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LONGWOOD CITY COMMISSION
Longwood City Commission Chambers
175 West Warren Avenue
i Longwood, Florida
MINUTES
August 4, 2014
7:00 P.M.
Present: Mayor Bob Cortes
Deputy Mayor Joe Durso
Commissioner John C. Maingot
Commissioner Brian D. Sackett
Commissioner Mark Weller
Dan Langley, City Attorney
Jon C. Williams, City Administrator
Michelle Longo, City Clerk
Troy Hickson, Police Chief
Pam Barclay, Finance Director
Sheryl Bower, Community Development Director
Chris Capizzi, Leisure Services Director.
Cindy Carbonell, Battalion Chief
1. CALL TO ORDER. Mayor Cortes called the meeting to order at 7:00
p.m.
2. SILENT MEDITATION FOLLOWED BY THE :PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
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3. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS. Ms. Longo read the following
announcements.
A. National Night Out will be held on Tuesday, August 5, 2014
j from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Candyland Park, 599 Longdale
Avenue.
B. The "Downtown Longwood Cruise -In" Car Show will be held
on Saturday, August 9, 2014 from 5:00 pm. untiI 8:00 p.m. in
the Historic District of Longwood located off of Church
Avenue.
f 4. PROCLAMATIONS / RECOGNITIONS
A. Nominations for the Annual Key to the City Award.
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Commissioner Maingot nominated Mr. Michael Towers, Owner of
Oakwood Construction. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Durso and
nomination carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
B. Recognition of Commissioner Weller's Completion of the 2014
Institute of Elected Municipal Officials held June 13-15, 2014.
Mayor Cortes read a letter from the Florida League of Cities, Inc.
and presented Commissioner Weller .with his Certificate of
Completion. Photographs were then taken.
5. BOARD APPOINTMENTS
A. District 92 At Large Nomination to the Parks & Recreational
Advisory Board.
Deputy Mayor Durso nominated Mr. Jim Vogel, 610 Coventry
Court, to the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board. Nomination
carried by a unanimous voice vote.
6. PUBLIC INPUT
A. Public Participation. None.
7. MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS' REPORT
District #3. Mayor Cortes welcomed Commissioner Maingot and wished
him well. He said he has seen a lot of graffiti around the City, especially
over the weekends, and said they need to find the people responsible for it.
District #4. Commissioner Weller said he has been visiting homeowners
associations in the last two weeks and was told about street sweepers
coming through. He asked if they can be notified so they can be prepared
to move cars off the road.
District #5. Commissioner Sackett asked Mr. Capizzi if the Commission
was needed for cooking at Candyland Park for National Night Out.
Mr. Capizzi said they are ready for any Commissioner who is willing to
cook tomorrow night. He said Winn Dixie has donated the supplies and
they can certainly use all the help they can get.
Commissioner Sackett said back to school is next Monday and is a
reminder to drive slowly. He said they had a budget meeting last week,
and they never talked about reviews and contracts for the three main
players, the City Administrator, City Clerk and City Attorney. At the next
budget meeting, he would like to talk about how these people are being
paid and is it rightful. He said next week is the Florida League of Cities
conference and he will give a report when he gets back.
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District #1. Commissioner Maingot thanked everyone for their calls and
concern for his health.
District #2. Deputy Mayor Durso asked for an update on Sean Law.
Mr. Langley said as of Monday, July 28th, Mr. Law's property was found
in compliance with Code, however,. Mr. Law's attorney indicated they
intended to re -sod the yard as soon as the rain permits. He said he is
waiting for a proposal for some sort of settlement sometime this week. He
said there has been a substantial clean-up of the property, but still not at
the level they expect it to be.
Deputy Mayor Durso said there is a re-emergence of squash and plants
that have not been approved. He said Mr. Law has dragged this out for a
number of years and has exhausted his rights. lie said what he would like
to do is ask that they have Code Enforcement in the next couple of days go
out to take a look at the property, and make sure lie is coining into
compliance. He said he went to the Spay N Save Animal .Clinic two year
celebration and said in two (2) years they have done over 13,000 spay and
neuters. This has all been done without taxpayer money. It has been done
with grants from the ASPCA and Pet Smart Charities. He said he attended
an Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Nicholas Villane, who is a Longwood
resident. He- asked if a Proclamation can be done in his honor. He said
the Florida League of Cities Conference is coming up and if anyone has
not signed up for a . policy committee let him know. The Tri-County
League of Cities has their annual awards event November 215t in Winter
Park, where they recogiiize City employees. He said on August 21', they
have the last meeting and closing event of Longwood's Rotary Club at
5:00 p.m. at the Longwood Community Building. He said he wanted to
talk about the creation of a CRA. He said based on the fact they are
looking to amend their Charter, they need a vehicle to implement.some of
those expenditures. He requests they start that conversation at the next
meeting. He expressed condolences to the family of Officer Carl Rentfro.
Commissioner Maingot stated regarding the CRA, one of the reasons they
were not on board with it was the County wanted them to give up all their
rights to the taxes on that particular area. He said they were not going to
be in on the decision -making on exactly how that money was going to be
spent in the development along the corridor of State Road 434.
Mayor Cortes said they will discuss that at the next meeting.
8. ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE, AGENDA. None.
9. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approve Minutes of the June 16, 2014 Regular Meeting .and
the July 21, 2014 Regular Meeting.
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B. Approve the Monthly Expenditures for July 2014.
C. Approve the Seminole County Public Schools Resource Officer
Agreement to continue the City's participation with the School
Resource Program at Lyman High School through September
30, 2015.
D. Approve a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Grant and authorize the Mayor to execute all required
documents.
E. Approval of a. Class A Special Event permit from the Central
Florida Society for Historic Preservation (CFSHP) for the 38'
Annual CFSHP's Arts and Crafts Festival to be held on the
weekend of November 22 and 23, 2014.
Commissioner Maingot moved to approve the Consent
Agenda Items A through E as presented. Seconded by
Deputy Mayor Durso and motion carried by a unanimous
roll call vote.
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Read by title only and adopt Ordinance No. 14-2038, amending
fees for political signs by resolution and expanding allowances
for other sign types and locations.
Mr. Langley read Ordinance No. 14-2038 by title only.
Mayor Cortes opened the public hearing. No one spoke in favor or
opposition to the. Ordinance
Deputy Mayor Durso moved to close the public hearing.
Seconded by Commissioner Maingot and carried by a
unanimous voice vote.
Commissioner Maingot moved to adopt Ordinance No. 14-
2038 as presented Item 10A. Seconded by Deputy Mayor
Durso and carried by a four -one (4-1) roll call vote with
Commissioner Sackett voting nay.
11. REGULAR BUSINESS
A.. Read by title only, set August 18, 2014 as the public hearing
date, and approve the first reading of Ordinance. No. 14-2040,
which readopts Chapter 74, "Stormwater Management" of the
Longwood City Code.
Mr. Langley read Ordinance No. 14-2040 by title only.
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! Commissioner Maingot moved to approve Ordinance No.
14-2040 and set August 18, 2014 as the public hearing date.
Seconded by Deputy Mayor Durso and motion carried by a
unanimous roll call vote.
B. Read by title only, set August 18, 2014 as the public hearing;
(late, and approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 14-2041.,
amending Article H, Chapter 86 (Parking, Stopping and
Standing).
Mr. Langley read Ordinance No. 14-2041 by title only.
Deputy Mayor Durso moved to approve Ordinance No. 14-
2041 and set August 18, 2014 as the public hearing date.
Seconded by Commissioner Sackett and motion carried by
a unanimous roll call vote.
C. Read by title only and adopt Resolution No. 14-1356,
establishing fees for the Community :Development Services
Department, Right -of -Way Utilization, and Political Signs.
Mr. Langley read Resolution No. 14-1356 by title only.
Mr. Williams asked that a recommendation for approval be made
with an amendment to Section II Retroactivity of Fees to change
the date from July 1st to May .1'to include all candidates who have
applied for political sign permits
Deputy Mayor Durso moved to adopt Resolution No. 14-
1356 with the amendment to Section H to change the date
from July lst to May lst as recommended by Mr. Williams.
Seconded by Commissioner Maingot.
Discussion ensued regarding fees related to dead trees.
Commissioner Sackett made a motion to amend the
Resolution to remove the fee for dead tree removal for non-
residential and contact should be made to the city to certify
that the trees are dead. Seconded by Commissioner
Maingot and motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
Main motion carried by a four -one (4-1) vote with
Commissioner Sackett voting nay.
D. Read by title only and adopt Resolution No. 14-1357, amending
City Commission Rules of Procedures Concerning Ceremonial,
Opening Invocations at City Commission Meetings.
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Mr. Langley read Resolution No. 14-1356 by title only.
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Commissioner Maingot moved to approve Resolution No.
14-1357 as presented. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Durso.
Discussion ensured regarding the area to include Seminole County.
Commissioner Sackett made a motion to amend Resolution
No. 14-1357 to be inclusive of church groups within
Seminole County. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Durso.
Discussion ensued regarding the process of selecting a speaker.
Amended motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
Main motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
E. Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with
Seminole County' for use of Seminole County EOC for City
Meetings during Emergencies.
Mr. Williams reviewed the item and explained the use of the
Seminole County EOC would be utilized during emergencies.
Commissioner Sackett moved to approve the
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). - Seconded by
Deputy Mayor Durso and carried by a unanimous roll call
vote.
12. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'SREPORT
Mr. Williams asked for the Commissions' consensus to waive the
Longwood Community Building fees for Florida's First Lady, Ann Scott,
who will be visiting August 5, 2014 from 2:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. and
meeting with the Women's Republican Club of Seminole County.
Commissioner Maingot made a motion to waive all fees for the
Longwood Community Building. Seconded by Deputy Mayor
Durso and motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
Mr. Williams provided an update on mosquito spraying and activities in
the City. He did confirm that the city equipment had been disposed of
when the old Public Works building had been relocated to the new facility.
He went over the costs to get back into the business of managing the
mosquito spraying. He explained that he reached out to a company to get
a quote to outsource and went over those fees. He then went over the
response time and contact information for Seminole County for mosquito
problems. He advised a link has been placed on the City website and went —
over the list of areas in Longwood that have been treated. He
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recommended to continue advertising Seminole Counties' efforts and
direct people to their website for action and continue to monitor before
making any changes.
Discussion ensued regarding monitoring the County's efforts and get a
schedule of areas to be treated.
13. CTTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. No report..
14. CITY CLERK'S REPORT. No report.
15. ADJOURN. Mayor Cortes adjourned the meeting at 747 p.m.
Robert Cortes, Mayor
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