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CC04-03-17MinLONGWOOD CITY COMMISSION Longwood City Commission Chambers 175 West Warren Avenue Longwood, Florida MINUTES April 3, 2017 6:00 P.M. Present: Mayor Joe Durso Deputy Mayor Brian D. Sackett Commissioner John C. Maingot Commissioner Ben Paris Commissioner Mark Weller Dan Langley, City Attorney Jon C. Williams, City Manager Michelle Longo, City Clerk Troy Hickson, Director of Public Safety David Dowda, Interim Police Chief Chris Kintner, Community Development Director Chris Capizzi, Leisure Services Director Lee Ricci, Human Resources Director Lisa Snead, Financial Services Director Richard Kornbluh, Division Manager Utilities Tom Smith, Division Manager Streets 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Durso called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. 2. OPENING INVOCATION. Reverend David Judd with St. Mark's Presbyterian Church gave the invocation. 3. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS. Ms. Longo read the following announcements. A. Registration for the Longwood Summer Camp will begin on Monday, April 3, 2017 for Longwood Residents only and on Monday, April 10, 2017 for Non -Residents. Registration forms will be accepted from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., Longwood Commission Chambers, 175 West Warren Avenue. B. The "Downtown Longwood Cruise -In" Car Show will be held on Saturday, April 8, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. in - CC 04-03-17/1 the Historic District of Longwood located off of Church Avenue. C. A Bunny Breakfast will be held on Saturday, April 15, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. until 10:00 a.m., Longwood Community Building, 200 West Warren Avenue. Adults are $8.00 each, children from ages 3 to 10 years old are $6.00 each and children from age 2 and under are free. D. The 2017 Magic 107.7 Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, April 15, 2017 from 9:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., Reiter Park, 311 West Warren Avenue. There will be a parade for the event at 9:15 a.m. and will start at City Hall and proceed to Reiter Park by way of West Warren Avenue. 5. PROCLAMATIONS / RECOGNITIONS A. Presentation of the Beautification Award to McDonalds Restaurant, located at 290 North U.S. Highway 17-92, Longwood. No one was present to accept the Beautification Award and arrangements will be made to deliver it to them. 6. BOARD APPOINTMENTS A. District #2 Nomination to the Land Planning Agency. Mayor Durso nominated Mr. Elias Khoury for appointment to the Land Planning Agency. Nomination carried by a unanimous voice vote. Added On. Mayor Durso added Resolution No. 17-1428 regarding the renaming of a portion of Longwood Street to John L. Mica Way. Deputy Mayor Sackett moved to adopt Resolution No. 17- 1428 as presented. Seconded by Commissioner Maingot and carried by a unanimous voice vote. Mayor Durso presented Congressman Mica with a commemorative sign bearing the street's new name. Photographs were then taken. 7. PUBLIC INPUT A. Presentation: Mr. Brian Emmans, Principal of Longwood Elementary School, to speak about the reopening of the School. Mr. Brian Emmans gave an update on the activities at Longwood Elementary School. He also showed two videos about Longwood Elementary which provide important dates to remember and CC 04-03-17/2 construction at the School. The videos can be found on the Seminole County Public Schools website. Ms. Laura Cantwell, Associate State Director of Advocacy & Outreach, AARP Florida to present the City with their AARP Network of Age -Friendly Communities Certificate. Ms. Laura Cantwell gave an overview of the AARP Network of Age -Friendly Communities and presented the Commission with their Certificate. Photographs were then taken. B. Public Participation. None. 8. MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS' REPORT District #5. Deputy Mayor Sackett asked for an update on the Arts and Craft Festival discussion. Mr. Williams stated they met with the President of the Longwood Historic Society and will provide an overview to the Commission. Deputy Mayor Sackett said he received two calls regarding the sign about omelets. He said it is not a welcoming sign into our City. He would like to sit down with the owner and the City Manager. He stated that Winsor Manor and Devonshire subdivisions are not happy about this sign. Mr. Kintner addressed the sign issue. He said the sign was initially put up without a permit and that is why it had to be taken down. He said the applicant immediately put in a temporary sign application to put the sign back up. He said we met with the applicant and told them citizens were already concerned about it, Commissioners also have mentioned it, and these are your potential customers that are complaining about it. The applicant feels this sign will boost business. He said staff had suggested other options other than a curse word. He said in conversations with the City Attorney it was not in the best interests to deny the sign based on content. He stated we made it clear to him the City has been forthcoming to them especially when the State Road 434 widening project was going on, their business was one of the ones cited when the Commission passed language to allow more signage for those businesses affected by the construction. He said we told him you are going into a situation where you are making the community very upset, and this community has been very good to you so far. He said at this point he has decided to go ahead with it. Mr. Langley said this is something that does warrant a conversation and an approach by individuals from the City to reach out to the business. He said there was a recent Supreme Court case on local government sign regulations that is not very helpful. You could take a position that you believe it is obscene and go in that direction. But, any time you approach CC 04-03-17/3 the content of the sign, it is very difficult to sustain that action. He said he is not the decision -maker, I just give you advice on which way a court would go on it. He stated there could be arguments that you have a code provision you could use to try to enforce it, but ultimately, he is not sure if you tell a business they can't have a certain word on a sign that it is going to be a favorable ruling to the City. Deputy Mayor Sackett asked if this is the same business that has the flashing sign that doesn't comply with City code, as well as having all those banners. He stated this may be one to watch a little more closely. He said when we waived so many things during the "cure process" it was because we wanted all those businesses to survive, this was one of those businesses that we fought for their survival and allowed all sorts of things to go into place for them. Mr. Kintner said the City Commission requested to bring forward a designated construction zone and signage that allowed each individual business to have a banner along the road during the time of construction. He said one of the businesses cited by the commission was Max and Meme's. He said it is fair to say the City has been very positive towards them, but they run the risk of eroding that good will very quickly. Mayor Durso said it doesn't seem like they are going to budge, so we have a little bit of an issue. He said we don't have the luxury of opinion up on the dais, the community has that and let us know it all the time. He asked that we bring the business owner in and sit down with the City Attorney, Deputy Mayor Sackett, the City Manager, and we have a discussion one more time at having them change the word, and then, if we need to, consider what our legal options would be. He feels we would all rather avoid the courts and not have to deal with something like this and try to resolve it. Deputy Mayor Sackett asked if we could put the Church Street construction time -line on the website. Mr. Williams said we could put a time -line out there, but it is based on weather conditions and underground situations. Deputy Mayor Sackett said he would like to do a Proclamation in recognition of our Lyman High School Gold Team, a Dance/Cheer Team. He said this past weekend at the Florida Federation of Colorguards Circuit (FFCC) Open Champions for the Southeastern United States, and will be heading to the Dayton, Ohio Championship. District N. Commissioner Maingot said he is planning to address the Max and Meme sign as well and he knows the owner quite well. He stated in our City when we permit a thing like this to exist, it is a slippery slope. Others are going to want to follow suit and push the envelope. He said we CC 04-03-17/4 have to do whatever we can do legally to ensure the message hits home. He questioned if there are changes that can be done to the City Codes that might be able to address that issue. He has received many correspondence regarding this issue. He wanted to thank the Police Department for their attention to the speeding on Longwood Hills Road around that dangerous curve and placing the sign there that tells you how fast you are going. He said they are going above and beyond to accommodate a difficult situation. He has been out two times, to the four units we have on Wayman Street regarding the landscaping and getting that fixed up. District #2. Mayor Durso said tomorrow is the Mayor's Day of Service for Habitat for Humanity, and we will be working locally. He said if you are interested, it is at 8:00 a.m., and he will get all details to the Clerk. He spent part of last week in Washington D.C. talking about the National Community Reinvestment Act. He was with members of the coalition, and conversations primarily revolved around affordable housing and redlining, and bank investment in communities. He said banks are required by Federal Law and by the Community Reinvestment Act to invest portions of the funds that they hold, to make sure those funds they hold, are invested in communities such as smaller communities, rural communities, and low income communities. He said there are different requirements in tests that a community would go through in order to become eligible for those funds. He said there is some conversation about ending the CRA and potentially increasing the amount of money that banks can hold in reserve to avoid CRA Regulation. He said whenever banks are holding that money and not distributing that money or loaning that money out, that is one more business that is not getting a loan or one more home that is not being bought. There will be some more movement on this moving forward. He stated there has been a coalition built around the Country ensuring a lot of tenants of the CRA remain the same and intact, so as we move forward with those discussions. He said he will make sure he will bring updates to the Commission. District #3. Commissioner Paris said on April 1', he was with a group of volunteers cleaning up Ronald Regan Boulevard (County Road 427). He gave kudos to Streets Department because the road way was pretty clean, and we had a difficult time filling up our garbage bags. He attended the UCP Poker Palace Tournament event on March 311, and it was a great event, well attended with over 200 participants. District #4. No report. 9. ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA Mayor Durso stated the City Manager requests that Item 1 OH be amended to include the following under recommendation for approval. An updated agenda memo was provided. CC 04-03-17/5 Recommendation: The City Manager and the Leisure Services Director recommend awarding the Reiter Park Development & improvement Contract to West Construction Inc., subject to and contingent upon obtaining successful project funding. 10. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approve Minutes of the March 20, 2017 Regular Meeting. B. Approve the Monthly Expenditures for March 2017. C. Approve contracts for landscape and irrigation services for projects less than $500,000, with LaFleur Nurseries & Garden Center, LLC; Dynamics Group, Inc.; Arazoza Brothers Corporation and RainPro, LLC. D. Approve a donation in the amount of $1,000 to Central Florida Council Boy Scouts of America from the State Law Enforcement Confiscation Fund in accordance with Florida Statute 932. E. Approve the purchase of six (6) 2017 police vehicles in the amount of $95,841.98 with funds from the Capital Projects Fund. F. Approve a change order in the amount of $13,000 to purchase order #170246 for Hydra Stop for additional Citywide valve inserts and accessories. G. Approve a purchase order in the amount of $500,322.83 to Central Florida Environmental Corporation for construction services related to the Winsor Manor Drainage System Rehabilitation Project. H. Approval to award the contract for the Reiter Park Development & Improvement Project in the amount of $4,343,598.81 to West Construction, Inc. I. Approval of Resolution No. 17-1425 designating permanent and temporary locations as space allows for City awards, privately donated displays, works of art, memorials, and monuments within the City Commission Chambers and the public lobby of City Hall. J. Approve the award for a Construction Services Agreement for the Florida Central Commerce Park Irrigation Supply Pond and Pump Station Project and issuance of a purchase order CC 04-03-17/6 not to exceed the total bid amount of $1,345,309.35 to GHD Services Inc. Commissioner Maingot moved to approve Items I OA through 1 OJ as presented. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Sackett and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. 11. PUBLIC HEARINGS. None. 12. REGULAR BUSINESS A. Read by title only and adopt Resolution No. 17-1426 regarding a Local Agency Program (LAP) Agreement between the City of Longwood and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for the Florida Central Parkway Complete Street Project. Mr. Langley read Resolution No. 17-1426 by title only. Mr. Kintner presented the Item. Deputy Mayor Sackett moved to adopt Resolution No. 17- 1426 as presented Item 12A. Seconded bby Commissioner Weller and carried by a unanimous,roll-call vote. ` B. Read by title only and adopt Resolution No.17-1427 adopting procedures and criteria for a Code Enforcement Fine and Lien Forgiveness Program. Mr. Langley read Resolution No. 17-1427_by title only. Interim Chief Dowda presented the Item and answered questions. Discussion ensued. Commissioner Paris moved to adopt Resolution No. 17- 1427 as presented Item 1213. Seconded by Commissioner Maingot and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. 13. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT Mr. Williams said the application for St. John's District Call Share period is open, and we are going to pursue an application in partnership with the City of Altamonte Springs to establish a transmission line, which will also serve as an alternative water supply project that will benefit the Wekiva/Rock Springs Priority Focus Area. He said the total estimated cost of this project is about $5 million dollars. He stated our request will be to have half of that money funded at $2.5 million dollars. He said we will be pursuing other grants which may be layered on top of that to help lower their cost. If awarded that project, the next steps will be to go CC 04-03-17/7 through an SRF process to bridge the gap from what we are going to receive from grants. He said ultimately, once said transmission line is in place, the City will see a benefit in a reduction of fees that we are paying for waste water treatment, which is estimated at about $165,000 at the current flows we are providing today. He said if there are no objections from the Commission, he said he will go ahead and sign off on the application and proceed with the grant process. There was no objection from the Commission. 14. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT — No Report. 15. CITY CLERK'S REPORT — No Report. 16. ADJOURN. Mayor Durso adjourned the meeting at 7:16 p.m. ATTEST• U Michelle o o, Cff(f-,-*6i6 Clerk 1 CC 04-03-17/8