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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983 08 23 City Commission Regular Minutes ~ . ~ 82-83-25 . REGULAR MEETING CITY COMMISSION CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS AUGUST 23, 1983 The Regular Meeting of the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, was called to order by Mayor John V. Torcaso. Roll Call: Mayor John V. Torcaso, present Deputy Mayor Buck Adkins, present City Manager Richard Rozansky, present City Attorney Tom Lang, present Commissioners: Jim Hartman, present Inez Linville, present Bill Jacobs, present Leanne Grove, present The invocation was given by Mayor John V. Torcaso and the pledge of allegiance to the flag was led by City Manager Richard Rozansky. Motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Hartman, to approve the minutes of August 9, 1983. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Jacobs, aye; Commissioner Grove, aye; Commissioner Hartman, aye; Commissioner Adkins, aye; Commissioner Linville, aye; motion carried. . Mayor Torcaso presented Certificates of Appreciation to the following employees for five years or more of service: Robert Raeder, Richard Rozansky, Brenda Sonafelt, Police Department, Charles Sexton, Police Department, Edward Taylor, Police Department, Jan Fillbach, Police Department, Wesley Dowell, Police Depart- ment, Robert Butler, Police Department, William Meyer, Fire Department, Edward McDaniel, Fire Department) Timothy Lallathin, Fire Department, Ronald Thompson, Fire Department, David Tryon, Fire Department, Keith Guglielmello, Fire Department. Mary Wilson, Police Chief John Govoruhk, Fire Chief Charles Holzman and City Clerk were given plaques of appreciation for 10 years or more of service. There was no public input. General Agenda: Moss Road - Conklin, Porter & Holmes Update: The Moss Road report was given by Mr. Paul Porter with the firm of Conklin, Porter & Holmes. An associate, Mr. Charles Gillan, was also present. Mr. Porter distributed copies of his report to the Commissioners and Mayor. Mr. Porter explained the main ele~ents of this drainage system is a series of pipes down Moss Road and then some pipes over to the east of Moss Road, and a 2 acre retention pond on the City property. He explained that his report reflected some alternative systems and costs. Motion was made by Commissioner Hartman, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs that we instruct our engineer to do minimal borings over the existing 8 acres and an inspection downstream of the existing system and retention ponds and a survey and get back with us at our next meeting. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Grove, aye; Commissioner Hartman, aye; Commissioner Adkins, aye; Commissioner Linville, aye; Commissioner Jacobs, aye; motion carried. Motion was made by Commissioner Adkins, seconded by Commissioner Hartman that we go ahead with the road assessments on Moss Road at 100%. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Hartman, aye; Commissioner Adkins, aye; Commissioner Linville, aye; Commissioner Jacobs, aye; Commissioner Grove, aye; motion carried. . , .' Regular Meeting, City Commission, Aug. 23, 1983 Page 2 82-83-25 . Mr. Tom Binford, Sheoah Boulevard and Mr. Ben Kaplan, Burgos Road, spoke in discussion. North Orlando Water & Sewer Corp. Update: Attorney Lang reported that he met with representatives of Florida Land Co. and their attorneys and had a rather lengthy meeting with them. The end result was the Leedy Corporation was to get together with representatives of Florida Land Co. to see if NOWSCO could be acquired through the revenue stream generated by the Company itself. Attorney Lang said it is now time for Mr. Conklin to start verifying the purchase price by verifying the assets that are there. Another problem that has developed is concern over the effect of the Havill amendment Proposition 1, the constitutional amendment that will be on the 1984 ballot that would require the roll back to the 1980-81 revenue level. Attorney Lang said they are now looking at alternatives for the acquisition and possibly an alternative could be setting up an Authority to acquire the utility. Motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs that the Attorney instruct the Consulting Engineer to go ahead with their investigation as to their assets and to allow the City Attorney to start the validation process. Seconded by Commissioner Grove. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Adkins, aye; Commissioner Linville, aye; Commissioner Jacobs, aye; Commissioner Grove, aye; Commissioner Hartman, aye; motion carried. . Tom Binford, Sheoah Blvd., "Casselberry bought a pig in a poke; we've got some lines in this municipality that are 20-25 years old; it runs about $1.00 a foot to put these little T.V. cameras down there and check these lines out; its time consuming but I can see the handwriting on the wall; once we buy that sewer and water company and we have to spend about a million dollars on lines we have already paid for; going to be some folks upset about that; whether this is part of what the engineer is going to do, I don't know, just something I would like to go on record about." Wander Lake: Attorney Lang said we are about ready to wind up the Wander Lake project, and that there is a meeting on Thursday with Mike Jones to develop a plan. Mr. Tony McNorrill asked about his problem, the problem being should this remain as a lake because it was platted as a lake, but being dedicated to the public, can the city turn a portion of the lake into a park. Attorney Lang said he would have an answer by the next meeting. Panama/Fruitwood - Update: Attorney Lang-explained that Attorney Dekle needs to get the documents as to the land that is held in trust and make sure that all the other homeowners are willing to go along with the agreement and get the documents back to him. . Request of Harold Fues for extension of approval to utilize temporary building in zone C-2 (Wade Street at Old Sanford-Oviedo Road): The City Planner explained that last March Mr. Fues received an 18 months exception to go without any site improvement or engineering at all; he didn't want to use that entirely; he came in today and had a site plan review for a permanent building which will replace this building; the only thing that is not going to be totally in com- pliance with the code is the hard surfacing and contouring of the parking area and he is aware that within the next year that is what is coming up, but it is September 1984. He will have to upgrade that parking lot when his exception expires or get an J Regular Meeting, City Commission, Aug. 23, 1984 Page 3 82-83-25 ~ extension. Motion was made by Commissioner Hartman for a six months extension for Mr. Fues. Seconded by Commissioner Adkins. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Linville, aye; Commissioner Jacobs, aye; Commissioner Grove, aye; Commissioner Hartman, aye; Commissioner Adkins, aye; motion carried. Petition to pave Wade Street: The City Planner explained that most of the signers of -the petition are employees of businesses in the City. Commissioner Hartman said that last year when the railroad was being discussed, he checked into who actually owns the roads out there. Old Sanford Oviedo Road is County, Wade Street where it is right now is on private property, half of it is on city property. So the City owns a section of it, a section is on private property and the County has a section of it. With this new tax possibly the County might go along on some kind of joint venture. Mr. Fritch, executive director of the Grove, explained the reason for bringing the petition in was to bring this to the attention of the Commission. City Manager - Richard Rozansky: Bids for rental of equipment: Manager Rozansky explained that we went out for bids to hire a track backhoe or dragline by an hourly rate to clean out near the bridges and complete the swale up in the Highlands but received no bids. Manager Rozansky said he was asking for permission to hire an equipment operator with a track backhoe or dragline, whatever Mr. Hassler feels we need to comply with the D.E.R. permit to get the work done. ~ Motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs to authorize the City Manager to hire an equipment operator. Seconded by Commissioner Adkins. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Jacobs, aye; Commissioner Grove, aye; Commissioner Hartman, aye; Commissioner Adkins, aye; Commissioner Linville, aye; motion carried. Tennis Courts/Sunshine Park: Manager Rozansky will re-bid because the specifica- tions have been changed. City Engineer's Position: Manager Rozansky explained that Mr. Hassler is filling two positions and he thinks he should be compensated for it. This is to be discussed at the Workshop on the 30th. Manager Rozansky said he went to a meeting on the sales tax with the County. He asked the Commissioners to make a priority list for road improvements. Monthly reports have been distributed. Commission Seat I -Jim Hartman: Commissioner Hartman reported that he read that the sewer rates of NOWSCO are higher than Casselberry. He said we are talking about floating a bond issue that it would support and I don't particularly agree with that approach; I would like to see us go to an approach based on what is there rather than maximum that it would support through a bond issue and I think that is something we ought to look at very closely. ~ Commission Seat II - Buck Adkins: Commissioner Adkins said that Winter Springs Development Corporation has gone ahead and put in or is finishing all the sidewalks that they said they were going to do. The only place that needs a sidewalk is out on Tuscawilla Road where the sidewalk . Regular Meeting, City Commission, August 23, 1983 Page 4 82-83-25 stops, at the back of the fence going to the school. Commission Seat III - Inez Linville: Commissioner Linville said she had talked with our City Attorney reference our pension plan as far as whether or not he had reviewed it. He said he had reviewed only a small portion of it and suggested that it be reviewed by a tax attorney. Manager Rozansky will have it reviewed by a tax attorney to make sure it is a qualified pension plan. Commission Seat IV - William Jacobs: No report. Commission Seat V - Leanne Grove: Motion was made by Commissioner Grove to place street lighting policy on the agenda. Seconded by Commissioner Jacobs. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Grove, aye; Commissioner Hartman, aye; Commissioner Adkins, aye; Commissioner Linville, aye; Commissioner Jacobs, aye; motion carried. Motion was made by Commissioner Grove that we change the policy and put the lights on when the first building permit is pulled; that we contact Florida Power and hook them up (light closest to the home). Seconded by Commissioner Hartman. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Hartman, aye; Commissioner Adkins, aye; Commissioner Linville, aye; Commissioner Jacobs, aye; Commissioner Grove, aye; motion carried. . Mayor's Office: Mayor Torcaso reported that the Tri-County League would be meeting on Thursday at the Holiday Inn on Lake Monroe in Sanford. Mr. Hoffman, Tuscawilla, suggested putting up a sign that the children use the bike path until the sidewalk situation is straightened out. Meeting was adjourned at 10:29 p. m. Respectfully submitted, ~~;: ~ Mary T. Norton, City Clerk Approved: .~ ,MAYOR .