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CC08-15-2022Min LONGWOOD CITY COMMISSION Longwood City Commission Chambers 175 West Warren Avenue Longwood, Florida MINUTES August 15, 2022 6:00 P.M. Present: Mayor Matt Morgan Deputy Mayor Tony Boni Commissioner Abby Shoemaker Commissioner Matt McMillan Dan Langley, City Attorney Clint Gioielli, Acting City Manager Michelle Longo, City Clerk Ryan Bruce, Police Lieutenant Chris Kintner, Community Development Director Shad Smith, Public Works Director Craig Dunn, Information Technology Director Priya Persaud, Accounting Manager Absent: Commissioner Brian D. Sackett (Excused) 1. CALL TO ORDER. Mayor Morgan called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. OPENING INVOCATION. There was no volunteer invocation speaker present at the meeting,therefore a moment of silent meditation was observed. 3. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. Mayor Morgan led the Pledge of Allegiance. 4. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS. Ms. Longo read the following announcements. A. The Senior Matinee will be held on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the Longwood Community Building, 200 West Warren Avenue. This month's feature is Dog. B. The City of Longwood and the Seminole County Sheriff's Office will host an International Overdose Awareness Day Event on CC 08-15-2022/1 Saturday,August 27, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m.,at Reiter Park, 311 West Warren Avenue. This is a free event. 5. PROCLAMATIONS/ RECOGNITIONS A. Proclaiming August 31, 2022,as Overdose Awareness Day in the City of Longwood. Mayor Morgan read the Proclamation. 6. BOARD APPOINTMENTS. None. 7. PUBLIC INPUT A. Public Participation. John Austin, 695 Chelsea Road, Longwood. He gave accolades to the Car Show held in Longwood and noted he spoke to Commissioners who attended. He said he has been a resident of Longwood his whole life and has lived in Devonshire for fourteen (14) years. There has been no paving, and they have a deficient paving and drainage issue. He was happy to see all the other streets being paved in front of Rock Lake and behind there. He said he needed somebody's opinion on why it stops at the historic Longwood sign. He said somebody has literally put a line there, and what differentiates his neighborhood being in historic Longwood from the ones that are not, that is being paved and they have been paved three (3)times in these fifteen (15) years he has been here. His neighborhood has not been paved once and he took pictures. He thanked the Commission for recognizing and looking at the pictures. He has a concern about his paving issues. He said he pays his taxes and his neighborhood pays. It is deficient and, on a standard, it is seven (7) years you would pave every street. He is in the paving industry and demolition industries. His street has no record for twenty-two (22)years and he would like someone to recognize that. Ryan Rainaldi, 417 Tullis Avenue, Longwood. He said he was there to seek an opportunity to have another day in court, so to speak. He has a vehicle trailer dispute with Code Enforcement. He missed the Special Magistrate hearing, in which he was going to try to dispute some of the things because his brother died from an overdose and was unable to make the hearing. He has since received a lien on his home and he has not received any paperwork. He thought he would have to have a bill before he could actually get a lien. Mayor Morgan noted if the Commission wanted to address any of the items brought up during Public Participation, they may during their Commissioners' Reports and encouraged the participants to stay. CC 08-15-2022/2 8. MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS' REPORT District#5. No report. District#1. Commissioner Shoemaker asked Mayor Morgan if he could email her contact information for the Opioid Overdose Awareness Event scheduled at the end of the month in Reiter Park. She wished to donate to that group. She asked if Mayor Morgan could email the contact information directly to the City Clerk. Commissioner Shoemaker said on August 6 she attended the ribbon cutting for Juvee Hall along with Mayor Morgan, Commissioner McMillan, and the City Clerk. She said the business is much more than a bike shop and she is very excited to have this opportunity for city residents. Also, a gentleman who was inspired by the City's successful pump track asked for more information, and the City Clerk assisted him. Commissioner Shoemaker considered this a superb compliment. She also attended the surprise birthday party luncheon for Mr. Gioielli on August 8. She thanked Ms. Cartagena and the staff involved in the event. On August 13, she checked out cool cars and stopped by the Longwood Historic Society where Deputy Mayor Boni was cooking hot dogs and hamburgers as part of the monthly Car Show in Longwood. Mayor Morgan was helping with the concession stand. She was happy to see downtown Longwood occupied and everyone enjoying camaraderie on the weekend. District#2. Deputy Mayor Boni wished Mr. Gioielli a happy birthday and mentioned he was surprised when he walked into the luncheon. He reported during the past week, he started Leadership Seminole, and he made it all the way to the top of the 40-foot climbing wall. He said it is a great program and he gets to talk with fifty-six (56) great Seminole County leaders. Deputy Mayor Boni said regarding the Longwood Car Show, he would like to give a shout-out to Greg Conner who is a Longwood resident and the winner of the Cancun trip that was raffled off by the Historic Society. The raffle raised $750 to go towards the new roof on the Bradlee-McIntyre House. He cooked a lot of hamburgers and hot dogs for a great cause. He also gave a shout-out to Brett Mason, owner of Hourglass Brewing, who celebrated his 10th anniversary. The event featured bands, food, and beer. Deputy Mayor Boni said he was happy to have Hourglass in Longwood for the last ten (10) years and is looking forward to the next ten (10) years. CC 08-15-2022/3 Deputy Mayor Boni asked Mr. Gioielli to have someone call Mr. Austin, who spoke earlier during the Public Participation, to discuss the situation with his road. District#3. Commissioner McMillan said the Public Works Director is already talking to Mr. Austin in regard to his road. He also was familiar with the line in the asphalt which Mr. Austin referred to because that was where his bus stop was when he was in high school. The line is where the city ends and the county starts. Commissioner McMillan said the past weekend he attended the Florida League of Cities Conference on behalf of the City of Longwood. There are new officers, the president,Jolien Caraballo,Vice Mayor of Port St. Lucie, Greg Ross the First Vice President, Mayor of Cooper City, and Michael Blake the Second Vice President and Mayor of Cocoa. He also noted the Sixth District Directors, which is the district Longwood is in, are Nathan Blackwell Mayor, St. Cloud,Joseph McMullen Commissioner, Oakland, and Rosemary Wilsen Mayor Pro Tem, Ocoee. He said there was a report from the Advocacy Committee from the last session and one of the successful priorities involved a chemical on old military bases passed this year through the state Legislature, and it apparently affects a lot of small towns. He said there were two bills on cybersecurity including the Local Government Cybersecurity Act which requires employee training. Another bill altered the public records law to create exemptions for a lot of cybersecurity issues so you cannot just request cybersecurity protocols in a public records request. He noted these were two of the items the League supported. He reported on a Florida Hometown Heroes Housing Program which assists with down payment and closing costs for frontline community workers who would be police and fire in the purchase of homes. He explained the program is to allow officers to live in the cities they serve when it is really expensive to live in some of the areas. He gave credit to state Senator Jason Brodeur who sponsored one of the bills signed into law clarifying a state exemption on tree protection ordinances. He did see something on the agenda changing city code related to tree protection. He said "danger" is redefined as an unacceptable risk to the structure and refers to objective best management practices for tree risk assessment. He added cities want to save trees but then a homeowner wants to take a tree down because they are afraid it is going to damage the septic tank or the roof and they are told they cannot because the City wants that tree there. He explained this state law preempts that and allows that exemption if there is a danger to the structure, then the homeowner has the right to take down the tree. I CC 08-15-2022/4 Commissioner McMillan stated there was a resolution thanking the city of Lakeland and outgoing President Phillip Walker for his service as president, October 17 to 23 is being proclaimed as City Government Week, and they encouraged members to participate in "My City, I'm Part of It, I'm Proud of It" activities. Another resolution honored and celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the Florida League of Cities which was founded in 1922. There was a resolution encouraging Congress to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program. He also reported that 154 municipal officers received the Hometown Hero Award recognition. During the conference, he attended the four-hour Ethics Training which he found helpful. He also attended the Legislative Policy Committee Meeting on Land Use and Economic Development, and he submitted an application to join that committee. Other sessions which he attended included Home Rule regarding relations between the cities currently and the legislature, How Cities Implement New Laws and basically how not to get sued, Council Relations between the City Manager and the City Council or Commission, and Promoting Local and Regional Economic Development through the EDA. He also attended the Tri-County-Gold Coast League of Cities Breakfast and both business sessions featuring motivational speakers and awards. In addition, a 100th Anniversary Gala was held and in attendance were representatives from most of Longwood's sister cities in Seminole County including Oviedo, Winter Springs, Casselberry, Altamonte Springs, and Sanford. He attended another session about the Behavioral Health Access Program from Coral Springs. It is a new protocol and they have a website for the public on how to deal with trauma. Commissioner McMillan reported on "the true,the good, and the beautiful". For "the true", he related to the Florida League of Cities Conference regarding home rule. He explained municipal governments were chartered by the state and were given powers by the state including Longwood's own charter but the state can come in and change what cities can and cannot do. There is always a risk that the legislature can act when a city does something that is ill-conceived and then all cities suffer the consequences for it, and you end up having everyone in the state change their ordinances. For"the good", he saw local pride when he attended the Juvee Hall ribbon cutting along with fellow commissioners and the clerk. He thought it was great a local business is expanding in our city. For "the beautiful", after returning from his five- day trip he took his dogs for a walk around the neighborhood and could see the evening over Westlake and Hidden Oaks and it looked very nice. District#4. Mayor Morgan said he was asked to attend the Celebration of Life for the beautiful, three-year-old who was recently lost. It was one of several reasons he was unable to attend the Florida League of Cities CC 08-15-2022/5 Conference but he has attended the last four (4) years. He thanked Commissioner McMillan for representing Longwood at the conference and for his report back to the Commission. Mayor Morgan referred to a recent incident at Lyman High School involving a teen carrying an unloaded gun in his backpack. He did receive some serious complaints from parents saying we need to make our schools safer and in his own opinion you can never make our schools safe enough. He noted the City does not oversee our schools it is the Seminole County School Board. He commented what happened is proof positive how important the School Resource Officers (SROs) are at Lyman High School. He thanked on behalf of the Commission SRO Officers Karina Guerrero and Mitchell George. Later that evening, Mayor Morgan met with Principal Mike Hunter and Barb Albright of Lyman Athletic Boosters. They plan to release to the public that January 14 will be the new date for a Pro Wrestling Fundraiser event sponsored by Mayor Morgan at Lyman High School at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium. The event will feature current wrestling stars as seen on TV along with him coming out of retirement one more time. Tickets will be $10 and all proceeds will go directly back to the Lyman High School Athletic Department. He thanked Ms. Albright and Principal Hunter for their assistance. Mayor Morgan said on August 8, he attended a Citizen Awareness and Participation Plan (CAPP) meeting at the Longwood Community Building. He strongly advised residents to attend these meetings so they may be aware of upcoming development projects in the City. He commented he did not see any residents present at the meeting adding notices are usually mailed to people in regards to CAPP meetings. He reported attending a Leadership Seminole Alumni event on August 11 welcoming the new class and mentioned Deputy Mayor Boni is part of that class. He said he is proud of Deputy Mayor Boni for taking this class which is not easy and requires one full Friday a month. Mayor Morgan reported attending the 10th Anniversary of Hourglass Brewing in Longwood. He thanked owner Brett Mason and his wife Erin who also used to work with his son Jackson on his speech and occupational therapy. He recognized Hourglass Brewing as a contributing community partner of the City. He was invited to First Baptist Church, and unexpectantly at the end of the service, he went to the front to be blessed by the entire congregation. He said it was a powerful moment and was grateful the church had even thought to do this. He also participated in the ribbon cutting for Juvee Hall, a new bicycle shop, located at 209 East Palmetto Avenue and owned by Ronnie Bonner. He commented Mr. Bonner already has a bicycle manufacturing company across the street called Sparky's, and during the COVID lockdown, he was CC 08-15-2022/6 a leader in the country in bicycles being produced. He thanked Mr. Bonner for continuing to keep another one of his businesses in the City. Mayor Morgan presented the newly updated smartphone app for the City of Longwood and reviewed the highlights. He thanked Mr. Dunn for an outstanding job on the creation of the smartphone app. 9. ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA. None. 10. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approve Minutes of August 1, 2022, Regular Meeting. B. Approve the Monthly Expenditures for August 2022. C. Approve the Monthly Financial Report for July 2022. D. Approve a purchase order in the amount of$572,275.97 to Middlesex Paving LLC for milling and resurfacing services in the area of Grant Street, East Church, and Warren Streets, and the Longdale Avenue and Harbour Isle Subdivision. E. Approve the Seminole County Public Schools 2022—2023 City of Longwood and School Board of Seminole County School Resource Officer(SRO)Agreement. Commission Shoemaker moved to approve Items 10A through 10E as presented. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Boni and carried by a unanimous roll call vote with Commissioner Sackett absent. 11. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Read by title only and adopt Ordinance No. 22-2220, a Longwood Development Code Amendment amending Article I General Provisions and Article VI Signs to update standards for signage. Mr. Langley read Ordinance No. 22-2220 by title only. Mr. Gioielli presented the Item. Commissioner Shoemaker moved to close the public hearing. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Boni and carried by a unanimous voice vote with Commissioner Sackett absent. CC 08-15-2022/7 Deputy Mayor Boni moved to adopt Ordinance No. 22- 2220 as presented. Seconded by Commissioner McMillan and carried by a unanimous roll call vote with Commissioner Sackett absent. B. Read by title only and adopt Ordinance No. 22-2225, a Longwood Development Code Amendment amending Article I General Provisions,Article II Land Use Districts And Overlay Districts, and Article V Supplemental Standards, allowing accessory entertainment uses. Mr. Langley read Ordinance No. 22-2225 by title only. Commissioner McMillan moved to close the public hearing. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Boni and carried by a unanimous voice vote with Commissioner Sackett absent. Commissioner McMillan moved to adopt Ordinance No. 22-2225 as presented. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Boni and carried by a unanimous roll call vote with Commissioner Sackett absent. C. Read by title only, set September 7, 2022, as the second public hearing date, and approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 22- 2227 which expands allowances for tattoo parlors and other general updates to the Longwood Development Code. Mr. Langley read Ordinance No. 22-2227 by title only. Mayor Morgan opened the public hearing. No one spoke in favor or opposition to Ordinance No. 22-2227. Commissioner McMillan moved to close the public hearing. Seconded by Commissioner Shoemaker and carried by a unanimous voice vote with Commissioner Sackett absent. Mr. Kintner answered questions and went over tattoo locations that were grandfathered in and the number allowed in one plaza. He explained the applicant who spoke at the last Commission meeting wanted to locate his tattoo business in Longwood City Center which is in the general commercial zoning. The two existing businesses, one right outside the Historic District along State Road 434 and another on U.S. Highway 17-92, are grandfathered in under the current city code. He stated the code CC 08-15-2022/8 only allows tattoo shops in the industrial district in a multi-tenant center. The proposed change is to accommodate the applicant from the last meeting to where tattoo businesses are only allowed on State Road 434 between Rangeline Road and Ronald Reagan Boulevard (County Road 427), and on properties four (4) acres or more. He stated it was a minimal increase in the acres and only one property meets that definition right now, which is the Longwood City Center. In addition, the area under the proposal is adjacent to an industrial area so it is not entirely allowed in the general commercial district without restrictions. Discussion ensued on the not having a city full of tattoo parlors, the strict process to make sure only a small amount of properties can open such a business, not having a cap on the number of businesses allowed, and how multi-tenant centers generally have restrictions against competing businesses within the same genre. Commissioner McMillan moved to approve Ordinance No. 22-2227 and set September 7, 2022, as the second public hearing date. Seconded by Commissioner Shoemaker and carried by a three-to-one (3-1) roll call vote with Deputy Mayor Boni voting nay and Commissioner Sackett absent. D. The City Commission to hear a public request for a Special Exception (SPE 03-22),to allow a work trailer to be stored in the front driveway at 460 Tullis Avenue. Mr. Langley stated this is a quasi-judicial matter and anyone wishing to speak on behalf or in opposition to this Special Exception (SPE 03-22) is requested to stand and be sworn in. He then swore in those wishing to speak. He stated in these quasi- judicial matters the Commission will make its decision based on the criteria in the Code and apply the facts and evidence that are presented to determine if the applicant meets the criteria of the Code. He said the staff documents the criteria in the staff report and will provide their recommendation. Mr. Kintner presented the Item and said City Code Section 86-83 requires trailers and recreational vehicles to be stored or parked in a side or rear yard behind the front line of the house. This particular issue was the result of proactive Code Enforcement action and resulted in the initial notice. At the June 20 meeting, this issue was discussed by the Commission regarding the potential creation of a pathway for owners to petition the City for CC 08-15-2022/9 approval to store trailers in the front yard under certain circumstances. The result of the discussion was that staff would maintain the special exception process as the pathway to do that rather than create a new process. The applicant has expressed to staff that they have exhausted all efforts to store their work trailer along with the utility vehicle that is housed on it in a legal manner. He pointed out in the agenda packet there were photographs of the impediments that the applicant has described that have impeded them from storing on the side of the house as well as photographs of the neighborhood. Staff sent out sixty-five (65) letters to property owners within 500 feet of the applicant, and they received written objections from two (2) of them. He explained the special exception process is a case-by-case evaluation so this issue is unique to this property and this property alone, does not create a blanket exemption throughout the City, and does not change the code throughout the City. He explained that staff has reviewed the request against the criteria in the code and went through them. He noted in granting an application for the special exception one of the options available to the Commission is putting restrictions upon their approval of the special exception if it is approved, that are unique to the property, approval, and applicant. He went through the staff's recommended conditions they felt were elements unique to this property, and proposed a number of conditions that have been reviewed with the applicant who agrees. • Should the property be found guilty by the Special Magistrate of another code violation, the special exception shall be considered expired. • The special exception shall apply only to the specific trailer for which the request was submitted. Should the current tenant leave the property, or should the tenant take different employment to where the trailer and utility vehicle are no longer necessary, the special exception shall be considered expired. • The trailer and utility vehicle shall be parked in a dedicated parking area immediately to the east of the driveway, and as close to the house as is reasonably possible. Mr. Kintner said he received an email from Commissioner Sackett that morning and in the email, he mentioned he had concerns about parking in the front yard and he might consider parking in a second driveway. CC 08-15-2022/10 Mr. Langley asked for disclosure of ex parte communications by the Commissioners. Mayor Morgan and Commissioner McMillan disclosed they received an email. Deputy Mayor Boni disclosed he received emails and then asked questions regarding the applicant's trailer whether it would be parked on the grass or on the east side of the driveway. Mr. Kintner answered that would be up to the Commission, and noted there is an area close to the house as shown in a photograph in the agenda packet. It is parked on the grass to the side of the driveway. Deputy Mayor Boni responded he agreed with Commissioner Sackett regarding vehicles parked on the grass. He understood the special exception is only for this address, 460 Tullis Avenue, any other violation nulls and voids the exception, and this exception does not carry over with any other tenants or homeowners. He also asked Mr. Kintner to explain about gated communities and Homeowner Associations (HOAs) and how their rules and regulations abide by versus the City rules. Mr. Kintner replied staff had the same concerns and saw comments on social media about people being concerned if the special exception was citywide. He said HOAs are unaffected by this exception because there are deed restrictions that people agree to abide by. He added this exception only allows parking in the front of the property. He said according to the standards the Commission uses to make its decision, there would be an expectation that properties in the future that come to them for case-by-case would keep those in mind. He explained that uniquely in this case the criteria ask the Commission to consider the potential impact on future decisions, however, each of the individual future decisions is the Commission's alone. Deputy Mayor Boni said his understanding is this special exception is restricted to a specific vehicle and trailer and with this exception, the applicant is not allowed to bring a fleet of vehicles or trailers and park them on the lawn, and if he changes out the vehicle or trailer he has to come back for a new exception. Mr. Kintner responded his understanding was correct. CC 08-15-2022/11 Commissioner Shoemaker disclosed her ex-parte communication was she received an email and had no discussion with the applicant. Discussion ensued regarding this special exception is specific and does not open anything to anyone else in the City, the exception is tailored to a particular vehicle in a particular location, concern about harassment issues if someone decides they do not want a trailer in the neighborhood, if there is another violation the applicant can repair it wiping away the violation,the Commission has the authority to require a paved driveway or gravel for the trailer, and there is no code violation for a parked vehicle on the grass. Mayor Morgan opened the public hearing. No one spoke in favor or opposition to the Special Exception. Deputy Mayor Boni moved to close the public hearing. Seconded by Mayor Morgan and carried by a unanimous voice vote. Commissioner McMillan moved to approve the Special Exception as presented with the following conditions: • Should the property be found guilty by the Special Magistrate of another code violation, the special exception shall be considered expired. • The special exception shall apply only to the specific trailer for which the request was submitted. Should the current tenant leave the property, or should the tenant take different employment to where the trailer and utility vehicle are no longer necessary, the special exception shall be considered expired. • The trailer and utility vehicle shall be parked in a dedicated parking area immediately to the east of the driveway, and as close to the house as is reasonably possible. Seconded by Commissioner Shoemaker and carried by a unanimous roll call vote with Commissioner Sackett absent. II CC 08-15-2022/12 Deputy Mayor Boni asked Mr. Gioielli to have someone contact Mr. Rainaldi, who spoke earlier during Public Participation, about his issue and walk him through it. Mr. Gioielli replied he had a brief update regarding Mr. Rainaldi during his report. 12. REGULAR BUSINESS A. Read by title only and adopt Resolution No. 22-1606,which amends the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget to appropriate funds for Construction in Progress Projects under the Public Facilities Capital Project Fund. Mr. Langley read Resolution No. 22-1606 by title only. Mr. Gioielli presented the Item. Deputy Mayor Boni to adopt Resolution No. 22-1606 as presented Item 12A. Seconded by Commissioner McMillan and carried by a unanimous roll call vote with Commissioner Sackett absent. B. Read by title only and adopt Resolution No. 22-1608,which proposes updates to the City's fee schedule for the Community Development Department. Mr. Langley read Resolution No. 22-1608 by title only. Mr. Gioielli presented the Item. Commissioner Shoemaker moved to adopt Resolution No. 22-1608 as presented Item 12B. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Boni and carried by a unanimous roll call vote with Commissioner Sackett absent. C. Read by title only and adopt Resolution No. 22-1609, authorizing the City of Longwood to participate in a joint submittal of a "Safe Streets and Roads for All" (SS4A) Regional Planning Grant in partnership with MetroPlan Orlando and other agencies in the region. Mr. Langley read Resolution No. 22-1609 by title only. Mr. Smith and Mr. Gioielli presented the Item. CC 08-15-2022/13 Deputy Mayor Boni moved to adopt Resolution No. 22- 1609 as presented Item 12C. Seconded by Commissioner McMillan and carried by a unanimous roll call vote with Commissioner Sackett absent. 13. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT Mr. Gioielli addressed Mr. Rainaldi's issue and noted staff can educate and bring him up to date on the process to apply for a special exception. He said staff's position supported by the Special Magistrate is Mr. Rainaldi has been in violation and therefore he has been assessed fines. He said there is an opportunity for staff to approve a reduction in the fine amount but Mr. Rainaldi does not meet the criteria by virtue of the fact he is under$1,000 according to a recent change the Commission has approved. If Mr. Rainaldi is interested in applying for an exception, staff can support him with that but that does not automatically make his fines go away. He noted Mr. Rainaldi has been in violation for months and he had an opportunity to correct it. There may have been some miscommunication of mail but Mr. Rainaldi was at the Code Hearing when he was found to be in violation. Mr. Gioielli thought Mr. Rainaldi was at the meeting tonight asking the Commission for consideration to waive his fees. He can if he chooses, apply for a special exception. Mr. Gioielli also noted Mr. Rainaldi missed a Special Magistrate meeting and he indicated there was a death in his family at the time. He also noted Mr. Rainaldi was properly served either by certified mail or hand delivery by the Code Enforcement Officer. Mr. Kintner explained Mr. Rainaldi has come into compliance so he does not need to apply for an exception. Mr. Rainaldi's only request is he has a daily fine that went into effect in June and that brought the total to $550. When he came into compliance after the Special Magistrate's order, the fine became a lien on the property because he did not come into compliance within the specified period of time. There were two magistrate meetings, the first one heard the case and found Mr. Rainaldi guilty in April and the second one which he missed, was in June when the Special Magistrate issued an order to impose the lien. He also explained the miscommunication; a letter was mailed to him informing him of the special magistrate order and he received the wrong letter. He called to inform Code Enforcement and he received a corrected letter telling him he had a certain amount of days to bring the property into compliance and it was brought into compliance but there was no call for inspection as required by the special magistrate's order. Mr. Rainaldi's contention is the issue was resolved sooner and should not have become a fine. Mr. Kintner explained the process and how they got to the lien amount. He explained compliance checks that were performed by the Code Officer, CC 08-15-2022/14 there was no evidence to support he had complied, he did not call as required, and how this time period make up the total number of days he was out of compliance. Discussion ensued on the number of days out of compliance, the gap when the property was assessed and when the inspection took place, inspection dates of the Code Officer, and estimating compliance between June 14 to June 20. Mr. Langley noted this would not technically require an item as this issue does not meet the resolution requirements for an application. He did ask if the Commission was looking to make a motion to address the fine reduction that evening. Deputy Mayor Boni replied yes. Mr. Langley said the Commission has the authority to make a motion and they have the request from the applicant and no one else is affected. Discussion ensued on making a motion, days out of compliance, and the circumstances of his situation. Commissioner Shoemaker made a motion to reduce the fine to $100 to be paid within 10 days, and if not paid the fine returns to the original amount. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Boni and carried by a three-to-one (3-1) roll call vote with Commissioner McMillan voting nay and Commissioner Sackett absent. Mr. Gioielli said there was a different Sergeant of Arms at the meeting that night since Chief Dowda was away. Lieutenant Ryan Bruce was filling in and recently finished his 25th year of service as a police officer of the City of Longwood. Mr. Gioielli and the Commission thanked him for his service. Mr. Gioielli stated the following day was the Health and Wellness Fair for city employees and would be held at the Longwood Community Building from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and invited the Commission to visit. Mr. Gioielli reported Small World Park is under construction and the playground equipment is being updated. Staff anticipated the park being finished that week. He also stated the proposed city budget for 2022- 2023 is being finalized and will be presented for the first reading at the September 7 Commission Meeting. He noted September 7 is a Wednesday and Monday, September 5 is Labor Day the Commission elected to move the meeting to Wednesday. CC 08-15-2022/15 Mr. Gioielli reported the pickleball courts are finished and the park is being prepped and beautified. This includes some landscaping, painting, and pressure washing, and noted they have elected to put in new asphalt along the driveway that leads to the concession stand and a new water fountain that is ADA compliant. All of these things are being done in advance of the ribbon cutting for the pickleball courts on August 26 at 5:30 p.m. Mr. Gioielli stated Shotski's Sports Bar has been cited for a code violation for loud noise bothering one of the residents, and staff anticipated the business going to the Special Magistrate for that violation. He also thanked Seminole County Chairman Bob Dallari and Mayor Morgan for their teamwork on an important conference call with one of Longwood's residents involving a need to switch from septic to city sewer. They were able to create a plan that was to everyone's satisfaction. He also shared with the Commission that Chairman Dallari noted the City is hands-on when working with the residents and he loved working with them. Mr. Gioielli wanted to make the Commission aware of a magazine called Sunshine Artist which is very well known. The magazine ranked the City of Longwood Arts and Crafts Festival No. 36 in the nation in the classic and contemporary craft category. He added there will be a certificate forthcoming. 14. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT. No report. 15. CITY CLERK'S REPORT Ms. Longo said as a reminder, our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 7th, and will be the first public hearing for the millage and budget. She noted for the meetings in September, the public hearings for the millage and budget are the first items addressed on the agenda after the invocation and Pledge. This year the presentations for the Key to the City will be on both September 7th and 19th. There will be a slight change to the agenda and the millage and budget Public Hearings will be placed after the Community Announcements and Proclamations/ Recognitions so the Commission can have the presentations of the Key to the City Awards before these items. This change will still keep in line with the statutory requirements of placing the millage and budget items on the agenda as the first substantive issue discussed. She also said there will be two upcoming ribbon-cuttings that should be on everyone's calendar. The first is on Friday, August 26th for PES Solar, located at 685 South Ronald Reagan Boulevard, and will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Details of the event and its agenda have been shared with the Commission. The second is on Wednesday, August 31st for Leaf Medical Group, located at 450 West State Road 434 starting at 5:00 p.m. She also CC 08-15-2022/16 I stated the candidate qualifying for the 2022 General Election in Districts 3 and 5 will begin on Monday, August 22nd at noon and end on Friday, August 26th at noon during normal business hours. All interested candidates must qualify during this period and the election will be held on Tuesday, November 8th. 16. ADJOURN. Mayor Morgan adjourned the meeting at 7:49 p.m. Minutes approved by City Commission: 09-07-2022 Matt Morgan, Mayor ATTEST: c e go MC, R ICity Clerk I CC 08-15-2022/17 I This Page Left Blank Intentionally. I I CC 08-15-2022/18