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COMMISSION AGENDA
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INFORMATIONAL
PUBLIC HEARING
REGULAR X
April 12, 1999
Meeting
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Authorization
REQUEST: City Manager Requesting the City Commission to consider approving Resolution #877
creating the Oak Forest Beautification Advisory Committee
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is for the Commission to determine ifit desires to create the
Oak Forest Beautification Advisory Committee and authorize the City Manager to advertise
for potential appointees.
CONSIDERATIONS:
If the City Commission desires, the Commission can create the Oak Forest Beautification
Advisory Committee to monitor the implementation of the proposed improvements and interact as
needed with other advisory committees. The Committee would be created in conformance with
Ordinance No. 704. The duties, rules, and membership of the Committee shall be in strict
conformance with Section 7.02 of Ordinance No. 704.
FUNDING:
None required.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Commission declare if it desires to create the Oak Forest
Beautification Advisory Committee at this time, and if so, authorize the City Manager to advertise for
potential appointees in the local newspaper and homeowners association newsletter.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution No. 877
2. Section 2.02 of Ordinance No. 704
COMMISSION ACTION:
A TT ACHMENT NO. 1
RESOLUTION NO. 877
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA,
CREATING THE OAK FOREST BEAUTIFICATION ADVISORY
COMMITTEE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
ORDINANCE NO. 704.
WHEREAS, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 704 on July 27, 1998 establishing the rules and
procedures for creating Assessment Districts and Assessment District Advisory Committees; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to create the Oak Forest Advisory Committee in conformance
with the provisions of Ordinance No. 704; and
WHEREAS, the duties, rules and membership of the Committee shall be in strict conformance with Section
2.02 of Ordinance No. 704.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE OAK FOREST BEAUTIFICATION
DISTRICT IS CREATED THIS DATE BY THE WINTER SPRINGS CITY COMMISSION FOR
THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING THE CITY WITH ADVISORY RECOMMENDATIONS
RELATED TO THE PLANNING, DESIGN, OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE
DISTRICT AS PROVIDED IN SECITON 2.02 OF ORDINANCE NO. 704 OF THE CODE OF
LAWS OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 12thdayof April ,1999
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A TT ACHMENT NO. 2
ARTICLE II
ASSESSED AREAS AND ADVISORY COMMITTEES
SECTION 2.01. DEFINITION OF ASSESSED AREAS. The City Commission
is hereby authorized to define Assessed Areas in accordance. with the procedures set forth
herein to include property located within the incorporated area of the City. Each Assessed
Area shall encompass only that property specially benefitted by the Local Improvements
or Related Services proposed for funding from the proceeds of Assessments to be
imposed therein.
SECTION 2.02.
CREATION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
(A) The City Commission may establish by resolution an advisory committee for
any Assessment Area within which Assessments are imposed.
(8) Each advisory committee shall consist of at least five members appointed by
the City Commission. Members of the advisory committee may be residents or persons
with a vocational or investment interest in the Assessed Area. All members of any
advisory committee shall serve at the pleasure of the City Commission.
(C) Each advisory committee, for its respective Assessed Area, and in
conjunction with City staff personnel, shall timely provide input and recommendations to
City staff or City consulting professionals assigned the task of providing technical
assistance in the following activities: (1) development of a budget for the desired Local
Improvement or Related Services, (2) imposition of Assessments to fund the Local
Improvement or Related Services, (3) issuance of the Obligations when required, and (4)
maintenance of the Local Improvement or the provision of Related Services. The advisory
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committee shall review and discuss issues related to the foregoing and other directly
related matters of interest to the owners of property within the respective Assessed Areas
and make such recommendations thereon as the advisory committee deems appropriate.
(0) Unless otherwise provided by resolution of the City Commission: (1) each
initial member of an advisory committee shall be nominated (one each) by the City
Commission; however each nominee shall be confirmed by majority vote of the entire City
Commission, (2) two members of the advisory committee first appointed, by the
Commissioners from seats 2 and 4, shall serve 2-year terms and the remaining three
members first appointed shall serve 3-year terms; thereafter members shall serve not more
than two consecutive 3-year terms; persons serving partial terms shall be entitled to serve
the partial term and two full consecutive 3-year ,terms, (3) each advisory committee shall
have the authority to determine its own rules and procedures, provided that such rules and
procedures are not inconsistent with law or direction of the City Commission; (4) each
advisory committee may elect from its members a chairman and such officers as it may
deem appropriate; however, each advisory committee shall designate from its members
one person who shall serve as the official liaison between the advisory committee and the
City; such liaison shall direct all formal communications to the City Manager regarding the
business of the advisory committee; (5) all meetings of the advisory committee shall be
noticed in advance and be held at City Hall and in all ways conducted in conformance with
all government in-the-sunshine and open public-records laws, (6) on matters requiring a
vote of the membership of the advisory committee, all members shall vote unless an actual
conflict of interest is stated on the record, (7) each advisory committee shall meet not less
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than once quarterly failure to attend three meetings in anyone twelve month period or
three consecutive advisory committee meetings shall be grounds for removal.
SECTION 2.03.
LANDOWNER PETITION PROCESS. At its option, the City
Commission may establish or ratify a process pursuant to which the owners of property
may petition or provide direction to the Commission relative to the creation of an Assessed
Area to fund Local Improvements and Related Services. Notwithstanding any such
process established or ratified pursuant to this Ordinance, the City Commission shall retain
the authority to create Assessed Areas without a landowner petition non-binding ballot.
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