Clerk
Dill Ounlbrandsen, Fire Chief
Troy Hickson, police Chief
Fran Meli, Director of Leisure Services
Patrice Murphy, Assistant to City Administrator
Michelle Longo, Executive Assistant to City Administrator
Sheryl Bower, Director of Community Development Services
John Peters, Director of Public Works /City Engineer
Chris ]Kintner, Planner /Stormwater
John Hambley, Planner
L CALL TO ORDER. Mayor Durso called the meeting to order at 7:00
p.m.
2. A moment of SILENT MEDITATION ION was followed by the PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE.
10, PUBLIC HEARINGS. (PAIN 1)
A. )Read by title only and adopt Ordinance Igoe 114 970, which
fixes the final rate of ad valorem taxation for the fiscal year
commencing October 1, 2011 and ending Septeuunber 30, 2012.
Mayor Durso read the following statement:
The final tax mate being proposed for FY 2011/1012 is 4.9900
per $1,000 of non - exempt assessed valuation. Said rate is
6.34% lower than the rolled -back rate of 5,327 per $1 of
non - exempt valuation as computed by F.S. 200.065.
Mr. Langley announced having proof of publication. He then read
Ordinance No. 11 -1970 by title only.
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Mayor Durso opened the public hearing. No one spoke in favor or
in opposition to the Ordinance.
Commissioner Maingot moved to close the public hearing.
Seconded by Deputy Mayor Cortes and carried by a
unanimous voice vote.
Deputy Mayor Cortes moved to approve Ordinance No. 11-
1970 as presented Item 10 A. Seconded by Commissioner
Maingot and carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
Mayor Durso said the City of Longwood Commission has
determined that a final millage rate of 4.9900 mills was necessary
to fund the final budget. The final millage rate represents a
decrease of 6.34 % from the rolled back rate of 5.3277 mills.
B. Read by title only and adopt Ordinance No. 11- 1971, which
establishes final revenues, expenditures and fund balances for
the City's fiscal year budget commencing October 1, 2011 and
ending September 30, 2012.
Mr. Langley announced having proof of publication. He then read
Ordinance No. 11 -1971 by title only.
Mayor Durso announced the City of Longwood's Fiscal Year
2011/2012 budget proposes revenues, expenditures, and fund
balances for the City's fiscal year budget commencing on October
1, 2011 and ending September 30, 2012 were as follows:
General Fund $18,597,915
Public Utilities $ 5,365,665
Public Facilities Improvement $ 1,123,257
Capital Projects $ 1,362,595
Stormwater Management $ 1,891,408
Other Funds $ 148,325
Total Resources $28,489,165
Mayor Durso opened the public hearing. No one spoke in favor or
in opposition to the Ordinance.
Commissioner Maingot moved to close the public hearing.
Seconded by Deputy Mayor Cortes and carried by a
unanimous voice vote.
Commissioner Maingot moved to adopt Ordinance No. 11-
1971 as presented Item 10 B. Seconded by Commissioner
Sackett and carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
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Mayor Durso said the City of Longwood has adopted Ordinance No. 11-
1971, which adopts revenues, expenditures, and fund balances for the
City's fiscal year budget commencing on October 1, 2011 and ending
September 30, 2012. He said this concludes the Public Hearing on the City
of Longwood's Fiscal Year 2011 -2012 Final Millage Rates and Final
Budget as required by Florida Statutes, Chapter 129 and 200.
3. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS. Ms. Mirus read the following
announcement:
A. Senior Matinee will he held on Wednesday, September 21,
2011 from 1 :30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m., Longwood Commmuunit
Building, 200 West Warren Avenue. This month feature is
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4. PROCLAMATIONS/ RECOGNITIONS.
A. Nomination of the Beautification Award.
Deputy Mayor Cortes nominated Serenades by Sonata located at
425 South Ronald Reagan Boulevard for the Beautification Award.
Nomination carried by a unanimous voice vote.
5. BOARD APPOINTMENTS.
A. District 94 Nomination to the Parks and Recreation Advisory
Board.
Commissioner Bundy deferred the nomination to the next
Commission meeting.
6. PUBLIC INPUT.
A. Public Participation.
Darrell Bartz 115 Lake Gem Drive, stated he was having problems
with the speakers being turned on at Cory FairbankI Mazda and
was told the speakers had been disconnected. He said this past
Friday, the speakers were turned on again. He said the General
Sales Manager, Mr. Willie Wright told him the speakers were as
low as they could be and they were going to leave them that low.
He said he told the Codes Enforcement Officer, Ms. Robyn
Winters they were not supposed to be turned on, according
to an original Agreement in 2000 and presented the paper from
Codes Enforcement Officer, Ms. Bombe Howington, which stated
car lots were not allowed to have speakers, squawk boxes or any
type of speaker system for the neighbors to hear. He said you can
easily hear the speakers during the day and talked to Ms. Winters,
who stated there was nothing they could do. He said Cory
Fairbanks Mazda was supposed to be here tonight and he would
like to figure out a way to get the speakers turned off.
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Mayor Durso said they will get together with the Acting City
Administrator, City Attorney and Police Chief, and they would
figure out the rules and regulations.
Commissioner Sackett noted he was at Mr. Bartz's home in
February 2011 and he heard the speakers..
Mayor Durso said they would get with staff about the matter.
Jack Caldwell 319 Bonnie Trail, said reality isn't what we
perceive. He said some things hurt him and hurt others, and stated
that he wanted to mention, two (2) items. He said on Rangeline
Road going north past the intersection of Loch Lomond Avenue,
there was a home that stores cars and other items. He stated that
needed to be investigated. He said that he was ashamed and
embarrassed about the front entrance of the Barrington subdivision
on Lake Emma Road. He stated something needed to be done. He
asked that something get going now, because it was an eyesore and
a joke. He noted there were piles of sand and yellow tape week
after week and month after month, and the entrance was
disgraceful to our fellow citizen's subdivision. He said if this was
your business or home, he knows they would be proactive in
getting something done. He said he was proud of our City, but not
proud of these eye soars and asked that something get going now.
Judi Coad 1695 Grange Circle, thanked Mr. Jack Caldwell for her
introduction. She then thanked the Commission and City staff for
the program of 9/11. She said there was aproblem with the lights
and they were running during the day at the entrance into the
Markham Hills subdivision. She stated this issue has never been
resolved. She stated that she called the City for six (6) weeks and
they got adjusted, and again tonight, and they were again running
during the day. She said as you were coming from Longwood
Hills Road and turn from E.E. Williamson onto Lake Emma Road,
there was a two -way turn lane there and you cannot make that turn,
and this cause's traffic backs -up. She stated the light has never
been adjusted correctly fiom day one. She said that she goes
through the Markham Hills subdivision because it was safer than
her subdivision, Barrington, and she leaves that way also. She
complained about the mowing of the common areas, the two (2)
retention ponds, and the weeds were very high and she had to call
to get that mowed. She stated they still have the orange fence
because they have an unsafe wall and they have to keep children
away from it. She said the Golden Groves subdivision had their
fence and Barrington still looks like a bombing range. She said
they do have street lights or else they would be perfectly in the
dark. She noted it has been over eighteen (18) months and the
issue has gone through three (3) Administrators. She stated Ms.
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Debbie Renfro has been put in charge and it was unacceptable, and
she hopes it gets resolved because of all the money and time that
has been spent. She said the residents have been greatly affected.
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7. MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS" ,REPORT.
District 44, Commissioner Bundy thanked staff for the 9/11
Remembrance Ceremony and said it was the most well - attended event.
He said Connolly's Pub was doing a food drive for The Sharing Center to
be held on October 14" He said in talking with the Building Official, Mr.
Bob Pike, he agreed to help coordinate it and would like to see us embrace
this.
It was the consensus of the Commission to place posters arid boxes around
the City complexes to accept donations for. The Sharing Center.
Commissioner Bundy said he remembered dealing with this issue at Cory
Fairbanks Mazda about ten (10) years ago. He said if they can hear it,
then it needs to be stopped.
Mayor Durso asked Chief Hickson if this was accurate.
Chief Hickson responded in the affirmative and said they would be
addressing the matter first thing in the morning because it was a violation.
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Commissioner Bundy asked Mr. Peters to address the Barrington
subdivision issues.
Mr. Peters said they were working with Seminole County'�Government in
coordinating with the contractor to do the repair work from the damages
they had caused. He said the contractor now has considered themselves
done and they had destroyed the irrigation and plant material. He said in
not being able to work with the contractor, the County would take some
necessary action to get the irrigation and the power to the island. He said
last week, he asked the Acting City Administrator for permission for the
City to do the work rather than waiting for the County. He said last week
they commenced with work out there and had a problem with the pouring
machine. He said they were in the process of getting the Barrington
entrance back to the state it was before and were not waiting for the
County any more. He said they should have it done soon.
Commissioner Bundy suggested before they do any plantings to have a
community meeting to get input from the residents as to what they would
want to see in the front entrance. He asked this be done within the next
thirty (30) days.
lvlr. Peters said that he had a meeting with the Seminole County Public
Works Director on Thursday and expressed his displeasure at the whole
closeout process of the Lake Emma Road Project. He said there was
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another issue with a fence that they have called Codes Enforcement on,
and was not pleased with their response to that.
Commissioner Bundy said he would like to see if either Mr. Williams or
Chief Hickson can look at changing the timing of the lights.
Commissioner Maingot said that after many approaches with the County,
they got nothing but stall, after stall. He said whatever was selected for the
plant material, that it can actually tolerate cold as well as heat and he
offered his assistance.
District 95. Commissioner Sackett said the Opening Ceremony for
baseball was a wonderful event. He noted there were fewer players this
year and estimated around 700. He stated the 1,000 flags left over from
the 9/11 Ceremony was distributed the very next day to the children of
Woodlands Elementary School. He said Woodlands Elementary School's
population had increased by 150 students this year. He said last Friday,
some tree limbs fell onto a children's route to School on E.E. Williamson
Road and two (2) Waste Pro staff members got out and moved those
branches, so the children didn't have to go into the street while walking to
School. He inquired about practice fields for various sports and asked
about corporate contacts, such as Progress Energy.
Ms. Meli said they would start making contact with those corporate
companies to see if we can use their space. She said right now, teams go
to the different schools to make arrangements to go to different schools to
practice. She said before they developed Reiter Park, teams were
welcome to go there, which was especially good for T -ball. She said it was
a first come, first serve basis right now.
It was the consensus of the Commission to ask Ms. Meli to reach out and
see who would let the City use their fields and how to maximize their use,
and bring back some kind of proposal to the Commission as soon as
possible.
Commissioner Maingot suggested contacting the Woodlands subdivision
and possibly working out maintenance with them.
Commissioner Sackett noted Relay for Life was coming back to
Longwood, and suggested using Reiter Park with a walk through the
Historic District.
District #L Commissioner Maingot distributed a brochure from the
Nativity Catholic Church that promoted the 9/11 Ceremony and
recognized some of the Members of Nativity Catholic Church in
attendance and thanked them. He suggested in the future for the 9/11
Ceremony for the 'lighting of the candles, to have an appropriate song so
that people do not leave right away. He said on September 13 the
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Habitat for Humanity Breakfast Outreach for the Business �Community of
Seminole County and Greater Apopka, was held. He said'on September
le, he attended the Private Business Association of Seminole (PBAS)
County breakfast and the Wekiva River System Advisory Management
Committee; and the focus was on signage and pollution control. He said
they might need to hire part -time enforcers to catch those who litter into
the River. He said on September 18"', the First Baptist Church of
Longwood hosted a Special Service for first responders.
Commissioner Maingot said his concern about getting proper
representation among the many meetings that the Mayor was expected to
attend. He said a lot of sacrifices were made in order to meet all the
demands and something needed to get done in order to address the
situation. He stated he was not comfortable with this and would prefer to
find another time to review it. He said he was sure they could find a
resolution for the matter.
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Discussion ensued regarding the Mayor's attendance at specific board/
committee meetings and if not available to have the Deputy Mayor
represent the Mayor in his absence.
Mr. Langley noted they would have to comply with the Sunshine Law as
to the meeting requirements. He said they could have that 1 meeting, but it
would be an open and a public meeting just like tonight's meeting. Both
agreed.
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Commissioner Maingot asked of the Mayor, to provide additional
information under his Comm'issioner's Report, of his meetings.
Mayor Durso stated that his work commitments don't conflict with this
responsibility.
Commissioner Maingot said he expects him to attend a lot (more meetings
than he was presently doing.
Mayor Durso said they could have that conversation.
District 92. Mayor Durso said he was recently appointed as the Chairman
of the Growth Management and Transportation Committee by the Florida
League of Cities (FLC) and was appointed to the Advocacy Committee for
the League of Cities, which advocates on behalf of all citie's across the
State of Florida to Tallahassee. He noted he attended the PBAS Meeting
and received very favorable feedback with regards to the B,rownfields,
Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), the City's plans for the
SunRail Station, and some economic development policies; He thanked
Mr. Peters for his handling of a community issue with regards to a road
paving. He said Mr. Peters offered to hold a community meeting with
about two (2) dozen people showing up and Mr. Peters handled them all
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exceptionally well. He thanked staff for their significant work they put
into the 9/11 Event, and noted it was very well attended and very well
done. He said he attended the Leadership Seminole Meeting of the
Mayors where the Mayors presented something about their City and then
took questions from class members. He said in the future, he will give the
Commission his daily schedule. He said he would be happy to start doing
that to insure the Commission recognizes that he was out and about
representing them. He said he apologizes in advance that it might be a
little burdensome, since part of his job was being out in the community all
the time and always representing the City.
District 93. Deputy Mayor Cortes echoed the same sentiments of his
fellow Commissioners on the 9111 Memorial and said it was the best one
they had. He thanked the department heads for the Budget Session. He
said he attended the FLC Urban Administration Committee and they have
some good things coming forward as far as priority goes. He inquired if
anything was sent to the County regarding the dumping on the property
located on Longwood Hills Road and said the property was getting worse.
He noted there was a court order that they could not dump anywhere in the
County.
Mr. Williams said he spoke with the Deputy County Manager, Mr. Joe
Forte, about the issue. He stated after that, he and the Police Chief set -up
a conference call with the Code Enforcement staff at the County, and
they were moving forward with Code Enforcement action. He said the
property has been abandoned and just left open for folks to come in and
dump. He said they were meeting with Seminole County Fire Rescue and
the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to discuss what their
options were, and they extended the City's assistance to do whatever we
possibly could do to help them through the process. He said the property
was subject to bankruptcy, so there were certain protections that exist
under that law. He said they were to follow -up with him, but he has not
received an update on what the results of that meeting were and noted it
was moving through the Code Enforcement process.
Discussion ensued regarding the court order for no dumping and the
timeline of the City pulling the contract from Sun State Trees due to the
dumping.
Deputy Mayor Cortes said that was why he brought it up because he did
look it up, and this place was closed down recently by a court order. He
,said it was growing daily and it needed to be stopped.
Deputy Mayor Cortes thanked Mr. Peters for stepping up and finishing
Barrington, but he wanted to see a bill submitted to the County or the
contractor for this. He said the City shouldn't have to pay for it.
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Deputy Mayor Cortes mentioned there was a tree down on Crosscut Way
and it was a hazard. He asked Ms. Meli and Mr. Williams about Progress
Energy regarding Commissioner Sackett's request; and MV . Peters was
supposed to design something and then submit it to Progress Energy for
their consideration.
S. ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA.
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Mayor Durso said the Acting City Administrator requested they remove
Item 9 D and add Item 11 F to the Agenda.
There were no objections to the deletion of Item 9 D and the addition of
11 F.
9. CONSENT AGENDA.
A. Approve the Minutes of the June 20 2011 Regular Meeting.
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B. Approve the Monthly Expenditures for September 2011.
C. Approve the Monthly ]Financial Report for August 2011°
D. Approve a Letter of Commitment to Support a Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) Sustainable Comma' nities Regional
Grant Application.
Commissioner Sackett moved to approve the Consent
Agenda, Items A, B and C as presented. Seconded by
Deputy Mayor Cortes and carried by a unanimous roll call
vote.
loo PUBLIC HEARINGS. (PART H)
Co Read by title only and adopt Resolutions No. 11 -1290 adopting a
Five Year Capital Improvement Program for the Fiscal Years
2013 2014 2015 2016 and 2017 pursuant to the requirements
of Section 6.07 of the City Charter.
Mr. Langley announced having proof of publication for this and all
Public Hearings listed on the Agenda. He then read Resolution No.
11 -1290 by title only.
Mayor Durso opened the public hearing. No one spoke in favor or
in opposition to the Resolution.
Commissioner Sackett moved to close the public hearing.
Seconded by Deputy Mayor Cortes and caified by a
unanimous voice vote.
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Deputy Mayor Cortes moved to adopt Resolution No. 11-
1290 as presented Item 10 C. Seconded by Commissioner
Sackett.
Discussion was held regarding future projects not being listed in
the advertisement.
Motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
D. Read by title only and adopt Ordinance No. 11-1972, which
amends the City Code, Chapter 14, Section 14 -5, entitled
"Prohibited Animals ".
Mr. Langley read Ordinance No. 11 -1972 by title only.
Mayor Durso opened the public hearing. No one spoke in favor or
in opposition to the Ordinance.
Deputy Mayor Cortes moved to close the public hearing.
Seconded by Commissioner Bundy and carried by a
unanimous voice vote.
Deputy Mayor Cortes moved to adopt Ordinance No. 11-
1972 as presented Item 10 D. Seconded by Commissioner
Bundy.
Commissioner Sackett expressed his opposition to the Ordinance
in limiting the number of animals to five (5) and provided specific
examples.
Motion carried by a three -two (3 -2) roll call vote with
Commissioners Maingot and Sackett voting nay.
E. Read by title only and adopt Ordinance No. 11-1973, which
amends the City Code, Chapter 46, Section 46 -4, Chapter 50,
Section 50- 34(d), and Chapter 66, Section 66 -62(a) to remove
the references and applicability of such ordinances to the
regulation of firearms and ammunition in accordance with
Florida Statute 790.33.
Mr. Langley read Ordinance No. 11 -1973 by title only.
Mayor Durso 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 Maingot and carried by a
unanimous voice vote.
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Commissioner Maingot moved to approve at second
reading Ordinance No. 11 -1973 as presented Item 10 E.
Seconded by Commissioner Sacker and carried by a
unanimous roll call vote.
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F. ]bead by title only and adopt Ordinance No. 11 -1974, which
provides for the SunTrust Equipment Finance And Leasing
Corporation (Equipment Schedule No. 4e
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Mr. Langley read Ordinance No. 11 -1974 by title only.
Mayor Durso opened the public hearing. No one spoke in favor or
in opposition to the Ordinance.
Commissioner Maingot moved to close =lie hearing.
Seconded by Deputy Mayor Cortes and by a
unanimous voice vote.
Deputy Mayor Cortes moved to approve Ordinance No. 11-
1974 as presented Item 10 F. Seconded bylCommissioner
Sackett and carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
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G. Approve or deny a variance (04-11) to the standards of the
Longwood Historic ([District Code Book to reduc e the primary
building side yard setback from eight (8) feet to, five (5) feet
along the east property line located within tine Historic District
at 221 West Warren Avenue.
Mayor Durso opened the public hearing. He stated anyone
speaking on behalf or in opposition to Item 10 G was requested to
step forward and be sworn -in by the City Attorney.
Mr. Langley swore -in the witnesses. He then asked the
Commissioners if they have had any correspondence with the
Applicant or anyone else in regards to this matter.
Commissioner Sackett said he had a person from Bay Street who
wanted to talk with him about it and said she had the wrong
property.
Mr. Langley said Commissioner Sackett made the ;disclosure and
that's what he was supposed to do.
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Ms. Bower reviewed the applicant's request for the variance, and
stated they had to meet the five (5) findings and this request did
meet those, so staff recommended approval for the variance.
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Commissioner Bundy moved to approve the variance.
Seconded by Commissioner Sackett and carried by a
unanimous roll call vote.
llf. REGULAR BUSINESS.
A. Read by title only, set October 3, 20111 as the public hearing
date, and approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 11 -197'5,
approving the extension of the Non - Exclusive Franchises for
the Collection of Commercial Solid Waste and /or Recovered
Materials for an additional twelve (112) months.
Mr. Langley read Ordinance No. 11 -1975 by title only.
Commissioner Maingot moved to approve Ordinance No.
11 -1975 and set October 3, 2011 as the public hearing
date. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Cortes and carried by a
unanimous roll call vote.
B. Read by title only and adopt Resolution No. 111- 11287, which
establishes the Raising Energy Efficiency Program (R +IE1P).
Mr. Langley read Resolution No. 11 -1287 by title only.
Deputy Mayor Cortes moved to adopt Resolution No. 11-
1287 as presented Item 11 B. Seconded by Commissioner
Sackett.
Discussion was held whether or not the Resolution could be
applied retroactively and it was stated it was a new process across
the board.
Motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
C. Read by title only and adopt Resolution No. 11 -1294, an
addendum to a Memorandum of Understanding with LYNX
and the City of Altamonte Springs that involves the City of
Longwood as a partner in the Flex Bus Transit Services
Project.
Commissioner Bundy left at 8 :11 p.m. and returned at 8 :13 p.m.
Mr. Langley read Resolution No. 11.1294 by title only.
Deputy Mayor Cortes moved to adopt Resolution No. 11-
1294, an Addendum to a Memorandum of Understanding
with Lynx and the cities involved with the Flex Bus Transit
Services Project, as presented Item 11 C. Seconded by
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Commissioner Sackett and carried by a four zero (4 -0) roll
call vote with Commissioner Bundy absent
D. Approve a Purchase Order to Motorola for the purchase of the
budgeted P25 compliant radios and upgrades f ®r the police
Department.
Chief Hickson reviewed the background for Agenda Item 11 D.
Deputy Mayor Cortes moved to approve the purchase order
to Motorola for the budgeted P25 compliant radios as
presented Item 11 D. Seconded by Commissioner Maingot
and carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
E. Approve a Purchase Order to 1fDix.Lathrop and !Associates, Inc.
for the construction documents for Reiter Park!
Ms. Meli reviewed the background for Agenda Item 11 E.
Deputy Mayor Cortes moved to approve the purchase order
to Dix.Lathrop for the construction documents for Reiter
Park as presented Item 11 E. Seconded by' Commissioner
Bundy.
Discussion was held regarding adding protection for the City in
terms of action taken being taken for non - performance of a
contractor and the $75,000 cap on the Job Order Contracting
(JOC). It was determined to review the JOC docu I mentation.
Ms. Meli reviewed the timeline for the project as requested by
Commissioner Sackett.
Mayor Durso said he was completely in support of moving forward
with something for Reiter Park and they needed to ido it. He stated
he was voting nay based solely on his argument a few months ago
where he believes they need to create a process where these plans
were reviewed by the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and
recommended in conjunction with staff, and then recommended to
the City Commission where they actually have some input. He
said he understands the arguments that were made before and this
was a principle vote for him. j
Commissioner Maingot asked him to explain it further.
Mayor Durso said he believes there were three (3) or four (4)
different plans that were presented over time for Reiter Park. He
said from the best he could gather, they were not fill vetted by
the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, and he would rather us
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have the process in place for future projects and to have a
recommendation made.
Ms. Meli said back in April, the Parks and Recreation Advisory
Board did have a say in this and they had a sit down Work Shop.
She said the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, the public and
the Commission were invited to attend and everyone signed -off on
the plans then. She said the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
have been in the loop, and they had a say in the plan and were
moving forward based on the conceptual plans the Commission
approved on July 27 She said_ they have their say in the design
and everything else.
Mayor Durso said from what he has heard from public comments
from them, they do not feel that way, and he was not comfortable
with it. He said for him, he was making the point that in the future
he hopes they go through the process and it was a little bit more
formal.
Motion carried by a four -one (4 -1) roll call vote with
.Mayor Durso voting nay.
F. Approve the trade-in of the surplus "Peterhrlt" Fire Engine.
Chief Gulbrandsen reviewed the background for Agenda Item 11
F.
Commissioner Maingot said the $100,000 represents the actual
cost of the engine in the power plant. He said the City has another
one that's going to come behind this one and feels they should
explore some other alternative opportunities of getting some more
money for these units. He stated there were other avenues that
needed to be explored. He said if time was on our side, they
needed to explore other opportunities, probably seeking offshore
opportunities.
Chief Gulbrandsen said there was a staff meeting tomorrow and he
will explore those options with Mr. Williams. He said there may
be options that may allow the City to declare the second unit
surplus and advertise it.
Commissioner Bundy moved to declare this Engine
as surplus and move forward with completing the
transaction. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Cortes and
carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
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12. ACTING CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT.
Mr. Williams said today was the I" day of a three (3) day lopen enrollment
period for medical, dental and ancillary benefits. He said he was pleased
to report that our agent of record Brown & Brown Insurance, negotiated a
renewal rate that would yield a nine and a half percent (9 %) reduction in
the monthly premiums over what the City was currently paying. He stated
with the adoption of the annual budget, they anticipated alfourteen percent
(14 %) rate increase. He said between now and the next meeting, he would
calculate the total dollar amount associated with that rate reduction and
report that back to the Commission. He said the second item was an
update on the City Administrator's position. He stated the advertisement
has been prepared and posted internally and externally, and on the City's
website. He said they will move forward in collecting resumes. He said
the third item was to remind everyone of the Special Meeting to be held on
this Wednesday, September 21 at 5:30 p.m. for the Heritage Village/
Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Redevelopment Str' He said
the fourth item was on Friday, September 23 they received an electronic
mail that staff would be performing a final inspection on the new fire
engine. He said Hallmark Fire Apparatus and El extended an invitation to
any Members of the Commission that wishes to tour the production
facility and preview the new vehicle. He then requested a Work Session
for next Tuesday, September 27' at 5:30 p.m. for a presentation of the
Stormwater Mapping and Modeling Plan.
13. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. No report.
14. CITY CLERK'S RE PORT. No report.
15, ADJO URE , 4. Mayor Durso adjourned the meeting at 8 0:31 P.M.
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