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CC12-16-13MinLONGWOOD CITY COMMISSION Longwood City Commission Chambers 175 West Warren Avenue Longwood, Florida MINUTES December 16, 2013 7:00 P.M. Present: Mayor Brian D. Sackett Deputy Mayor Joe Durso Commissioner John C. Maingot Commissioner H. G. "Butch" Bundy Commissioner Bob Cortes Dan Langley, City Attorney Jon C. Williams, City Administrator Michelle Longo, Acting City Clerk Troy Hickson, Police Chief William Gulbrandsen, Fire Chief Pam Barclay, Finance Director Chris Capizzi, Leisure Services Director Sheryl Bower, Community Development Director Randy Lamb, Building Official Richard Kornbluh, Utilities Division Manager Craig Dunn, Information Technology Director 1. CALL TO ORDER. Mayor Sackett called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. SILENT MEDITATION FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS. Ms. Longo read the following announcements. A. Senior Matinee will be held on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m., Longwood Community Building, 200 West Warren Avenue. This month's feature is Spangfish. 4. PROCLAMATIONS/ RECOGNITIONS A. Nomination and selection of the recipient of the Martin Luther King Good Citizenship Award (Presentation scheduled for January 20, 2014). CC 12-16-13/1 Commissioner Maingot nominated Mr. Willie Wright, General Manager of Cory Fairbanks Mazda for the Martin Luther King Good Citizenship Award. Nomination carried by a unanimous voice vote. B. District #3 Nomination of the Business Person of the Month Award for January 2014. Commissioner Cortes nominated Mr. Jose Cajigas and Mr. Wilfredo, Owners of JF Salon, located at 1152 State Road 434 for the Business Person of the Month Award for January 2014. Nomination carried by a unanimous voice vote. 5. BOARD APPOINTMENTS A. District #4 Nomination to the Land Planning Agency. Commissioner Bundy deferred the nomination to the next meeting. 6. PUBLIC INPUT A. Presentations: Ms. Emily Williams, Vice President of Creekside Middle School Future Farmers of America will present a speech on the Benefits of Honey Bees. Ms. Williams spoke on the benefits of honey bees and said she will give the same speech in a competition the next day. Questions were asked and feedback given on her presentation. Ms. Nancy B. Wolf, Wendover Housing Partners will give a presentation on a community art project associated with the Weston Park at Longwood Station project. Ms. Wolf proposed a community based temporary art project. She said she has been in touch with Jeff Sonksen, who is the artist that has done the Wekiva Trail, Bike Path. She said they would like to get community involvement, such as a "paint -in" where they could bring people to the Community Building or at the Longwood Elementary School where they could get some fences painted. She said this would be a temporary construction project. She said she would like to get students involved, and said their goal is to create a really exciting visual presentation while the project is under construction. It will be along the SunRail line so people will see it, and is a great way to get the community involved. She said Wendover Housing Partners would absorb all the costs of materials for this so there will be no cost to anyone except to them. She said when they no longer need the fence up, after the project is completed, they thought they would turn over the panels to the schools or community groups that might like them as part of their fundraising. Ms. Wolf asked if the Commission could get a Resolution offering the Commission's support for this project. CC 12-16-13/2 Mr. Williams said if the Commission is interested in entertaining a Resolution, lie could meet with Ms. Wolf and draft the Resolution and bring it back for their approval at the first or second Commission Meeting in January. Deputy Mayor Durso made a motion to move forward with a Resolution supporting this project. Seconded by Commissioner Bundy. Questions were asked about the location of the fence. Motion carried by a unanimous voice vote. Mr. Williams said he would bring it back to the Commission at the second Commission. Meeting on January 24, 2014. Mr. Brian Harwood, Mr. Fran Dzija, and Mr. Brett Kaffenberger, Mueller Systems will give a presentation on the AMI System functionality, features, and benefits. Ms. Barclay and Mr. Kornbluh explained that this project is the automated system to read the meters. She said they would have collectors set up and repeaters. Every meter will have a transmitter that can be read by the meter at any time. It is real time data, and it goes to a repeater, then to a collector, and then conics right to their office where they can identify what has been done. She said it will identify leaks as well and will alert them if there is a large consumption at certain residences so they can investigate. Mr. Dzija, Sales Manager for Mueller Systems, introduced Brett Kaffenberger, AMI Product Manager, who gave an overview of the technology and product along with how it functions. He explained there is no use of the Internet to back all the data. The data that comes from the water meters will be stored at a collector, and from the collector it uses the Internet or Wifi to back all that data. He said this is an FCC licensed system, and the FCC license is owned by the City of Longwood. Mueller Systems does that on your behalf. He explained the three main components in the system. He said it is very simple and easy to use. He said they can cover the entire City of Longwood with four (4) collectors and zero (0) repeaters. He went over the advantages of the system and services they provide. B: Public Participation. Ms. Joanne Rebello, 301 Lock Lomond Avenue, Longwood, said she believed it was four (4) years ago that this was requested. She said they have spent years and tax dollars replacing water meters so that the One System could be implemented. She was opposed then and is opposed now because she does not see the benefit or CC 12-16-13/3 the cost savings for this project. She did not like what the contract said before, and did not have a copy of this one to look at this time. She does not think it is a good use of taxpayer's dollars. She said after hearing the presentation, she feels like big brother is watching. She does not agree with it and she hopes they vote this down or at least defer it until everyone has a really good understanding of it. She asked what are they paying one million dollars for, two hundred units (200). She said the last time it appeared they were paying for something, but if they read the fine print, that was just the down payment and over so many years, they had to pay and pay and pay. She said she figured out four (4) years ago, it would have taken them twenty (20) some years to get the cost back. She is totally opposed to this. Mr. Lee Corcoran. 153 Sheridan Avenue, Longwood, said he has been involved in design, construction and development for over forty (40) years. He said he is very concerned about the current proposal adjacent to the new Sunrail Station and its impact on the Heritage Village TOD Urban Code. He said as leaders in the City of Longwood, the Commission paid qualified consultants several hundred thousand dollars to develop the Heritage Village TOD Urban Code with the vision of a beautiful Victorian, mixed use, pedestrian oriented city center project that captured the imagination of the citizens of Longwood. The Heritage Village TOD Urban Code as written is an excellent document that has gained national recognition. He said the Commission also hired qualified staff people to enforce that code. By directing your staff to review building plans for Weston Park, despite the developer's failure to comply with many of the guiding principles of the Heritage Village TOD Urban Code, they are assuming responsibility for major modifications of that Code in opposition to the advice of the people they should be relying on. He said if Weston Park is completed as currently proposed, a potential Sunrail commuter would park more than a block away, or alternately, arrive at a bus stop more than a block away with an excellent view of Weston Park's dumpster and then walk single file along a narrow sidewalk pushing people into the street past a low cost apartment complex without any of the amenities of a mixed use development. He said he is concerned that this would not be a positive experience for a potential Sunrail commuter. He said he recommends that they stop this process of reviewing plans and consider what they want in the Heritage Village. He said he believes that many of the provisions of the Heritage Village TOD Urban Code should be enforced. He said just think about what you are considering. He asked do you not want wide pedestrian oriented sidewalks. He said Park Avenue in Winter Park has fifteen (I5) foot wide sidewalks. He asked do you not want mixed -use retail and professional office space like Park Avenue. CC 12-16-13/4 He said do you not want nearby on street parking so that pedestrians are attracted to Heritage Village. He asked do you not want appropriate trees and landscaping, compliant building setbacks and street sections, and buildings with classic architectural facades. He said these are all provisions of an excellent development code, which the commission paid for and adopted in 2007. He said they now have a once in a lifetime opportunity to make a real difference in Longwood. He asked does the Commission really want to take full responsibility to void an excellent development code and to ignore the advice of staff' He said I don't think that this is a wise course of action. He said please listen to the advice of your staff and enforce the Heritage Village TOD Urban Code. Ile said if Weston Park is not a success for the citizens of Longwood and the Heritage Village TOD, these issues will come back to haunt you. He said the citizens of Longwood elected the Commission to provide leadership and they are counting on them to have the backbone to do what is the best for Longwood. 7. MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS' REPORT District 44. Commissioner Bundy said he wanted to thank everyone for all the messages, prayers, and good thoughts that were sent his way and to his family over the recent weeks. He said it has really touched him and he appreciates all the well wishes. He said it really got to him on several occasions that no matter what battles any of them fight, they are not alone, and good friends are really there when you need them. District #S. Mayor Sackett gave accolades to everybody regarding their Celebrate the Seasons. He heard so many wonderful things about the ice- skating, and the musical groups were all so talented. He wants a bigger skating park next year. He said he recently attended an OVCAN meeting for Ovarian Cancer Alliance and he will be the coordinator of the 5K Run they do every year. He said the Historic Society along with the Acting Minister at the Episcopal Church, and with the Lake Mary Singers presented wonderful voices celebrating the holiday. He then went to the Bradley -McIntyre House to see its wonderful holiday tradition and that was great. He also went to the Northland Church to hear their three hundred (300) singers plus a one hundred fifty (150) member orchestra celebrating all the songs of the season. He said on the 14"', they are all caroling at five (5) nursing homes and the hospital. He praised Commissioner Maingot for leading that group and does it so well. He said he is doing the Christmas message at the Episcopal Church on Milwee Street on Sunday, December 22" at 2:30 pm. He said this past Saturday was a ribbon cutting at the Longwood Veterinary Clinic and invited everyone who has a pet to come see the new Vet's office. He said they have made it a very positive place to bring your pet. CC 12-16-1315 District #2. Deputy Mayor Durso said he had some disappointing news regarding MetroPlan. He said they had asked the MetroPlan Municipal Advisory Committee be granted a seat on the MetroPlan Board. He said that request made it to the priority list, and they had good traction coming out of the Executive Committee, and one of their own County Commissioners decided to pull it from that agenda. He said that was the meeting he was at Harvard University, so he was not there. They postponed it until the next meeting, and at the last MetroPlan Meeting, they voted 9-6 to not move forward on expanding the Board. He said two of the nine were their County Commissioner representation on that Board. He encouraged everyone to get in touch with the County Commissioners to let them know how they feel about that vote. He said there are five cities that do not have representation on that Board. The MetroPlan Board makes decisions that affect them, and they have no ability as smaller cities to protect themselves. He said he would be representing the City tomorrow at the SunRail Meeting for the Seminole Regional Chamber of Commerce. He would have a chance to speak about what they are doing, and he thanked Mr. Williams and Ms. Bowers for coordinating that information for him. He would also like to take this opportunity to discuss making the Clerk permanent. Commissioner Bundy said they should ask her if she wants to become the permanent City Clerk. Ms. Longo said she would be honored if they wanted to make her permanent City Clerk. Mayor Sackett asked Mr. Langley how this works. Mr. Langley said he would like to look at her contract, but he believes if she agrees and you agree, they could easily take care of that through a contract amendment or just do a new contract. He said right now the contract says it is an Interim position and they would want to bring back a contract that appointed her as the City Clerk and provide for terms of more of a permanent roll. Deputy Mayor Durso moved to allow the City Administrator and City Attorney to move forward in negotiations with their Acting City Clerk to make that arrangement permanent. Seconded by Commissioner Maingot and carried by a unanimous voice vote. District #3. Commissioner Cortes said he echoed the sentiments on the Christmas Tree Lighting. He said Leisure Services did a great job and people stayed later because there were so many things to do. Mayor Sackett asked if everyone liked the new location of the Christmas Tree this year in front of the Community Building, and everyone stated they liked it. CC 12-16-13/6 Commissioner Cortes met with the City Administrator to address some issues on State Road 434 at the entrance to the Island Lake Center. He said signs have gone up to state no left hand turns, and a lot of people have been ticketed. His concern with the Department of Transportation (DOT) is they are doing tremendous damage to all the businesses in that area, such as Island Lake, Casablanca, and Request Diagnostics, Allstate Insurance and Max and Meme. He said they talked with Dave Bodin, and he expressed his concern, and he is going to bring it up to DOT with their opposition. He said he might come back with a no, that there is not going to be a turn lane. He said they are in discussions to see if a left turn lane can be done to go into Island Lake. He said otherwise, they are stuck with a no turn lane all the way up to Chambrel and have to make a U-turn. Mayor Sackett said that is not going to be a left turn, and they were pretty adamant about that six (6) years ago because of school buses. He said he sees people are actually moving the barrels so they can cut through. He said it is becoming more dangerous in the past week than he has ever seen before. Commissioner Cortes said that is why he is addressing it now as a solution, and they agreed now is the time to do it because the cement is not on the ground yet, and they have one final shot at it. He said they should be hearing back shortly on this. He said on Saturday they had another great car show despite the late rain. It was not heavily attended like the previous ones, but they probably had over two hundred (200) cars there. District #1. Commissioner Maingot said The City began developing its vision in 2006 when it engaged ACi (cost $191,176 for the Design Guidebook and $90,000 for the Historic District Code Book) to assist them with the creation of a vision and the regulations to implement it. In 2012, the City Commission hired AECOM ($144,000), to take the vision developed by ACI and create a very specific urban code and redevelopment strategy. He said numerous meetings were held with the Commission and the public to collect input and feedback on the concepts. ACI identified the market forces that would be shaping future opportunity and how Longwood could better position itself to take advantage of these opportunities to strengthen its future and increase investment. During one of the many meetings held, Mr. Adams advised the Commission that it is Longwood's historic quality that is their most important asset, as it provides them with a unique identity. He said Mr. Adams said it needed to be brought out in other ways than it currently was. ACI guided and sold the public and Commission on a vision of Longwood, that promoted their historical assets, was walkable, vibrant, connected and provided for mixed use. He said in 2008-2010 they paid ACI $467,900 to specifically design their Sunrail station area to be consistent with their vision, to create a unique Sunrail station. The Commission correctly saw the development of CC 12-16-13n the Longwood station as an opportunity to create something big for the m City. He said, Mr. Adams affirmed if the parking for the commuter rail 11 just becomes a parking lot that would be a sad occasion. He said, Mr. Adams also said if there is nothing there, people will not get off the train. This could become the basis for some wonderful new development around this location. With wide canopied or shaded sidewalks, a cafd or two to grab a coffee or meet a friend or two and relax, before heading over to the Historic District to shop or visit a friend in the hospital. The Weston Park Apartment Project was originally going to be a prime example of great Transit Oriented design, an architecturally interesting building that was modern but incorporated an element or two of Longwood's history, with a mix of retail, civic space and housing, creating a vibrant activity zone, Longwood's first downtown gathering area. He said the proposed plans are completely contrary to our vision. He said whether arriving by bus or parking in the lot, your first impression of Longwood as you walk along the inadequate sidewalks, is the service area of the Weston Park Apartment Project, with or without a garbage truck loading the trash from the 208 units. He said architecturally, the further along they go with the project the less inspiring the buildings have become. In an effort to bring the costs down and guarantee the developer his needed Rate of Return, the amenities have been reduced and the finishes cheapened. He said certainly not the quality of development that the commission and our citizens agreed upon for our vision. He said the Weston Park as a "catalyst"? He said as the project continues to offer less and less and with the negative impacts that the over twenty-two (22) waivers and growing will have on future development of the surrounding TOD district, they ask a catalyst to what? What type of development will this project attract? What opportunities will be lost because the developer has asked to be exempted from so many of their code requirements, which we all voted on and were put in place to attract high quality development. He said what kind of residents would Weston Park attract, where if the interior amenities and finishes have seen the same reduction in budget and quality as the exterior of the building, they will only be able to demand the type of rents associated with those that cannot afford a more upscale station location. Longwood envisioned itself as being a unique place, attracting better quality retail and restaurants. Will Weston Park Apartment Project attract those businesses or will it attract something else? He said it is an established fact that the first project, always sets the stage for what we will get in the future. He said a project that demands so many waivers from the work and recommendations of ACI and AECOM, after having invested over $900,000 of taxpayer's money, and spending countless hours at meetings asking for citizens to help create and endorse our vision, will this Commission vote to blatantly throw out that vision, without any meaningful attempt to insist that the developer meet our requirements? He said this, even in light of the developer's request that the City provide an additional $2 million in infrastructure improvements and utility credits (not to mention $300,000 from the county and they too have voiced concerns). He said, I can assure you that those of us that are willing to CC 12-16-13/8 move forward with what is being proposed will certainly have to answer to our electorate, when they come to realize what we have done with their investment and their faith in each one of us to standup and do the right thing for the future development of our City. 8. ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA. None 9. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approve Minutes of the December 2, 2013 Regular Meeting. B. Approve the Monthly Expenditures for December 2013. C. Approve the Monthly Financial Report for November 2013. D. Approve a purchase order in the amount of $28,775 to Duval Ford for the purchase of a 2014 Ford F-350 Flatbed Truck. E. Approve the donation of vacation leave from personnel to Mr. Anthony Morse for medical leave. F. Approve award of contract to Mueller Systems, Inc. for an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) System and approve a purchase order in the amount of $1,601,937.94 to Mueller Systems, Inc. for this project. Mayor Sackett recommended they approve Items A through E in the Consent Agenda and save Item 9 F for discussion. Commissioner Bundy moved to approve the Consent Agenda Items A through E. Seconded by Commissioner Cortes and motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote. Discussion ensued on Item 9 F. Deputy Mayor Durso made a motion to table the item for a future meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Maingot and carried by a four -one (4-1) roll call vote with Mayor Sackett voting nay. 10. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Read by title only and adopt Ordinance No. 13-2017, which amends the Solid Waste and Recycling Collection Services Contract. Mr. Langley read Ordinance No. 13-2017 by title only. Mayor Sackett opened the public hearing. CC 12-16-13/9 Ms. Joanne Rebello, 301 Loch Lomond Avenue, rose and spoke, said she could not tell after reading the Ordinance if there was a rate increase or not. Mr. Williams said this is for a two-year contract, and any request for rates would be coming back in a separate item for separate consideration. Ms. Rebello said the last page said to consider a rate increase, so that confused her. Commissioner Maingot moved to close the public hearing. Seconded by Commissioner Cortes and carried by a unanimous voice vote. Commissioner Cortes moved to adopt Ordinance No. 13- 2017 as presented Item 10A. Seconded by Commissioner Maingot and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. B. Read by title only and adopt Ordinance No.13-2019, amending the Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Trust Fund Section 1, Definitions, amending the definition of "Actuarial Equivalent". Mr. Langley read Ordinance No. 13-2019 by title only. Mayor Sackett opened the public hearing. No one was in favor or opposition to the Ordinance. Deputy Mayor Durso moved to close the public hearing. Seconded by Commissioner Bundy and carried by a unanimous voice vote. Commissioner Cortes moved to adopt Ordinance No. 13- 2019 as presented Item IOB. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Durso and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. C. Read by title only and adopt Resolution No. 13-1345, establishing the City's Notice of Intent to use the Uniform Method for Collecting Non -Ad Valorem Assessments in 2014. Mr. Langley read Resolution No. 13-1345 by title only. Mayor Sackett opened the public hearing. No one was in favor or opposition to the Ordinance. CC 12-16-13/10 Deputy Mayor Durso moved to close the public hearing. Seconded by Commissioner Bundy and carried by a unanimous voice vote. Commissioner Cortes moved to adopt Resolution No. 13- 1345 as presented Item 10 C. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Durso and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. 11. REGULAR BUSINESS A. Read by title only, set January 6, 2014 as the public hearing date and approve the first reading of Ordinance No.13-2020, amending Article III, Chapter 38 (Noise) of the Longwood City Code to allow for expanded construction hours. Mr. Langley read Ordinance No. 13-2020 by title only. Commissioner Maingot moved to approve Ordinance No. 13-2020 as presented Item 11 A and set January 6, 2014 as the public hearing date. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Durso. Mayor Sackett said he still has trouble with Sunday construction, but when they get to Public Hearing, they will hear from the public and make a decision. Deputy Mayor Durso said respectfully, with the new development that will be coming, he thinks reasonable construction hours on the weekend will almost be a necessity. He said if they get the scale of development that they want, not only in connection with SunRail, but as DOT finishes their project on State Road 434, as they start to redevelop certain areas, and as the Pic `N Save comes down, he thinks some of those things are going to be a necessity. Mayor Sackett said he respects that, and when the discussion happens in Public Hearing, then they will have that dialog more. Commissioner Cortes said to add to that, it is happening already. SunRail and DOT are continuing to work on the weekends. Motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote. B. Read by title only, set January 6, 2014 as the public hearing date and approve the first reading of Ordinance No.13-2021 which provides for a multi -year lease with Ricoh USA Inc. for various printers, black and white copiers, color copiers and scanners. Mr. Langley read Ordinance No. 13-2021 by title only. CC 12-16-13/11 Commissioner Maingot moved to approve Ordinance No. 13-2021 and set January 6, 2014 as the public hearing date. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Durso . Deputy Mayor Durso asked Mr. Williams what they had regarding quality control and print jobs because lately a lot of damage is brought by people who just print and print continuously, and there is a lot of waste, so they run out of ink quicker and the machines beak down quicker and need servicing more, so do they have some sort of quality control. Mr. Williams said they have Craig for quality control, but he will let Craig speak to that. Discussion ensued and Mr. Dunn answered questions. Motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote. C. Approval of a Waiver of Potential Conflict for Nabors, Giblin and Nickerson. Mr. Williams said last November the Florida Government Utility Authority acquired the assets of Aqua Utilities. The City subsequently entered into an agreement with the FGUA to evaluate the site at the Florida Commerce Central in the Industrial Park in which there is operated a wastewater treatment plant. He said the provisions of the inter -local agreement contained a feasibility study for them to look at decommissioning that plant, doing an inter- connect into the City's wastewater system in exchange for getting the three and one half (3 ) acres that is in the park for the creation of a regional storm water system. Staff has been working back and forth on that feasibility, and they are ready to take this to the next step of negotiating a potential contract. He said Nabors, Giblin and Nickerson represent the City for all the neighborhood assessment projects that they do. They also represent the FGUA as utility and bond counsel. He said they informed them of a potential conflict, and asked them to bring this to the Commission for their consideration. He said they do not believe there is a conflict, and they do not believe there is a conflict because Mr. Langley is going to be negotiating and working on drafting a contract for this possible inter -connection swap, and they will handle that for their conflict. He said they wanted to bring it to their attention and ask that they look at it, and ask that they approve the Waiver of Potential Conflict. Mr. Langley said that the services they are providing for FGUA would not relate to anything that they do for them. He said they CC 12-16-13/12 are not going to be financing anything in this deal, so they would not be at the same time representing two parties in the same transaction. As the Commission they make the decision on waivers. He does not have an issue with it if they want to give them a waiver. He supports it. Deputy Mayor Durso made a motion to approve the waiver. Seconded by Commissioner Maingot. Commissioner Bundy said all they are doing is making them aware of a potential conflict. There is not a conflict now, just potential, so if a conflict comes up, then it would be readdressed, but he agrees that what they do for them and do for FGUA is fine. Motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote. D. Read by title only, set January 6, 2014 as the public hearing date and approve the first reading of Ordinance No.13-2022, amending Chapter 30, "Elections" of the City of Longwood Code of Ordinances to add a new section 30-13 requiring electronic filing of campaign treasurer's reports with the Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Office's Electronic Filing System. Mr. Langley read Ordinance No. 13-2022 by title only. Commissioner Cortes moved to approve Ordinance No. 13- 2022 as presented Item 11 D and set January 6, 2014 as a public hearing date. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Durso. Commissioner Bundy said this would replace the necessity of having to bring in a hard copy by 5:00 P.M. on the reporting day, that they just file it all electronically, and they are adding a section. Motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote. 12. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT Mr. Williams said he received a request from the CEI to close a right turn lane at Rangeline Road and State Road 434 to accommodate relocation of the water and sewer utilities and a manhole. He said they are proposing to put a low-grade barrier in place in this turn lane back to the entrance of the bank. They would make this center lane a right turn lane and a through lane, and make the other lane a left turn lane. He said they are closing the lane for approximately three (3) weeks for the relocation of the water and sewer lines. It is not intended to take three (3) weeks, but they have to provide enough time for Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) clearance. The other method they can pursue is an open cut all the way through this intersection, which would result in nightly lane closures and CC 12-16-13/13 would have steel plates there to close the gaps, so this is a less intrusive approach. He said they wanted their concurrence and acceptance before they schedule it. Mayor Sackett said he had a question about the Winn Dixie shift, which he said is really dangerous. Chief Hickson said he believes they are going to have that issue until construction is complete on State Road 434. There is constant shifting there. Commissioner Cortes said he sat in on those meetings also and part of the problem is that DEP and permitting would take a longer time. Mayor Sackett asked about the boring they are going to do because that is a sinkhole area over there. Are they ready for all of that? Mr. Williams said they are ready for the boring, having met with the contractor. Chief Hickson said this is a very busy traffic area during rush hour times. He said he would have his Public Information Officer to do an information campaign on the road closure. Deputy Mayor Durso made a motion that they give the City Administrator concurrence regarding this issue. Seconded by Commissioner Cortes and carried by a unanimous voice vote. Mr. Williams said in an effort to promote SunRail and safety on the rail corridor, they have obtained some magnets, and they would like to post them on police vehicles and other city vehicles, and wanted to make sure that you did not have any objections to them providing this sort of advertising. Mr. Williams thanked the Commission for allowing his daughter to appear here and for the valuable feedback, and they will make sure she follows up, and to enjoy the honey. He wished everyone present a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 13. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT Mr. Langley wished everyone a Merry Christmas and is looking forward to another year. 14. ACTING CITY CLERK'S REPORT Ms. Longo wished everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 15. ADJOURN. Mayor Sackett adjourned the meeting at 8:44 p.m. CC 12-16-13/14 r-w� rww� Brian D. Sackett, Maya ATTES Mic ells: Longo cem Clerk CC 12-16-13/15 This Page Left Intentionally Blank.