CC04-17-17MinLONGWOOD CITY COMMISSION
Longwood City Commission Chambers
175 West Warren Avenue
Longwood, Florida
AI NUUTES
April 17, 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
Michael Peters, Interim Fire 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
Tom Kruger, Economic Development Manager
1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Durso called the meeting to order at 6:00
p.m.
2. OPENING INVOCATION. Chaplain Edward Benore gave the
invocation.
3. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS. Ms. Longo read the following
announcement.
A. Senior Matinee Movie will be held on Wednesday, April 19,
2017 from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m., Longwood City Hall
(Chambers), 175 West Warren Avenue. This month's feature
is Patriots Day.
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5. PROCLAMATIONS / RECOGNITIONS
A. District #4 Nomination of the Business Person of the Month for
May 2017.
Commissioner Weller deferred the nomination until the next
meeting.
6. BOARD APPOINTMENTS. None.
7. PUBLIC INPUT
A. Presentation: The Seminole County Regional Chamber of
Commerce Longwood Area Council to present a plaque in
appreciation to the Longwood City Commission.
Chairman Mike Brockman presented the City Commission with
the plaque and photographs were then taken.
B. Public Participation.
Jim Ireland, 950 Hobson Street, Longwood said he is concerned
about the possibility of annexation of Sanlando into the City of
Longwood, along with the installing of sewer lines into their area.
He said he has not received a letter from the City, but other
homeowners have. He stated he has a new home in that area,
which is about one year and two months old. He said we are all on
septic at this point, some wells, and some have the City of
Altamonte water. His reason for being here tonight is to establish
a clear and concise idea as to what is ahead of them, and what their
options are. He said there are a lot of different concerns from a lot
of people. He said he did talk with Mr. Durso briefly and he would
like to have a meeting at a separate time in the near future. He said
the surveyors are already marking the streets, things are happening
and people are concerned. He said there is a high concern about
the annexation because we do live in the unincorporated area of
Seminole County. That is why a lot of people moved there. He
was told a meeting already took place. The people he has talked to
that have concerns are living on Seminole Avenue, Arden Street,
Hobson Street and Alberta. Street. He said Alberta. Street currently
has a line installed by the City from Island Lake. There are a lot of
people that don't have a clue about this except the people that got a
letter. He said the letter states you need a minimum of 100 people
in order to start the project. In the area he lives, they counted 60
homes, each block has 10 homes on it. He said to get 100 homes,
we have to go quite a far distance in that area where Island Lake is.
He said these people don't have a letter, so if we can set up a date
and time, that would be great. He stated he will try to get as many
people to attend, but he is requesting the City send out a letter.
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Mayor Durso said he will get staff to reach out and coordinate a
community meeting. He said we will be happy to provide you
with whatever information exists on the plans, projects and the
options for your residents.
8. MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS' REPORT
District 94. Commissioner Weller said the panhandlers are still working
the east corners of State Road 434 and U.S. Highway 17-92 and he has
noticed trash in the concrete median. He said hopefully, the City can
convince the County and Winter Springs to remove the panhandlers
because it does not make a very good impression for Longwood and
makes a bad impression for the County and the Winter Springs side of U.
S. Highway 17-92. He said last week he attended the Food Truck event,
which was well attended. Today he spoke with Mr. Williams about
getting the cost for an additional permanent electronic sign that could be
located downtown to promote events like this. He said we can have the
best park, the best events, but if the public does not know about them, then
we are not having events operate to their full potential. He said, SunRail
is going to be a problem for the foreseeable future, so we might as well
promote City events while commuters are sitting in their cars or trucks
waiting to get through the traffic lights over the railroad tracks. He met
with Floyd Goodall, who was born and raised in Longwood and is one of
our old-timers. He has an aerial map from 1974 that he would like to give
to the City if the map is properly protected in a glass frame. He would
like the map returned to his family if in the future the City decides it does
not want it. He said if there are no objections, he will contact Mr.
Williams to see who can handle this, and he will have Mr. Goodall contact
him.
There were no objections.
District #5. Deputy Mayor Sackett said he asked at the last meeting if he
could meet with the proprietor of Max and Meme, which was arranged.
He said the meeting was a tense, simple discussion for about an hour, with
the sign being his way to advertise businesses. The outcome was that Mr.
Krueger is reaching out to Seminole County to find different ways they
can advertise besides what is currently on his sign. He said the owner sees
it as edgy and popular, they are coming in and loving the sign, and the
other side of town is giving us all the phone calls we don't want and love
the sign. He said it is a 50-50 thing going on, but he is encouraged by Mr.
Krueger reaching out to him to see where we can come to a peaceful
agreement. He said how awesome the Food Truck event was and he
estimated there were about five to ten thousand or more people at the
Easter Egg Hunt, and it was a beautiful day for the event. He said he went
to the Parks & Recreation Meeting this month. He stated that board is
spot-on as to what events we can be planning for the rest of the year, and
who is in charge of what event. He mentioned the article in the U S
Department of Transportation Livable Newsletter by Chris Kintner about
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our Complete Streets Project on Church Avenue. It was a great article all
about what and why we are doing this and the livability all around our
SunRail Station. He noted the Ronald Reagan Context Sensitive
Improvements construction is supposed to start in July, according to our
Webpage. He thanked staff for putting all this information on the website
and wanted to know where we are at on this project.
Mr. Kintner said it mentions July, but we will have to move that back
some. He said the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is going
to be taking over the construction project, so the good thing about that is
we don't have to go out to bid on it, but it goes on their schedule which
can change.
Deputy Mayor Sackett said he did go to the Boy Scout Dinner Fundraiser,
which was a wonderful event in Lake Mary for about 600 people. He said
there was a goal to raise a certain amount of money, and they raised
$230,000 at that dinner.
District #1. Commissioner Maingot said he has had many inquiries about
Church Avenue and its slow progress. He feels they are really dragging
their feet on this project. Regarding Max and Meme, he cannot go into
detail as to exactly what action he has taken, but he is in the process of
streamlining the economic approach, which will have results in the
immediate future. Regarding the residents on Lommler Street, the City
Manager has received photocopies of the tremendous flooding that has
occurred there. His recommendation for consideration is at the low
portion of the gated community where they should put in a catchment
situation at the end of it; and it is piped into the huge retention area. He
would like to see an action plan by the next Commission Meeting to
correct that situation. He complimented the Longwood Police Department
in their observance of unruly and speedy drivers on Longwood Hills Road,
even on Easter Sunday. He noted we want to move ahead on the
landscaping of State Road 434 to beautify our City, but there is an
agreement with Clear Channel and the Department of Transportation
regarding that all landscaping within 500 feet in front and back of the sign
are under limitation. He said we have been working and planning on the
landscaping for the Wayman Project with the four portables and the Fire
Station, and he would be happy to show his fellow Commissioners how to
put material into the ground and water it in and beautify that area. He said
this will start on April 28t' then on May 5th, May 19t', May 26d' and on
June 2nd.
District #2. Mayor Durso said he wanted to compliment Public Works
and the Parks & Recreation Board and staff for all their hard work for the
Easter event, and also the Food Truck Event that was such a success. He
stated all the events that have been planned have been great successes in
the City. He said we have the Mayors and Managers Meeting tomorrow,
and we will be hearing from the Seminole County Sheriff's office and the
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School Board on two separate programs. He said on Thursday we have
the Tri-County League of Cities, and that program is going to be for the
PACE Program. He met with Congresswoman Murphy, and discussed a
number of items, including SunRail funding, the completion of I-4, and
the ITS or Intelligent Traffic Systems Project. He said that project is in a
little bit of peril with the loss of Congressman Mica, who is the champion
for it in Congress. He said it is something the cities should continue to
fight for, streamlining the traffic from Sanford all the way down through
downtown and would make transportation through our City, driving
through our City, and stopping in our City a little more reasonable.
District #3. Commissioner Paris said he had an update on the UCP Poker
at the Palace event he attends every year. He stated it set a new record for
just the poker event of $48,000 that went to charity. He said the entire
event over that weekend was over $800,000. He also said the Food Truck
event was amazing, with long lines. He spoke to the City Manager about
Lommler Street and also thought they should speak to the residents there
and possibly have a community meeting to discuss what is happening out
there. He stated he would be happy to be involved since it falls within his
district.
9. ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA. None.
10. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approve Minutes of the April 3, 2017 Regular Meeting.
B. Approve the Monthly Expenditures for March and April 2017.
C. Approve the Monthly Financial Report for March 2017.
D. Approve the surplus of items from Leisure Services and Public
Works Departments that are no longer necessary for the daily
operations of the City and dispose of surplus capital equipment
pursuant to Florida State Statute, chapter 274 and Longwood
City Code, Chapter 62-33.
E. Approve a purchase order in the amount of $30,000 to
Ferguson Waterworks for water and sewer materials.
F. Approval to piggyback the Charlotte County Contract #2015-
000418 and approve a purchase order in the amount of
$31,195.61 to Bartow Ford for a 2017 Ford F-150 Fire
Administration vehicle.
G. Approve waiving the rental fees excluding the attendant fee at
the Longwood Community Building for Josh Marlette, an
employee of the City of Longwood.
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Deputy Mayor Sackett moved to approve Items I OA
through IOG as presented. Seconded by Commissioner
Weller and carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Read by title only, set May 1, 2017 as the second public hearing
date and approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 17-2116, a
Longwood Development Code Amendment to regulate Medical
Marijuana Dispensaries.
Mr. Langley read Ordinance No. 17-2116 by title only.
Mr. Kintner presented the Item. He stated this Ordinance would
allow two medical marijuana dispensaries in the City of
Longwood. The intent of this Ordinance is for Longwood to join
the cities and/or counties that have either enacted or are
considering a similar ordinance. A Constitutional Amendment was
approved last year by 71% of state voters and 70% in Seminole
County. He said under our Longwood Development Code,
currently the use is not allowed. It is a unique use compared to
medical offices and pharmacies, and that is why we are bring forth
this ordinance to treat it a little bit differently because it is a
different use. He addressed some unique challenges related to the
legal status of marijuana, given the dichotomy between the federal
and state law with some security challenges. He went over the
areas where the dispensaries would be allowed and said it would
be allowed along our main corridors, but allowed within 200 feet
in either direction of State Road 434, north and south, and 200 feet
of U.S. Highway 17-92, east and west in either direction. It is
further restricted by buffers from low -density residential, child day
cares and schools, and not allowed within the Heritage Village
District, which includes SunRail and the Historic District area. He
stated the ordinance also establishes a process for approval and
explained this process.
Discussion ensued and questions were asked regarding the
application fee, the locations of the dispensaries as depicted on the
map, the reason for having two dispensaries and if a lottery would
work similar to what is used for the firework applicants.
Mayor Durso opened the public hearing. No one spoke in favor or
opposition to Ordinance No. 17-2116.
Deputy Mayor Sackett moved to close the public hearing.
Seconded by Commissioner Weller and carried by
unanimous voice vote.
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Deputy Mayor Sackett moved to approve Ordinance No.
17-2116 and set May 1, 2017 as the second public hearing
date. Seconded by Commissioner Paris.
Discussion ensued.
Motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
12. REGULAR BUSINESS
A. Approve the Final Plat for Oakmont Reserve (formerly
Treasure HiII).
Mr. Kintner presented the Item. He stated the applicant has
completed most of the site work and recommended that the City
Commission approve the final plat as requested, with the condition
that the site work be completed within two years of approval of the
final plat, or prior to the Certificate of Occupancy being issued for
the last home, whichever comes first.
Discussion ensued and questions were asked regarding the
performance bond, runoff from the project and flooding Lommler
Street.
Deputy Mayor Sackett moved to approve the Final Plat for
Oakmont Reserve with the following conditions: the
remaining site work shall be completed within two years of
approval of the final plat or prior to the Certificate of
Occupancy (CO) being issued for the last home, whichever
occurs first. Seconded by Commissioner Weller.
Commissioner Maingot stated he will vote in favor of this subject
to the corrective action being taken, we need to protect those
people on Lommler Street and safeguard their interests.
Motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
B. Read by title only, set May 1, 2017 as the public hearing date,
and approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 17-2113 which
provides for the issuance of not to exceed $4,000,000 in
aggregate principal and cost of issuance for the purpose of
paying costs of constructing certain park, recreational and
other capital improvements within the City.
Mr. Langley read Ordinance No. 17-2113 by title only.
Ms. Snead presented the Item.
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Discussion ensued and questions were asked regarding grant
money, prepayment penalty (there is not one), interest rate, and if
any local banks were approached. Additional points were made to
consider having sponsorships to name certain elements in the park
and spend money for an electronic sign downtown to increase
attendance at City events.
Mr. Williams made a point that there are legislative issues we need
to keep our eye on, we are just coming off a hurricane, and there is
an expectation we maintain at least a 20% fund balance. He said
this debt service was certainly not contemplated with the approval
of the budget, so that is going to be an additional expense.
Deputy Mayor Sackett moved to approve Ordinance No.
17-2113 and set May 1, 2017 as the public hearing date.
Seconded by Commissioner Paris and carried by a
unanimous roll call vote.
C. Read by title only and adopt Resolution No. 17-1429, which
provides for a Master Equity Lease Agreement, a Maintenance
Management and Fleet Rental Agreement and Service
Agreement with Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc. and
approve purchase orders for the lease of two (2) vehicles, the
purchase of one (1) bucket truck through the Enterprise Fleet
Management Program and allow Enterprise's Remarketing
Division to sell the three (3) vehicles being replaced.
Mr. Langley read Resolution No. 17-1429 by title only.
Ms. Snead presented the Item. She stated this is a kind of test
thing we want to do as far as the two leases. Manufacturers are
really trying to compete for government business right now, and
they are throwing strong incentives at the market. Central Florida
is one of the best resale markets in the world because we don't
have snow, and we are not near the coast, and we also put low
mileage on our vehicles. Another thing is that trucks have a very
strong resale so with that, we would like to test on these two
vehicles, doing this agreement through Enterprise Fleet, and see
how we have done. She said we have checked with other local
governments who are doing it, and they have had good things to
say about it. Enterprise was able to beat the state contract on the
bucket truck by a couple thousand dollars, so we wanted to go with
them for that. She said if they choose to move forward with this,
she wants them to add the purchase price of the Bucket Truck on
the motion.
Discussion ensued and questions asked about budget impact, the
maintenance agreement and how it will be monitored.
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Deputy Mayor Sackett moved to adopt Resolution No. 17-
1429 as presented Item 12C with the addendum adding on
the purchase price of the Bucket Truck. Seconded by
Commissioner Paris and carried by a unanimous roll call
vote.
13. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. No report.
14. CITY ATTORNEY' S REPORT. No report.
15. CITY CLERK'S REPORT
A. Consider cancelling the July 3, 2017 City Commission Regular
Meeting.
Deputy Mayor Sackett moved to cancel the July 3, 2017
City Commission Regular Meeting. Seconded by
Commissioner Paris and carried by a unanimous voice
vote.
16. ADJOURN. Mayor Durso adjourned the meeting at 7:20 p.m.
ATTEST:
Michelle ong M , Ci Clerk
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