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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992 07 27 City Commission Regular Minutes 91-92-20 . REGULAR MEETING CITY COMMISSION CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS MONDAY, JULY 27, 1992 The Regular Meeting of the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, was called to order by Mayor Philip A. Kulbes at 7:30 p. m. Roll Call: Mayor Philip A. Kulbes, present Deputy Mayor John Langellotti, present City Manager Richard Rozansky, present City Attorney Frank Kruppenbacher, present Commissioners: John V. Torcaso, absent Don Jonas, present Terri Donnelly, present Cindy Kaehler, present For the invocation Commissioner Kaehler asked for a moment of silent prayer. The pledge of allegiance to the flag was led by Commissioner Don Jonas. Approval of minutes of July 13, 1992: There were no additions or corrections; the minutes stand approved as presented. Public Comment: Bill Jacobs, S. Edgemon Ave., spoke about Section 17 of the City Code of Ordinances; he said there appears to be a problem. He spoke about his neighbors problems with their concrete mailboxes in the right-of-way. Mayor Kulbes said the City Manager will look into it and come back to the Commission with a report. . Mel Glickman, Highlands, said as far as he knows there are no concrete mailboxes in the Highlands. John Ferring, Benitawood Court, questioned if this was the proper forum for this kind of complaint. General Agenda: Public Hearing and second reading of Ord. No. 521, establishing a Stormwater Management Utility, etc.: Mayor Kulbes recessed the Commission Meeting and opened the public hearing. Attorney Kruppenbacher read Ord. No. 521 by title only on second reading. Mary Shadowen, Hacienda Village and Joe Genova, Addidas Road, asked questions about the Utility. Mary Shadowen, President of the Hacienda Village Homeowners Association, said they were against the ordinance. Mayor Kulbes closed the public hearing and reconvened the Commission Meeting. Motion was made by Commissioner Kaehler to approve Ord. No. 521. Seconded by Commissioner Langellotti. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Jonas, aye; Commissioner Langellotti, aye; Commissioner Donnelly, aye; Commissioner Kaehler, aye; motion carried. Public Hearing and second reading of Ord. No. 523, vacating, abandoning and closing the southern 3 ft. of utility easement-Greenspointe, etc.: Mayor Kulbes recessed the Commission Meeting and opened the Public Hearing. Attorney Kruppenbacher read Ord. No. 523 by title only on second reading. No one.spoke for or against the ordinance. Mayor Kulbes closed the public hearing and reconvened the Commission Meeting. . . Regular Meeting, City Commission, July 27, 1992 Page 2 91-92-20 Motion was made by Commissioner Kaehler to adopt Ord. No. 523. Seconded by Commissioner Langellotti. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Langellotti, aye; Commissioner Donnelly, aye; Commissioner Kaehler, aye; Commissioner Jonas, aye; motion carried. Public Hearing and second reading of Ord. No. 524, adopting the map and description of the recommended districts filed by the Districting Commission, etc.: Attorney Kruppenbacher read Ord. No. 524 by title only on second reading. Mayor Kulbes recessed the Commission Meeting and opened the public hearing. No one spoke for or against the ordinance. Mayor Kulbes closed the public hearing and reconvened the Commission Meeting. Motion was made by Commissioner Kaehler to adopt Ord. No. 524. Seconded by Commissioner Langellotti. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Donnelly, aye; Commissioner Kaehler, aye; Commissioner Jonas, aye; Commissioner Langellotti, aye; motion carried. Public Hearing and second reading of Ord. No. 525, authorizing and granting an easement for the perpetual use of the public for the purposes permitting the declaration of the gas pipeline at the Shepard Road extension, etc.: Motion was made by Commissioner Langellotti to continue the public hearing and second reading of Ord. No. 525 until August 10, 1992. Seconded by Commissioner Donnelly. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Kaehler, aye; Commissioner Jonas, aye; Commissioner Langellotti, aye; Commissioner Donnelly, aye; motion carried. . Commerce & Industry Board Report: Jim Lup, Chairman, gave a brief background of the members of the board and a short report which is attached to the minutes. Jim Lup, Walt Dittmer and Mel Glickman were present. Mr. Glickman gave a report on the brochure the Board is working on. Mayor Kulbes commended the Board for their efforts. Mr. Arthur Athens, AARP: Mr. Athens said he wanted to explain why they wanted to open a Chapter in Winter Springs. He said AARP is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to helping older Americans achieve retirement lives of independent, dignity and purpose. He said in the beginning a chapter cannot afford to pay $34.50 per hour. Commissioner Jonas suggested the Recreation Department make an evaluation of the programs that will be offered and report back to this Commission. Commissioner Langellotti suggested the City Manager also be included with the Recreation Department to make a recommendation back to the Commission. Commissioner Kaehler asked for a list of what groups pay and which groups do not pay for the use of the Senior Center. Mayor Kulbes called a recess at 9:05 p. m. and called the meeting back to order at 9:15 p.m. Chestnut Ridge-Approval/Disapproval of Final Engineering (property is on northeast corner of Northern Way and Greenbriar): Motion was made by Commissioner Langellotti for approval of Chestnut Ridge final engineering pending submittal of the Developer's Agreement to the Utility Department. Seconded by Commissioner Jonas. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Jonas, aye; Commissioner Langellotti, aye; Commissioner Donnelly, aye; Commissioner Kaehler, aye; motion carried. . Request of Augustine Goedde to park 34 foot motorhome at 973 Wedgewood Drive: Mr. Goedde's request was to comply with the City Code on the length of a vehicle. . . . Regular Meeting, City Commission, July 27, 1992 Page 3 91-92-20 Chief Govoruhk explained a letter has been received from the Homeowners Association stating they have no objection. Mr. Goedde will be given a copy of that letter and no further action was necessary. City Manager Richard Rozansky: Fiscal Year 1992-1993 Budget, Commission sets: Proposed Millage Rate, Rolled Back Rate and Day, Time and Place of Public Hearing for Tentative Budget: Motion was made by Commissioner Kaehler to set the proposed millage rate at 3.6153; the rolled back rate at 3.6136 and the day, time and place of the public hearing for Monday, September 14, 1992 at Winter Springs City Hall, 1126 East S. R. 434, Winter Springs, FL 32708, at 7:30 p.m. Seconded by Commissioner Langellotti. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Langellotti, aye; Commissioner Donnelly, aye; Commissioner Kaehler, aye; Commissioner Jonas, aye; motion carried. First Reading of Ord. No. 526 amending the current Cable Television Franchise Fee established pursuant to Ord. No. 65 to 5%, etc.: Motion was made by Commissioner Kaehler to read Ord. No. 526 by title only on first reading. Seconded by Commissioner Langellotti. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Donnelly, aye; Commissioner Kaehler, aye; Commissioner Jonas, aye; Commissioner Langellotti, aye; motion carried. Attorney Kruppenbacher read Ord. No. 526 by title only on first reading. Reports: Manager Rozansky suggested a Workshop Meeting be called to discuss again the Vested Rights Ordinance. Mayor Kulbes called a Workshop Meeting for Aug. 3 for the Vested Rights Ordinance and WSWS East Refunding. Manager Rozansky said he would have Mr. Lentz at the meeting. Manager Rozansky reported he has a continuing agreement with Henigar & Ray to do the scope of work to do the Matrix and get ready to do the LDRs. For this first agreement the fee will be approximately $2,300 to $2,500. Manager Rozansky said he will be asking for a workshop on computers; he said we are working on the garbage and on the stormwater. Manager Rozansky said he is going to have to move some people and one option is to move the Commission office in the Purchasing Agent's office. Manager Rozansky said there are a couple options. In reference to the skateboard ramp, Manager Rozansky said he was going to write to the people and tell them that we cannot indemnify the City from any liability. Commissioner Kaehler suggested asking the people if they could fund their own insurance, then the City would be willing to consider putting the ramp on the City property. Attorney Kruppenbacher suggested calling the Florida League of Cities to see if there are any cities that have ramps on public property and how they are approaching the issue. Monthly reports have been distributed. Attorney Kruppenbacher reported on the Justice/Mullins case, Judge Mize ruled in favor of the City. He said he and Chief Govoruhk are working on updates for the Code Enforcement Board ordinances. . Regular Meeting, City Commission, July 27, 1992 Page 4 91-92-20 Commission Seat IV - Terri Donnelly: No report. Commission Seat V - Cindy Kaehler: Commissioner Kaehler asked for an update on our pending cases with employees. Attorney Kruppenbacher said Mr. McKinney is scheduled for hearing in a week or two; he said he is preparing a reply to Jacqueline Koch's charge of employment discrimina- tion. A hearing has been scheduled for no later than September and Mayor Kulbes has been included on the Board replacing the Fire Chief; the Browning Case has not been scheduled for trial at this point. Commissioner Kaehler also asked about the School Board site; they removed trees they were going to take out for the pond. On the property on South Edgemon Avenue the people have been put on notice if anything happens to the trees they will have to replace them. Commissioner Kaehler noted that it was time to evaluate the Manager. The City Manager stated that evaluations were done throughout the year on anniversary dates and not in conjunction with the budget. Commissioner Kaehler said she understood that, however, since the City Manager really didn't have an anniversary date as such, merit pay, etc. was considered along with the budget. . Commission Seat II - Don Jonas: Commissioner Jonas said he was happy to see Wagner's Curve is progressing. Commission Seat III - John Langellotti: Commissioner Langellotti recommended Mr. Richard Denny, 1056 Pebble Beach West be appointed to the B.O.W.S. Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Kaehler to appoint Mr. Denny to the B.O.W.S. Board. Seconded by Commissioner Donnelly. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Commissioner Donnelly, aye; Commisisoner Kaehler, aye; Commissioner Jonas, aye; Commissioner Langellotti, aye; motion carried. Meeting was adjourned at 10:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ~T-~ Mary T. Norton, City Clerk ,MAYOR .