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CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS
MINUTES
CITY COMMISSION
WORKSHOP
JULY 24, 2000
I. CALL TO ORDER
The Workshop of July 24, 2000 of the City Commission was called to order by Deputy
Mayor Cindy Gennell at 5 :00 p.m. in the Commission Chambers of the Municipal
Building (City Hall, 1126 East State Road 434, Winter Springs, Florida 32708).
ROLL CALL:
Mayor Paul P. Partyka, absent
Deputy Mayor Cindy Gennell, present
Commissioner Robert S. Miller, present
Commissioner Michael S. Blake, present
Commissioner Edward Martinez, Jr., present
Commissioner David W. McLeod, present
City Manager Ronald W. McLemore, present
City Attorney Anthony A. Garganese, absent
II. WORKSHOP AGENDA
A. Discussion Of Additional Considerations To The Budget.
Using the spreadsheet entitled "Fiscal Year 01 Additional Expense Items and the General
Fund", City Manager Ronald W. McLemore discussed the following: that the items listed
are by ascending order of cost; the Liability Insurance; the Capital cost for Police
Vehicles; Police Radios; Police Bikes; Option 5 from the General Fund spreadsheet;
Option 6 from the General Fund spreadsheet; the additional clerk position; three (3)
additional firefighters; Splash Pads; pools; Parks/Recreation Lighting; and salary and
retention issues.
Deputy Mayor Gennell inquired from Manager McLemore if Community Development
Block Grant (C.D.B.G.) funds could be available for community pools. Manager
McLemore responded "I don't see any reason why we could not explore the application
process for a pool under C.D.B.G." Discussion continued on the qualification process for
C.D.B.G. funds.
Discussion continued regarding which items Commission Members should consider
accommodating. Additional issues discussed included: the paving of Fisher Road and the
Transportation Impact Fee Fund; and road improvements.
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Commissioner Michael S. Blake noted his preference for the following budget items: the
Liability Insurance; Police vehicles; Police radios; additional staff for the City Clerk's
Office; and the additional three (3) firefighters. Additionally, Commissioner Blake
discussed the City's responsibility to provide certain levels of public safety.
Commissioner David W. McLeod noted his preference for the following budget items:
the General Liability; at least six (6) Police vehicles; Police radios; possibly deleting the
additional three (3) firefighters; and additional staff for the City Clerk's Office.
Commissioner Edward Martinez, Jr. noted his preference for the following budget items:
Police vehicles; Police radios; Police bicycles; General Liability; and additional staff for
the City Clerk's Office.
Commissioner Robert S. Miller noted his preference for the following budget items: the
Police vehicles; and the additional firefighters.
Deputy Mayor Cindy Gennell summarized the following Member preferences: no
objections to appropriate funds to accommodate for increasing General Liability rates;
non support of fund appropriation for Information Services Fiber Optics request; the
support of three Commissioners to appropriate funds for additional staffing for the City
Clerk's Office; the consensus of fund appropriation for the additional ten (10) Police
vehicles; support for fund appropriation for Police radios; non support of fund
appropriation for Police bicycles; and the consensus of fund appropriation for the
additional three (3) firefighters.
Deputy Mayor Gennell reiterated her request for Manager McLemore to review the
availability of C.D.B.G. (Community Development Block Grant) funds for future use.
Deputy Mayor Gennell also requested Manager McLemore to review proposals for traffic
calming for the areas that would be affected by the paving of Fisher Road and
development on Shore Road.
Discussion ensued on possibly using the Transportation Impact Fund for "Traffic
Calming"; that the correct total for the Parks and Recreation Department soccer field
lighting should be $350,000; Splash Pads; possibly incorporating Splash Pads into the
Town Center development and Trotwood Park; and alternatives to additional staffing for
the City Clerk's Office.
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Manager McLemore continued discussing alternative methods for reducing the City
Clerk's Office workload.
In regards to alternatives to additional staffing for the City Clerk's Office the consensus
of the Commission was for Manager McLemore and City Clerk Lorenzo-Luaces to
review and discuss other methods for workload reduction and present to the Commission
possible solutions.
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Following a brief discussion regarding Manager McLemore's compensation adjustment,
it was decided to discuss this issue under Manager McLemore's seat at the Regular
Meeting immediately following this Workshop.
III. ADJOURNMENT
Deputy Mayor Gennell adjourned the Workshop at 6:20 p.m.
Respectfl:lHy Submitted By:
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