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Longwood City Commission Chambers
175 West Warren Avenue
Longwood, ]Florida
WORD SESSION
MINUTES
APRIL 30, 2012
6:00 P.M.
Present: Mayor Joe Durso
Deputy Mayor H.G. "Butch" Bundy
Commissioner John C. Maingot
Commissioner Bob Cortes
Commissioner Brian Sackett
Jon Williams, City Administrator
Sarah M. Mirus, City Clerk
John Peters, Director of Public Works /City Engineer
]Fran Meli, Director of Leisure Services
Sheryl Bower, Director of Community Development Services
Chris Kintner, Planner /Stormwater
Patrice Murphy, Economic Development /Special Projects Manager
1. CALL. TO ORDER. Mayor Durso called the meeting to order at 6:03
p.m.
2. CITY COMMISSION REVIEW AND PROVIDE INPUT TO
AECOM ON THE "PRELIMINARY HERITAGE VILLAGE
RE DEVELOPENT PLAN ".
The following representative with AECOM gave the presentation:
Blake Drury, 150 North Orange Avenue, Orlando, introduced Ken Ray,
Landscape Architect with AECOM. Mr. Drury then reviewed a
PowerPoint presentation that'outlined the following items: understanding
market realities and aligning the City's goals, policies, and investment
appropriately; components to the strategy; the study area analysis;
developer forum comments; stagnant growth; capturing less growth than
competitors; good household income, but lagging behind Lake Mary;
drivers of real estate demand; linking strategy to funding; four (4) market
capture initiatives: how the plan might look, anchor at South Seminole
Hospital, a road diet for Ronald Reagan Boulevard, pedestrian priority
streetscape projects and nurture the anchors thru efficient sites; key
j catalyst sites: South of Church Avenue; market capture initiative: create a
window for Transit Village to State Road 434; and key catalyst sites:
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police station- Scenario A Residential Infill and Green and Scenario B:
City Hall Relocation and New Square and create a window for Transit
Village to State Road 434. —'
Mr. Drury stated on the tables there were maps and asked the audience
members to have conversations amongst themselves about the two (2)
scenarios. He requested feedback on the elements that they liked and
improvements they would suggest to Scenario A and Scenario B.
Mr. Drury answered questions from the Commission regarding the
presentation.
Mr. Drury requested each table elect a spokesperson.and they would report
their feedback on the scenarios.
Mayor Durso announced they would take a twenty (20) minute break, so
the members of the community could get into groups.
The Commission recessed at 6:47 p.m. and reconvened at 7:10 p.m.
The following audience members spoke on behalf of their groups:
Logan Laughlin representative of Associated Consulting International
(ACi), Inc., 955 North Pennsylvania Avenue, Winter Park, said his group
had chosen Scenario B as the strongest plan and reviewed why his table �.
had chosen Scenario B.
Judy Putz 280 West Warren Avenue, said their group also liked Scenario
B and said they had some questions about the new City Hall area. She
said they understand this would be more of a municipal services building
that would incorporate Police and Fire, and in looking at it, they did not
think there would be enough parking for fire trucks, police vehicles and all
of the employees. She then discussed public parking in the Historic
District and reviewed her group's likes and dislikes for Scenario B.
Discussion ensued regarding the parking within the Historic District, i.e. a
par -king structure /garage.
Jeff Dix Dix.Lathrop and Associates, Inc., 150 West Jessup Avenue, said
his group had marks on both Scenarios, and said there were pieces they
liked and disliked. He then outlined his group's likes and dislikes for the
Scenarios.
Brian Roy 211 West Warren Avenue, said he came, from an engineering
background and his group was looking at the most they could get for the
money. He noted his group did not like the stormwater area and said they
did not think it was a good use of land.
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Discussion ensued regarding underground storage for stormwater and how
much more or less expensive would it be to do.
Mr. Roy continued to outline his group's likes for the Scenarios and also
had made some additional suggestions.
Mayor Durso left the meeting at 7:45 p.m. and returned at 7:47 p.m.
Mr. Drury said he appreciated all the comments, and they have been very
helpful in understanding their thoughts about the community and potential
interventions. He called upon the Commission to give their thoughts as
well.
Mayor Durso thanked Mr. Drury for his hard work with the citizens.
Each Commissioner thanked everyone for their input and provided their
thoughts that covered the following topics: parking in the Historic District,
future partnership with South Seminole Hospital for parking, funding,
location of City Hall in the Historic District, encouraging ridership for
SunRail, identifying the projects outlined in steps with the necessary
funding and a road diet for Ronald Reagan Boulevard.
Mayor Durso thanked everyone involved and said they really do
appreciate all of the hard work on the part of the vendors and citizens. He
said they know this was not easy, and they appreciate them taking their
personal time to come out tonight.
3. ADJOURN. Mayor Durso adjourned the meeting at 7:58 p.m.
Brian D. Sackett, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sarah M. Mirus, MMC, MBA, City Clerk
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